From February 23, 1998: Oprah talks to James Van Praagh\u2014television personality and author of the No. 1 New York Times best seller\xa0Talking to Heaven\u2014about his communications with those who have passed on before us. He discusses how he receives messages from the dead, explains how the bond of love doesn\u2019t cease after death and shares his beliefs of how we all create our own heaven. People who have lost loved ones also detail their experience after a session with James, with some remaining skeptical and others becoming believers.