The Ghost of the Royal Caribbean

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Trish and Rob

This evening I went next door to ask our neighbors – the identical twins – if they could watch Noah and feed our cats for two nights while we’re out of town. I mentioned that we had gotten the cover for the new synchro book about afterlife communication and suddenly, the twins were telling me one of the best ghost stories I’ve heard in years.  While they were relating the story, I was taking mental notes, then got home and started telling Rob about it and realized I needed more details. So I called next door and Annette answered the phone and I plied her for more details.

It happened, Annette said, about five years ago. She and Janette were on a Royal Caribbean cruise – five nights – and had a cabin on the fourth level deck. “As soon as we opened the door to the cabin, Janette said she felt we weren’t alone, that there was a presence. Janette thought it was male.”

They didn’t think any more about it at the time and went about their business, doing whatever it is people do on these cruises – eat and drink, dance and socialize. The twins have been taking these cruises every summer, around their birthdays, and always pack to the hilt – fancy clothes, multiples pairs of shoes, jewelry, the whole nine yards. On this cruise, they had spread their jewelry out on the top of the dressers – necklaces, matching earrings. So that first night, after they had turned in, Janette suddenly heard a swooshing sound. “It was like someone was sweeping their hands through the jewelry and the necklaces and earrings were falling through the person’s fingers,” Janette said.

She immediately turned on the light and sat up. The jewelry was undisturbed, just where she and Annette had left it. She was a bit freaked out, but turned off the light again and lay back. She heard the noise again, turned on the light once more, but the jewelry was undisturbed. Annette also heard the noise.

“We only heard that sound in the dark,” Annette said. “We both heard it. We both identified it as the same thing, hands sweeping through the jewelry.”

Later that night, Janette was sound asleep when she suddenly felt something grab her ankle – where she recently had been tattooed – and was jerked to the floor. “Annette, what the hell are you doing?” she shouted angrily.

Annette turned on the light and saw her sister on  the floor. She swore she hadn’t grabbed Janette by the ankle.

The next morning, Janette went to the captain, told him their cabin was haunted, and that she and her sister wanted to different cabin. “You should’ve seen the way he looked at me,” Janette said.  “Like I was a total nutcase.” The captain told them to check with the cabin attendant about finding another cabin, so Janette went to him and told him what had happened.

“He sort of laughed and said the ghost was a blonde woman who had died in our cabin of a heart attack. He said she roams the fourth level deck and has been seen by other people who have stayed in our cabin.  And oh, he added, there were no other cabins available, so we would just have to stick it out.”

Janette says she was the blonder of the twins at the time and felt certain that was why the female ghost, who was blonde, had picked on her. But Annette has a different take. “I’m the alpha twin, stronger and more stable. I’ve been the caretaker all my life. That’s why the ghost didn’t mess with me.”

On their third night in the cabin, while Janette and Annette were asleep, Janette woke suddenly, certain she was suffocating. “I couldn’t breathe, something was pressed over my face, and I panicked.” She bolted upright, hurled off whatever was on her face, groped for the light. Next to her bed on the floor was a pile of towels that hadn’t been there earlier.

“It  was a stack of towels like what they leave at the foot of your bed after your room has been cleaned,” Annette explained.

“And it had been pressed down over my face,” Janette went on.

“So what’d you do?” I asked.

Annette says she brought out her new testament, flipped it open – and the pages fluttered and the book shut. On its own. So Annette opened it again, to Ethesians, 6:10-6:18, and put a shoe on either side of the book so the ghost couldn’t shut the book again.

The Ethesians passage, Annette says, is about “the armor of God.” Then she recited it.

Out of curiosity, I looked it up on Google. That passage reads:

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

After Annette read the passage aloud, the twins pushed their beds together and they slept undisturbed that night and the last night of their trip.

This story led to the type of discussion I try to avoid about God, the universe and everything. But some statements are so personally offensive that to say nothing implies tacit agreement.

