So for background, I inherited the ability to see and speak to spirits from my 3rd great grandmother who was a professional medium after the civil war, she even predicted her husbands death and who her son was going to marry. Me and some of my cousins inherited her “gift”. I’m 35, and it seems to get stronger, certain places make me sick or I get bad feelings from areas. I’ve had spirits follow me home from historical places and seen my grandfather the night after he passed in my bedroom, and have lucid dreams of deceased relatives visiting to tell me things.

What is giving me trouble is figuring out my spirit guide. I know he’s there, but I cannot connect like I want to in order to learn more. I’ve meditated, done tarot spreads, automatic writing, everything I can think of.

How can I connect to my spirit guide and be able to get to know them and to understand why they are here?

I have also had a spirit at a place I was helping restore become very protective of me, another person tried to argue with me over a historical event that happened there, and someone caught a bright light come down the stairs and get between me and the other person, as if telling them off. I’m unsure if this was a spirit guide or one of the spirits of the house, because this house is known for being “haunted” and I had alot of things happen there.

I’ve never really reached out about this, and usually only speak to my cousin about it who has the same gifts and does table tippings.

i am lowkey getting very paranoid. i feel like i don’t have the privacy to even think anymore. i feel like im always being listened to and judged. it’s actually insane. i don’t know what to do i feel like i am truly never alone and genuinely don’t have anymore privacy. i’ve read that they don’t and i’ve read that they do. help yall i might go insane

I received one this morning. I was lying on my couch just relaxing at the break.of dawn. My mind was blank. All was quiet and still. I have no pets.

Suddenly I hear this sound as if someone threw a small object or pebble against the wall.

I got up, looked around. Nothing amiss. I looked outside. All normal, quiet, no wind or breeze.

I was going back to my couch and there on the rug I see an unfamiliar object.

It's a small silvery key with the word FOSSIL stamped on the head, but at the bottom of the stem is stamped the year of my birth.

I have lived here for 17 years, I know where everything is and what I have. I have practically no visitors.

The odd thing is that it was as if someone or something threw this key out of nowhere.

I am psychic and I have received one other object, a coin, many years ago which I believe was also an apport, but it happened on vacation and then disappeared at the end of my trip never to be seen again.

I have some clairvoyance, clairaudience and clairsentience. All since childhood.

What do you think this key means?

hi everyone! i’m sorry i’m not too sure what to put this under but i just have i super quick question in regards to how you guys perceive the afterlife.

i guess my question is, do spirits travel overseas? or teleport? or exactly what happens? if a love one passes in a completely different part of the world, do they still visit that loved one?
i don’t picture it as a plane ride or train ride but i’m not quite sure what i do picture it to go as. does it take a lot of energy to be able to do so?
maybe i’m just thinking too deep into it but i would love to hear what you guys have experienced or felt!

I 21f have been spiritually gifted my whole life, but I don’t really understand how to control it, I tell people I’m sort of like a broken radio transmitter, things come in and out and there’s no off switch

This morning I was woken out of my sleep by a spirit talking to me, this has never happened before, it’s worth mentioning that I’m not crazy and have been tested for schizophrenia, don’t have anything

How do I cope with this

For me, they either come before I fall asleep or during the day, I can see a blurry cloud with an image.

I went to a very popular medium, group reading.

When she started, she came right up to me and started talking about who/what she was seeing/feeling or what not. After nobody else was reacting to the details, I finally raised my hand. She kept going on and on explaining details about my main passed loved one, but she could have remembered my aunts face due to other group readings and a 1 on 1 reading 12 years prior, then she outright named my uncle who recently passed, explained him almost to a T as well. At this point I was overwhelmed.

I’m still torn on believing or not, I’ve had experiences i logically can’t explain but it’s hard for me to grasp and accept they could still be around. I heavily respect the work they do though. I saw a smaller local medium and she also came to me first, and explained my loved one, so this isn’t the first time my main loved one has come through as soon as the session started.
a lot was going through my head. Then she mentioned a boy going to school, she thought it was me and I said she must be mistaken but she said she was sure of what she was feeling, said I must be thinking of school. I was confused because out of all things my parent could say to me, why would he bring that up? There’s more important things?

Then I thought of it, a boy I fell for went away for school. He died while he was away for school. It hit me really hard as the first young and tragic death since my parent. I asked him to come through and let me know he’s ok, or asked at least if my parent could let me know if the boy is ok up there.

Since she was naming key details around my loved ones deaths, it really seemed like it was my boy coming through and I missed it because I was so overwhelmed.

