It is my personal belief that when a person “passes away,” his or her spirit and essence continues to be very much alive. Following the deaths of three immediate family members, I became more than a little interested in theories of the afterlife. I read and watched everything I could find on the subject of [...]
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Your Deceased Loved Ones Are Okay and Want You To Know That
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September 13, 2011
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As a psychic medium, I have the job of reconnecting with those who made their transition to the other side. When clients first come see me, I explain we are eternal spiritual beings having a temporary human experience on earth. The energy of who we are continues to exist after the physical body dies. Our [...]
Despite Husband’s Death, He’s ‘Always There’
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September 3, 2011
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When my late husband committed suicide, it felt as if I died too. The searing pain pierced my heart so deeply that I felt disconnected from everyday life. I would watch the world go by as if it were a movie, and I did not have a part. However, my two children needed my caring [...]
Psalm 23 Creates Healing Connection
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August 21, 2011
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Grief is the price we pay for love. —Queen Elizabeth II My best friend was dead. My faith was shattered. It was too much for me. I felt that I, too, was dying. I desperately needed a breakthrough—a sign, if you will, that she was safe. The thoughts of her being smashed against a mountain [...]
Dreams Move the Grieving Process Along
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July 11, 2011
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I began preparing myself for my mother’s departure a long time ago, even before she came to live in our community so that we could support her. Occasional dreams appeared in which I or we (my partner and daughter) had to save my Mom; in those dreams she was called “Little Mommy.” Often water would [...]
Negotiating with God, Dreaming of Chocolate Cake
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July 6, 2011
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The first time I met “Gary,” we ended up talking for over two hours. He was in his late 60s and had throat cancer, evidenced by a protruding plum-sized tumor on his neck which he covered with turtlenecks. He explained his spiritual beliefs and told me he wasn’t afraid to die. In fact, when he [...]
Dreams of Death, Thoughts that Empower
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May 13, 2011
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As I write this story, it is Easter Sunday 2011, a point that I pray will not be relevant to anyone reading this in the weeks and months to come. Before my late son was born, I began to have a series of dreams that I call the “Royal” dreams, because they had something to [...]
Valentine’s Day an Opportunity to Connect With Departed Loved Ones
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February 13, 2011
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For anyone grieving the loss of someone dear to them, I humbly offer some ideas to help with the pain of separation. May this Valentine’s Day bring us a loving message from our special departed ones- somehow, some way. It is my personal belief that when a person “passes away,” his or her spirit and [...]
Healing Power of Dreams for the Bereaved
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November 3, 2010
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Have you ever had a dream that made you question your sanity, your morals, your desires or your fears? Dreams of being chased, going back to school, falling off a cliff or driving a car without brakes can be quite unsettling, and we quickly credit a wild imagination for such scenarios. For the bereaved, these [...]
Mother ‘Connects Up’ with Deceased Son in Spirit Realm
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September 14, 2010
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I lost my son Danny to an overdose of alcohol and prescription drugs on July 1, 2008. He was 22 years old. I don’t have to tell any of you how devastating it is to bury or cremate a beloved child. No parent should ever have to live through it and yet we know that [...]
‘Lonely’ Not Powerful Enough Word to Describe Widowhood
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July 6, 2010
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Loneliness is not a surprising by-product of widowhood. I mean, even for the people who have never been through it, it’s a no-brainer. But frankly, I think that lonely is not a strong enough word. There is a deep silence that comes with losing your spouse. And it doesn’t matter if you’re standing in the [...]
Butterflies or Bull? Channeling Messages from the Dead
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April 25, 2010
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A few days ago, I went to see a performance by “channeler” Roland Comtois, when he appeared locally before a group of about forty parents who’ve lost children. I like to “suss” things out, as my son’s former nanny, a lovely woman from Derry, Northern Ireland, used to say. I’ll admit up front that I’m [...]
Daughter Sara is Still With Us
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April 13, 2010
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My beautiful daughter Sara passed away almost 8 years ago. She was diagnosed with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML). She was just 19 and turned 20 years old in the hospital. I spent every day and night with her there, only to be relieved when my son or husband would come to visit. This went on for [...]
Signs and Dreams from our Children
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April 12, 2010
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Dreams and signs of our children. Do they really exist? Are dreams and signs a technique our deceased children use to contact us to let us know they are fine and indeed do live on? I believe with my whole heart they do. I am very fortunate and blessed, because of my Grief Support website, [...]
Great Joys Among Great Sorrows
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April 1, 2010
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I have just been sitting here thinking about life. It is so strange. Everyone who has lost a child has been through such great sorrows, but we have also been through great joys in our lives. There was a time after Keren died that I never thought I would feel joy again. I really didn’t for [...]
Persistent Dreams in Grief
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March 10, 2010
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Question from a reader: It’s now been six months since my mother died. In many ways it seems like worlds and eons since then, but in some ways not at all. I really miss her and talking to her every few days, as was our old routine. The problem I’m having is that I dream [...]
Open to Hope Writer Publishes New Edition of ‘Special Dream’
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October 21, 2009
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The passing of a loved one can mark a difficult crossroads. Those of us left behind often feel confused, fearful, sad, and even incomplete. In the midst of this grief, some experience dreams where a loved one appears to us, correctly predicting their own death, urging us to carry a message to a relative or [...]
Is There Life After Death?
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October 7, 2009
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When someone we love dies, it leaves us with the unanswered question: “ Where are they?” There is a huge gaping void that they once filled. Where is my mother – her laugh, the unusual and inventive chef who filled the house with wonderful cooking aromas, the comedian who even in illness found humour? Where is she? [...]
Dreamwork as a Healing Path Through Grief
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September 15, 2009
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The only way to fully understand what your dreams are telling you is to observe them over time and slowly discover the landscape, the common themes and the inhabitants that populate your dream world.
Connecting With Mother After Her Death
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April 30, 2009
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By Jane Greer – As difficult as Mother’s Day can be when you are facing the loss of your mom, it also can become an opportunity abounding for afterlife connection if you are open to it or are ready to open up to it. Receiving a sign from your loved one is an incredibly powerful [...]
Dog Returns in a Dream and Comforts Owner
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January 16, 2009
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By Luellen Hoffman – Recently while doing research for my book, Special Dream, I asked people if they ever had someone close to them die and then appear to them in an unusual dream. Over three hundred people responded and out of that group, five people wrote to tell me their dog had died and [...]
Jane Greer: Share the Message of Afterlife Connection
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January 2, 2009
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By Jane Greer – My goal for the new year is to continue to pass on the power of Afterlife Connection with loved ones who are gone. To let people know that their loved ones are still with them, to teach them the way to connect with them, to educate them to the signs all [...]
Poem: The Art of Longing
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May 13, 2008
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Poet/Professor Robert Neimeyer explores the struggle of those who have “driven the long cold road alone.”
Dreams of the Deceased
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May 13, 2008
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Writer Luellen Hoffman explains why she began studying those who dream about their deceased loved ones
