Testimonials

"Doug, you truly deserve to have wide exposure here in the States."
- Gina Cerminara, Best-Selling Author
(Many Mansions, Insights For The Age of Aquarius, The World Within, etc.)

"Doug, your work made an impression...I am very grateful."
- Dr Zulia Valeyeva-Frost, MD, Scenar Training Centre, London, UK

"Dear Doug: I cannot express to you how important the material is to me both as an individual and as a businessman. Anyone wishing to live their lives well and to be a benefit as in my case to their shareholders that fails to use your unique services are foolish to the degree of world class. With my deepest gratitude."
- Jim Sinclair, Chairman, CEO & Director, Tanzanian Royalty Exploration Corporation

"One of the Few Intuitives I Recommend"
As editor and publisher of America's largest circulation New Age magazine, Body Mind Spirit, I have come in contact with hundreds of very intuitive people, including those considered to be America's best trance mediums and psychic readers. I have found you to be one of the most objective and accurate intuitives I have met. Your trance style is very much like Edgar Cayce's, including the ability to "get out of the way" of the information coming through, therefore you "color" it as little as possible while it passes through you to the recipient. You are one of the few intuitives I recommend to others when asked "where can I find a good psychic." Stay in the light and keep up the fine work.
- Paul Zuromski, Editor and Publisher, Body Mind Spirit, USA

"I Have Independently Verified Your Ability"
Dear Douglas: I am writing you at this time to provide you with an objective evaluation of your abilities and services as you have suggested. This of course will be based upon the 18 trance readings you have done for me over the past 3 years and our numerous discussions covering a wide variety of topics. As to your ability to seek out information requested while in a trance state, it is quite clear that you have an extraordinary gift in this regard. It would appear to me that on almost any topic - certainly any that I have inquired about - that you have the ability to seek out and integrate large amounts of data and present a synthesis of this to the questioner. Indeed with the understandable exception of future predictions, I have found the information I have received from you to be highly reliable and on numerous occasions I have been able to independently verify your observations. Your assistance in this regard has proven invaluable to me in my own personal grown and self-understanding, in my extensive research on healing techniques and health problems, and in my understanding of metaphysics and the nature of reality. I might also add that even in the normal waking state, your clairvoyant abilities appear to be considerable and your ability to interpret dreams would certainly surpass the efforts of most psychologists and psychiatrists.
- Robert MacFarland, PhD, Psychologist, Toronto Wellness Centre, Toronto, Canada

"Stunningly Accurate Health Detail"
Years ago I had my first DTM done and asked about my state of health. Douglas responded in detail describing the state of my vital organs, adverse conditions and remedial actions I could take. The DTM was stunningly accurate, including but not limited to the subluxation of 2 vertebrae - L2 and L5. Subsequently stopping at a chiropractor for the first time in my life, he x-rayed me, showed and described to me the results. Two areas needed adjustments, he said, L2 and L5. Since then I have had numerous readings done, asking about a huge variety of subjects from personal information, even to unexplained events throughout history, and the resulting information has been fascinating. I practice a form of meditation and exercises somewhat like Chi Gung. The DTM's have given me tips to maximize my results and also made the practice much more meaningful, as they have explained the cause of various things I've experienced while practicing. Although the DTM's answers can be cryptic at times, specific questions yield specific answers and an advantage it has over other forms of inquiry is the ability to ask virtually *any* question you want. The DTM readings have definitely enriched my life and I continue to take full advantage of this information source. I am confident that the DTM (done not only by Douglas, but any competent person) will eventually gain widespread acceptance and be validated scientifically.
- Name Withheld By Request, MI, USA

