Hello curious soul! There’s a reason you were drawn to this book. Maybe you’re dissatisfied with what you’ve been told you “should be.” Maybe you know there’s something bigger out there, waiting for you, but the people in your life just don’t understand. Maybe you feel crazy or alone, like part of you is dying.You’re not dying. You’re just waking up. Even if you have seen my content before, it's time to strap in and hold on tight because this is not your average text. It’s your soul’s reminder of how powerful you are, and of how much you already know! Stop living your life in safety and stagnation. Stop making choices through obligation and attachment. Step up, live your life to the fullest. You are ready, and the world is waiting.
Clairvoyant, truth seeker, intuitive psychic, and best-selling author ELIZABETH APRIL (also known as EA) is here on a mission to help humanity awaken by expanding their mind to the infinite possibilities the universe has to offer. Through her online community, The School of Awakening, her Amazon best-selling book, You're Not Dying You're Just Waking Up, and her successful podcast, Expand, EA has brought her expertise to celebrity clientele like Demi Lovato, models, actors, and musicians such as Chris Daughtry... as well as her huge online community. Each week on her podcast, EA dives into topics like the matrix, simultaneous time, consciousness, quantum physics, spirit guides, aliens, awakening, the mandala effect and much more.
With well over seven million views on YouTube, over nine million minutes watched every month and an Instagram community of over 100K, the world is listening to what EA has to say. EA has been featured on Vice, Bustle, and Gaia TV to name a few, and has spoken at world renowned conferences across North America including the Harmonic Convergence Festival, Alien Con Toronto, and Wellness Expo Toronto. She has shared her expertise on numerous podcasts including Almost 30, The Balanced Blonde, Positive Head, Master Mind, Body, and Spirit among others. Most recently, EA was a featured expert on Unidentified with Demi Lovato (NBC's Peacock TV).
I am torn and can’t decide on which way to go in regards to this book, EA, and this review as a whole. While I like the concepts and information EA shares in this book, it truly is simplistic and she doesn’t really explain much in detail. The book itself is filled with spelling, as well as, grammatical errors which does kill the flow for the reader. What got me personally to take a step back is her personal Lupus story. EA claims to have been diagnosed with Lupus after presenting with atypical symptoms and a positive ANA test. Then, EA claims, after six months she went back to her doctor, previous symptom gone (after raising her vibrations and dietary changes) to be told she had a “negative” blood test - thus meaning she no longer had Lupus. Unfortunately, most don’t know nor understand the complexity of rheumatology and what has to be put together to get an autoimmune diagnosis like Lupus. Because of this, I am guessing most just believe EA’s claims. But sorry, that’s now how it works. ANA can be a wide range is issues and there is NOT one single blood diagnostic test for Lupus. You can’t get a “positive” nor a “negative” Lupus test. There are months of diagnostic procedures, blood work as well as symptom monitoring to even start to conclude that it’s Lupus. She also claimed she was told by this same single blood test doctor that she was “so young” at 18 to have lupus. Again, not true. Lupus can be of any age and at many times is diagnosed as early as 14-15 years old, typically. With that all said, I am left feeling that EA may be spinning a tale she wants us to believe or maybe she believes it all herself - but is it true? I can confidently tell you that her Lupus story is either bogus or simplified beyond belief so it leaves the rest for me to pretty much toss out as truth. Again, I like her message but wish she would not intertwine impossible tales to try to sell her story.
This book is antisemetic, racist, ableist and written so poorly I have second hand embarrassment. Author supports Timothy Leary’s Nazi theories. There are many many MANY other books that could guide you on your spiritual journey.
The author pretty much just repeated random theories she has heard about and made outrageous claims that are uneducated and ableist. Not to mention that she starts every chapter with “Hey Starseed” and refers to all of us as starseeds which is either an uneducated claim or she is antisemitic and racist. If she is a good Arthur and did any sort of research for her books she would know this but this is the world we live in today. The word “starseed” was created by Timothy Leary (a repeated convicted criminal, a racists and antisemetic scientist) in the 70s. Timothy Leary was a psychonaut who studied the effects of hallucinogenic drugs and is infamous for making the statement “Hitler was ahead of his time.” He believed that a pure more evolved race of beautiful white, blonde, in shape and intelligent humans were evolving in to super humans with super powers while the lesser races and classes were not evolving. Anyone who thinks the author is being inclusive while using this vocabulary is very wrong. She is, on such a deep level being the opposite of inclusive. She makes ableist claims about how to handle anxiety and depression while just straight up butchering other theories she must have seen on tiktok.
