I know it does because I get messages and act as a vehicle, or as First Nations citizens say, “hollow bone”, for friends and loved ones to communicate with their special ones who have made transition. After-life transitions can be tapped into via a seance to provide connection between that spirit and loved ones. Some spirits just want to pass on a message, to be acknowledged. There are also times that direct communication with an entity is the right thing to do, so they can find the Light and move forward. And sometimes, there are those entities that need to nicely, compassionately, but firmly be told to leave a place and move on. All are important not only to the people down here, but to the spirit stuck from going “there”, or are trying to get a message back to “here” and need what literally amounts to a psychic interpreter. It is an important service I do, and I am grateful for the ability to do it, whether it is relaying a loving message guiding a lost soul, or telling something that it is time to vamoose.
There are times when a spirit - soul - gets stuck. They literally get stranded “down here” and cannot find their way to the Light. Often it is the result of extreme trauma (including violent death), heart-breaking sorrow (such as losing a child), epidemic illness, or simply not having all the pieces of the eternity puzzle figured out before they leave. Those spirits - souls - need help. Sending beings to the Light is one of the most rewarding and heart-felt things I do as a spiritual medium and minister.
For those of you scoffing, let me ask - are you willing to sleep in a house long rumored to have ghosts, weird noises, middle of the night footsteps, creaking boards, screams, tobacco smoke and the sounds of a rocker rocking upstairs at night? I didn’t think so. Spirits are alive and well in thousands upon thousands of buildings and locations in the U.S. alone. There is a reason they are called “ghost towns”, and Nevada’s history of rowdy and rough, make and break gold and silver rushes have created more than any state in the union - over 600! My long residence in Nevada has allowed me to work with a wide variety of situations including televised programs for investigation of spiritual entities in old buildings including ghost towns, casinos, hotels, and residences, as well as leading seances, working tours, and other gatherings to locate, communicate with, and send on spirits.
It is both challenging and sometimes I chuckle to myself as talking about after life transition often brings up some rather hard boundaries for the living. When they start to strongly protest or avoid my ability and my messages, I usually ask them if their religious practices believe in life after death. Most often the answer is yes. Then I ask if they believe in angels. That usually is also a yes. Then I ask if they believe in ghosts. That question is often followed by a pregnant pause and a halting “well, not, not really, well I am not sure.” At that point in the conversation I ask what the difference is between angels and ghosts. Few people can answer that question, because honestly, it is one of levels or states of enlightenment and ascension. We are all given the choice to become angels, and the choices we make are the same ones that can make us a ghost. Let me explain.
It is interesting that the United States is the only - the only - “civilized” country in the world that does not accept and anticipate communication, events, happenings, from those who make transition with those who know and love them and are still here. In most countries visitations and things that happen are shared with family members, friends, clergy, most often in terms of the departed one being “okay” or in a good place. It is considered highly unusual if these interactions do not happen. Sometimes these visitations come as an ethereal image at night, waking someone to show themselves and may even attempt to communicate. Sometimes it is a distinct fragrance or smell - Dad’s pipe tobacco, Mom’s special holiday cake wafting out of the kitchen, a loved one’s cologne or perfume. It might be an item moved, or suddenly appearing in a place it simply wasn’t. A soft touch unique to that person. It can even be the warm presence of a pet snuggled up against you or decidedly landing on and walking across the bed covers. Sometimes an object will simply vanish, even out of a locked desk drawer or the top of a bureau, never to be seen again. The veil between the levels of enlightenment are thinner than most anyone realizes.
One of the most distinct and unique “messages” of a spirit being close I know of was after a close friend’s mom passed. She had been gone for several months when he went home to the upper Midwest for Thanksgiving. There was considerable snow on the ground and it was 4 degrees above zero. The guys went to the old homestead to visit. Mom had always wanted to plant sweet peas on a trellis on the front porch but never got to it, and one of the sons had planted some during the summer. When they approached the house there were sweet peas, her favorite flower, 3 feet high on the trellis, healthy, green and in full bloom! All of them saw them, touched them, smelled them - it was real as any plant gets. When they tried to view them later in the day the sweet peas were obviously frozen, brown, gone. Mom had let them know she was near. This type of interaction is a spirit who knew they were going on and was sending a message that they were ok, in a good place, and they still cared. They are not the “lost” kind, but rather, are those entered into the next phase of spiritual development.
