Second Sight: An Intuitive Psychiatrist Tells Her Extraordinary Story and Shows You How To Tap Your Own Inner Wisdom [Paperback]

Judith Orloff (Author)

Book Description

Release date: March 2, 2010

"An exemplary and eloquently written story that makes it easy for nonbelievers in intuition to believe. You must read this book." – Psychology Today

Now with a new foreword from the author, New York Times bestselling author Dr. Judith Orloff tells her remarkable life story and teaches you how to recognize and trust your own intuitive gifts to improve your life—and the lives of those around you.
 
In this updated edition, Dr. Orloff reflects on her career and the sea change that modern medicine and psychiatry have experienced since Second Sight was first published.  She expands her earlier ideas and further explores intuition’s role in maintaining physical health and emotional well-being, using examples from her own and her patients’ lives. This is both a remarkable self-portrait of one woman’s journey toward the acceptance of intuition as a therapeutic tool, and a comprehensive look at how you, too, can develop your intuition, transform your health, and revolutionize your everyday life.  
 
"Orloff is a true visionary. She is the kind of physician we wish we all had." – Caroline Myss, Ph.D., author of Sacred Contracts
 
"Second Sight is a page turner...controversial. It shares the struggles and successes of a courageous physician who fights against a skeptical medical system to validate the power of intuition. You will find a new friend in Judith as her writing is as intimate as if she was talking to you in her living room." —Joan Borysenko, Ph.D., author of Mending the Mind, Minding the Spirit

 "Judith Orloff is a seriously talented storyteller, and her book moves like a thriller...Forgive me this moment of intuition, but this book feels right." –Jesse Kornbluth, Huffington Post 

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Orloff tried to stave her intuitions off during medical school until she found herself 'trapped' in a profession that was itself dependent on dispensing drugs to silence the spirit...To listen only to the mind and not the soul is, Orloff believes, a form of insanity"
—San Francisco Chronicle

"An exemplary and eloquently written story that makes it easy for nonbelievers in intuition to believe. You must read this book."
—Psychology Today

"Judith Orloff is a talented writer, and her book moves like a thriller… Orloff's real goal is to awaken your sense that you too are an intuitive --- indeed, that we all are --- and that you can sharpen your gifts. If you've ever had an experience that gives you chills to remember, if you ever find that you 'know' facts about people they would never have told you, this book will be a great relief and a door to more… Forgive me my moment of intuition, but this book feels right."
—Jesse Kornbluth, Huffington Post 

"An intensely personal spriitual odyssey. Dr. Orloff's self-portrait as an intuitive psychiatrist is filled with love and a truth born of an extraordinary gift."
—Norman Lear, Writer, producer

"Fascinating...Dr. Orloff writes with wisdom and humility about her emergence as a physician with extraordinary abilities. Highly recommended."
—Dean Ornish, M.D., Author, Dr. Dean Ornish's Program for Reversing Heart Disease

"Poignant…courageous and refreshing. Must reading for all."
—Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14 Astronaut, Author, Way of the Explorer

"One of those rare books that has the potential to create shock waves and revolutions within a profession. An inspiring, lofty statement from a very courageous physician."
—Larry Dossey, MD, Author, Healing Words

"We are far more than we have allowed ourselves to be. Judith Orloff is to be commended for helping us understand that simple truth."
—Louise Hay, Author of You Can Heal Your Life

"A book to re-read...a story that gives one pause...Orloff tells her story with conviction and a gentle, literate style that wins the reader to her narrative."
—Napra Review

"Second Sight reads like a thriller. It is a page turner ...inspiring...controversial. This pioneering book shares the struggles and well-won successes of a courageous physician who fights against a skeptical medical system to validate the power of intuition. You will find a new friend in Judith as her writing style is as intimate as if she was talking to you in her living room."
—Joan Borysenko Phd Author, Mending the Mind, Minding the Spirit

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Three Rivers Press; Reissue edition (March 2, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0307587584
• ISBN-13: 978-0307587589
• Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.8 x 8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (79 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #49,013 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #25 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > Professionals & Academics > Social Scientists & Psychologists

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Ignite Your Intuition March 2, 2010

By Rhonda A. Bryant

Format:Paperback

Dr. Orloff's book, Second Sight is not only a fascinating read about her life but it helped me realize that I am not alone, or weird or really all that different. I have often had "gut feelings" about people and situations but never fully understood or followed them. Now thanks to Second Sight I learned that it is Okay to trust my inner feelings. Dr. Orloff's book taught me that intuition is like any muscle in our bodies in order to fully develop it one has to exercise it on a regular basis and was thrilled with all the wonderful tips on how to accomplish this. I know that Second Sight will be a companion book that I will refer to often on my journey of self-growth not only to guide me along the path but to also give me the encouragement to keep going.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars I Can Breathe Now March 8, 2010