"The reading really hit the mark!"
I had known about Edgar Cayce's work for years, and I started to wonder if anyone was doing those types of readings nowadays. With that in mind, I eventually came across Douglas and his work, and I was interested enough to book a reading. The information in my first reading really hit the mark, and amazed me with its detail and scope. Douglas' ability to answer questions was exactly what I had been looking for. He was able to identify conditions involving my digestive system and spinal alignment that both my doctor and chiropractor had largely missed. I applied the suggestions that were given and found steady improvements, although finding a suitable chiropractor and osteopath was somewhat challenging in my location. Nonetheless, Douglas pinpointed the locations on my spine that needed adjustment, and an osteopath later confirmed the information. I was very pleased with the results of the first session, and booked additional readings to address other questions for myself and my family.The advice and information given in the readings has proven to be most helpful and insightful. Applying the information given in Douglas' readings has helped me to greatly improve my health and well-being, and has added new meanings to my perspectives on life. What was once a chronic scalp condition has almost disappeared thanks to following Douglas' suggestions. Several other personal health issues in both myself and my wife were diagnosed with surprising accuracy, and have improved greatly in response to following the readings' advice. Not only are the questions answered, but Douglas often goes beyond the basic questions to address other important aspects in the big picture and in the details. Douglas indeed has a special gift, and his abilities to provide helpful information are a most wonderful blessing for those who seek them.
- Jason (last name withheld by request), Saskatchewan, Canada

"A Devoted Person Who Possesses Great Psychic Ability"
To Whom It May Concern: It is with great pleasure and confidence that I recommend Mr Douglas Cottrell most highly. On several occasions during the past 8 years, I have consulted him in matters of personal health, financial matters and job related issues. In all these areas, Mr Cottrell has given me sound advice and has predicted events with uncanny accuracy. Moreover, I have consulted with him on members of my family and his assessment and solutions to the problems and questions posed have proven to be valuable and indeed exceptionally accurate. I am pleased to recommend him as a sincere, honest, and devoted person who possesses great psychic qualities and capabilities. I have also met professional and business people who have consulted with Douglas Cottrell and all these people hold him in high esteem.
- R L Lacroix, CMM CD (BGen Ret'd), Member of the Canadian Aviation Safety Board, Ottawa, Canada

"The best intuitive reading I have ever experienced"
Hi Douglas and Karen, Thank you so much for the excellent reading. What an amazing gift Douglas has. The energy who speaks through him gave insights beyond the basic questions that were asked. It was the best advice, the best intuitive reading I have ever experienced.Just a fun aside, but the day I received the email that the reading and recording had been completed, I had woken up that day with the thought that, "Huh. I just saw Douglas James Cottrell's image in my dream for a few seconds... I wonder if the reading has been done?" But, as I had it in my mind that it was going to be much longer and thinking the end of September, I didn't believe it. And then later that afternoon, I saw that it was in fact completed. : ) What a wonderful surprise!
Many blessings of happiness and prosperity to you!
- Robyn S., Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

"You Blew My Mind"
Dear Karen and Douglas: Just a short note to say "thank you" for my second reading. Mr Cottrell read my innermost thoughts and mind like an open book - it was uncanny. It simply and literally blew my mind! I am still recovering from the emotional impact of the second reading to the two questions I asked. So many things have been clarified for me. I am still confused about the direction I should take, but knowing now what is going on in my life, any decisions I make in the future will be that much clearer to understand. To be honest with you, I really didn't expect too much from the readings, since I had had a previous reading back in July with a local psychic, when I asked essentially the same questions. I came away from that session hardly any the wiser than when I started. When a friend of mine recommended Mr Cottrell, I was still somewhat skeptical and not a little nervous, but I felt I had nothing to lose. I am a pragmatic person and not much given to psychics, astrology, etc. I just want to say I am so glad I followed my friend's advice and had the readings done. Thank you again and God bless.
- June Hundley, Providence, RI, USA

