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Infinite Quest: Develop Your Psychic Intuition to Take Charge of Your Life
Best-selling author John Edward has captivated audiences worldwide with his unique and powerful psychic skills. Now, in his long-awaited new book, he shows people how they too can tap into their psychic selves.
Infinite Quest will help readers to develop their intuition and renew their own latent powers, so they can confidently take chances and make choices. By following certain guidelines and intuition-building exercises, we can learn to get in touch with our Spirit Guides and identify the psychic energy around us on deeper levels. Edward also discusses how technology can work with our “sixth sense,” and explains how to use divination tools. Like his new eponymous website, Infinite Quest is truly a “portal to all things metaphysical.”
Infinite Quest will help readers to develop their intuition and renew their own latent powers, so they can confidently take chances and make choices. By following certain guidelines and intuition-building exercises, we can learn to get in touch with our Spirit Guides and identify the psychic energy around us on deeper levels. Edward also discusses how technology can work with our “sixth sense,” and explains how to use divination tools. Like his new eponymous website, Infinite Quest is truly a “portal to all things metaphysical.”
303 pages, Hardcover
First published October 1, 2010
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November 23, 2010
I have never seen either of John Edward's shows, Crossing Over with John Edward and John Edward Cross Country. I have never read any of his other books, had a reading with him, or gone to one of his events. I simply tell you this to give you a frame of reference for this review. Essentially, I began reading this book knowing very little about John Edward other than recognizing the name as being a famous medium.
When I was offered this book for review, I was interested because of the subtitle. Connecting with my intuition more strongly sounded pretty good to me! Based on the title alone, I was expecting a book that would guide me in personal development. While I did find some of that in this book, I also got a lot of information that was aimed at people wanting to do psychic readings for family, friends, and even paying clients. Although Edward repeatedly insisted that his intention was not to encourage people to attempt to be professional psychics, he felt the need to discuss that situation often throughout the course of the book. While I understand his desire to express the seriousness and ethics related to developing these skills, the constant tangents related to these warnings interrupted the flow of the rest of the information for me. It was almost as if Edward was writing two separate books, one for someone wanting to develop personally and one for someone wanting to do readings for clients, all the while claiming he was only writing for the first purpose.
I think the biggest problem for me while reading this book was simply that I did not connect with Edward's style of teaching. He uses so many metaphors and analogies to describe the same information that much of the information seemed to get lost in translation for me. I also found it hard to follow the flow of the book as he seemed to jump from topic to topic and back again.
The best part of the book for me was the exercises. These seemed to be very straightforward and I think working with them will help me to develop a better sense of my own skills.
I do think that you should give this book a try if it interests you. Not everyone has the same learning style and I think Edward would probably connect very well with other people. It is just clear to me that his teaching style and my learning style are not a match.
When I was offered this book for review, I was interested because of the subtitle. Connecting with my intuition more strongly sounded pretty good to me! Based on the title alone, I was expecting a book that would guide me in personal development. While I did find some of that in this book, I also got a lot of information that was aimed at people wanting to do psychic readings for family, friends, and even paying clients. Although Edward repeatedly insisted that his intention was not to encourage people to attempt to be professional psychics, he felt the need to discuss that situation often throughout the course of the book. While I understand his desire to express the seriousness and ethics related to developing these skills, the constant tangents related to these warnings interrupted the flow of the rest of the information for me. It was almost as if Edward was writing two separate books, one for someone wanting to develop personally and one for someone wanting to do readings for clients, all the while claiming he was only writing for the first purpose.
I think the biggest problem for me while reading this book was simply that I did not connect with Edward's style of teaching. He uses so many metaphors and analogies to describe the same information that much of the information seemed to get lost in translation for me. I also found it hard to follow the flow of the book as he seemed to jump from topic to topic and back again.
The best part of the book for me was the exercises. These seemed to be very straightforward and I think working with them will help me to develop a better sense of my own skills.
I do think that you should give this book a try if it interests you. Not everyone has the same learning style and I think Edward would probably connect very well with other people. It is just clear to me that his teaching style and my learning style are not a match.
