Why is it so scary?
One of our writers has been asked to write an article on “crossing over”, coming back from the dead as well as writing a bit on us ‘psychics’, or rather mediums, who can communicate with the dead.
The concept of it completely freaks her out and she had no idea on how to approach the subject and as a result, for some reason, she came to me to pick my brain, even though she did not know I had gifts that helped me in the area of communicating with spirits.
I wrote to her an email that I’ve included below, so that I could try and help break the ice for her and to see that there is nothing unnatural about these abilities and that unfortunately some spirits do find it difficult to move on.
That was one concept she struggled with. Why do spirits stay here instead of moving on? They must be in your body or go to heaven, the Summer Lands, reincarnate, whatever your belief system is.
Unfortunately it doesn’t always happen that way. If it did there would be no need for gifted mediums.
Whispering with ghosts
Since I was a child I could communicate with spirits.
Having come from a family where the woman had a strong connection with the ‘supernatural’ as it were, it was acknowledged that my imaginary playmates were not always imaginary. Having such gifts in my family was normal, even though some members refused to accept it for what it was.
In my late teens and early twenties I really began to become more ‘in-touch’ with this side of myself. Sensing spirits was as natural to me as breathing.
For the most part spirits are harmless and generally leave me alone unless they are seeking out help. I had, however, once been in contact with a dark spirit that haunted me for years but it did not matter how frightened I became I was never willing to give up, or rather, suppress my abilities.
Saying my prayers, switching on my bedside lamp and telling the spirit out right to leave me alone worked. The only change in its routine of filling me with fear was on some nights it made sure that when I tried to switch on my bedside lamp, it wouldn’t come on at all. That was when I got into the habit of having two bedside lamps. When one didn’t work, the second one never failed.
Other than that my experiences have been fairly harmless. A few years ago an elderly woman stayed with me for two weeks. She was too afraid to move on as she did not know what to expect on the other side. One day she was simply gone, quietly and peacefully.
Some spirits do come to me for very specific help. Once as I was looking in the mirror and the face of a man appeared. It took me a little while to make sense of what he was saying. He gave me his name and wanted me to say goodbye to his family and to say that he loved them.
The next morning I scanned through the obituaries (I like to double check these things, just in case I’ve imagined it) and there was his name. Below it his family had dedicated a phrase that went something along the lines of ‘gone so quickly without a chance to say goodbye’.
At the time I was about nineteen and the thought of going to a grieving family to pass on the message was so much more frightening than having seen the spirit in my mirror. I never did go and see his family and even now facing the living can be scarier than working with the dead.
As the years have gone by I have had many more experiences, and still do. I would never give up my abilities or pretend they are not there. They are a part of me and they allow me to help others.
I hope there are people out there, who are afraid of their gifts, come to peace with them and accept them as they are completely natural.
Bright Blessings
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