"Douglas is the Real Deal. I've Got the Jewellery To Prove It!"
In the early 90's my God Mother had passed away in the hospital under some very strange circumstances. My Mother had been willed all of the contents of my God Mothers home. My God Mother had some jewellery but it was no where to be found. The house had been packed up and was getting ready to be sold. We had searched everywhere and had gone through everything and still we couldn't find the jewellery. As a last "ditch effort" so to speak, I thought "why not try a psychic". Now I have to tell you that I am very sceptical and I have had my doubts and I feel many psychics claim to be something that they are not. I was told about Douglas and his abilities through a friend who had friends that had been to see him to recover a missing antique tea service. So I thought "it was worth a try"although all of my family and friends assured me that I was throwing my money away. So I made the trip to London from Toronto. With in minutes Douglas told me exactly where the jewellery was hidden with great detail and incredible accuracy. My God Mother had hidden it in the ceiling!!! We never would have found it with out Douglas and his abilities. He also explained to me what had happened to my God Mother while she was in hospital and what led to her death with very specific accurate detail which helped bring some closure and some peace of mind. Now I know that sceptics say that psychics are very vague and general when they give a reading, but my reading was incredibly specific. How much more proof does anyone need. Douglas is the real deal. I've got the jewellery to prove it!
- Victoria Gargarella, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

"Thank You From Deep Inside Our Souls"
Mr. and Mrs. Cottrell, we want to take this opportunity to thank you for all your help. My wife and I requested a DTM session for our eleven year old daughter and received not only confirmation of your abilities which I must confess I was not sure of but also a very kind and understanding service. We are in the process of carrying out the suggestions and we are very grateful for what you’ve done for us. I had the privilege of speaking to Karen on the phone and I want to specially thank her for her attention and care when it came to our daughter’s session. Mr. Cottrell, your book is … well I have no words to describe it; I could use brilliant or amazing but somehow those words don’t do justice to the kind of knowledge and understanding one can acquire from it. My wife and I thank you from deep inside our souls. God bless you all.
- Johnny Duran and Sol H Duran, North Miami Beach, FL

"Helped me on so Many Levels"
The DTM that was done for me was wonderful. It opened my mind to a lot of emotions that I could not articulate myself. I was pleasantly surprised that it gave me practical as well as spiritual advice that empowered me and that I put to use then and still now. It has helped me on so many levels and I cannot thank you enough. Also, I would like to thank your staff (Karen Cottrell & Douglas M. Cottrell) for their patience and understanding. With much love & respect,
- Maria P., Brooklyn, New York

Prolapsed Uterus Disappears
In September 2004, I attended 3 Miracle Healing Services in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada with Douglas James Cottrell and witnessed miracles...a deaf woman regained hearing in her right ear, a woman who had fallen and hit her head months earlier causing a speech problem spoke with a clear voice within seconds of receiving healing, people with severe pain from arthritis had their pain disappear... My husband came that first night with severe breathing problems (severe asthma, emphysema and C.O.P.D.) and felt the bones in his sternum move and crack while receiving his healing because part of his problems were caused by a car accident a dozen years ago. I received healing for my prolapsed uterus at another Miracle Healing Event with Douglas. I felt my pelvic organs shift and move up with a great force while I lay on the floor receiving my healing (instantly). It made me groan because the feeling was so intense but now I do not have any of the symptoms of a prolapsed uterus that I had before the healing. I went back to the same doctor in June 2005 and had another examination and was told that I do not have a prolapsed uterus anymore. This is a MIRACLE and I want to thank you for helping me. I believe in Miracles and the work that Douglas is doing.
- Anne P., Ontario, Canada

"A Great Vehicle For My Healing"
Dear Douglas, My feedback shall share the benefits of healing in two parts : 1) After a kidney stone shock-wave lithotripsy operation in Feb. 2005, for several months I had experienced chronic stomach pain. After trying many remedies unsuccessfully I received a healing, through you a few Sundays ago, and the chronic pain left me. 2) For as long as I can remember there has been a protruding bone in my lower back which after 14 years of chiropractic work and many massages didn't change. After the healing it seemed that it wasn't protruding the same. A visit to the massage therapist confirmed that there was considerably less protruding. Thanks again for being such a great vehicle for my healing.
- M.S., Ontario, Canada

