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Informationen zum Autor James Van Praagh Klappentext Have you ever wondered who you really are and what you are doing here? Believe it or not, the simple truth is that everything you want to know is already inside you. Renowned psychic and bestselling author James Van Praagh has learned a lot through his amazing ability to communicate with the spiritual realms, and in Looking Beyond he shares with teens what the spirits have taught him, including * The real deal about soulmates (hint: you have more than one!) * Why you have the parents you do * What the heck spirit guides are and how to use them * How dreams can increase your creativity * Ways to develop your sixth sense * The lessons you were born to learnLooking Beyond gives you the tools you need to uncover the power, strength, and talent to fulfill your unique destiny. If you would like to begin the journey to discover the real you Leseprobe Chapter 1: Spirits in a Material World Look Inside, and All Will Be Revealed I See Dead People When I was a young boy, I used to see ghosts all the time, like the kid in The Sixth Sense . It was like one giant ghost party around me. I used to see people standing in my room just as I was going to sleep. Sometimes, they would pop up when I got into trouble. It wasn't scary or creepy like in the movie, though. Actually, it was quite the opposite. My ghosts had kind faces. They were gentle, not spooky. Mostly, they were family members who had died, like my grandfather or aunt. They just wanted me to know that they were watching over me like guardian angels. To me, these ghosts appeared as solid forms with heads and bodies just like everyone else I knew. The only difference between the living and the dead was the beautiful glowing light that surrounded the ghosts. And when the ghosts spoke to me, it was a mind-to-mind communication -- no one ever moved their lips. Frankly, I thought my ability to see ghosts was pretty cool. I was quite innocent, though, and thought everyone else could see ghosts, too. It wasn't until I was hanging out with a few friends and told them about my ghostly visions that I found out I was very different. But while my friends thought I was ready for the loony bin, I didn't think of myself as a freak. I knew in my heart that what my friends were saying about me was not true. They couldn't see ghosts, but I knew what I saw, and I knew it was real. I didn't have a clue about how life really worked until I understood why ghosts appeared to me. It was a pretty simple, yet far-out, idea. It certainly didn't fit the picture of life that I was being taught. Time after time, spirits impress upon me the idea that all of us, dead or alive, are purely spiritual in nature. We are not human beings, but spirit beings in human bodies. So, in this book, I want to share my thoughts about how life really works, what I have learned from all the spirit beings who have contacted me. If we all knew who we really are, we might have a better understanding of ourselves and others. Who Do You Think You Are? How many times have you looked at the stars and wondered what lies beyond them? Could there be other life in far-off galaxies? Could there be alien life forms right here on our planet? Of course there are. Wasn't that what they were trying to tell us in the movie Men in Black ? But have you ever wondered who you are and what you are doing here on this planet? My take on this whole question goes like this: You and I are students in one giant classroom. Like those "men in black," you and I are here to uncover the truth underneath these alien bodies we are wearing. It's simple for me to say, but finding out who we are is something people have been trying to figure out for a long time. Just think about a time when you went along with a friend's idea just because you thought y...
