24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Homey View of Psychic Phenomena, November 30, 2005
This review is from: Beyond These Four Walls: Diary of a Psychic Medium (Hardcover)
I wasn't going to review this book. Then I came here and saw a couple of negative reviews and thought I really wanted to put my two cents in.
Mary Rose Occhino presents, in this book, convincing evidence of the reality of psychic phenomena. There are a couple of reviews here that dismiss her gift as hallucinations or coincidence. Those comments miss the mark entirely. They could be made only by folks who are so hostile to the concept of psychic phenomena that they resist all evidence.
If these reviewers have proof that Ms. Occhino is a hoaxer, then, by all means, let them present their proof.
Absent proof, they are just blowing smoke.
Again, a couple of reviews dismissed the book as being poorly written.
Well, one reader's pleasure is another reader's bore.
I enjoyed this book. Ms. Occhino writes as what she is: a New York area, ethnic woman from a working class, immigrant background. Her voice is authentic, and an authentic part of the American pageant. This isn't James Joyce, but then many of us don't want to read James Joyce everyday.
I felt very comfortable reading Ms. Occhino's prose. Her style can be compared to the style of a letter from a good, old girlfriend. There are family tragedies and triumphs, bouts with serious illness, trips to Catholic Church, and the occasional celestial gift.
I was thinking of buying a copy of this book for a young friend who is just now discovering her own psychic powers and struggling with dealing with them. Ms. Occhnio presents an example of how to cope with the mixed blessing of psychic ability, and remainging a warm, genuine person at the same time.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent, Honest, September 22, 2006
This book is interesting and well written. MaryRose Occhino talks about some of the challenges in her life, and her upbringing in a large family. In 1992 she developed multiple sclerosis. She describes how that disease affected her physically, but also augmented her psychic gifts.
MaryRose's psychic journey took a sudden turn with the 9/11 attack, and soon she was flooded with requests for her talents, and eventually achieved a great deal of exposure. These encounters and developments eventually led to her being tested by Gary Schwartz, M.D., of the University of Arizona, in double blind experiments. MaryRose was found to be extremely gifted, with results that astounded many.
This book is full of fascinating examples of Mary's gifts on display, her dialogues with those who have passed into the afterlife, and her constant amazement and appreciation for what she experiences. Her humility shines through.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
an intuitive healer and her journey, May 30, 2004
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This review is from: Beyond These Four Walls: Diary of a Psychic Medium (Hardcover)
absolutely one of my favorites, This book gives you a personal look into at this compassionate, intuitive, healer, and there Journey, at the same time gives you an understanding of how one
individual works with interprets energy, and connects the telephone wires from this learning plane and the other side. A must read! This book and information within meant allot to me, and and I'm a picky reader on this subject.
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