"A Miracle Healing of the Cyst on my Breast"
Dear Doug, I went to your lecture/workshop at the Hampton Inn & Suites, Warwick, RI on April 30, 2005. I was very fortunate to have the opportunity to see your ability to enter into a deep state of meditation like Edgar Cayce did. You revealed to all present important information to humankind. The best news is that I received a miracle healing at the closing of the seminar. When the healing energy came through your hand to me I blanked out for a second as I was caught by your assistance standing behind me. They gently put me to the floor to rest a few minutes, while I accepted the healing. I felt very warm and slightly dizzy. After a few minutes I was helped up and back to my seat. When I went to get my breast sonogram the following Thursday, my Dr. told me that she "could not see anything of what she saw before of my cyst." My previous visit with my Dr. was 6 months earlier and the cyst was the size of a dime. The Dr. had wanted to do a biopsy for the past two and a half years, which I refused. I had told her I wanted to try healing it with herbs, etc. naturally. I asked her if there was any way my body could have healed itself that quickly since my last visit 6 months earlier and she said it would have taken my body years to attempt to absorb it. I told her of your healing seminar and she said "I don't know anything about that, but I see nothing of what I saw before." Thank you ever so much for facilitating my miracle healing of the cyst that was on my breast!
- Stephanie Grenga, Warwick, RI, USA

Douglas's Insight into Autism
I have worked within the field of autism treatment for over 15 years, yet the mystery that is this complex disorder continues to peak my curiosity daily. Despite decades of research, dozens of official federal expert committees and millions of dollars of funding, the causes of autism remain unknown and the treatments even more hotly debated. My approach is holistic – considering the child’s physical health, behavioural and cognitive development along with the welfare of the family unit among other aspects of the child’s environment. While there have been some important notable variables linked to autism such as diet and toxification and some very promising treatments, it remains the interplay of the many variables that we have not yet understood. For example, it seems that many children with autism require more antioxidants (as per biological tests), along with reduced casein and gluten diets for some. Yet, there is no research which examines the combined effect of these two treatments; is it positive, negative or neutral. The body is incredibly complex. Searching for answers and direction for some of the most challenging cases, I have used Doug Cottrell’s talent. His clairvoyance, especially in the area of physical health issues, has proven exacting.
Carl was a particularly interesting and challenging case. He was (already) 9-years old when I first met him (and his family) and diagnosed with classic and profound autism. A striking, tall, and lanky boy with a long head and short dark hair. His shoulders slouched and his neck was held slightly too forward. He followed my every step with wide-open eyes but not a word. His fix was intense. He didn’t turn his back on me for even a second, yet we remained completely detached and unconnected. Still at the age of 9 he was, for some reason, non-verbal and lacked the social behavior repertoire to interact in any meaningful way.
Specifically, one particular behaviour I was having trouble determining a treatment for was his stereoptyped compulsivities. Transfixed by his repetitious self-stimulating finger-licking and finger-blowing behavior, he would pace back and forth seemingly unsettled for up to 30 minutes at a time. He avoided physical touch and closeness. With the exception of his mother, with whom he had a very special rapport, he remained what could appear to be aloof to his family and therapists alike. As he paced, Carl would hold the tips of his fingers of his right hand up to his lips and blow on them while amazingly quickly darting the tip of his tongue in and out briefly licking his fingertips. Over and over, for hours each day, anytime he wasn’t using his hands for something else like eating, he would perseverate in this blowing-licking behaviour.
