Written by the medium who is co-executive producer to the TV show Ghost Whisperer. He used to have his own show called Beyond.
Whether you believe or don't believe in ghosts or spirits or whatever, this book is well written and in a positive light. It ends with expressing ourselves in a more positive way and how powerful thoughts can be. ( )

Van Praagh would have done himself a favor had he followed the wise marketing mantra: "under-promise and over-deliver." A passage in one of his opening salvos suggests that this book will forever change the way readers view their lives. That's a tall task -- even with readers who are eager to embrace his assertions. I've always been at least tenuously interested in spiritualism. My late mom was a spiritualist. Over the decades, many of her predictions and apparent other-worldly encounters were chillingly authentic. I thoroughly enjoyed much of this book, but it felt a bit redundant three-quarters of the way through -- almost as if the author was trying to hit a targeted page length. Still, "Ghosts Among Us" reinforced my view that we're not alone. Van Praagh's tips for using our dreams to foster spiritual connections have spawned some intriguing nocturnal encounters! ( )

Around Halloween last year, the historical society that I volunteer for participated in a ghost walk. The event was run by Vancouver Spooks Paranormal Investigation and was held in a downtown theatre which is supposed to be haunted. We spent a lot of time sitting around in the dark with some fancy equipment. The group I was with didn't come up with anything but some of the other groups reported strange feelings etc.

Why did some people experience those feelings and others feel nothing? I wanted to know more so, of course, I bought a book. (I blame/credit my curiosity for a lot of the books in my library.) "In Ghosts Among Us", Van Praagh talks about the ghosts that are around us and the effects that their energy can have on the living. The author uses anecdotes from his life to illustrate his points. He also talks about energy from the living that attaches to us and has an effect on our lives. The book ends on an upbeat with lessons learned on how to improve our lives here and now so that we live a life based on love rather than one that is curtailed by fear.

This book dealt with interesting concepts and made me think about the world around me. I was also happy to finally understand what clairvoyance is as I had thought that the term described looking into the future rather than seeing what is around with more than the normal senses.

I don't know if I would have enjoyed this book more in a print copy, or perhaps if I had read fewer nonfiction books about ghosts already, but I didn't bother to listen to all of CD1 before putting the whole set in my bag to return to the library. ( )

* LADYBOOKVOODOOREVIEW*

This guy is a good medium . Among many others that I have read. I am giving James as many stars that are book-world possible because this Medium I feel is as real as they come! He teaches us the ordinary people how to cope with death or spirit world. He really made me feel more at ease. Thanks James for all that you do! I believe that God made you special for this reason! God Bless.. . ( )