Diary of a Trance Medium [Paperback]

I bought this out of interest because I'm a fan of the rockstar that Angie Kruger claims is her spirit guide. The person in question is missing, but his body has never been found, he may actually be alive for all anyone knows, there have been many sightings of him. The little personal details Kruger gives about his appearance and mannerisms are things that anyone who's read a book or webpage about him would know, there's no insider information here. The book itself is so short and thin that I read the whole thing in half an hour, there's barely anything in there, only a few brief stories of supernatural things that have supposedly happened to Kruger, and most of them don't even involve her guide. I actually phoned Kruger's radio show and got a "reading" from her, pretty much everything she told me about my interests, personality and life were totally inaccurate, and the few things that she told me that were true were things that could apply to anyone (eg- "you like music"). So forgive me if I'm not a huge believer in her tales. I also emailed her to ask if she could clear up some inconsistencies between the things she says about her spirit guide and the known facts about him. She said she doesn't discuss such things over the internet but if I travel a long way to her show and fork out money for a private reading, then she'll tell me. Yeah right. I have also discovered that Kruger was a fan of this rockstar during his life and went to his band's shows and has a copy of his tattoo.... very coincidental that your favourite rockstar would become your spirit guide. Seems to me like Kruger wishes she had a relationship with this man and is trying to part deluded people with their cash in exchange for inaccurate readings. It must also be painful for the man's family and friends to have someone claiming that he's passed over when they don't even know if he's dead. There are also other so-called "psychics" out there who have written books claiming that "Richard" is alive - see "Psychic Detective" by Keith Charles as an example of this. With some claiming he's dead and some claiming he's alive, I don't see how anyone can take this seriously. Whether he's dead or alive, I say let him rest in peace! Kruger also claims that she didn't want people to know who her spirit guide was in his lifetime, and makes out neither she nor he want to capitalize on the fame he gained during his lifetime. She says their cover was blown by someone else. This is plainly nonsense considering the in-depth detail she gives about his lifetime on her webpages, which (if you know who he is) leave you in absolutely no doubt as to who she's talking about. She even named "his" email address (where you can email him for psychic readings) after the place where he supposedly committed suicide! All in all, I think she is just using his name to make money, and probably upsetting his family, friends and fans in the process.

I found this book really good to read, it gives both Angie's and Richards perspective on life and their work, and some nice stories of the work they have done, with some nice little funny touches too.
Well worth the read