I want to know if two souls can live in one body. I recently lost my husband in an accident, and I sometimes feel he is inside me. Is it because of my emotions or is it possible for two souls to reside in one body? How can I discover whether he is living in my body or not?
S.
Astrea:
I don't believe it's possible for two souls to share one body. While there are instances of spirit possession that might seem like two souls are inside one person, that's not what you are experiencing here. In those cases, the spirit is most often a stranger to the person having that happen. Also, it's unwelcome most of the time, whereas you want to welcome your husband's spirit when he visits you in this way.
While what you're experiencing may seem very strange, it's actually normal for you to feel this way. Because of your close bond to your husband, it's only natural to feel that sometimes he is on the inside, looking out of your own eyes.
You were together in a way few people enjoy in life, and you're experiencing what happens when two people have been that close and one dies. Many people hear the words of their parents and other departed loved ones coming out of their own mouths when they speak. You were of the same mind when he was alive, and there is no reason you wouldn't still be now. He isn't that far away, anyway; he's just beyond the veil.
It's not just your emotions that make you feel this way, however, because he IS with you, and you're right in a way about him being WITHIN you. I'm sure he moves through you often to either make a point or feel closer to you from where he is. He knows how you are grieving, and he wants to make things better just as he would have done when he was alive here on Earth.
I also don't feel that you're keeping him from moving on. He will be here on that level that you feel him with you for as long as you need him to be. Our loved ones are always our caretakers no matter where they are.
Be sure to talk to him about things that you want to know about where he is too, so that you can move through him in your dreams and meditations the same way he moves through you in this dimension. You still need one another for the rest of your life no matter where he is at the time. You're still communicating with him, and there isn't any reason for you to stop doing that.
Many times we miss the people who have left us so much that we feel they are part of us. That's not unusual. The two of you loved each other so much that it is very difficult to feel him anywhere BUT with you. Two souls can't live in the same body, but your husband can certainly be with you in a way that you might feel him inside your own physical being. Remember that the love we feel never dies, whether we're alive on Earth or on the other side of the veil.
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Susyn:
I am sorry for your recent loss. Because your husband's death was sudden and unexpected, his spirit probably sought you out and attached to you immediately. Without a body of his own, his soul naturally gravitated to you, which could explain why you feel his presence inside of you.
It is possible for two souls to reside in one body, as our spiritual energy is quite capable of transferring outside of our own body and into another place, person or time, whether we are living or have passed over. The soul mate connection the two of you share would make it natural for his spirit to continue to be one with yours.
Our emotions can often be misunderstood and underestimated. Their power can feel overwhelming at times, but emotions can also open us up to other dimensions. You can trust your grief, and you can trust in the knowledge that your husband's soul remains within and around you.
After some time has passed and your emotions have balanced out, the sense that he is living within you may lessen. In fact, at times, you may not feel that he is near or within you at all as he develops the ability to come and go as he pleases. He will always return in one form or another because you'll always be connected.
There are a number of ways to discern whether or not he is living within you. You may start to crave certain foods that he used to love, or be drawn to interests that were exclusively his.
A few months after I lost my own husband in an accident, I found myself in the kitchen late one night, eating cheese and crackers. These were never food items I cared for, but a snack he liked to have regularly. When I lost my mother, I also found myself being drawn to her favorite foods.
You may also notice other signs specific to him that will validate his presence. A favorite song may play on the radio or you could experience a reaction from a family pet or young child that would be typical for your husband but not for you.
It's my belief that when our loved ones leave this earth plane, particularly in sudden and expected ways, it takes some time for them to transition to the other side. In the interim, they often dwell near the people they feel safest with and closest to.
Embrace this wonderful gift, for it affirms that you and your husband will always be connected on a soul level. This won't be a permanent state; it's a transitional experience. As you continue forward on your path in life, you can rest assured that he will always be close to you, and at times, within you.
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.