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After Death Communication
~ Joyous Reunions With Deceased Loved Ones ~
©1995; by Bill Guggenheim & Judy Guggenheim
co-authors of Hello From Heaven! published by Bantam Books
Have you been contacted by a loved one who has died? After-death communication (ADC) is probably as old as mankind, but ours is the first complete research study of this field. These spiritual experiences are extremely common, and in many other parts of the world they are discussed openly and freely.
Between 1988 & 1995, we interviewed 2,000 people who live in all fifty American states and the ten Canadian provinces. Ranging in age from children to the elderly, they represent diverse social, educational, economic, occupational, and religious backgrounds. We conservatively estimate that at least 50 million Americans, or 20% of the population, have had one or more ADC experiences – and the actual numbers may be closer to double these figures!
We collected more than 3,300 firsthand accounts of ADCs from people who have been contacted by a deceased family member or friend. These are spontaneous and direct communications that may occur anytime and anywhere, but no third parties such as psychics, mediums, hypnotists, or devices of any kind are involved.
Based upon our research, the following are the twelve most frequent types of after-death communication people report having with their deceased loved ones:
Sensing A Presence: This is the most common form of contact. But many people discount these experiences, thinking, "Oh, I'm just imagining this." It's a distinct feeling that your loved one is nearby, even though he or she can't be seen or heard. Though most often felt during the days and weeks immediately after the death, you may sense his or her presence months and even years later.
Hearing A Voice: Some people state they hear an external voice, the same as when a living person is speaking to them. However, the majority of communications are by telepathy – you hear the voice of your relative or friend in your mind. When you have two-way communication, it is usually by telepathy. In fact, it's possible to have an entire conversation this way.
Feeling A Touch: You may feel your loved one touch you with his or her hand, or place an arm around your shoulders or back, for comfort and reassurance. You may feel a tap, a pat, a caress, a stroke, a kiss, or even a hug. These are all forms of affection, nurturing, and love.
Smelling A Fragrance: You may smell your relative's or friend's favorite cologne, after-shave lotion, or perfume. Other common aromas are: flowers (especially roses), bath powders, tobacco products, favorite foods, and his or her personal scent.
Visual Experiences: There are a wide variety of visual experiences, which we have divided into two broad categories: partial visual and full visual ADCs. Appearances range from "a transparent mist" to "absolutely solid" with many gradations in between. You may see only the head and shoulders of your relative or friend, or someone you love may make a full appearance to you, and you will see the entire body as well, which will appear completely solid. Some visual ADCs occur in the bedroom, next to or at the foot of the bed. Others may happen anywhere – indoors or outdoors – even in a car or aboard a plane. Typically he or she will be expressing love and well-being with a radiant smile. Loved ones virtually always appear healed and whole regardless of their cause of death. Verbal communication may take place, but not always.
Visions: You may see an image of a deceased loved one in a "picture" that is either two-dimensional and flat or three-dimensional like a hologram. It's like seeing a 35 mm slide or a movie suspended in the air. Visions are usually in radiant colors and may be seen externally with your eyes open or internally in your mind. Communication may occur, especially during meditation.
Twilight Experiences: These occur in the alpha state – as you're falling asleep, waking up, meditating, or praying. You may have any or all of the above types of experiences while you are in this state of consciousness.
ADC Experiences While Asleep: Sleep-state ADCs are much more vivid, intense, colorful, and real than dreams. They are very common. Both one-way and two-way communications are typical. You usually feel your loved one is with you in person – that you're having an actual visit together. These experiences are not jumbled, filled with symbols, or fragmented the way dreams are.
Sleep-state ADCs are similar to those that occur when you are wide awake. Your relative or friend can come to you more easily, however, when you are relaxed, open, and receptive, such as while you are in the alpha state or asleep.
Out-Of-Body ADCs: These may occur while you are asleep or in a meditative state. They are dramatic experiences during which you leave your body and often visit your loved one at the place or level where he or she exists. These are extremely vivid, intense, and real – some say, "more real than physical life." The environments usually contain beautiful flowers and butterflies, colorful bushes and trees, radiant lighting, and other lovely aspects of nature – and are filled with happiness, love, and joy.
Telephone Calls: These ADCs may occur during sleep or when you are wide awake. You will hear a phone ringing, and if you answer it, your loved one will give you a short message. Two-way conversations are possible. His or her voice will usually be clear but may seem far away. If you are awake, you will probably not hear a disconnect sound or a dial tone when the call is completed.
