Waking Wisdom

"The buzz word in paranormal research at present is consciousness. The author succinctly illustrates her own very interesting views on this matter, often through her own experiences. There is much food for thought within this book along with, I am pleased to say, humour."

Tricia Robertson, past President of the Scottish Society for Psychical Research, Lecturer, Researcher, Broadcaster and Author; Things You Can do When You're Dead. More Things You Can do When You're Dead. It's Life and Death, but Not as You Know It.

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This very special memoir is a feast of short reminiscences about the various non-ordinary events - synchronicities, encounters with human and animal spirits, precognitive dreams, shamanic engagements - experienced by Kim in her life's journey. We read with a growing sense of wonder and thrill of recognition as we too begin to sense the possibilities of border-crossing between our embodied selves and infinite consciousness

as it manifests in the everyday. The goal of this beautifully written book is to help us (after Silver Birch) to widen our tiny, socially conditioned windows of perception to glimpse the vast vibrational universe of which we are a part. To learn to gain, as she has, "a vastly broadened appreciation of what it means to be loved beyond all measure, cherished, conscious and eternally connected to the web of being." Kim weaves

together theories and cultural traditions drawn from a life lived as a shaman, medium, dream interpreter, and teacher. Her ontological relationship to these events is never at issue - Kim's is a truly authentic, heartful voice. This small miracle of a book models the translation of the everyday self into a fuller and higher version of being for readers at all stages of their spiritual journeys.

Tamar Gordon, Anthropologist - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Kim Parker has a gift for story telling. Through this wonderful volume we catch a glimpse of the world of the shaman, the non-ordinary world where dreams convey messages, after-death contacts bring peace and reassurance and everyday contacts are full of meaningful synchronicities. Simply written, with engaging honesty and down to earth practical observations, the twenty four stories in this book will expand your sense of possibility. It is a wonderful book for anyone open to the realisation that behind the mundane of our everyday life, the world is more magical than we can possibly imagine. We love, love, love this book.

Victor and Wendy Zammit - Co-authors of The Friday Afterlife Report