Release: New Book "Ghosts and Spirits: Explained," from Award-Winning Author

 Release: New Book "Ghosts and Spirits: Explained," from Award-Winning Author

 Learn the differences and similarities between ghosts and spirits

WASHINGTON, DC, September 30, 2021 /24-7PressRelease/ -- A new book called "Ghosts and Spirits: Explained" by Rob Gutro has just been released in time for the Halloween season. This book explains the differences and similarities between ghosts and spirits and uses energy as a foundation.

"This is a breakthrough concept in the field of the paranormal," Gutro said. "For decades people have used the words 'ghost' and 'spirit' as interchangeable but they're not." The book was written to provide the most up-to-date insight into the afterlife and to give you a better idea what happens after our physical bodies die. Specifically, you'll come to understand that there are similarities and differences between ghosts and spirits and you'll be able to distinguish which is which.

Rob is a medium and paranormal investigator with the Inspired Ghost Tracking of Md. He is an Amazon best-selling true paranormal book author. His previous book, "Pets and the Afterlife 3: Messages from Spirit Dogs" was awarded "Best eBook on Grief for 2021," as part of 8 best books in that category, and the only one dealing with pet loss (the others about human losses).

This book provides an understanding of earthbound ghosts, their use of energy, why they chose to dwell earthbound in their afterlife, how they communicate and how they affect living people. Learn how spirits of loved ones differ from ghosts in energy usage, abilities, how they can influence you, signs they send, and how they communicate. You'll learn many of the ways ghosts and spirits communicate and where and why they dwell.

Learn about types of hauntings, protecting yourself from ghosts, what to do if you have a haunting, how to clear negative energy, what an orb is, and the truth about poltergeists. You'll learn how to experience ghosts and get messages from your loved ones in spirit.

An emotional story in the book involves the spirit of Rob's father who proved he was at his own wake and funeral. Read how Rob befriended a spirit, learn how pets communicate, and how Rob helped his aunt's spirit reach a different level in the afterlife. Rob also encountered a famous historic ghost, that of Dr. Samuel Mudd, who mended the notorious John Wilkes booth. In addition to Rob's encounters, you'll read two sections with stories from others with ghosts and spirits.

Rob's previous 8 books have achieved Amazon's best-seller status in the paranormal category. In 2020, he released "Case Files of Inspired Ghost Tracking," a book about the team's most interesting and provocative paranormal investigations. The new book and his other books are available in paperback and E-book, on Amazon.com and other outlets at: http://tinyurl.com/hp92st7.

He also provides short email medium readings for pets or people who passed, and charges a small fee through PayPal. Reading information is available on his website. Rob maintains a weekly paranormal blog, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube pages. He works with animal rescues and gives fundraising lectures for them around the U.S. Rescues can contact him to arrange one.

The author has been featured in the Washington Post, MSNBC, WBZ Newsradio Boston, "Coast to Coast AM" syndicated radio, Paranormal TV's "Do You Believe," and U.S., U.K., and Ireland paranormal radio programs such as Unknown Paranormal Radio, Ghost Chronicles Radio, Haunted Road Media programs as well as many others. See his website for other appearances and interviews.

For the author's blog and upcoming appearances, visit:
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Rob Gutro, Author, Rgutro@gmail.com

Rob Gutro is an author, paranormal investigator & medium with Inspired Ghost Tracking. He can receive messages from ghosts or spirits (who have crossed over). As a scientist, he explains the paranormal with energy. He has become known as a Pet Medium; but works with human ghosts and spirits, too. His blog shares experiences and knowledge and his books teach you how to recognize signs from ghosts and spirits, explains their differences and similarities, and helps explain what happens after people and pets pass.

COMING OCTOBER 1st: Rob Gutro's 1st Haunted House Experience: NEW BOOK: "Ghosts and Spirits: Explained

Before my abilities really developed as a medium, I found myself living with a ghost in a house in Kentucky. It was quite a startling experience! Walk through the startling events as I tried to figure out what they meant and the identity of the ghost in  my NEW BOOK:  Ghosts and Spirits: Explained, Differences and Similarities by Rob Gutro

   The book comes out on October 1st, in time for the Halloween season. This book goes into detail about how those entities differ and the similarities, and how energy enables them to communicate.  This is a GREAT introduction to how ghosts and spirits exist and is filled with my experiences with both. You'll get a great understanding of the basics, and learn about orbs, ectoplasm poltergeists, and more.  