Physical Phenomena: People who are bereaved often report receiving a wide variety of physical signs from their deceased relative or friend, such as: lights or lamps blinking on and off; lights, radios, televisions, stereos, and mechanical objects being turned on; photographs, pictures, and various other items being turned over or moved; and a long list of "things that go bump in the night."
Symbolic ADCs: People frequently ask a Higher Power, the universe, or their deceased loved one for a sign that he or she still exists. Many receive such a sign, though it may take some time to arrive. Occasionally these signs are so subtle they may be missed, or they may be discounted as mere "coincidences." Common signs include: butterflies, rainbows, many species of birds and animals, flowers, and a variety of inanimate objects such as coins and pictures.
According to our research, the purpose of these visits and signs by those who have died is to offer comfort, reassurance, and hope to their parents, spouse, siblings, children, grandchildren, other family members, and friends. They want you to know they're still alive and that you'll be reunited with them when it's your time to leave this physical life on earth – and they'll be there to greet you when you make your transition. Their most frequent messages, expressed verbally or non-verbally, include:
"I'm okay ... I'm fine ... Everything is okay ... Don't worry about me ...
Don't grieve for me ... Please let me go ... I'm happy ... Everything will be all right ...
Go on with your life ... Please forgive ... Thank you ... I'll always be there for you ...
I'm watching over you ... I'll see you again ... I love you ... Good-bye ..."
You may be asked to give a message from your loved one to somebody else. We urge you to write down the message verbatim and to deliver it, if possible, because it may help the recipient far more than you realize.
Nearly all ADCs are positive, joyful, and uplifting encounters that reduce grief, provide lasting comfort and hope, and accelerate emotional and spiritual healing. We encourage you to trust your own experiences and to accept them as being real for you.
Unfortunately, some people react with fear when they have an ADC. This is usually because they are startled by the suddenness of the event, or they may have never heard of one happening to anybody else. Such people may assume they are "losing their mind and going crazy." And others find it difficult to reconcile after-death communications with their philosophical or religious beliefs.
Not all people are contacted by their deceased loved ones. We don't know for certain why some are and some aren't, but it seems that fear, anger, and prolonged heavy grief inhibit the possibility of having an ADC.
Based upon our research, we suggest the following: Ask for a sign that your relative or friend continues to exist. Pray for him or her and others who are affected by the death, including yourself. We recommend that you learn how to meditate, especially if you are currently bereaved or have unresolved grief. Meditation will enable you to relax and soften any fear or anger you may have. It will reduce your depression, improve your ability to eat and sleep, and facilitate your healing process. These deep relaxation exercises will also allow you to unfold your inner, intuitive senses. In fact, you may have an ADC experience while you are meditating.
Our research indicates that after-death communications are a natural and normal part of life. Therefore, we feel ADCs deserve the same public awareness and acceptance that near-death experiences (NDEs) have already received.
For most people, an after-death communication from a deceased family member or friend is valued as a sacred and profound experience that will be cherished for a lifetime. ADC experiences usually expand one's understanding of life and offer a deeper awareness of life after death. They consistently communicate an essential spiritual message: "Life and love are eternal."
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Shirley
I feel the same way. Have seen many shapes and items in the clouds and my friends all think I am crazy. I can see pets, people and objects that remind me of someone or something all my life.
Sep 30, 2014
dream moon JO B
plus lourania ul thng im a loon thrs few tms iv ended up waving it clpuds evry 1 thns im nuts i am
but tht 1 i posted yday it lks so human i dont if its a man or woman
its got eye noze moth so on
if u hav a camra tryng ctch sm try posted on hear
Oct 1, 2014
Shirley
I do not own a camera that would let me get those kind of pictures. But I am sure you know what you see in the clouds just as I am sure. I have seen tops of mountains that look like a face with a forehead, eyes, nose open mouth and chin... We just have a good eye Jo B
Oct 1, 2014
Shirley
Hello , Wandering if anyone can explain to me why I smell smoke around my bed at night time. I do not smoke, but my hubby smokes almost up to the day he left me behind. Which was the 29 of April this year. No one smokes inside the house, but the smell gets pretty thick at times. Think that would be an odd way to come back to say hello to your wife after you have seen all the Glory of Heaven..Just curious if it has happened to anyone on here. God Bless each of you and may He give you all Comfort and Strength as you move a little bit forward each day.
