Name: Anna M's review of Signs by Laura Lynne Jackson
Item: Signs
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Author: Anna M

Laura Lynne Jackson

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A renowned psychic medium teaches us how to recognize and interpret the life-changing messages from loved ones and spirit guides on the Other Side. “A collection of incredible stories . . . that speak to the universe’s endless capacity for magical moments.”—Goop Laura Lynne Jackson is a psychic medium and the author of the New York Times bestseller The Light Between Us. She possesses an incredible gift: the ability to communicate with loved ones who have passed, convey messages of love and healing, and impart a greater understanding of our interconnectedness. Though her abilities are exceptional, they are not unique, and that is the message at the core of this book. Understanding “the secret language of the universe” is a gift available to all. As we learn to ask for and recognize signs from the other side, we will start to find meaning where before there was only confusion, and see light in the darkness. We may decide to change paths, push toward love, pursue joy, and engage with life in a whole new way. In Signs, Jackson is able to bring the mystical into the everyday. She relates stories of people who have experienced uncanny revelations and instances of unexplained synchronicity, as well as others drawn from her own experience. There’s the lost child who appears to his mother as a deer that approaches her unhesitatingly at a highway rest stop; the name written on a dollar bill that lets a terrified wife know that her husband will be okay; the Elvis Presley song that arrives at the exact moment of Jackson’s own father’s passing; and many others. This is a book that is inspiring and practical, deeply comforting and wonderfully motivational, in asking us to see beyond ourselves to a more magnificent universal design. Praise for Signs “This stirring guide . . . asserts that anyone can learn to understand messages that are sent from the ‘Other Side.’ . . . For readers struggling with loss who believe it’s possible to communicate with the deceased, this book will console and empower them to look beyond their suffering.”—Publishers Weekly “This brilliant book by the renowned psychic medium Laura Lynne Jackson is a guidebook to and translator of the mysterious spiritual language of the universe. Through a series of touching personal stories, Signs teaches us how to discern and understand the myriad spiritual signs in our lives. Laura Lynne’s beautiful and compassionate heart shines through every page. This book is both excellent and important, and I highly recommend it to all.”—Brian L. Weiss, M.D., author of Many Lives, Many Masters

The Secret Language of the Universe

Signs

Nikkita

"Laura Lynne Jackson is a psychic medium and the author of the New York Times bestseller The Light Between Us. She possesses an incredible gift--the ability to communicate with loved ones who have passed, convey messages of love and healing, and impart a greater understanding of our interconnectedness. Though her abilities are exceptional, they are not unique, and that is the message at the core of this book. Understanding "the secret language of the universe" is a gift available to all. As we learn to ask for and recognize signs from the other side, we will start to find meaning where before there was only confusion, we will see light in the darkness. We may decide to change paths, push toward love, pursue joy, and engage with life in a whole new way. In Signs, Jackson is able to bring the mystical into the everyday. She relates stories of people who have experienced these uncanny revelations and instances of unexplained synchronicity, as well as those drawn from her own experience. There's the producer whose lost child appears to her as a deer that approaches her unhesitatingly at a highway rest stop; the name tag of an ER nurse that lets a terrified wife know that her husband will be okay; the Elvis Presley song that arrives at the exact time of her own father's passing; and many others. This is a book that is both inspiring and practical, deeply comforting and wonderfully motivational in asking us to see beyond ourselves to a more magnificent universal design"--

If we took the meat of the book and one story to illustrate it, the book would be infinitely shorter, but in any case the meat of it is generally good. The author says herself she was raised Lutheran and it's obvious it informs her current views, even if she's not 'limiting' herself to it now. 

I was worried some of the chapters would want to further some concerning ideas unrelated to the topic of the book, and the high praise of JKR didn't reassure me at all. The book was published in 2019, and she was already a well known transphobe. 

Now, I'm autistic, and the chapter about the mother of an autistic child was really hurtful. I understood the use of outdated and harmful labels like 'high functioning' is usually based more on lack of knowledge about its history, consequences and current repercussion than actual malice, even if it doesn't excuse the laziness of not doing proper research and not listening to actually autistic voices. However, how they spoke about the child and the fact that what seemed to be the biggest factor for the mother about deciding to have another child was the reassurance that the baby wouldn't be autistic, wouldn't be like her first child, like me, did hurt and even more so because that way of seeing us and thinking about us is quite common. 

Overall I liked what the book was doing when it was talking about what it was supposed to be about, even if it was overly Christian, but the insistence of using too many stories, poor and harmful examples and, mainly, some of the skirting ideas really lost me. 

Anna M

If we took the meat of the book and one story to illustrate it, the book would be infinitely shorter, but in any case the meat of it is generally good. The author says herself she was raised Lutheran and it's obvious it informs her current views, even if she's not 'limiting' herself to it now. 

 

I was worried some of the chapters would want to further some concerning ideas unrelated to the topic of the book, and the high praise of JKR didn't reassure me at all. The book was published in 2019, and she was already a well known transphobe. 

 

Now, I'm autistic, and the chapter about the mother of an autistic child was really hurtful. I understood the use of outdated and harmful labels like 'high functioning' is usually based more on lack of knowledge about its history, consequences and current repercussion than actual malice, even if it doesn't excuse the laziness of not doing proper research and not listening to actually autistic voices. However, how they spoke about the child and the fact that what seemed to be the biggest factor for the mother about deciding to have another child was the reassurance that the baby wouldn't be autistic, wouldn't be like her first child, like me, did hurt and even more so because that way of seeing us and thinking about us is quite common. 

 

Overall I liked what the book was doing when it was talking about what it was supposed to be about, even if it was overly Christian, but the insistence of using too many stories, poor and harmful examples and, mainly, some of the skirting ideas really lost me. 

Emelie

I don’t know. Got slightly boring hearing the same story after story after story and so on...

Julia R. Santos 

I gave it five stars not because it’s a literary masterpiece, but because it is exemplary in its portrayal of the human connection, across countries, languages, faith, and, as it turns out, death. Laura Lynne’s sunshine glows through the page, a lesson in optimism and kindness, allowing us to let go of the notion that we are in any way aware of how life works.

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