This post is in direct response to Andy and others who have questioned if “they are receptive enough” to receive messages from their departed loved ones.

Being contacted by the deceased has little to do with our belief system.  The dead are going to try various ways to contact you, as a means of comfort for the grief and loss you feel.  Often they use electricity as a means of gathering energy to manifest some form of physical action.  It’s beneficial to be aware of the subtle signs of communication.

Some ways that the departed contact us are:

Lights flicker

Lamps (i.e., lightbulbs) blow frequently and need to be replaced often

The telephone rings in short bursts or it rings frequently to find no one is on the line when you answer

In dreams, as they talk to you

Hearing our name called

Hearing walking in a room

Seeing their favorite animal, bird, etc. more frequently than usual

Feeling an urge to suddenly turn on the radio only to hear their favorite song playing

Seeing shadows move

Feeling someone lightly touch you

Feeling sudden joy well up in your heart when you think of them

Feeling the hair on the back of your neck suddenly raise up

The television, radio or lights power on after you are certain you shut them off

The sense of someone standing very close to you

A draft of air where no source can be detected (i.e., open window, ceiling fan, heat register, etc.)

A sudden feeling of drowsiness; you cannot keep your eyes open and must lie down

Objects that move from the place you put them or disappear altogether

Waking up from a dream with tears on your face and not knowing why

For the deceased there is no death, no ending – there is only a change of energy.  They hear you, see you and find ways to communicate.

Today my daughter and I took a break while the kids were napping and went to the TV room.  As we sat on the couch she said, “maybe there’s a good movie on”.  She turned on the TV and put on the movie channel.  Tora, Tora, Tora was listed.  We looked at each other and had to laugh.  My Dad had only seen about three movies in his entire adulthood and this was his favorite.  Coincidence?  Perhaps.

Our loved ones find their way to us in our personal darkness of loss-how extraordinary these gifts are!

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