     AS OF OCT 1st, it will be available on Amazon at $7.99 Paperback and $3.99 Ebook!

A Sign from My Mom While on Vacation!

A literal sign from my Mom

Today's blog is about how spirits give signs anywhere and anytime to let us know they're with us. As someone who has been able to get messages from people and pets who have passed on, it's important to share stories of loved ones who communicate. As I've written in my books, it's all about paying attention.
  In May, I took a vacation on a Viking River Cruise up the Danube River. We had to dock in the city of EngleHartszell, Austria instead of going all the way north to our last stop of Passau, Germany. That's because heavy rainfall had caused the Danube River to rise, making it impossible for the cruise ship to go underneath a bridge that spanned the river. If the ship could have gone under the bridge, we would have been able to dock in Passau instead.

Norma, Rob's mom

  So, to get to our last stop from Englehartszell, Austria, we boarded a bus and proceeded north on Route 130. Route 130 ran parallel to the Danube River. Just before we got to the bridge that crossed the river into old Passau, Germany, we entered the newer part of Passau, and on the lefthand side of the bus was a huge red sign that simply said "Norma."
   That's my mother's name. My mother was Italian (she passed in 2013), and I never thought I would see her name in Germany!  I sensed my mom and dad were around me, and this time they wanted to give me an actual sign as a sign!
   When I got home, I looked up "Norma in Passau, Germany" and learned that it is a supermarket. The actual supermarket sign we passed is located at Kapuzinerstraße 42, 94032 Passau, Germany.
    It's always good to know that Mom and Dad are around and still watching over me. 

To learn about more signs that spirits give us, check out my books Ghosts and Spirits; or Lessons Learned from Talking to the Dead, or Kindred Spirits - all available on Amazon.com

Rob Gutro's 5 books; Available on Amazon.com:

Rob Gutro's books; Available on Amazon.com:

Ghosts and Spirits, Lessons Learned from Talking to the Dead , Pets and the Afterlife and Pets an the Afterlife 2 and Ghosts of England on a Medium's Vacation! : http://tinyurl.com/q3bhgde

 

Paranormal Q&A: What do you think is the difference between ghosts and spirits?

Each week, I'll answer a question about the paranormal, whether a general question, or one about human or animal ghosts (Earthbound) or spirits (crossed over). Here's this week's question: 

Q: What do you think is the difference between ghosts and spirits?

A: That question distinguished me from others in the paranormal community. There are differences and similarities between ghosts and spirits.

After our physical bodies die, the energy within couples with our memories, personality and knowledge. We make a choice to stay Earthbound at a fixed location - what I call a ghost, or cross over and join the energies of the universe- which I call a spirit.

Rob's breakthrough book

Both entities use energy to manifest and let us know they're there and give messages . Think of either entity as a lightbulb needing a charge to light up. They both use physical and emotional energies. Physical energies include: Heat, light, water and electricity. Negative emotional energies are only used to strengthen ghosts, and they include: fear, anxiety, depression and anger. Positive emotional energy such as love, faith and hope enable spirits to strengthen.

Ghosts, despite their personalities emit negative energy, and cause the living to experience discord in their actions with other living people. That's why you shouldn't live with a ghost.

For Rob Gutro's 5 books on the paranormal, visit: www.amazon.com. All of Rob's books were written to help explain the paranormal, and teach readers how to find signs from spirit.

 Rob Gutro's latest book "Ghosts of England on a Medium's Vacation"  - is available in paperback and E-book on Amazon.com.; 

Spirits Show Up When You Need Them!

My mom in April 2013, she passed 8 months later

It's Saturday, April 28, and I wasn't going to post a blog today, but my mom's spirit wanted me to know she's been around as I've had a stressful week. 