There are several accepted mainstream treatment strategies to help a person with compulsive repetitious behaviours that seem to inhibit their learning and functioning. The most conventional is with the use of drugs. The second most common and widely used is applied behavioural analysis using positive punishment and reinforcement to inhibit the unwanted behaviour while increasing new more useful behaviours. Carl’s family had for many years before I met them tried a variety of different strategies without success. They had however not yet considered a biological imbalance underlying the strange behaviour. Since Carl was already 9 years old and the family was desperately searching for some answers, I thought I would turn to Doug Cottrell for some insight. I outlined a list of questions focused on Carl’s underlying biological imbalances and what could be done to help with the finger blowing-licking behaviour.
Within just 30 minutes Doug easily provided the insights and appropriate strategies that had previously remained a mystery until then. I was eager to return to the family and to implement the specific directions given by Doug Cottrell in trance. An important note to make is that I followed the guidance and implemented the steps in conjunction with the family’s values and principles. In other words, it was obviously important to ‘interpret’ the guidance and ideas according to the family and child’s then present situation, needs, values, resources, and beliefs. For example, Doug insightfully identified that Carl had several pinched nerves in the atlas and 1st and 2nd vertebrae resulting from forceful pulling and twisting at birth. The pinched nerves were in fact those connected directly to the fingertips. The result was that Carl felt a burning and tingling sensation in his fingertips most of the day; he therefore blew and licked them for comfort. It was a full-time feeling and a full-time distraction for the young boy. I began first by asking Carl’s mother for more details about the birth. She explained that it had been a long labour, Carl had been a breach baby and was, after a long struggle, pulled out using forceps and some twisting, she recalled. All of the historical information matched up with Doug’s “diagnosis”.
Along with pinched nerves, there was some chronic inflammation at the base of the neck as well as some slight cranial deformity. There would need to be several treatments. However, given the family’s conventional and more conservative beliefs, I encouraged them to have several x-rays taken to confirm Doug’s insightful “diagnosis”. The medical x-rays indeed confirmed every point outlined including the compressed vertebrae, inflammation, and pinched nerves. The family was ready to implement the treatment. Again, following Doug Cottrell’s guidance, we directed a trained certified Doctor of Osteopathy to apply traction to the neck. Carl’s mother also applied cold packs on and off throughout the day to decrease inflammation and relieve the chronic blockage of blood flow at the base of the neck. After two short weeks of these treatments, the Doctor was confident to make an actual manipulation and adjustment of the neck. Along with some gentle massage, several more adjustments and the cold packs, within 4 weeks we were in awe to witness Carl’s previously full-time “obsessive” behaviour decrease to less than 10 percent of the day. This remarkable healing of the pinched nerves consequently relieved Carl from the chronic burning sensation; he no longer had the impulse to blow and lick his fingertips. He was no longer distracted by the sensations and was able to begin to focus on socialization and interaction. His mother and family were at once in disbelief and yet grateful for the speedy positive change.
Carl has many ‘lost’ years to catch up on learning and many other social and developmental challenges to overcome. However, by simply healing this one impediment to learning, Carl has been able to develop from mute to over 200 spoken words! We are thrilled, and Carl has so many more opportunities to learn and participate in meaningful ways.
- Name Withheld By Request, Autism Educator, Harvard University, M.Ed

