Joseph, Our (Now) Friendly House Ghost
In honor of my two favorite holidays, Halloween and Dia de los Muertos, when faux ghosts, goblins and spirits abound, I decided to answer the question that I often get asked about a very real spirit, " What ever happened to your house ghost, Joseph? " I am happy to report that after I convinced him that he would be much better off crossing over and creating a new home for himself and his beloved wife on the Other Side rather than staying stuck here being eternally annoyed by my constant changes to what he still considers his home, he did just that... and I usually only see him now when he needs help, or when he thinks that I perhaps do. For months I kept getting glimpses of an elusive spirit that looked like Keith Morrison, the host of Dateline, followed by screwier than usual messages, but I could not figure out what was going on. With the help of one of my students (a future medium) who picked up on the name Joe when I asked her to tune in, I was then able to ...