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this is a really good book for anybody - not only for those who want to find their intuition. Ms. Choquette very nicely sums up how to percieve the world. So, control freaks of the world read this book and see what you are missing. :)

Sonia does a wonderful job of guiding us back to trusting our instincts and living a fuller life as a result. She helps us weed out the static of everyday living. I first read this book four years ago and have since gone back and re-read it at times when I felt I needed to get quiet and "re-center". Reading a day at a time makes it very manageable and gives me time to think about the message. I think this book could be very beneficial to people in any walk of life. Even in the business setting. It's an easy, interesting read and I highly recommend it!

Sonia Choquette holds out the promise of a place where you are free. Where the spirit within you can emerge and you can actually be happy in this troubled world. But you have to follow your 6th sense, live by your intuition and your spirit, not by your ego and your 5 senses, as the ego causes pain--anger, jealousy, resentment, but the spirit is loving, forgiving and healing. Using examples from her clients, Sonia illustrates how people who trusted their vibes were able to free themselves from unhappy and confining situations, enjoy life and experience peace.
Writing with clarity and honesty, this down to earth pychic also has a great sense of humor, and never allows you to take yourself too seriously.
Instead of worrying and fretting over every little thing, which your ego and your reason urge you to do, she advises you to be lighthearted, spontaneous, and to go with the flow. By living in the spirit, doing what you want to do, and not what others would have you do, your life can turn around and you can become the person you were meant to be.

I fell upon Sonia's works and ordered this and another of her books together. I loved them both and will now read whatever else she has written. She is very down to earth, easy to read and gives practical, do-able tasks for anyone wanting to fine tune their six sense. For those of us who have lived with "premonitions" or good "instincts" it was nice to have someone help us feel more comfortable with our inner voice.

I listen to Hayhouse radio all the time and I kept hearing Trust your Vibes over and over. Finally, I bought it to see what it is all about. I have been working on self-help happiness, peace, & joy for years. I love Wayne Dyer, but this book truly took me where I needed to go. I drowned out my instincts for years, I would sleep with my TV on (to spongebob, can you believe it) so I didn't have to worry, hear my thoughts, and deal with my anxiety. The more I ignored my thoughts and my instincts the more miserable I became. I started to get really jealous over nothing. So I was desperate. So I bought this book and I also bought the Trust Your Vibes Oracle Cards. Well needless to say - this book saved my happiness and my husband loves my new attitude, I stopped drowning out that voice in the back of my head that was telling me the right path to take. I stopped listening to my lying EGO who was always afraid to make a decision, I think this is what I have been searching for --the last piece of the puzzle to move on and enjoy life. I wasted so much time. Also,everyone I work with wants me to pull them a card everyday. I don't even care what people think of me anymore, I even talk about my intuition and intent all the time. The craziest things have been happening and people are flowing into my life. Check out the Green Fire in the book - it will help you start a new begining.

This book and oracle cards have been a blessing for me. I can't get enough of it.

This deck is well done and the concept works very well. The artwork is colorful and has plenty to accentuate your intuition. It is uncanny as an intuitive tool - pulls no punches and can be scary-right-on-the-money. I use this deck in conjunction with a standard Rider Waite Tarot and the Osho Zen cards to give clients a really indepth and well rounded reading. I believe this is the best of Sonia's decks for getting to the heart of a matter.

This is a great deck of cards! The booklet offers a lot of amazing advice.
And they are amazingly accurate. I found that the best way to use these cards, for me, is to ask 2 questions of the same subjects. Because when I ask "should I do this?, it become very unclear to me. But when I ask for the answers of 2 opposite choices, the answers are pretty clear. For example, when I ask "should I work?" and "Should I continue studying?" The answers were exactly the opposite. And maybe it's not the cards can predict the future or what is best for you. But I think what they do is helping you get clearer about what you want in life. It's so hard to find out and concentrate on what you really want because we have millions of thoughts in our heads. I think using the cards is another way to get the message from your true self of what you really want. Try it! You won't regret!

I received these cards as a Christmas gift. What beautiful cards! What wonderful energy.

Have found them excellent source when you need a quick answer or more depending on time.