Sophie's Story
In May 2000, our daughter, Sophie was a healthy, active, six-year old, when she suffered an aneurysm and multiple strokes caused by a congenital defect on her brain stem. She was initially declared brain-dead, and then she responded. Thus began a nightmarish hospital stay. She had severe spasms and shaking, and was given a shunt tube to drain her brain fluid. At several points during the hospital stay, she had further trauma, seizures and abnormal drug reactions; when the fluid thickened and could not be drained, she lost more function and brain tissue, almost dying again. After coming home in the Fall, she worsened, and doctors were unable to correct the hydrocephalus. She was given less than a week to live, and was barely breathing, with constant suctioning needed to keep her airway open.
At this point, we went to Douglas James Cottrell, a well-known local medical intuitive, for a reading; he told us that in the next six days Sophie would decide whether or not to stay. If she chose to do the work, she would improve, but if not, she would rapidly deteriorate and die. He suggested shiatsu and cranial-sacral therapies to support the body while Sophie made her decision. She had daily shiatsu and weekly cranial treatments, and her breathing slowly cleared. By the end of the month, she was breathing without suction. This allowed doctors to change a valve in her shunt. The fluid finally drained, bringing rapid changes: some speech and motor control returned, and she was eating and drinking again. Doctors were astounded at this "miraculous" turnaround.
Since then, Sophie has regained a lot of her cognitive function. She has some speech ability and limited use of her right arm. She now attends school. She has had further challenges with improper shunt placement (described in great detail by Douglas's "remote viewing" ability), compromised immune system, and continued spasticity issues. All along the way, we have consulted Douglas when doctors, therapists, or our own intuitive resources were at a loss. We could always count on accurate, detailed descriptions of the body functions, down to the most minute detail, plus reasons for the impairment, and solutions to help correct it. We also benefited from Douglas's insights on the "big picture" as to why Sophie is going through this. This has allowed us to cope and continue the exhausting care that is required. Simply put, Sophie would not be alive if we did not have the information that Douglas provided. The method of gathering this information seems unbelievable to some, but we have come to count on his readings, having seen the proof of the physical information time and again with Sophie's care.
Many people ask if Sophie has to be present during a reading, and are shocked by the fact that Douglas simply "finds" her mind remotely while in a deep meditative state in another city. However, he describes recent events - such as a seizure from the day before - in such detail, that it is impossible to doubt the accuracy of the physical information.
Projections for Sophie's recovery have remained constant, with an expectation for improvements as the brain heals, leading to an almost complete recovery of function. The time frames given in the readings fluctuate, as Sophie is very fragile and experiences many difficult impediments to the linear progress of her recovery; however, Douglas continues to "see" her healed in the near future. We continue to shift therapies and remedies, working with Sophie's ever-changing needs and challenges, hoping to maintain her health long enough to allow the brain to heal and take over those functions that we are artificially supporting. Once an improvement in one area occurs (digestion/assimilation, for example), it should lead to improvements in other systems, allowing for the strengthening she needs to do the physical rehabilitation for motor control.
Douglas offers insight that Sophie's case - and the methods we have adopted to maintain her health - will be studied to the benefit of future generations, changing the way the medical community deals with these fragile children. Most children who suffer aneurisms die, not from the initial trauma, but from the complications afterward. It is this area where we seem to be breaking ground. Already, doctors in Stratford, Canada sent another little girl immediately to the neurosurgeon, because of the knowledge gained from Douglas's insights, thereby sparing her many hours of needless trauma and unnecessary strokes. She was spared the extra impairment and damage that Sophie suffered, because of the use of Douglas's Cayce-style readings. The neurologist who cared for Sophie in the hospital attended a paediatric brain injury conference in Europe, and spoke of our use of cranial-sacral therapy with Sophie. She was approached by doctors in other countries to see how they could use this method to help their patients. We are proud that Sophie's example is already affecting children far outside our immediate circle.
- Tim Weber and Claire Roy-Weber, Stratford, Ontario, Canda
[The Weber family is grateful for any donations you may make to help them with the financial burden caused by Sophie's medical and health expenses. You can deposit to a special account set up for this purpose at any Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce in Canada, or you may send a money order from any country to this account: Sophie Roy-Weber, c/o CIBC, 30 Downie St. Stratford Ont., Account # 73-45933, Transit # 00252]

