Help for the Haunted: A Guide to House Blessings, Ghost Clearings, and Spiritual Self-Protection Paperback – 28 Oct. 2014

I'm a big fan of Lori's work compiling paranormal images so decided to give her book a try. She certainly knows her subject. There is a lot of fear and mis-information regarding the paranormal and this book will help dispel some of those fears and gives practical help for those that feel they have a problem with hauntings.

I find this book to be very black and white in regard to the dark forces and how to "exorcise" a dark entity. Given that the writer speaks from the worldview of the Catholic perception of possession; that no communication should be held between a human and the demonic, it simply means that the outdated and unsuccessful manner of exorcism which the Catholic religion attests to, remains in place with no hope for change or advancement. It is clear that the Catholic method of exorcism is irresponsible because 'casting out a demon' only relieves the person affected.. but means the entity will attach to someone else who is vulnerable.. a next door neighbour.. a child round the corner... very irresponsible! And not to mention uncompassionate to the entities in question. Labelling an entity as 'evil' and 'demonic' creates further barriers to understanding.Other lightworkers, therapists, mediums, clairvoyants etc have found instead, that communicating with the entity has brought a much wider understanding than the Catholic religion is willing to allow. By communicating with the forces in question, it is clear that they themselves have been deceived into thinking they have no inner light... that the light will harm them, and that they can be wiped out permanently.None of this is true... and upon helping the dark entity to see their own inner light, which helps them to see they are being deceived, the being then knows it has been deceived by the dark, and joins the light.This is a far more effective method since it heals both the human affected and the entity affecting the human. In many cases, the entity who has joined the light, has also gone on to pass this message of deception onto other dark entities, who have also pulled back their infestation of other humans. So in healing one dark entity and helping it to find the light, we therefore have the potential to heal thousands.Showing such little compassion for the spiritual health of the dark entity, makes me doubt the validity of this entire book...We are here to bring love to ALL beings, not just the ones we deem as worthy.