Annette: There are demons,  Trish, who fell out of heaven when Satan became jealous of God. If you don’t believe in Christ as your personal savior, then you’re headed for hell. The world is going to end and then God will create paradise on earth.”

Me: I can’t buy into the Satan/demon thing, Annette. I can’t buy into the angry God thing, either. Heaven and hell, satan and demons: it’s too simplistic.

Annette: I’ll be praying for you , girl. Because you’re wrong.

Me: Suppose you’re wrong?

Annette: I’m not wrong. I’ve been touched by the holy spirit. And if I’m wrong, at least I’ll be going to heaven.

Me: And others have different names for those kinds of experiences. And I don’t believe in hell.

And so it went, one of those looped conversations, no one giving an inch. I reminded Annette that after the earthquake in Haiti, she or someone else in the room had said that the quake happened because the Haitians practiced voodoo. To me, that’s the epitome of religious hubris. Why would God do that to a country that is the poorest in the western hemisphere? What kind of God is that?

I finally went home and wondered how to write this up. In the end, I think it boils down to beliefs. Annette believes so deeply in the bible, in its literal translation, her  belief was powerful enough to keep the female ghost away from herself and her sister.

Janette seems less convinced of the religious stuff, is more intuitively receptive to alternate explanations. It’s not about who is the alpha twin; if anything, the law of attraction seems to be dominant.  Which brings  around another loop: in search a good ghost story, why did I attract what essentially became a discussion about religion?

And what about the spirit of that poor woman on the fourth level floor of the Royal Caribbean? Is she doomed to forever wander through that strange netherworld?

 

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Dyeing the Pagan Roots of Easter

Posted on April 24, 2011 by Trish and Rob

Oops, our pagan roots are showing today. Even though Christianity has done its best to dye those roots and purify this day as its own, it’s worth looking back and putting it all in perspective.

From the Easter bunny and Easter eggs to the resurrection, it was all happening way before Christianity stamped its mark on the pagan spring celebration. Those bunnies are a leftover from the pagan festival of Eostre, a great northern goddess whose symbol was a rabbit or hare. Exchange of eggs is an ancient custom, celebrated by many cultures. The Sumerian goddess Ishtar was hung naked on a stake, and was subsequently resurrected and ascended from the underworld.

Here’s an article by Heather McDougall, published a year ago in the Guardian of the UK  that reminds us of all those pagan connections..

Easter is a pagan festival. If Easter isn’t really about Jesus, then what is it about? Today, we see a secular culture celebrating the spring equinox, whilst religious culture celebrates the resurrection. However, early Christianity made a pragmatic acceptance of ancient pagan practises, most of which we enjoy today at Easter. The general symbolic story of the death of the son (sun) on a cross (the constellation of the Southern Cross) and his rebirth, overcoming the powers of darkness, was a well worn story in the ancient world. There were plenty of parallel, rival resurrected saviours too.

The Sumerian goddess Inanna, or Ishtar, was hung naked on a stake, and was subsequently resurrected and ascended from the underworld. One of the oldest resurrection myths is Egyptian Horus. Born on 25 December, Horus and his damaged eye became symbols of life and rebirth. Mithras was born on what we now call Christmas day, and his followers celebrated the spring equinox. Even as late as the 4th century AD, the sol invictus, associated with Mithras, was the last great pagan cult the church had to overcome. Dionysus was a divine child, resurrected by his grandmother. Dionysus also brought his mum, Semele, back to life.

In an ironic twist, the Cybele cult flourished on today’s Vatican Hill. Cybele’s lover Attis, was born of a virgin, died and was reborn annually. This spring festival began as a day of blood on Black Friday, rising to a crescendo after three days, in rejoicing over the resurrection. There was violent conflict on Vatican Hill in the early days of Christianity between the Jesus worshippers and pagans who quarrelled over whose God was the true, and whose the imitation. What is interesting to note here is that in the ancient world, wherever you had popular resurrected god myths, Christianity found lots of converts. So, eventually Christianity came to an accommodation with the pagan Spring festival. Although we see no celebration of Easter in the New Testament, early church fathers celebrated it, and today many churches are offering “sunrise services” at Easter – an obvious pagan solar celebration. The date of Easter is not fixed, but instead is governed by the phases of the moon – how pagan is that?

