title: Master of the Realm: How the Spirit World Led Me to My Purpose
author: Valentine deFrancis
description: In a desperate attempt to free herself of her debilitating agoraphobic disorder, Valentine deFrancis turned to the one thing she didn't believe in . . . God. Through praying and divine intervention, she discovered the stunning truth about His existence and that of the spirit world. Suffering the abuse of her father's brutal beatings while growing up, she learned to bury her hatred and anger so deeply that it ultimately took its toll. It was through herten years of psychotherapy and her diligent research in the field of agoraphobia that she was finally able to put her disorder into remission. Now, twenty years later, the demons that she fought so fiercely to keep suppressed have resurfaced-bringing her worst fear to mind: Is this all there is? And it was this fear of not having a purpose that plummeted her into a state of despair and doubt-causing her to have a relapse. It was through Valentine's daily conversations with God that the doors to the spirit world opened-and her purpose in life revealed. As she wrote about her problems in her daily journal, she was guided into a mind blowing revelation; she was to turn her journal into a book to help others. In her story, she reveals three of the most crucial elements that she discovered about God: one-praying will recondition our thought processes, two-the power of our minds is God's greatest gift, and three-He will open supernatural doors for all who seek Him.
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  The Ruling Passion
  
  
    
    
  [A WRITER'S REQUEST OF HIS MASTER  
    
  ](The%20Ruling%20Passion_split_001.html#filepos5735)[PREFACE
  
  
    
    
  [A LOVER OF MUSIC
  
  
    
    
  [I  
    
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  [THE REWARD OF VIRTUE
  
  
    
    
  [I  
    
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  [A BRAVE HEART
  
  
    
    
  [I  
    
  ](The%20Ruling%20Passion_split_004.html#filepos108140)[II  
    
  ](The%20Ruling%20Passion_split_004.html#filepos127584)[III
  
  
    
    
  [THE GENTLE LIFE  
    
  ](The%20Ruling%20Passion_split_005.html#filepos142341)[A FRIEND OF JUSTICE
  
  
    
    
  [I  
    
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