Am I being visited by a deceased loved one? As I awoke in the middle of the night, I heard and felt a rush of air against my face. The windows were closed and the air conditioner was off. A few days later, I saw a standing lamp shaking and moving on the floor. The weather outside might have been stormy at the time. The next day, I heard my pots and pans that I keep on top of the stove vibrating as if someone was walking past them, but of course I was alone. I should mention that I had a phone reading with a medium about a week prior to these occurrences, but the medium seemed way out there and not accurate at all. She offered no specific details and a lot of inaccurate information.
Doris
Astrea:
The telephone reading you had a week before these events occurred in your home had nothing to do with what you felt and saw later. They aren't connected. Since the medium's reading was way off, there is nothing that would connect what happened in your home to her.
The things you describe certainly point to a visitation from someone. It could be a relative you never met, but most likely it's someone you knew and loved. For a spirit to animate objects such as pots, pans and lamps takes a lot of energy, so it's not something that the Departed tackle lightly.
Since it takes a lot of desire to make something like this happen, I'm betting that this was someone to whom you were close who is trying to get some kind of message through to you from the Other Side. When things rattle and blow, it usually indicates a spirit is trying hard to communicate. Strangers rarely put in that kind of time or effort for other strangers. This person is probably someone who died within the last two to five years, who did NOT die from a long, lingering illness.
If you had a history of this happening in your house, you might be able to attribute this activity to many different entities, but since these two incidents are the only ones so far, it points to the same person trying to get through. I predict you'll have other things like these happen in the near future, and it will continue until you get whatever message that person is trying to tell you.
Usually, our Loved Ones try to manifest through energy just to let us know that they are all right Beyond the Veil. They don't want us to continue to mourn them beyond a reasonable time, whatever that may mean for you.
Also, during especially stressful or difficult times, our Loved Ones will try to manifest to help us deal with problems. If you've been under undue stress, had financial difficulties, been ill, or had problems with other members of your family, this could motivate someone to try to comfort you and help you feel more in control of what's happening.
Keep a little notebook wherein you can write down every experience of this nature. It will help you figure out who this is and what they are trying to tell you. It will also be a nice log of what's going on in case you should feel the need in the future for some professional help, though I don't see that coming to pass.
This feels good and sweet; we could all use that kind of care and protection from Beyond. Someone who has Crossed Over cares for you a great deal and is trying hard to show you. Good for you!
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Susyn:
You may very well have a spirit in your home, but you can't assume it's a deceased loved one. The events you describe sound paranormal, but from the information you gave, it's difficult to determine what type of entity is causing these phenomena.
The fact that you had a reading with a medium a week before these events began suggests that during your conversation with her, you may have attracted an entity or discarnate spirit into your home. It may have even passed through her to you, which would suggest that it's a ghost or entity that is unfamiliar to you.
Normally, when a loved one reaches out to us from the Other Side, their actions are familiar to us and designed to let us know they are okay. The events you describe seem more like a spirit who is trying to annoy you by making their presence known in odd ways. You don't mention how long you have lived in this house or if you have recently lost a loved one, which might shed some light on who or what kind of entity this is. You have probably picked up a poltergeist or random spirit. These are usually easy to get rid of.
The method I recommend most is to smudge and bless your house. You can purchase a sage smudge stick at most metaphysical stores. Once you obtain the smudge stick, light the end until it begins to smolder. Then, beginning in your bedroom, cleanse each room by moving the sage stick back and forth with a gentle sweeping motion, and ask that any uninvited or negative spirits vacate the premises at once. Move the sage stick around door frames, windows and any electronics in the room.
Repeat this process in each area of your house, including the place where the lamp was shaking, as well as in the kitchen. Once you have completed this ritual, you should feel a shift in the energy of your home and should have no further troubles. If these types of events continue to happen, you may need to enlist the aid of a spiritual professional to help you clear your home. If this is a deceased loved one from the other side, you don't need to worry, as you will only be requesting that any unwanted spirits leave.
I'm sorry you had such an unpleasant experience with the medium you contacted. In the future, you'd be wise to look for a psychic medium in a reputable place. You can find a host of sincere, wonderful psychics here at Kajama under the Consultants on Line link on our home page. Then you won't have to worry about having an unpleasant experience because you can rest assured that the information you receive will be helpful and accurate.
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.