Oct 2, 2014
Dolly
I have been having some of those odors lately... sometimes its like cigarette smoke , sometimes cigar and often the smell of lillies[I put fresh lillies out to remember my son whenever I can and I think its another way he reminds me he still is aware of me and cares about me] My mom smoked and died from emphysema and dad smoked a pipe sometimes... once I smelled roses really strong after mom died.. she loved roses ... I don't know if these smells are a way for them to remind us of them... but there is never any logical reason for the smells... I look and look and can't find anything... but I suppose there could be some explanation... my son still seems to be influencing our music.. I keep hearing these different songs that strike me as interesting and pretty, and when he was alive my son always made such a big thing about music he liked and we would sometimes, even usually, buy the songs he reacted strongly to and play them and he always would laugh and sing out and move like he was trying to dance.. I think maybe its another way he lets us know he is fine and is aware of us... but I don't know anything for sure...
Oct 2, 2014
Shirley
Thanks Dolly for your post. I too, believe in after death visits. Way too many things occur at different times for there not to be. Have seen people standing in the grocery checkout line, that remind so much of a loved one that has passed. It certainly gives us food for thought when these things happen out of thin air. Have a wonderful week-end.
Oct 2, 2014
Dolly
you too louraniah and hugs to you too JO B...
Oct 2, 2014
dream moon JO B
me 2 dolly hugs 2 evry on hear
me 2 asw well lournah saw loved 1s in chkots so on
Oct 2, 2014
dream moon JO B
i got eml off fotto buket i got ths pics off it
Oct 7, 2014
dream moon JO B
i got ths 1 of imges sit yday
i did
Oct 7, 2014
dream moon JO B
i let a ballon go i blew it it it up bfre i let it go bfre i wnt in 2 bk yrd it waced thn brst wth loud bang lk stroyas says its 2 mush of constrinses all thes bloons poping or bagng it is its my dad othr loves 1s i lot it is
ballons is grt way o teling us we let thm go thy pop or bamg thy do
Oct 15, 2014
dream moon JO B
Oct 16, 2014
Layne Womick
I strongly believe in after death visits. When I was in middle school, one of my life long friends died in a car accident. We went to different schools since I went to a special school for arts and he went with the zoned school. I remember at lunch time that day thinking of him. For some reason, I'd always associated him with "Thomas J" from the Original My Girl movies. I thought about that movie that day and thus thought of him. When I got into the car with my mom after school, I was supposed to go do some fundraising for a future trip and she told me someone had died at the middle school but she didn't know who yet. My dad was working on finding out who. I immediately asked about him and she said no. A few hours later, my dad called her with the answer and I had been right all along. It's been around fifteen years since he died and I still have very vivid dreams about him, which I can only account to being visitations. I also occasionally strongly get a hint of tobacco smell, which reminds me of my maternal grandfather who died when I was in high school. I dream about him and my maternal grandmother on occasion. She was my closest grandmother growing up but he is the most loud strangely enough. My dad's side of the family has pretty much left me alone. As for Jon, the guy that brought me here, I feel him sometimes. I think he uses nature. He's not a dream insert though I wish he was. After he died we had a opossum come in our house and it kept coming back to the porch for days until my mother did away with it. I've also randomly found photos or old pieces of paper where he'd written things down like his phone number or something and it's usually when I miss him the most. On top of that, I have used a medium for him a twice and both experiences have been positive. He actually called my masters degree field before I realized it. The medium said the word 'architecture' had come up and I actually ended up in a masters program that heavily deals with old buildings and architecture is a big part of that.
Dec 1, 2014
Dolly
the other day I was especially missing Brandon and I smelled lilies again ... lovely strong scent... it came, went away, and came back.... no lilies anywhere.... so I guess it was Brandon sending ME lilies...
Dec 1, 2014
Dolly
WOW Mary .. what a wonderful gift ... how I would love to spend time with my Brandon in my dreams... I do often 'sense' his presence.. at least what I THINK is his presence.. but to see him and hold him and be with him in my dreams seems like such a wonderful thing to have happen... it seems that it would almost have to change a person in a positive way like it seems to have done for you...
