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Dear God! What's Happening to Us?: Halting Eons of Manipulation: Halting Eons of Manipulation By Lynn Grabhorn ( Hampton Roads Publishing )
Release Date: 2003-02-01
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In dark times, a message of hope. In her bestselling Excuse Me, Your Life Is Waiting, Lynn Grabhorn told how to literally create your own reality. Then--as she tells here--her own life and health inexplicably fell apart. After years of struggle, she learned that the reason why involves nothing less than the age-old struggle between positive and negative forces. More important, she learned how this struggle began, how it is playing out, why times today are so hard for so many, and--WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT IT. This book is, above all, a message of hope. In Grabhorn's trademark down-to-earth style, she shows how we--each of us--can choose to embrace the positive in such a way that the negative loses all power over us. Forever. This powerful message, if heeded, will change the course of human history for the better.
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Lynn Grabhorn - Dear God - What happened to Lynn?
I just came across this forum as I was searching for information about how author Lynn Grabhorn died (she authored the bestselling: "Excuse me: Your Life Is Waiting" a terrific book by Hampton Roads Publishing). While I agree her second book, "Dear God, what's happening to us?" sounded kooky I know for a fact there are lots of beings/entities/spirits out there that are nasty and want to mess with us. Still this is not a reason to go off the deep end or into fear. I think that's what happened to her in the midst of her physical problems. (I am the author of YOU ARE PSYCHIC: THE ART OF CLAIRVOYANT READING AND HEALING and my newest book EXTRAORDINARY PSYCHIC: PROVEN TECHNIQUES TO MASTER YOUR NATURAL PSYCHIC ABILTIES will be out this August, thanks to Llewellyn Publishing). Anyway, I've been experiencing various beings for years that can be quite nasty. Not that they cause me too many problems - well not that I know of - mostly they get to us through fear, attacking us through angry people and through creating some pain. Mostly I've seen them in the course of my work with others. The reason I am writing in this forum now is because unfortunately I can't write to Lynn herself, although it would be nice to think she is aware of my concerns and respect for her wherever she is, I haven't taken the time to really tune into her instead I felt compelled to write. I was finding her book, "Dear God" a bit strange but when she began mentioning her experiences of what happened during her public speaking experiences, I got the chills because it sounded exactly like what happened when I went to Poland to speak to the largest group I addressed to date: about 350 people earlier this year with my good friend Francine. Each night at my apartment in Warsaw, as I meditated or tried to get to sleep, I would see these demonic type faces that I rarely have seen before - they were definitely trying to disturb me, which didn't work because I've got some pretty good tools although I have to say I got little sleep for the next month and I don't think you could blame it all on jet lag. As soon as I arrived there I felt that they were however attacking us through the organizers of the event, who were very dishonest and acted quite strangely the entire time. I really felt these people and these beings were using me to get to lots of people who were really trying so hard to get on their spiritual path, and while I felt good that I was there to help the people, I also felt like the organizers and the various beings around were using me and my co teacher to get to these poor people. I can't explain it logically but it reminded me of what David Icke has talked about when he discussed the reptilians. In order to let go of our stress, we actually shot a little comedic video the first night in our tiny hotel room about how we were being used by the reptilians to get to the people of Poland (sorry, I erased it). We were only half joking. It was a very creepy feeling - Here we were with the best of intentions, under contract, knowing hundreds of people who have no other access to learning how to heal themselves had spent a lot of money to be there (most of which I saw only a small portion of) and while I couldn't say at all how they were being adversely impacted by the organizers and the beings, something felt very wrong. It was all rather confusing as the energy of Warsaw, a city that was completely demolished in world War II and who lost about 4 million people to the Nazi's is depressing and negative in and of itself - although I have to say the translators who helped us were wonderful, the people in our workshops were so kind and loving - very different from how people act out on the streets in general - and the malls had great clothes - gotta love those European fashions, I've been shopping at Target and Wall mart for way too long!). However, again, I was not expecting to experience the number of visions of beings that were really speaking abusely to me when I'd close my eyes, or the exhaustion I fell under as a result of being there. This is where I felt I may have been experiencing what Lynn was describing in her book, "Dear God: What's happening to us". It also took me about 2 months after returning home to get my energy back, despite using techniques that usually help me although I am happy to say I am feeling great now. I am posting this notice because I want people to know that while Lynn obviously had some problems and her information/story behind where these beings came from may likely not be accurate although some of it makes sense, and while I think she had a number of fears that got the best of her besides the fact she was suffering from cancer - that there is something to what she is saying about the spirits out there. Spirits are like people, some are great and some are just plain