I have been using this cards for over a month, and everyday I feel absolutely amazed of how wonderful they work. I'm pretty new in this new spiritual journey (about 1 year!), and I'm learning to listen to my spiritual guides. So, I figured out that this tool could be another way to communicate with them, and it has been so! The cards have wonderful messages, and my guides and I have been able to create a wonderful way to speak. I fully recommend them to anyone who wants to talk with God, the angels, and the spiritual guides.

Ask Your Guides Oracle Cards: The Direct Link To Your Personal Psychic Support System
I have been reading cards for over 50 years now, starting with a regular Bicycle playing deck before moving on to various tarot and oracle decks. Since I give readings for a living, I'm picky about decks, and this one is on the top of my personal favorite list along with Choquette's "Trust Your Vibes" deck. This deck has been, for single card readings, the best I have ever used for myself. Although I have used it in giving some readings for others, I keep this deck mainly for my own use and refer to the "Trust Your Vibes" deck for clients (as well as several other decks, incl. the Abraham-Hicks "Well-Being" and "Law of Attraction" decks)!
You don't need to be a professional "reader" to use this deck effectively; it comes with an excellent little book in the box with the cards. Shuffle the cards with your question or issue on your mind and then choose a card and look up the meaning. You will be amazed.

A close friend of mine had attended a live training with Rose Rosetree and talked highly of her. I then bought her book on Aura Reading and also on Empathy.

My friend tells me that Rose is much better in person than she comes across on the written page.

I tend to take books such as this with a grain of salt, while trying to keep an open mind. At this point I'm very skeptical, but I do not want to "close the book" just yet. I have read the book and reread certain sections, including the exercises.

The book has a section on identifying "your special talent" for reading auras: visual, kinetically, olfactory, "knowing," etc. By the end of the chapter I think that everyone would have identified with one of the things Rose said. This means that we ALL have a special talent. However, if we all have it, what makes it so special?

The book is about "reading" auras, not "seeing" auras. Basically, she talks about gathering information about someone or something through "subtle perceptions."

She has several exercises for developing your ability to read auras. I really want to see colors, but I don't. She relies on the ability to see colors when describing some of the uses of aura reading. At other times, she seems to put everything under the umbrella of aura reading. Want to "hear" the music on a CD before you buy it? Read the aura! Use aura reading to smell perfumes without opening the bottles. (I kid you not, this is in the book).

The preparation for some of the exercises is simplistic and the book doesn't explain how or why certain things do the things she says they will. For example, she reported that you can raise your vibrational rate, by taking three deep breaths, which she calls "High vibration breaths." I've done a lot of deep breathing and a lot of meditation, but I don't believe I've really "seen" an aura.

On the other hand, I've "seen" things and felt things. I'm not sure what these things are. I don't know if it's just me fooling myself or if this is genuinely aura reading. I've always had the ability to look at someone or a picture of someone and size them up fairly accurately (based on reports by others). This is what I mean by the jury still being out. I continue to try the exercises, because I really would like to do the things she describes.

Please note: I'm writing this from my office and don't have the book with me, so some of the terminology may be off, but the concepts are not.

The bottom line is that the book doesn't cost that much and if you are interested, buy the book and try the exercises. Maybe you'll have more luck than I did.

This book is one of a kind. Most book on aura reading are very limited in the way they teach to develop your abilities. This book cannot fail to help you unravel your gifts because it pinpoints your strengths. It doesn't promise instantaneous and magical aura viewing in "30 seconds!" or in "30 minutes!" Psychic reading is a skill to develop and this book helps you develop it.

One of the most interesting idea she discusses is that of synesthesia, the merging of the psychic senses (clairvoyance, clairaudience, clairsentience, etc) that happens eventually as you develop one or two of your talents. She also develops the three basic psychic senses into eleven.

The other strength of the book is that the author links psychic abilities development and spiritual development. She offers recommendations and a resource section to that end. In short, that book is completely worth it to the spiritual student, healer, psychic or else.

This book is very interesting and helpful for the person who wants to know more about the world we belong to. I would recommend to read this book.

This book will help you develop your skills as an aura reader. It is a great reference book to have with a vast amount of information in it. You can go back to it repeatedly and find it offers you something useful every time. The question and answer sections are very funny and give you the feeling of being in a workshop. The techniques are clearly explained and will help you to deepen your subtle perception.