All the fun things about Easter are pagan. Bunnies are a leftover from the pagan festival of Eostre, a great northern goddess whose symbol was a rabbit or hare. Exchange of eggs is an ancient custom, celebrated by many cultures. Hot cross buns are very ancient too. In the Old Testament we see the Israelites baking sweet buns for an idol, and religious leaders trying to put a stop to it. The early church clergy also tried to put a stop to sacred cakes being baked at Easter. In the end, in the face of defiant cake-baking pagan women, they gave up and blessed the cake instead.

Easter is essentially a pagan festival which is celebrated with cards, gifts and novelty Easter products, because it’s fun and the ancient symbolism still works. It’s always struck me that the power of nature and the longer days are often most felt in modern towns and cities, where we set off to work without putting on our car headlights and when our alarm clock goes off in the mornings, the streetlights outside are not still on because of the darkness.

What better way to celebrate, than to bite the head off the bunny goddess, go to a “sunrise service”, get yourself a sticky-footed fluffy chick and stick it on your TV, whilst helping yourself to a hefty slice of pagan simnel cake? Happy Easter everyone.

 

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Smarter than the average bear

Posted on April 23, 2011 by Trish and Rob

The title above is a line from the old Yogi Bear cartoon. I was reminded of it recently when I read an article in the local paper about a 15-year-old girl, who should be finishing her freshman year of high school. Instead, she about to launch her college career at MIT. Not bad for someone who’s still too young to drive.

Jennifer T. also was valedictorian at Suncoast High School, no easy feat, since it’s a magnet school that attracts the top students from around the county. If that wasn’t enough, she also has perfect SAT scores in math and physics. If she were to start at the University of Florida this fall, she would be placed as a second-semester sophomore because of the college credits she has already obtained.

She started kindergarten at age 4, skipped first grade, and by age 11, she was taking advanced placement calculus. Yet, she seems like a normal kid on the outside, interested the same things that interest kids her age. She says she’s happy, and not concerned about being younger than other high school seniors. She’s also athletic, and was co-captain of the swim team.

So what are we to make of such an unusual intelligence? Where does it come from? Certainly, genes play a role. Jennifer’s mother also skipped grades and graduated from college at a young age. She says she was not so happy about being younger and didn’t want her children to go through the same experience. But Jennifer says, “I feel like I fit in with the people around…I found my talent. It happens to be school work.”

But is it only genetics? Mozart composed a sonata when he was four, and said he ‘remembered’ composing and playing music. That of course suggests past life influences. It’s been suggested that Mozart was the reincarnation of Antonio Vivaldi, another composer. It’s also been suggested Michael Jackson was the reincarnation of Mozart. I’d go with Prince on that one…but who knows.

Would it be a good thing to know who you were in a past life? What if you were a mass murderer? Does it matter who Jennifer was in a past life? Maybe there are good reasons we don’t remember.

And, the synchronicity in this story. Jennifer lives in Jupiter, Florida. Astrologically, Jupiter is the benefic planet related to wisdom, intellect, and the pursuit of higher education as well as travel and abundance.

 

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News Media Coverage on UFO Sightings Worldwide

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Trish and Rob

This You Tube video is impressive. It’s a compilation of news media reports on UFO sightings worldwide in the last year or so. Something certainly seems to be happening, but the details – the whys and whats – are anyone’s guess.

 

 

 

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Positive Side of Merc Retro

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Trish and Rob

from DeviantArt

This has been an odd Mercury retrograde – Internet problems, communication snafus of various types, electronic challenges. But in the midst of  it, we recognized three positive incidents that are worth mentioning.

