I was brought up in a religious household, "Sunday School and" the usual "Worship Service" at 11:00 A.M It was more a matter of "faith" as to what you choose to accept ot reject in ones belief system I never really questioned it, haven't sat down with my minister and had a debate over it.I am content to think I or some "part of me", will "go somewhere" on my death but I seldom give much thought to it and I don't really have the motivation to "go down that path" unless it is something my "emotional self" feels the need to do.

In my opinion we are emitting kind of energy (e.g. thoughts which) can live after our phisical death. Our live seem to be designed by higher inteligence. For example our moment of death is decided from the beginng. A few years ago my mother told my that when she was kid a Gypsy came to her house. This old Gypsy was able to read future from hand lines - she told my grandma that she will die in the age of 75. What an amazing coincidence, she was right! May be there is some kind of algorithm which is incorporated in our life? Who knows, may be its easier to predict future than we think. After years is high probability that e.g. foretell from FIND OUT YOUR DEATH DATE can became true.

I think it is possible. But, it will be a bit more complicated. There are several subtle ivisible bodies. An astral body, mental body, karmic .... spirit and soul. The astral and mental body existence can be verified easily through magick practice and meditation.
The old spiritual texts say that the astral body expires some time after death and finer bodies incarnate into a new existence.
And the new existence is often given by the last one idea, beferoe death.

The problem is that no one comes back to tell how its like on the other side. My understanding however is that ones you die the spirit form goes over in a fine matter area called the beyond and then stays there until it is time to re incarnate. I think it feels like going to sleep for a whie...

Well, nobody comes back, but through a practices of a magick and mystic you can verify existence of subtle bodies and existence of a spiritual worlds and angels, demons, pagan gods.
I think, people who not afraid, can ask a "supernatural" beings what exists

I dont post any link stil, but, try in google put
Evocation of Phul - lawbright
Evocation of Bethor - Sacred Magick
and similar.
Everybody can try an evocation a nd everybody can ask a spirits, about.

Of course there is, no secret about it or how to do it. There is enough material out there to read on it, start practicing it, and well, I'd go into it but why spoil your reading. ya'll wil thank me later for not givin' away the ending.