Mediumship

[matty7]

I don't believe in it as I know someone who if he could come back then he would....just to scare the crap out of us for fun..

My mum adopted a dog when his elderly owner passed away - apparently last week her daughter went to a spiritualist and she said the medium said her mum was their and was asking about her dog and how he was - First thing out of my mouth was if she can turn up at a séance in a room full of strangers why couldn't she call in personally and see for herself how the dog was doing - I call bullshit,

Dan - be careful mate , id love you to receive messages from your mum but its not going to happen - there is a million dollars on offer in America right now to any medium who can contact spirits in a scientifically controlled setting - and not one spiritualist has every taken the challenge , why would they charge punters £20 a head to put you in touch with a loved one as part of their business when they can go claim themselves a million dollars if they are so genuine - frauds .... just watch the Mentalist and Lie To Me TV shows just as simple example of how it can be done by these manipulators of your loss

[CellarDweller]

What happened? I have heard a lot of stories but I never really felt anything when I was a kid when they were all into that stuff...

My friends and I had gotten to be regular users of the Ouija in our early - mid 20s.

My mother considered the board a toy, and nothing more, so one night she decided she wanted to see how it worked, and told me to show her how.

I told her we couldn't, because it was November and too cold out. I was told there are certain rules to using Ouija, keep a candle lit to light the way for good spirits, a glass of full water as a 'gift', and always use Ouija outside, so nothing is invited into your home.

Mom (as a skeptic) thought this was silly, and we proceeded to use the board at the kitchen table.

After a few moments, the planchette started to move frantically around the board. The spirit refused to give a name, but was VERY interested in my mother. It kept spelling out over and over "Andy hot, want Andy, sex Andy, rape Andy".

My mother told me to stop pushing the planchette, I asked her how sick would that make me if I was. After some time, my mother got tired and simply got up and walked away without making the spirit say good-bye.

we both went to bed.

At 4:00 in the morning, there was a knock on my door. I opened it to see my mom. She whispered to me: "Your dad just got home from work, and is in bed. We need to go to the kitchen and get whatever is in my room, out."

She proceeded to tell me that when she went to get to bed, her and dad's room was ice cold. This never happens, as their bedroom windows face the sun all day and by nighttime the room is very stuff.

She got in the bed, turned out the lights, was about to drift off, and felt a tug on the covers. She turned on the lights and proceeded to look for the cat. He wasn't there. She turned out the lights again, and there was a second tug on the sheets. She got out of bed, took the broom, and pushed everything out from under the bed.......belts, shoes, small luggage, but no cat.

She got back in bed for the third time, and turned out the lights. There was a tug on the sheets so hard it pulled them halfway off the bed.

she got up, turned the hallway light on, left her bedroom door open, and grabbed her rosaries. She said out loud: "I don't know who or what is here, but you are not allowed to touch me in any way." And she stayed in bed clutching the rosaries until dad got home.

We went to the kitchen, and got the board out. Immediately we got a spirit, and it identified itself as the one from earlier. It confirmed it was in mom's room, and stayed their all night to watch until dad came home.

It then went back to its litany of "Andy hot, want Andy, sex Andy, rape Andy".

We properly told the spirit good-bye, and thankfully, that was the end of the problem.

That Sunday, when she went to church, after Mass she approached her priest to tell him the story. She thought he would tell her she was crazy. He looked at her, stone-faced, and said to her:

"You tell your son and his friends that they have no business stirring up trouble on the other side. They need to be left alone."

[InbetweenDreams]

[MENTION=14580]CellarDweller[/MENTION] Yikes, yeah that would have freaked me out...

Never had anything like that, never had a room go ice cold like that.

[LJay]

[MENTION=16113]Dan1980[/MENTION], several years ago my best friend died quite suddenly. I miss him very, very much and know that I always will. I think of him daily and want so much to see him walk in the front door and do the things that he did. I know this is not possible, but I do talk to him almost daily. I tell him what is on my mind and just take a little time to feel close to him. This helps me to deal with my loss and also to recall the many ways we were friends. I would never pay anyone to help me have such an experience. It is too personal. For me, it is simply a quiet, private time. I know that John died knowing how much we loved each other. I also think that in some way we do communicate in those quiet times. There are no words, but there are feelings. So you might try sitting quietly and being in touch with your mother and all the wonderful things she was for you. You may be surprised at how calming this can be.

[Dan1980]

[MENTION=16113]Dan1980[/MENTION], several years ago my best friend died quite suddenly. I miss him very, very much and know that I always will. I think of him daily and want so much to see him walk in the front door and do the things that he did. I know this is not possible, but I do talk to him almost daily. I tell him what is on my mind and just take a little time to feel close to him. This helps me to deal with my loss and also to recall the many ways we were friends. I would never pay anyone to help me have such an experience. It is too personal. For me, it is simply a quiet, private time. I know that John died knowing how much we loved each other. I also think that in some way we do communicate in those quiet times. There are no words, but there are feelings. So you might try sitting quietly and being in touch with your mother and all the wonderful things she was for you. You may be surprised at how calming this can be.

Thank you

[deephiance]

I haven't been swayed one way or another about the spirit world and the ability of a medium to have contact with the lost souls, but it is OK to seek contact with them, but be weary that, like anything else, there are predators.

I understand what you may be feeling, I will be distraught when I lose my Mum. Problem is we take them for granted when they are here, but once they are gone we are often filled with guilt about things we should have said and done.

Under the circumstances it is normal to find a way to seek relief from guilt, but really do you honestly need to do this?

You are a part of your mother, so your mother lives on in you, so to find answers to your questions, and find resolve for the unresolved, start your search from within.

Lastly, there is nothing stopping you from still talking to your Mum and having faith that she can still hear you.

[Rhyolite]

Tried a Ouija board with a few people many years ago when I was young, to put it mildly, weird things happened. Though the experience was somewhat disturbing at that time, I wouldn't have missed it.
Personally I don't think it is anything to fear, if there is anything out there I doubt it could hurt anyone, besides, there would be no reason.

[TigerLover]

If you believe in heaven then why not go to your mothers resting place and talk to her there.

That is why our ancestors started using gravemarkers.