GHOSTS THAT RETURNED TO BID FAREWELL
When my mother passed away in 1998, I was devastated. I was only 27 at the time and felt cheated of the many years we could have spent together. I wanted so badly for her to return just one last time so I could talk to her, make sure she was okay, and to assure myself that she was finally at peace. It did not happen, but there are instances when people are lucky enough to actually experience a loved one returning for one last goodbye.
These next excerpts are taken from a fascinating book titled: Real Ghosts, Restless Spirits, And Haunted Places, by Brad Steiger.
From the files of Professor Ian Currie
Professor Ian Currie, a former lecturer in anthropology and sociology at Guelph University in Ontario, and author of the book You Cannot Die. He shares the following case.
Early one morning, A United States servicemen stationed in Germany, showed up quite unexpectedly at his family home in a Detroit suburb. His mother, who was in the middle of preparing breakfast, was both startled and overjoyed, and set another plated for her son.
"Sorry Mom," he said, declining the meal with a gentle smile. "I can't stay for breakfast. I just wanted to say goodbye." The young soldier waved and walked out the door. His mother ran after him shouting at him to return and stay longer, but he had completely disappeared.
A few hours later, an officer appeared at their door to inform the family that their beloved son had been killed in a training accident 6,000 miles away in Germany. He had died half an hour before his mysterious visit.
In another case from Professor Currie's files, two friends became business partners and opened a Boston clothing store, but one later skipped town with all of their money. In spite of the partner's treachery, the business went on to prosper. Half a dozen or so years later, the owner of the clothing store was stunned when his old friend and former partner walked in the door. The prodigal partner waved aside all amenities and immediately got to the point of his visit. He said that he had come back to apologize for what he had done. The old friends embraced, and the partner that had been left with the store, forgave his old partner for stealing from him. The long-lost friend's face brightened at once.
"Thank you," he said, then quickly left the store. It was several days before the businessman learned that his ex-partner had died three hours before he walked into the store to ask forgiveness.
"Sorry For All The Trouble I've Caused You." (The personal experience of Brad Steiger)
Years ago, Brad Steiger appeared on a radio show in St. Catherines, Ontario. A young woman called in to relate an experience that proved to her that some part of us survives after death.
One night she was awakened by her brother standing at the foot of her bed. "I'm sorry, sis, for all the trouble I that I may have caused you. I love you," he told her.
The sound of someone speaking stirred the woman's husband from his sleep as well, but by the time he had truly awoken, the image of his brother-in-law had disappeared, and only the couple was left in their bedroom.
The woman insisted that she had seen her brother standing in their bedroom, and she described in detail what he had been wearing. She had particularly noticed that he had been wearing a plaid shirt that she had never before seen him wear. No sooner had she completed her description of the apparition when the telephone rang, and the woman was given the tragic news that her brother had been killed in an automobile accident. Later, when the couple visited the morgue to identify the body, both of them were startled to see the corpse attired in a plaid shirt just like the one that she had described.
A Cautionary Note.
This excerpt, taken word for word, is also taken from Brad Steiger.
There are shadow beings and spirit parasites that inhabit unseen areas at the edge of our material world who take delight in assuming control over humans, or even in entering and taking possession of a physical body. Caution must be taken even when one is led to believe that they are interacting with a departed family member or a dear friend. As I have emphasized repeatedly throughout this text, there are entities in the spiritual dimension that will masquerade as something or someone they are not. They do this for the sole purpose of deceiving us and wreaking havoc in our lives.
This next case could prove this point.
"Shouldn't Daddy Be Resting In Peace?" The personal experience of Cindy.
Cindy's father passed away in 1998. For the first three years after his death she believed to be having physical contact with her father - and seeing him at very close range.
He makes physical contact with me when I'm sleeping. When he enters my body, it feels like a blob of electrical energy has taken me over. It paralyzes me from my mouth to my toes, but not my brain. When I force myself to say: 'Daddy,' he immediately leaves my body.
When he enters my bedroom on other visits, I can feel the energy, it's as if someone is in my room. I work the midnight shift at my job, and I've had experiences there as well. They all involve my 'old man.' Sometimes, it is a little scary because he will just suddenly make an entrance. It still takes a little getting used to.
The experiences of Cindy seem to mostly happen while she is awake. She feels that he is merely checking up on her, to make sure everything is okay. But, she asks "Shouldn't my father be resting in peace by now?
This is Brad Steiger's comment on this story: I didn't wish to scare Cindy, but I advised her that her love of her father and her open-mindedness to the paranormal may have made her susceptible to the deceit of an astral masquerader who was taking pleasure in entering her body from time to time under the guise of being the spirit of her deceased father. Maintaining contact with the spiritual essence of a departed loved one is something quite different from permitting a non material spirit to possess one's material body. In this author's opinion, one should always resist the advances of any spirit being who attempts to occupy one's body - whether its alleged identity is known or unknown. Nor should a person ever allow a spirit entity to engage in acts of physical intimacy.
In this book, written by Brad Steiger, he offers a cleansing ritual I found rather interesting. People recite this ritual to rid dark spirits from their dwellings. So, here it is.
THE CLEANSING RITUAL
First, visualize yourself surrounded by violet light and ask that your sprite protector or guardian angel connect you to the highest vibration of your concept of God, the Great Mystery, or the Source Of All That Is. Visualize and feel the violet light moving over you in a wave of warmth. See and feel it touching every part of your body and spirit, and those of any others who are present. They say aloud to your spirit protector/guardian:
"Assist me in calling upon the highest of energies from the Great Mystery, the Source Of All That Is. Summon the law of harmony, for I (and those with me) have found myself (ourselves) in a dark place of shadows that resist the light. Permit the violet light of transformation and cleansing to move around and through this dwelling place. Allow this cleansing energy to purify and elevate all negative energies, all improper memories, all entities of evil purpose, all spirits who delight in wrongdoing, all lower vibrations that encourage impure desires. Allow the transforming energy to replace all darkness with light. Remove all chaotic energies and replace them with the purest of energies, the power of love, and the glory of all good and benevolent spirits. Bless us with the light, so that I (we) may go forth on this new day (night) of cleansing, rejuvenated with perfect physical and mental health, perfect joy, perfect illumination, and perfect wisdom. Amen and so let it be!"
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