When I selected this as a to read, I had forgotten that the author is a self-proclaimed psychic with a "spiritual guide" named Francine. I must be honest and say that I am a skeptic with regard to psychics, having never really met any. But having said this, I have approached the book with an open mind.

If it weren't for the psychic spiritual guide content, I would say the book was rather insightful and it would appear she has facts to back up what she says about the early church and related content. I did enjoy the way the book was organized.

Being that the book holds some controversial content (some seemingly factual and others speculative), I held myself to not be attached to my learned traditional Christian knowledge nor my opinions of Jesus. I attempted to be non-resistant as I listened. Although, I did feel my defenses rev up from time to time. Not so much around the parts about the early church having an agenda and messing with the New Testament and the included gospels. I am in agreement there already, aligning with Tolle, Chopra and probably gnosticism to a good degree. But some of the views on Jesus is where I found myself needing to concentrate on being open.

It was a beautiful and fresh perspective on such a prominent figure. I loved the book.

Fascinating

gives one new prospective on the life of Jesus

Well-known psychic and best-selling author, Sylvia Brown, uses the help of her spirit guides and her years of experience studying gnostic texts to present her information describing the life of Jesus. She covers from the time of his birth, his childhood, travels, ministries, miracles, crucifixion, death, and ressurection including major controversies. She refers to the origins of and the texts from the Bible and offers explanations for things that she claims may be generally misunderstood. I don't know that I agree 100% with what she presents but I did find it an interesting and fascinating discussion about the central figure in the religion of Christianity. At least it gives me some things to ponder over to explain or better understand some of the more questionable writings in the Bible. Unlike some religions where you are not allowed to question anything, we still have open minds to explore and learn new things. If you are open to studying some alternative explanations for the stories of the Bible, this book may be for you.