Sightseeing in the Undiscovered Country: Tales Retold by a Psychic Bystander(TM)

by Louisa Oakley Green

Overview

"Get ready to slip on your psychic walking shoes and follow Louisa into the unseen world around us. Ramble through tales of dead relatives who insist on having the last annoying word, ghosts behaving badly, inspiring near-death experiences, and dreams foretelling the future. Along the way, you'll find comfort, laughter, and some spine-tingling moments that may have you looking over your shoulder! A great guilty pleasure for those who love reading true paranormal tales."

-Concetta Bertoldi, renowned psychic medium and New York Times bestselling author of Do Dead People Watch You Shower?

When Ronnie attempted suicide, his departed father rushed back to prevent it. Christine peered into her daughter's room one day to discover her child's invisible friend was real. Linda dreamed about a shoot-out at a local bar-and that may have been what saved her life the next day. This sequel to Loitering at the Gate to Eternity chronicles more than one hundred psychic tales from everyday people working in the fields of science, education, finance, entertainment, pastoral services, and more. It also highlights scientific studies into consciousness, near-death experiences, and reincarnation. When you finish reading this astonishing anthology, you may never view "reality" the same way again.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781491774175
Publisher:	iUniverse, Incorporated
Publication date:	09/23/2015
Pages:	210
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.48(d)

Editorial Reviews

2015-11-11
The wife of a psychic gathers reports from everyday people who believe they've glimpsed the beyond. In this second foray into paranormal territory for nonfiction author Green (Loitering at the Gate to Eternity, 2013), a universe of perplexing activity comes to light via oral histories and anecdotes. Taking its titular cue from Hamlet's description of death as "The undiscovered Country, from whose bourn / No Traveler returns," the collection offers a gallery of real instances in which people believe that they interacted with otherworldly forces. These encounters take a number of forms, from meetings with hard-to-discern apparitions to poignant dreams and vivid visitations from long-dead relatives. One woman, for example, says that she found herself in the presence of her mother's spirit, holding twin infants in her arms; her mother asked her whether she wanted the babies, and she declined. During the encounter, she says, she came to the conclusion that she didn't want children of her own. Another man—a writer, photographer, and teacher—describes psychic sensibilities not unlike those possessed by Green's husband, whose stories of supernatural experiences first made her a believer. The man foresaw that his ailing father would die at 1:00 a.m. on a Friday; sure enough, while attending a wedding, he felt a full-body shiver and told a friend that his father had just died, which turned out to be accurate. This volume is upbeat and respectful in its presentation and looks at all manner of mysterious experiences. Some people recount confrontations with malignant spirits who they believe physically harmed them; others discuss how visions or intuitions of loved ones helped them overcome personal traumas or open up new realms of psychic energy. Green appears to be conscious that scientifically minded readers will doubt these claims, but she complements her interviewees' memories with informative sidebars that provide more details. The main—and highly laudable—point of the volume, however, isn't to persuade steadfast skeptics but to further the idea that these phenomena are integral to the human experience. They're events to discuss and contemplate, the author seems to say, not to fear or dismiss. A compassionate, intelligent survey of supernatural experiences.

Kirkus Reviews