Poetry for the Bereaved, Part Two

Elisa MedhusJanuary 8, 2011in Bereaved, Channeling, Death, Death of a Child, Death of a friend, Death of a Parent, Death of a sibling, Grief, Grieving, Grieving Children, Infant death, Mental illness, Struggles, Suffering, Suicide, Violent deaths

Enjoy Danielle’s second piece which she has accompanied with a song from the Tiger Lillies. Sister’s Blues I will share with you everything I know. The tender heart ripped from its root. Icy winds make the body shake & quake and squawk like a deranged & rabid animal. Fury’s acid sets the eyes green, the…

Poetry for the Bereaved

Elisa MedhusJanuary 6, 2011in Bereaved, Death, Death of a Child, Death of a friend, Death of a Parent, Death of a pet, Death of a sibling, Grief, Grieving, Grieving Children, Struggles, Suffering, Suicide, Violent deaths

Today I have a treat for you. Blog member and poet extraordinaire, Danielle N., has worked hard to craft five pieces of literary art that helps us deal with grief and loss. For me, each one evoked unexpected and powerful emotions. Read them slowly, soak in the words and note the feelings that bubble to…

Erik Plays with Arley (and Other Cool Stuff)

Elisa MedhusDecember 10, 2010in After Death Communication, Afterlife, Bereaved, Between Lives, Cancer Cure, Channeling, Communication from the dead, Contact with the dead, Crossing over, Death, Death of a Child, Death of a sibling, EFT, Energy, Energy Healing, Energy Medicine, Grief, Grieving, Grieving Children, Heaven, Human Experience, Life After Death, Mental illness, Post traumatic stress disorder, Pranks from spirits, PTSD, Sibling relationships, Spirit visitation, Spirits working with Energy, Spiritual presence, Struggles, Suffering, Suicide, Violent deaths

Dang, it’s so hard to come up with a suitable title when the entry is about all sorts of random stuff, but hopefully the following will offset the sucky title. A couple of days ago, I was talking (through Jamie) to Erik about one of my daughter’s grief and anger issues. Like I mentioned in…

More on Children and Dreams

Elisa MedhusDecember 9, 2010in After Death Communication, Afterlife, Astral Projection, Bereaved, Between Lives, Bipolar disease, Channeling, Communication from the dead, Contact with the dead, Crossing over, Death, Death of a Child, Dream visitation, Dreams, Grief, Grieving, Guardian Angel, Heaven, Human Experience, Immortality, Infant death, Kim O'Neill, Love, Lucid Dream, Messages from the dead, Molestation, Murder, Out of Body Experience, Pedophile, Psychic medium, Quantum Physics of the Soul, Sexual abuse, Spirit Guides, Spirit visitation, Spiritual enlightenment, Spiritual presence, Struggles, Suffering, Traveling to the afterlife, Violent deaths

Channeling Transcript Me: Okay, let’s talk about children. You know, some of them die so early, so young, that they don’t really have time to be indoctrinated with a specific belief system. So, what is their death experience like? Oh, and what is the afterlife like for them too? Erik: Well, Mom, everyone has a…

Sex, TV and Who’s on Top

Elisa MedhusDecember 7, 2010in After Death Communication, Afterlife, Bereaved, Between Lives, Bipolar disease, Channeling, Communication from the dead, Contact with the dead, Crossing over, Death, Death of a Child, Death of a sibling, Energy, Grief, Grieving, Grieving Children, Heaven, Human Experience, Immortality, Kim O'Neill, Life After Death, Love, Mental illness, Messages from the dead, Post traumatic stress disorder, Psychic medium, PTSD, Sibling relationships, Spirits working with Energy, Spiritual enlightenment, Spiritual presence, Struggles, Suffering, Suicide, The Physics of Consciousness, The Physics of Heaven, Violent deaths

Before we begin, I’d like to update everyone on the state of grief in the family. Erik’s siblings are finally allowing themselves to feel anger and sorrow. For the last year, most of them have taken comfort in the attitude, “He’s in a better place and no longer suffering. I’m happy for him,” but now,…

Ask Erik: Kerry’s Question

Elisa MedhusNovember 29, 2010in After Death Communication, Afterlife, Bereaved, Between Lives, Channeling, Communication from the dead, Contact with the dead, Crossing over, Death, Dream visitation, Dreams, Grief, Grieving, Guardian Angel, Heaven, Immortality, Kim O'Neill, Life, Life After Death, Love, Lucid Dream, Mental illness, Messages from the dead, Past lives, Psychic medium, Spirit Guides, Spirit visitation, Spiritual presence, Struggles, Suffering, The Soul, Violent deaths

