Portals of Transcendence
A Memoir Of Spiritual Awakening
By Sue Scarborough
Publication Date: October 1, 2026
Sue Scarborough’s luminous memoir starts with her lonely, harrowing childhood and early teens in the Green Swamp of Central Florida that echoes a real-life version of “Where the Crawdads Sing.” As the youngest child in her dysfunctional family, she’s largely left to fend for herself after her siblings leave home. Her angry, gun-toting father embraces the lawless life in the Swamp while her ultra-religious, gossiping mother complicates the multiple abusive behaviors the young girl—nicknamed Ginger—experiences by pretending nothing has ever happened.
After Scarborough’s lifelong search for God and meaning, a world beyond our earthly existence is revealed when a Near Death Experience (NDE) catapults her into a divine realm of love and acceptance and opens her to a path of spiritual discoveries. Her journey includes a vision in a dream, a family tragedy, the unexpected way a miracle list was fulfilled, and the stories of spiritual teachers who became a part of her life, including a psychic, a medium, natal astrologers, and a pranic healer. Her stories reveal dimensions that are joyful, healing, and put life’s pieces together like completing a puzzle. Scarborough begins to see her human condition with new understanding.
Seeking answers to her life’s challenges, she experiences spiritual awakenings, receiving messages of love through light energy, guides, and the spirits that surround and sometimes save her. Within this framework is an epic story of love for her partner, Tim, whom she cares for after a debilitating stroke and who joins her in her spiritual journey. Written with honesty and insight, Scarborough’s memoir is a meditation on what it means to be both human and divine.
Genre/category: Memoirs/Survival, Family Relationships/Abuse, Mind, Body, Spirit/Supernatural & Unexplained
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“From one of the toughest scenarios I’ve ever read in a non-fiction memoir, Sue Scarborough has survived and thrived. Portals of Transcendence is so compelling and so visual, that it reads like a film script. A natural story-teller, Scarborough takes us along with her on the rugged ride through her childhood only to come out on the other side with a compassionate heart and a higher consciousness that is usually reserved for psychics and saints. A profile in courage for any and all who have gone through the labyrinth of adversity and emotional abuse, Scarborough is lifted up and out of herself with various mystical experiences that open up a new world of lightworkers, intuitives, orbs, miracles and magic. Beautifully rendered, descriptive, and engaging, with cinematic detail, the compassionate heart and higher consciousness make this story a beacon for others caught in a web of behaviors and values that feel alien to their soul.” —Thomas Rain Crowe, author of the award-winning nature memoir, Zoro’s Field: My Life in the Appalachian Woods
“Sue Scarborough’s memoir is a testament to the resilience of spirit. From the harrowing tales of a difficult childhood to her spiritual growth and quest as an adult, this book is a page-turner that will inspire you to never give up and always be open to all that the universe has to offer.” —Karen Frazier, PhD, metaphysical parapsychology, medical intuitive and energy healer, and bestselling author of Crystals for Beginners
“Portals of Transcendence by Sue Scarborough is the ultimate inspirational story of taking pain and turning it into purpose. Through sharing her soul’s unfolding and multi-layered awakening, Scarborough captivates the reader by weaving her many challenging experiences of her human condition into a beautiful tapestry of new awareness, connection and understanding of the divine. As her soul evolves, she captures the gift embedded in each difficulty and applies a meaning that truly transcends what most would consider another defeat. Engaging, inspiring and enchanting, Portals of Transcendence offers hope and intrigue to anyone who seeks a path to finding their true self—their soul.” — Katherine T. Kelly, PhD, M.S.P.H., licensed psychologist, soul-healing specialist and bestselling author of
Soul Health: Aligning with Spirit for Radiant Living