Full Recovery From MS
Today I live, today I walk, today I have recovered from progressive multiple sclerosis and much of it is thanks to Douglas Cottrell. I was diagnosed with MS in late 1999. Contrary to my neurologist's predictions that chilly October morning, ( "I think you'll do very well with this") my case of MS was fast-moving, aggressive and relentless. ("It hit you like a train," a friend said.) The steady march of symptoms included progressive tingling, numbness, stiffness, and a steadily worsening gait; then vision problems, and pain that became almost unbearable. Eventually, I couldn't walk without support. I had difficulty moving my hands; I could barely turn over in bed; I could barely tolerate being touched. Even the pressure of clothing sometimes hurt. I submitted to two rounds of intravenous steroids, which didn't seem to help. Then the neurologist recommended chemotherapy, a very aggressive treatment, to try to stem the relentless progress of the disease. "When is this going to get better?" I asked. His answer was flat: "You are not going to get better. We're just trying to slow this down."
But along the way I also turned to Doug, whom I had known for many years. I drove from the United States across Ontario, alone, and hobbled from the car into his office, barely able to walk. My first and most burning question: "Will I be able to heal?" His one-word answer that gave me hope, from that day forward: "Indeed." Doug's is a remarkable gift. In that first reading, he laid out for me an incredibly detailed program of recommendations that included acupuncture, massage, and a slate of other instructions, including working with healing oils, obtaining two devices recommended by the late U.S. psychic Edgar Cayce, drinking two ounces of Dr Pepper every few days, and applying a weak electrical current to my body. He recommended that I eat squid to correct an imbalance that kept me from assimilating food. The readings also pointed to a deeper, more important level where healing was needed: the emotions ("the constructive and destructive forces in any body") the deep and lingering layers of pain from some situations earlier in my life.
Illness manifests on subtle levels before we experience it in the body, the reading explained, indicating that if we correct imbalances on those levels, perhaps there need not be a physical manifestation. So that's my answer to "Why me? Why now?" I thought. Healing on this level I simply hadn't completed, despite years of patient prodding by the readings. So I went home, in pain and barely able to walk. I decided also to follow the doctors' recommendations. But after several rounds of chemotherapy, I was so weak and so ill that I thought that I might not survive the treatment ? which doctors assured me wasn't going to make me "better," anyway.
One night I lay on my sofa, planning my own funeral. Soon afterward, I reached a turning point: I decided to follow my own inner promptings; to do whatever it would take to get well. So I turned again to the reading, incorporating everything except the things that I simply couldn't afford. I began to listen to my own intuition. And I began to ask for help from others to whom I was guided. I read, I studied, I sought answers, and I took action. I requested healing prayer, I explored Chinese herbs, I worked with a gifted homeopath, I studied energy psychology. I began learning martial arts (at a time when I could barely stand). I worked with healers and learned self-healing techniques. I submitted my body to bee venom therapy. A later reading assured me that I was also receiving guidance from on high. I traveled to California, alone and in a wheelchair, to study with a healing prayer group. I was chosen for a healing session (which became one of the deepest experiences of this lifetime). A prayer council member of more than 20 years' standing said he saw images of lifetimes of physical injury removed during those few minutes. "I've never seen anything like it," he said and, by God's grace, I never used a wheelchair again.
It's now more than five years later. I have never again taken medication. My doctor is amazed that the "incurable" case of rapidly progressive MS seems to have abated. He decided the early diagnosis must have been incorrect: Perhaps my case is relapsing-remitting, he told me, or perhaps I had a one-time-only, severe viral attack. No matter. Today I walk. Today I work. Today I practice martial arts. And my learning and healing continue on all levels. I now use what I have learned to help others along the path to wellness. And I strive to offer them the most important gift that Doug has given me, throughout all the years I have known this remarkable man: Hope.
- Susan R. Schell, Ohio