awful. Wish that wasn't the case but it is. I think a huge mistake Lynn Grabhorn made has to do with becoming obsessed and reliant on channeled sources outside herself - she obviously wasn't connected in with her own intuition/spirit/soul/inner voice/heart what ever you want to call it or she wouldn't have needed to consult with a pendulum or channelers every five minutes. I've been a clairvoyant for over 12 years and am the first one to testify what a clairvoyant reading can do for someone when they are feeling stuck or confused, but readings should be done sparingly and infrequently, what's more important is for people to meditate and go within themselves so they can hear and experience the truth from within, then a little help from a psychic friend to compliment that can actually help him/her rise to the next level in their growth because it helps them get through barriers they can't see themselves. As far as those nasty critters out there that feed off our negative emotions (and sexual energy) as Lynn proclaimed in her second book they do exist for sure. Finally, there are people who have critized her and asked how could an author with a popular book end up so negative and troubled? I think she provides the answer in "Dear God: What's happening to us" when she explains that she wrote her first book while she was discovering and experiencing the effectiveness of the techniques she was writing about. She found they worked, but she didn't have enough time to incorporate all the material into her life. As anyone whose been on the path of spiritual transformation, just when you've got it all figured out, life has a way of throwing you a curve ball, or tossing a few mountains in your way that you then have to figure out how to transverse using new tools. Sure the old ones may help a lot but there is suddenly a whole new learning process to go through. Also as anyone whose ever been in intense physical pain can tell you - when the pain is there it's next to impossible to be positive and meditate. I think that's why sometimes nasty beings or people will put us in physical pain, then we are just too miserable to do the things we know really works. It's a catch 22 situation for sure. I in order to understand what happened to Lynn, we need to consider that she didn't start out as a spiritual teacher and wasn't really used to dealing with people's emotions. For those of us who are experienced with this, who even have training or years of experience, it can be really overwhelming when we gain more clients, or students or attention from people needing help. Imagine someone who really had no experience at all - she'd be invited to speak before many desperate people and not have the slightest idea how to deal with their personal problems and the stress of their demands and their energy. Take a 100 needy people who are totally deaf and mute and the energy from their thoughts, even positive thoughts can have a strong impact or adverse effect on the person who is the focus of their energy. (that's why I admire people like James Van Pragg and really any person who can go on stage in front of thousands of people and still remain balanced and healthy and do what they love to do). I think these factors played as much a role as that of whatever beings might have been tormenting her. Lynn was a recovering alcoholic and voiced the fact that she had trouble taking risks in her life and the stress of it all was too much for her. I wish I had had a chance to talk to her so that I could have helped her in some way. There are many techniques that could have helped her and that would have complimented her ideas in her first book. I hope her work serves as an example that it is possible to manifest your dreams with the right combination of thoughts and actions and emotions and that there are so many factors, such as spirits, self esteem, and the ability to cope with our dreams when we do manifest them. I don't think she was really ready for all the good things she manifested in her life along with publishing her book. She did it too quickly without the necessary tools. Isn't this what happens to so many rock starts and movie stars? I will be addressing some of this in my third book that I should be working on now instead of writing to this forum! Some people are going to think I am as kooky as they think Lynn was I suppose. Maybe I am. But I'd be proud to share any category with her. People need to realize that authors and spiritual teachers are not perfect - far from it, that the problem isn't us falling from pedestals, but rather that lots of people want to put us there, and then get upset, angry or disillusioned when we can't possibly remain there for too long. The real problem is then they are comparing themselves to us and thinking they can never be or get to where we are when the fact is, they don't really have as far to climb as they think, in fact it may not at all even be they have to improve themselves one bit to catch up, but merely REALIZE they are there already. Given Lynn supposedly died of cancer shortly after publishing her second book, I wouldn't be surprised if this was the source of her intense pain that led up to her writing it. As to whether some alien type beings had a hand in creating her cancer, I believe based on readings I've done with others this is possible, but again, here I am writing not as a psychic, since I haven't tuned into her personal situation (my to do list is already too long - didn't even get around to checking in to see who won American Idol - although I do suspect it will be David Archuletta love both the Davids!). Rather I write about Lynn as a concerned fan who knows there may be something to this along with the other factors I've suggested as well. Lets send her and her spirit a blessing as well as one to all the nasty beings out there who don't have the ability to love and will never know the joys that we have experienced as spirits in bodies who can experience the full range of emotions.
Wishing you all that your heart desires most, Debra Lynne Katz.