July 30, 2011
Let me start by saying that I am a fan of psychic medium John Edward and was really looking forward to a book by him on how to develop intuition. While I generally appreciate his straightforward, shoot-from-the-hip style of speaking, I found this book didn't really deliver. I felt that he danced around the ideas of psychic development and didn't really delve into the heart of the matter with many practical exercises. Yes, there are some there but the book as a whole left me empty.
What's more is that he spends a large amount of space discussing ethics and responsibility of being a practicing psychic. While it's good info, he repeats himself too much and fills page after page with the same information.
I did walk away with a couple of tips that I will use not only in my own intuitive development but in my daily spiritual practice as well. I might even venture to say that these tips made the book worth the additional 200+ pages I read.
If you've never read books on psychic development, you might want to give this a try as a primer. I'm kind of a junkie on metaphysical text and as a whole found this unsatisfying.
What's more is that he spends a large amount of space discussing ethics and responsibility of being a practicing psychic. While it's good info, he repeats himself too much and fills page after page with the same information.
I did walk away with a couple of tips that I will use not only in my own intuitive development but in my daily spiritual practice as well. I might even venture to say that these tips made the book worth the additional 200+ pages I read.
If you've never read books on psychic development, you might want to give this a try as a primer. I'm kind of a junkie on metaphysical text and as a whole found this unsatisfying.
February 14, 2012
I did not finish this book. I found some of it mildly interesting, and I admire and respect John a great deal. But I was very put off by much of the dire warnings in the book concerning personal responsibility while doing readings. I am very aware of this, and although I think it's important to tell your audience that this is a crucial part of reading for others, beating them over the head with it is unnecessary and, in my opinion, egotistical. I also stress personal responsibility in my books when explaining and teaching mediumship, but you have to trust your reader enough to allow him or her to make personal and spiritual choices and decisions. As a teacher and writer myself, I did not find this book to be very helpful at all.
April 28, 2018
I was very disappointed with this book. I was hoping he'd say more about how he connects with his spirit guides, how he knows there are 5 or 6 of them, what practice he uses to "communicate" with them, etc. The rest is unimportant and has been said hundreds of different ways by others. For all his talk about egotism, it seems much more of a wish to convince himself that he doesn't have an ego, but it appears to be quite large and uncontrollable. He also talks about being humble and not to worry about riches, yet, based on his readings at $750 each (about an hour per reading), and assuming he does 6 a day, 5 days a week, plus many speaking engagements (likely at least $20,000-$30,000 each), he makes WELL over a million dollars -a year, even if he only did 4 or 5 readings a day!! There's nothing wrong with making a living on such a gift, but humble he is not, and materialistic he certainly is. He might as well admit it.
The book was also very disrespectful of the reader. Having to repeat the same points over and over and over again is an insult to the readers' intelligence. The points were certainly important, but 2 or 3 bolded repeats is more than sufficient, especially since he doesn't even teach the real practicalities of actually performing as a medium in the book - just a few preliminaries and cautions. So the book really doesn't teach the reader how to develop his/her psychic intuition very specifically, and only with vague methods that are readily known through numerous other sources. As mentioned above, the real key is learning how to identify and communicate with your spirit guides, as well as any spirits associated with the client, but he barely mentions that at all.
In one of his other books, he says that everyone has these abilities and it only takes practice and patience to bring them out. In this book he claims that each and every reader is NOT a psychic and that only psychics are "born" as psychics, while others can never be developed as such. Which is true?
The book was also very disrespectful of the reader. Having to repeat the same points over and over and over again is an insult to the readers' intelligence. The points were certainly important, but 2 or 3 bolded repeats is more than sufficient, especially since he doesn't even teach the real practicalities of actually performing as a medium in the book - just a few preliminaries and cautions. So the book really doesn't teach the reader how to develop his/her psychic intuition very specifically, and only with vague methods that are readily known through numerous other sources. As mentioned above, the real key is learning how to identify and communicate with your spirit guides, as well as any spirits associated with the client, but he barely mentions that at all.
