Visits from the Afterlife: The Truth About Hauntings, Spirits, and Reunions with Lost Loved Ones by Sylvia Browne

Visits from the Afterlife: The Truth About Hauntings, Spirits, and Reunions with Lost Loved Ones Reviews

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  Cynthia

  As of May 30th, 2008, I became an orphan. My dad died. I miss him so much. The ache, the longing is indescribable. Just as people stop asking about it, it gets worse. It's always with me. I am checking out SB's books to see what I can find. They were recommended by a compassionate friend, after a friend close to my heart (first boyfriend) died last year.
  
  The book starts out fairly well. I like how Browne explains the differences between variant phenomena. Some references spoke to me. She says that spirits at (H)ome live in their space just three feet above where we are. Could this explain the fact that, after my dad's death, I felt as if I was walking on air? Browne states we have memories of being Home and miss it dearly. Is this why I had a feeling of negotiating space, trying to find out where I fit in the world without my dad here? Was part of me remembering Home, where dad is now living? Who knows.
  
  In later chapters, Browne tells stories. That's fine, the idea of the book. Unfortunately, she digresses into self-indulgent repetitive reporting. Browne is inclined toward telling us about her apathy, lack of self-knowledge and cynicism when is seems unnecessary. It's as if she is trying was too hard to let us know she is not a touchy-feely psychic. Browne also uses a defensive tone at times, too defensive for readers who would choose to pick up this book in the first place.
  
  Here's the main thing I don't get: It seems that according to Sylvia Browne, God brings us Home. You don't have to believe in God, he (yes, he) will still bring you Home. Why does this God have a definitive place in this process, a white male Christian God, in order to go to this Home?
  
  I am an atheist. I don't believe in an afterlife, yet I am open to reading about it. If it does exist, this life everlasting -- if our spirits never are born or never die - just always are - why does it all have to be intertwined with this particular God? Perhaps our guide is simply, and miraculously, an energy field, or some other force we cannot define.
  
  I have had many people close to me die: mom, grandma, grandpa, my friend Rob, my dad. I was with my grandma, grandpa and my dad when they died. I was with Rob the day before he died. Why was I present, near or during death, with all of these people I love so much?
  
  Soon before my Grandpa died, he kept saying, "I want to go home." I told him he could go home. I know what he meant. He believed in Sylvia's God.
  
  I have had some experiences that make me think spirits/souls live on. The dreams I had about my mom might have been astral travel, per Sylvia Browne, visits with mom at Home. Through dreams, we thoroughly processed our life together, and bridged the gap between earthly existence and another plane. I felt my mom's spirit seep into my body, during a seemingly normal every day moment, bringing completion to our old relationship and a beginning to the new.
  
  My daughter saw Rob in our room the morning, an hour or so after, he died. She looked toward the light coming from our bedroom windows and said, "I can see Rob." A complete clearly spoken sentence. She was less than 3 years old at the time. I had a dream about Rob that might have been astral travel.
  
  If I acknowledge these happenings does that mean they are linked to God? Can't I have these experiences and still be an atheist? Do I need to acknowledge this God when I die to go Home? I think not.
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  Michelle

  Very interesting stories but I will not read anymore of her stories. There is a lot about "I" and "Me" in this book, I felt she was tooting her own whistle too much in the book and I wanted to read more about the stories themselves than to read her explain how she is "real" and not "fake" and so forth. Just write what you know, it doesn't matter who believes it or not.
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  Lara

  Visits from the Afterlife = Christian propaganda + narcissistic exercise + bad-behavior apologism + grief thievery + (sometimes hilariously) fake "hauntings".
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  Janine

  This book was completely kooky and out there. I read this book while working as an editorial assistant for a small publication after receiving a press release about an upcoming appearance by Syliva Browne. I breezed through this book pretty quickly. While there were some interesting bits of information, it wasn't particularly memorable and the impression that I got was that Syliva Browne is just a bit nuts.
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  David

  Another of the many books written by psychic Sylvia Browne, Visits From the Afterlife: The Truth About Hauntings, Spirits, and Reunions With Lost Loved Ones, is entertaining and certainly thought-provoking. After having read a few of her other books I was ready for (curious about) more of her spirit-guided insights about the Other Side. Whether you believe it or not, it does make you think about what lies beyond our current lives. This one is focused, as the title implies, on more details about the Other Side. Whether you read this and other books by this author as a believer or primarily as entertainment and an escape from everything else happening today, you will most likely find it worth your time.
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  Sally Kilpatrick

  Research.
  
  Honestly, I'm not sure what to make of this book or of Sylvia Browne.
  
