Reviewed by Foluso Falaye for Readers' Favorite

For some mysterious reason, Dawn James was forced to face some troubling health challenges in her childhood and teenagehood, including loss of hearing, speech, and sight, followed by a sudden paralysis. Thankfully, these challenges acted as a catalyst that helped her reach a higher state of consciousness and explore her identity as a spiritual being. After years of working in a toxic corporate environment as an adult, Dawn experienced a complete awakening that ignited her spiritual liberation. Unveiled: Autobiography of an Awakened One depicts Dawn James' spiritual journey and the strengthening of her connection to a higher power, which was partly inspired by the health challenges she endured as a child. This profoundly inspiring and eye-opening memoir includes various spiritual concepts, like astral travel, out-of-body experiences, equanimity, kundalini awakening, Muladhara, and samadhi.

Dawn James is a fantastic, first-rate storyteller. She picks important scenes from her life and helps readers see the links and rhythmic elements that shape her story into one profound, harmonious journey. Reading about her challenging experiences of losing different senses and seeing their spiritual relevance helped me realize that the troubles I experienced in life could be for a reason. I see myself seeking deep lessons in every painful experience henceforth. With a sensitive, personal story about distressing incidences and a brilliant collection of information about spiritual concepts, Dawn reveals how she fully awakened to life and achieved a transformational, healing balance. Unveiled will inspire readers who suffer burnout or wish to discover their purpose in life to transform from living a limited physical life to experiencing it on a deeper, richer level as a spiritual being.