VIDEO from my talk at the Strathmore Halloween Event!

On Wednesday Oct. 30, I was honored to return for the 3rd year in a row to speak at the Special Afternoon Halloween Tea at the Strathmore Mansion in Bethesda, Maryland. I spoke about Haunted Places in Maryland (including my experiences at Dr. Samuel Mudd's House),  Paranormal Investigations and about the special spirit named Ed. He's the topic of my newest book called "Kindred Spirits: How a Medium Befriended a Spirit." 

In this video  clip I was speaking about my encounter with Dr. Samuel Mudd, in his residence (known as the Mudd House) in southern Maryland. Dr. Mudd was the one who wound up setting the broken leg of John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of President Lincoln on April 14, 1865. Mudd's house happened to be on the route Booth took during his escape from Ford's theatre, Washington, DC, - the site of the assassination. Mudd always claimed he was innocent and did not collaborate with Booth. Mudd just happened to live in the wrong location. The full story appears in my book "Ghosts and Spirits" and is available on Amazon.com
(Video Source:  https://youtu.be/AWBMOYSr9Xw ) 
Videographer: L.Jenner

 The mansion has wonderful afternoon teas filled with elegant sandwiches and desserts. Check their website for the next events. You'll love it. Where: Strathmore Hall Foundation, 5301 Tuckerman Lane (Strathmore Mansion), Bethesda, Maryland. https://www.strathmore.org/  

Video short: Weird Norfolk, UK: Ghosts of the Acle Straight

In this Video short, you will  get a quick 2 minute look at the hauntings in Norfolk, England, and learn about the ghosts of Acle Straight (it's a highway). 
Norfolk is a county in East Anglia in England. It borders Lincolnshire to the northwest, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest, and Suffolk to the south. It is 158.54 km or.51 miles between Norwich (Norfolk) and London. 
https://youtu.be/TPa-7M_g9Nw

 If you like hauntings about England, read about MY personal experiences and learn History! -One of my books is called "Ghosts of England on a Medium's Vacation" and is all about the various ghosts I met when I took 2 vacations in England. Available on Amazon.com: 

Rob Speaks at the Haunted Halloween Strathmore Mansion Tea

Some Spooky Words and Fears for your Halloween Season!

To celebrate Halloween in an educated way, here are some spooky words for you, thanks to Dictionary.com. 
 1) horripilation - noun [haw-rip-uh-ley-shuhn, ho-] a bristling of the hair on the skin from cold, fear, etc.; goose bumps. 
  How is horripilation used?I can’t have been the only person who spent the evening in a pretty much constant state of horripilation. ALEXIS SOLOSKI, "REVIEW: IN 'ALL IS CALM,' THRILLING SONG IN THE TRENCHES," NEW YORK TIMES, NOVEMBER 25, 2018 

 2) chthonian  -adjective [thoh-nee-uhn] Classical Mythology. of or relating to the deities, spirits, and other beings dwelling under the earth. 
How is chthonian used? The streets throng with crowds of dapper skeletons and chthonian floats.CHRISTOPHER ORR, "SPECTRE: BOND DOESN'T NEED AN ORIGIN STORY," THE ATLANTIC, NOVEMBER 6, 2015 

 3) psychotronic - adjective [sahy-kuh-tron-ik] of or relating to a genre of usually low-budget movies that includes horror, fantasy, science-fiction, and underground films.

4) numinous-  adjective [noo-muh-nuhs, nyoo-] spiritual or supernatural.

WHAT DO YOU FEAR? - These words are all about things people fear. Anemophobia- Fear of air drafts or wind
- Arachnophobia - Fear of Spiders!
- Bogyphobia- Fear of bogeys or the bogeyman.
- Chrioptophobia - Fear of Bats 


- Demonophobia or Daemonophobia- Fear of demons
- Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia- Fear of the number 666.
- Necrophobia – fear of death and/or the dead

- Nyctophobia- An abnormal fear of night or darkness.
- Panphobia – fear of everything or constant fear of an unknown cause
- Phasmophobia – fear of ghosts or phantoms
- Sepulchral 
1. Proper to or suggestive of a tomb; funereal or dismal.
2. Of or pertaining to burial.
3. Of, pertaining to, or serving as a tomb.
4. Hollow and deep: sepulchral tones. 
- Taphophobia, taphephobia – fear of the grave, or fear of being placed in a grave while still alive - Thanatophobia -  fear of dying

OTHER  FEARS:
- Ablutophobia- Fear of washing or bathing.
- Alektorophobia- Fear of chickens.
- Algophobia- Fear of pain. 
-  Brontophobia- Fear of thunder and lightning.
- Cacophobia- Fear of ugliness.
- Chiraptophobia- Fear of being touched.
- Claustrophobia- Fear of being in small spaces
- Cynophobia- Fear of dogs or rabies.
- Eisoptrophobia- Fear of mirrors or of seeing oneself in a mirror.
- Electrophobia- Fear of electricity.
- Glossophobia- Fear of speaking in public or of trying to speak.  
- Heliophobia – fear of the sun or sunlight
- Musophobia, murophobia, suriphobia – fear of mice and/or rats
- Nosophobia – fear of contracting a disease
 

