For the first time ever, internationally renowned paranormal researcher and psychic Peter James reveals personal accounts and life experiences in "Heaven Can You Hear Me?" Comprised of poignant events and personal theories surrounding the career of the world’s foremost documented televised paranormal researcher, "Heaven Can You Hear Me?" is co-written with Gian Temperilli, and edited by M. Stefan Strozier.
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A disappointing book about a fascinating man...,
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Like the co-author, I first discovered Peter James on the tv show Sightings back in the early 90's. I found Peter to be the genuine article. He was sincere through and through and he displayed a quality of deep inner strength and conviction-- and of course there is his incredible ability to communicate with disembodied spirits. I quickly became a huge fan, so much so, that many years later I would check the internet from time to time to see if Peter had anything new going on. I especially wanted to read a book about Peter's life and his beliefs. So I was quite excited to see find that such a book was finally available.
Unfortunately, I found this book very disappointing. Rather than being filled with interesting stories and fascinating insights into the paranormal and the afterlife, much of this short book is filled with jumbled, repetitive and long-winded rants against beliefs Peter considered nonsense and superstition (e.g. angels, demons, negative earthbound spirits, the power of rituals such as those involving sage or holy water, the power of self-protection through visualization of white light, etc.). It is a very short work, yet a good editor could have shortened it to a magazine article by eliminating repetition and ambiguity. This is not a well written work. The co-author states in his forward that Peter's notes were disorganized and poorly structured and punctuated. He saw his task as first to keep the tone of the book such that Peter is speaking to the reader. One does this by sticking with words and phrases that Peter would use. This doesn't mean that a lot of the repetition could not have been omitted or that the whole work could not have been reorganized with good chapter and paragraph structure for continuity and flow. I found myself having to re-read sentences because they were ambiguous or didn't make sense. Even the punctuation was awkward and archaic. For example, the last sentence of the book: "Happy hauntings; and, pleasant dreams!" (sic) I don't fault Peter for just writing in stream of consciousness fashion. But I feel that the co-author failed to extract a well structured work, and then the editor failed to polish it up, and then the proof reader failed to catch far too many grammatical errors. As a case in point: on page 63, the first paragraph begins with a reference to psychics visualizing with their mind's eye; then it jumps to a point that our loved ones are not always with us; then it jumps to the concept of reincarnation. The paragraph ends with this gem: "This [reincarnation] is another phenomenon that is highly questionable; yet readily accepted without question". The next paragraph doesn't pick up on the reincarnation theme at all, but the one after that does with only this statement in the second sentence of that paragraph: "I will elaborate on reincarnation later; though I feel very dubious about it". I believe he does return to the subject near the end of the book, but again with nothing substantial. This book would have been better if Peter's "philosophy" had been relegated to a very minor role. Much of that philosophy is as vague and uncertain as his comments on reincarnation. But there are points that Peter is certain of and he passionately belabors these ad nauseam (you'll find the word "condiment" used repeatedly as a put down to age old techniques of warding off evil). It seems that Peter felt it his calling to make us realize that if there is a haunting or any paranormal activity, it is a disincarnate human, one who has usually died in a traumatic or premature manner. According to Peter, that soul will haunt the place of death until a living person simply communicates with to him that he is dead [because often he is unaware] and asks him to move on. Peter does not seem to believe in or wants to de-emphasize the existence of negative or demonic entities. He attributes phenomena such as paranormal scratches or burns to a frustrated entity that cannot move on. I appreciate his passion in demystifying the paranormal, but I disagree with his limited and innocuous concept of the other side. The title Heaven Can You Hear Me? is another example of the ambiguity of the philosophy expressed here. Peter does not seem to believe in a heaven or hell, at least not as fixed places of reward of punishment. However, he does believe that earthbound spirits can go or be sent to a place of greater peace and rest, although he doesn't consider this "heaven". This book was interesting at times, such as when Peter described his first ghostly encounters during his childhood, when he discovered he had this rather unique ability. But there are better books of this nature available, such as those by John Edwards, George Anderson and James Van Praugh. One book I highly recommend is The Psychic Adventures of Derek Acorah (who happened to be a friend of Peter's). It is entertaining and informative, well written, filled with interesting anecdotes, and it leaves the reader with a clear understanding of the author's beliefs and philosophy, which to me, ring true. I still have a great deal of respect and affection for Peter James. He was a truly gifted medium. He was able to communicate with disincarnate spirits like few others. He was also a very kind and decent man. Unfortunately, this book does not do Peter the man, or his life's work justice.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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I have been waiting for this book to be published for years. Peter was a personal friend of mine. It's a shame that he pasted away before he had a chance to see his personal story in print. The book is so Peter and it's written with all the love and caring that was Peter. It's a remarkable story and all true. I wish everyone in the world could have met this man. I'm sure the world would be more loving and caring with each other. Ilove the book.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Peter James, An Amazing Man and a Great book.,
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Having enjoyed watching Peter James on paranormal series for years I had the chance to speak with him on our radio show and respected and liked this man very much.
Gian has written a fantastic book that captures some of the magic that was Peter James life. I highly suggest this book to anyone. Dave Schrader - Host of Darkness Radio Paranormal Radio Show [...]
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