Always, Karen

I too read this book years ago, not long after it was published. I learned about it from my uncle who was a German professor at Chaffee College in Southern California. The author of this book, Jeanne Walker, was one of his co-workers in the English department. He knew her well and had been to her home and met her daughter, Karen, before she died at a very young age (I think she was 20). Jeanne was devastated. This was her only child. She sought the help of a psychic to contact her daughter and later learned to communicate with Karen through automatic writing. [...]. The fact that two books could have similar information about life after death tells me they could both be accurate. Jeanne's decision to publish this information must have been an act of both bravery and love. She risked the derision of her colleagues to remain true to what she believed about the psychic impressions she was getting. The book is easy to read, full of information about life on the 'other side', and fascinating from cover to cover.

I first read this book when I was fifteen...ten years ago. It was an unbelievable eye opener for a teenager. Since then I have married and had two children. This book still remains my favorite! It was my "beacon" in the dark. I am not a "church-goer", however, something tells me there's power out there beyond my existance. This book was spiritual without being religion oriented. It was both scientific and philosophical which is unusual in my world. I just wanted to suggest a few that one might like if one enjoyed this book. The Conversations with God series... The Power of the Spoken Word These are for those of us who do not like the pressure of organized religion but still feel compelled to explore our existance without feeling "exposed" as "unbelievers". I hope you enjoy.

I first read the original version of this compelling book "Always Karen" nearly twenty years ago. Whether or not you believe in life after death, it contains profound wisdom. Jeanne Walker's account of the events following her daughter's death are told rationally and clearly. There is nothing sensationalistic about it, which makes me believe the author's motives were greater than making money. Look at it as an extraordinary glimpse into the unknown or a guide to living a more postive life, but read this book!

I just finished reading "More Alive Than Ever ...Always, Karen" for the first time and I feel it was just what I needed! I lost my boyfriend to Leukemia two weeks ago after a two year battle and have been searching for some form of consolation. This book explains in detail what Karen felt right before dying, during death, and during the crossover to a different plane of existence. She communicates through her Mom that she still exists and that we all eventually return to our spiritual existence when our human life has ended. This book is similar to "Embraced by the Light;" however, Karen's was not a near-death-experience but a life after death experience here on earth. I believe now with all my heart that those we have lost are still near us watching over and guiding us. This book has given me the motivation to not only continue my previous goals but to do more on this earth so that I may grow spiritually before my time here is gone.

I read this book many years ago, as it was a selection available in a monthly book club I belonged to at the time. I had recently lost 2 beloved pets (my poodles named Moxie, and Gigi soon after). I was so moved by Jeanne's experiences with her daughter Karen's communication through automatic writing! When I read that it was Karen's job (at that time, I don't know if it still is) to care for the animals as they came to her world, it gave me great peace! My dogs were wonderful members of our family, but nobody that they would have known had passed before them. So there would have been no one there for them, to welcome them home. Knowing some one as caring and loving as Karen was was taking care of our 'babies' was absolutely pure comfort! This book was a great experience. Jeanne and Karen write with such love, you really can feel it as you read. What a loving thing for Karen to do for her mother! You will enjoy this book, it is extraodinary