I was contacted by Soul Healer Press publishing house and was asked if I wanted to review the book “Dark Angels” by Dr. Rita Louise, PhD. Before accepting I did a quick online search to see what the book was about. Descriptions pointed out that this book was a reference guide to ghosts and everything paranormal.
I was hesitating doing this book review because of the simple fact that we (as humans) don’t have the slightest clue about anything to do with the paranormal. So how could anyone write a “guide to the paranormal” ?
Sure plenty of people, including myself, have had experiences with what we perceive to be the paranormal, but that doesn’t make us the least bit qualified to be an authoritative figure when it comes to the paranormal. At least not in my opinion.
Regardless of skeptical thought, Dr. Louise took on the daunting challenge in writing a book, which is why I will review it without prejudice.
Dark Angels: An Insider’s Guide to Ghosts, Spirits & Attached Entities
Like many paranormal related books that I’ve read in the recent years, Dark Angels was published by a small publishing house. The physical quality of the book is pretty standard to most books, the glossy covers of this paperback do tend to bend but that’s not at all the fault of the publisher. I tend to carry books with me back and forth to work on a daily basis.
If there is one constant theme that reoccurs when I read books published by the smaller agencies is that they lack strong editors. There is nothing more annoying to me than seeing grammatical errors in books. If the grammatical errors are on a blog, then I understand since 99% of the time there are no editors on blogs. Sometimes writers get caught up in this groove and overlook simple mistakes. *cough* GhostTheory *cough*
When it comes to books, I tend to be turned-off because of the mistakes that I catch while reading. Errors like using apostrophes on abbreviated decades (e.g., the 60’s, the 90’s) can be tricky for a writer, but an editor should be able to spot an error when someone writes: “…in the ’60’s and 70’s” -Louise, Rita. Dark Angels, Soul Healer Press, 2009, p. 17.
Editing errors can be forgiven by many, so I will focus on the contents of the book instead.
Dr. Louise’s book is an exciting look into a personal reflection of the paranormal as well as a cautionary “how-to” guide for those fairly new to the realms of the paranormal.
Lightly covering subjects like “residual hauntings”, “mental disorders”, “alien entities” and “Incubus and Succubus”, Dr. Louise’s book makes sure that those who are exploring the paranormal have a firm grasp of almost all unexplained phenomena under that paranormal umbrella. The personal stories she shares in the chapters add the element of knowledge of the subjects.
For example, the chapter titled “Baby, I’m stuck on you” which deals with an introduction to attached entities, Dr. Louise tells the story of Loren; A young woman suffering from Bulimia who was told that she had an attached evil entity. Dr. Louise’s introduction to the possible correlation between a damage psyche and physical state of a person and that of the paranormal is right on mark. Mentioning sexual abuse, addictive behaviors, anxiety or panic attacks and Disassociation (D.I.D) are interesting reads.
If you are new to the field, or just curious enough to want to get your feet wet, then Dark Angels is a good introduction to the paranormal. To those who are more experienced and knowledgeable in the subject, the book is a grim reminder of the dangers that exist in the paranormal. Whether you believe in ghosts, negative entities or demons, one thing is certain: You cannot deny the accounts of the unexplained by intelligent, rational and sober individuals.
If skeptics accept the possibility of paranormal phenomena, then we can easily accept that Dark Angels could exist.
