In meditation or sometimes when falling asleep, I often see faces of people I don't know. They only last a few seconds and are presented like photographs, though they are photographs that are living and breathing but not moving. There is no sense of communication from them, and I don't think these people are aware of me. There have been hundreds over the last few years. To give you an example, the most recent were two small boys who looked like they lived in the early 20th century, and were perhaps eastern European, and a young beautiful woman who looked like a 1960s fashion model. I have also seen Asian men meditating more than once, and these seemed more aware of me, though they weren't really focused on me.
I have only had identifiable intuitive experiences for the past three years, or perhaps I've only been open to them for that long. I tend to dismiss such experiences as "all in my mind," but these people are always surprising to me, and very real. They're not at all the kind of people who would populate my day dreams or fantasies. I'm very interested in your take on what is happening here. Thanks!
- Sarah
Dreamchaser:
When you are meditating or falling asleep, you are not just in one world, but rather in both worlds. Part of you is here in this physical world, while your soul is in the Otherworld.
Since you are still awake in both cases, your human/logical mind is still at work, so you are going to remember things that happen with your human memory.
These people you are seeing are people from the Otherside. Some may be just people passing through your consciousness. Some may be guides. Some may be messengers of some kind. Some may be other souls that you interact with while you are on the Otherside.
There are all kinds of different beings and souls there, and there are all kinds of different variables under which we make contact with these souls when our soul is on the Otherside.
As I have explained here before, this sort of thing happened to my best friend. She was sound asleep when something woke her up with a start. As she opened her eyes, she was laying on her back, and approximately two inches from her face was the face of an incredibly ugly, scary looking Native American man.
He was looking into her eyes, and when she jumped, he grinned and then vanished. She later learned that he was a spirit guide. For some reason, he wanted her to see him that night, though it scared the wits out of her when it happened.
There are things that happen for our souls' sakes that our human minds can never make any sense of. You can bet your soul knows exactly who these people are and why they are coming into your line of inner vision. Because you are still conscious, however, your human mind is saying, "Who is that? Why am I seeing that person? What do they want?" etc.
These beings you are seeing are very much aware of you. The two Asian men meditating were "joining you" in your meditation. They knew you were there, just like you knew they were there. They were just busy at the time.
You said you have only had intuitive experiences for the last few years. I say you were born this way and have always been this way. You have always had intuitive experiences.
While you may have only started recognizing that you were having these experiences over the past few years, you have always "just known" things. If someone told you something happened, you would think, "I knew that was going to happen." You would see situations unfold and think, "I knew that was going to happen."
You are "coming of age" spiritually, in that you actually realize what is happening now.
I wish you many more adventures with your psychic abilities.
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Astrea:
Like the boy in the movie The Sixth Sense, you see dead people. This is nothing to worry about; it's just a result of your meditative state.
During meditation, your mind relaxes enough to see these people as they pass through or visit our plane. You're passing through and seeing them at the same time, so at that moment, you're together.
This happens to people who meditate quite often, whether they have been doing it for a short time or a long time, and it usually comes and goes.
You won't see them every time or all the time, but when they appear, it's always going to be fun to try to figure out who they are and where and when they came from.
Once you understand it and are able to control it most of the time, this can be a wonderful and fascinating experience! I think it's extra nice for you that you're able to see these people so clearly. They aren't your imagination or people you would "dream up" - they are real people who happen to exist in another dimension.
Of special interest are the Asian men you see, who are probably monks not just meditating themselves into Heaven, but helping their fellow monks get there too! They are much more aware of you than the others because they were more spiritually aware when they died.
They choose to stay in that space to help others. You'll see all types of clergy there as you go deeper into the practice of meditation. All religions seem to have certain people who choose to help others transition. It's an interesting place you're traveling through.
Sometimes when people die, they instantly cross over to one of the heavens, but the people you see are either taking their time or wandering. Once in a while (as in the case of the two little boys you mention), they get stuck between here and there. They may stay stuck in transition for some time - sometimes even years.
The people you're seeing aren't seeing you because they're not asking for your help. They're being observed by you as they move along, and sometimes you're lending them a little energy too.
You don't see people you know who are dead because they wouldn't come to you like this. The people you're observing don't have any kind of personal relationship with you; your loved ones would come to you in a more powerful or meaningful way.
Whether you were aware of it or not, you've been having intuitive experiences all your life. I'm glad you've chosen to practice meditation and welcome experiences like this. As long as you aren't afraid, your intuition can grow and begin to help you in wonderful new ways.
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.