Kerry’s Questions Elisa, Thank you so much for getting back to me so quickly.  I agree, I worry that the e-mail I previously sent would have too much identifying information.  So, in interest of anonymity, here are the basic facts: Me: Kerry; from Tyler, TX; I was 16 when Brian and I met, 23 when…

Mending, Merging and Motivating

Elisa MedhusNovember 19, 2010in After Death Communication, Afterlife, Between Lives, Channeling, Communication from the dead, Contact with the dead, Crossing over, Death, Death of a Child, Energy, Grieving, Heaven, Immortality, Life, Life After Death, Messages from the dead, Past Life Regression, Past lives, Psychic medium, Spirit Guides, Spirits working with Energy, Spiritual enlightenment, Spiritual presence, Struggles, Suffering, Suicide, The Physics of Consciousness, The Physics of Heaven, The Physics of Thought, The Soul, Violent deaths

Channeling Transcript Me: When they dropped the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, of course almost half a million people died in those blasts. One reader wants to know how a soul could possibly survive such an assault when everything around is vaporized. Erik: You’re making it sound like the reader is comparing the soul to…

Hippie Communes, Girlfriends and Location, Location, Location

Elisa MedhusNovember 9, 2010in After Death Communication, Afterlife, Bereaved, Channeling, Communication from the dead, Contact with the dead, Crossing over, Death, Death of a Child, Death of a Parent, Death of a sibling, God, Grief, Grieving, Heaven, Love, Mental illness, Messages from the dead, Past lives, Post traumatic stress disorder, Psychic medium, PTSD, Reincarnation, Sibling relationships, Spirit visitation, Spiritual enlightenment, Spiritual presence, Struggles, Suffering, Suicide, Violent deaths

First of all, I’d like to thank everyone for bearing with me. I guess we bereaved have to have an occasional maintenance meltdown. Sometimes I feel like a pressure cooker. I busy myself every day so I can dismiss grief’s bony finger when he beckons me to wrap myself in his dark, heavy cloak. Every…

Rallying Around Chitra

Elisa MedhusNovember 2, 2010in After Death Communication, Afterlife, Bereaved, Between Lives, Channeling, Communication from the dead, Contact with the dead, Crossing over, Death, Death of a Child, Death of a sibling, Grief, Grieving, Heaven, Life After Death, Love, Messages from the dead, Sibling relationships, Struggles, Suffering, Suicide, Violent deaths

Thanks everyone for rooting for my mother. She did very well, despite her age (82) undergoing a colectomy, a reversal of her colostomy with reanastamosis. I will spend much of the week in the hospital, so I hope you’re patient with the paucity of new transcriptions. Again, take the time to catch up or revisit…

Slaughtering the Unicorns

Elisa MedhusOctober 28, 2010in Channeling, Communication from the dead, Contact with the dead, Crossing over, Death, Death of a Child, Gays in Heaven, Gays in the afterlife, Heaven, Immortality, Karma for Gays, Life After Death, Mental illness, Psychic medium, Struggles, Suffering, Suicide, Violent deaths

Channeling Transcript Me: I was really disturbed by the gentleman from Rutgers who recently jumped to his death after some of his peers videotaped him having sex with another man. Then they published the encounter online. A lot of the blog members are equally upset. His name is Tyler Clementi. He was 18 at the…

Ask Erik: Tracy’s Question

Elisa MedhusOctober 27, 2010in After Death Communication, Afterlife, Astral Projection, Bereaved, Between Lives, Channeling, Communication from the dead, Contact with the dead, Crossing over, Death, Death of a Child, Death of a friend, Death of a sibling, Dream visitation, Dreams, Grief, Grieving, Immortality, Life After Death, Messages from the dead, Out of Body Experience, Pranks from spirits, Psychic medium, Reincarnation, Sibling relationships, Spirit visitation, Spirits and electrical appliances, Spiritual presence, Suffering, Violent deaths

Tracy’s Questions Dear Elisa, I think the boys have definitely hooked up because my PC crashed this afternoon and I had to wait for my husband, Neil to come home from work so I could use his laptop.  Someone is messing around with my electrics! Shortly after Adam’s death I visited a medium as part…

Ask Erik: Robert’s Questions

Elisa MedhusOctober 21, 2010in After Death Communication, Channeling, Communication from the dead, Contact with the dead, Death, Guardian Angel, Kim O'Neill, Life After Death, Messages from the dead, Past lives, Psychic medium, Reincarnation, Spirit Guides, Spiritual Catalyst, Spiritual enlightenment, Struggles, Suffering, Violent deaths

Friend and blog member, Robert, asks Erik three specific questions. The amount of detail Erik and Kim provide is remarkable. I can definitely come away from the experience feeling highly honored to be in Robert’s life and look forward to all that you and I will surely learn from him. Robert’s Questions Hi Elisa and…

