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I read this because many consider it a quintessential story of a medium. Many claim that John Edward's readings for them have provided evidentiary information for life after life, more commonly known to most of us as life after death. Many times, a medium has a peculiar life story and one can built an equal case for their having a mental disorder rather than a God given gift. However, John Edward is interesting in that he lived a life as a very loved child, who appears to be without mental illness and the resultant peculiarities. He also eloquently speaks of his love for his relatives, particularly for his mother. He appears to be, from his writing, an integrated self actualized individual capable of success in many occupations. This speaks positively of his credibility and makes him a rarity. The book talks about his journey as a child to a man and to a medium and how he was trained for this type of work. This is not the book to read if you wish to develop your own intuitive or channeling gifts as this is not its scope. However, if you are interested in reading about the man, and how someone with tested consistent gifts has stayed sane and tried to use them for good, while aiding others with a similar gift, then this is a fascinating read. There are aspects of death, like cause of death determined from otherworldly means, that John Edward is able to determine better than any other psychic medium out there. And now I will tell you something about me, I am primarily a skeptic who believes I can do this type of work too, though I believe that most are doing it through simple pattern recognition. John Edward appears to be one of the few who is doing it with direct extra worldly information.Read full review
I was not impressed with this book. John Edward practices PSYCHIC activity, necromancy,(talking with the dead) numerology, crystal gazing, etc. The Bible clearly states that necromancy is a sin and that we should not consult a medium, or psychic. I think he is either making this stuff up or is in contact with a evil spirit. Mostly I think he is out to make a fast buck. He uses a method called cold or warm readings. Check out some of the stuff people say about him being a fraud on the internet. Cold readings are where they make an educated guess about something about you, buy picking up clues, by what you say or do, or your appearance or age. If you tell them the information is wrong, they use a number of ways to distract you, for example some will tell you that they are getting information from a "playful" spirit that tells them false things, etc..... warm readings are where they have microphones in the studio before their show and they listen in, as people talk to friends that have come with them about deceased friends or relatives, and then they pick those people in the audience that they listened in on and use that information to make those people and others think they are getting a message from a spirit. I would not recommend this book.Read full review
I think somethings in life you just have to take on faith and the experiences you personally have had. What I like about John is he knows what he believes, he knows what he hears and sees, he truly believes in God and does his work for the correct reasons. If you do not believe him it is only your loss because he brings alot of comfort to hurting people. I believe a loving compassionate God that is listening to so many people pray if you could just give me a sign and help me move on could, might, and probably has done that for many people. Who are you to laugh at what form God chooses to give you the sign you asked for.I think a lack of faith is what keeps us from getting the miracles in our lives that we want and ask for. Not that God is not listening. I personally know there is an afterlife because of my own experiences but John's book is a great read and really is just a second witness of what I already knew. However, I am sure glad he took the time to put it in a book. Life is a growth process and we all grow at a different pace. I am glad he was a fast learner and was not too afraid to share his gift with the world.Read full review
If you believe in psychic mediums this book is well worth the read. As a firm believer and someone who occasionally gets premonitions "etc." I can say that the language used in this book adequately describes some feelings I've had myself. It compares favorably with other books on the same subject such as "Embraced by The Light". I highly recommend Crossing Over.
This book was immensely helpful to me at a time of loss, and it gave me great comfort. I found it easy to read and it moved along very quickly. I did not want it to end, and looked for other books by the author, since I enjoyed this one so much. I highly recommend it to anyone, since all of us will one day lose a loved one. It helped me in my grieving process.
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