The Other Side and Back SYLVIA BROWNE with Lindsay Harr i son THE OTHER SIDE AND BACK A P S Y C H I C ’ S G U I D E T O O U R W O R L D A N D B E Y O N D A DUTTON BOOK This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events or locales is entirely coincidental. THE OTHER SIDE AND BACK A Signet Book / published by arrangement with the author All rights reserved. Copyright © 1999 by Sylvia Browne This book may not be reproduced in whole or part, by mimeograph or any other means, without permission. Making or distributing electronic copies of this book constitutes copyright infringement and could subject the infringer to criminal and civil liability. For information address: The Berkley Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Putnam Inc., 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014. The Penguin Putnam Inc. World Wide Web site address is http://www.penguinputnam.com ISBN: 0-7865-0915-5 A SIGNET BOOK® Signet Books first published by The Dutton Publishing Group, a member of Penguin Putnam Inc., 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014. SIGNET and the “S” design are trademarks belonging to Penguin Putnam Inc. First edition (electronic): August 2001 DEDICATIONS from Sylvia: For my family . . . For Angelia, may I be the wind beneath your wings that my Grandmother Ada was to me . . . And always, for Montel from Lindsay: For my mother, Fern Underwood, who has brought more to my life, including my introduction to Sylvia, than I can ever repay CO N T E N T S Acknowledgments ix Foreword xi A Note to My Readers 1 1. Help from The Other Side: Our Angels and Spirit Guides 11 2. Everyday Magic and Miracles: Discovering and Creating Joy in Your Life 41 3. Your Personal Life: A Spiritual Psychic’s View of Relationships and Families 73 4. To Your Health: Psychic Prescriptions for the Mind and Body 103 5. Life After Life: How to Discover Your Own Past Lives 131 vii Contents 6. Hauntings: What They Are and What to Do 165 7. The Dark Side: Protecting Ourselves from the Evil Around Us 195 8. Ten Things We Fear and Why We Shouldn’t Fear Them 231 9. Predictions for the New Millennium—1999–2099 265 Appendix: Affirmations 275 viii AC K N OW L E D G M E N T S o the talented, vigilant likes of Brian Tart, Bonnie Solow, and TReid Tracy, for giving me the support, freedom, and encour- agement to express my passion for writing. To my beloved staff, my tireless ministers, and my study groups around the country. To the members of the medical, psychiatric, and law enforce- ment communities around the country, who continue to embrace this dedicated handmaiden to society with your trust, your confi- dence, and your friendship. To my clients, my friends, my audiences around the world, and all the clients, friends, and audiences yet to come. My love for you is an open door you can always enter. To Dr. Carolyn Doherty of Beverly Hills, California, for her skill, artistry, and rare gentility. To my son Christopher, whose generosity provided me with a lovely house to write in and whose love made it a home. To my son Paul, for his friendship and understanding. To my beautiful daughters-in-law, Gina and Nancy, whom I ix