“Moss (Dreaming the Soul Back Home) is an extraordinary guide to dreams and dreaming who also knows the power of storytelling. While not an autobiography, his book includes many personal stories and memories that offer rich fodder for the imagination....His ability to normalize the idea of communication and movement between this world and the next through story, and to show how reality is layered and time is fluid, is sublime....Reading this book is like embarking on a guided mystery tour through the past, present, and other worlds — and discovering the potential to transform one’s own life, as well as a path to transform the world.”
— Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“Robert Moss’ extraordinary life story, told with beauty and passion, confirms that there is life after life and will inspire all who read it to transcend the fear of death and live richer and deeper lives.”
— Raymond Moody, MD, author of Life After Life

“Sumptuous language, lush imagery, and fantastic narratives...Moss is a captivating storyteller with an eye for detail, possessed of impeccable timing....Those seeking their own answers may find a sense of direction, deep healing, or a glimmer of insight to help guide them on their own personal metaphysical quests....It’s a rare talent that can infuse the magical with the mundane in a manner that lends real weight and volume to their narratives. Moss not only possesses it, he wields it with masterly precision....Believer and skeptic alike will discover that time spent with Moss will be enjoyable and perhaps life-changing.”
— ForeWord

“The Boy Who Died and Came Back is a masterpiece. Captivated from the very first page, I could not put the book down. Robert Moss is the consummate guide to this grand multiverse in which we live.”
— Bonnie Horrigan, author of Red Moon Passage

“This wonderfully written book by Robert Moss shares the amazing story of his life and adventures in nonordinary realms. He teaches us about dreams, the multiverse, and death and shares powerful teachings to wake us up to a new awareness of just how many paths we walk through the seen and unseen worlds.”
— Sandra Ingerman, MA, author of Soul Retrieval and Medicine for the Earth

“Robert Moss is a weaver of worlds. In this book, he entwines the shamanic with the classical, the mythological with the historical with gold-threaded prose. He shows us how conscious dreaming can lead us into the non-space-time regions of the inner universe, where all things are connected — from whatever time, place, or reality. Moss’ book is a superb illustration of the restless, exuberant creativity of consciousness.”
— Julia Assante, author of The Last Frontier

“This is a thrilling personal account of the farthest reaches of human consciousness. Robert Moss shows us that our mind is more than physical, that it is not limited to the here and now. Being infinite in space and time, it is immortal, eternal, and soul-like. Moss continues to be one of our greatest explorers of consciousness. He is that rarest of authors who brings hope and meaning to every reader.”
— Larry Dossey, MD, author of One Mind

“The Boy Who Died and Came Back is a fascinating travelogue of visionary journeys into nonordinary realities. The rich spectrum of these remarkable adventures in consciousness ranges from near-death experiences, memories of previous incarnations, lucid precognitive dreams, encounters with spirits and archetypal beings, and stunning synchronicities, to shamanic experiences of psychospiritual death and rebirth. Robert Moss’ unique ability to navigate these experiences; use them as sources of inspiration, healing, and spiritual insight; and integrate them into his everyday life makes this book an invaluable guide for people interested in self-discovery, spiritual quest, and learning about the nature of reality.”
— Stanislav Grof, MD, author of Beyond the Brain, Psychology of the Future, and When the Impossible Happens

Robert Moss is the creator of Active Dreaming, an original synthesis of dreamwork and shamanism. He leads transformative adventures all over the world and has taught many thousands of people in all walks of life to heal their lives, discover their personal mission, and awaken to the reality of the multidimensional universe. The author of nine books on Active Dreaming, he is also a novelist, poet, and independent scholar. He spends half his year on the road and half at home in upstate New York.

Contents

Introduction: Kiss of Death

Part I: Through the Moon Gate

Death in a Teacup
The Other Side of the Moon Gate
Neither Folk nor Fairy
Crumpet Time
Serpent Staff in the Sky
Kali Ma
The Pilot’s Cap
Night of the Hawk

Part II: The Years of Writing Dangerously

The Hawk and the Oak
Theater of Time
Heart of the Bear
Through the Black Sun
Seth Speaks
Making a Bear
The Incredible Shrinking Man
What Is Your Contract with God?
Dreams and the Art of Memory
Dream Archaeology in Johnson Country
The Hawk in the Hearth

Part III: The Return Journey

The Change in the Very Hungry Caterpillar
Saying Good-Bye to the Happy Hooker
The Drowning Boy and His Sister
Among Children
The Wrong Bus and the Right Gas Station

Part IV: At Home in the Multiverse

The Time Is Always Now
We Are Sleeping till We’re Dreaming
The Place between Sleep and Awake
When the Universe Gets Personal
Practicing Death
Dancing with the Bear
The Double on the Balcony
At the Center of All Times
Entertaining the Spirits

Part V: Adventures in Dream Archaeology

Where Dreams Are Passports
Return of the Ancient Deer
In the House of Time
Mutual Visioning with Yeats
Flights of the Simurgh
What Sings and Cries
Dreaming with the Goddess
The Shaman from the Eagle’s Nest
On the Magic Mountain

Epilogue: Ambassador of the Other Side

Acknowledgments
Endnotes
About the Author