Michael's Story
This letter is long overdue - about eight to ten years or so. This letter isn't about me though; rather it's a long overdue update on my nephew Michael. From what I can gather from my sister, Fiona, in his early days Michael seemed just like any other growing child with the exception that his communication skills appeared slow to develop. He had no problems eating, walking, and essentially entertaining himself. He was fixated by the television, and his favorite pastime seemed to be sitting in front of the set laughing at the commercials. He was very much into himself. As late as age four or five, he still wasn't talking (if I can remember correctly). My sister, Fiona, and brother-in-law, Robert, are simple, working-class folks: always struggling with the family budget, short on cash, but very long in their love for Michael. I can still remember Robert saying the happiest day in his life will be when Michael just says "Dad." One day - I believe Michael was about three at the time - I received a distraught call from Fiona. Michael had been taken to the hospital for some non-threatening reason. If I remember correctly it was to check up a fall or something. At the hospital, Michael went berserk. Uncontrollable. I have the impression of a completely traumatized child, crying and pushing off those around him. Nothing had been done to him to warrant the behavior, and he had to be sent home with his mother. When they returned home, the distraught behavior continued. For 36 hours, Michael wouldn't let anyone come near him, not even his mother. He sat crouched in the hallway and occasionally jumped over imaginary cracks in the floor. He wouldn't eat or go to bed. Eventually he calmed down, probably through sheer exhaustion.
It was at this time I contacted you, Douglas, for some help. I should add here that Fiona and Robert are practicing Catholics and they had no idea of what was coming their way. Your tape arrived and I soon had a distraught call from Fiona, along the lines of "How could you have done such a thing?!!" I'll hastily add that the tape was definitely a positive turning point for Fiona, as she'll freely admit now. But I regret to say, Douglas, you are still regarded as THAT MAN in a not-too-flattering tone by Robert (even though everything presented on the tape has more or less proven helpful). I had Fiona send me the tape, and from my perspective - a more detached uncle - it gave comfort in many ways, despite the horrific account being presented. The account explained that in his previous lifetime, Michael had been interred in a Nazi concentration camp along with his family. By his seventh birthday, he had lost everyone to the horrors of the camp; his means of protection from the horror was to withdraw to himself and crouch up into a ball. His trip to the hospital brought back the memories of men in white lab coats with sharp instruments like scissors. (This explained the tantrums Michael would go through whenever his mother tried to cut his hair, etc. Fiona would have to hide things like scissors and knives from his view.) The reading gave good council on how to handle the situation and presented some dietary guidelines to help the child develop. I can understand my sister's confusion. Here was someone presenting a plausible account for the situation, but this meant accepting the concept of a previous life. Her difficulty was compounded by the fact that certain secrets only a mother would know about her child were revealed in the reading. As much as she wanted to accept the evidence on the tape, there was one issue that was just too difficult for her to accept, and is/was the reason Robert still has difficulty.
The reading went on to explain that Michael had chosen Fiona and Robert as his parents (and I will add his older sisters) because of the Love he would receive from them. He was prepared to stay with them until around his seventh birthday, then he would decide whether to go on with this incarnation. This was the great stumbling block to acceptance. The idea that a child could have that control just didn't sit right. How could he think such a thing? They loved him so much. To me I read this as such a beautiful gift to Fiona and Robert. That Michael would trust their Love and be willing to come back into the world, especially after what he'd been through. There was of course much more, but those are the salient points that I remember. Michael's physical growth progressed quite normally, but his social skills were slow to develop. He did start talking at the age of five, if I remember correctly, but was later diagnosed as having Asberger's syndrome.
As time went on, Fiona came to accept the contents of the reading, and had two more as he progressed. These readings were mostly related to dietary and chiropractic adjustments to help him progress - and progress he certainly did. Michael is now 14, so I guess we can say Robert and Fiona passed the "Love" test. He is special in many ways. Although he still lacks some social skills, he excels in others. He is a skilled painter and has had one of his paintings hung at the Glasgow Art Gallery. This Gallery has Salvador Dali's Crucifixion in their collection, so I guess it's got good company. He has a photographic memory, and needs to read something just once and it's remembered. Fiona describes his mind as a computer. He is also an accomplished gardener. He was given a local garden plot about two years ago and spends considerable time there. It would not be enough to say he has green fingers, more like magic fingers. Considering the soil and climate in these parts, his produce is extraordinary. Cabbages the size of satellite dishes, according to Fiona. Enough baking potatoes to feed the neighborhood - and he does. There's so much of everything: tomatoes, leeks, beetroot, and so on. All huge. The neighbours are very pleased, and give him vouchers for the local hardware store and money to help him on. He's definitely passed the "Great Masters Ten Talent Test" - make use of so little. He also has a natural affinity for musical instruments, though that seems to be put aside for the moment. He took up the French Horn, and after just three months was playing simple tunes. His music teacher claimed he was the best student that had come through the school. If there's a flaw, it's in our eyes: he just cannot lie about anything, he is completely truthful in everything. It's a sad reflection, but this innocence could cause some difficulty.
Finally, he loves his Mother to bits. My sister has come a very long way in her view of spiritual matters: complete acceptance I'd say. At the time of the second reading, one of Fiona's Yorkshire terriers had given birth. For safety's sake, she put them in Michael's bedroom, since that's where there was the least disturbance. She installed a blue light in the room. This was a dim light, which wouldn't disturb Michael while he slept. The dim light would allow her to check that the puppies were all right, and she wouldn't accidentally step on them should they wander from their mother. Just as your reading was coming to a close, a last comment was made along the lines of: "While the Blue light has much healing properties, in this particular case we would recommend the Red light for the child." My sister's reaction (far cry from the anxious doubter) was "My God, he's been in my place and it was in an absolute mess!!!"
- All the very best. Much Love, Ian Nimmons, Scotland