Product Description

At many times keeping our lives in perspective is difficult for anyone, but it is especially hard around the holidays. We become overwhelmed and forget what really matters. What should be a time of celebration and reflection turns into a time of stress that has little to do with spirituality. Now, world-renowned psychic Sylvia Browne has put together a beautiful inspirational book to help readers get into the spirit of the holidays by reminding them of the joy and love that surrounds us in the Afterlife. With chapters on Forgiveness, Celebrations and Anniversaries, Family, and Life's Purpose, among others, Sylvia Browne tells uplifting stories of those people she has helped and imparts the indelible lessons of the Other Side that can make our life here on Earth happier, healthier, and more spiritually fulfilling.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #209331 in Books
• Published on: 2000-11-01
• Released on: 2000-10-19
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 190 pages

Amazon.com Review
In Blessings from the Other Side, bestselling author and renowned psychic Sylvia Browne offers down-to-earth advice on living in the here and now. Using her warm, "tell-it-like-it-is" voice, Browne addresses her favorite lecture-tour topics, such as taking care of unfinished business with a deceased loved one, finding forgiveness, raising children, and even coping with the holidays (or "hell-idays," as she playfully calls them). Each chapter includes stories of past life encounters as well as anecdotes from this life. Presumably her cowriter Lindsay Harrison deserves credit for the well-crafted writing. Browne, however, deserves credit for the extremely comforting advice in this book. Clearly she wants readers to forge a stronger relationship with God as they mend broken relationships, push through their grief, or simply make it through another overwhelming day. Every chapter offers a nurturing and highly visual guided meditation exercise as well as a closing affirmation. --Gail Hudson

About the Author
Sylvia Browne has been working as a psychic for forty-eight years, and has appeared on Montel, Sally Jessy Raphael, Unsolved Mysteries, CNN, and Entertainment Tonight. She is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Adventures of a Psychic and The Other Side and Back.

Customer Reviews

Sylvia Has Done It Again
As is her style, Sylvia has, once again, given us an easy to read, easy to understand witty, simplistic look at life presented in her typical matter-of-fact/take-it-or-leave-it approach. This read pertains to life, our families, getting through the holidays and, particularly, getting through life with our families during the holidays!

If you are in need of inspiration and encouragement for the holidays, whether you have suffered the loss of a loved one or simply suffer due to family relationships that perpetually give you heartburn, this book is a 'must read.' However, if you have the time and have not read them, I would highly recommend first winding your way through two of Sylvia's prior books -- specifically, "Adventures of a Psychic, The Other Side and Back," as well as "Life on The Other Side." There are numerous references in this current book to topics addressed in these two prior publications. To avoid replication, she does not go into great detail, but merely refers the reader to these books with the assumption that they have been read. I found this a little frustrating because I needed to refresh my memory, but I also appreciated that she presented fresh material in the new book and did not bog it down with topics she had already covered.

The book is 190 pages long. It addresses subjects, such as grief, life's purpose, forgiveness, guilt, relationships, and joy. As is the case with all of Sylvia's books, I could not put it down once I had started and finished reading it in a little over 24 hours from the time it arrived on my doorstep. It also gave me the desire to go back and re-read the two books I referenced. If you already have the books, keep them close by to refresh your memory. If you don't have the other two books, I would highly recommend you place an order for all three. You won't regret it, and you will have them all read in under a week. You cannot put them down once you get started.

You'll find many answers here.
This life leaves us with so many unanswered questions and our heads filled with much fear and anxiety of the future. Cruelly we're unable to receive a definite answer to those questions except, "It will all be understood when you get to the last page". Well, I've got news for you, some of us need to have a better understanding of that first answer to our questions and I believe Ms. Browne to have a very good answer for us. Of the many religions of the world, most share one commonality of an afterlife. Some have varying degrees of what the afterlife is like but none can give us a clear answer. The question will never be answered completely, not by Sylvia, not by Mohammed and not by Jesus of Nazareth.

Yet, it's apparent that Sylvia has a pretty good grasp on the subject. Her words gave me great understanding and comfort in loosing cherished loved ones and in understanding this Vita Loca of mine. Who knew, that there is a great "Hall of Records" where my life is written down, and amazingly pre-planed by my Higher Power and myself. It makes perfect sense to me and as a practicing Ecumenical Christian agrees with much of my own personal theology.

No matter what the flavor of beliefs you have and your spirituality, I think Sylvia has something for everyone. Take what you need, and leave the rest...and if you need all of it know that she will generously give it to all to you and ask for nothing in return but your time and attention.

Blessings is a blessing!
Dealing with life's problems can be a daunting task, and this book tackles how to deal with those problems in a spiritual manner. Blessings from the Other Side not only gives readers a view of life on the Other Side, and our purpose for living in this plane of existence, but gives solid tips on how to deal with grief, loneliness, holidays and forgiveness with a solid spiritual foundation as well as prayers and meditations to help along the way.

I would highly suggest this book for anyone who is facing life's challenges and is feeling overwhelmed, as well as those who want to help someone in the midst of chaos.