But do we have a spirit, a soul, that exists independently from the brain? Can this soul survive death? In its revelatory search for an answer to these questions, Soul Search draws on the latest concepts in neurology, anthropology, cosmology, and quantum physics to provide a fascinating and vibrant treatise on life, death, and the afterlife. David Darling presents a convincing holistic approach - both understandable and mind-bending - to the study of eternal awareness. Informed by his vast knowledge of philosophy, history, religion, and mythology, Darling also examines the origins of human self-awareness and time, and shows us that forms of consciousness may be evolving that are genuinely immortal. Life takes on new meaning as Soul Search breaks us free from our misconceptions and fears about death. Death is elusive and elegant; it is an essential ingredient for existence. Life is astonishing, miraculous; scientifically charged, it teems with mystical hints and secrets just waiting to be revealed. The quest for eternal life started with the dawn of self-awareness; it certainly cannot end with a scientific premise. Science battles frantically to prolong human life, but alone it cannot bring us a complete understanding of the life-death cycle that is Nature. Soul Search lifts the shroud that has, until now, blindfolded us to the discovery that soul and mortality lie at the very heart of the universe.