This book is well worth your time! If you are looking to expand and enhance your personal Divine abilities, here is the best example of guidance I've had the pleasure of reading in a while. The techniques and guidance have enhanced my own personal experience so much, I simply have this "knowing" that it will benefit other's as well. Rose Rosetree, the author, has a knack of helping one see beyond the walls of the box we tend to compartmentalize our learning. She is encouraging and knows that each of us has our own special abilities, how to indentify those abilities, and then how to enhance and use them. You may find that it "qualifies" things you have done your whole life and didn't realize till you read "Aura Reading Through All Your Senses". Enjoy!

At last, someone has done it! Amelia clearly explains the quantum physics process of psychic communication. Don't be afraid, she makes it simple; jump right in. This is the clearest, warmest, funniest, most intelligent book written since the invention of the printing press. It is certainly one of the most important books I've ever read in my life. What a gift it is to us all. Thank you, Amelia!

I am currently reading this book. So far, it is a fun and informative read. Not sure I'll be able to do what she does, but it's worth reading.
Becky
WI

Amelia's heart is in the right place. She truly adores animals, yet she can accent the emotions of communicating with them by intelligently and scientifically explaining how and why it happens.

This engaging and entertaining book will change the way you look at all animals - from your pets to the bugs that enter your home. It is heart-wrenching to realize the extent of the animals' emotions when you think how a good lot of them are treated by society in general.

Amelia cries out to the reader to join her in her mission to give a voice to those unheard. For anyone who wants to communicate with and understand animals, this battle cry will resonate with you and inspire you!

For anyone who loves animals and wants a closer bond with them, this is the book to read. Amelia Kinkade combines knowledge with humor to make this book a real page turner. I highly recommend this book to anyone.

The cover gives the impression this book is all about animals, and yes it is, however there is much more beneath it's cover. This book gives an insight into the nature of consciousness and how to work with it. Practical, scientific, mystical; it covers aspects of quantum physics as well as practical exercises to expand the mind. Good book for life learning in general. Communication with all species would be improved through your experience with this book. It was much more than I was expecting.

This book is very insperational and informative. The insight that Colette offers will open doors.

Another very good author from hay house (you can hear her via hay house radio on web).

Fun and very informative for those who would like to open the door to your other life.

I love this book! When I was reading I felt as if I was sitting with Colette and talking face to face. I also found myself laughing out loud a number of times at her subtle humors throughout.

I finished the entire book and have not yet done the exercises with the 7 Secrets but I am now going back to do them... and very excited about what I have in store for myself!

I enjoyed reading Colette Baron-Reid's book. I would suggest it to any one who would like to find their path. Enjoy the humor, enjoy the insite.

I was so disappointed with this book, and extremely disappointed that it got 5-star reviews. If I had known that this was just a woman's personal story and NOT a guide to recovering intuition, I never would have purchased it.

The author's personal story is 3/4 of the book. THREE QUARTERS. Parts were OK, a little was interesting, but come on, I did not buy this book to read about her troubled and sordid life. I've got my own life for that, lol. I wanted a book that would help me increase my own intuition. When I finally got past her story, all that was left was a list of very basic things we all need to do in life anyway, most of which I had already done. Not one thing in this book was helpful to me at all.

Disappointed, but I'll get over it. There are a few authors out there who actually write about increasing your intuition and psychic abilities. This woman doesn't happen to be one of them.

I read Embracing The Mystic Within and loved it! I could read this book over and over and never get tired of it! This book really makes you slow down and pay attention to everything around you and all of the signs that you never would have noticed before. I'd recommend this book to everyone.

A must read for anyone whoever wanted to know 'what it's all about', how to get it, or just maybe....I've had it all along. Spellbinding, captivating, enchanting and heart wrenching, Denise shares her journey with compassion, humor and sincerity. We all have the gifts within ourselves that Denise so candidly shares, and she is such a natural at bringing it out in all of us. She's a great teacher. This is a great 'how-to' book for anyone who wants to learn more about connecting with the spirit world and their angels.

Each of us have a Mystic within! "Embracing the Mystic Within" is a wonderful book to work with that can teach us how to discover our own spirituality! Denise explains the Spirit World, along with her experiences in a manner that is understandable and interesting. Thank you Denise for being an inspiration to all of us!