My mom passed in Dec. 2013, just 8 months after this picture was taken of her in front of her house. This picture came up today in my personal Facebook page, dated April 2013. It was no surprise, really, because she and my dad (who also passed) are often around me.

Yesterday, she was there when I heard Dolly Parton's "Here you Come Again," - a song that holds a special memory as mom and I loved singing it together. 

She knows I've been stressed about work lately and needed some comfort. Spirits always come around when you need them.

LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW SPIRITS GIVE SIGNS - In Rob Gutro's books "Lessons Learned from Talking to the Dead" and "Ghosts and Spirits." 

Rob Gutro  -  Inspired Ghost Tracking of Maryland :   Rob is an author, paranormal investigator and medium Since he was a child he could receive messages from ghosts or spirits (who have crossed over).
ROB"S BOOKS: He wrote the books "Pets and the Afterlife," "Pets and the Afterlife 2," "Ghosts and Spirits" and "Lessons Learned from Talking to the Dead" to teach others how ghosts and Spirits communicate with the living and to give proof of the afterlife. As a scientist, he also provides some scientific explanations about how energy is the baseline for the afterlife and the medium that entities use to communicate. Rob will be selling books  at his table. www.robgutro.com 

A Spirit Sends a Butterfly

Butterflies can be signs from spirit

Spirits can manipulate living things in nature, including butterflies and birds. That was part of a talk I gave at the Belmont Manor in Elkridge, Maryland on February 8th called "Signs from spirit in the Afterlife."

DON'T TAKE IT TO EXTREMES 
It doesn't mean that every time you see a butterfly it's a spirit. That's ridiculous. So, how do you know?  Well, if you're thinking about the person at the time a butterfly appears, and the butterfly lingers and acts oddly. Butterflies usually flit quickly away from people and animals. So, if the butterfly lingers, it's very likely a sign from a loved one.

A WOMAN'S EXPERIENCE  
During the talk, a woman explained that her fiancee passed away.She was thinking of him when she went to the back door of her home to let their dog out into the yard. She said that when she stepped outside, a butterfly appeared around her and circled around her. The butterfly stayed around her for quite a long time so she knew it was her fiancee's spirit giving her reassurance that he was still with her.
  

TIMING - If you're thinking of a loved one when some animal or insect around you behaves oddly, it's likely a sign. Spirits often send us signs around birthdays, anniversaries and holidays, so if it happens around one of those times, it's also likely a sign.

LEARN ABOUT OTHER SIGNS - In Rob Gutro's books "Ghosts and Spirits" and "Lessons Learned from Talking to the Dead" t

For more info about ghosts and spirits, check out Rob Gutro's books on Amazon.com: 
https://www.amazon.com/Rob-Gutro/e/B003UNTASW/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1518010054&sr=8-1

Photos & future events: "Signs from Spirit Talk" at the Belmont Manor

A wonderful audience at the Feb 6 Belmont Talk

Last night, Feb. 6, I gave the talk "Signs from Spirit" at the Belmont Manor in Elkridge,MD with the Inspired Ghost
 Tracking Group.  The room was full and there were so many wonderful experiences.
  During these 1 hour (plus) talks, I explained the difference between a ghost and a spirit (there is a difference that I identify in my books "Ghosts and Spirits" and "Lessons Learned from Talking to the Dead" ) and provide many different ways that spirits give us signs from the afterlife. The audience learned that signs come at certain times, and the importance of those times.
QUESTIONS ENCOURAGED 

Ronda, Dana and Margaret of Inspired Ghost Tracking

  The questions were fascinating, and I enjoy hearing others' experiences and always encourage it.

