Understanding Erik

Elisa MedhusApril 15, 2010in Death, Death of a Child, Grief, Grieving, Life, Love, Struggles, Suicide

Erik was often misunderstood by so many. He sometimes came across as intense and disheveled. He was tormented by tics and an addiction for cigarettes. But behind all that was a diamond in the rough. Few were kinder. Few were more loving. Few were as understanding. Few were as willing to sacrifice for others. Sometimes…

Past Lives

Elisa MedhusApril 12, 2010in After Death Communication, Afterlife, Bereaved, Channeling, Communication from the dead, Contact with the dead, Death, Death of a Child, Grief, Grieving, Past lives, Reincarnation, Struggles, Suicide

I often wondered why Erik was such an enigma. He was brought up in a loving and nurturing environment with endless opportunities to thrive. He was surrounded by so many friends who loved him. He was exposed to wonderful adventures, hobbies and destinations. So, why did he feel so lonely all the time? Why did…

Working with Energy

Elisa MedhusApril 8, 2010in After Death Communication, Afterlife, Astral Projection, Bereaved, Channeling, Communication from the dead, Contact with the dead, Death, Death of a Child, Dreams, Energy, Ghosts and Spirits, Grief, Grieving, Guardian Angel, Heaven, Out of Body Experience, Quantum Physics of the Soul, Spirit visitation, Spirits moving objects, Spiritual presence, The Physics of Consciousness, The Physics of Thought

Since Erik’s death, one of my deepest desires has been to see him, to hold him, to hug him, to kiss him, to hear the sound of his voice and his wonderfully infectious laugh. As you can see from various entries, we’ve been blessed by numerous occasions when he’s been tangible through our senses of…

Punked Again!

Elisa MedhusApril 7, 2010in After Death Communication, Bereaved, Channeling, Communication from the dead, Contact with the dead, Death of a Child, Energy, Ghosts and Spirits, Grief, Grieving, Spirit visitation, Spirits moving objects, Spiritual presence, Suicide

Let me start by saying I have this thing about being organized. Very organized. I have lists for everything, even lists of my lists. This personality trait probably evolved because of my ADHD as a means of finding order in my own personal chaos. I don’t know if I could have survived medical school otherwise….

Erik and the Fortune Cookie

Elisa MedhusApril 6, 2010in After Death Communication, Channeling, Communication from the dead, Contact with the dead, Death of a Child, Ghosts and Spirits, Grief, Grieving, Spirit visitation, Spirits moving objects, Spiritual presence, Struggles, Suicide

When I was a kid, fortune cookies were kick ass. (I was fairly easy to please.) Seriously, they pointed you in the right direction, gave clarity to a muddled path, and were just, well, fun! Now, it’s all about moral advice for morons: the early bird gets the worm, people in glass houses, yada, yada,…

Busy Guy, Big Projects

Elisa MedhusApril 5, 2010in After Death Communication, Afterlife, Channeling, Communication from the dead, Contact with the dead, Death of a Child, God, Love, Psychic medium, Struggles, Suicide

“Where would you like to begin this morning, Elisa?” Kim begins. ‘Well first of all I’d like to see if he’s around and if he is, I want to see how he’s doing and tell him I love him,’ I say. “Hi Mom!” He says that in a “Where else would I be” way, Kim…

From the Beginning

Elisa MedhusApril 2, 2010in After Death Communication, Channeling, Communication from the dead, Contact with the dead, Crossing over, Death, Death of a Child, Grief, Grieving, Orbs, Psychic medium, Struggles, Suicide

Many of you are new to the site, so I’d like to re-post entries from the beginning so that you won’t miss anything that might either interest you, endow you with a new understanding of all things spiritual, or help heal those who have also suffered a tragic loss. Let’s begin with the life and…

Erik on the Future and Time

Elisa MedhusApril 1, 2010in After Death Communication, Afterlife, Bereaved, Channeling, Communication from the dead, Contact with the dead, Death of a Child, Ghosts and Spirits, Grief, Grieving, Guardian Angel, Life, Suicide

In this part of the channeling session, Erik shares his views on how he and I will work together as a team to help others and the truth behind the concept of time. “Mom, do you have any idea how many people on the earthly plane need you to help them heal?” Okay, I’m thinking…

