Extraordinary Powers

Extraordinary Powers grew out of notes and dialogue captured at seminars that J Randolph Smith, a military psychotherapist, presented in the United States and Europe. The material was gathered and refined over two decades, and the book took shape over that same long stretch.

The seminar centered on what Smith calls natural, extraordinary human attributes. To build it, he combined Gestalt Therapy with basic ideas from Freud. By his account, the program was well attended and effective. The book shares the experiences of participants who were heavily engaged in their own psychological growth.

Readers can expect comfort, insight and a push toward self-examination drawn from those participants' stories. Smith has also written two earlier novels: Night Train From Manchuria, a 2012 historical novel set in the Pacific during World War II, and Coup D'etat, a 2018 suspense thriller with political and historical elements.