TO REGISTER FOR FUTURE TALKS
  For information on how to register for future talks: Info: www.belmontmanormd.org or 410-313-0200. 18 yrs + Call 410-313-0200 or register online :Catalog:https://www.howardcountymd.gov/Departments/Recreation-and-Parks 
 
HERE ARE THE NEXT 2 TALKS: 

Inspired Ghost Tracking Core Group

Tuesday, Feb. 27 from 7:30 -9 – Pets and the Afterlife Talk at Belmont Manor, Elkridge, MD
Learn how some pets have the ability to send signals to the living, and may wait for us in the hereafter. Rob Gutro, Author of Pets and the Afterlife, shares scientific studies that prove our pets have emotions and personalities. He will identify the signs they give us and the science behind why living pets can sense entities. . Info: www.belmontmanormd.org or 410-313-0200. 18 yrs + Call 410-313-0200 or register online :Catalog:
https://www.howardcountymd.gov/Departments/Recreation-and-Parks

Tuesday, Mar. 20 from 7:30 -9 – Haunted Locations in Maryland; Talk at Belmont Manor, Elkridge, MD
Learn about various other haunted places in Maryland, around the Baltimore/Washington, DC region as explored by medium Rob Gutro and the Inspired Ghost Tracking Group . Info: www.belmontmanormd.org or 410-313-0200. 18 yrs + Call 410-313-0200 or register online :Catalog:
https://www.howardcountymd.gov/Departments/Recreation-and-Parks 

What is an Orb? Can it be a Ghost, Spirit or Both?

A real ORB outside Asheville's Jackson building

Today we'll explore orbs and what they look like if they are connected to an Earth bound ghost or a spirit (whom has crossed over). I talk about orbs in my books "Ghosts and Spirits" and "Lessons Learned." Most of the time, they can be debunked or discounted, but every now and then you run into a genuine ghostly/spirit orb! 

WHAT IS AN ORB?

A Dictionary definition of an orb is an unexpected, often circular photographic artifact. In terms of paranormal activity, orbs are the most simple form a ghost or spirit can take. However, you need to be careful in calling something an orb.

 

GHOSTS OR SPIRITS? - As I explain in my books, the difference between a ghost and a spirit is location. Ghosts are Earthbound, spirits have crossed over. BOTH, however, can take the most simple form of an orb.

WHAT DO ORBS LOOK LIKE?
  I've found that orbs that are associated with a ghost or spirit can be differentiated from non-orbs in a couple of ways. Orbs usually have designs or colors in them. 
Reflections, bugs, dust or pollen do not have designs or colors in photographs and are often mistaken for orbs.

  Further, genuine orbs may also have a face in them!  In one investigation I wrote about in my book "Lessons Learned from Talking to the Dead" myself and Troy, another medium in the group sensed 2 female ghosts in a home where a double murder occurred (unbeknownst to us). One of the Inspired Ghost Tracking Team captured an orb in the area where we sensed the two female ghosts. In the orb was the FACE of a woman. You can see it here and it appears in the book (available on Amazon) that also explains the entire investigation. 
 
Orbs During Paranormal Investigations
   I've noticed orbs appear in photos whenever I'm sensing a ghost. There -up investigation days later, an orb appeared with the face of a woman behind it!  (This is also featured in my book "Lessons Learned from Talking to the Dead.") 

Orbs appear in Riversdale Mansion room when I sensed 2 ghosts.

 What do others say about orbs? 

Dave Juliano of Shadowland.net, a ghost hunter, defines an Orb this way: The orb is the energy being transferred from a source (i.e. powerlines, heat energy, batteries, people, etc) to the spirit so they can manifest.   This may not even be a conscious thing the spirit is doing, just a natural way they get their energy.  This would explain why the orbs are round balls.  According to the laws of Physics energy being transferring like that would assume is natural shape of a sphere.   This theory can also be tied into the EMF readings we get during spirit activity. Source: http://theshadowlands.net/ghost/orbs.htm
   Dave brings up a good point about Camera Processing errors: The digital cameras can't have film-processing errors.  I am aware that some people feel that the orbs on a digital camera are an error in the digital processing of the image.  When that error does occur in digital photos, the objects tend to be square in nature, not round and they cannot be semi-transparent, the pixel behind would have to be corrupted also.  

My Mom gives me 2 Signs Today!

