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Summary: Help from the other side
Review: I lost my husband this year and it was the most horrific time in my life. I saw Sylvia on a cable program which led me to her books. Her book The Other Side and Back was the turning point in my grief process.Not only did it give me great comfort in knowing my loved one was happy and still with me,it also satisfied my inner voice that what I had been taught about an avenging God was not true.We all have that inner voice and physic ability and Sylvia is a great teacher and a gift from God through her writings. Her discussions on our themes is so right on that I find myself looking at others in a more compassionate way.Her discussion on all of our guides and angels helped me to deal with my own contact from God two months after I lost my loved one. There are not enough words to describe what happened to my soul except to say if I had not read this book I would be in a mental institution trying to figure out what and why it happened.Sylvia is right in this book about God,our souls, and all the guides and angels he sends to help us. The Other Side is truly there.
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Summary: Rebuttal for the reader from Iowa
Review: I'd just like to clear up the questions the reader from Iowa mentioned in their review. They stated how sad it was to think of your loved ones (such as pets) sitting over there on the other side with nothing to do but wait for you. What this person obvious hasn't grasped is the fact that time on the Other Side has no meaning. Fifty years to us is half a lifetime, but to those who are Home, it's a mere instant. Also, everyone on the Other Side can bi-locate and even sometimes tri-locate. So, while our Guides are with us every second of every day, and our loved ones with us the majority of the time, they are doing other things as well. At the same time they are guiding and watching over us, they are learning to paint, or attending a lecture. Of course this is a difficult thing for most of us on this side to grasp, but so is Nuclear Physics, and I doubt many people discount it's existence. There are many things we can't understand. Doesn't make them wrong or absurd. Only makes them different.
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Summary: Interesting but unconvincing
Review: I have read two of Sylvia Brown's books and one written by her son, Chris and while they come across as likeable, even funny and clever people with some psychic ability running through the family line, I find that the book 'Life on the Other Side' really tested my sense of creduality. I've had pyschic experiences myself as well as a near-death episode and I'll admit there's more than what meets the eye in this world and beyond but when it comes to reading Sylvia's perceptions (and those rendered by her guide Francene) of The Other Side - well, some of these details sound both pat and contradictory at the same time. We are told about the Record Center and the Towers and of course, the Life Reviews and Cocoon states - all very comforting and wondrous-sounding and Good Lord, I hope tis all true but the more I read, the more dismayed I became. You could just see the author warming up to her subject, running right along with this euphoric storyline. At least that's how it struck me after a while. Little things, really, like the part about pets that we've owned, not only in our current lives but lives past - am I to believe that they're just sitting over there waiting to greet us? Sylvia describes a dog that she had owned some lifetimes ago and who is now on The Other Side; apparently she heard him on a tape recorder and she remarks fondly how he is still fiercely trying to guard over her by barking as much as he had apparently done in life. How sad! You'd think being on the Other Side he would have no need of that now. Much as I'd like to see dear ol' Scoobie and Sniffles, long-gone beloved beagles of mine, I'd hope that if there is an afterlife as Sylvia describes it, that these animals have gone on to better and bigger things instead of waiting for the Master to show up! And what about the countless hamsters, parakeets, anole lizards and guppies my children cherished? Do you see what I mean here? If there is another Side even close to what Sylvia envisions, I would imagine that volumes and volumes would not be enough to cover all the going-ons over there. But you have to give her and her guide credit for trying. The only thing I really liked about the book is that some of the philosophies and antedotes presented in it provide comfort and solace for those of us who have lost loved ones. I have no problem believing right along with Sylvia that we do return home.
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Summary: Inspirational
Review: I have read this book twice. The first time I couldn't put it down and read it in almost one sitting. Hence, my second reading of it while not rushing through. I find it entertaining, awe-inspiring, frankly written, and empowering. Empowering in that Sylvia gives guidence on how we can find out many of the answers we are seeking on our own. If you don't find that our "traditional" religions answer all of your questions, this book will fill in the gaps with encouragement, understanding, and enlightenment. And Sylvia would be the first to admit that you may not believe everything in her writings. Take what makes sense to you and only consider the rest. If you are seeking answers to what our soul's purpose is, this is the book for you. I have grown tremendously from reading her works and it has changed my life (and at a time I was wondering whether my life was worth living). I learned it isn't ok to just not be afraid to die, we must not be afraid to live. I highly recommend this book. By the way, it definitely helped that I read her book "Adventures of a Psychic" first. Both books are written in a highly entertaining manner, with humor and understanding. I can see why she is a best selling author. Also, it is noteworthy that she uses her earnings to fund a ministry and to help others. I hope someday to be privileged enough to attend one of her lectures.