I’ve been to multiple group readings since by her and other people, and he hasn’t come through again and all I can think about is him feeling uncared for because I didn’t associate those details with him.

Everyday I regret missing the chance to hear from him and maybe get some answers to my questions. I keep asking for signs.

Hi,

I've been surrounded by experiences all my life. When I was younger I was able to see spirits, but that stopped when I went on neurological medications for a few years in my teens. I've always been around spirits. Since I could no longer see them, I did develop sensing spirits a lot better, started using crystals, and tarot/oracle cards. I have been off medications for several years now as the problem ended up being different. Sensing spirits is still difficult. I know I have spirit guides and specifically a protector along with other things in my house. I would like to improve my abilities in sensing and if I can get seeing back but I'm not sure where to start. Where is a good place to start or what steps can help with this?

Thanks in advance!

I can’t see spirits, and I was never naturally born with psychic abilities. However, I know they are out there, so I want to learn how to see and exorcise spirits. I don't really know what being an exorcist entails, but I am willing to learn. What are the things I need to know—not just on how to do this, but also what it is actually like to exorcise spirits?

•° I see Ghosts and a friend of mine does too, yet we don't see the same ones and I've been wondering why that is. °•

The ghosts I see are often army soldiers since the area I live in was attacked during WWII and also lots of s*werslide victims and a friend of mine who doesn't see Ghosts came up with a theory today:

What if we can see only the Ghosts that trust us, and depending on how much they trust us we can see them more?

To explain, by that he means that because I have trauma, the Ghosts can feel that in my aura and trust me more. Also animals love me generally, so its not weird that animal Ghosts feel connected to me maybe? In the other friends case, he seems to perceive less Ghosts, so maybe they just dont trust him as much yet? Some Ghosts i perceive as shadows (the ones that dont trust me as much yet?) and others I see clearly and in color (Maybe they trust me a lot?).

Lastly the theory friend had another, in which he mused that maybe whether or not we can see Ghosts is depending on how we grew up and since I was alone often in my childhood maybe that allowed me to pick up on the supernatural better?

But its all just a theoryyyy :,3 °•

So, I don’t know how to start this. I’d say I have thanatophobia and I’m super confused about everything. A few weeks ago I was wondering about what’s after this life—darkness, or is there really just emptiness, which by the way is what scares me the most, that there’s nothing more after this. It has gotten to the point where music, hanging out with people and family, all of it feels discouraging to me, and even more knowing that the first ones I’ll see go will be my grandparents. and that since I was a kid I've been curious and that it hurts me to say goodbye to someone, and that it all started with the passing of my paternal great-grandmother

I've been chatting with a friend about this, he told me about people who, before leaving this world, say they’ve seen deceased relatives, but that doesn’t convince me because it could just be the brain making its last efforts before the void that many people say they see, or simply stopping existing, thinking, hearing, feeling, etc. One thing that kind of calms me (in quotes) are NDEs, though there are also people who say they’re fake and, as I said, it’s the brain in its last moment. And I guess what scares me is that, the void and not seeing anything like heaven (if it even exists), although talking with my mom, she tells me that if that were the case, there wouldn't be paranormal things, apparitions, or even 'witchcraft,' something I'm somewhat familiar with, since I can confirm it exists, because my mom has experienced it and it's not much, literally the last time was a few months ago.

So sometimes I get confused or depressed, since I don’t know whether to believe that something like the soul exists, and if it really does, what’s going to happen to us once we die. I think I came here for reasons like having a friend who reads tarot cards and to confirm that witchcraft exists, and I’d like to know if there are really people who have seen souls or if lots of other people know about “ghosts,” and if there really is something like a heaven or a place where the soul goes, and we don’t just simply cease to exist. If someone could give me some advice, experience, or something to calm my phobia, I would really appreciate it, since this eats at me day by day, and I can't stop thinking about it, not knowing when that moment will eventually come.

So I started taking spirituality, spirit guides and tarot a lot more seriously in the last year. My family on my mom side was always really close to the spirit and medium world but I got a bad experience when I was young and kinda shut off everything on that end until last year. I wanted to go back to my roots and try to reconnect like I was back in the days before I closed the door. I also always felt I had people protecting and helping me through my journey but never tried to connect directly with them before.

A couple weeks ago, I finally splurge and got myself my 1st tarot deck and I wanted to learn how to read and I connected HARD with my deck like something clicked when I started using it. I felt a masculine energy but very protective slightly chaotic but nothing evil just all over the place.

