Review: Five stars!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 26, 2013
I obviously can't comment on the truth of the information in this book - I'm about as prosaic a person as exists, and have never had a spiritual experience in my life. I can, however, say that I enjoyed it immensely, and am entirely convinced by the authors' faith and their subtle and fascinating depiction of it.In fact, the book reminded me of Arthur Conan-Doyle's spiritualist works - not just for the subject matter or the sense of belief that runs through it, but also for the style. The prose is excellent, flows beautifully and draws the reader in, giving some highly quotable moments ("Truth must be spoken and heard. It is only true when it is understood."). One of the authors has legal training - a fact that comes out in the style and structure of the chapters. As someone with a passion for the supernatural who has read a huge number of accounts of psychic communications, this is one of the most persuasive that I have found; the contacts speak in distinctive voices and do not (as in many of these accounts) drop inappropriate thees and forsooths into their sentences in a misguided attempt to make the conversations seem more "authentic".Moreover, this book does not merely give an account of discrete psychic readings, but also has a wider narrative of the authors' experimentation in the field (and ends with some advice on how you might try to replicate this yourself). We get to follow their journey as they try out this and that, and work out how best to get through to the other side.Whether you're a believer or you're just curious, I would definitely recommend this book