My maternal grandfather disappeared in the 1930's and was never heard from again. My eldest brother thinks that we should try to find out what happened to him. I feel that this is futile and pointless. Mother died almost three years ago, and I'm sure she now knows now what happened to her father. However, I am curious as to whether it's even possible for a psychic to pick anything up on a disappearance that happened so long ago. What do you think?
- Chris
Astrea:
Of course it's possible for many psychics to discover why your Granddaddy disappeared so mysteriously. There are lots of different approaches you could take to get that information.
First I would find someone who can connect directly with him. When I try to do that, it's very difficult. I do get that he was very unhappy in life and felt that his loved ones would be better off without him. If you found a local medium adept at spirit communication, he or she could probably get more details for you.
Another approach would be to contact a psychic who works on missing people cases with your local police department. Most sizable law enforcement outfits have psychics they work with from time to time, even if they don't freely admit it.
A friendly policeman might turn you on to someone who would be able to help. Most of those psychics like to touch or handle an object the person owned during their life. If you have your Granddaddy's watch, that might do it. Dig around for things you might have that belonged to him.
I prefer to have cuff links when I'm looking at something like that. I don't know why, but they seem to open a window for me to the person who wore them - even if it was very long ago.
Or course, the most personal avenue would be to ask Granddaddy to come to you in your dreams and directly explain his disappearance. I'm sure he would love to meet you, though he's probably been watching over you and your family for many years now.
If he's anything like the mysterious members of my family, he's been anxious to have a chance to reveal the details of his vanishing ever since it happened.
Keep a notebook by your bedside table to write down what you remember about your dreams as soon as you wake up. It's very important to record our first impressions of our dreams right away so the details don't leave us. After all, details are extra important when trying to decipher mysteries like this one.
I know that this is a sore spot with a few members of your family. I understand some of them don't really want to know what happened for fear that it will disappoint them more, but it's important to trace all the family history we can.
Good luck to you and your brother, and don't worry - the information is there.
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Susyn:
Yes, it's definitely possible to find out what happened to your grandfather and account for his disappearance. Just as psychics can research past lives, they can uncover the whereabouts of missing people and events that occurred over 80 years ago. This is just one of many gifts you can receive in a psychic reading.
Though it's true that your mother now knows what came to pass with her father, the fact remains that you and your brother are still curious about what happened. I think for most of us, answers to mysteries, whether they are past, present or future, are most easily addressed via a third party who has the ability to connect to the person in question whether living or deceased.
You don't mention your grandfather's name, birth date or location, but my sense is that his disappearance was on purpose. I feel he chose to leave, though maybe not for the right reasons. Keep in mind that there was a depression going on during those years, and many people made decisions we would consider surprising or unreasonable today.
I recall my own mother talking about families who gave their children away during those years because they couldn't afford to feed them. To me that seemed like a very strange and astounding practice.
My psychic sense is that your grandfather became a drifter and eventually ended up on the West Coast, where he married again and started another family. Had your grandmother or mother done a little research, they might have discovered his whereabouts quite easily, but I don't believe either one wanted to know much once it became clear that he had abandoned the family.
It appears he passed away in the mid-seventies, and if you or your brother were to do an internet search of records at this point, you might be able to discover more exact information. It doesn't appear that he bothered to change his name, so researching people with that surname in the California area could net the information you're looking for.
The knowledge that you could have aunts, uncles or cousins out there somewhere could open doors to new relations you've not been aware of. Many times it's hard to see the gifts in the life challenges we encounter, but if we follow our hearts and use whatever means are available to us to seek further information, we are often led to wonderful discoveries and unexpected blessings.
I encourage you to follow your heart and intuition and see what you discover!
Astrea:
Many times in life we hear, "You will always have what you NEED, but not necessarily what you WANT." Your spirit must have needed to experience the feeling of leaving your human body, and the suggestion in the next chapter of Sylvia Brown's book was all it took to get you there.
Even though you hadn't read it yet, your SOUL recognized the title of that chapter as something it had been seeking, and your soul, knowing that you had that reference to read after your experience, got with it and out you went!
While I don't usually recommend her books, Sylvia Brown has a wide reaching and powerful effect on lots of people. A Gemini like you would be able to relate easily to her writing and put it to good use. Synchronicity - you gotta love it!
I like your description of "getting caught." That's exactly what it feels like, isn't it? One minute you're free and hovering above the room, and the next minute, ZAP! back down into your corporeal form you go!
As a little kid, I loved that "feeling of return." With practice, most of the time we can control that event, but sometimes, when our physical ears hear a distracting noise or something else occurs to knock us back into reality, back we go. With practice you will be able to control your return better.
I find it interesting that you were visiting your mother-in-law and not someone in your own genetic family. Evidently, you and your husband got married for reasons that are even deeper than love. His family's interest in "psychic stuff" will nurture your children in such matters and help them to grow into their own abilities.
You'll never have to be concerned that when your daughter visits them, she'll be discouraged from exploring her own psychic life and power. My parents encouraged me to develop my psychic senses in a time when it wasn't nice to even discuss such things in public. Heck, it's STILL not considered a great topic at the dinner table in some families!
Your kids will get to talk about it ALL and ask questions and read and study. This is going to give them such an edge in life! Talk with your husband about how you want to present this to your kiddos, so that you are united in your approach and ready to tell them their experiences are all natural and okay.
A word or two of warning: Geminis often have difficulty staying grounded in REAL LIFE. Don't get so strung out on your ASTRAL life that you neglect what you're doing here on Earth.
You are at the beginning of a long journey to learn where your power really lies. Try to be patient with this process and take your time.