Henry - Between two worlds: lessons from the other side

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Copyright 2016 by Tyler Henry

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Henry, Tyler, author.

Title: Between two worlds / Tyler Henry.

Description: 1st [edition]. | New York : Gallery Books, 2016.

Identifiers: LCCN 2016040075 | ISBN 9781501152627 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781501152634 (pbk.)

Subjects: LCSH: Henry, Tyler. | MediumsUnited StatesBiography. | ClairvoyantsUnited StatesBiography. | Spiritualism.

Classification: LCC BF1283.H38 A3 2016 | DDC 133.9/1dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016040075

ISBN 978-1-5011-5262-7

ISBN 978-1-5011-5265-8 (ebook)

M ore than ever, people are coming forward and sharing their experiences with after-death communication. Through television and film, the question of whether life exists beyond death has captivated our popular culturenot because its a new question, but because people are opening their minds to new answers. When I first got the call that my television show, Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry, had been green-lighted, I promised to make it my purpose to explore whatever answers came my way and to share them honestly with the world. Thats the mission Im still on, and my own questions multiply by the day. With all the different opinions about mediumship and psychic phenomena in circulation, I aim to provide unique, easy-to-understand explanations, obtained through my firsthand experiences.

Im a firm believer that people should be able to decide for themselves what resonates with them. Ill share what Ive learned through communicating with the other side, and I encourage you to take from it what resonates with you. When it comes to the hereafterthings arent black or white. Taking into account the gray areas in between, Ill explain some of the more consistent dynamics Ive observed over the course of more than a thousand readings. There are many exceptions to the rules, but thats the beauty of the other side. Its far more complex and nuanced than anything we as humans can comprehend. There are some big questions to which I may never have the answers. However, every small answer helps contribute to our understanding of a much larger question: what happens when we die?

I speak to dead people. More interestingly, the dead speak back to meprimarily through sending mental impressions and sensations from the other side. All of what I do revolves around validationthat is, getting the confirmation from the sitter that the information Im receiving is accurate and could only be known by the communicating spirit. Upon validation, my client gets the knowledge that their loved ones soul continues on, is at peace, and is able to communicate anything that had been left unsaid or that was realized during the transitioning process.

If theres anything Ive learned through my work, its that in life, diversity is a gift. I know many different kinds of people will be drawn to this book, from all different backgrounds, belief systems, and degrees of familiarity with the subject matter. In the following pages, Ill share with you my spiritual beliefs. However, I think its more important for you to understand the process of exactly what happens when a spirit comes through. For that reason, Ill focus on the details of the experiences, so you can draw your own conclusions about how it all fits into the big picture of your beliefs. Individual differences aside, I think we can agree that we all benefit from the healing of others and the idea that love is eternal. The goal of my work, and the work of many other authentic mediums, is to reinforce these universal truths.

I understand that my ability is a gift and not something for which I can take any credit. Im just a conduit for information to come through and reach those who are open to hearing itsomething we all have a natural ability to do, to varying degrees. Practice breeds consistency, and the more we develop and trust in our gut feelings, the more significantly and accurately our intuition can help us. Even after doing countless readings, I still have to remind myself daily to get out of my own way and allow myself to be a clear vessel through which messages can flow.

When I first started learning about my abilities, I spent endless hours at bookstores and libraries, reading multiple books a day, and searching the Internet for resources and information about what made me so different. Being the only one experiencing an entirely other world was alienating in the truest sense. I felt like I had one foot in this world and one in the next. I didnt understand, nor did I feel understood by, either side. As a kid, learning the ropes to our earthly dimension was challenging enough, let alone throwing another one into the mix. I was somewhere in between, a messenger in the middle of two realms: a medium.

Throughout my life, Ive come to understand the world in two ways. In one sense, Im like any other twenty-year-old adjusting to adulthood, learning to live on my own (and use a dishwasher for the first time, admittedly). Yet in a very different sense, the part of me that most people see is Tyler Henry the mediumthe Macaulay Culkin look-alike who gets in touch with celebrities dead loved ones on television. Though most people cant relate to what its like to get visual, sensorial, and mental impressions from people whove passed away, everyone is capable of understanding the impact those messages have on the loved ones who need it most. Whether its a reference to pink fuzzy dice from your aunt Edna, or an inside joke shared with a beloved grandmother, these are the messages I strive to deliverno matter how random they may seem to me, personally.

When my clients come for a reading, I view my connecting process as a bit of a puzzle to solve. I receive impressions from one or more spirits, and together, the querent and I establish how the message is relevant and where it connects. Readings are 50 percent receiving the information and 50 percent untangling it. Throughout the past few years of doing sessions, Ive seen countless forms of healing result from validating messages. Whether its closure from a loved one, much-needed proof of a hunch, or a release of guilt, Ive been able to see what makes the most life-changing differences in each after-death communication. With each contact I make, I aim to bring a loved one through so clearly that its undoubtable to my client that Im connecting. This validation comes from describing personality traits, quirks, family traditions, inside references, and sometimes even physical mannerisms. Its the small, but specific, details that communicate the essence of who someone is in life, and the same can be true for those on the other side.