Through his memoir The Message of the Rose, author Adam Fulford unravels a profound tale of a life-altering experience, offering readers a glimpse into the boundaries between life and the beyond. Through evocative prose, Adam takes you on a transformative journey from the depths of darkness and depression to peaks of clarity and enlightenment. Discover the meaning of human resilience and the boundless potential of the human spirit as you immerse yourself in this gripping narrative.

FOREWORD to the forthcoming manuscript:

"This gripping story of a phenomenal near-death experience leads us on a guided tour through layer upon layer of worlds beyond death. The author of this epic Danteesque underworld descent now lives in the Colorado prison system. The wild shoot em up episode that put Adam behind bars also brought about his multi layered near-death experience.

Over the decades I have heard quite a few people relate similar visions of separate realms of the afterlife. At the lowest levels, sentient beings wallow in hatred and fury. Some patients see above that an entire level of existence where spirits of the deceased seek knowledge in a sort of afterlife “think tank” or “university.” Then, they see ascending levels of reality climbing all the way up to what they describe as cities of light inhabited by enlightened spiritual beings. Adam’s experience is congruent in many ways to these rare cases.
However, to me, Adam’s otherworld vision is sobering in a lot of ways. In terms of percentages, hellish near-death experiences are quite rare. Also, hellish experiences tend to be highly variegated compared to the positive ones, which are more homogenous. Even so, Adam’s graphic accounts of infernal realities of unending despair give one pause.

What is this hell that has so pre-occupied fearful humans for millennia? I don’t really know what to make of hell to tell you the truth. The only thing I can say I know for sure about hell is that hell is unintelligible to the human mind. In theological terms, hell is where people undergo infinite eons upon eons of vindictive torment in the name of cosmic justice. The notion of justice includes the idea of a scale or balance. But the idea of spending an infinite eternity of unending suffering in hell to balance a brief human life of infamy is hardly justice; rather it doesn’t fit into any rational system. Adam’s graphic exposition explains how these hells are self-created and temporal, not an eternal punishment.

What Adam says in this book is thought provoking to say the least. Adam’s other world experience gives me much food for thought and I have grown to really like him personally by reading his words and seeing his significant transformation.
Dr. Raymond Moody, M.D., PhD

“In this fascinating and very well written book Adam Fulford describes the most extensive and detailed NDE that was ever shared with the world, describing many lifetimes and many places, from different hells to heavenly realms where he experienced unconditional love. The first part of the book is full of suspense, towards the onset of his NDE that was caused by a life-threatening physical trauma, followed by intense suffering, and after his NDE he was in jail for many years, often in isolation, where his deep and positive transformation occurred. Adam had lost everything: he lost his two little girls, his father, his dog, his job, his health, and his freedom, and now he shares his new insight about a simple truth – hurting others will only hurt yourself, and in loving others you may finally find love for yourself. He had to forgive himself. He recognized that the hells are not realms of eternal suffering, but rather states of mind that he created himself, and he was there to learn to love and to learn. In his ‘souls state’ everything and everywhere was all at once. It was a world of pure consciousness, and he was finally Home. He is now convinced that there is a continuity of consciousness after the death of our body. He calls himself one of those survivors, blessed with the gift of death, and with a new insight into immortality.

The second part of the book consists of very helpful, honest, and insightful comments by Dr. Raymond Moody, who calls the NDE by Adam a visionary experience, because it was so different compared with most NDEs. This impressive and informative book can be highly recommended.”
Dr. Pim van Lommel, M.D., cardiologist, NDE-researcher, best-selling author of Consciousness Beyond Life

"Adam Fulford's profound near-death experience, including the dramatic and violent earthly events that almost consumed his life, as well as his unpacking and transformation of his rich spiritual visions, provides fertile ground for coming to a deeper understanding of these extraordinary phenomena. Combined with Dr. Moody's detailed analysis and discussion of his case, Fulford's growth into an evolved soul from drug and criminally induced events proves the vast power of a wise universe in utilizing the rough and jagged edges of our human lives to lead us towards the perfection of becoming pure and loving beings."
Eben Alexander, M.D. Former Harvard Neurosurgeon and author of Proof of Heaven, The Map of Heaven, and Living in a Mindful Universe

“History is filled with good people being imprisoned like Socrates, Jesus, and Gandhi to name a few. However these evolved souls were imprisoned because their ways of peace, love, and compassion challenged the political leaders during their times. Yet Adam Fulford was quite the opposite, in fact he was the quintessential “bad guy.” Adam, a career criminal was evading arrest during a high-speed car chase and collided with another vehicle. The devasting crash left Adam’s body mangled and suddenly he was transported into the realm of the near-death experience (NDE). While all NDEs are life changing, Adam explains in vivid detail how what happened to him was far different than what you will read in most books about NDEs. I must agree. 

As a former prosecutor and criminal defense attorney I’ve seen my share of prison inmates who during court proceedings have claimed they’ve changed and found God. Yet none of them ever articulated with such intricate detail an esoteric spiritual journey into other dimensions, nor did they describe their transformative experiences with the complexity Adam Fulford does. “The Message of The Rose” stands apart from other books in the field of afterlife research. This engaging and enlightening book is a compelling page-turner and a must read for any student of near-death experience research. The added bonus of “The Message of The Rose” is the interview of Dr. Raymond Moody conducted by the book’s co-author David Towns. As the researcher who coined the term “near-death experience” the insights of Dr. Moody are invaluable.”

Mark Anthony, JD, Psychic Explorer, best-selling author, media personality, and NDE researcher