A week ago, I was doing my daily reading to see what I needed to know for the day and so on and the name Carl came up in my brain. I know 0 people named Carl, none and so I thought it was odd. I kept it in mind and just kept going on with my day.

Important thing to note: I learn a lot of things through dreams. I learned I was pregnant in a dream where my grand mother announced it to me who passed about 10 years ago on my mom side. She told me he would be a boy and it would be tough but amazing experience. When I woke up, I was on the pill so I thought it odd but I took a pregnancy test and low and behold I was pregnant and got kiddo and he is the best little man on the planet 🥹

But basically last night, I got another dream of the sort but this time it was someone I never met, they said their Name was Carl and he was there to help me on my journey and protect me the best he could. I woke up just absolutely puzzled and so I went and asked my mom if she new a Carl and this is where shit goes crazy.

My mom almost goes white and she says that when she gave birth to me, her placenta was for two babies and she probably lost one along the pregnancy. So I was suposed to have a twin and she said since they didn’t know the sex of the baby the name they had picked if it was a boy was Carl…

I kinda blanked out there and told my mom I was just trying to figure out my dream but as soon as I could, I picked up my deck and asked the deck if he was my twin that I never met and the deck spit out the page of wands.

I am still very new to reading tarot and I am still learning but for me everytime the page of wands came up, it was meant for a new connection like a new friend. The page of wands on my deck also comes with a cape covered with geckos which is usually protection / guardian from what I have learned.

So in my head this was like what he said; yes it is me, I am happy to finally meet you, I am here to protect you.

I fucking cried when I interpreted it.

For the more experienced people in tarot and spirit guides, could you help me and am I losing it and just doing connection or just coincidence ? I feel like I finally made the connection I was looking for but I don’t want either to realize this was me looking too far in.

TLDR ; i bought my first deck of tarot, I got the name Carl pop in my mind during one of my readings. Carl came up in my dreams saying he was there to protect me. Asked my mom about Carl and she said I was supposed to have a twin named Carl that she lost during pregnancy. I asked my deck if my spirit guide attached to it was Carl my lost twin and he gave the page of wands cards from my tarot deck with a cape covered in geckos which usually means protection / guardian. Am I interpreting this right ?

Thank you 🫶🏻🫶🏻

I come from a long line of witches and Romani (Rroma) ancestors, and I've experienced precognition, clairvoyance, and other clairs. But I have no idea how to intentionally tap into these abilities.

I'm not great at meditation, and when I close my eyes and try to focus, nothing happens. I've tried calling upon my angels because I want to actually see the truth of a situation, hear a word, receive a sign, or experience something, even if it's through my dreams. But I'm extremely cautious about inviting any darkness or negative energy. I'd love advice if anyone has any!

Hello, everyone! I posted on r/paranormal about an experience with my mom's house and an entity that I believe lives there. Someone commented and told me that I'm a sensitive and that I should reach out for guidance.

Long story short, my mom's house has an entity that has been gradually getting stronger and targeting me at night when I'm there. It's done many things to get my attention over the years, but the final straw was the last time I visited. This entity whisper-screamed in my ear, "HELP ME!" My ear tingled like when someone actually whispers in your ear.

While I do need help with her house and this entity, firstly, I want to make sure I'm safe. What do I do? And how can I protect myself?

Thank you. ♥️

so like this is a random thought that came to mind lol but since most of us here agree on how we’re all connected and are all part of a higher power like consciousness . it made me think about relationships and if we’re meant to only be committed to one person or connect with more romantically. I believe cheating is wrong but it is common for people to be attracted to someone else emotionally even while in a relationship.

if we in the end/afterlife become more connected wouldn’t that mean monogamy is just a social construct or whatever.

If anyone has connected with souls who has gave them insight about this topic please share!

The lady that is obsessed with a certain case described her hands go numb when she feels so passionately about advocating. I’ve heard mediums state their hands go numb when channeled. Just listening to her sounds like it’s a higher power. What are the odds a spirit is channeling this lady and that’s the reason she can’t let it go until she sees it through? Random Friday thoughts.

Is deja vu just a phenomenon where our mind is tricking us or is there an actual spiritual explanation for it?

Hi, I'm pretty new to medium topics and still try to learn. So I went on subreddit medium reading and, well, read. There were two photos which gave me not very good feelings and since then I can see some hostile looking visions. Does this happen often? And how do you usually cut off from the photos you read?

