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.

Epic Erik

Right now, we’re driving back from College Station where we had a successful camping experience and the Texas A & M Ring Day for Annika. Ring Day is huge. Over 6,000 rings were handed out in a very organized way throughout the day. Annika’s time slot was 4:15 PM yesterday. The hardest part was being...

Don’t be a Scaredy Cat, Part Two

In a few hours, my daughter, Annika, will get her college ring, a big, big thing at Texas A & M. Alumni go to their graves wearing that ring. So apparently it’s a very crowded experience steeped in a lot of tradition and hopefully not too much chaos.  Last night’s radio show was great. One...

Don’t be a Scaredy Cat, Part One

The Hour of Enlightenment Radio Show is now available on iTunes so you can click HERE, then click on “View in iTunes” and subscribe! Speaking of the show, here are the details:  Don’t forget about Erik’s Hour of Enlightenment radio show tomorrow at 5:00 PM PT/7:00 PM CT/8:00 PM ET. No more than 15 minutes before the top of the...

Shades of Light

Y’all, I crawled out of bed at 9:00 PM sick as a dog. Fever, aching, coughing, stuffy nose and basically feeling like I got hit by a Peterbilt. I think it’s because I kissed all over Arleen after the baby was born, trying to give her a lot of attention. So, I’m just going to...

April Ask Erik Column

On my way to New Orleans! The weather is crappy, but the weekend is going to be great, and that’s all that counts. I thought that I’d post the Ask Erik column from April for you guys today. Enjoy! I’m no skeptic, but I just can’t reconcile the paradox between a soul-contract and free will....

Spirit Phones

Easton Gage Murphy, my new grandson, was born at 10:24 AM yesterday, and I swear he’s so cute he looks like a porcelain doll. Here are some pictures and videos: Video with Daddy Sucking His Thumb Enough of Mimi’s bragging, although I’m sure other pictures will follow. Sorry.  Me: Spirit phones. You know, people really want...

More About Nasty, Evil Things

Sorry this is going to be brief. Michelle’s contractions are 2 minutes apart and my grandson will soon be born! Me: Okay, now, some of the blog members want clarification of the existence of evil or demonic spirits. Once they get out of the body, don’t they see the bigger picture and learn something from...

Other Dimensional Beings

I had a great Easter Sunday yesterday. We had Arleen hunt for her basket, and she found it pretty much right away with none of the usual, “You’re getting cold. Oh, now you’re getting hot. HOT LAVA!” Then she searched for confetti-filled Easter eggs in the backyard and cracked them all on our heads. Yay....

More Great Erik Stories

As you’ve noticed, the blog has a new theme, nice and clean. The original one was old and glitchy, like me. It seems like not everything has migrated over yet, but eventually they will.  Here are some more great Erik stories.  Story #1 Hi my name is Leah (in Canada!) and I love your site...

Hunting

Don’t forget about Erik’s Hour of Enlightenment radio show tomorrow at 5:00 PM PT/7:00 PM CT/8:00 PM ET. Think of a question, and no more than 15 minutes before the top of the hour, call 619-639-4606 to ask Erik it. To listen to the show, click on the “Listen” icon on the right sidebar of the blog or click HERE. I’ll...

Enlightenment

My heart goes out to the entire city of Brussels today and to the victims of the terrorist bombing and their families. Ordinarily, I would react in fear, but I’ve learned that fear begets fear and fuels the violence that is shaking this world by its roots. Instead, I choose to concentrate on life by tending...

Channeling Paul Walker, Part Two

Lukas and Annika left yesterday back to Texas A & M University, but not without first getting irritated by my insistence that they clean their bedrooms and their kitchen mess. A mother has to keep her nagging skills well honed just in case of emergencies like dishwashers in need to unloading and bowls of cereal...

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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