By zm

Format:Paperback

It's like I can take a deep breath and relax now. Someone once asked me "How do you feel when you enter a room where there's a lot of fighting and anger?" My immediate response was: "I recoil and want to run out of there." I thought everybody felt this way. Granted we all feel things up to a certain level, but the notion that I feel more than most never occurred to me. Doesn't everyone? I thought. Learning I was not alone in my experiences was a huge relief and revelation to me. When I read Dr. Orloff's book I felt I had found me. I now knew who I was and could now just simply enjoy what once seemed like a curse. Feeling everything like I have been up to date without understanding it is "crazy making." I now realized no, it's a blessing, I have been given a whole 'nother level of awareness and depth. It is powerful. Hearing Dr. Orloff explain it through sharing her life- it blew the barn doors open. She talks openly about all her experiences as well as how she deeply respects her gifts and how she has combined these with traditional methodologies. Yes, there is a feeling of "safety" that she has credentials when reading this, but for me the true safety comes in how Dr. Orloff has chosen to use her gifts and live her life. She deeply respects what she has and is grateful for it. She does not misuse what she has and adds seriousness and credibility to her spiritual gifts.

I bought a copy of this book for my sister as she feels things on the hyper-sensitive scale as I. My sister gets massive migraines and has been taking medication to manage this. After reading Dr. Orloff's story and learned how she went through a phase of medicating herself to "escape" until she new what to do with what she had been given, I related this to my sister.... She opened up to me and told me more things that she had experienced as a child. I now hope that my sister will be able to understand herself an accept and enjoy these gifts she has been given.

As far as I'm concerned Dr. Orloff is opening doors for people and allowing everyone to relax as well as respect a whole arena of the human experience that typically gets shunned, and until very recently even went punished. And the biggest tragedy of all is that these gifts have gone unused, denied and ignored by many and dismissed as sillyness or even crazyness of some kind. With this openess and understanding of what is really going on many can now not waste what they have been blessed with and can live incredibly rich, powerful lives. There's nothing to reject or push away. In fact, this is cause for celebration. Thank you for sharing your story, Dr. Orloff. Read more ›

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Refreshingly candid, and timely May 7, 2010

By Gail Jett

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

I recently read Second Sight, and found it to be uplifting, honest, candid - and "gutsy". By that, I mean that there are many of us in health care who have been aware at some level that there was a "gut" feeling that helped us make the right decisions with our patients - whether we were consciously aware of it or not. Her story resonated with me on so many levels - I am a nurse practitioner in women's health, with 30 years experience. I have always been aware of my "gut" feeling (which we now know hooks into the brain), and have relied on it through the years when making decisions about a patient's care, and it has never let me down. It has allowed me to really communicate with my patients, and "check" things with them to see if we both seem to be on the same page. If I get a "knowing" that I need to go forward with further testing, that is what I do; if that "knowing" urges me to ask more questions, or take a different direction, I do. Dr. Orloff has brought to the forefront the importance of our intuitive gifts, and knowing, that as human beings we ALL have. As health care providers, if we "re-awaken" this intuition we are all born with, but have managed to stifle through our culture- this is a "win-win" for our patients and ourselves. Kudos to Dr. Orloff for having the courage, and "guts" to go forward with this wonderful work, and gift to mankind.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Recognizing Intuition and Synchronicity In Your Life March 30, 2010

By B.C. Flournoy

Format:Paperback

What an intuitively divine pleasure it was to have interviewed Stephan Schwartz (mentor and remote viewing pioneer) before connecting with author, Judith Orloff, MD. In the way she encourages, "Follow the flow," I better understood ahead of time her fascinating process in psychiatry.

Stephan Schwartz, a dear spiritual colleague, is a major pioneer in remote viewing, and Dr. Judith Orloff, who with Stephan Schwartz's mentoring, developed a method for tapping into her own natural born ability for astounding psychiatric diagnosis, modeling the same remote viewing technique.

With simplicity, clarity, and presence Dr. Judith Orloff unfolds the story of her extraordinary self-discovery through, "Second Sight," and thought provoking transitions give readers and listeners space in between to recognize their own intuitive wisdom. This book is an incredible read from start to finish!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Tapping into Your Own Inner Wisdom March 5, 2010

By Mary A. Long

Format:Paperback

Don't walk, run to buy Judith Orloff's book. Judith tells her personal story revealing the developmental stages and steps she took in her "coming out" as an intuitive healer.

The author takes professional and personal risk in revealing her intuitive gifts through her story telling. Judith hid her intuitions behind closed doors during her medical training and practice in an attempt to maintain her professional medical image. Judith was born to physician parents who regarded her intuitive gifts as something to be kept secret. As a young woman Judith took part in research that smacked of "woo woo". After medical training she entered into the more conservative aspects of being a physician attempting to block her own nature and ultimately finding that she could not maintain that stance. For her own good and ultimately for the good of her patients (one of whom attempted suicide but lived)she found the her own unique path to acceptance not only claiming her intuitive gifts but sharing them with others as paths to healing and transformative change.

Mary Alice Long,PhD is a Jungian therapist, Play consultant, writer, and director of Play=Peace.