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Joseph, Our (Now) Friendly House Ghost

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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 ...

How to Recognize the Signs Spirit is Sending

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It's a sign... isn't it? YASSSS, girlfriend, YASSS!!! Trust me when I say it is no coincidence that you see robins or cardinals  nearly every day from April thru October, or that a butterfly literally pops out of nowhere ( and flies in your face or follows you ) whenever you take a walk, or that you wake up at exactly 3:33 am every morning, or find the same coin over and over. This is your loved ones trying to make their presence known. To clarify, it is not actually  your loved ones... they haven't turned into   a bird or a butterfly or a dime... it is them using their energy to manipulate the objects in your environment in a way that you will notice and ( hopefully ) appreciate. As a medium, I am used to seeing and accepting signs and symbols as a regular part of the language that I use when communicating with Spirit, but most people ( even those who practically get slapped in the face with the same sign every day ), often come to me wanting or needing confirmation...

Group Mediumship Readings: What to Expect

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I love group readings for many reasons, but it is important to understand how they work in order to align everyone’s expectations with reality. If you are a little sketched out by the whole idea of talking to dead people, want to see what it’s all about before investing more time (& money) into a private reading, or are just someone who prefers to share new experiences with friends, a group reading is probably for you. If, however, you want to be absolutely sure that you receive a message from the Spirit World and will be terribly disappointed if you do not, please skip the group and book a private reading. My process and communication with Spirit works the same way during private and group readings, but there are some important differences that everyone should be aware of before choosing a group reading over a private one. To begin with, I read everyone together at the same time and go wherever Spirit leads me, so there is no guarantee that everyone at a group reading will rec...

What to Expect from a Reading: Aligning Expectation with Reality

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You may have seen Theresa Caputo or Tyler Henry on TV and have a general idea about what a medium does and what to expect. What you may not know is that every medium’s process is a bit different, and that process is a lot more involved than the brief, edited snippets from readings that you see on a television show. I always take a few minutes to describe my own process when we meet, but I’ve also prepared a short list of FAQs and answers, along with some basic Do’s and Don’ts , to prepare you so that your expectations align with reality. My number one goal is for you to feel confident that you have connected with your departed loved ones, and better leaving than when you walked in. Understanding how things work and having a general idea of what to expect is very beneficial. Reading this ahead of time should help with that, as well as save us time during the session, allowing us to focus more on what Spirit has in store for you! MEDIUMSHIP READING FAQs: Q:  Who can I expect t...

Vacationing with Spirit: Tales from the Crypt Trip

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Unlike most jobs where you get to leave your work behind along with your briefcase, I have found that Spirit loves nothing more than a good getaway and always joins (or finds) me on vacation. To be fair, I also usually put at least one haunted site or tour on the itinerary to see what I’ll get, or in the hopes of learning something new. Needless to say, my friends in the Spirit World never disappoint, and our trip to a cemetery in Savannah taught me more than any other to date. Scott and I had originally planned on taking one of Savannah’s famous ghost tours and then wandering on our own through the historic downtown area, figuring it would be full of interesting energy, old and new. This plan turned out to be a bust because the tour guide told us everything as we went along and all I got was a bunch of random stuff for the other people in my group, whose dead fam were vying for my attention and making it impossible for me to concentrate on the local spirits. Frustrated by the expe...