D.H. Parsons, author. All Things That Matters Press, USA, 2011.
Reviewed by Dr. Trevor J. Hawkeswood
Mary Bliss-Parsons was a witch who was brought to trial at Boston, Massachusetts, USA in 1675. In those days if you were a woman and looked either sexy or strange, you may have been classified by the townspeople as a witch. This meant that you were in certain dire trouble- a trial ensued and the result was usually a hanging, because the society then was just as corrupt and evil as it is today despite advanced technology. However, they were more superstitious.
There was a good ending for Mary though. Mary was able to get a reprieve, only because her husband was rich and therefore he bought her freedom. Mary later died and returned as a spirit channeled by her great grandson, the author of this book, Dr DH (Din) Parsons of Columbia, Missouri.
In this book we are told that Dr Parsons was sitting in his living room when he was suddenly blinded by a massive flash of light originating from the street outside. It was peculiar ball lightning.
The flash appeared to fuse everything around it, such as rocks, the pavement and flowers. Dr Parsons was virtually paralyzed, staring out into space, however he was able to remember numerous important events during his life during this time. Later in the day after he recovered from the ball lightning experience, and was reading in bed, he heard a voice requesting, “I would speak with you”. He was blown away, rushing around the room seeking the voice. He inquired who was there and the voice said “Mary”.
The next day while sitting under a linden tree in his backyard, Dr Parsons hears the voice again. He then had a dream about a woman. She kept on saying, “I would speak with you”. Then he finally awoke from the dream and heard the voice again while he was awake. He thought he was ready for the nearest lunatic asylum, but eventually he hears a voice stating, “Do not fear, for I am part of you”. The voice is apparently channeled through Dr Parsons’ mind. The conversation increases. Dr Parsons learns the voice belongs to Mary Bliss-Parsons, his great grandmother many times removed. Dr Parsons is blown away; he still thinks he is mad. The conversations increase further until Dr Parsons is familiar with and no longer afraid of the voice.
Mary Bliss-Parsons has returned to the Earth plane via the mind of Dr Parsons because she wants Din to write a diary about her life as well as the prophecies that she will be providing for him to discuss, understand and to write down.
The conversations by Mary are detailed but are explained in an easily understood way. Din Parsons (as well as the reader) will learn much about the spirit world and the prophecies and spiritual lessons and laws outlined by Mary. Mary has only a certain amount of energy per unit time so must make many short-term visits to Dr Parsons’ mind. Dr Parsons is often frustrated that he cannot obtain all of the answers he requires at the one time. He must be patient and he must learn gradually. He learns that he is actually one of the Seven Strong Witches but must learn many things before he can obtain maximum powers as well as insight. Dr Parsons asks Mary many, many questions. Some of the answers are obscure and difficult to understand although the book is very well written. The conversations by Mary are in italics for easier reading and understanding.
As the book proceeds, we learn the reason why Mary was accused of witchcraft. She was really innocent. A rival woman was exceedingly jealous of her because she was much prettier than the rival. (How many times have we seen this behavior displayed by females?). We also learn that one day Mary may be able to materialize in solid form for Dr Parsons to witness. We are told that everything in the Universe was created by pure thought energy. We are taught a lot about Guardian Angels who look after us from birth to death and are not aliens. Much information is channeled from Mary to Din about reincarnation.
We learn in The Diary that Dr Parsons even as a child was a good mediator. He often used to sit in a pepper tree, staring deep into the depths of the branches. There his imagination ran wild as he saw strange leaf patterns looking like human faces.
About the middle of the book, a beautiful young girl appears (as well as Mary) in Dr Parsons’ mind- her name is Annie and she is the daughter of Mary. We are later told that she is billions of years old, just like Mary.
Mary and Annie together teach Dr Parsons about various Universal laws such as the Law of Mentalism, the Law of Polarity, the Law of Correspondence, the Law of Gender etc. His mind is expanding day by day. These laws have been deemed magic or witchcraft for centuries but have been proven by modern science and physics to have a basis in fact. However, of interest to biologists and evolutionists, Mary states that the theory of evolution is all false because evolution simply does not answer the more complex questions of life, e.g. if the Big Bang theory of the Universe is correct (and it most probably isn’t) then what was there before the Big Bang to cause the Big Bang? Why are we not knee deep in fossils supporting the evolutionary theory?
Mary later in the book discloses herself in the physical plane to Din and others as an orb (an invisible spherical light) during a still night in a local cemetery. She is photographed as a distinctive light orb by Din and his friends at the cemetery. [Orbs are usually only detected by photographic means].
After being grounded in the Hermetic principles and taken for a trip to Heaven by Mary, Din’s important purpose is revealed. He must seek the other four strong witches now extant in the world so as to harness their power in order to prevent a major imminent catastrophe for planet Earth. What is this catastrophe and will Din find the other Strong Witches in time? You’ll have to read the book to find out.
The Diary is very thought provoking, original and covers many metaphysical topics such as reincarnation life after death, heaven – the spiritual world (also known as the Other Side), the God Hecate etc. I also found the book to be mind-expanding, very interesting and highly readable, often funny with humorous quips and questions by Din.
The book is a valuable addition to any serious person’s metaphysical library. There is a second volume of the Diary of Mary Bliss-Parsons and I cannot wait to obtain a copy. I hope to review this second volume as well.
