The Light Between Us: Stories from Heaven. Lessons for the Living. Hardcover – October 27, 2015

I read this and her second book and found them to be very profound. Her experiences/insights validated much of my own experiences and provided much comfort to me in this, the last phase of my earthly existence. I’m grateful for Laura’s sharing of her life.

Thank you Laura Lynne Jackson for being who you are and for writing this awesome book. I love every page, story, and your voice of vulnerability, insecurity, and bravery. You're an amazing light in our world, a beautiful mother, wife, teacher, and all the roles you hold. I'm in awe of you and the goodness you extend. Thank you so very much!Pick up this book.Enjoy every word reminding you how deeply connected we are.Share this book with others.Let's remember the gifts we are as spiritual beings having a human experience.

Help me deal with my grief

I grew up in a very strict Christian Church that poo-pooed any exploration of any kind that could possibly open the door for the devil to get you! (Boys and girls couldn't even swim together at church camp.) So it goes without saying that I have never believed that anyone could make contact with the dead. This book was very educational and changed my way of thinking. (I did not know that educated people actually study this phenomenon!) I have always believed that God does not want us to know exactly what the afterlife is like, and it is no doubt so complex that we wouldn't understand it anyway. The take-away for me was that it opened my mind to the very real possibility that he gives this gift to His chosen people to give us all hope that death is not to be feared, but embraced when it is "our time."I would give it five stars, but I still have that little place in my heart that fears the devil.

The Light Between Us chronicles the author's journey from childhood to self-realization as a psychic medium. While Laura Lynne Jackson became aware of her psychic abilities at an early age, and was encouraged by her family - and later, other psychics - to develop them, at times events would happen that would overwhelm her into retreat; the sudden and untimely death of a close childhood friend, of which she mistakenly thought she was supposed to prevent, and years later, being in the proximity of a plane crash and feeling the simultaneous terror of hundreds of people. A love for English literature and a knack for working with teenagers (thanks to her empathetic abilities) gave Jackson teaching to fall back on, and she happily settled into this fulfilling career while starting a family with her new husband.However, the urge to help others with her psychic abilities prevailed, and as she continued to do so, she realized that she could communicate with her clients' departed loved ones in the afterlife, or the Other Side, as Jackson refers to it. She learns that we are all connected to our loved ones through powerful, unbreakable cords of light, and that those on the Other Side remain by our sides, doing what they can to love us and guide us through our lives. Slowly, she gains confidence in her gifts, realizing her powers to help the bereaved, often paying special attention to parents who live with the pain of having lost a child. She is tested by scientists, who determine that her abilities are real. All of this goes on in secret from the faculty and students at the high school where she teaches, in fear that her work as a medium would be at the cost of her much-loved teaching position. When her secret finally comes out, she is met by her colleagues and students with acceptance and love.This book is excellent and worthy of five stars for many reasons: First, Jackson's writing style is clear and concise. The author studied at Oxford and has a degree in English Lit, and is a high school teacher, so basically...this is someone who really, really knows how to communicate in a way that is attention-grabbing and easy to understand, without dumbing anything down. Second, every reading that she recounts has the potential to resonate personally with the reader. If you've ever wondered where your loved ones are after they pass, if they are well, if they are watching you and sending love, and if they feel the love that you send out to them, this is by all means the book for you. Additionally, and very importantly, the author puts a face on a mystical and oft-misunderstood subject that is easy for just about anyone to relate to. This is not surprising, coming from someone who has tapped into the collective consciousness to such a high degree. Many people claim to be psychic, but Laura Lynne Jackson is one who is the real thing, backing up her abilities with proven science. Best of all, she believes (and I agree) that we all have a little bit of psychic in us - we just have to be open to it! She offers a few tips, and the first time that I asked for a sign from the Other Side, I got one within hours. This book affirms everything that I have come to believe over the years about life and death.In a world that currently seems very harsh and bleak on the surface, The Light Between Us will bring the reader a feeling of great hope for humanity. Knowing that there is a place of love and light, full of our loved ones who are rooting for us to be our truest and best possible selves is a great comfort indeed. There are lessons in here for both the believer and the skeptic. Read it, and your very consciousness just might make a change for the much better.

I ordered this book after suffering the loss of a very close family member. This book is the only thing that brought me any measure of comfort during this time of profound loss and grief. Laura is a delightful writer and her words had the power to enlighten and soothe at the same time. She is gifted and has taken the time share her gift for the benefit of others. Thank you, Laura!

A good reminder to stop and listen! Signs are everywhere! I would totally recommend to anyone who lost a loved one!

I loved this book! It almost brought me to tears. I love the gifts she brings into this world, and how she's able to help others see the light especially at their darkest times.

One month ago, I lost my hamster, Puffy, after 2 years and 2 months together. I adopted him on December 7, on November 7 the ER doctor gave him a few more days to live, but he lasted 3 more months through a chain of miracles. He passed on February 7, 2022. I see lots of 2s and 7s in our story.I think he led me to this book from the other side because he saw me grieving. He taught me so much when he was alive and he continues to teach me through his "absence". He gives me signs, some that I asked for, some that I didn't specifically ask for. I think he is a a guide that came into my life as a hamster, because the way we communicated (he understood words and phrases, we were often telepathic, he seemed very evolved, etc.) was impressive.This book gave so much insight about the other world (that I always felt real), and signs of eternal connections. I am very thankful for it.

This is an extremely honest, gentle and compelling account by a woman who questioned and doubted her own psychic abilities until the times caught up with her and she realised that what she had was a gift and not a curse.I picked the book because of the great reviews from world renowned spiritual masters and the fact that it was published by Penguin, which normally publishes only accredited authors. I was gratified to discover an authentic, moving and instructive autobiography that speaks of the author's lows as well as highs and the fact that she submitted her abilities to scientific enquiries time and again in order to bring her gift into the mainstream of spirituality -- as well as to ascertain for herself that what she has is the true blue thing.There are many lessons in this book that any reader could incorporate in his/her life -- such as the importance of forgiveness, of living true to oneself, of the fact that all creation is fundamentally connected....and many more all of which I thank the author for...they were very useful to me.Laura writes truthfully and modestly never pretending to be anything more or less than what she is...and she writes honestly about her feelings which are all-important in a book of this nature.As a Nichiren Buddhist for the last 25 years, someone who's incidentally based in Mumbai, India, I share with Laura the feeling that when one changes one's perception (or inner reality, as we like to call it) the world changes for us. Here, if I may add, I've worked hard at it for the last quarter of a century, chanting and cleaning up my darknesses and weaknesses, trying to improve my behaviour and trying to help other people in ways best suited to my attitudes, inclinations and abilities. Luckily I've had a Japanese mentor, the late Daisaku Ikeda, for the last 25 years to direct me as a beacon and guiding light. Not everyone is as lucky to be naturally spiritually gifted as Laura is but, as the author indicates, we all have our unique missions in life to fulfil.Thank you for this book. It gave me several days of reading pleasure. :-) 😃

Sheds light on past experiences and reveals connections we may not have given any thought to beforehand.An excellent read!

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El mejor libro creo! Si has perdido a alguien, te puede servir para ver otro punto de vista de la muerte que nunca habias pensando, y de alguna manera acercarte mas a esa persona que perdiste. No lo e terminado porque no quiero que se acabe.