The first one involved our homeowner’s insurance policy. We got the bill the other day and balked that it had nearly doubled since 2008. Nearly doubled despite the fact that we haven’t had a hurricane since 2005, haven’t filed a single claim, and that the value of our house, like most others in our areas, has decreased.  So I called the insurance guy find a way to lower the bill. After several days of playing phone tag, he called back and was able to cut the price by $700. This one fits, I think, under that type of Merc retro where an issue is revisited.

Then our cell carrier bill arrived for the two lines we have with this company, mine and Megan’s. It was over $400 and the bulk of it was text messaging. Well, two months ago, I had called the carrier after another such bill and requested unlimited text messaging. Judging by the current bill, the request hadn’t been included. So I called, explained the situation. The young man who assisted me seemed confused about something, put me on hold for a bit, then came back on and informed me we had a large credit because we had overpaid on a bill two months ago.  He also corrected the text messaging snafu. The upshot? A credit of $365. So two calls and perhaps 30 minutes of my time saved us over a thousand bucks.

The third incident involved Ghost Key, the sequel to Esperanza. I’ve spent most of the retrograde revising the book according to my agent’s suggestions.  I emailed him another revision, and he green lighted it and told me to send it on, finally, to my editor.   I emailed my editor and told her I would be sending it after the April 23 – that’s Saturday – when Mercury turns direct. She said that was best, her retrograde has had its share of snafus.

So, may all Mercury retrogrades for everyone hold some unexpected treasures!

 

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The Dog Park and Politics

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Trish and Rob

Noah and Nameless, a standoff for the ball

Sometimes, the boundary between my world and the general weirdness in the world blurs. Friends sends links, I click them, and suddenly find myself inside an article about a time vortex in the Antarctic. Or inside some UFO sighting in Russia or a country whose name I can’t spell or pronounce.

Then I’m at a quake site and discover Japan has endured another massive quake or that a strategic volcano has erupted. Meanwhile, here in Florida, we’re writing about ghosts, astrology, synchros, and the weather is hot but not extreme.

We watch the cable news, but not much has changed on the political front in the last 24 hours. The Repugs still hope to dismantle Medicare and other social programs, the tax breaks for the richest two percent of Americans remain intact, untouched, a sacred space, the war in Libya has cost more than $800 million, and Obama continues to disappoint.

At this point, I disengage and try to focus on what works for me moment to moment.  We go to the dog park every evening , the height of Noah’s day, and meet other dog lovers. Most often we don’t know the people; we know the dogs, though, their names  and breed and how old they are. We know which dogs are Noah’s friends, which dog may be aggressive, who to avoid. Dog parks possess a symmetry that is reflected in our daily lives. Is this a synchro? Probably not. Just the same, it feels good to wander among the dogs and observe how they work out their differences.

Some of them fight down and dirty, nipping their opponents’ legs, paws, grabbing their collars to choke them. Others hear the pack moving in on a new dog in the park, attacking it, and run over to see what’s going on. Noah was attacked like that early on at the dog park, a dozen dogs of various sizes and breeds converging on him until Rob intervened and started pulling dogs off of him. Noah now avoids confrontations. He would rather chase the Frisbee and play with the dogs he knows are friendly. He and his friend Jake, for instance, another Golden Retriever who is the same reddish gold as Noah, understand the ground rules. They rear up, nip at each other’s necks and legs, try to bring each other down. They race around the park, chasing each other beneath the hot April sun. Now and then, one of them trots off toward the water area, break time. They both understand this rule, too.

Noah and his buddy Jake are like members of the same political party who realize there are a few differences, but who have many more areas of commonality upon which they can build.