Tropical Storm Norma Formed today in the Eastern Pacific

 For those of you who don't know I'm a meteorologist and I work on hurricanes/tropical cyclones on
my day job. Today, I got a nice big "Hello" from my mother, Norma (who passed in Dec. 2013). Tropical Storm Norma just formed quickly today off the coast of western Mexico, and she's going to have a VERY strong personality (will become a hurricane), like my mom. You never know when you'll get a sign!  
     AND I got a second sign JUST as I was sitting down to write about it. I'm listening to Pandora radio, and one of her all time favorite songs just started playing: "It Might Be You" by Stephen Bishop (from the Movie "Tootsie", thus the video below) 
   It brought a happy tear to my eyes, hearing from Mom today. 
  Spirits are all around us. You just need to look for the signs.
Video: https://youtu.be/Y9AVoIROBt0


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To Learn more about how spirits give us signs, check out Rob Gutro's Books "Ghosts and Spirits" and "Lessons Learned from Talking to the Dead" available on Amazon.com in paperback and E-book

How a Ghost Makes Us "Feel" Sensations (through our Nervous System)

dendrites of a neuron transmit electrical impulses

In the previous blog, I explained how a ghost creates cold spots and it's all about energy. As beings of energy, ghosts can also make us feel sensations since our nerves transmit electrical impulses to our body to help us move and feel.

The basic functioning of the nervous system depends a lot on tiny cells called neurons. The brain has billions of them, and they have many specialized jobs. For example, sensory neurons take information from the eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and skin to the brain.

As energy entities, ghosts who touch us or come near us can add their energy into our nervous system (unwittingly on their part). That extra "charge" may create dizziness, a feeling of being shocked, chilled, squeezed or feel like someone is around.  

MELISSA'S ENCOUNTER 
Here's an email I received from Melissa who experienced a cold spot when she was property hunting: 

The Nervous System. Credit HowStuffWorks

I once walked into a building that I and my former husband were considering purchasing  to convert into a home. 

I'd only gotten to the middle of the second room on the first floor when I started having some rather strange symptoms. I stopped in my tracks..

I felt like my whole body was being squeezed, had pressure on it, felt light headed and an emotional over all bad feeling.

 I looked at my husband, two sons and real estate agent and said,"I don't know what happened here,but I have to go"! 

They all looked surprised and bewildered. 


WHY MELISSA EXPERIENCED THE FEELING - 
It seems that Melissa was in the presence of a ghost who was living in the building. Usually, ghosts just want to let us know that they're around and ask us for help to cross them over. 

FOR A CLOSER LOOK AT THE SCIENCE: The dendrites, or "tentacles," of a neuron pick up an electrical nerve impulse and conduct it toward the soma, or cell body. The nerve impulse travels through the soma and is then conducted down a threadlike fiber called the axon. At the end of the axon, the impulse travels over a gap called a synapse to reach the dendrites of the next cell.
Source: Reference.com
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TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW GHOSTS AND SPIRITS WORK, Read Rob Gutro's books "Ghosts and Spirits," and "Lessons Learned from Talking to the Dead." Both are available on Amazon.com in Ebook and paperback (under $10!).

A Look at Ghosts and Spirits and Religions vs. Spirituality

Today we'll look at religion and spirituality. This is a serious issue because being too steadfast in a belief has caused people to remain Earthbound.  

RELIGIONS AND SPIRITUALITY
Most people use religion as a base to develop a faith. Then they grow from it. That's the way it should be, if you want to grow spiritually. Remember that religions were all conceived by mankind. Spirituality is the energies within and around us. 

That's not saying you can't belong to a religion and be spiritual. You can, although most people leave religions because of constraints.

CONSTRAINTS I ENCOUNTERED - As a former catholic, when I was growing up I was told that talking to the dead is actually talking to the "devil." (Baptist religions still believe this) That's ridiculous. It's also something that was discouraged because the churches couldn't control what you heard.   Besides, I have no "evil motive" when I convey messages. They are messages from loved ones in spirit (people and pets). I don't know the people I get messages for and often never see them again.
*What's new in 2015: Britain's Psychic World newspaper in its July edition says there are "Major changes to Roman Catholic views as The Vatican says it is OK to talk to the Dead." - per Rev. Gino Concetti, chief theological commentator for the Vatican Italian journal. "L'Osservatore Romano".

