Immortality, the oldest, most enduring human dream. The craving for rejuvenation, the cult of the physical, medical science, research, advanced technologies - all inspired by a shared dream of making life eternal and correcting the unacceptable discrepancy between a human consciousness which feels immortal and a body doomed to decay. This essay collage gives media theorists, spiritual teachers, medical scientists, philosophers, computer and knowbot developers an opportunity to speak about the history of the quest for eternal life and current developments in the field. The decisive step between analyzing and reconstructing the conditions of human existence has long since been taken, the long-term target of re-creating existence begins to look realistic. At present, the role of medical science, software and knowbot technologies is limited to that of human prostheses. But if in the near future the spirit can pass on to some kind of hybrid, software existence, what fate lies in store for the mortal remains?