For lack of a better word I am a psychic. Denise's book hit a cord with me. But don't think that you have to be a psychic to enjoy this book, quite the contrary. "Embracing.." is an awesome starting point in the journey towards dusting the cobwebs off your psychic and spirituals gifts ( and we all have them). Connecting with spirit is normal and natural and Denise brings that point home with humor and grace. Bravo!

This book is a non-stop page turner. Denise explains how to explore the mystic within each one of us. As a devout Roman Catholic, I was a little afraid to read the book, but knowing that Denise has a deep spiritual faith and after attending one of her seminars, I am no longer afraid. She is truly gifted and teaches the reader how to search deep inside to bring out their own given powers. The angels are ever present and she constantly confirms this. The way Denise has written the book makes it so easy to follow and understand, and leaves the reader wanting more. I plan to read it again and again! Every word in this book is kind and gentle, just like Denise. She presents a formula for living life to it's fullest making the reader aware of all things, great and small bringing about the realization that no matter who we are, we all have a Mystic Within.

I'm a natural born Psychic and this book helped me open up my abilities even more. The meditation CD that came with this book is amazing. John's voice is so soothing and relaxing and the meditations really do help. I've tried other meditations to open up my chakra's and never really felt anything. John's meditation to open up your chakra's was so powerful!

John is a psychic-medium who has been lecturing, demonstrating and giving readings for over 15 years. He helps people connect with loved ones who have crossed over and assists others to become more aware of their psychic abilities.

This is a book with a meditation CD included, and what a nice gift to yourself or for someone else, especially someone on the path. There are 4 tracks in this CD; 2 are just some quick info, and 2 are meditations. These meditations are very similar to those on his separately selling CD "Healing Relaxation & Opening Your Psychic Awareness". I had a very positive experience the very first time I used that CD. It was truly wonderful.

The Book:
First of all, John tells us we are all born psychic or intuitive, but many of us choose to hide it. We are taught quickly as children that those things are just our imagination. This book is about bringing out those traits which you already have. (Now, if you don't believe that, it's OK. Can you just open your mind to the possibility for a minute and stay with me? If there is a chance, would you like to be more "tuned in"? If so, read on.) Now, John's not the only person who is out there saying we all have these abilities either. There are many.

John suggests you read the entire book before using the CD, so you will better understand. The book is not very big, so it won't take too long. I don't have a ruler handy, it's about 5" x 6" (almost square) and has 160 pages. It is clearly written in simple language and it includes exercises to enhance your development, as well as positive affirmations. Topics in the book include: 1) What "psychic" means 2) Psychic strengths--clairsentience, clairvoyance, and clairaudience 3) Meditation 4) Psychic breathing techniques 5) Auras 6) Chakras 7) Psychic tools--decision-making, psychometry, energy scanning, and [taking] your psychic time [centering yourself].

The CD:
The CD is a wee bit over 53 minutes long and has 4 tracks.
Track 1: intro-- :35
Track 2: Healing meditation - 20:15
Track 3: General info - 2:05
Track 4: Psychic awareness meditation: -- 31:19

This set is just wonderful and I think you will be very pleased with it. One word of caution, and John mentions this on either this CD or my other one: psychic opening also opens you to being more emotional. You probably should be in a comfortable place in your life [emotionally] before you start opening psychic connectivity. (So, like if somebody screams, that might be like nails on a chalkboard to you. You might see a dead animal in the road and start crying because you feel the pain the animal felt when it died---and so on, until you get used to the change in your vibration. I remember even reading a story on the internet about a child being hurt and just cried so bad for about 15 minutes. The story didn't have a lot of detail but somehow, I think I felt the child's pain. (I wish somebody had told me about this sensitivity thing earlier. I spent a couple of months wondering what was going on.) Sorry if it sounds squirrely. After all, maybe it's just our imagination???)

Update: May, 2008. Just saw John in person at a conference in Hershey, PA. He was absolutely wonderful. He provided a lot of useful information. He also did several readings and he had several people in tears with the information he "read" from their deceased friends/relatives/etc. (Tears are good, folks.) I think he really helped some people address some guilt they had stuffed inside themselves for who knows how many years. John was knowledgeable, funny, and very natural. He was very comfortable to talk to. In other words, he was not uppity. And I believe without a doubt that he is a 100% genuine psychic medium.