In one of his other books, he says that everyone has these abilities and it only takes practice and patience to bring them out. In this book he claims that each and every reader is NOT a psychic and that only psychics are "born" as psychics, while others can never be developed as such. Which is true?
May 7, 2017
Wow, that was a condescending book! Felt through the whole book a strange attitude toward the reader, and I really didn't enjoy that at all.
February 2, 2018
Sorry, but I couldn't get all the way through it. The overuse of italics, bold text and exclamation points made me feel as though I was reading the over emotional writings of a super hormonal teenager.
Yes, I know that was supposed to be for emphasis, but I found that it very quickly wore thin and I was approaching the text with rolling eyes and snorts.
I could not recommend this book to anyone. Thank goodness I borrowed it from the library. If I had paid for it I would be even more disappointed.
Yes, I know that was supposed to be for emphasis, but I found that it very quickly wore thin and I was approaching the text with rolling eyes and snorts.
I could not recommend this book to anyone. Thank goodness I borrowed it from the library. If I had paid for it I would be even more disappointed.
February 18, 2020
There is no new information in this book that cannot be found in other, more credible, sources. Please stalk my profile and look at my "Psychic" shelf of books, for a start. I have been studying the tactics of "performance mediums" for quite a while now, seeing as I have a keen interest in mediumship and the afterlife.
Here are some things to look and listen for with a "performance medium" that are red flags:
"Father figure" / "Mother figure." Depending on your age, I bet you can think of any number of people of either sex that are older than you. If I asked you to think of an "uncle" / "cousin" / "friend of an uncle," etc, I bet you can think of someone. Why would this random dead person want to talk to you? Wouldn't it make more sense for the person you have been thinking of in the days leading up to the reading to be the one who shows up for you? It's not like dead people have a full schedule and they just can't fit you in today. In fact, they can be in multiple places at once. Don't you think they would be right at the front of the line ready to make contact?
Spirits who mumble, as in "I'm hearing a 'G' or 'J' name," and all the variants where proper names are unclear to decipher. Clairaudience can often be mistaken as your own thoughts, because it's the same part of the brain that deciphers language that's being used. People don't mumble in their thoughts. Clairaudient voices sound like whispers, and while the volume might vary, it's not hard to make out sounds. They are clear statements to be heard, or else you wouldn't be getting any information.
Spirits who seem to be fixated on irrelevant details that could apply to almost anyone. "They're pointing to a fence, is there a fence around the cemetery they are buried in?" You've got this once in a lifetime chance to talk to loved ones who are alive and you're fixated on a FENCE? I'd like to point out that in true mediumship, there can be evidence given that might seem mundane, like "there's a box with a watch," but the kicker is that you were demonstrably alone with the watch. And if they go on to say "and the last time you opened it the clasp caught in your hair and you thought of how your cat would do that to your hair," well, that's pretty damn specific.
A bunch of questions. Mediums don't need to ask questions from the sitter. They might get visual pictures, sensory impressions, or hear things, but it is their job to pass along their impressions and have the sitter determine if it is useful. Go through a transcript from a performance medium and notice which statements came from the medium and which were answers to a question. There might be a few hits, but consider how likely those guesses would apply to most people.
Picking a number and then fishing around for its significance, ie: "three days, three months, three siblings, three years." Fake Tarot readers love this tactic, too. However, if one of those "three" groupings made sense to you, all of those things are COMPLETELY DIFFERENT topics. What are they talking about? People? Time? Dates? How is any of that helpful or useful? The equivalent in fake Tarot readers is they pick a card with a number on it and proclaim divination by seeing an event happen in "three days, three months, or three years." None of those dates are helpful.
John Edwards' personal differentiation tactic (apart from the speedy nature of his patter) is that he says "no" to people when they reject his guesses. As in "there's a father figure who was interested in cars..." and the sitter says "no." In order to make it look like he is correct in getting his answers from spirit, he will say "no" and then wait for the sitter to think of someone else--anyone else--that he can then claim a "yes" to. Should that fail, he will either rephrase the statement, move to a different topic, or tell them to "take it home" where it will "make sense later" (another cold reading tactic where the answer cannot be verified in the moment).
