“The word autopsy is a relative of the word autopsia, which in the ancient vernacular of the Greeks means to see for oneself. In the amphitheater of the great beyond, we all do our own autopsies. These self-imposed autopsies are done not on the physical body of our being but on the spirit of it. We call these ultimate examinations the autopsy of the soul.”
One of the most asked questions I get on the book is the reason for Fielding’s father’s name which is Autopsy. It is a strange name, and when I wrote it, I was of course aware of the meaning of the word “autopsy.” The dead body up on the cold slab, about to be cut open and examined. Then I dug deeper to the Greek origins of the word which means, ‘To see for oneself.’ At eighty-four, Fielding is at the end of his life. He’s climbing up on the cold slab, laying back, and cutting himself open. Him telling this story is in essence him performing an autopsy on himself, so he can discover what exactly has killed his soul.
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