Update August 2008: I have found myself recommending this book to several people I have met and spoken to, another lady just recently. The CD that comes with the book is just so very useful.

All I can say is WOW. John Holland is my new favorite Psychic author. The man writes in a style that is very easy to comprehend, and the techniques he teaches are simple and actually FUN to practice. But most importantly to me, THEY PRODUCE RESULTS! This is a must have manual for anyone looking to develope their psychic gifts IMHO.

Awesome Book! 5+ stars!

I absolutely love this book!John Holland is amazing in which the manner that he teaches everything regarding our abilities comprehensively yet thoroughly!He doesn't leave anything out or leave one wondering..ok what now?He covers every conceivable psychic ability with such simplicity yet great technique.This is one guide that will NOT disappoint you whatsoever,no matter where you are in your abilities..John covers everything such as;
1:What does it mean to be psychic,psychic abilities and intuition,importance of learning equipment and preparing yourself to begin.
2:Clairsentience,clairaudience,clairvoyance.3:What is meditation,Relaxing the body&mind,Active meditation,Accessing your higher mind.4:Breath awareness,The complete breath,Mindfulness of breathing,Psychic breathing techniques.5:What is an aura,developing auric vision,Aura colors&their meaning,Sensing the Aura,Strengthening the aura.6:What are the Chakras,The seven energy centers,Chakra workouts,Raising the Power.7:Decision making,Psychometry,Energy scanning,Your psychic time.
Such compelling and indepth teachings here in this book that I could NOT put it down this summer until i had taken it all in..the book truly resonated with me and the added bonus is the Delicious CD that is attached to inside back of this book-I love,love the relaxation very healing meditation that John takes you through as well as the 2nd part of this CD where John guides you through your Chakras in opening and closing them and creating pyschic protection<<<I highly recommend this book and CD to all that are just discovering or are intermediate in their abilities as well as the Most advanced!

P.S.To a previous reviewer-John's accent isn't a Brooklyn one,it's a Boston one,I know as I grew up in Mass! But reside in a heavenly paradise not too far!Away from the hustle n bustle of the big cities of Massachusetts.

This book had alot of the background info. on chakras, and auras etc. But was not extreamly useful in opening up the psychic within.

I was fascinated by Huxley's use of this story as a way of trying to explain his thoughts on "man's deep-seated urge to self-transcedence, of his very natural reluctance to take the hard, ascending way, and of his search for some bogus liberation either below or to one side of his personality" - as revealed by our dependecies on religion and in joining mass movements like fascism or communism, as well as sexuality and substance use and abuse.
In Chapter Three he focuses on the religious aspects of these tendencies to "desire - and desire, very often, with irresistable violence - the consciousness of being someone else."
In the Epilogue ["In amplification of material in Chapter Three)"], he expands on these ideas by discussing substance use and abuse: "Alcohol is but one of the many drugs employed by human beings as avenues of escape from the insulated self." He adds to this the use of "From poppy to curare, from Andean coca to Indian hemp and Siberian agaric, every plant or bush or fungus capable, when ingested, of stupifying or exciting or evoking visions....seems to prove that, always and everywhere, human beings have felt the radical inadequacy of their personal existence, the misery of being their insulate selves and not something else.."
He then continues with the "crowd delirium" of mass movements:
"The professional moralists who inveigh against drunkeness are strangely silent about the equally disgusting vice of herd-intoxication - of downward transcendence into subhumanity by the process of getting together in a mob." leading to "The final symptom of herd-intoxication is a manical violence. Instances of crowd-delirium culminating in gratuitous destructiveness, in ferocious self-mutilation, in fratracidal savagery without purpose and against the elementary interests of all concerned, are to be met with on almost every page of the anthropologists'textbooks and - a little less frequently, but still with dismal regularity - in the histories of even the most highly civilized peoples."
His concluding sentence: "Every idol, however exalted, turns out, in the long run, to be a Moloch, hungry for human sacrifice."

This book is not merely an historical essay describing the lurid details of the events at Loudun [other books on the subject do that job], Huxley covers far more ground and delves far deeper into the experience of being human than that; it can be disturbing at times, but also illuminating.
Huxley's own later use of psychedelic drugs [mescaline, and, as has been said, LSD while on his death-bed] - which he describes in "The Doors of Perception" [1954] - indicates that he was still trying to reach an understanding of self-transcendence - in a more positive light.