There is a concept in forensic statement called the embedded confession. In it, the person making a statement inadvertently "leaks"a true statement, such as "It gets even more ludicrous that we’ve obviously hidden her somewhere incredibly well where nobody’s found her." In this book as well as Infinite Quest, Edwards spends an awfully long time on admonishing people to not fake their abilities, and to have hubris, which is a quality specifically lacking in many of his own stories, almost as if it were an embedded confession.
Here are some things to look and listen for with a "performance medium" that are red flags:
"Father figure" / "Mother figure." Depending on your age, I bet you can think of any number of people of either sex that are older than you. If I asked you to think of an "uncle" / "cousin" / "friend of an uncle," etc, I bet you can think of someone. Why would this random dead person want to talk to you? Wouldn't it make more sense for the person you have been thinking of in the days leading up to the reading to be the one who shows up for you? It's not like dead people have a full schedule and they just can't fit you in today. In fact, they can be in multiple places at once. Don't you think they would be right at the front of the line ready to make contact?
Spirits who mumble, as in "I'm hearing a 'G' or 'J' name," and all the variants where proper names are unclear to decipher. Clairaudience can often be mistaken as your own thoughts, because it's the same part of the brain that deciphers language that's being used. People don't mumble in their thoughts. Clairaudient voices sound like whispers, and while the volume might vary, it's not hard to make out sounds. They are clear statements to be heard, or else you wouldn't be getting any information.
Spirits who seem to be fixated on irrelevant details that could apply to almost anyone. "They're pointing to a fence, is there a fence around the cemetery they are buried in?" You've got this once in a lifetime chance to talk to loved ones who are alive and you're fixated on a FENCE? I'd like to point out that in true mediumship, there can be evidence given that might seem mundane, like "there's a box with a watch," but the kicker is that you were demonstrably alone with the watch. And if they go on to say "and the last time you opened it the clasp caught in your hair and you thought of how your cat would do that to your hair," well, that's pretty damn specific.
A bunch of questions. Mediums don't need to ask questions from the sitter. They might get visual pictures, sensory impressions, or hear things, but it is their job to pass along their impressions and have the sitter determine if it is useful. Go through a transcript from a performance medium and notice which statements came from the medium and which were answers to a question. There might be a few hits, but consider how likely those guesses would apply to most people.
Picking a number and then fishing around for its significance, ie: "three days, three months, three siblings, three years." Fake Tarot readers love this tactic, too. However, if one of those "three" groupings made sense to you, all of those things are COMPLETELY DIFFERENT topics. What are they talking about? People? Time? Dates? How is any of that helpful or useful? The equivalent in fake Tarot readers is they pick a card with a number on it and proclaim divination by seeing an event happen in "three days, three months, or three years." None of those dates are helpful.
John Edwards' personal differentiation tactic (apart from the speedy nature of his patter) is that he says "no" to people when they reject his guesses. As in "there's a father figure who was interested in cars..." and the sitter says "no." In order to make it look like he is correct in getting his answers from spirit, he will say "no" and then wait for the sitter to think of someone else--anyone else--that he can then claim a "yes" to. Should that fail, he will either rephrase the statement, move to a different topic, or tell them to "take it home" where it will "make sense later" (another cold reading tactic where the answer cannot be verified in the moment).
There is a concept in forensic statement called the embedded confession. In it, the person making a statement inadvertently "leaks"a true statement, such as "It gets even more ludicrous that we’ve obviously hidden her somewhere incredibly well where nobody’s found her." In this book as well as Infinite Quest, Edwards spends an awfully long time on admonishing people to not fake their abilities, and to have hubris, which is a quality specifically lacking in many of his own stories, almost as if it were an embedded confession.
