George Anderson's Lessons from the Light: Extraordinary Messages of Comfort and Hope from the Other Side - Hardcover

George Anderson; Andrew Barone

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0399145109 ISBN 13: 9780399145100

Publisher: Putnam Adult, 1999

Synopsis

One of the world's most acclaimed mediums shares a message of love and hope based on his communication with deceased loved ones, in an inspirational collection of readings designed to answer questions about faith, life, spirituality, and the afterlife. 50,000 first printing.

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About the Author

George Anderson not only works in the United States conducting seminars, lectures, and private appointments, but has also found wide appeal in Europe, Asia, and South Africa. He has been recognized by many in religious orders, including the School Sisters of Notre Dame, and has been the only living medium invited to Holland by the surviving members of the family of Anne Frank. He has also been featured extensively in newspapers and on television.

Reviews

Author of the classic bestseller We Don't Die, Anderson has worked as a medium for over 25 years, helping bereaved families come to terms with their loss by passing along messages of well-being and promises of joyful reunions in the hereafter. "I feel a whirring in my head, very much like a generator starting up," Anderson explains. "And while I am discerning [i.e., receiving] I am part of the exhilarating electromagnetic force that souls use to transmit their messages." Part of Anderson's procedure is confirming the identity of the participating soul. Here, with the assistance of Barone, he employs written submissions from his clients that intimately describe lost loved ones and the circumstances of their deaths. The book also incorporates Anderson's reflections on abortion, miscarriage and reincarnation, as well as his compassionate view of suicide (he disagrees with mediums who profess that suicide victims are forever exiled in purgatory). But the fundamental point of this intriguing book is that love binds us. Anderson writes that "souls in the hereafter constantly tell us that love is what survives our physical bodies." Whatever skepticism some readers may feel about the possibility of an afterlife, the testimonies of Anderson's clients do provide poignant examples of the struggle to deal with loss. Readers don't need to share a belief in mediums or an afterlife to accept that an enduring spiritual bond with a lost loved one can be heartwarming and therapeutic for the living.
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On the heels of James Van Praagh's popular books about life on the other side of the veiled curtain comes this account by medium George Anderson, whose We Don't Die (1989) predated Van Praagh's work. In addition to several introductory chapters on material covered in the previous book about what happens after death, Anderson's latest provides transcripts of recent readings in which the author establishes contact between the bereaved and their loved ones. To Anderson's credit, the transcripts seem to be unedited. There are plenty of instances where he appears to be off the mark or leading his client (the live one, that is). Still, examined with an open mind, these transcripts show that, more often than not, the information about personal circumstances and events that Anderson claims to learn from contacts on the "other side" is amazingly on target. Many readers will be comforted by this latest attempt to link the living and the dead. Ilene Cooper

Edition details

• Publisher: Putnam Adult
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0399145109
• ISBN 13: 9780399145100
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 321