LIVING IN TWO WORLDS by Ursula Roberts / 1984 / 197 pages. *****

This is a rather unusual account of a life story of a well known medium who describes herself as the symbol in the story written by Hans Anderson; the ugly duckling that turned into a swan. Ursula considers that she turned into a swan after receiving a mystical experience, which seemed to stimulate her latent mediumship to such an extent that she has literally lived with spirits, as well as the ordinary world of human beings. Her search for an understanding and renewal of that experience led her into the orthodox church, then to a yoga group, and finally into involvement with Spiritualism, where her outstanding talents as a healer, clairvoyant, trance speaker and inspired writer have made her known throughout the world. This book recounts some fascinating psychic happenings and reveals some of the complexities which arise in a medium's life through contact with spirit entities. Those familiar with the teachings of her spirit control known as Ramadahn will be fascinated by the account of the manner in which he first made contact with his medium when she was living at Eastbourne, near a place called, rather aptly, Paradise. Her account of the gradual attainment of "The peace that passes understanding", after many doubts and a lot of soul searching, should give encouragement to many people who are struggling to find peace in themselves.