Dec 10, 2014
dream moon JO B
iv had a lot of ballons iv let off go bang dolly evn in sea thy wnt bang i did fr my dad ant i d or so a lot wnt bang
Dec 10, 2014
dream moon JO B
Jan 5, 2015
Shirley
Hello to all......Wanted to post a few words tonight and see how all of you are doing. Hope days have gotten easier for you to get through. As for me ,I am moving very slowly and trying to step forward just a little bit at a time. Has been almost nine months to the day since my hubby had to leave me behind and move on up to Heaven Just do not understand why he has yet to visit me and let me know he is alright and enjoying all things anew up there with Jesus. Would love to have one more hour to talk with him, but that is impossible so I will wait until he and I reunite up there . A smile, a smell, a touch, a whisper, a sigh, a hug would just make my day and let me know he is still with me in Spirit. Please pray for me that I will receive my message before too much time has gone by. I miss him so much and still the tears start to flow at different times. Good night everyone.
Jan 8, 2015
l
I am here after many many months.. it is one year and 8 months since my father passed away..we had a music program in honor of my father many months ago.. he was very fond of music.. a few days/months after that I had a dream that my father was sitting in the front row of a group of men.. it was as if they were sitting/posing for a photograph to be taken. He was seated with a group of men and behind him standing were a group of men. They were all smiling. They were dressed in sort of clothes like a shawl wrapped around their shoulders and had head bands with maybe feathers... like a tribal costume.. the shawls they were wearing were white with red woven borders.. they looked very happy.. I felt happy and woke up...
Any thoughts on this will be helpful..
Jan 11, 2015
l
It is 1 year and 8 months since my father passed away.I have had fleeting one second dreams about my father after the last dream that I wrote about.. My mother had a fall a few months back and now I have taken up a job in a town far away from where she lives.. she is not keeping very well because she is suddenly living by herself and had anxiety attacks. I was with her all along since my father passed away and now for the past two months I am in another town.. I feel a lot of things frustration guilt and angry at not finding a job that recognizes my experience and pays me according to my experience and I am looking for other jobs but not much luck here and also I feel I should quit and be with my mother.. so there are a lot of things on my mind.. yesterday after a long gap.. I dreamt of my father... at first I saw my ex father in law running and going into a building.. I never liked him and the brief time I was married I had terrible issues with him.. then I am sitting in front of the building that he ran into and checking messages or showing something to some people on my cell phone and this man comes and hold my hand and calls me by a different name that I had never heard of and says to come with him some help is needed.. I know in my dream that he is a priest but he looks like the caterer we had hired sometime back.. I go with him and there is a temple/church there in the middle of a very crowded market place selling lot of meat and chicken; then I am in a car with my brother and family and I tell them that I have to drop this at the temple (I dont know what) and they say why dont you get down here and we will swing by again and pick you up.. I go through a narrow path in between a building and a baloon shop to the temple and nobody that was there previously is there and my maternal grandfather comes out of the temple/church smiling and passes me and doesnt say a word.. I am surprised to see him.. he dies many years ago and he had paralysis so his mouth was sort of to one side because of paralysis but here he looked fine and again I looked at the church and there my father was standing with his typical expression what took you so long kind of look.. he looked a little thinner and was wearing his usual shirt and pant and cap. In his hand he had what looked like he had just shopped for some knives/spoons/forks? and a plastic cutting board.. they were still wrapped as if he had just purchased them.. I ran to him but there was a fence there and I could not get in.. since I was reaching out to him he moved all the things to one hand (he was carrying the knife packet in one hand and the cutting board in another) and gave me his hand as if to shake my hand and was smiling.. I knew he was no more in the dream so I started crying and then he just disappeared into thin air..this dream was in the morning just before waking up.. then I woke up and I was so excited and happy after this dream and even though I knew he was no more I could not shake off the feeling of meeting him.. maybe if I had not started crying in the dream he would have stayed on.. does he want me to go back to be with my mother.. any thoughts on this would be helpful to me.. thanks...
Jan 11, 2015
Kellie M.
Has anyone had objects moved? We all came back from an event to find plastic yellow knives in the silverware drawer. My kids swear they didn't do it. I found that interesting. I think they were from my daughter's birthday party last year. I am not sure of the significance except that she loves the color yellow.