September 19, 2014
I really need to stop reading books about this topic. Where as I found this book entertaining, because I find John Edward to be entertaining, the purpose of this book was to help Develop my Psychic intuition. I've been working at this for almost 20 years, if it isn't developed by now, it will never be. I didn't learn anything new from this book. On the flip side, someone who is new to it, and needs a good book on all things psychic I would recommend this one.
John Edward presents this work in a clear manner, that slowly spells out each psychic process. He touches on meditation, psychic protection, forms of divination -- among other things.
John Edward presents this work in a clear manner, that slowly spells out each psychic process. He touches on meditation, psychic protection, forms of divination -- among other things.
July 2, 2013
A very interesting read. It really reiterated what I have been taught about doing spiritual/psychic readings. I love that he talks about protecting yourself with the white light. One thing I did find interesting was the psychic room and I can not wait to incorporate that into my life. If you have ever heard him speak on tv, the book really is like listening to him, you can feel his personality and character throughout the whole book. I would highly recommend this book to people that are starting out on their spiritual /psychic journey.
July 10, 2011
Very interesting and enlightening read. I'm not even thinking of pursuing life as a medium or psychic but there was a lot of great information about protecting yourself from negative energies and opening yourself up to higher guidance. Have always loved his matter of fact presentation and am glad that I picked this one up. Borrowed it from library, but might just have to purchase myself a copy for reference.
June 17, 2012
Thanks for writing this book to remind me of all of the small changes that are needed in my life, some may seem overwhelming but taken one step at a time is the way to go and maybe I wont stress over the 'small' things which will get me no where. This Author kinda reminds me of myself in some of his ideas, although maybe simplistic, doing them are different than just thinking about them... oh and recycle and let's save our planet (in reference to the grocery bag idea) lol
October 5, 2012
I enjoy John Edward and have enjoyed his previous books. This book is more like an instruction manual in how to develop your own "intuition" and possibly develop your skills as a medium. It was interesting reading, but I'm not really serious about becoming a medium! Lots of good info, tho, as usual in his books.
July 28, 2014
This is a book that is certainly worth reading cover to cover if you are working on psychic development. I would encourage a thoughtful, patient approach to the book in order to get the most out of it. Some of the meditative exercises Edward offers are pure gold. Totally appropriate for adults and teens.
July 26, 2016
Pros:
- Great tips for personal spiritual development
- Repeats important messages throughout the book to help readers retain the information
Cons:
- If you've read a number of books on the topic, much of this will be repetitive
- Skips from anecdote to anecdote, so some of the information seems disjointed
- Great tips for personal spiritual development
- Repeats important messages throughout the book to help readers retain the information
Cons:
- If you've read a number of books on the topic, much of this will be repetitive
- Skips from anecdote to anecdote, so some of the information seems disjointed
March 15, 2018
This is quite a book. I ended up buying a copy for myself, as this one I'm rating was a library borrow. I found all of this very intriguing and appropriate for me and my blooming intuition. I've never been skeptical, always a believer in this kind of physics, but if you are a skeptic, this would likely be a great book for you to read and ponder.
April 21, 2011
I LOVE this book so much! It's entertaining, informative and not too 'hippy-dippy'! If you're interested in spiritual, metaphysical and psychic learning but want a down to earth, sensible approach, then you should definitely give this book a try. I'm sure I will read it again many times :)
June 21, 2011
A lot, but am reading some parts again, they are instructions and lots of detail, so going back over some chapters. Very good book. Like Everyone is Psychic, lot of interesting concepts and instruction on meditation etc.
May 14, 2012
The book was well written and contains a lot of good information. I have some mixed feelings, however, about the author's message regarding ego, when his own considerable ego seems to be front-and-center in the book at all times despite his protestations to the contrary.
October 27, 2012
Well I will say this book is not for everyone. You have to be very open minded to really get what his talking about. I did enjoy this book and I think I will start getting more of his books to see what other insights he has about life and learning.
December 20, 2013
John Edwards opened my mind to a team of angels not just my guardian angel watching over me...In the spiritual realm, he is well studied and a master teacher. Read and Learn. What can be a better recommendation?