It is the early 17th century in Loudun, France. The local parish priest, Urbain Grandier, has become embattled in various local rivalries with civic magnates and ecclesiastical officials. He makes powerful enemies among them but they are helpless to action against for the moment. Both sides are determined to see victory and religious sanctity takes a back seat to revenge and personal gain. Against this backdrop an altogether remarkable occurrence takes place; the inhabitants of the local covenant experience an extraordinary case of mass possession by demons. The head of the covenant, Saeur Jeanne des Anges, experiences the worst of the possessions and under an exorcism conducted by Jean-Joseph Surin she, or the demon within her, places the blame squarely on the shoulders of Urbain Grandier. The moment his enemies have waited for has arrived.

For those who are fans of Huxley's fictional and non-fictional works this book is not one to be missed. Although it falls into the category of non-fiction as it tells the story of a historical event in 17th century France, Huxley uses his creative powers and imagination to make the tale come alive. Granted historians may have an issue with taking such liberties in writing about a historical event, but Huxley's goal is not `pure' history, a pretty questionable term in itself, but rather to tell the story of a remarkable event with all the drama and suspense that it deserves.

His account of the mass possession in Loudun is backed up by an admirable amount of research. It is clear that Huxley's knowledge of both the time and place extend far beyond the details of the story and serve to enlighten his account. His understanding of human psychology as plays a prominent role in this book. It goes beyond a simple recounting of historical events, which as interesting as they are does not in itself make the book a unique one. It is Huxley's continual fascination with the human mind that really makes this book special. After setting out the basic historical framework for the story, he attempts to reconstruct the psychological factors that played a large role there. After examining the individual characters from the Loudun saga, Huxley takes the time to reflect and draw conclusions about humanity in general and what drives people to believe themselves possessed and the further implications this has.

Whether one agrees with the validity of conducting a sort of psychological analysis of historical figures hundreds of years removed from us and then in turn using those conclusions to draw wider ones about humanity or a time period in general, this book is an immensely interesting read.

Huxley has written a wonderful study of witchcraft,demonic possession and social commentary that is an historical cornerstone.Both religion and psychiatry are carefully intertwined in this lengthy novel.Set in France, it explores the human condition at that time.Greed,jealousy,revenge and theatrical performances are core themata.The inquisitional pressure coupled with political appeasement on the local,state and national level are explored.Mad nuns teased by repressed sexual needs and the subsequent outcomes are discussed. The careful documentation of the interplay between religious fervor and satanic influence are revealed in this exacting book.The twisted motivations of maladjusted individuals and the harm they can cause,the somatic possibilities and manifestations,coverups and intrigue are deftly and intellectually examined and detailed.The horrors of torture,self mutilation and sexual deviation as viewed as deviate for the times, gives one a sense of being voyeuristically one of the crowd.Watching the nuns perform their tricks,allegedly possessed by devils for the benefit of the church is amusing.Sister Jeanne,Father Grandier and Father Surin are all players in the game of gods love,human sexual needs,demonic possession and rather kinky goings on in the nunnery.It's a regular satanically,sexual soap opera with much guilt, regret and tragedy at the end.Any fan of Huxley needs to read this if they haven't already.Fans of the origins of psychopathology will marvel at the many mechanisms of defense used as justifiers for actions that were over the top for a pre-enlightened world.For witchcraft afficionados this is required reading.Again, it is a long read but worth it for purely historical anaylysis of the crypto religious/sexual linkage that to some degree is still present today.A must read for lovers of this subject matter.

I found a Vintage Classics paperback version of this book in the Warsaw airport a couple of weeks ago, and reading it caused me to immediately buy several more of Huxley's books. The story and characters are well-explained in other reviews here, and each stage of the story is bookended by Huxley's very useful thoughts on the big-picture religious, political, and philosophical context.

However; if you focus only on the story of Grandier's martyrdom, presented in (perhaps too) realistic shades of grey, you may wonder why the author continues for so many pages afterwards. Is it an exercize in revenge as Grandier's persecutors go mad one by one? Not at all, you realize as you read on. The second story of this book for me is the most interesting, and I believe it may have been what drew Huxley to write the book in the first place.