DANGERS - As someone who has been able to communicate with ghosts and spirits since I was 13, I've heard a lot from people on the other side about how constraints of religion made their life and the lives of the people around them very unpleasant (during their time on Earth).  Often times, an Earth-bound ghost or spirit will ask their family or friends for forgiveness because the ghost or spirit mis-treated others because of their strict religious beliefs.

WHY IS A MORE "CONSERVATIVE RELIGIOUS" PERSON MORE LIKELY TO BE AN EARTH-BOUND GHOST? - Religions teach that if you do something wrong in life and feel like you can't be forgiven, or generally live your life as a not-so-good, not-so-caring person, you'll go to "Hell."  So, whenever very "religious" people die, often times I've encountered them as ghosts because they are horrified that they will see hell on the other side of the light (which is ridiculous). So, people who are "conservative religious" are afraid to go into the light once they pass for fear of going to a hell. Hell, ironically, is remaining trapped as an Earth-bound ghost for eternity.

SIDE NOTE ABOUT THE DANGERS OF BEING SO "STRICT" IN A BELIEF-  
1) A friend's father was an ultra-conservative Baptist who made his family's life miserable. He didn't mind beating his kids either "in Jesus' name," and because his preacher told him it was acceptable to do so (this was in the 1960s and 1970s). He also didn't mind giving away a lot of the family's income to the church, so they struggled to pay bills. That's warped and dangerous.  If a religion causes someone to put their church before the equal and kind treatment of others, than it's a dangerous "religion." 
DANGERS TODAY: Even today, there are still a few "preachers" who have told parents it's acceptable to beat up children who are gay, in the name of Jesus. Look it up on the Internet. It's appalling.

2) Another friend who is gay, was put through an exorcism by his ultra-conservative religious parents. That ridiculous act was emotionally traumatic to my friend as a young man. This is an extreme case where a sect of religion warped the views of people.

3) Many "ultra-conservative religious" people across the U.S. who learned their child is gay either threw the kids out on the street  (which is pure evil) in the name of their god, or have driven their children to suicide. I know several friends who wanted to commit suicide because of parents who were so strict in their religious beliefs. 
    So, there's a danger in being so "firm" in your beliefs, especially when it opens the door to harm others in any way. Grow from your faith, welcome and love all others, especially those who are unlike you. Show the LOVING side of your religion. Accept everyone. Love everyone. Put yourself in their shoes.

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 To learn more about how ghosts and spirits appear, check out the book "Lessons Learned from Talking to the Dead" by author/medium/paranormal investigator Rob Gutro.  Available on Amazon.com in e-book and paperback

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Lessons Learned, Ghosts and Spirits

For Rob Gutro's books: "Lessons Learned from Talking to the Dead," "Pets and the Afterlife" and the new book "Pets and the Afterlife 2" -  visit Amazon.com   (or click this link) 

Pets and the Afterlife 2, Pets and the Afterlife

Q&A: What to do After Giving Spirit Messages to Non-Believers

Here's a question I received recently:  
Q: What do I do now that I gave a Spirit Message to a Non-Believer?

A:   I've found myself in the same predicament a number of times.  If you get a message and you give it to someone who doesn't believe you. What do you do?
  Well, you've done your job already.  You've passed on the message from the spirit. It's up to the individual for whom it is intended to work with the message, accept it or reject it. Sadly, some people reject messages because they don't want to admit that their loved one has passed. However, as mediums and caring people, you have done what you were asked by the spirit.  I know it's difficult when you're so certain. I've been there.
   My advice is to acknowledge the spirit and tell them that you've done all you can. Then tell them he or she needs to try and reach their loved ones directly in their dreams.

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For more information about ghosts and spirits and how they give messages, check out Rob Gutro's books: Ghosts and Spirits; and Lessons Learned from Talking to the Dead  (both updated in 2016). Available in e-book and paperback on Amazon.com.

YouTube: Paranormal Graveyard with Rob Gutro Talking about Hauntings!