April 28, 2017
I am not a fan of John Edward. However, he was giving good advices and he was keeping it real. I read it out of curiosity and it was an OK read. I had some ah ah, I don't I'll read it a second time though!
February 21, 2011
So far I am loving this book. It really is a great guide if you are looking to find or fine tune your psychic abilities. I will write more as I finish this book!
October 5, 2011
Sorry, but, as with his fiction, John would do better if he either got a better editor or let the editor do his/her job.
September 6, 2012
A bit too self important. Too many cautions about using psi ... although I do think it is good to lay down guidelines.
November 4, 2012
I liked the book I found it interesting. I don't plan on doing readings for people. but I liked seeing where he was coming from. My team and I thank him
June 27, 2014
Enjoyed this book very much.
August 4, 2014
informative and you have to be open minded to get what he is telling you. stresses a lot about karma
February 26, 2016
Another awesome one. I love it when they just pop up in your life at the appropriate time.
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June 5, 2016It served as an excellent source for spiritual/emotional/psycho-social exploration.
July 22, 2021
I've read a lot of books on spiritual development of all sorts and this one is by far the most aggressive in tone. Being german I don't know much about John Edwards, but in this book he comes across as an angry, frustrated man with little sympathy for his fellow human beings. Understanding the human condition seems to be the foundation for writing a book supposed to help other people further their spiritual endeavors. And it doesn't appear that Mr. Edwards had a simple clue about it back when he wrote this book. Could a fully developed being be so full of anger and hatred? Shouldn't he be free from judgement? Shouldn't he be calm, collected and gentle with his fellow human beings? Shouldn't he empower them instead of bringing them down?
Instead he rages on about fellow psychics, he rages on about his audience and their entitlement, when all of this book feels like testament to his own feelings of entitlement and how little he has got his "inner monster" (aka ego) in check. At one point he says "If I can take a moment to allow my inner monster to speak out here, I promise I will quickly beat it back into submission." (p. 86) using it as an excuse for an especially bad rant (he excuses himself a lot, a mannerism you often find in insecure people). And he goes on "You are fortunate to be reading this book now and have these insights organized for you in the manner that I am laying them out."
I never felt fortunate reading this book. I never felt there were any insights organized and laid out for me. I felt like jumping back and forth without following a red thread, all awhile being lectured by someone who hasn't got his own ego in check for most of the time (BTW isn't the ego something to work with, not to keep caged like an animal). I labored through 50% (and skimmed the rest) of him praising his and his comrades' abilities and integrity while condemning each and every other one who appears not like him, is thinking differently, asks critical questions or holds different truths. This feels like a book about John Edwards justifying himself for what he is and what he does. And apparently he wasn't all too confident about himself when he wrote "Infinite Quest".
If you're expecting a workbook to help you with developing your intuitive abilities look elsewhere. There is little advise, no insight into John Edwards own practices (which is what I came for) and a lot of advertising his teaching website "Infinite Quest". Every other page he mentions his website. This book won't teach you his secrets, but you're surely entitled to pay for his services.
In fact I think that this book might steer a lot of people away from the spiritual path, making them believe, they're just fakes full of entitlement and not born to be a psychic like this man claims to be.
Please, if you feel like you have a gift or feel urged to pursue a calling, by all means do so. There is always a reason why you're interested in a certain topic. Maybe it's only meant to teach you a lesson, maybe you're heeding your life-long calling. You are the only person to truly judge you. Become quite, meditate, listen to what's inside of you. You might not need a guidebook to discover the beauty that's always been there while you thought of yourself as pursuing an "infinite quest". There is a whole new world inside of you for you to discover if you withdraw your senses from this noisy world if only for a couple of minutes each day. This is the place to find your intuition, your true voice, your true gifts.
Books like this can serve as validation for our own experiences, they can help us see where we stand, what we might have missed, but they can never substitute our own experiences. If we learn to see beyond our perceived human flaws, we could learn to trust ourselves more deeply. It's okay to make mistakes, we're here to do so.
