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Summary: Wonderful, healing book
Review: I have read all of Van Praagh's books and have found them all to be extremely timely and beneficial. This book is no exception. Many topics are covered here - and not just grief from the death of a loved one. Van Praagh covers divorce, loss of pets, passages, and grief resulting from destruction.He gently and lovingly guides one through the grief and reminds us once again, that we need to grieve, in our own way and in our own time - eveyone is different. Our society tends to hasten the grief process and does not seem to honor what each and every one of us needs to heal. "We need to accept the loss in order begin the healing process. All grief needs to be felt and realized." "Let your grief become an opportunity for your soul to grow." Van Praagh illustrates that each soul is on a unique path, a unique jouney. When that soul's mission is accomplished, that soul goes "home" to God - yet the soul continues to live on - it is just the physical body which dies. This book will bring immense comfort in the loss of loved one through death, through divorce or even through a relationship ending. We deal with the grief, grow and move on. To NOT deal with the grief, is to stagnate. There are many wonderful illustrations from different readings which Van Praagh has done with family members which have lost a loved one. The love that comes through is just amazing. Love never dies - it is eternal. I found this book extremely beneficial, healing and transforming. I found that there is grief still left in me from losing loved ones that I now need to express. "In order to continue life in any meaningful way, you must allow yourself to grieve." The shock that one goes through when dealing with a loss is not often understood by others, yet one gets condemned for acting stupid or for doing stupid things by others. My compassion level as well as my patience has enabled me to more understanding of my past actions and behaviors by reading this section on the shock effect of grief. My eyes are now opened to a new level of compassion and understanding for myself as well as for others. Thank you. I cannot recommend this book highly enough! The comfort that it has brought me is 10 stars! "Tears clean the windows of the soul. Grieving is a great opportunity to grow, to understand and to explore ourselves."
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Summary: Not As Good As His Other Books
Review: I just finished reading "Healing Grief" and I must admit that I was disappointed in the book. I read both of Van Praagh's other books and enjoyed them immensely. I think the reason I didn't care for this book as much as his others was because I don't feel that feeling about "losing a job" or "losing a home" should be in the same book as losing a loved one or someone close to you. The book seemed to drag on and I was actually glad to finish it so that I could move onto something more interesting.
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Summary: ONE OF THE MOST HEALING BOOKS EVER WRITTEN!
Review: I read this book in one sitting. The words in this book have such a truth about them, they touched by soul. It is a book which helps one deal with life and losses. Thank you, James for your guidance and down to earth writing!
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Summary: Two of my favourite books!
Review: I strongly recommend that you read "Healing Grief" by James Van Praagh and "Through the Eyes of Spirit", by Jenny Crawford. Both books hold so many answers to those who are truly in need of healing a broken heart. Both books changed my life! I want to thank James Van Praagh and Jenny Crawford for the dedication and love they share with so many.
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Summary: psychic pop-culture
Review: I study the forces of pop-culture from John Gray to Van Praagh and find the same recipe in each of them.."I have the answer" "I know what society is looking for" and they attempt to offer society what it wants to hear rather than what it should know about itself to clean up its act,grow up and live in reality.
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Summary: nonsense
Review: I wish this book had been in print years ago, the first time I had to cope with the loss of a loved one, and was floundering in pain. "Healing Grief" is overflowing with helpful information from simple exercises to help you heal to a special section of the more frequently asked questions. The author says his desire is for the reader to " get back to living your life with an added awareness of loss and grieving". You may find situations very similar to your own challenges. His list of ways to help yourself on pages 263-264, are beautifully crafted to comfort, ease the pain, and move you through moments daily. For example: "carry on your loved one's memory by finishing an activity that he or she started but wasn't able to complete:"and make a list of things that make you laugh. Know that the person who passed would want you to be happy;" and say something nice to a stranger today;" and remember that everyone grieves differently, and some not at all. Each of us is a unique, individualistic creature of God; "and forgive yourself for being upset or angry. The most important thing is to feel. It is okay if someone else doesn't understand your hurt;" and get a little more sleep and look forward to your dreams." James Van Praagh shares his own anguish and recovery from his mother's death, as well as stories of others, and how they handled the healing process. Yes, he attributes the wisdom contained in the book to his "guides, and those on the other side of heaven". This book far surpasses his previous "Talking to Heaven" and "Reaching to Heaven". I gave copies of this book to my five step-daughters who are experiencing the recent loss of their beloved mother. It says what I would like to say; but James Van Praagh says it better. Highly recommended! Wonderful spiritual stories and lessons to help heal the heart. Beneficial to those who need to remember that they are not alone.
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Summary: BEAUTIFULLY CRAFTED!
Review: I wish this book had been in print years ago, the first time I had to cope with the loss of a loved one, and was floundering in pain. "Healing Grief" is overflowing with helpful information from simple exercises to help you heal to a special section of the more frequently asked questions. The author says his desire is for the reader to " get back to living your life with an added awareness of loss and grieving". You may find situations very similar to your own challenges. His list of ways to help yourself on pages 263-264, are beautifully crafted to comfort, ease the pain, and move you through moments daily. For example: "carry on your loved one's memory by finishing an activity that he or she started but wasn't able to complete:"and make a list of things that make you laugh. Know that the person who passed would want you to be happy;" and say something nice to a stranger today;" and remember that everyone grieves differently, and some not at all. Each of us is a unique, individualistic creature of God; "and forgive yourself for being upset or angry. The most important thing is to feel. It is okay if someone else doesn't understand your hurt;" and get a little more sleep and look forward to your dreams." James Van Praagh shares his own anguish and recovery from his mother's death, as well as stories of others, and how they handled the healing process. Yes, he attributes the wisdom contained in the book to his "guides, and those on the other side of heaven". This book far surpasses his previous "Talking to Heaven" and "Reaching to Heaven". I gave copies of this book to my five step-daughters who are experiencing the recent loss of their beloved mother. It says what I would like to say; but James Van Praagh says it better. Highly recommended! Wonderful spiritual stories and lessons to help heal the heart. Beneficial to those who need to remember that they are not alone.
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Summary: nonsense
Review: In the spirit of "tell people what they want to hear" the author exploits for financial gain those people who are hurting because of the death of a loved one. His intolerance for Judeo-Christian beliefs is evident in his smug attitude of knowing all, coupled with his intolerance for truth, as well as his "I have no standard of truth, I make up the rules as I go along" all add up to a waste of both time and money.
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Summary: Calming and reassuring.
Review: James is better than Prozac. This book, as well as his other two, is full of hope and reassurance. It is very healing to know we will all be united once more with all our loved ones. The book is very easy to read and every chapter ends with a synopsis in the form of "guidelines "of the comforting thoughts offered previously. James is such a real human being and his down to earth touch on heavenly subjects is divine.
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Summary: Recovering from Loss
Review: James keeps going deeper, showing more of his personal self, and providing more solutions to the inevitable losses that all of us experience. This book is medicine for the grieving heart. It will help you if you are in that dark place of transformation so common to our times. This book will help you see the light at the end of the tunnel, so you can get up and start walking again in the direction of your innermost dreams. Also reccomended, PSYCHIC LIVING, by Andrei Ridgeway. This book will also change your life.
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