This first question is from a dear friend of mine who’s father died very recently. Within the last few years, her daughter divulged a terrible secret that she’s kept to herself since she was very young: her grandfather, Guillermo, had been molesting her for years. She has been progressing well in therapy but, because her grandfather never offered any form of apology even on his deathbed, she feels unrequited. Let’s see if Erik can find some satisfaction for her from the afterlife.
Me: Hi Erik, how’re you doing Sweetie?
Erik (in a monotone voice): Hey Mom. Right here.
Me: Ready to get down to it?
Erik (chuckling): Yeah.
Kim: Erik, you sound so enthusiastic.
Erik: It’s a lot of work for me.
Me: I bet it is. Everybody really appreciates all you’ve done. I don’t know if you’ve gotten all the messages and emails from people so that you know exactly how grateful they are to you.
Erik: Yeah, I know. I’ve also had a lot of people’s departed loved ones come visit with me, and they ask me to pass along messages.
Kim: Elisa, you and Erik are going to be quite the channels, because you two are going to be sharing a ot of channeled information from people’s loved ones. Erik will get the information from the departed loved ones, and then he’ll present it to you and then you will present it to them if you so choose.
Erik: I’m really excited about that. It’s a lot of work for me, because I have to remember everything that’s shared with me so I can give it to you.
Me: That sounds like it will take a lot of your energy, Erik. Thanks Sweetie.
Erik: No prob.
Me: Okay now the first Ask Erik submission I’d like to discuss is from XXXXX Flores. Her father just passed last week. His name is Guillermo XXXX. He was 80 years old. He was born in San Manuel, Texas but lived much of his life in Freeport, Texas. Does he have any messages for any of the family members, particularly his granddaughter, M?
Kim: How old is M?
Me: I think she’s around 24 or 25.
Erik: He’s here, and he says she’s his baby, his precious angel. He’s really emotional. He waves his hands around a lot. He says he will watch over her, and his greatest wish is for her to go back to school.
Me: Anything else?
Erik: He’s saying he was not the best husband or father or grandfather. Wait a minute. This is difficult for him. He’s saying he’s in therapy here in Heaven. He says he’s trying to improve himself and make amends for something. Come on, Dude, spill it. It’s okay. Um, he’s going to go around to each family member and apologize after he’s done with his life review. He’s pretty new here, you know. But he’ll come to them in their dreams in, like, a month in terms of Earth time.
Me: Why did he do what he did, Erik?
Erik: He’s telling me he has no excuse, but he wants to share that he was molested, too. In the family he grew up in and in the small town, a lot of that was going on and it was considered…no one talked about it…it was like a family secret. He says when he was a boy it wasn’t considered anything like it is now—a crime. It wasn’t like real traumatic like it is now. Kids then were more like property. That’s what he learned as a child, but he’s not thinking this is an excuse.
Me: So he’s sorry?
Erik: Oh hell, yeah. Real sorry. He’s going to have to work on all that here and in his next lifetime.
I guess it’s never too late to make amends to those you love. Although these events were extremely traumatic for M. and her family, I’m hoping Guillermo’s words bring closure and peace and that everyone will transform these struggles into a deeper ability to feel compassion, to forgive, and to love unconditionally. This is what spiritual progress is all about.