As someone who has read many many books on the vast subject of spirituality, this one made me cringe the entire time. Please before thinking the universe brought this book into your life, just take a gander at any of the “related titles” and I promise you, you will find something better. Also, don’t just take what these authors and influencers say as the truth just because she wrote a book and made all these exaggerated outrageous claims that any new spiritualist would want to experience. Always mundane over magick and cross reference all the content you absorb. “Believe only half of what you see and nothing that you hear.” Safe travels along your journey. ✨
This book was a lot easier for me to follow than I expected it would be.
It’s a lot of information, packed into a smallish book, but it’s great because you can re-read it cover to cover if you like!
The information was wonderful and there was a lot of new concepts or concepts that EA provided clarity on - despite having watched most of her videos on YouTube.
The practical information was amazing, but I especially felt drawn to the beautiful artwork and the personal stories shared in this book of EA’s journey!
What I love about this book (and all of Elizabeth April’s teachings) is that she gives you tools that unlock the YOUniverse inside of yourself! Many systems say we should give our power away to the government, God or even fate. But what if you had the tools all along? This book shows you exactly how to take responsibility and create your own reality in the most empowering way!
Many of us go through a series of awakening steps that lead us to believe we have a purpose that is greater than just being Bob, a construction worker from Kentucky. She takes you along the steps you go through on your soul journey with tools, new approaches you have never heard before! It’ll make you laugh, cry and everything in between. Highly recommend!
This book is perfect for any and all souls called to support the transition of humanity into the age of Aquarius. It is a book to support you in your process of awakening. I wish I had this kind of information and support in the beginning of my own awakening. I am grateful to read it now and recommend it to any others that are drawn to understand our purposes in a deeper and more profound way. You may not resonate with everything but I believe this is a book we can continue to refer to as we grow and learn.
If you have no idea what it means to be "woke" and don't want to read 30 different books to figure it out, you need this book!! The perfect book to help ease you into your awakening and help you along the way. I wish I had this book two and half years ago! Her personal stories are so helpful and the channeled geometric designs are so beautiful. I'm definitely buying extra copies for a few friends and family. I highly recommend this book and I can't wait for her to write more!!
Have studied and practiced and tried to live a spiritual life for over 30 years. Saw Elizabeth April on Gaia and have been following her on YouTube ever since. Loved this book and Elizabeth's straightforward message and explanations . Have been able to deepen my understanding and have gained a fresh perspective about advancement. Thank you EA.
I love reading books from different perspectives so I was excited to start this book. The book was just what I expected; I found the beginning chapters very intuitive and I found the later chapters to be pretty kooky. I’m the beginning chapters the focus closely emulated themes of mindfulness and how to be a good person through eating right, exercising, and achieving inner balance which are all very important things! I found some of the discussion around anxiety and DNA to be a little problematic, I would highly recommend reading Quantum Evolution for further information. I would not say the author is crazy, she approaches life using a different lens. I would say that this book is written using a very interpretation based lens, meaning this is solely written from the authors perspective which is valuable but brings up interesting questions about what is “truth” and “reality”. In society, there is a propensity to use and rely on positivistic thinking to observe and make conclusions which then informs our “truth” and “reality”. I can see why this book appeals to some people and why some people not at all (based on the reviews) but I believe it’s still important to listen to different perspectives.
The Universe thrust this book upon me, and I'm glad that it did. On this particular day, I was having trouble deciding what book to start next, which is very unlike me. I normally read for an hour or two in the morning before the rest of the house wakes up, but while deciding, everyone woke up early. I took the dogs for their walk and was listening to the latest episode of the Highest Self Podcast, and Elizabeth April was a guest. I found her story and insights extremely fascinating, so I looked up her website as soon as I got home and saw that her book was available on KU. Of course, that decided what my next book was going to be.
