I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday. For those who find this time of year tough, know that you were all in my thoughts and prayers. I feel like those of us who still grieve over losses all blindly groped our way through that dark patch to find our way to the other side. I hope you dragged a little joy with you along the way. I know I did.

My husband, Rune, gave the most wonderful Christmas present: a beautiful quilt fashioned out of some of Erik’s t-shirts. the quality of the workmanship is outstanding, and I spent the last few days wrapping myself in its embrace. I only wish Erik was in one of those t-shirts.

One last note before we continue with the post: many of the newbies don’t know about the pranks Erik plays on the blog members. As you veterans know, those pranks usually begin when you start reading and interacting by posting comments. I’d love for you to share your “Erik experiences” with our new family members!

Me: What are the rules of engagement between spirits and humans? In other words, what are the dos and don’ts that spirits have to abide by when approaching us for contact?

Erik: Don’t immediately have sex with them.

Jamie wails in laughter.

Me: Erik! But later, all bets are off? Give it like a couple of hours?

Jamie ratchets up the laughter.

Me: Maybe a couple of dates.

Jamie (in stitches): He’s talking about dates! I can’t believe you just said that.

Me: Have some wine, some cheese and crackers.

Jamie: Drug ‘em first.

Me: Yeah, some ruffies.

Erik: Come on, y’all left that one wide open for trash talk. Really, we’re only confined by the person’s belief system and the lessons they’re learning. We can’t interfere with—

Jamie (to Erik): Yeah, just say human.

Erik: We can’t interfere with the human’s lessons. Now, if something’s about to happen, and it’s not part of their lesson, then hell yeah, we can do all kinds of shit: interfere and mend things and put things back in the direction.

Me: Mm hm. You’re talking about the guardian angels and archangels.

Erik: Yeah, but if it’s part of what they’re supposed to be learning, we’re out, man. We’re observers.

Me: Okay. So, you’re in the stands ordering hotdogs, beer and peanuts.

Erik: Yeah. And you gotta remember, even if, you know, it’s not being a human where you approach a stranger on the street and you have to do research and inquire and figure them out. As a spirit, we have all of that information readably available. It’s a vulnerability policy. It’s an all open, open book, all truth laid out policy. So, when we approach a human that we haven’t worked with before, we know where they stand. We know what the boundaries are.

Me: Okay. Makes sense.

Erik: And if the human says, “Fuck you. I don’t believe in you. Get the hell away from me.” Or they pray to their god and protect themselves and, you know, kind of kick us out, we’re out.

Me: Yeah.

Erik: You know, the human itself has its own private little universe that they manipulate to meet their needs. It’s crazy awesome.

Me: Okay.

Erik: Crazy awesome.

Jamie: Crazy awesome was the visuals he was giving me! It was like he was giving me maybe like a 12-inch tall human being, and it was a man dressed in pants, long sleeves. And as the man was thinking and having emotional reactions, that whole energetic field that he calls the universe around the man was shaping and changing. It was dense just like the physical body was!

Me: That’s wild.

Jamie: That’s how Erik says, when they see people, they see that energetic field being just s dense as the physical body, and it can lock itself down in ways that a spirit can’t enter into it.

Me: Wow!

Erik: That’s what happens when people surround and protect themselves.

Me (chuckling): Well, less work for you!

Erik (snickering): Yeah, it requires a lot more patience. You gotta hang around until they have a weak spot. Then you can jump in.

(Pause as Jamie listens)

Jamie (with a short gasp): Erik!

Erik: I don’t necessarily do that, but I know ones that do!

I can only imagine what he’s talking about. I didn’t want details.