Then there’s  Nameless, who belongs to a woman who frequents the park daily with her four canines. This little guy could fit between Noah’s legs, but is totally and complete obnoxious. Whenever any dog approaches the shaded area where there are benches and lots of people sitting around, Nameless charges them, growling, snapping, barking like some beast five times his size. He’s the hostile political faction and hates everyone just on principal – dogs, humans, doesn’t matter.

Occasionally, he races after Noah’s Frisbee, but he doesn’t have the fortitude to jump for it, to fight for it. I equate this dog with the likes of Tim Geitner, Obama’s Treasury Secretary, formerly the president of the Federal Reserve Bank – i.e., the guy who declared the financial sky was collapsing and we had to bail out banks and Wall Street.  He’s sort of cute, the way the little, fierce dog is, but lacks the guts and the motives to make significant changes in the way the U.S. government conducts its financial business.

Then there’s the American bulldog, Ty,  who reminds me of John McCain. He’s the old man of the park, nearly always there, it seems, even if we pass the park in the morning. He  sometimes sits forlornly in a corner of the park, peering out through the fence, as if he knows his best days are behind him. That’s Ty in this photo.

Then there’s Mikey,  a very busy dog, friendly and vocal when it’s in his best interest, but pretty much self-contained, trotting from one end of the park to the other, his snout to the ground. His human, an older woman who never scoops up Mikey’s poop (one of the dog park rules) probably approved of Sara Palin. Noah occasionally approaches Mikey, barks and bumps into him, trying to get him to play, but he’s too busy conducting the dog park business, whatever that happens to be. He’s the male version of  Palin, although  more sincere than she is.

A few days ago, a new guy arrived on the scene. A wolf.  His human bought him from a college guy on a street in Miami, said he was a wolfhound, but this guy is a wolf that’s been raised as a dog. He was friendly to people in that he allowed you to pet him, tried to romp and play with the other dogs, but they took one sniff and avoided him. He had a sloped back and ran differently than other dogs. He loped. He was also taller than any other dog in the park, even the Great Danes. Noah seemed interested in him at first, but after a few sniffs, left him alone. In my twisted way of viewing things, I see this wolf as the surprise in the 2012 presidential election, a lone wolf, a surprise.

When I mentioned my theory to Rob, he made a face and asked, “A Republican?”

“I hope not,” I replied, and thought, Suppose the wolf represents a true progressive? You know, someone who stands up for the 98 percent of us who are not super wealthy? Suppose the wolf is someone who truly supports the social programs, Medicare and Social Security and Medicaid? Suppose the wolf is someone who supports unions, the arts, peace, the environment? Suppose the wolf symbolizes the progressive who thwarts corporate control of the government and ushers in a new era, a new paradigm?

Well, okay. Maybe this is a mighty ambitious agenda for the wolf. He has visited the dog park only once. Then again, we can hope, right?

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Time Travelers NOT welcome in China

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Trish and Rob

 

What are the world’s weirdest laws?

Here’s a few good ones.

#1 China. The country now bans all depictions of time travel. They consider it a disrespect to history and possibly advocating reincarnation.

#2 Saudi Arabia. If you’re a weatherman is this country, you cannot forecast the weather for the next day or coming days. You can only talk about the current weather. Forecasting the future is banned.

#3 Saudi Arabia. We don’t know if there are any weather women in Saudi. But we know that women cannot drive cars, they can’t vote, they can’t leave their homes unless accompanied by a man and they must wear burkas. (Maybe this should be #1.)

#4 Singapore and Burma require any assembly of 5 or more persons to apply for government permit. Without a permit, you are subject to arrest and imprisonment.

We cannot forget the good ‘ol USA.

#5 The U.S. Patriot Act This law basically allows the US government to do whatever they want with regard to citizens and foreign nationals. Here’s an excerpt from Wikipedia:

“The Act increases the ability of law enforcement agencies to search telephone, e-mail communications, medical, financial, and other records; eases restrictions on foreign intelligence gathering within the United States; expands the Secretary of the Treasury’s authority to regulate financial transactions, particularly those involving foreign individuals and entities; and enhances the discretion of law enforcement and immigration authorities in detaining and deporting immigrants suspected of terrorism-related acts.