Sister Jeanne des Anges and Joseph Surin both allowed themselves to be 'possessed by devils' for very different reasons. Their decision, the mechanism they thus set in motion, and the karmic fallout are all carefully detailed; and Huxley dwells in a very caring way on this Jesuit mystic who was lucid and capable of profound insight, yet at the same time considered mad by all his colleagues.

Like Hesse, Huxley uses Jungian concepts to open a vibrant speculative world that, in this book, provide an extended postscript with more of a feeling of reality than the sensationalistic, impossibly literal 'main' story of Grandier.

One of the joys of reading is how one subject can lead to a serendipitous find. Having recently come across a brief reference to the early 17th century barking nuns of Loudon I went in search of a more detailed exploration. In Aldous Huxley's book I found all that I sought and much more.

Urbain Grandier, the local parson of Loudon, is a very naughty cleric who partakes much too much of the sensual world. One morsel happens to be the daughter of his best friend. She becomes pregnant with unhappy consequences for many people. Grandier manages in this way of behavior to alienate nearly every important Catholic in Loudon as well as make an enemey of Richelieu.

When Grandier spurns the local prioress, Sister Jeanne, she claims demonic possession at the hand of Grandier as do 2 of her nuns. Grandier may have been guilty of many sins, but demonic possession was not among them. Exorcists are brought in as much too destroy Grandier as to throw out the devils (7 specific ones inhabit Sister Jeanne alone). The exorcists produce devils in 14 more nuns. The public exorcisms provide great entertainment, reviving the local tourist industry, but eventually produce the trial of Grandier, who in due turn is burned at the stake. The story continues when the Jesuit Surin arrives to finally successfully exorcise Sister Jeanne's demons.

Huxley's 1952 work explores the psychological aspects of demonic possession and exorcism, sometimes brilliantly against the backdrop of the madnesses of his own time. Liberal rationalists had "fondly imagined" an end to persecutions of 'heretics'. Instead, as he observes "from our vantage point on the descending road of modern history, we now see that all the evils of religion can flourish without any belief in the supernatural, that convinced materialists are ready to worship their own jerry-built creations as though they were the Absolute, and that self-styled humanists will persecute their adversaries with all the zeal of Inquisitors exterminating the devotees of a personal and transcendant Satan...In order to justify their behavior, they turn their theories into dogmas, their bylaws into First Principles, their political bosses into Gods and all those who disagree with them into incarnate devils. This idolatrous transformation of the relative into the Absolute and the all too human into the Divine, makes it possible for them to indulge their ugliest passions with a clear conscience and in the certainty that they are working for the Highest Good."

In the last third of the book he explores the nature of Sister Jeanne's possession, the possession of her exorcist Surin, and the manner of her recovery. The modern mind has some difficulty here. Clearly Surin and possibly Jeanne believed in the reality of demonic possessions (it is worth noting that many learned men, including those behind Grandier's fall and most Jesuits did not believe in the authenticity of these possessions). At the same, Jeanne is also play-acting at times as she concedes in her own subsequent writings. They believed in the Devil, they believed in possession, but understood that the Devil could not overcome the will of the possessed. Huxley paints a poignant, if oddly amusing, scene when he describes how Surin ordered Jeanne's devils to discipline themselves - in other words to flagellate Jeanne. Two of the devils lay on the whip with gusto, but Balaam and Isacaaron abhorring pain, would barely swing the whip and yet the possessed Jeanne would scream in agonized suffering.

An absolutlely fascinating read by one of the great minds of the 20th century.

I just finished this book and highly recommend it. I just couldn't put it down - Cheryl has such a wonderful, delicious way with words as she draws you into her world growing up with her lovely handicapped brother. Her family and experiences are so richly portrayed that you almost feel yourself a part of the events she describes and you can't help but tear up in places and laugh out loud in others, just as though you were there. This book is unexpectedly touching and funny as well as instructive and informative for those of us seeking to know more about the spiritual realm that surrounds us and personal psychic development. Don't miss this one!!

I really enjoyed her book. I felt like I knew her brother when I was done. A few tears were dropped also!