Jan 12, 2015
dream moon JO B
yes kellie iv had objects mve u put thn wear u thng u lft it lk keys or glases cse thy disper 2 a difrnt plase it dose my dad wz a rht joker hidng thngs or tap u on sholder or mk u jump for a laff pens seam 2 disper a lot 2
Jan 12, 2015
dream moon JO B
Dreams link http://vimeo.com/11579069 Dreams embed
Jan 12, 2015
dream moon JO B
freedom link http://vimeo.com/111183665 freedom embed
Jan 18, 2015
dream moon JO B
cloud dreams link http://vimeo.com/11382411 cloud dreams embed
Jan 24, 2015
Dolly
I am surrounded by the aroma of LILIES so much... wherever I go it seems.... and we heard a loud CRACK like cracking glass just to my left when we were playing music on the mountain.. we looked and looked but could find NOTHING broken... and then there was that flash of light.. that streaked across the back half of the house when we were playing music... a few weeks ago... MAYBE from the sun hitting the wind chimes in the kitchen window... but maybe NOT
Feb 13, 2015
dream moon JO B
1 or 2 fottos jumpet off cabmit but did not break its hapend a lot on/off
Feb 18, 2015
l
It is a year and 10 months since my father passed away.. I had a dream where I saw him and for the first time in my dreams we had a conversation.. I distinctly knew he was no more and I asked him how did he get here and he answered that he came by bus from a place nowhere near to home (we had gone to that place for a holiday when we were kids as a family but have never been there later) and he said that he had to buy tickets because he brought this person along and she always carries a box so they have to buy tickets. This person he mentioned is very much alive and much younger than me and is my cousin's wife. I was most recently offended by some comments she made and was upset about it. Then I woke up. I felt bad that I did not have a chance to tell him I missed him and whether he is ok. He looked ok in the dream and I did not even hug him or ask if he wants us to something. It was so wierd that I remembered what we talked and this is the first time in the dream he talked and I also talked. Any comments would be helpful.
Mar 23, 2015
kathleen akin
I felt my grandmother's presence sort of go through me. I was 26 and just had my baby daughter. I had not thought of her in years, since I was only 7 when she died. I knew immediately who it was and why she was there. To see my new baby. I wanted that feeling again the rest of my life. Its why I don't fear death...I want it. I want to die and not my husband. Me. It should be me.
Mar 31, 2015
Isabel Rav
I have a personal blog that I basically kinda write entries to my father (rip) but that's the most we "communicate." He hasn't reached out to me since his death. I communicate this to my mom and she said she's brought it up with her psychics, and all they say is to release anger and "let it happen" whatever that means.. I can't help but have the feeling that for some reason, he doesn't want to reach out to me. maybe these are the emotions the psychics mean, but Idk... Advice/explanation anyone?
Apr 2, 2015
Janka Huljaková
Since my beloved man died I´ve been receiving many signs from him,including the first I mentioned in my first post today describing the message from him and the big heart engraved on the sheet of my bed we were sleeping he has done as the most beautiful evidence of his immortal love.Then many of others he has been sending me so far.
1 month ago I went to the church that me and my beloved Jan were going in.After the mass just ending up I went to see the relic of Saint Reparatus from the 4th century I had been visiting with my beloved Jan,hand in hand speaking to him as a patron of the love of us two listening to our prayers.I must remark that we had always been heard.I strengthened with those memories never stopped going there to talk to him about my beloved Jan,always begging for him,for both of us,again and again.That evening I did it too,coming to him with my prayers.I said:"If you only could do a miracle for me,please!" Then I went home,lit up a candle and took a seat to my laptop.After 10 o´clock p.m. I suddenly felt a well known feeling of the loved one´s presence.I felt those goosebumps all over my body,couldn´t move and it was like the warmest embrace of my beloved Jan every time he came to me.It always feels the same and the tears are falling down by themselves,but I wasn´t sure because of my father´s birthday he also had.Then I looked at my display and at that moment have disappeared all of the messages until the year 2011,remaining just all of those sending in the year 2011 while was my beloved Jan alive.He let me know this way that it was him.Later were all of missing messages right back where they were before.I looked at my clock and it was at 10:30 p.m.
I´m sure it was the miracle I was begging for,there in the church.It touched me as deep inside as I couldn´t stop crying,even now the tears are falling from my eyes,but they are not those tears of sorrow,they are these tears of joy...
Do you believe in miracles? I do !
My dearest Jan,I love you...love you...I do...above all !!!