Ask Erik: Ruiz Family Questions

Elisa MedhusMarch 30, 2010in After Death Communication, Afterlife, Bereaved, Channeling, Communication from the dead, Contact with the dead, Death of a Child, Dreams, Ghosts and Spirits, Grief, Grieving, Psychic medium

In this entry, you will see that grief is the great equalizer. I transcends ethnicity, religion, cultural background, socioeconomic levels, and in this case, even vast distances. Here is a question Irene posed to Erik from her homeland in the Philippines: “Dear Erik and Elisa:  You guys are living in Texas while we are here…

Ask Erik: Jean’s Questions

Elisa MedhusMarch 29, 2010in After Death Communication, Afterlife, Channeling, Communication from the dead, Contact with the dead, Death of a Child, Grief, Grieving, Guardian Angel

The next question is from a bereaved mother very much like me. In fact, her son, Tyler, died only 9 days before Erik’s death and both were just 20 years old at the time of their passing. Here is the mother’s submission to Erik: “Erik, my son died 5 months ago. Do you meet strangers…

Ask Erik: Stanley’s Questions

Elisa MedhusMarch 26, 2010in After Death Communication, Afterlife, Bereaved, Channeling, Communication from the dead, Contact with the dead, Death, Death of a Child, Grief, Grieving, Guardian Angel, Life, Struggles, The Soul

As many of you know, the blog has an “Ask Erik” section through which anyone can submit a question to my deceased son. I pose these questions to him each time I have a channeling session with the psychic medium. The next several posts will reveal the enormous insight Erik has gained as a discarnate…

Footstep, Footsteps Everywhere

Elisa MedhusMarch 24, 2010in After Death Communication, Bereaved, Channeling, Communication from the dead, Contact with the dead, Death of a Child, Grieving, Quantum Physics of the Soul, Suicide, The Soul

Erik has been changing up his game a little lately. Keeping us on our toes, I guess. While we were visiting relatives over Spring Break, Maria and Blanca, our once-a-week housekeepers, were busily packing up everything from our kitchen cabinets in preparation for the (gulp) remodeling that was to begin on our return. To give…

Creativity and Knowingness

Elisa MedhusMarch 23, 2010in After Death Communication, Afterlife, Bereaved, Channeling, Communication from the dead, Contact with the dead, Death of a Child, Grieving, The Soul

In this next part of the channeling session through psychic medium, Kim O’Neill, Erik shares his heightened love for creativity. He’s always had a creative streak, but that flame at best smoldered when he was in the depths of depression. Between those horrible bouts, he was an incredible self-taught musician who mastered classical guitar, electric…

Channeling Session with Erik, Part Two

Elisa MedhusMarch 1, 2010in After Death Communication, Afterlife, Bereaved, Channeling, Communication from the dead, Contact with the dead, Death, Death of a Child, Dreams, Energy, Ghosts and Spirits, Life, Love, Psychic medium, Quantum Physics of the Soul, The Physics of Consciousness, The Physics of Heaven, The Physics of Thought, The Soul

To continue where we left off in the most recent channeling session with Erik through psychic medium, Kim O’Neill, I pose questions meant to provide details of the abilities and characteristics of souls in the afterlife. I ask, ‘Erik, do you have your five senses? Can you taste and smell and touch and so on?’…

Playing with Arley

Elisa MedhusFebruary 26, 2010in After Death Communication, Afterlife, Bereaved, Channeling, Communication from the dead, Contact with the dead, Death of a Child, Grief, Grieving, Guardian Angel

I’ve heard it said that small children are able to channel the dead easily. They see and interact with their spirit guides, as well as their departed friends, family and ancestors. I believe this is why many children have imaginary friends who they play with, have tea parties with and invite to the dinner table…

Channeling Session with Erik, Part One

Elisa MedhusFebruary 25, 2010in After Death Communication, Afterlife, Bereaved, Channeling, Communication from the dead, Contact with the dead, Death of a Child, Energy, Grief, Grieving, Love, Psychic medium, Struggles, Suicide

I’ve been so excited lately about the progress I’ve made with my own channeling experiences. I feel like it’s all a matter of tuning in to the right frequency and holding it there, much like you would when you turn the dial on an analog radio to find your favorite radio station. The difference is…