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Summary: Life on the Other Side
Review: Life on the Other Side Have you ever wondered about a psychic's view of the other side? Sylvia Browne answers this and many more questions in the autobiographical novel Life on the Other Side. In this novel, Sylvia Browne, a psychic, discusses her experiences with the spiritual world and how they personally affect her and her clients. Sylvia's childhood was extremely unique. Since the age of five she saw visions of the future and could predict certain events. She also discovered her ability to connect others with the spiritual world and their past lives. Although Sylvia worked with many strangers she also worked with some of her family members including her psychic . The author describes the other side as peaceful, beautiful and calm. It is full of gardens and beautiful sculptures. According to the author the other side is a safe haven for souls that have left their physical bodies and material dimensions of earth. The other side is almost identical to the world we live in today. Although, in this other dimension the countries are not separated and no income is required, life goes on as normally as it does on earth. This other side can be visited in dreams and through images in the mind and certain mental journey's that can be prompted at any time. This novel helped expand my thoughts about life after death and the spiritual side. This book was extremely helpful and interesting to read. It explained every aspect of the other side and how it relates to us on earth. I recommend this book for people interested in this topic who want to have a better understanding of life on the other side.
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Summary: I can't wait to go back "Home"!
Review: I read Sylvia's other books, including The Other Side and Back, and have loved them. When I saw this one, I bought it right away. It was a page-turner, like her others. Something inside resonates with the descriptions of our true "Home". There, the air we breathe is filled with God's love. We are surrounded by immense beauty, friends, and plenty to do. It is always a perfect temperature of 72*, and we are all physically 30 years old. Sylvia has received her information from her spirit guide, Francine, who is on the Other Side. This book will leave you feeling assured we will all return to an amazing place when we leave our Earth School.
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Summary: Finding God again
Review: When I first began reading this book, I was at a point in my life where I was struggling with my spirituality. After reading Life on the Otherside, I definately have a different out look on life and death that fits with my beliefs and lets me be who I am.
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Summary: A Few Questions
Review: In his outstanding book "The Demon-Haunted World," Carl Sagan says this: How is it, I ask myself, that channelers never give us verifiable information otherwise unavailable? Why does Alexander the Great never tell us about the exact location of his tomb, Fermat about his Last Theorem, John Wilkes Booth about the Lincoln assassination conspiracy, Herman Goring about the Reichstag fire? Why don't Sophocles, Democritus, and Aristarchus dictate their lost books? Don't they wish future generations to have access to their masterpieces?
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Summary: TO FAR-FETCHED
Review: When I was given LIFE ON THE OTHER SIDE to review, I was very happy about it. I had seen Sylvia Browne on the Montel show several years ago, and have tried to watch every Montel show that she was on. I have seen her solve murder cases for the police and help families find their loved-ones, or their remains, and Sylvia has been right on the money. In the first part of the book, she speaks of the many dimensions and planes, and that the place we gravitate to depends on our actions on earth. Of course, we already knew that. Sylvia also includes a meditation technique for finding your "true" name which to me sounds a little far-fetched. Meditation we could all use, but come on. I think that I already know my "true" name. Sylvia also tells us about her "spirit guide" Francine and what Francine tells her about the other side and how perfect it is on the other side. She also talks about out of body experiences. At the end of the book she has several pictures of what the afterlife looks like. I personally could not buy into the picture theory, but that is my own opinion. LIFE ON THE OTHER SIDE is a very interesting read.
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Summary: One of the best books I have ever read!
Review: I have loved watching and listening to Sylvia for a long time, but had never read any of her books until now. This book was absolutely amazing and I couldn't put it down from the moment I started reading it! She really calmed my fears about death and dying, and her words are so comforting and true to life, that it feels like she is sitting right there with you just having a conversation. After reading this book, I felt like a brand new person with a totally different outlook on life.
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