Review:

Jewelle St. James is a pioneer in the field of reincarnation research, using her own heart as the vehicle of exploration. And a reliable vehicle it is. But she starts out, in her first book, "All You Need is Love," with historical validation--proof. Starting with a seemingly disproportionate emotional reaction to John Lennon's death, she obtained information through psychic readings--initially from members of her family, and then from outside psychics--who gave her names, places and dates to follow up on. She did follow up on them, and the people she was told about, including her own past-life self and an earlier incarnation of John Lennon named John Baron, did in fact exist. They existed in the towns she was told they existed in, at the times she was told they lived in (give or take some minor misinterpretations which were subsequently cleared up).

It's imperative to remember these validations through the remainder of her narrative, because the rest of it is her personal journey. I began taking it seriously at the point where I recognized that she had gone through precisely the same sorts of experiences, in her journey to find her past-life self, as I had. I recognized all the sign-posts--and so, eventually, I had to concede that her story is not imagined, not concocted, but real.

It is her method that is most important, I feel. She has made herself her own instrument of discovery--her life, her feelings, her relationships, her heart. It is raw and it is honest.

Since emotions are the portion of past-life memory and personality most readily accessed, a person following the trail of her past life through this method is taking the direct route. Past-life therapists all know this. They utilize the "affect bridge" to plunge a patient into a direct encounter with past-life memories. So this is not airy-fairy research. Ms. St. James is directly immersing herself in the stream of past-life memory. And when you get close to a real past life, synchronicity, or meaningful coincidence, abounds.

Ms. St. James dutifully records these coincidences, which are far beyond chance, and in time, she comes to understand that her past-life lover is directly guiding her from the spirit world. This is not new, at all. There is a very long tradition of such guidance. It only seems new or strange to us, who have adopted the relatively recent philosophy of materialism over the past 150 years or so.

After establishing that she was paired with a past-life incarnation of John Lennon, named John Baron, in "All You Need is Love," Ms. St. James explores a more recent incarnation of her own in "Jude." I haven't read this book yet, so can't comment on it directly. I have, however, read her third title, "The Lennon-Brontë Connection." In the course of her research, she discovered that her lover, John Baron, had also incarnated as Patrick Branwell Brontë, brother of British authors Charlotte, Emily and Anne Bronte. In this book, she continues to recount her personal journey as she explores the connection between Branwell Brontë and John Lennon. As I read, I found myself eager for historical comparisons, but I was amply rewarded at the end of the book. In the meantime, true to form, Ms. St. James narrates how she was led--quite literally--to her conviction that this match is genuine, through her feelings and intuition, through coincidences (some of which are stunning), and through spirit guidance.

These books are easy to read, inasmuch as they primarily tell the story of the author's personal journey and relationships. But because she has plunged herself directly into the juncture of a past life and her present life, they are far more powerful than they might seem at first. Why? Because you, the reader, also have past-life stories. Once your eyes are opened to Ms. St. James' process, you may begin to recognize your own, similar process.

I highly recommend reading her work with an open mind.

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