Janka
Apr 16, 2015
dream moon JO B
May 4, 2015
Jeannette
May 10, 2015
Dolly
Jeannette.. my son has been gone two years and many things have happened to make me believe he is still 'around' at times..lights going on by themselves in a house I hadn't been in for days.. a toy guitar sounding in his room ... and no guitar in his room that made that sound... sightings of all types of animals and birds that we had never SEEN up on the mountain before.. only heard... owls, hawks, scarlet tanagers, woodpeckers, a mama bear and her THREE cubs.. climbed a tree right by our back door and stayed for awhile ... scent of lilies all over the house where there are no lilies... feeling of his hands on my shoulders when I was playing a song I think he brought to my attention from the radio.. a tree in my yard that seems to 'dance' to the music at times while the other trees around it are nearly still... two sightings of a fire rainbow which I didn't know existed before seeing these two the year after he died... one right over our house... a rainbow over our house when we got back home from where he had died... the last was a week ago when we were playing music and a thunderstorm was brewing.. the song was 'Garden of Souls' by Ryan Steward... I had heard it on the radio and bought it on iTunes and was trying to play it... at the end of the song on the very last note a loud rumble of thunder sounded as if to end the song from heaven... are these signs from my son? from God? I don't know but they make me feel that my son is still alive and active somewhere... at least I hope he is...
May 11, 2015
Jeannette
Dolly thank you for sharing. Sometimes I really want to believe because that's what keeps me going and then when I am giving up I get more signs. I smelled my friends cologne while I was just sitting alone in my office. No one else around. I have even felt him hold me at night when I was crying myself to sleep and I was able to sleep after that. I thank my friend after every sign for being around me and sending me the signs. Specially when I am feeling down. His photo album that is on my dresser fell off my dresser for absolutely no reason. Its hard to explain but knowing that he is around me is what gives me strength. Just to know that he is somehow with me. I just wish I could have 100% certainty. Have you thought about a medium at all?
May 11, 2015
dream moon JO B
i seam 2 gt lot wied thngs in footos i do now i dont no if ist sine of my dad or orhr famly 2
ths 1 is in sea
heras i mnt hears 1 in sky
hears 1 on hear
hears 1 of my favs i no iv postd befre
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May 11, 2015
Dolly
Jeannette.. some people do go to mediums, but I am a bit afraid of that approach, and so far I haven't had to try to have things happen.. they always surprise me when they do, even though I don't ask ... I do tell God that I welcome them and ONE time I did ask God for a sign.. it was after the light turned on by itself up in our off the grid mountain house.. it was on when we got there after being in town for several days.. battery operated.. I was so over whelmed that I asked God that if it was He or Brandon that turned on the light if He would please do it again.... and the VERY NEXT TIME we went to the house the light was on AGAIN and after that it went off and wouldn't go on again ever... so to be safe [due to my spiritual beliefs] I don't try to contact my son through any other way... but I do believe that our loved ones are with us... my beliefs tell me that my son is with God in heaven, and God is always with me, and so I think that means that my son is always with me too since he is now with God... I don't know if preachers would agree with me on that, but I have had so many indications that my son is alive and well that I don't much care what anybody else thinks.. one preacher told me I was praying to the dead but I told him he was wrong... I do talk to my son .. usually not aloud, but I don't feel its doing anything wrong... also I once smelled roses after my mom died... searched and searched... thought it must be a room freshener .. didn't find anything... as soon as I said .. it must be mom.. the scent went away... sometimes I smell my dad's pipe too... just so many things.. I think they happen to many people who just don't notice them or pass them off as coincidences... sometimes people get told they are hallucinating them... I just choose to let them happen as they may and thank God for every one of them.. if I'm wrong and they aren't all from God or Brandon what's it hurt? and if they ARE from one or both of them [which I believe they are] then it is just AWESOME!
May 12, 2015
Renee
Jun 25, 2015
Lisa Y
I lost my beautiful husband on May 17th. The night he died I was laying on the floor crying. I heard a noise and looked up to see a beautiful Luna Moth banging on the window. Then it just settled at the bottom of the window looking in. I chose to believe it was Bryon letting me know he was ok. Then the other night I believe I experienced an ADC during sleep. I dreamed that I was laying on my bed and suddenly felt his presence inside of me. It was the most peaceful wonderful feeling. I have only told my sister because I don't think anyone else would believe me. I want so badly to feel him again.