Closer to home.

#6 In Sarasota, Florida it is illegal for women to sing in public wearing a bikini.

Everyone is welcome to add their personal favorites to the list.

The photo at the top, BTW, is from The Time Traveler’s Wife, which will not be seen in China.

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Synchronicity and the Other Side

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Trish and Rob

 

Here’s the cover for the next synchro book. It will be available on August 18! There are links above for pre-ordering from Amazon and Barnes and Noble. About a month before publication, the first chapter will be available as a pdf file.  We’ve included the table of contents:

Introduction

1: Synchronicity and Beyond

2: Victorian Awakening

3: Altered States

4: Healing Spirits

5: Ultimate Journey

6: Spooks and Spirits

7: The Mediums and the Message

8:  Cluster Busters

9: Objects of Interest

10: Spirit of the Trickster

11: Animals Attuned

12: Guiding Spirits

Thanks to everyone  who drops by for sharing your stories and experiences!

A synchro journal will be available in July 2011, along with the trade paperback version of 7 secrets.

 

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A Virtual Twist, Abraham/Hicks

Posted on April 17, 2011 by Trish and Rob

Indra’s Net

One of the blogs we frequent regularly is 22C+, Marcus Anthony’s blog.

Marcus is the author of several books on synchronicity (Sage of Synchronicity, Extraordinary Minds), and is also exceptionally intuitive. We respect his opinion – as an author, a teacher, a sage, a powerful intuitive, and a guy who holds a doctorate and is well versed in the mysteries of China and Asia. Versatility is his middle name.

So when we discovered his review of the Abraham/Hicks book, The Law of Attraction, we read it with great interest.

For those of you have been living under a rock, Esther Hicks channels a consortium of souls who call themselves Abraham. While channeled material can be a trickster in some New Age disguise, this is not the case with these books – and Marcus tells you why.

The Abraham/Hicks material is the logical extension of the Seth books, channeled by Jane Roberts from the late 1960s to the early 1980s. These books – more than 20 of them – detail the nature of reality and either speak to you or don’t. The Abraham material contains basically the same message, but is takes things much farther in a practical sense, which is where the Seth books fell short. Many people distrust channeled material, but the Seth books and the Abraham/Hicks material have always felt genuine for us.

The Hicks use technology to its fullest and their newest addition is virtual workshops.  The first such workshop occurred on Saturday, April 9, in Phoenix, with 44 countries and 44 states in attendance (interesting numbers!) It was much less expensive than their in-person workshops – $75 versus $195. And since the three of us watched it, the cost wasn’t bad at all. For three hours, individuals from the audience came forward to the “hot seat,” the best and most insightful part of these workshops.  In each instance, the questions and concerns of the individual in the hot seat encompassed larger questions about money and prosperity, love and romance, creativity, and about the nature of the “vortex,” your vibrational escrow  built up throughout your life.

One thing I took away from this virtual workshop was Abraham’s advice about moving in vibrational increments. He used the example of the Panama Canal, where ships move through the locks in increments that gradually raise the ship 85 feet above sea level. In much the same way, we raise our vibrational frequencies incrementally until we’re a match for whatever we’re trying to manifest in our lives.

“Nothing changes until there’s an emotional shift,” Abraham told one man. “The vortex can’t – won’t – take you in prior to your readiness. The vortex reveals to you what you’re ready for.”

Abraham, like Seth, said that if you want to know what your vibrational frequencies (Seth called it your deeper beliefs) are manifesting, take a look  around you, at everything in your life, especially at those parts that work. And then express your appreciation. One activity he suggested was listing your 10 favorite things  about your life. Megan then remarked you can take that activity even deeper by choosing one of those favorite things – your partner or child, for example, and listing 10 favorite things about that person.  Abraham suggested doing this any time you feel you’ve fallen out of the vortex.

