Walking Between Worlds: A Spiritual Odyssey

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One in five women and one in seventy-one men will be raped at some point in their lives.
One in three girls and one in seven boys are sexually abused by age eighteen. Over 90% of these sexually abused children were abused by someone they knew.
Only one in ten children who are sexually abused will ever tell anyone.
In the U.S., one in three women and one in six men have experienced some form of contact sexual violence in their lifetime.
PTSD affects 7.7 million adults, or 3.5% of the U.S. population. Women are more likely to be affected than men. Rape is the most likely trigger of PTSD: 65% of men and 45.9% of women who are raped will develop the disorder. Childhood sexual abuse is a strong predictor of lifetime likelihood for developing PTSD. (Anxiety and Depression Association of America)
Some 6.6 million children live in a home with at least one alcoholic parent. Its estimated that one in four children in the U.S. is exposed to alcohol abuse in the home. Researchers have said that alcoholism is typically accompanied by other problems related to their addiction, including a lack of effective communication, nonexistent parenting skills, homes with no set schedules, structure or discipline, escalated conflict in the home including fighting and arguing, family isolation in the community because of the abuse of alcohol, and financial issues. Children of alcoholics are more likely to suffer from mood disorders such as anxiety and clinical depression. (HealthResearchFunding.org)
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Past life regression is being practiced as a medical treatment by an increasing number of professional psychiatrists. Dr. Brian Weiss, MD, is a pioneer in the use of regression therapy for psychological and physical healing; he has written several bestselling books on regression to past lifetimes as a means to heal the mind, body, and soul.

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". . . a sensitive, inspirational, and fascinating story of life, a look into pain and joy, fear and courage, and the beauty of a soul's awakening. A must-read for anyone on a spiritual search."
--Linda Pendleton, author of To Dance with Angels

". . . startling, intense, intelligent, and controversial. Athena Demetrios takes us with her as she walks between worlds, and in the style of The DaVinci Code author Dan Brown, renders the reader incapable of putting the book down."
--Dr. Janet Price

"As a former journalist who has written for Vanity Fair and O, The Oprah Magazine, for me, this compelling memoir is a must-read. Athena Demetrios's writing rivals her peers with its immediacy, heart, grit, and narrative drive. She writes with profound clarity, authority, and candor, pulling no punches."
--HeathCliff Rothman, founder of Film Your Issue and Everyone Matters

Author Bio

Athena Demetrios had a thirty-year career in the film industry as a make-up artist in Los Angeles. For the past twenty-eight years, she has been a professional channel for Dr. J. M. Peebles. She continues her metaphysical studies with the Ascended Masters and facilitates seminars in higher consciousness. She makes her home in Northern California. She has a beautiful daughter and two wonderful grandchildren, all accomplished equestrians and professional horse trainers. She loves creating magical dinners with small groups of friends, restoring furniture, interior design, and almost anything artistic. She is currently writing about more of her paranormal experiences.