Ask Erik: James’s Question

Elisa MedhusOctober 18, 2010in After Death Communication, Channeling, Communication from the dead, Contact with the dead, Crossing over, Death, Death of a Child, Death of a sibling, Grief, Grieving, Messages from the dead, Spirit visitation, Spiritual presence, Struggles, The Soul, Violent deaths

James’s Question Elisa, You wanted to know my name and age, it is James and I am 54,  born in Sterling, CO. My son is also James, born December of ’87 and he was killed in the Sterling, CO area in an ATV crash. If you would like anything else, please let me know. I…

A Jason-Erik-Robert Sandwich

Elisa MedhusOctober 12, 2010in After Death Communication, Bereaved, Between Lives, Channeling, Communication from the dead, Contact with the dead, Crossing over, Death, Death of a Child, Death of a friend, Death of a Parent, Death of a pet, Death of a sibling, Grief, Grieving, Grieving Children, Heaven, Life After Death, Messages from the dead, Pranks from spirits, Psychic medium, Spirit Guides, Spirit visitation, Spirits and electrical appliances, Spirits and radios, Spirits and telephones, Spirits moving objects, Spirits visiting as birds, Spirits visiting as insects, Spiritual Catalyst, Spiritual enlightenment, Spiritual presence, Struggles, Suffering, Suicide, The Soul, Violent deaths

As always, I have a little preamble. Sorry. As you all know, it’s been a tough time of the year for me. Lot’s of “firsts.” First birthday since Erik’s death, first anniversary of his death, first anniversary of his burial (today.) And of course, I’ve been expressing that grief in the blog, not only to…

Erik’s Death, Part Two

Elisa MedhusOctober 10, 2010in After Death Communication, Afterlife, Bereaved, Between Lives, Bipolar disease, Channeling, Communication from the dead, Contact with the dead, Crossing over, Death, Death of a Child, Death of a sibling, Grief, Grieving, Heaven, Immortality, Life After Death, Mental illness, Messages from the dead, Post traumatic stress disorder, Pranks from spirits, Psychic medium, PTSD, Spirit visitation, Spiritual presence, Struggles, Suffering, Suicide, The Physics of Consciousness, The Physics of Heaven, The Physics of Thought, Violent deaths

This is the continuation of Erik’s description of his death and the events that occurred in the moments that followed. Erik: Then I felt pulled. It felt like I was being pulled from the back of my shoulders. Not pushed, but, it’s kind of what I would imagine water being moved up a straw would…

Erik Describes His Death in Detail, Part One

Elisa MedhusOctober 9, 2010in After Death Communication, Afterlife, Bereaved, Bipolar disease, Channeling, Communication from the dead, Contact with the dead, Crossing over, Death, Death of a Child, Death of a sibling, Dreams, Energy, Grief, Grieving, Heaven, Life, Life After Death, Love, Mental illness, Messages from the dead, Past Life Regression, Post traumatic stress disorder, Psychic medium, PTSD, Quantum Physics of the Soul, Spirit visitation, Spirits working with Energy, Spiritual presence, Struggles, Suffering, Suicide, The Physics of Consciousness, The Physics of Heaven, The Physics of Thought, The Soul, Violent deaths

This part of the channeling transcript was not at all easy for me. The graphic memories, the heartache, the sense of loss, it all flooded back to me like a tsunami of dread and despair. For that reason, I’ve transcribed just a portion of Erik’s description of his death. The heart can only endure so…

Ask Erik: Hannah’s Questions

Elisa MedhusOctober 8, 2010in After Death Communication, Bereaved, Channeling, Communication from the dead, Contact with the dead, Death, Death of a Child, Death of a friend, Death of a Parent, Death of a sibling, Grieving, Grieving Children, Life After Death, Love, Messages from the dead, Psychic medium, Spirit visitation, Spiritual presence, Struggles, Suffering, Violent deaths

Hannah’s Questions Hello Elisa! My name is Hannah. I live on XXXX and I am 43 years old. My 18 year-old nephew Miles was killed in an accident at the very beginning of 2008. I flew back out to the east coast to be with my brother Russ (Mile’s dad) right after it happened and…

Ask Erik: Pamela’s Questions

Elisa MedhusSeptember 15, 2010in After Death Communication, Afterlife, Bereaved, Channeling, Communication from the dead, Contact with the dead, Crossing over, Death, Death of a Child, Death of a sibling, Energy, Grief, Grieving, Heaven, Karma, Kim O'Neill, Life, Messages from the dead, Past lives, Psychic medium, PTSD, Sibling relationships, Spirit visitation, Spiritual enlightenment, Spiritual presence, Struggles, Suicide, Violent deaths

