Letters from the Light (2ed, CL) [Hardcover]

Elsa Barker (Author), David Patterson Hatch (Author), Katherine Hart (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1995

Including the original text and a new introduction telling how the book was discovered by the editor, a first-person account of life after death reveals what the author learned from a dead man through "automatic writing." IP.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 276 pages
• Publisher: Beyond Words Publishing (May 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1885223080
• ISBN-13: 978-1885223081
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 6 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #865,691 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars YMMV (Your Mileage May Vary), December 16, 1999

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Peter Krogh (Nevada City, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Letters from the Light (2ed, CL) (Hardcover)

I agree with the editor who says that this account is more believable than most of the new-age channeling books out today. The account is totally believable but I wish there was a little bit more from Elsa; apparently she knew Judge Hatch for six years and I would have liked a deeper analysis from her on the letters.

Kathy Kart's editing is also a bit obvious. I wish I could read the original text but I understand that she felt it necessary to make the letters as available to the modern reader as possible.

Regarding the title: I believe that the letters are genuine and that Judge Hatch's travelogue from the other side describes his experience there. But like he said (and I'm paraphrasing here) 'most people have the experience here that they're expecting to have.' If that doesn't throw the ball back in your court, I don't know what does. This is good news or bad news depending on your thinking...

Good luck. :-)

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars MY FAVORITE BOOK, July 29, 2002

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"earthvolunteer" (Atlanta, Ga. USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Letters from the Light (2ed, CL) (Hardcover)

What a blessing to have found this book at just the right time in my life...and what a blessing that (nearly 90 years after its original publication) someone like Kathy Hart had the determination to see it republished. Elsa Barker, an established author in the early part of the 20th century, began receiving messages (through automatic writing) from a recently deceased friend (a highly respected California judge who passed away in 1912), who desired to tell her and the rest of humanity about what awaits us on the other side and why we have experiences here in the physical world.

Regardless of what your beliefs may be about religion, spirituality or the means by which these letters were communicated, one cannot deny the wisdom often expressed in these 53 brief essays. Elsa Barker in her own introduction tells the reader very straightforwardly that she was herself very skeptical about the entire experience and even initially resisted the letter-writing process and the recommendation from friends that the letters be published...but certain coincidences and experiences along the way made her finally accept the legitimacy of that was occurring.

Up until the time I read "Letters", I had always been fairly conservative about my spiritual and religious ideas, but had always been receptive and accepting of differing viewpoints and other people's experience. Elsa Barker's book has had a dramatic effect on the way I see myself as I relate to the universe...and the way I comprehend the physical as it relates to the spiritual. It is a profoundly moving and interesting work with the potential to greatly impact ones life without requiring that one buy the entire message.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Have For Those Interested in The Other Side, June 26, 2006

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Katie "book worm" (PA , USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Letters from the Light (2ed, CL) (Hardcover)

Although I have been reading books of this genre for quite a few years now, I never seem to tire of them. I've found that each one brings some new insights &/or thoughts to ponder - which to me is what makes a book truly enjoyable.

"Letters from the Light" is a book that was written through automatic writing - with Elsa Barker being the "transcriber", and the former Judge Hatch being the spirit/soul behind the writings. It's written like a journal, with each chapter discussing a different idea/concept &/or finding that the judge came upon during his experiences in the "afterlife".

Overall, I found this to be a very interesting, thought-provoking, yet easy book to read. As such, I would highly recommend it to anyone interested in spirituality in general, and the "afterlife" in particular. An open mind is a must.