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To Learn the difference between Ghosts and Spirits and how they communicate with us, check out Rob Gutro's books:  Lessons Learned from Talking to the Dead , Ghosts and Spirits, Ghosts of England on a Medium's Vacation, Kindred Spirits: How a Medium Befriended a Spirit; Pets and the Afterlife 1 and 2. 
 AMAZON: http://tinyurl.com/q3bhgde

Bristol England Hauntings #11: The Highwayman of Pembroke Road

One of my books is called "Ghosts of England on a Medium's Vacation" and is all about the various ghosts I met when I took 2 vacations in England. Recently, Bristol Live in the UK ran a series about haunted places in Bristol, so on this blog,  you'll read about 1 each week for the next several weeks!      Meanwhile if you want to read about the ghosts I met (Queens, shop owners, members of the royal court, Tavern workers, Shakespeare's sister, and even a dog, check out my book on Amazon.com.  Now, onto the hauntings in Bristol, England:

The highwayman of Pembroke Road

Pembroke Road

Today, Clifton's Pembroke Rode is a wide, vibrant street and a sought-after place to live, but it too has a frightening past.

There were once gallows at the top of Pembroke Road, and it was here that the notorious dwarf highwayman Jenkins Protheroe was hanged.

Protheroe was a nasty piece of work who would stand at the side of the road begging for money, and if you didn't give him what he wanted he would rob you.

 

PODCAST! Rob Talks about his book "Kindred Spirits" on Dr. Grimmy's Medicine Show (Radio)

I had a really wonderful time talking with Dr. Grimmy on his radio show late on Oct. 26 to early this morning, Oct. 27th.  Before the interview there was 44 minutes where Dr. Grimmy spoke to callers about religious views of mediums (which are never favorable - and the caller echoed that). My interview starts at about 45 minutes, and I had a great time discussing spirits, ghosts, my new book "Kindred Spirits," and all things paranormal. There were some great callers during my segment who asked great questions.
TO LISTEN: https://soundcloud.com/ktalkmedia/2019-10-26-rob-gutro-when-a-spirit-befreinds-a-medium

 

Carol's Amazon Book Review I Like: Kindred Spirits

Reviewing books after you read them is helpful to others who may be searching for something in the genre. The more reviews a book gets on Amazon, the more visible it becomes to others, and I enjoy reading reviews for books I want to read, and I'm honored when others tell me what the found interesting and touching in the books I write. Here's one of the latest reviews for my book, Kindred Spirits, by Rob Gutro.
  (It's available on Amazon.com for $6.99 paperback and $3.49 kindle).
(My thanks to Carol for this review).

Carol J. Boyette

5.0 out of 5 starsBeautiful comforting real life story.

September 18, 2019

Format: Kindle EditionVerified Purchase

This is a fascinating story of a spirit (Ed) who befriended Rob and continues to enrich his life in so many ways. It is heartwarming to read his story filled with lessons for all of us, comfort for those morning a great loss and advice for all of us to use in contacting those in spirit. Knowing that our loved ones and precious pets live on and are around us is incredibly comforting.

 

 

Mike Ricksecker's Podcast: Rabbit Pellets: Does the Veil Thin in October?

Here's a fascinating and short podcast from Mike Ricksecker's and Vanessa Hogle's Podcast show
"Rabbit Pellets" on the topic of "Does the Veil Thin in October?" 
- it's about whether the veil between the living and the afterlife become more interactive during Halloween month! 
Listen: https://www.hauntedroadmedia.com/2019/10/21/does-the-veil-really-thin-in-october/
 

There is a Difference between a Medium and a Psychic

Recently, someone asked me to tell them their future, lottery numbers and if they'll be successful in their job.  I can't tell them that because I'm a medium, not a psychic. I talk to the dead, not connect to energy for people's futures.
   Some mediums will tell you that ALL Mediums are psychics. They're not. Not everyone gets both gifts.Here's how it works:

WHAT IS A PSYCHIC? 
Psychics can tell people about their future endeavors because they tune into the energy of people or objects. They connect with their energy and feel a person's past, present and future. Psychics rely on their intuition and ability to get information for the person being read.

WHAT IS A MEDIUM?
Mediums talk to people and pets who passed.  It's NOT the same. Although mediums can get a sense of the energy around a person, whether they have good or bad energy (aura), they can't necessarily read energy into their futures. That's exactly how it is with me:  I can talk with people who passed, but I can't tell you your future.

I can tell you what a person or pet wants you to know about themselves or if they've been protecting, guiding or helping you. I can explain how the person or pet feels on the other side. But I can't tell you what is in store for you. That's a psychic.

I never developed the gift of tuning into a person's future. To me, that's a much different gift. Just as some have the gift to know when someone is going to pass away days before they do. I don't have that gift either (to me, that's unsettling).

So, when you ask a medium to tell you the future, not all of them can - because we're not all psychic and mediums. Sometimes, like me, we are one or the other. 
 

PODCAST LINK! Spaced Out Radio Talks with Rob Gutro on Kindred Spirits

If you missed my Oct 11/12 Interview on Spaced Out Radio, here's the link to the podcast! Rob Gutro returns to talk about his new book called "Kindred Spirits." - Spaced out Radio is from British Columbia, Canada! Host: Dave Scott.

PODCAST RECORDING: https://www.spreaker.com/user/spaced-out-radio/oct-11-19-kindred-spirits-with-author-ro

Listen to "Oct. 11/19 - Kindred Spirits with Author Rob Gutro" on Spreaker.