Life in Heaven

Elisa MedhusFebruary 22, 2010in After Death Communication, Afterlife, Bereaved, Channeling, Communication from the dead, Contact with the dead, Death, Death of a Child, Dreams, Energy, Grief, Grieving, Life, Psychic medium, Quantum Physics of the Soul, Struggles, Suicide, The Physics of Thought

It’s been a while since I channeled Erik through psychic medium, Kim O’Neill, so I had collected several questions over that period of time. Naturally, I missed him deeply, so my first words were: ‘Erik, hi Sweetie, I love you.’ Kim giggles and mimics Erik as though he’s rolling his eyes at my sappiness, which…

First Physical Visits

Elisa MedhusFebruary 18, 2010in After Death Communication, Bereaved, Channeling, Communication from the dead, Contact with the dead, Death of a Child, Energy, Ghosts and Spirits, Grief, Grieving, Psychic medium, Quantum Physics of the Soul, The Soul

For months now, I’ve longed for a more tangible presence from Erik. Nothing quite measures up to the intensity of a mother’s longing to hold her child in her arms, to kiss his cheek, to caress his face. Through our psychic medium, Kim O’Neill, Erik had mentioned that he has been practicing manipulating his energy…

Erik’s Perspective on Life, Death and Relationships

Elisa MedhusFebruary 16, 2010in Afterlife, Channeling, Communication from the dead, Contact with the dead, Crossing over, Death, Death of a Child, Energy, Grief, Guardian Angel, Life, Love, Suicide

In a recent channeling session with psychic medium, Kim O’Neill, Erik shares a more detailed account of his transition to the afterlife. He also reveals the new perspective he has on his life and his relationship with others, a perspective of a wise and enlightened soul unencumbered by the mental and emotional baggage that often…

Proof of the Afterlife?

Elisa MedhusFebruary 11, 2010in Afterlife, Channeling, Communication from the dead, Contact with the dead, Crossing over, Death of a Child, Energy, Near Death Experiences, Psychic medium, Quantum Physics of the Soul, Suicide, The Physics of Consciousness, The Physics of Heaven, The Physics of Thought

Like many grieving parents, I voraciously read anything that might provide some evidence that Erik lives on in some other dimension. I just finished reading a particularly intriguing book, We Don’t Die: George Anderson’s Conversations With the Other Side, written by Joel Martin and Patricia Romanowski. In it, radio DJ, Joel Martin, follows the now…

Small Miracles

Elisa MedhusFebruary 4, 2010in Channeling, Communication from the dead, Contact with the dead, Death, Death of a Child, Energy, Grief, Struggles, Suicide

Losing a child, particularly to suicide, is gut wrenching. It lends an entirely new perspective on the term, “a broken heart,” because every morning when I wake up and realize that ‘yes, Erik is still dead; it wasn’t all some horrible dream,’ I feel like a dagger has been plunged to the hilt into my…

Erik’s Visit to Aunt Laura

Elisa MedhusFebruary 2, 2010in Communication from the dead, Contact with the dead, Death, Death of a Child, Grief, Love, Struggles, Suicide, The Soul

My younger sister, Laura, always had a special connection with Erik, perhaps because they shared some of the same struggles, perhaps because they shared the same philosophy of life. Whatever the reasons, she was particularly devastated by his death. I’m certain Erik sensed her grief and came to comfort her one day in the wee…

Already Gone

Elisa MedhusFebruary 1, 2010in Death, Death of a Child, Energy, Ghosts and Spirits, Grief, Love, Struggles, Suicide, The Soul

Weekends are always really tough for me. During the week, I have plenty of distractions like work, carpool and the many menial chores required of running a household. Weekends are quiet. There is time to reflect. Time to mourn. Time to miss. Time to long. Time to wonder what Erik’s future might have held had…

Little Black Bird

Elisa MedhusJanuary 27, 2010in Channeling, Death, Death of a Child, Grief, Suicide, The Soul

I met a remarkable woman last night who shared a story that will send chills down the spine of even the most recalcitrant skeptic. Like me, Becky lost her 20 year old son to suicide and we share many of the same struggles. She recounted many stories, but this is one of my favorites. As…