Seeing Spirits –
A Gift?
There will
always be the question or doubt whether being able to see, communicate and
interact with spirits is a gift. When I began to study spiritualism (and I am
still a beginner no matter how much I study) I came across the explanation that
we choose to have or not have this gift before we are born and we choose how
much it will impact our lives and destiny. For some reason you asked for it,
and I’m not meaning this in a bad way, because God is not so unkind to throw
such a burden on someone without previous preparation or permission. That is
what I learned. I’m sure there will be people who don’t agree and they have a
right to their opinion.
Truth is we all
have the ability to be mediums if we want to develop it through practice and
study, but it won’t be as strong as those who come with the gift from birth.
So back to the –
you were given a choice- POV. Why would one choose such a gift? One of the
reasons would be to help both the living and the dead. For those that don’t
believe in past lives this might not make sense, but accepting such a burden is
a way of repaying a past debt. There are many different reasons why, but the
most common is that, at another time, you may have hurt people through your
actions. So think of this not as a burden but as an opportunity to give back
and grow, move forward and settle past debts. It is not an easy gift to deal
with, as not all spirits that cross your path are easy on the eyes, or good,
but there are plenty of tools at hand to teach you how to handle this gift and
dominate it so that it doesn’t dominate your life.
I know plenty of
people that think that if they ignore it, it will go away. Denial doesn’t work.
I have someone close to me who will turn on all the light in the house when
alone and sleep with the TV on loud, just so he can’t hear those invisible
friends. One day he’ll give in and probably find an amazing fulfillment with
helping people, from both sides.
I don’t have
that type of gift. I don’t see, nor do I hear. I always wished I’d had it, but
I guess that wasn’t part of my life-plan. However, I have always been around
people who have, so I’ve seen close up what it’s like to live with such a gift
and use it to help others. The person I learned the most from was an assistant
I had a long time ago. Her gift began in her early childhood, and as expected,
the first time she told her mother, right after her grandfather died, that he
had come to say goodbye, she was dragged off to the psychiatrist. A few years
later her mother came to understand and accept her gift and gave her full
support.
My assistant was
what is called an unconscious medium, meaning when she’s incorporated by a
spirit she will have no recollection, nor control. During her first years, her
gift took over her life and it was hell. She received visitors at all times.
She would wake up in the strangest places. Through studies she managed to stop
that; she learned to sense their approach and block the spirits from taking
over. She came to dominate her gift. Sometimes, while we were in a meeting, she
would start looking behind me and I would know there was someone there. It
could get weird. She did pay a price for such a gift in her personal life, as
in she didn’t have much of one, but she helped so many people her sacrifice was
rewarded. She never used it to make money, but what if one does? Is it allowed?
In my opinion,
the true spiritualist will never charge because they are only the transmitter
and those who are actually doing the work, the spirits, are doing it out of kindness
and they don’t get paid. However, there are exceptions, and making a humble
living when sacrificing your life to help others is allowed. But if you try to
use it to exploit people in their hour of need, or to glorify yourself, there
will be a price to pay. I saw an amazing tarot reader go from getting
everything right to everything wrong when she began to think she could charge a
fortune for a service provided by others. She made the mistake of thinking she
was the one who could see the future all on her own. Besides losing her high
paying clients, she went through a tough time in her personal life.
Seeing and
communicating with spirits is a gift and an opportunity to grow. This gift
comes accompanied by friends to guide us, our mentors. Our character and our
intentions will determine what kind of friends and mentors will surround us.
And just like the gift is given, it can be taken away if misused, or it can
even hurt us the same way we used it to hurt others.
Alex's
life is turned upside down after his father's sudden death. An old pamphlet
found in his father's belongings leads Alex and his mother, Charlotte, to a
remote Polynesian island. His mother longs for a place untouched by past
memories, and Alex hopes the trip will help her to heal. Their arrival on the
island elicits an eerie episode of déjà vu for Alex, and he begins to wonder
about the pamphlet and his father's past. Why did he have it? Had he been there
before? Alex senses something is off with the island. Progress is unwelcome by
the inhabitants. A local girl reveals the history of the island and its dark
spirits. She warns him to never be caught outside after dark, but Alex finds it
all hard to believe... Until inexplicable and terrifying events begin to
unfold. While digging for information, Alex finds his presence on the haunted
island is not by chance. Rangur, the most evil of souls, aims to use him to
acquire great power. There's only one way Alex can stop him and for that he
must uncover his father's past connection to the island.
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About Eleanor
Eleanor loves spirituality and magic - both have allowed her to gain a
strong grip on life and enjoy what it has to offer. She believes that
everything has a reason and understanding those reasons help us deal with the
difficult moments. Eleanor currently enjoys life with her husband in Brazil .
Follow her at http://eleanortbeaty.com/
