Someone
mentioned spirit guides yesterday on a Facebook thread. As I am interested in
anything to do with the Supernatural I decided to join in.. A poster Chris Butler, remarked, that as far as he and others are concerned spirit are simply thought,
and can project an image of a previous existence appearance. The guide then
tends to choose an image which their medium is comfortable with? I thought
really, spirit are thought, whose thoughts? In that case our own probably, the mind does play tricks on you. He went on to
say. Our family and people we loved are
projected by thought in the same way. In spirit, they do not have a physical
form but appear as a memory link He also intimated that they are pure beings
who do not have human failings; such as sarcasm, emotions etc.
The
original poster David Shaw, another respected medium and hypnotherapist said a
similar thing. That despite what we may have read elsewhere spirit has no
physical characteristics or physical mass whatsoever; and the higher that they
travel away from the physical state they leave their emotions behind. Sorry, I
do not believe that. I did point out that I had seen copies of pictures that
someone had sketched of his spirit guide. I have also seen paintings and art
work of spirit guides that have been done by respected psychic artists. All
accepted by the person they were presented to.
Although,
I do respect the mediums own views on spirit guides, I strongly disagree with
much of what they have written.
I
have visited many mediums over the years, and not one of them has mentioned the
above. Of course, the mediums will say they have developed their spiritual side
far more than we have. I would disagree with that, as well. We are all the same
in my view (David has written a brilliant book, An Average Joe’s search for the
meaning of life). We are all just average people who work for our living and
who also try to help our fellow human beings in any way that we can. I do not
believe that we travel to higher planes, there is no point. Should there be a
world of spirit then you are needed to help out the world that you left behind.
No point in travelling further away and leaving all you thought and feeling
behind. It doesn't make sense to me. My mind likes everything cut and clear. I need to 'see' and understand things. I cannot accept statements like that.
I occasionally believe that some people have
the ability to communicate with loved ones who have died. But logically I know
that it is simply not possible. On the other hand, I have experienced many
unusual psychic disturbances myself. So you see I am as ever torn been belief
and disbelief.
I
call a psychic disturbance a happening that I cannot prove to be anything other
than psychic. I feel that when we lose someone that we have loved almost more
than life itself, then it is only natural that our longing to see them is so immense
that we actually can still hear and see that person or beloved pet still from
time to time We are more likely to see them if they have lived within our four
walls. Death is so final, it is almost impossible to accept that we will never
see, hear, or be able to hold them in our arms again. Never be able to pick up
the telephone and talk to them, all communication lost forever. This is a
shocking thing to happen, but we all know it will happen to us one day.
This
is the time many people turn to the spiritual path, they visit mediums and clairvoyants in the hope of a direct contact. I know I've done it myself. The
majority of the mediums I saw tried to convince me that I had people with me. I
was never given any definite proof. One medium was totally honest and told me
that she could not give me a link. I stayed with her for my readings until she
retired. I had and still have a great respect for her. It hit me one day that I
should not be rushing around trying to find out if there was anyone from the
spirit world with me. The truth is that our loved ones never leave us, in life
they are always a part of us, so why would death separate us. Love transcends
time and space.
After
the death of a loved one, life's journey can seem long and impossibly hard.
Many people feel like committing suicide, many do. Not only the elderly, people
of all ages find bereavement immensely difficult to accept. If by visiting a medium helps
and encourages people, and gives them hope, then it can only be good. By
seeming to make contact (perhaps they do, I don't know, I’m not there) with a
loved one can leave the bereaved person feeling more settled and happy with
their lives. At times like this people grasp at straws. For myself, until
someone can give me full details of the person they say is with me (and not one
medium ever has)I remain a little sceptical. I do not deny that there are some
highly skilled, kind, and helpful people out there. They are all ordinary
people who have the gift of communication and feel the need to share it with
others.
I've
written a few times of the things that have happened to make me more aware that
there is unquestionably something out there that we do not fully understand.
I
feel strongly at times that my best friend who passed away a couple of years
ago is with me. She brings me messages, some of them I dislike, this is where
my disagreement with a few of the mediums on Facebook come into play. Why would
our friends or relatives, who are our spirit guides, lose their emotions when
they die, and not be able to bring news of any description to us? It's sound
common sense to me that they are the same people who helped us when they were alive;
they helped and guided us along a sometimes rocky path. Why would their whole
personalities change, and why would lose the very characteristics that drew us
together in life? If they tell us something unpleasant, so be it. It's for our own good. They would have said while they were alive so why not now?
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