Field Guide to the Spirit World

Martinez does not simply take a surface tour of so-called supernatural, but instead she delves deeply into each topic, offering support for the facts with numerous real-life examples, all of which are supported by experts she quotes. This is a text book of the supernatural, overflowing with a daunting amount of information. The most notable aspect of Field Guide to the Spirit Word is its extensive documentation. This book deserves serious consideration to those interested in baffling phenomenon. * Rougeski Reads * When I was initiated into the world of spiritualism, I was taught that protection was the most important thing when contacting disembodied spirits. I was also told that a majority of people in mental institutions might be there because they are oppressed by negative entities. Now Susan Martinez, who has a doctorate in anthropology from Columbia University, has written this book about encounters in the spirit world that run the whole gamut from selfless helpers to those trapped by their attachment to the material world I am grateful to Susan Martinez for beginning the dialogue in such a knowledgeable and caring way. * Anna Jedrziewski, Retailing Insight * From all accounts, the world beyond the veil is a labyrinth chock-full of entities both good and ill. With her new book Field Guide to the Spirit World: The Science of Angel Power, Discarnate Entities, and Demonic Possession, Susan B. Martinez has contributed an important work that helps to demystify the other side. It warrants an important place on your Fortean bookshelf and, more importantly, in your hands as you read and learn. * Jim Harold, host of the Paranormal Podcast * The depth and quality of research exemplified by Susan B. Martinez, Ph.D., in her previous books are evident again in Field Guide to the Spirit World. The spirit world is all around us all the time, and this very helpful book provides a key to the spiritual world and a guide to working with it for the treatment of mental disorders caused by `overshadowing.' As Whitley Strieber says in his foreword, `Step out of the prison of materialism in order to see such experiences in ways that might deepen our understanding of ourselves and the amazing universe'--as Strieber demonstrates when he talks about the loss of his wife, Anne, and how that opened his spiritual vision. * Robert R. Hieronimus, Ph.D., coauthor of The Secret Life of Lady Liberty *