Raising Faith

This is the remarkable story of a child psychic-medium, whose talent was discovered when she was 4 and her younger brother, Tom, also sensitive, was only 2. In its matter-of-fact tone, the book reminded me of accounts by children who remember previous lives. The story is as much that of the mother's spiritual evolution as that of the children, with a sceptical father sympathetic but uninvolved in the process. She describes the impact of meeting Gloria, a psychic medium, then the first revelation that her daughter Faith saw her great-grandfather all the time. There is another little girl playmate – "I just think of her and she comes" – who apparently died in a fire and whose identity the author manages to trace. She also describes her own experience as a trainee stage medium, with startling results. There are comic moments when Faith explains that her mum has just thrown the coats on great-granddad whom she sees sitting in a chair, but it's okay because "he can sit above them." The perspective also includes a reference to past lives and the importance of responsibility. There is one chapter with direct questions and answers from Faith and some sound spiritual advice arising from the author's reading and journey of spiritual awakening. The book is of general interest, but more especially for parents of children with similar gifts.