Jun 30, 2015
Dolly
Lisa.. one time I was sitting cross legged in front of my stereo [about 20 years ago] shortly after my cousin was killed. I was missing him and listening to the song 'Bridge Over Troubled Waters" and suddenly I felt like he was behind me with his arms hugging me from behind... it felt so wonderful.. another time I was playing my Qchord along with some music on iTunes.. a song I had picked because it made me think of my son who had died.. suddenly I felt as if someone had put their hands on my shoulders from behind.. big strong hands... my son was 21 when he died but was small for his age due to severe physical disabilities he had had from birth.. I felt like it was my son's new heavenly hands that I was feeling on my shoulders... I do believe these things are real... I didn't ask for them to happen, wasn't thinking about them happening.. they just DID... people have tried to discourage me about these things but I refuse to believe they are anything other than reassurances that our loved ones are alive and well, and in some mysterious way still near and watching over us somehow.... I could be wrong, but I don't see any harm in believing these things are from heaven.. maybe from God Himself if its true that we can't communicate with those who have gone on.. or maybe it really is the people we love themselves .. anything is possible with God.. only men limit God..
Jul 1, 2015
Dolly
RENEE I would ask God to take away that odor and give you something to let you know your mom is Ok.... ask Him to do it if He will... when we ask God to do something within His will I don't see how it can be wrong or 'asking for signs' in any bad sense.... that odor would haunt me.. we once had an odor like that in a van we bought and we had the preacher annoint the van with oil and command any spirit not of God to leave and the odor went away.... you could be being tormented by evil spirits who want you to think its your mom... and I think your mom's aroma would be sweet and soothing and reassuring to you .. not troubling... so I would ask God to take care of this for you if He will... I am NO expert, just saying what I feel.. please don't think I know for sure what I'm talking about.. I'm just trying to be helpful... hugs to you... I will ask God to do this too...
Jul 1, 2015
dream moon JO B
ydat i fnd a fethr 2 day again i fnd a small fethr on sand befr i put my feet in sea
2 small fethrs in 2 dauys it wz
Jul 1, 2015
dream moon JO B
2 day i fnd a fw of my dads old cds i did
Jul 1, 2015
Dolly
what were the CD's of? feathers... nice to find feathers.. do you keep them and make them into anything? That might be a nice thing to do... a piece of jewelry, or to decorate a picture frame with your dad's picture in it or part of a dream catcher thing or part of a wind chime... it wouldn't make noise all by itself but along with other things it would look nice I think..
Jul 1, 2015
dream moon JO B
i put fethr in my mery box of my dads thngs i do old cd of yrs ago off 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s
Jul 2, 2015
dream moon JO B
hi
dolly i cort ths pic few wks go
ths 2 ydat dolly yday
Jul 2, 2015
Dolly
wow.. beautiful rainbow!! What groups did your dad listen to? on the CD's I mean?
Jul 4, 2015
dream moon JO B
thnx dolly
elvs jerry darsy bary wite frank lan all old 1s
i bet yore litl boy brandn wud og of luvd thm he wud of
Jul 4, 2015
Dolly
tomorrow is my 72nd birthday and my son Bo's 31st..its two years since Brandon died but the first birthday I had shortly after he died [a month plus a few days after] I couldn't sleep and was at the computer which was in the room that opened into Brandon's room.. as I was sitting there doing God knows what and feeling lost I suddenly heard one clear loud strum from a toy guitar ..it sounded out of Brandon's room just like so many times before when Brandon was in his bed playing with toy guitars.. BUT when I went into the room to find the source of the sound, that guitar was not there.. there were a few toy guitars there but none of them produced the riff I heard.. It gave me chills then and still does now that as I write about it... it was as if Brandon was wishing me a happy birthday from heaven or saying 'hi' at least.. nothing that I recognized as coming from heaven happened last year on my birthday though.. and I wonder if anything will happen this year.. BUT we are visiting my oldest son in MA and had just completed the long two-day trip up..just as we pulled off 495 and were headed for my son's' house at long last the song 'Rainbow Connection' started playing on the CD player [a CD we had made of songs the guys loved] This song has so much history connected with my mother in law and with our family trips to the beach..same beach where Brandon died... so it made me feel like Brandon was saying 'I'm here too!" and THEN just as we got to the drive that leads to the house the song "Adoption Day" came on... just so perfectly timed.. Brandon was the third child we adopted and this was another favorite song from my kid's childhood.. so I do feel as if my son is still around on some level of existence that isn't totally separate from our own earthly existence.. I don't know how it all works, but things like this happen too often to just be coincidence...
Jul 10, 2015
dream moon JO B
i fond sum mre cds wot my dad liuvd dolly of 70s hts it wz happy b day 4 tomro dolly i no it wnt feal lk it it wnt bt happy bday 2 u aeny way
Jul 10, 2015