Metaphysical Media I was one of the many fans of the show Joan of Arcadia and I still miss it. Yes, the writing was a but cheesey at times, but a strong cast helped to overcome the occasional heavy-handedness. I do enjoy The Ghost Whisperer (which took Joan's place at 8pm on Friday, CBS) and not only because it features the darling Jennifer Love Hewitt. Although I'm a big fan of stuff like The Seth Books by Jane Roberts, (so-called "channeled" material) I've never been much into ghosts or mediums or talking to departed spirits. Nevertheless, I recently found myself reading a couple of books on those topics after a trip to the library. One of these was called Walking in the Garden of Souls by George Anderson and the other was a work by James Van Praagh , whose work was the basis for the Ghost Whisperer program. I was also a fan of the short-lived program Wonderfalls , which began at the same time as Joan of Arcadia (fall of ...