Love Is Greater Than Pain: Secrets from the Universe for Healing After Loss
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Love Is Greater Than Pain: Secrets from the Universe for Healing After Loss
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Overview
“Marilyn’s vast and masterful experience in communicating with passed loved ones illustrate what they want to teach us.”—Betty Jampel, LCSW
When Marilyn Kapp was two years old, she watched her grandfather leave his body. He told her he would be back and he was true to his word. When Marilyn realized that others did not share her perception of the spiritual plane, she kept her channeling abilities to herself and her family. This changed when, as a college student, she met writer, Holocaust survivor, and future Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel. He became her mentor and encouraged her to use her perception to help others.
In Love Is Greater Than Pain, Marilyn shares her profound understanding of the afterlife. Today a renowned medium, Marilyn reveals the beauty in the transition from the physical to the spiritual plane, helping those who are dying, as well as those left behind. With personal stories and transcripts from channeling sessions, Marilyn teaches us how to interact with the afterlife and to joyfully embrace the reality that love truly is greater than pain.
Marilyn shares universal messages of comfort, forgiveness, and understanding, including specific guidance for bereaved parents, for those dealing with dementia, and even for people who are grieving for their animal friends.
Marilyn’s groundbreaking seminal work offers practical advice, clear takeaways, and a new approach to death, grieving, and living your best life, sharing concrete steps for:
• Raising your personal vibration to increase health, joy, and the ability to receive channeled information and love.
• Helping yourself and others honor life while grieving.
• Understanding the parallel process of growth that we share with those who have passed.
When we honor life as we grieve, we offer healing and support to one another, as well as conscious collaboration with those who have passed.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781984854872 |
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| Publisher: | Harmony/Rodale |
| Publication date: | 06/02/2020 |
| Pages: | 304 |
| Sales rank: | 1,032,954 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.90(d) |
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Read an Excerpt
Chapter 1
Alan and the Secret to the Universe
As thirty-two-year-old Alan lay dying from cancer, I stroked his chin. I told him I had always known that God creates people as beautiful as he was, but I had wondered if they were as beautiful on the inside. Now I knew. Alan smiled.
Fifteen months earlier, Alan was diagnosed with stage 4 liver cancer. It was a shock not only to him, but also to everyone who knew him. He was otherwise healthy, athletic, and filled with joyful enthusiasm. He loved hiking, surfing, traveling, and learning about the latest technology. He was happiest when surrounded by family, friends, and music. With a smile that lights up the room, his enthusiasm was contagious. He drew you in, whoever you were, and you became part of the party.
My introduction to Alan came through a series of events that I now believe was directed by a higher consciousness. It was on the Law of Attraction Talk Radio Cruise that my husband and I met Amean Hameed, an intuitive healer and a teacher. Amean’s focus had been on energy healing, while mine was on channeling. Though we “downloaded” information differently, the results were complementary. Amean would focus his intention on healing and then magnify and direct energy where it was needed. Participants in his seminar reported relief of physical symptoms and an increased feeling of well-being. Amean’s goal was aligned with mine, to relieve pain and suffering. We were delighted to discover that we had something else in common. We are both totally joyful when sharing what we have learned. This was the catalyst that drew us toward each other, as we offered to work together with the group’s participants after our presentations were done.
I was not surprised to hear from Amean soon after we docked. He shared that his brother, Eamen, who was also an intuitive healer, had presented along with him on a previous Law of Attraction Talk Radio Cruise, but had chosen not to join him on this last one, as their loved one, Alan, had recently received that devastating diagnosis. Amean’s hope was that we could all combine our energies and be of help. A date was set. My brother, Mark, and our friend, Betty Jampel, a social worker well versed in helping families through traumatic illness, were visiting us at the time, and they joined us.
Alan’s mother, Fay, warmly welcomed us and introduced us to her mother and a few other family members. Alan, who had moved back home after his diagnosis, was too weak from chemotherapy to join us for dinner. The rest of us chatted, getting to know each other, and discussed Alan’s prognosis. Though he willingly underwent all prescribed treatment, the doctors were not encouraging.
After dinner, Fay, Amean, Eamen, and I entered Alan’s room. There, I saw resting quietly one of the most handsome men I have ever laid eyes on. His perfect features reminded me of a prince in a fairy tale. Alan opened his eyes and weakly revealed his trademark smile. We were introduced and I positioned myself behind him. He rested his head back against me. We all pictured light entering and healing his every cell, and I channeled the words of his grandfather and other out-of-body loved ones, who were in attendance. Alan was comforted and felt more relaxed.
Harry and I grew to know and love Alan and his family. Alan remained receptive to energy healing and channeling throughout his challenging medical treatment. He longed to be healed and stay in body as long as he could. At the same time, he approached the situation with curiosity and was determined to be as conscious as possible while navigating through uncharted territory. We got together often and also had weekly phone sessions that included Amean, Eamen, Fay, and other family members. Alan joined us when he had the energy; sometimes we did it while he slept. Amean would lead us in asking for protection from Divine Consciousness, and then we would direct our intention to healing. I continued to channel Alan’s grandfather, who is Fay’s father, and other loved ones.