You're Not Dying You're Just Waking Up is about awakening. Moving your life out of autopilot so you can open yourself up to higher vibrations. She takes us through each stage of what happens during an awakening, with examples from her own life. It's all very interesting and quite intuitive. Some of her ideas are quite radical though. This book will not be for everyone, but I'm sure if you're stumbling upon it, it's likely for a reason.
What I liked most about You're Not Dying You're Just Waking Up was that it's extremely inclusive. You don't have to be a certain type of person to go on this journey. You just have to be open to the possibilities. There's no barriers to entry, except your own willingness to try. Spirituality can seem very exclusive, or like you need to have certain "abilities" to be part of the community. The author makes it clear that's not the case at all. We all have the potential for psychic abilities and enlightenment. It's just up to us to go after it.
Where You're Not Dying You're Just Waking Up lost me for a moment was toward the middle where the author made the sudden jump to talking about how humans are a genetic experiment run by inter-dimensional beings (aka aliens). Now, I do believe in aliens, and knew from the podcast that she transmits messages from these beings to us. However, this chapter just felt like it came out of nowhere.
It's not that I don't believe what she was saying, but I'm not at the point in my journey where I can say that I do fully believe her either. It was a bit much for me at this time. And that's okay. It gives me something to think about and explore. I'm certainly open to the idea, but I would have liked this point to be a whole book on its own. I wanted more of the how to open up to the Universe to download this knowledge.
In the end, I was very intrigued by the ideas presented in You're Not Dying You're Just Waking Up. It was clearly what I need to read right now, and it's nice to know that I'm not alone in my feelings and beliefs. I just wanted to go deeper. This book is a very high level overview on the topics of metaphysics and consciousness. I'll certainly be on the lookout for more information.
Unfortunately, despite finding so many great reviews on GR & Amazon, I would personally not recommend this book.
I was drawn to this book by the intention of feeding my spiritual awakening, but finished this book feeling just as starved as when I started it. EA talks about a LOT, which was intriguing, but only on a superficial level. By not diving into anything substantial left me confused about why I opened this book to begin with.
She frequently mentions more books to come…but I came to this book seeking those answers, being led to believe it would cover them….but then they are merely brushed at the surface level.
I'd give it 2.5 stars if I could. The first half was fine as long as you can keep a really open mind. She lost me at "Galactic Federation" in the second half. Even I'm not that open minded.
This was an audible book, but I wasn't able to find the audible edition on GR. This books is one human's journey on awakening. I really tried to like it, but had to force myself to finish. Lots of woowoo, starseed, 5D, and conspiracy theory language. If you are in to that, then you will enjoy this awakening story and advice.
I loved this book! You must be extremely open-minded to esoteric concepts. If you are struggling on your spiritual journey and awakening, this book is for you. I’ve seen other comments that say that some of her ideas are out there. I advise you to remain open-minded and take away what resonates with you.
Excellent read. A lot of information, but presented in the most digestible way based on the intensity and complexity. Read it and take what you need from it (which will likely be everything, eventually, depending on where you’re at). Can’t wait for more books from her!
I do not recommend anyone reading this book. This is not what people think it is. Please research "Targeted Individuals". Here is a link of what that is. https://www.wired.com/story/mind-game...
This is unfortunately a very real thing occurring everywhere. There is a connection here between spiritual awakenings and whichever group is behind this form of harassment.
I believe she is one herself but has fallen victim to believing whatever nonsense is fed to her. I think those who buy her book are opening the door to this becoming a big reality for them.
There is more out there than we can see - such as what she writes in her book. Regardless of what you may believe in - nothing good would ever put you through anything that she mentions. It's very easy to impersonate someone who is "the light".
There are a lot of people out there in trouble and going through this "third eye awakening" and they have no idea that it is not what they think it is. It's actually fairly dangerous. If you do the research you will see whatever communication people are having (telepathy) or V2k (like such articles mention) - people are being told to "kill themselves".