  Okay, hold up. After posting this review, I discovered that Browne had passed, or, as she would put it, gone Home. Now I feel weird about not knowing what to make of this book. If I astral travel in my dreams tonight and visit with her, I'll be sure to come back and add that to this review.
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  Pam

  I have mixed feelings about Sylivia Browne. I have really thought some of her books were, well, stupid. However I really liked this one. I suppose because it mirrors many of my own beliefs and thoughts about the afterlife.
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  Laura Elle

  Such a fascinating perspective of the afterlife. This is a must read for those who have a curiosity or inkling to know more about the afterlife. Especially love the Marilyn Monroe part!
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  Leah

  Fluffy, fluffy, fluff. After sticking with a novel that took much longer to read than I wanted, I was looking for something quick and easy. Enter Sylvia.
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  Stefanie

  I guess this was my last book by Sylvia Browne. We're not on the same page.
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  Lori

  Having read several of Sylvia Browne's books, this is another one that is an easy to read, entertaining account of Sylvia's experiences. She again gives readers her interpretations of hauntings, spirit visitation , imprints, and all kinds of stuff in between. This is territory that is revisited by Browne, but is presented in a way that is review rather than redundant. What was especially good, were the numerous accounts sent in by readers who share their unique experiences both good, bad and mysterious. Our life is so much more than we can perceive with our limited senses and it is a pleasure to read about these aspects beyond ordinary sight. According to Sylvia Browne, visits from the afterlife, in whatever form are absolutely normal in her world as well as in many others as evidenced from her letters. I appreciate her straightforward, honest and humorous style. She is not trying to prove something but rather deliver her experiences to the reader in an interesting and insightful manner. Some stories are chilling, some sad and some joyful. We all have had sometime in our life when we have questioned life after death and Sylvia delivers convincing truth through her words and the many stories of people who contributed to the book. A thought provoking account
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  Kathy

  "psychic attacks: depressions that are those flat feelings that nothing matters much, that there's nothing to look forward to, that we're in a rut we don't have the energy, the motivation, or the inspiration to get out of, and that we can't remember what it's like to be excited about something, or even just to laugh and really mean it. those depressions aren't fun, but they come and go through life in varying degrees, and we either learn to rely on the fact that they'll pass or we get professional help for what can sometimes turn out to be a chemical imbalance that's easily treated and controlled."
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  Ms BookAholic

  I would give this book a five star. Since being interested in the whole ghost and spirits. I really enjoyed it. I learned alot more and stuff I never knew. Spirits are the people whose lives have made it to the other side, ghosts are the ones who didn't go to the white light and stayed behind. Also I am very interested in Sylvia Browne and the work she does. She talks about famous people who have passed away. It was really neat to read about what happen to them and where they are now! :)
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  Ericka

  I've mentioned elsewhere that I'm partial to Sylvia Browne and I enjoyed this book as well. I have developed my beliefs without Ms. Browne's assistance and I've come to many of the same conclusions. I believe her concept of a loving God is accurate and it makes hauntings a more positive experience. I've had very good experiences with ghosts and spirits and they're very similar to what she describes.
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  Bebe Burnside

  Like all of Sylvia Browne's books this one provides a lot of information so you can decide if you believe in ghosts or not. The second to last ghost story in the book really hit a nerve with me. I don't want to give it away, but now I want to do some more research and learn more about this murder.
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  Natalie Lozano

  This book was a very good read. I enjoyed it. It was a longer read than usual for me because some of the stories were so emotional. I learned a lot, and I liked how Sylvia Brown is adamant about being honest. I think anyone interested in paranormal events and experiences should read it.
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  Rosalinda Sepeda

  My point of view, I love many of Sylvia Browne's books. Yes, she has a lot about "I" and "Me", I feel she is trying to give a point across many of us to make decision as to how she handle her situation. By rereading not just this book and many others is like getting a better understanding of other issues she/they are getting across.
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  Kristin

  i used to like reading her books then i heard she was a "fraud". so it kinda took the wind outta my sails. Took me a long time to read this book. Maybe she's not a fraud. I don't know what to believe.
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  Lorraine Carey

  I love Sylvia as she conveys her messages to the reader in such a down to earth style! I also loved the compilation of ghost stories at the end. You can tell Sylvia has great passion as you can feel each paranormal adventure she encounters by her vivid words of passion.
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  Diane Wachter

  Sylvia Browne with Lindsay Harrison, The Truth About Hauntings, Spirits and Reunions With Lost Loved Ones. HB-B @ 2003, 6/04. An interesting book, Browne explains the reasons behind many of the world's most bizarre and mysterious hauntings. Good.
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  Erica

  I loved this book. I couldn't put it down. There are so many interesting facts, and true stories that she explains. Its a great read!