Alan survived in his physical body for fifteen months after his diagnosis. The doctors were surprised, as their predictions had been much shorter. During the entire time, Alan’s desire to learn was insatiable. He longed to understand and experience the spiritual plane as much as he could before he transitioned out of body. He felt that this would release his fear, as well as help all the loved ones who supported him on his journey.
Alan realized, through the channeling, that love surrounded him on every level. Not content to just hear about it, Alan wanted to learn if he could channel. I believe that this access is open to everyone. We would sit together and ask for protection from Divine Consciousness and then set our intention. We asked that Alan have conscious access to the spiritual world. Together we ventured forth. We did not question how we expanded beyond Alan’s normal perception. We just knew we felt protected and calm. In a meditative state, I could feel, and see, Alan beside me as we visited the spiritual realm. His grandfather was right there, wanting to help. I watched as Alan’s childhood dog, Wolfie, greeted him with boundless love. I laughed when I heard Alan audibly cry out for his mother. “Mom, Mom, Wolfie is here! I see Wolfie!”
Yes, the animals we love, and who love us, may choose to continue their relationship with us after they transition to the spiritual plane.
This experience dispelled any remaining fear Alan had about passing out of the physical body. My corroboration of what he had experienced while channeling further convinced him of his spiritual reality. I described his relatives and dog in detail. Everything matched what Alan saw. With his spiritual awareness open, Alan was ready for more. He asked me to leave the room so he could experiment with mental telepathy. He would project a message so that I could hear him in my mind and write it down. The first time he did this, he provided a long and heartfelt statement. When I returned to his bedside, he asked that I give it to his mother to be read at his eulogy. This practice helped Alan in his confidence that he would be able to channel through me even after he passed. He planned to do it a lot.
Even in the final days of his life on the physical plane, Alan’s motivation to expand his consciousness, and ours, was front and center. This intention gave him comfort. I believe he realized fully that life was not going to be over. It was merely changing form.
A day or so before Alan passed, as he was drifting in and out of sleep, Fay and I stood on either side of him. Nothing else existed for us in those moments as we massaged him. Then Fay made an observation that astounded me:
“I never knew it could be this beautiful.”
Fay was completely present—not in the past, not in the future—living through a parent’s worst fear. Nevertheless, she could still see the beauty in Alan’s transition back into the spiritual plane. Hearing her insight remains one of the most extraordinary moments I have ever experienced.
Four years later, on the anniversary of Alan’s passing, I told Fay that that one sentence changed my life. I was able to witness how consciousness and light can permeate even the darkest situation.
As I shared then with Fay, because I am able to channel, I can see the perfection and compassion of the Divine Plan. Within this system, life continues after physical death. Lessons are learned on the physical plane as well as on the spiritual plane, and it’s all for our highest good. But there was one thing I didn’t understand, one aspect I could not reconcile. Why, on this Earth plane, is there so much pain? I know that love never ends; we are never truly separated from our loved ones. In the big picture, everything makes sense. But here, on the physical plane, life is sometimes so hard. We can be overwhelmed with grief.
Alan, who was listening in on our conversation, as he often does when we’re talking about him, presented himself. He was beaming; he looked radiant. He smiled at his mother, then at me. “I’m going to tell you the secret of the universe!” he channeled in. “It is this: to learn that love is greater than pain.”
Alan was eager to tell us that when he had passed into the light four years earlier, the love was palpable. He saw his loved ones during his transition. He never felt separated from those he loves and who love him; his relationship just took a different form. Everything made sense.
Since Alan’s passing, his mother has changed her life dramatically. After being Alan’s primary caretaker for fifteen months, Fay felt that she could not go back to her successful corporate career. Instead, she wanted to share what she had learned during Alan’s journey. She obtained a master’s degree in social work and is now actively helping people at the end of their physical lives have a sweeter and more conscious transition.
Does she still miss Alan’s physical form? Of course.
Does she still cry? How can she not?
How is she able to put one foot in front of the other and continue living?
She is able to do so by making a choice. The pain of having a child transition out of body is great, and often overwhelming. But Fay’s love for her son, what he taught her, and what she is still learning with him are greater than her pain. She does not deny her pain, but by recognizing that love is the dominant emotion, she is able to open her heart and actually feel Alan’s presence and support.
Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Chapter 1 Alan and the Secret to the Universe 21
Chapter 2 Questions, Physics, and the Platypus 29
Chapter 3 Choosing to Raise Your Vibration After Loss 38
Chapter 4 Life Review-Understanding the Reasons for Pain 51
Chapter 5 Releasing Guilt Together-How We Can Help Each Other 63
Chapter 6 The Key to Spiritual Communication Is Embracing Joy on the Physical Plane 84
Chapter 7 The Transition-Embracing the Spiritual Plane 99
Chapter 8 Collaboration: Interpreting Messages from Our Loved Ones 114
Chapter 9 How Connecting Helps Us and Our Loved Ones 133
Chapter 10 Helping Our Loved Ones Heal After They've Passed 162
Chapter 11 Healing After Suicide 172
Chapter 12 Our Animal Friends and Reincarnation 203
Chapter 13 Navigating Grief as Life Continues 222
Chapter 14 Keeping the Door Open: Spiritual Access in Everyday Life 230
Chapter 15 Living the Truth-Love Is Greater Than Pain 259
Epilogue 273
Acknowledgments 283