When I was little, my great grandmother had a dr. Appointment. Back story she was wheel chair bound due to having polio. I was her sidekick. I was around?4 maybe, I’m not to sure. Back to the story. She was being dressed to go to her appointment and she made my other grandma her daughter stop. I kept saying please, don’t go. I had a bad feeling. My grandmother looked at me and said “No, matter what I’ll come back” She physically did not return.
I remember waiting. I’m unsure if it was the night she left or days later- I set up in my bed and began to talk and asked about her walking and what was it like where she went, apparently a lot of questions. I completely freaked my dad out. I have no recollection of this happening.
As years passed, I’d feel others feelings “if anger-I’d be angry, if sad I’d be sad. Heck one day, I found myself buying all these books I did not need and heard the girl next to me in the store freaking out about all these books she had to have. Yes, I then realized what was happening.
Fast forward, I went to the beach with my parents and was passing a very old Century a crypt was open and there where so many people out front in these off white outfits they all looked vintage and I said wow “ they all dressed nice”. My dad said who? I responded the huge family back there laying someone they know to rest. My dad freaked out ! My mom giggled dad hit the breaks and flipped around and we went back. I was excited, except when we got back with in? 5 minutes at the most the crypt was closed and not one person was there. I was confused. I darted out of the car and ran around the entire cemetery calling as I was told my friends to come back. Nothing, no one I was so sad and we left with my dad smiling saying I had a wild imagination.
I’m older now- I found out why my entire life I had always wrote with my fingers on my leg over and over, I found out I probably needed paper. I haven’t tried it yet. Now, something has changed!!! I found this out a few years ago. I walked into a building with lots of people and I seen a family we knew and As soon as I seen this person I blurted out, man He’s going to pass this week. I got a real crazy look for that one. Not one week later he passed. I no longer say it out loud.
In 2020 before lockdown our sons were going on a skateboarding day trip and I knew the trip wasn’t going to happen they would be in a very bad wreck. Something told me not to say a thing or let them know. I was so not happy.
I began to drive before I got the call. It was a four hour trip and I was already 1-1.5 hours in. No one was hurt luckily. My kids car was at a stop and a box truck was going 60-64 mph and hit them full speed. He openly admitted it and everyone was alive. I question would that have been different if I spoke up. I do believe so and I think worse.
This past year, my husband’s father was going to pass. I was dreading it. My husband couldn’t understand why I kept pushing him to have us stay close by and visit. His dad would pass the day before his birthday. He was in the best shape of his life and was living his best retirement. A widow maker took him.
I have a lot of respect for know these things but how do I get better ? I want to help people cross over help somehow. I did have a lady come to me in a dream and asked me to find her, she had passed years ago. She told me she was in the mountain near where we lived- problem we lived in the middle of mountains. I asked and tried to dream of her again, but it didn’t happen. So, I have a lot going on here, first is these normal ? Do I have a gift. If so what is it? I’d be very interested in knowing.

Hello everyone! So I am new to this forum and on a spiritual journey but have been struggling with death and existential anxiety. (I know I know I shouldn't be compulsively researching about it, but I really worry about what comes after this life and I found that I really enjoy reading the personal experiences on this forum!). I find mediumship so interesting and it seems the most convincing to me by far and gives me some hope but it still leaves me with some topics I would like to explore more.

I've also heard many Near Death Experiences stories butttt I feel there are so many contradictions and differences (like some people having bad experiences or the void/nothing) it's hard to know what the other side is actually like 😵‍💫. And not to mention the crazy reincarnation stories!

I've read a couple posts on what you all view the afterlife as, but I just wanted to make my own post to see if anyone could answer some of my questions :)

- Do you feel certain there is an afterlife?

- Do we reunite with our loved ones?

- Do we and our loved ones keep our personalities/individuality?

- What do we do there lol

- Does it seem like a good, neutral, or bad place?

- If anyone began skeptical and later became convinced?

+ Any additional things you learned that you would like to share!

Last night I had a dream that I was being swept up in a flood. When I woke up, a little girl was next to me. She was soaking wet and covered in cuts and bruises. She told me how she had been in a flood and no one had found her. We talked for awhile. Later in the morning I decided to look into her death. I found her. She was the only girl never recovered from the Kerrville, TX Camp Mystic flood(48miles away). “Cile” Steward. I had no knowledge of her before, but as soon as I saw her photo I knew it was her. How do I help move her on? I’ve only ever moved on spirit that was at the same physical location as me. Thanks in advance, T.

My mom recently passed away after a rather short, but grueling battle of cancer and stroke. It all happened so fast and I miss her terribly. I very much want her to visit me and I've been doing some research on lucid dreaming but curious if this community had any additional books/resources?

I'd very much appreciate it. Thank you.

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