When someone makes transition, most often there is a period of approaching that transition and knowing you will pass. Your loved ones prepare, medical knowledge is often poured into you, and you are getting ready for the next adventure. It does not make any difference what you believe happens afterwards - a waiting time for ascension, purgatory, sheol, the dark before judgement. It is the preparation and acceptance of what is coming that makes a difference. People that suffer traumatic transitions (car accidents, medical issues) and especially violent or extremely emotional deaths usually do not have the luxury of preparation for what is coming. (The one exception is suicide. Spiritually it never ends well.) They are caught off guard enrobed in sorrow and fear and can be caught in the “twilight zone” between life here on Earth and the next life beyond. Whether you believe in a grim reaper or Azreal, they can not find you or you refuse to go, totally wallowing in confusion. These souls often end up as confused spirits, pacing where their emotions chained them to reality here, and not allowing them to see beyond. They do not know how to go towards the Light - heaven, nirvana, jannah, paradise - and suffer over and over again their last moments, their long days of pining and tears, or where they spent long hours alone before passing. And there is one universal fact for these ill prepared souls - they generally have no idea they are dead.
A particular thing that became prevalent in the metaphysical communities for the past several decades has been the attachment of “Spirit Guides”. Please understand that I in no way am discounting actual guidance from the other side. Sadly though, and sometimes with difficult or dangerous results, was the practice of newly studying metaphysicians to latch onto the first entity they interacted with, believing it to be a wise, good, enlightened being to help them develop, all based on the only fact being they were dead.
One of the truest things a Master Teacher ever told me was that just because they are dead does not mean they are wise, smart, or good. These earthbound spirits can be friendly, frightening, confused, mischievous, calculating, aggressive, or aloof. Some are down right ornery or even dangerous. Living with them can be quite challenging. Since the ones who think they can still communicate with living persons just like they used to (and often do not know or believe they are dead), they tend to be startling. The task is convincing them they really are dead and need to move on. Those who are trapped in trauma and emotions need to be relieved of those heavy psychological burdens and sent to the Light to provide them relief and a new start. And the ones who enjoy being a “ghost”, i.e. often a pest or problem, well, they need strong communication and action to break their bonds “here” and to send them “there”.
There is one particular phenomena that is not as common as it used to be in spiritual circles, called ectoplasmic manifestation. At the turn of the last century there were several well known psychics who could “manifest” a being with an eerie, ghostly green glow, similar to uranium glass but much brighter, or in ethereal white. Most of them “lived” in large cabinets or armoires. These spirits never spoke but some groaned, and they were often not clearly defined. Sometimes all that appeared was just a detached hand or hand in glove. One thing they did do, though, was levitate items, including people in chairs and tables. Most purveyors of the show kept smelling salts available, as you can imagine. It is historically reported there was a feeling of literally no feeling, cold, or an unsettled feeling in the room with these entities. It may be that these were spirits of long dead beings that literally lurked around and were not good communicators nor were they atomically well organized. It is interesting to note that none of the historical spiritualist records state that any of these entities were ever offered the chance to go to the Light.
My work sending souls to the Light comes with many years of experience. I have participated in programs filmed for national and international television, been asked to investigate tragic events such as highly profiled murders, and other ghostly activities. Sometimes the work involved law enforcement, who, yes, they do ask for help from solid, reliable psychic mediums especially on cold cases to try and find links, clues, evidence, to help bring closure to cases and for families.
If you have that feeling of something watching you, or keep hearing those undefinable noises in your house, or sense a being you cannot see with your physical eyes, you may have a spirit that needs a little help to go on. It may be best to send it on and also do a house or property clearing to reset the energy and put up protective boundaries. Sometimes it is a passed on parent worrying over children, or an ill parent they were caring for. It might even be a faithful furry friend that needs your permission to go across the Rainbow Bridge. Or you might want to explore one of the “haunted” ghost towns that come in all conditions and sizes in Nevada. Whether it is working with one entity or a rowdy gold rush town with ghostly gunslingers and poltergeist prostitutes, I would be happy to talk to you about who and what you are needing help to send to the Light. Want an adventure that serves a purpose? Let’s talk about your desire to explore some of the energy space between the realms. Call me and we can discuss what your desires are and we can set a date to get to work ghost busting.