Some other nuggets from this virtual workshop:

–       compliment when you can, but never when it’s forced

–       get in the flow

–       complain never

–       Creation is the discovery of what you’ve already created

–       Take manifestation out of it (the equation) and focus on what you feel. In other words, don’t keep checking in to see if what you desire is starting to manifest. “Just let it be, have faith in what is not yet seen. Chill.”

Last year when Megan and I attended an actual workshop, it was difficult to tell whether Esther channeled the entire time she was speaking. In the virtual workshop, I noticed that as each individual approached and sat in the hot seat, Esther seemed tuned in. Even if she isn’t channeling constantly (and I frankly don’t understand how anyone could channel for three hours, even with breaks), she’s exceptionally psychic.

Ultimately, though, the source of the message matters less to me than the message itself, and the Abraham message is identical to Seth’s: You create your own reality. You get what you concentrate on…there is no other main rule. And the bottom line is that when you walk out of a Hicks workshop, in person or virtually, you feel empowered. All your resistance  to prosperity, health, happiness, is gone. You are one with what Luke Skywalker called The Force, what mystics call Indra’s net, and what Abraham calls the vortex. Regardless of the terminology, you emerge knowing that all of us really are spiritual beings in a physical existence.

 

 

 

 

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Kim and Bryant

Posted on April 16, 2011 by Trish and Rob

from Jung’s Red Book

This story comes from Kim Edmands and illustrates how creativity and synchronicity work in conjunction with spirit contact. The story is multifaceted, both sad and hopeful.

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On May 6, 2006, Kim Edmands lost her oldest son, Bryant, to suicide.  For two years afterward, she had inexplicable experiences regarding electronics. “My son’s cell phone battery remained charged for 2 YEARS after his death. I would turn it on occasionally just to see his photos and to hear a voice recording. Then I would turn it off after listening. I have never heard of a phone staying charged for 2 years without recharging it. Around the 2 year anniversary of his death the phone battery finally died. But I would like to think that he had a little something to do with it staying charged for so long. I never charged it again as I thought that maybe it was a sign. The first two years after a child dies is said to be the most difficult and is considered “new grief” and the phone stayed charged for the most difficult years.”

On Friday, April 1, 2011, Kim got a surprise visit from her other two sons. “They are rarely home at the same time and I was very happy about it. So I posted this on Facebook as my status: All my guys are home tonight! What a pleasant surprise 🙂 What occurred next left me speechless.

Out of nowhere,  a Word document popped up on my computer screen, covering over my Facebook page. I was shocked when I saw the title. “If Only in My Dreams”.  It was the poem I wrote about a dream I had several years ago. In the dream,  I was walking hand-in-hand with Bryant. It is one of my most prized visitation dreams I have ever experienced. Bryant’s angelversary date is quickly approaching (May 6) and I have been thinking of him constantly. This synchronicity left me with the feeling that Bryant wanted me to know that he was here with me too!”

Kim attached the poem to her email:

If Only in Our Dreams

I see you in my dreams at night

when I hold you in my arms and tell you everything will be all right.

Sometimes in my dreams you are  little again, playing happily with your toys.

Other times you are a young man, no longer our little boy.

Last night I had a dream that you and I were walking down the street

hand-in-hand

and I could see the silhouettes of your friends in the far distance watching us.

As we walked down the street holding hands we spoke only a few words, but the smile on your face let me know that you are happy again.

It was at that moment

I felt a sense of peace within and between us.

Kim says: “The true meaning of this synchronicity did not hit me until three days later when I attended a Healing Circle event. The Reiki practitioner was saying that this was the time for synchronicities, encouraging us to to be open and aware of them. When I got home I started to connect it all together. Wow, is all I could say. “

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Our loved ones who have passed on use anything they can to communicate with us – cell phones, feathers and other objects, number clusters, and even two-year-old Word documents.

 

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