I wrote this in an email on August 21, 2001. I thought it was time to share it.
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I found this article online. I thought I would share with you because as a person that is a medium for The Creator is my purpose to use my gift from God to assist others in any way possible.
I underlined the highlights and put some things about my friend that has "crossed over" that I know to be true in parentheses. The article is about talking to your deceased love ones.
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Communicating With Spirits by Lori Lothian (Click Here)
In reality, talking to the dead is more like placing a long distance phone call to a third world country--the connection can be tenuous and static-filled, but in the end it is as simple as dialing. On the other hand, going to a medium to talk to dear departed grandma is like placing an operator-assisted call--you only need to resort to that more expensive option after your own attempts have failed. Unfortunately, however, people often seek the assistance of a professional psychic connection before they have even begun to make their own.((**My friend has come through to me as popping in my ears, snapping sounds in my ears, a full feeling in my ears and a tingling in my upper back. My lights have been flickering on and off in my house, mostly in my bathroom and bedroom. If you have a cat, pay attention to what your cat is seeing. Cats are very attune to the spirit world. Mine tells me all sorts of cool things. My friend and I shared a favorite song that we talked about most often and it has been on reply in my head and I hear it everywhere in stores, restaurants and on the radio. And it is not a new song. One thing that I remember most is my friend had/has a dark sense of humor. He loved to play jokes and tell weird and dark stories in hopes that he could get you to believe them and get a rise out of you or freak you out. So when he comes through is still communicating in the same manner before he gives his comforting message. I remember saying to him once (and him agreeing) that if one of us died we would haunt each other forever and love every minute of it!!! Lol**))
The first directive to successful spirit communication may seem the most obvious: You have to want to make contact. Fear, guilt, shame and anger can all get in the way of communing with a loved one who has made the transition from the physical world. Emotions that run deep often act as a self-erected unconscious barrier to not only dealing with grief, but also to making an afterlife connection. When an aging parent dies, for instance, it often becomes apparent which sibling has the most unprocessed "stuff" about that parent. Other siblings will often report dream visitations while the sibling in angst reports nightmares instead. On the flip side, sometimes the lack of contact may also be the spirit itself making a decision that for the bereaved's best healing, contact may need to wait until a later date.The next to thing to remember about spirit-communication is that if you are not listening, you won't hear. Those in spirit make every effort to get our attention in ways that are gentle and non-threatening, so much so that these subtle messages are often missed. Cues can include a ringing in the ears, a fleeting image of movement in our peripheral vision and of course, dream appearances and waking signs.
(Article)((**My friend once told me that he was tired of feeling "this" way. He was referring to (text omitted) and the paranoia that came from his BiPolar & Scizoaffective Disorder and being in the AC. He just wanted to feel safe and loved all the time. He has come to me in many dreams. He has told me that he "knows" the TRUTH about everything now, even the little stuff. The Creator showed him everything in order for him to begin his healing process that most of us get to do on Earth. He gets to do it in the Light and Love of his ancestors and God. How cool is that!!? Also, I dreampt that he was in the hospital dying and he got to tell his mother everything and die in her arms. He is going to teach me and his family (for those who listen) so many things about ourselves that we never knew existed.**))
When my deceased grandmother is around me I often know this by the synchronicities she provides. The symbol of the star is significant between us, based on an Avon ring I gave her as a child called A Star Is Born. Whenever she is hovering, I receive an unmistakable confluence of star imagery. I recall one week where a friend sent me a silk scarf with stars all over it, another mailed me an envelope of foil confetti stars and I saw stars in places as diverse as TV, billboards and personalized license plates. That week was an important time for me as I was videotaping a segment for a TV show and was a basket case of nerves. The reassurance from my grandmother was just what I needed to go ahead with calm confidence.
On another occasion, I was in the midst of making an important decision when she came through with a thumbs-up vote by synchronicity: three times in only two days I found myself driving behind a bumper sticker that read Grace Happens! My grandmother's name, of course, was Grace.
Every once in a while spirit will make a grand entrance when perhaps we have been slow to pay attention. One story that comes to mind is that of a friend whose recently deceased father made his presence known in an unusual way. When Audrey's father died, she took home his video camera and left it on a shelf in her living room. One night as she and her family sat watching TV, the camera suddenly began to whir and hum: her father's camera had turned on by itself. Although Audrey wondered whether her father was responsible, she became convinced later that same night when two smoke detectors in the home began beeping the warning beep associated with a low battery. When she opened up the detectors, however, she realized there were no batteries at all inside. Audrey took this as a friendly safety message from her father who routinely used to remind the family to keep smoke detectors in working order.
Communication is always a two-way street and it's no different when chatting with the dead. We can ask for guidance from the departed by simply thinking it or writing down our questions in a journal. Answers come through signs, synchronicities and sometimes dream conversations.
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When my father died I was not present for his death and longed to know that his sudden stroke had not been a terrifying event for him. I also questioned why he chose that particular time to die. The answer came within weeks of his death, in a dream visitation. In the dream my father allowed me to time travel to the scene of his collapse, where I was able to comfort him as he transitioned. In the same dream, I asked him why he chose to die. He said: Because I was tired of worrying. This immediately made sense to me because my father's worsening Alzheimers had made simple tasks such as paying bills and taking medicines impossible for him. Feeling out of control about finances and his health no doubt worried him greatly and departing his deteriorating mind would have likely been a relief.
As of today, September 8th, 2011
So since I wrote this email so many other things have happened.
Over the holiday weekend I was traveling and I saw my friend's last name everywhere. On a car dealership sign, a ranch sign, I heard it used on the news for a completely different person. Then when I got home I went to a used book store and was browsing in a book; a slip of paper was left by a previous owner with names and phone numbers written on it. On of the people's last names was his, as well. So I bought the book and I really didn't like it. But I don't believe in coincidences.
I also have had a dream of him giving me white feathers. It was beautiful and there were lots of them. A feather can represent truth and may mean that life will be comforting and easy going. This is a first experience for me.
In addition, I have seen him kneeling beside my bed while I was reading a book. It was kind of like he was reading the book with me. I also, had a fabulous experience while attending a Kirtan at the local yoga studio. I won't go into this because it is so very personal. I share a lot of personal things on my blog, so you must know that this is extremely personal. However, I will tell you about it in a private message if curiosity kills the cat! LOL
Be well today, my friends.
Blessings
"in the Love and the Light of the One
Infinite Creator. Go forth, then, merry and glad and rejoicing in the Power
and the Peace of the One Creator. Adonai"
