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Death: Awakening To Life

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I cried and I laughed. A heartfelt book about life and what happens after life. Made me really think about life here on earth and gave me hope about what happens when it is my time to go. A good read. Will recommend.

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Thank you NetGalley for an advanced copy of this book. Christine Contini is diagnosed with MS in her early 30's. Seven years later she experiences a sudden cardiac arrest and she is then able to work alongside the deceased. She is able to help them cross over - we find out out what has prevented them and some of these stories can be heeded as warnings in this life. She is very down to earth Sadly, even her marriage is affected by everything that occurs in her life. I have been interested in spirituality and life after death for several years and what she has to impart makes me want to continue with my exploration.

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This book is an autobiographical account of ohe woman's experience of healing g through faith in the first instance - she was critically ill with multiple sclerosis, but recovered completely through faith and uddhist chanting, only to succumb in her mid-thirties to a heart attack that nearly killed her. In fact, did kill her. Because, in common with many who have had near-death experieces, Ms Contini not only lives to tell the tale, but also returns with the gift of being abe to communicate with the dead - and to counsel them. As she explains, however, communicating messages from the Beyond to the living is more of a challenge.

In fact, Christine Contino makes it clear that her true aims are more to do with healing rather than being a medium. She wants to bring heaven to earth and assit in helping mortals on this ane evolve. And there will be more books to follow in this theme.

I think it is up to the reader to decide whether or not to believe in this lady's message for us. She is the first to claim to being a great sceptic herself.

That aside, it does seem to me that Christine Contini could help many readers understand where she is coming from a little more. Where she discusses earthly egos and imortal selves, I think she is sometimes in danger of losing readers for whom this kind of writing may be a little too abstruse. For me, it came across as a little New Agey, though she no doubt had to use some kind of jargon to get her message across.

It is also worth rememberIng thatany sick people pray and chant for deliverance and they do not heal thselvelves: this writer does not really offer a reason why chanting worked for her.

The writer does touch upon the difficulties in balancing family live with her new vocation. It does also seem that with a vocation such as this, heads in this sphere of life can and do roll: partners and loved ones can quickly get left behind in this game, it seems.

The best parts of the book for me consisted of the stories she recounted of spirits who needed to find their ways as she unravelled what was keeping them from moving on. Again, I do not think you would have to be a believer to enjoy reading about these tales of han interest.

This book should surely enthrall a certain kind of readership.

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I was absolutely riveted by the author's story. Christine Conti writes very well and has a lyrical style that affects the reader in a positive, visceral way. She's an absolutely amazing person and one has the opportunity to learn a great deal from her life's journey.

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As with the first book, this did not disappoint.

The book goes into great detail, and for me answers so many questions I had.

I will be highly recommending this as I did with the first.

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I enjoyed this book and the authors experience. I liked reading about the authors realizations.

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A stand-alone major addition to the evolution of After-Life communications and healing with light activations. Reminiscent of Jane Roberts and Carlos Castenada. Highly recommended.

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