Secrets of the Monarch: What the Dead Can Teach Us about Living a Better Life

I am a recent widow with many questions and many strange happenings. Since I had purchased the two previous books which offered answers at that time, I felt maybe this book had something new about healing and understanding and moving forward. It sure did and it wasn't in big scientific terminaology but just basic down to earth language. I cried several times (mostly in Chapter 8) because she was right on target about how those who have passed still can communicate and teach us more about our new lives. Also, I am always seeing monarch butterflies so I knew that I had to read this book. Thanks.

Surely everyone has watched the TV show MEDIUM. And, you probably know it is taken from the life of a real person. Well, read this and get to really know the real Allison DuBois. She is THE most authentic psychic/medium I have ever heard, and I have heard/read/listened to a lot of them. Researchers at the University of Arizona documented her ability through a series of tests in which she scored exceptionally high on accuracy and specificity. It's quite a read!

My take away from Allison's book is that once we die and enter another dimension, we can experience regret just as we do in human bodies on earth. I found this facinating and worrisome at the same time. My hope was that death would bring a blissful afterlife with only love, joy, happiness...with nothing to regret, no "negative" emotions! Allison's first hand experience with people who've passed to the otherside helped me realize that we have so many reasons to do it "right" in this earthly lifetime and that every decision we make here is important, however trivial. That said, I've a renewed sense of responsibility to myself, my husband and children, and to the world in which I live. That means helping people whenever the opportunity arises and treating Mother Earth with great respect. In this book we learn that our relationships matter dearly and don't end with death. So we should invest in ourselves and our loved ones now, TODAY! Because it's not about life till you die, but literally, eternal life. A bit scary and overwhelming to me but it seems to be the common theme in all the spiritual/self-help/medium-inspired books these days! This is a wonderful read. Simple, meaningful and useful for someone exploring his or her connection to deceased loved ones or to God and the afterlife in general. And if you've read Allison's other books as I have, I think you'll find this just as enjoyable.

I have read Allison's two previous books, and while they were excellent, I found I learned the most in reading Secrets of the Monarch. Her writing style is so personable, and her exhortation to recognize the qualities we possess from those who came before us is such necessary advice. She takes the statement to live life to the fullest and connects that to the type of life we offer to those who come after us.

Allison DuBois' third book "Secrets of the Monarch" is a wonderful read. Though Allison has become a celebrity since inspiring the TV show "Medium," you wouldn't know it from this book. Her voice is casual and full of pep and vigor. She is in no way sanctimonious. This is a woman who includes crashing a wedding on her list of things to do before she dies, and has a teenager who rolls her eyes at her. Even so, her spirituality and love shine through. In her straightforward way, she gives us her thoughts on what we can do to have the kind of life we won't regret once it's over. The stories of her connections with the other side are compelling, heartfelt, and at least to me, present convincing argument for the fact that love and relationships continue after death. It's also fun to read the foreword written by Allison's husband Joe Dubois, who writes, "Many people ask me how I do it, how do I live with Allison? At first this offended me. I would think, how could I not live with Allison?" It's obvious, Joe sees Allison's gift as a blessing. So do I. Highly recommend.