I have read many books by and about mediums - this is definitely in my Top 3! Cheryl is an excellent writer, and I've had the privilege of having some readings from her, so I know she's an amazing medium, too. Her love for her brother Johnny, and his for her, is a story that will touch many of your emotional "hot buttons" - I found myself laughing many times, crying at others, and doing a lot of contemplation about my relationship with my own family...I have cerebral palsy, and this helped me understand from a sibling's perspective of what it's like to grow up with a family member who experiences a disability - very enlightening.

I highly recommend Johnny Angel Is My Brother. It's a great read!

Geri Jewell
www.gerijewell.com

this is a wonderful book wrote to understand a psychic with a true gift, it is sad and happy at the same time,will make you wonder, another great spiritual book which makes absolute sense she has the ability to set down her point of view,is the calling of your true self elizabeth anne bell, both have a rare spiritual insight

When reading this book I found I was taking the journey with the author through her storytelling. I laughed, I cried, and I enjoyed everything shared in her candid descriptions. Ms Booth is a talented writer who captures your heart with her compassionate expression of human nature. I found myself in many pages and my emotions surfaced often with heartfelt sincerity delivered throughout the pages. Its a must read from cover to cover to grasp all the enligtenment given so freely to open our hearts and minds to a new thought. To help us see ourselves for who we are and what our purpose is in life. Its a beautiful read and I hope anyone who reads this review gives themself the joy of getting a copy to read themselves. You won't be disappointed. Its truly an adventure worth taking.

This book has been a life changer for me. Another great book is- No Soul Left Behind. Hope you enjoy these book as much as I did.

This is one of those books that, once you pick it up, you can't put it down. It is filled with entertaining and intriguing stories. You read of one person after another whose present life circumstances are connected with the cause of those experiences in various past lives.

Reincarnation is a topic close to my heart. A dream about a past life first brought me to Edgar Cayce. Where else could I find an explanation for the challenges in my present life presented in the dream except in Cayce's understand of how previous incarnations influence our present life?

Gina Cerminara thoroughly researched Cayce's trance readings given for many individuals for many types of life challenges. Cayce gave two types of readings. The first type were mainly to diagnose and suggest cures for diseases. The second type offered solutions and suggestions for dealing with life problems based on astrological impulses and the karmic results of past lives. These were the life readings.

Cerminara not only researched the Cayce life readings, she also grouped the lessons learned from these readings into categories. They are organized under chapter headings such as "Some Types of Physical Karma," "Infidelity and Divorce," and "Personality Dynamics."

I referred to a selection in her chapter on the "Mockery of Karma" in my book, When We Were Gods: Insights on Atlantis, Past Lives, Angelic Beings of Light and Spiritual Awakening, in which hypnotherapy sessions for weight control revealed a previous lifetime in which I had ridiculed my obese husband of an arranged marriage. In Many Mansions, Cerminara refers to a Cayce reading for a young woman afflicted with obesity attributed to a previous lifetime. The young woman had been a beauty and an athlete but she had derided people who were overweight. She was now "meeting herself" by having to suffer with the very characteristic she had scorned in others.

I like that Cerminara categorizes different types of karma as being either retributive, such as the karma of mockery, and continuitive, in which a person becomes accustomed to a certain attitude to life over a series of lifetimes. I too had an experience of continuitive karma because I had had a number of lifetimes in which, because of starvation or a bony body type, I had actually wished to be fatter. This attitude led to my present lifetime in which I gained weight easily but lived in a society in which a fleshy body is not preferred.

Many Mansions is a great book. It is many people's first introduction to Cayce. There's a lot to learn about the subject of reincarnation. For me, probably the best result is compassion for humanity's weaknesses and foibles.

It's a great book. Very highly recommended for anyone interested in Edgar Cayce, reincarnation, or the mystery of life.

By Carol Chapman, award-winning photographer of the ONLY Edgar Cayce calendar Divine in Nature: With Quotes from Edgar Cayce and author of When We Were Gods: Insights on Atlantis, Past Lives, Angelic Beings of Light and Spiritual Awakening.

I admire this man and wish his work would have been known to more people.

A fabulous book, extremely well written. This is one of the few books that has impacted my way of thinking. After reading this I find it easier to accept a lot of depressing things I see in this world.

I liked the book well enough, but I think Cerminara added too much of her own thoughts on the subject of reincarnation, almost reshaping the message Cayce brought to us through his "channeling". I would have liked to have read more of Cayce's words and less of Cerminara's "interpretations" of Cayce's readings.