Pamela’s Question I first want to say I have enjoyed every post of your visits with your Son in the afterlife and I’m so sorry for your loss. After all the reading I know that Erik is happier now. I wasn’t real sure how to make a request for Erik and I saw you posted…

Ask Erik: Connie’s Questions

Elisa MedhusSeptember 8, 2010in After Death Communication, Afterlife, Bereaved, Between Lives, Channeling, Coins from Heaven, Communication from the dead, Contact with the dead, Crossing over, Death, Death of a Parent, Dimes from Heaven, Dream visitation, Energy, Grief, Grieving, Heaven, Love, Messages from the dead, Pennies from Heaven, Psychic medium, Spirit visitation, Spirits working with Energy, Spiritual presence, Struggles, The Soul, Violent deaths

Connie had so many crucial questions, I wish I could have answered them all. The answers we did get seem to give rise to dozens of others. Since early childhood, she, along with her family, suffered great losses and hardships, the most pivotal being the sudden death of her young mother. No wonder her questions…

Ask Erik: Julie’s Question

Elisa MedhusSeptember 7, 2010in After Death Communication, Afterlife, Bereaved, Channeling, Communication from the dead, Contact with the dead, Crossing over, Death, Death of a Child, Dream visitation, Dreams, Energy, Grief, Grieving, Heaven, Love, Mental illness, Psychic medium, Quantum Physics of the Soul, Spirit visitation, Spirits working with Energy, Spiritual presence, Struggles, The Physics of Consciousness, The Physics of Heaven, The Physics of Thought, Violent deaths

My heart breaks for this bereaved mother. How well I know her pain. I hope Erik and Jake can help her find some sliver of peace and joy in the darkness to which she and I have grown accustomed. Julie’s Question I lost my son Jake March 27 of this year. I do not know…

A Time for Miracles

Elisa MedhusSeptember 7, 2010in After Death Communication, Bereaved, Channeling, Communication from the dead, Contact with the dead, Death, Death of a Child, Death of a sibling, Energy, Ghosts and radios, Grief, Grieving, Heaven, Messages from the dead, Post traumatic stress disorder, Pranks from spirits, PTSD, Quantum Physics of the Soul, Spirit visitation, Spirits and electrical appliances, Spirits and radios, Spirits moving objects, Spirits working with Energy, Spiritual presence, Struggles, Suicide, The Physics of Consciousness, The Physics of Thought, The Soul, Violent deaths

As many of you know, grief hits the bereaved in waves. Over the weekend, with my mind uncluttered and free of the menial tasks of the work week, sadness poured into the open door like an unwelcome visitor who refused to leave. At my lowest point, Erik intervened with acts of merciful love. He saved…

Haunted

Elisa MedhusSeptember 6, 2010in Bereaved, Channeling, Death of a Child, Grief, Grieving, Struggles, Suicide, Violent deaths

Sorry about yesterday, everyone. I am so thankful for your love and support. It was just one of those days when the images keep screaming inside my mind for hours on end: the blood, the brains, the quietness in his chest, the look on this face, the shape of his head, the smell of fresh…

Ask Erik: Joe’s Question

Elisa MedhusSeptember 4, 2010in After Death Communication, Afterlife, Bereaved, Channeling, Christianity and sprituality, Communication from the dead, Contact with the dead, Crossing over, Death, Death of a Child, Death of a sibling, Grief, Grieving, Heaven, Messages from the dead, Molestation, Psychic medium, Sexual abuse, Sibling relationships, Struggles, Suicide, Violent deaths

This next question comes from a husband and his wife who selflessly devoted the opportunity to help a family in need who lost their young daughter to suicide. I found it fascinating that Melanie, the deceased, behaved like a typical preteen girl even after she had crossed over. My heart warmed to know that Erik…

Ask Erik: Barbara’s Questions

Elisa MedhusSeptember 3, 2010in After Death Communication, Afterlife, Bereaved, Between Lives, Channeling, Communication from the dead, Contact with the dead, Crossing over, Death, Death of a Child, Death of a sibling, Dreams, Grief, Grieving, Guardian Angel, Kim O'Neill, Life, Love, Mental illness, Messages from the dead, Past lives, Psychic medium, Reincarnation, Sibling relationships, Spirit visitation, Spiritual presence, Struggles, Suicide, The Soul, Violent deaths

First, I would like to apologize to Bruce. I thought I had posted his part of the channeling session on August 31st, but it was still in the drafts folder. I had forgotten to click “publish.” Oops. The ol’ brain ain’t what she used to be! Second, I’d like to say something about the Ask…