Please refrain from buying this book since she teaches you how to get to this stage, and it sadly works. I believe the author is so far gone from reality because she is a victim to this as well. I hope she also "wakes up" to the truth behind what is happening to her and others. And what role she plays in all of this.
A rare 5 stars for me, but then this is not your ordinary book. For those anywhere, and I do mean anywhere along any kind of spiritual/planetary/cosmic path of study-this book is for you. I found myself more often than not nodding in assent while reading, because of course this book came into my possession at precisely the right place in my own path.
Definitely one to keep handy to dip into when you're feeling low vibration. I was pleasantly surprised to learn how on-the-right-path my studies have been, leading me up to finding this book. In it, I found so much validation for the things I had already been sensing, feeling and observing. How many books can you say have done THAT for you?
Very highly recommended, particularly for anyone who resonates with the term Starseed.
Oof! This book had some interesting take away a with respect to energetic connections, but she took a serious left turn into the alien realm and time continuum. It felt like I was reading a Marvel comic book mod-way through. I must admit, I did not finish reading the book as it made it difficult to take the author seriously. I listened to the audiobook version of the book, so I missed the spelling errors others mention in their reviews. I was also VERY dismayed to hear she did no research outside her own “psychic” abilities.
Doesn't matter where you are on your journey, read this
This was an easy to read book that reads as if you were watching one of her videos. I connected with so much content in this book and loved going through the different "stages" and reconnecting with where I've been and seeing what is coming next. Much love to those who share their knowledge to help make this transformation easier.
This book answered so many questions I’ve been asking myself lately. Literally I’d ponder a specific thing and I’d read a chapter THAT DAY that answered my question 100%. It helped me get past the block that I had of doubting myself and validated everything I’m experiencing. I don’t go on social media much (I only have a book lovers IG) and I think it’s magical that I “happened” across this book and EA. Thank you 🙏🏻
For anyone experiencing an awakening or perhaps feeling "depressed" I recommend this book. It is a simple, easy read that explains a lot about what we are experiencing right now in 2021, why and how to navigate through these changes.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who has thought they are losing their minds, like me. We're not. We are just awakening. This book explains so much and highly resonated with my own inner knowing of the truth.
I didn’t enjoy this book. I think it’s my least favorite book I’ve read. I didn’t agree with really anything she talked about. I had good hopes for this book :(
This book was absolutely phenomenal. When it first started out I was instantly hugs by Elizabeth Aprils story. After reading the first few chapters I began thinking that this was going to be the typical spiritual awakening book, nothing unlike the other books that I had read but moving forward throughout the chapters and getting deeper and deeper into certain subjects including our life purpose and why were here and who we are, it really awoken something in me something unlocked in my brain and now I want to deep dive into all these subjects that Elizabeth April mentioned. This is not your average spiritual awakening book, if you are expecting some thing about manifesting in something that just reaches the surface level Spirituality, it’ll start off that way, but know that eventually along the way it’s going to begin questioning your values, and your beliefs, and awaken something in you, and if you are truly open minded about it, everything in your life that you have ever wondered or questioned, you are about to unlock the answering and it is absolutely mind blowing. Hands-down one of the, if not the most amazing spiritual book that I have ever read in my whole entire existence, in this lifetime anyway 😊💚🙌🏼
“Deep down, we all look up into the sky, wondering why we feel so connected to the stars.” If I had picked this book up five years ago, I probably wouldn’t have made it past the first chapter. I would have thought “𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘶𝘵𝘴,” and completely dismissed the whole thing. As it stands, I have done a lot of soul work in the past handful of years, with the help of my functional medicine doctor. Words like resonate, vibrational frequency, cellular memory, alignment…all of these words/concepts are familiar to me now. I started reading and I thought, “𝘐 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴!” You’re Not Dying, You’re Just Waking Up was…Validating. Empowering. Heart-jolting. I felt something akin to euphoria today as I sat with this knowledge and accepted that the possibilities are truly endless. I could tell you that this book requires you go in with an open mind. Instead, I’ll tell you that when you’re meant to be reading this book, you will. From one starseed to another, keep bringing the light ❤️ #bookchara #bookstagram #elizabethapril #yourenotdyingyourejustwakingup #nonfiction