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Summary: Something in this book disturbed me.
Review: And it wasn't any of Sylvia Brown's accounts of hauntings.
In fact, I was reading along, very absorbed in this book - most of it was new to me - when I was brought up short by a statement made by Sylvia Brown that made me question her entire persona.
Sylvia Brown claims that Madelyn Murray O'Hair, the world's most famous atheist, made an immediate "U-turn" back to earth upon her death, and Sylvia - after making many disparaging comments about O'Hair - wished her new parents "good luck with it."
This begs the question of O'Hair's murderers, whom Brown lets completely off the hook - did they also make an immediate U-turn? AND, the parents in question. In my view, it's startling enough that Brown - who affects a serene, loving, accepting persona - apparently feels that atheists automatically come back to earth, don't pass go. What literally made me do a double take was her statement "good luck with it" directed to the parents of O'Hairs latest incarnation. What did THEY do to deserve Sylvia's wrath?
As a non-Christian (non-anything) myself, I had no idea that Sylvia had it in for anybody who didn't toe the Christian line.
Now that I know it, I will never read one of her books again.
Hope you get more open-minded in your next round, Sylvia!
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Summary: Thought Provoking......
Review: Having read several of Sylvia Browne's books, this is another one that is an easy to read, entertaining account of Sylvia's experiences. She again gives readers her interpretations of hauntings, spirit visitation , imprints, and all kinds of stuff in between. This is territory that is revisited by Browne, but is presented in a way that is review rather than redundant. What was especially good, were the numerous accounts sent in by readers who share their unique experiences both good, bad and mysterious. Our life is so much more than we can perceive with our limited senses and it is a pleasure to read about these aspects beyond ordinary sight. According to Sylvia Browne, visits from the afterlife, in whatever form are absolutely normal in her world as well as in many others as evidenced from her letters. I appreciate her straightforward, honest and humorous style. She is not trying to prove something but rather deliver her experiences to the reader in an interesting and insightful manner. Some stories are chilling, some sad and some joyful. We all have had sometime in our life when we have questioned life after death and Sylvia delivers convincing truth through her words and the many stories of people who contributed to the book. A thought provoking account.
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Summary: fascinating
Review: I found the sections on bela lugosi and alfred hitchcock fascinating.
I read and reread the part on tulpas.
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Summary: God bless Sylvia!
Review: I have admired Sylvia from the moment I saw her on The Montel Williams Show. Just listening to her, you could tell that, indeed, she was "for real." She has stated in every book - or the vast majority of them - that she simply does not believe in pretending to feel something that's just not there. In this book, she stated that there are loads of film in production companies' wastebaskets with her saying, "Nope. Nothing here." In this book, Sylvia explains the difference between ghosts and spirits. Ghosts are souls who do not realize they're dead or don't want to face that fact. Very often, they are seen on our level (eye-to-eye) because, technically, they are still on our plane. Spirits, on the other hand, are souls who have made it to the Other Side and visit us (they are seen, according to Sylvia, three feet higher because their dimension is higher than ours). Spirits do their part to warn us of impending danger, or some joyous event, or comfort us in times of deep grief and sorrow (many times, they visit us to let us know that they're alive and well on the Other Side and thinking of us). She rehashes her favorite ghost stories and gives us updates on older ghost stories from previous books (for instance, Johnny Johnson in the Toys "R' Us, who is still exactly where he was all those years ago). The one thing that makes Sylvia stand out is the fact that she encourages people to be skeptic about everything (she admits she's one of the world's biggest skeptics), including all matters psychic. A charlatan just wants you to believe everything, without question. I enjoy and admire Sylvia's honesty, sarcasm, and sense of humor. She has done her small part to make me understand the meaning of life and the fact that, indeed, there is life after "death," and that life is eternal.
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Summary: Kinda Boring - there are better books
Review: Some of it was kind of b o r i n g, but in general I thought this was a good book on ways to understand the afterlife, and ghosts and such. There were some good stories, but too few. I would recommend (2) other books, "Psychic Gifts in the Christian Life - Tools to Connect" by Tiffany Snow, tells some things, and differences, about "energy tracings" ghosts, spirits, and "fallen angels" as well as some new things about how to try to see them, how to send them "to the light" (both ghosts and fallen angels/demons), along with a lot of unique and sometimes funny stories. Also, "Ghosts at my Back Door - and in the Living Room!" by Angela Watkins is a good book, although it may be out of print here in the US. This is mostly stories, but from a ghost hunter who has a lot of experiences, both frightening and funny, and also how to "expel" or "exorcise" them (so does Snow's book, a part on exorcism of dark spirits). Sylvia's book is OK, but it isn't the complete "Bible" on ghosts, hauntings, etc. It's good enough to add to your collection, though.
