Enlightened through Darkness

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Summary: A must-read book! Excellent!
Review: For the first five years of his life, author Kelly Hartmann's son Edward was a sickly boy. Kelly brought him to doctor after doctor, hospital after hospital, looking for some medical reason for his seemingly endless and always transforming condition. It wasn't illness (at least not the kind doctors can help) at all---it was possession!

Enlightened Through Darkness is the true story of the evil forces that inhabited Edward's body---forces that caused him to act crazy---to hit, scream, curse and threaten. Forces that attacked not just Edward, but his dad, sister, mom and anyone else trying to understand, and help.

The violence and destruction, the fear and the episodes increased dramatically. Kelly and her husband Leo exhausted all the doctors and, even went to different churches for help, to no avail. Then Judy Goodman entered their lives, sent by God she said, and able to see both sides at all times.

Demons proliferated, as cruel and harmful as in the movie, The Exorcist---except this was true, this was real, and it was for Judy Goodman to use all her power to exorcise these creatures of hell from little Edward's body. And so, Enlightened Through Darkness is a page-turner of truth, about the battle of good versus evil, God versus Satan and light versus darkness.

"Sometimes we don't realize that there is an unseen world of existence around us. The reality of these things is not dependent on our knowledge or belief in them", writes author, seeker and mom Kelly Hartmann. Enlightened Through Darkness, in this reviewer's opinion, is a marvelous book, but beware---when you start reading it, be prepared. You won't be able to put it down until page 222, the end!

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Summary: I was not impressed
Review: I am a paranormal investigator and have worked with many psychics, and demonologists and exorcists. I have come across cases of true possession and while I do believe this litte boy was possessed, I am somewhat skeptic in the whole " I went out of body to drive a demon away while another person went out of body to secure little Edwards soul." To me this is just hard to swallow having seen many things first hand I do not discount it, but I cannot help but think this has been extravagantly embellished. These people should have sought help from John Zaffis and had a catholic exorcism performed or perhaps several. Until the demon was vanquished.

I also will say this, I do not know if the author was using the real names of the Demon involved, I tend to think she was, in which case It is complete idiocy to mention, think about, write, or even say a Demon's name as this allows them access to the individual. So a word of caution when/if you are reading this book to shut yourself off and not to dwell on the names mentioned in the book.

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Summary: Enlightened Through Darkness
Review: I was given this book and read it without putting it down! If you have ever picked up a book that gave you answers to many unknowns through telling such an unbelievable story...read this! How can mysteries be solved? How does love conquer all with a faith to see you to that path of unconditional love? I adored this story and the characters involved. It brings you into their home, their struggles, and their victories over the powers of darkness. To feel for this child and his parents as they learned and as they moved ahead, how they never gave up when all of the powers from the dark side rode hard against them...you will know how truly strong the spirit we all have, is. The author opens the door to her thoughts, worries, unbeleif of the situation and shows us how she searched for the truth; that ultimately sets her family free and paves a way for a "new life" founded through the trials of her son. She intorduces us to one of the worlds' light workers, whom are available to be of service to those who truly ask for help. It is a powerful love story, a love for her son, her family, and for their higher power, to be the reigning force in their lives and destroy the darkness that was ripping them apart. To understand how they went to every type of medical doctor seeking help and how it was all a mystery to them; how they never quit when most of us would've given up, moved me forward in my life to always search for the truth. If your desire in life is to live by the truth, than this book will inspire you to be stronger than you ever thought, to find your truth under and above the sun. If you've wondered how horrific things in life occur here without any rhyme or reason; this "enlightens you" to look beyond the physical and mental. It helps you to remove our limited thinking and all the barriers that keep us stagnant in our spiritual growth. I applaud the author and her courage to share her life with us, write it to help others, and for inspiring me to be the brightest light I can. Bravo...waiting for the next one...

Rating:
Summary: Enlightened Through Darkness
Review: I was given this book and read it without putting it down! If you have ever picked up a book that gave you answers to many unknowns through telling such an unbelievable story...read this! How can mysteries be solved? How does love conquer all with a faith to see you to that path of unconditional love? I adored this story and the characters involved. It brings you into their home, their struggles, and their victories over the powers of darkness. To feel for this child and his parents as they learned and as they moved ahead, how they never gave up when all of the powers from the dark side rode hard against them...you will know how truly strong the spirit we all have, is. The author opens the door to her thoughts, worries, unbeleif of the situation and shows us how she searched for the truth; that ultimately sets her family free and paves a way for a "new life" founded through the trials of her son. She intorduces us to one of the worlds' light workers, whom are available to be of service to those who truly ask for help. It is a powerful love story, a love for her son, her family, and for their higher power, to be the reigning force in their lives and destroy the darkness that was ripping them apart. To understand how they went to every type of medical doctor seeking help and how it was all a mystery to them; how they never quit when most of us would've given up, moved me forward in my life to always search for the truth. If your desire in life is to live by the truth, than this book will inspire you to be stronger than you ever thought, to find your truth under and above the sun. If you've wondered how horrific things in life occur here without any rhyme or reason; this "enlightens you" to look beyond the physical and mental. It helps you to remove our limited thinking and all the barriers that keep us stagnant in our spiritual growth. I applaud the author and her courage to share her life with us, write it to help others, and for inspiring me to be the brightest light I can. Bravo...waiting for the next one...