Book Review: Second Sight

This book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Intuition. The Official SelfGrowth.com Guide to Intuition is Dr. Judith Orloff. Intuition is the power of understanding or realizing something without the use of rational processes. nnSecond Sight By Dr. Judith Orloff, is a valuable resource for people interested in Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.nnn"Fascinating...Dr. Orloff writes with wisdom and humility about her emergence as a physician with extraordinary abilities. Highly recommended."n Dean Ornish, M.D.n- author, Dr. Dean Ornish's Program for Reversing Heart Diseasennn"Frank, well-written...raises provocative questions.."n Elle Magazinennn"Judith Orloff is a seriously talented storyteller, and her book moves like a thriller...Forgive me this moment of intuition, but this book feels right."n Jesse KornbluthnHeadbutler.comnnnIn this moving personal story Dr. Orloff recounts her "journey to become whole" by first accepting and then embracing her extraordinary intuitive abilities. She tells of her childhood fear of her abilities, of her parents' efforts to ignore and even deny them, and of her slow awakening to the understanding that her intuition is truly a gift. She tells of her struggle to incorporate her abilities into her practice and of the many successes she's experienced with patients ever since. A soulful and friendly bestseller, Second Sight is a featured alternate of One Spirit Book Club and an alternate of Book-of-the-Month Club and Quality Paperback Book Club.nnnText from the back covernBORN AN INTUITIVE, SHE STRUGGLED TO ACCEPT HER BIRTHRIGHTnAs a child, her vivid dreams and premonitions of the future were whispered about behind closed doors. As a medical student, she denied the "shameful secret" by immersing herself in the absolutes of science. Then as a psychiatrist, Dr. Judith Orloff recieved proof of the value of her gift when a premonition foretold a patient's suicide attempt. In this remarkable self-portrait, she takes you on the journey of a lifetime, one that brought her from ignorance to understanding, from loneliness to peace, from despair to hope...nnNOW SHE TEACHES YOU HOW TO UNCOVER YOUR INTUITIVE POWERSn"THERE IS NO ELITE TO WHICH THE GIFT BELONGS--THE SEEDS HAVE BEEN PLANTED IN ALL OF US....EACH ONE OF US IS MULTIFACETED, RADIANT, TEEMING WITH POSSIBILITIES."nnAs she tells you her own story, Dr. Judith Orloff will teach you how to recognize intuitive experiences in everyday life, awaken your own clairvoyance with special mind-empowering exercises, and use meditation, prayer, and dream interpretation to broaden your possibilities. And like Dr. Orloff you'll soon be on a quest to reexamine your life, your beliefs, your future...and your own wonderous potential.nn"AN EXEMPLARY AND ELOQUENTLY WRITTEN STORY THAT MAKES IT EASY FOR NONBELIEVERS IN THE INTUITIVE WORLD TO BELIEVE. YOU MUST READ THIS BOOK." -- Owen Lipstein, editor in chief, Psychology Today.