Extraordinary Psychic: Proven Techniques to Master Your Natural Psychic AbilitiesYou Are Psychic: The Art of Clairvoyant Reading & HealingThe David Icke Guide to the Global ConspiracyAnd the Truth Shall Set You Free: The 21st Century Edition
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 Amazing and Thought Provoking ( tingleme )
WOW! Such a different work for Lynn. I can't explain what I was thinking the first time I read this book. Awe, amazement, confusion. I just kept reading wondering what in the world she was going to say next. Once I hit the last page I started over.
During the second reading I could fous on what she was saying rather than wondering what in the world was going to be on the next page. It was amazing information and I feel each person who reads her book will gain some personal insight. Take what resonates with you and leave the rest.
I read it a third time so I can share with others as closely as possible the intended content. I read about 5 books every month (self help type books) and this is the ONLY book I have ever read 3 times.
I can honestly say this is one of my all time favorite books.
Happy reading and blessings! : )
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 Not for everyone, not for me... ( 7kitties )
Lynn may or may not have 'plagiarized' the Hicks material--to be honest, if you rummage through the bookshop, any new age author with more than one title is shamelessly ripping off SOMEONE or SOME tradition. I mean, Doreen Virtue's made a frickin' INDUSTRY of pillaging world religions to cram into her latest 'oracle deck' (yours for only $[...]). Therefore I'm not going to single out Grabhorn as a naughty naughty plagiarist. Not when my local Borders has two whole shelves of stuff by Dyer, Chopra, McGraw, etc. Heck, look at the Hickses. They seem to be cranking out books at an unholy pace, none of them, as far as I can tell, saying anything much different than the first one.
Anyway, most of this book is fairly repackaged--hell the History Channel's showing something next week about the Mayan calendar predicting the end of the world in 2012. Most religions including Christianity and Shi'a Islam are apocalyptic, both consider the End of the World to be Nigh. So is Lynn nuts because she's just saying what everyone else is saying? Or is she 'nuts' because the whole idea of a larger unfolding of history really cramps the style of the True Believer in the Law of Attraction? Or is it just that Lynn fell into the 'write another book, grab another buck' school so common to new age writers? The Manichean good vs evil thing's been around for a while, too. But you know what it most reminds me of? Why nobody I know of and respect in the metaphysical world will go near a Ouija board. Seriously. Reading this and Earth Two, it sounds like a serious case of taking on a few uninvited astral passengers.
Maybe it's just me: I enjoyed _Excuse Me_ so much that I might just be making excuses to explain 'dear god, what happened to Lynn Grabhorn?' But if she is pulling this info out of the ether, and not shielding herself, well, she becomes a cautionary tale to channelers. If she did plagiarize all her stuff, she becomes a cautionary tale in Karma.
My personal jury's out on the 'end of the world' stuff. It just seems too hip and trendy for me. Nothing sells a book like "do this or you're not gonna make it!" fear pitches and I resist things that prey upon/play upon fear. This book, in that light, is nothing but a fear magnet, and if you remember your Law of Attraction 101, the more we dwell on it, the more likely it will come to pass--think about THAT before you pick up a copy of this book.
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 Wow, What Happened?
If you believe that you are the master of your destiny, then Do Not read this book, or do so with a light hearted touch. I found it disturbing and the exact opposite of her last book "Excuse me your life is waiting" which I loved. It seems that her problem started when doctors could not diagnose her illness and she became frustrated and went to a homeopathic practitioner who said that while she was not diabetic her organs were responding as a diabetic. So this "seer" put her on a diabetic diet and she got better. Wow, thats all the proof I need. I know when I drink a lot of pop or eat junk food I don't feel good as when it is not part of my diet, but I never would have thought that dark forces were to blame and not my diet. Sad to say but this sounds like dark fiction and is depressing to read.
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Regarding sense of betrayal and confusion over LG's end ( jpmwva )
The sense of bewilderment and confusion many of LG's readers experience by the contrast between the latter books and her most popular book, EMYLIW, simply rests in the lack of recognition by her readers that the key concepts and ideas in the former were simply not hers. In my opinion, having read EMYLIW I was saddened to discover that virtually the entire book was a plagiarism of the Abraham-Hicks material (an opinion I also share regarding The Secret). She attests to this herself in a rather patronizing acknowledgement of the Hickses in the forward to the book. Her readiness to excuse herself from the ethics of ownership -- like her violation of the principle of anonymity espoused in Alcoholics Anonymous as she did in her first book -- is not realized by most of her readership. Her last two books, alas, are at least primarily her stuff. I would encourage her saddened and disappointed fans to read and listen to the Abraham-Hicks books and CDs which still unwaveringly, and authenticly, apply the Law of Attraction to our everyday life experiences.
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