Paranormal Perspectives: A Jungian Understanding of Transcendent Experiences

by Susan Plunket

Astral travel, angel visits, encounters with ghosts, conversations with the dead, out of body experiences, possession by a dark being, dream reality, and visits to other dimensions are a few of the things you will hear about in Paranormal Perspectives: A Jungain Understanding of Transcendent Experiences.
This is a book for those who want to know secret things, for anyone with a steadfast desire to awaken to the reality of who we humans actually are. The book moves through time from right after World War II, when the author was born, to the present as she recounts her experiences with the invisible world. As you travel through the decades with her you will have a front-row seat at nineteen different, sometimes harrowing but always wondrous, experiences.
It took a lifetime but in the end the author understands that the actual nature of reality is One Consciousness underlying everything, or as Nobel Prize winning quantum phyisicist, Erwin Schrodinger, put it: "The number of minds in the universe is One." By the end of the book the author has answered life's big questions for herself: Who are we? Why are we born? Where do we come from? and Where are we going?

Genres: Paranormal

184 pages, Paperback

Published October 1, 2024

About the author

Susan Plunket is a writer and a psychologist in private practice in New York City. She received her doctorate at The New School for Social Research in 1989.

Her first book, When Every Breath Becomes a Prayer, reflects her interests in Jungian dream interpretation.

He main work is her Mission from Venus Trilogy, a fantasy adventure in the style of C.S.Lewis and Tolkien.

Her latest book -- Paranormal Perspectives: A Jungian Understanding of Transcendent Experiences, (October 2024) It is part of a series of books on the paranormal. It covers 19 paranormal experiences which the author had over the course of her life.

Reviews

[Carlie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thank you to NetGalley and 6th Books for the ebook in exchange for an honest review.

Not exaggerating when I say I feel like this is the book I’ve been looking for my whole life. Everything else I have read is either too much or not enough on the subject. I read the first page of this at work and stopped because this is not the kind of book you want to read while your mind is focused on something else, this is something you really want to focus on properly, when everything around you is nice and quiet.

I am already excited to read this again and to recommend it to everyone, I know a lot of people who will be helped immensely by this. This was a beautiful read. I’ve heard a lot about the trilogy she wrote but never got around to reading it but that’s gonna change right now.

[Karen Axnick · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is my first exposure to the author’s writings, and I enjoyed it. I tend to gravitate toward books that describe someone’s spiritual journey, and this one had the bonus of possessing a Jungian perspective. I found myself resonating with the writing style (a cross between journal entries and a conversational tone) as well as the wisdom imparted through the experiences reflected over a lifetime.

I particularly like the author’s humility and her transparency with her shadow elements as she embraced the totality of her being. There is a welcoming feel, devoid of piousness and superiority.
The exercises/meditations offered at the end of each chapter provide an invitation to go deeper into the material on a personal level. Overall, this is an interesting and inspirational read for both those with experience with the transcendent realms and those just beginning their explorations.

My thanks to the author, the publisher, and NetGalley for the privilege of reviewing this book. The opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

[Charis · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNF. The title and description I read led me to believe there would be some kind of scientific basis or at least lucid writing, but instead this is some kind of borderline-schizo autobiographical 'align yourself with the spiritual world' book. Wouldn't have been so bad if the writing were a little less disjointed and a little more engaging. Got through half the book before giving up.

[Susan Plunket · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 out of 5 stars
Jul 16, 2024: Holly Gamroth (Reviewer) | Netgalley
I really enjoyed this book. I have more experience and education in Jungian psychology than I do with this book's paranormal and other major tenets. That being said, I found the more paranormal and mystical discussions to be really inviting and well-stated. Susan Plunkett does a wonderful job of detailing really complicated and intense experiences in a very open and welcoming way. Unlike many authors who discuss relationships with higher beings and guides, Susan Plunkett shares these stories as relational and grounding instead of ego-centric. Her approach to discussing these relationships allowed me, as a reader, to feel alongside her in a journey and not have an experience as if I were being spoken to from a pulpit. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and feel more open to these paranormal experiences and guides as a result. Thank you, Susan!!!

Aug 7, 2024: Carlie C (Reviewer) | Netgalley edit | delete
I'm not exaggerating when I say I feel like this is the book I’ve been looking for my whole life. Everything else I have read is either too much or not enough on the subject. I read the first page of this at work and stopped because this is not the kind of book you want to read while your mind is focused on something else, this is something you really want to focus on properly, when everything around you is nice and quiet.

I am already excited to read this again and recommend it to everyone. I know a lot of people who will be helped immensely by this. This was a beautiful read. I’ve heard a lot about the trilogy she wrote but never got around to reading it, but that’s going to change right now.