Keep Smiling, Your Teacup is Levitating: Ghosts, Premonitions and Other True Stories Boyfriends Couldn't Tolerate

by Vivi Stutz

A paranormal memoir, and useful strategies for intuitive living.
Includes a free audiobook with an authentic voice recording of a disembodied spirit.

Imagine sitting across from your life insurance broker, and when queried about your mental health, you want to blurt "I see dead people, but there's nothing wrong with me."

More than one boyfriend ran for the hills because I "saw" future events, such as a fire that endangered the lives of two children. Then again, I once passed on an acting audition because the producer had a creepy vibe. He was later convicted of murdering his lead actress.

I "heard" my boyfriend's name before we exchanged the first words. My dead cat visited and scared a friend away.
I scheduled a psychiatric evaluation when I "saw" the events of September 11th on a beach in August of 2001; I thought I had to be insane.
A decade after his death, our late landlord demanded we foster rescue dogs even though I prefer cats. Holding someone's briefcase revealed a future drug overdose; "reading" keys announced an unlikely pregnancy. Viewing a rental property comes with a detailed report of the previous tenant's history; divorce, disease, and depression linger in a space like muck.
Telepathy has proven more efficient than text messages or shopping lists. And yes, a teacup levitated across a table and was set on the floor without spilling the tea.

The paranormal is my normal. It wasn't easy to accept because "seeing things" is only popular in the plotline of a Haloween movie; rarely in real life. These are true stories, and sound advice how to navigate the paranormal without questioning your sanity.

Let me take you for a ride.

Genres: Nonfiction, Paranormal, Memoir

162 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 15, 2017

Reviews

[Cheryl · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a 2.5 star read.

Too many discrepancies regarding timeframes, a plotline that was scattered willy nilly and an ending that devolved into existential navel gazing ruined what was a genuinely interesting story of one woman's paranormal abilities.

[Joanie Chevalier · Rating 4 out of 5]

Author Vivi Stutz allows us to peek into her life in this short book as she conveys some of her experiences with the paranormal. Since she was a young girl Author Stutz saw and believed in ghosts. It’s funny that she believed so easily since her father was a scientist. When she told him there were dead people speaking behind the curtains, his response was “You must have been dreaming” and “Ghosts don’t exist.” In response to a ghost knocking glass bottles off a shelf and shattering, she was blamed; the belief that their child was hyperactive was better for them to accept than knowing they lived in a haunted house.

When Stutz writes about following your inner compass in Chapter 7, it was profound and beautiful. She says the most amazing soul-searching statements in only a few words:

“A void is a space of opportunity.”

“A secret wish is an intention.”

“I have the freedom to return to myself.”

She is super-sensitive to people’s energy fields. It’s not easy for some to know when to trust one’s intuitive senses. She gives us some tips on dealing with such matters and encourages us to validate our experience.

Highly recommended to those who love paranormal.

[Jeanine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting book.

[Alexis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Libro breve ma interessante: l'autrice racconta la sua personale esperienza col paranormale, come lei, anche da piccola, ha affrontato la questione, e come gli altri attorno a lei hanno reagito venendo a sapere le cose che lei può vedere o sentire.
In un paio di capitoli, quelli relativi in particolare agli animali domestici, ammetto di aver pianto. Commeventi e da leggere in particolare a chi ha o ha avuto animali nella propria famiglia a cui ha voluto bene.
Adoro il titolo, in ogni caso.