Psychic: My Life in Two Worlds

Psychic: My Life in Two Worlds

“I have known Sylvia for twenty years, and I have the greatest respect for her. People seek her out for her much celebrated intuitive skills, however, I have sought her out for her friendship and kindness. I applaud her for the peace and solace that she has brought to so many.” — Montel Williams “An amazing woman, an amazing life, and a book I couldn’t put down. Sylvia is a true inspiration.” — Jeanne Cooper, star of The Young and the Restless Reaching deep beneath the surface of her life—then and now—renowned psychic and #1 New York Times bestselling author Sylvia Browne ( The Other Side and Back ) candidly discusses details of her professional and personal experiences that she’s never publically revealed before. Browne, a household name in the psychic world, has published so many books, it’s hard to believe that she has anything left to write about. In this breezy autobiography, however, she focuses more on this world than she has in previous accounts, even those touching on personal matters. (Fans shouldn’t despair; there are still plenty of accounts from the other side.) Writing in an engagingly wry tone, Browne shows that, despite being psychic, she has trouble reading the signs when it comes to her personal life. Her relationship with her mother was hostile, and several of her marriages were disasters. She was not even in tune enough to know when her finances were being manipulated. (Psychics, she notes, cannot read for themselves.) Still, with spirit guidance, Browne has forged ahead and wants you to know that you can do the same. The book is sprinkled with advice: there is no such thing as a soul mate, so stop looking for one; reincarnation is real; love is all. Browne’s many fans may have heard all this before, but they probably won’t mind another installment. --Ilene Cooper At the age of seventy-three, New York Times bestselling author Sylvia Browne is ready to tell the whole story of her extraordinary life. In Psychic , we meet the woman behind the public figure: from the child receiving her first visits from the spirit world to the teenager doubting her own sanity; from the new mother living through staggering highs and lows to the burgeoning celebrity, and, ultimately, the successful, happily married woman she is today. Filled with never-before-told stories and otherworldly encounters, Psychic is a riveting account of how Sylvia Shoemaker, a traditional girl from Missouri, became world-famous psychic Sylvia Browne. Nothing is off-limits. Sylvia tells the little-known truths behind her three failed marriages—including physical abuse, bankruptcy, and legal troubles—and the financial and emotional damage they wreaked. She revisits her personal demons and describes her physical challenges, including her relatively recent discovery that she'd suddenly gone blind in one eye. And then there is the greatest surprise of all: Sylvia tells how, once she had reached her seventies, and believed her romantic life was over, the real Mr. Right finally—impossibly—showed up. While the press has freely, often bitterly, weighed in on Sylvia's most painful stories, she has remained quiet—until now. Unlike any other book Sylvia has written, Psychic reaches deep beneath the surface of her life, including professional and personal experiences that she is sharing publicly for the first time. With candor, warmth, and a great deal of humor, Sylvia Browne has written the singularly captivating tale of a life lived in two worlds, filled equally with harsh earthly realities and mesmerizing spiritual insights. Sylvia Browne (October 19, 1936 – November 20, 2013) was a #1 New York Times bestselling author and world-famous psychic who appeared regularly on the Montel Williams Show and on Larry King Live , as well as making countless other media and public appearances. She also founded the Society of Novus Spiritus church, which celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2011.