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Summary: Slow in Places, there are other books...
Review: Some of it was kind of boring, but in general I thought this was a good book on ways to understand the afterlife, and ghosts and such. There were some good stories, but too few. I would recommend (2) other books, "Psychic Gifts in the Christian Life - Tools to Connect" by Tiffany Snow, tells some things, and differences, about "energy tracings" ghosts, spirits, and "fallen angels" as well as some new things about how to try to see them, how to send them "to the light" (both ghosts and fallen angels/demons), along with a lot of unique and sometimes funny stories. Also, "Ghosts at my Back Door - and in the Living Room!" by Angela Watkins is a good book, although it may be out of print here in the US. This is mostly stories, but from a ghost hunter who has a lot of experiences, both frightening and funny, and also how to "expel" or "exorcise" them (so does Snow's book, a part on exorcism of dark spirits). Sylvia's book is OK, but it isn't the complete "Bible" on ghosts, hauntings, etc. It's good enough to add to your collection, though.
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Summary: All I Can Say..
Review: Sylvia's work is very inspiring to the open-minded individual. I find her work to be simply inspirational. This book, although not as interesting as others by her, was no exception. Sylvia shows us through this book what happens to people that have left this plane, and talks about any other spirits or ghostly encounters. She even goes through specific people's lives, and talks about the many ghostly encounters that she has had. I found this book to be a bit dull at places (especially when things are repeated from previous books) but if this is the first Sylvia Browne book for you, it might not be that way. Enjoy
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Summary: What a great book!
Review: The book takes you into the lives of the dead, it speaks of Elvis, Mrs.Monroe and I'll let you read the book to find out the rest. When I bought this book I could not put it down it took me 3 days to finish it. I was drawn into this book like a fly to a web I could not escape its words, it's style and the certainty of Mrs. Browne. It even speaks on how she met Montell. this book gets 5 stars from me it's one of her best works. The things you read in this book will not only shock the #$#$@ out of you it will amaze you! it's a great read!!!!
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Summary: Redundant.
Review: This book has cemented my growing disinterest in Browne. First, it is quite redundant. She goes over nothing new (or nothing you couldn't learn from somebody else.) I was quite the fan of her books reading every one I could. I even watched her on Montel. I came to dislike her style and the way she puts things into her perspective. As an author, I find she nearly never quotes nor gives reference to any other religious author, book, medium, or even any references to doctors, detectives, or patients that she has worked with. For all I know her claims to being 95% accurate are right on the money from reading her books. A psychic or spiritualist who exposes other's views and beliefs as just plain false (as she has done about reincarnated apostles [Nick Bunick] and walk-ins to name a couple) with only the word of her mouth is not worth my intelligence.
What did this book in for me (or I would have given it two stars) is her representation of Elvis Presley. I have been looking up Elvis biographies and didn't find anything she said helpful at all. She gives a general impression of Elvis and proceeds to fill it in with a few verifiable facts. But, she never gives the original transcript, if there ever was one. She claims to have known this in 1977, but the book was published in 2003. Plenty of time to fill in the details she may have missed. (Such as Elvis reading a book before he died is straight out of Priscilla's auto-biography.) She then goes on to give unverifiable tidbits that are supposed to verify her account such as his favorite recording, who met him on the other side, when he'll be reborn and what he'll look like. Why not give us his favorite color and jello recipe?
Sylvia Browne as an author is nothing of any real value besides being her own authority on spiritual matters. I come across people who read her like they read the Bible and will defend her like they defend Joseph Smith. Blindly.
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Summary: seeking an understanding?
Review: This Book is a treasure trove of knowledge about spiritual energy and other unexplained occurrences. I can't say enough about this book. Having had my own experiences this book helped me navigate waters that someone had already
traveled and made things a bit easier. For believers, skeptics, and cynics this book is worth your time and effort.
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