If you (like me) are looking for a book on psychic development giving you insight into the life of a practicing medium: I'm currently also reading The Happy Medium: Life Lessons from the Other Side and find it to be an insightful and uplifting book on the same topic.
Peace, fellow travelers!
P.S. What really irked me: Chemotherapy does not "heal cancer". It just kills cells and is considered a treatment. (p. 77 "I believe the (energy) healing takes place in the heart recipient, just as chemotherapy heals cancer.")
P.P.S. If people want to copy you, let them copy you. Why even bother if you're the real deal? If people need to go through the experience of choosing the "wrong" psychic to channel their loved ones (or not that is), let them make this experience. You cannot prevent people from making their own mistakes. Everything on this planet has a purpose and is meant to further our human experience. Trying to control other people's experiences makes you look like a control freak (and you most probably are one if you're trying to do this).
Instead he rages on about fellow psychics, he rages on about his audience and their entitlement, when all of this book feels like testament to his own feelings of entitlement and how little he has got his "inner monster" (aka ego) in check. At one point he says "If I can take a moment to allow my inner monster to speak out here, I promise I will quickly beat it back into submission." (p. 86) using it as an excuse for an especially bad rant (he excuses himself a lot, a mannerism you often find in insecure people). And he goes on "You are fortunate to be reading this book now and have these insights organized for you in the manner that I am laying them out."
I never felt fortunate reading this book. I never felt there were any insights organized and laid out for me. I felt like jumping back and forth without following a red thread, all awhile being lectured by someone who hasn't got his own ego in check for most of the time (BTW isn't the ego something to work with, not to keep caged like an animal). I labored through 50% (and skimmed the rest) of him praising his and his comrades' abilities and integrity while condemning each and every other one who appears not like him, is thinking differently, asks critical questions or holds different truths. This feels like a book about John Edwards justifying himself for what he is and what he does. And apparently he wasn't all too confident about himself when he wrote "Infinite Quest".
If you're expecting a workbook to help you with developing your intuitive abilities look elsewhere. There is little advise, no insight into John Edwards own practices (which is what I came for) and a lot of advertising his teaching website "Infinite Quest". Every other page he mentions his website. This book won't teach you his secrets, but you're surely entitled to pay for his services.
In fact I think that this book might steer a lot of people away from the spiritual path, making them believe, they're just fakes full of entitlement and not born to be a psychic like this man claims to be.
Please, if you feel like you have a gift or feel urged to pursue a calling, by all means do so. There is always a reason why you're interested in a certain topic. Maybe it's only meant to teach you a lesson, maybe you're heeding your life-long calling. You are the only person to truly judge you. Become quite, meditate, listen to what's inside of you. You might not need a guidebook to discover the beauty that's always been there while you thought of yourself as pursuing an "infinite quest". There is a whole new world inside of you for you to discover if you withdraw your senses from this noisy world if only for a couple of minutes each day. This is the place to find your intuition, your true voice, your true gifts.
Books like this can serve as validation for our own experiences, they can help us see where we stand, what we might have missed, but they can never substitute our own experiences. If we learn to see beyond our perceived human flaws, we could learn to trust ourselves more deeply. It's okay to make mistakes, we're here to do so.
If you (like me) are looking for a book on psychic development giving you insight into the life of a practicing medium: I'm currently also reading The Happy Medium: Life Lessons from the Other Side and find it to be an insightful and uplifting book on the same topic.
Peace, fellow travelers!
P.S. What really irked me: Chemotherapy does not "heal cancer". It just kills cells and is considered a treatment. (p. 77 "I believe the (energy) healing takes place in the heart recipient, just as chemotherapy heals cancer.")
P.P.S. If people want to copy you, let them copy you. Why even bother if you're the real deal? If people need to go through the experience of choosing the "wrong" psychic to channel their loved ones (or not that is), let them make this experience. You cannot prevent people from making their own mistakes. Everything on this planet has a purpose and is meant to further our human experience. Trying to control other people's experiences makes you look like a control freak (and you most probably are one if you're trying to do this).
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