On October 6, 2009, my 20-year-old son Erik, took his own life. Since that sad and tragic day, an overwhelming sense of grief and despair propelled me into a search for answers. Answers that would provide me and others with comfort and hope. Some of those answers came from the many books I bought, but many came from an unexpected source: Erik himself. Read more.

The War of Information

Here’s our little bro talking about Big Bro. Me: Here’s one from a blog member: “With people putting massive amounts of personal information online—their own and others—and with governments also trying to restrict online access to information and communication, I just see it all just going faster and faster to where, in the future, there...

Channeling Jim Morrison, Part One

Now that I’ve learned more about him, Jim Morrison of The Doors seemeslike a dark, sad man. Like a tragic poet sitting at an outdoor cafe in Paris contemplating the meaning of life. Finally, we get a peek into his mind and his heart. As many of you know, he belongs to the “27 Club,”...

The ABCs of Erik

Enjoy the first (and hopefully not the last) of blog member, Amy’s, weekend posts. I’ll have to say that Erik has always had a special relationship with Amy. After reading this, I think you’ll understand why. Thanks, Amy. Love you. The ABCs of Erik: A is for Alcohol. It has such a dense, low energy....

Mean Spirits and Cheerleaders

I have a confession. I don’t ordinarily post on the weekends. Mama needs a breather at times. But this is a thinly veiled bribe for those of you who haven’t voted for Channeling Erik in the 2013 Bloggies yet. Today and tomorrow are the last two days, so we’re up against the wire. The instructions,...

The Breakdown on Angels

I thought I’d pick a post where Erik wasn’t so obnoxious. hopefully he won’t ruffle too many feathers, but usually there’s a reason for it when he does. There’s “spiritual awakening” and there’s “Erik awakening.” Me: Can you go, Erik, from being a regular spirit like you—sorry if that hurts your feelings—to an angel or...

Vulnerability, Part Three

I’d like to close this series with an incredible TED video with Brene Brown that a CE family member brought to my attention. Please be sure to watch it all. It’s very entertaining. http://youtu.be/iCvmsMzlF7o If any of you haven’t voted in the 2013 Bloggies, please do so if you get something positive out of Channeling...

Vulnerability, Part One

God, we’re all over the map with this one. Try to stay keep up! Me: Okay. Talk to me about vulnerability, Erik. What is its importance in relationship to connection, etc.? Erik: That’s a great holiday topic right there. Me: Oh, good. Ho, ho, ho! Erik: Yeah, you should really just kind of save it...

If Misery Were a Brownie…

I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. I know I did! I received a call from a publisher saying they wanted to publish the Channeling Erik book! God wiling and the creek don’t rise, it’ll be on the shelves and online by October! Woo hoo! In this next post, you’ll see Erik gets a little...

Holy Shit

Just to prove he channels to other people, Erik handed me the polite punchline and the real one to a blog member; talk about synchronicity. Good questions extract the best answers it seems, but what’s a good question? One where we like the answer, usually. The guarantee of good answers expired around these parts a...

Synchronicity

For fans of synchronicity and numerology, the latter a way to analyze and predict, here’s a quick look at the substitute teacher’s final scheduled posts, for today’s date, the 19th and tomorrow, the 20th. (In numerology, all sums are reduced to the single digit for basic interpretation; there are nine and the cycle repeats.) I didn’t choose today and...

Open Your Eyes!

I hate to be the bearer of bad news but here it is: Patrick, fondly known as The Substitute Teacher, has decided to step down from his weekend posts. I’m very, very sad about this, but, of course, I respect his decision. I won’t have time to post Saturday or Sunday, but perhaps you all...

Double Dees Anyone?

To all of you guys who voted for the 2013 Bloggies nomination, thanks! For those of you who haven’t yet, there’s still time. It’s easy. You can do it for all your email addresses and, again, (with permission) the email addresses of your friends and family members. Just follow the instructions on yesterday’s post. Now...

The 2013 Bloggies Are Here

Put down your forks and knives, dog ear the page or put down that newspaper, stop cutting your cuticles or (in the case of some of you guys) picking the lint out of your navels. We’ve got a Code Red here. The 2013 Bloggies nominations started January 1st and will end January 27th. It’s already...

Where to Begin

If you're new to Channeling Erik, I recommend you read the backstory first. Then, I suggest you start with the very first post. In doing so you can follow my journey just as I did, through the inexplicable, inconceivable, and yet utterly undeniable surprises that I have encountered since my son''s death. Welcome.

-Elisa

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