Ghosts, UFOs, and The Blessed Virgin Mary

Gordon Sironen
Pleasant Word (2006)
ISBN 1414104847
Reviewed by Beverly Pechin for Reader Views (5/06)

This book is truly amazing. I'm not sure if I'm a believer or not of the various 'realms' and strange occurrences. Are there truly UFO's and Ghosts and apparitions of heavenly hosts such as the Virgin Mary? Who's to truly say yes or no? This book sure does not state a simple yes or no to the questionable fact. What the book does do is create an amazingly interesting connection between them all. Not only does the author often correlate the 3 questionable happenings with both scientific and historic happenings but can toss in a verse or two from the Holy Bible to keep you wondering.

Why is it that so many quickly believe in seeing something that they believe in but just as quickly dismiss something they don't? One of the best thoughts brought up in this book was the mere and simple fact that you never truly hear of an account of a Protestant or Hindu having a sighting of the Virgin Mary but Catholics seem to have many. Does this mean that it's not true or does this mean that all of these occurrences are simply based upon ones own beliefs and teachings? Who's to say?

The book not only discusses in great detail UFO sightings, never giving a yay or nay to the truth. As for apparitions of various sorts, whether you call them ghosts, entities or Holy visions, Sironen brings many questions to your mind, helping you think of possible answers yet never giving you a complete thought on the entire idea of these seeming unnatural occurrences.

The author not only enlightens us to various happenings that are simply 'strange' but truly will make your mind think, and think hard. You will walk away scratching your head and whether you went in as a believer or non-believer of these events, you will walk away just as confused and uncertain but definitely enlightened and thinking about them. It simply makes you want more information and creates a whole new area for us to consider - Are there other life forms? Are they truly from other planets or simply something we get sightings of because of small holes in the realm we live in? Are all Holy apparitions true and if so why don't those who don't believe not seeing them in the same fashion? Is it because they see a light and think in terms of their own beliefs or is it because they aren't truly occurring? Can so many happenings all over the world be fake or is it just that somehow our own minds have become attuned to other surroundings? The questions are endless and you won't necessarily walk away with answers but you will walk away with your own thoughts.

“Ghosts, UFO's and the Blessed Mother” is excellent reading for both the believer and non-believer. Kudos Mr. Sironen, for not only opening our minds but opening our thought processes to continue questioning our surroundings!

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