If you missed the interview earlier this week, you can catch this almost 2 hour discussion on YouTube: Paranormal Graveyard with Rob Gutro Talking about Hauntings, and Signs from loved ones in Spirit.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zq0DE9fO43g&feature=youtu.be

Ghosts and Spirits AND Lessons Learned from Talking to the Dead

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To read about the stories Rob discussed, check out his books on Amazon.com:

Spirits Give Signs in Times of Stress

 Spirits have a way of giving us signs to let us know they're around in times of stress or uncertainty. Just look for the signs. Here's an example of a sign I got from my dog Sprite who passed, and how it alleviated my fear of heights at the perfect time. 

Sprite's butterfly

On July 8, 2013 we said a sad goodbye to our 16 1/2 year old dachshund Sprite. The week that Sprite passed, a yellow and black butterfly followed us around daily. Friends who read about Sprite's butterfly encountered the same kind of butterfly right after reading about it.

Two years later, when my husband and I were on vacation we went to a park with zip lines (because he's always wanted to do that).  I'm afraid of heights, (so I was stressed!)  but didn't mind trying it (that's what you do when you care with someone). There were 2 Zip Line routes, each with 7 zip lines. I think they were both about 150 feet off the ground.  

As we were going up the first Zip Line tower, I  was dealing with anxiety from my fear of heights. As we got to the top of the (open faced stairs) and to the tower platform, suddenly a yellow and black butterfly flew around my feet and lingered for a short time. I KNEW it was Sprite and I heard "don't worry daddy, I'm here to protect you." That gave me the courage to do all of the zip lining.

 What's odd is that it was the ONLY yellow and black butterfly we saw the entire day. All of the other butterflies were blue with black outlines on the wings, and one orange butterfly. There is no such thing as a coincidence.  This was a message from Sprite when I needed to hear it.

That's what spirits do. They send us signs to comfort us when we need it. We just need to be aware of what they are. (That's why I wrote the books "Ghosts and Spirits," "Lessons Learned from Talking to the Dead," and the 2 Pets and the Afterlife books. )

Explanations of What Ghosts and Spirits Really are on Halloween (and year 'round)

Halloween happens tomorrow, and if you're curious about the truth about what a ghost is, and what a spirit is, and the difference, check out Rob Gutro's updated/revised book "Ghosts and Spirits." It was updated this year and you'll learn all about the paranormal and read some amazing stories about hauntings in various places and how spirits of loved ones come through and give messages.   The cover contains a photo of the Ghostly face of an actor that haunts the Bird Cage Theatre in Arizona, as the visage appeared in front of a painting of an actress (that hangs in the lobby of the Bird Cage).  Available in paperback and E-book on Amazon.com (Get the version with the purple border, as it's the NEW version. Used copies on Amazon are the old version). 

 Paranormal Author Revises Breakthrough Book: "Ghosts and Spirits"

Look for the purple border for the new volume

WASHINGTON -- Author and paranormal investigator Rob Gutro has updated and revised his breakthrough paranormal book "Ghosts and Spirits" for 2016. The author's four books have all reached best-seller status in Amazon.com's supernatural category.   

"Ghosts and Spirits" was Gutro's first book, originally published in 2010. It was the first paranormal book to distinguish the difference and similarities between Earth-bound ghosts and spirits who have crossed over into "Heaven, Valhalla, Paradise, etc." or whatever people call the other side.  

"Look for the purple border to get the 2nd Edition. There are a number of 1st editions on Amazon.com under "used" - so make sure you get the revision."

"One of the most incredible stories in the book is about how my dad's spirit helped me prove to my own family members that he was at his own wake and funeral and around during the entire week of his services," Gutro said. "My dad's spirit also helped me find a number of things for my mother, who lived over 300 miles away."

The author, a medium, paranormal investigator, scientist and dog dad, provides proof that people and pets do communicate with us from the other side. He is a medium with Inspired Ghost Tracking of Md. He sketches out what ghosts look like who are haunting private homes and has received many confirmation from homeowners. He is also a parent to three dogs and is a volunteer with Dachshund and Weimaraner rescues.

"I wrote this book to provide some understanding of the difference between an Earth-bound entity and one who crossed over," Gutro said. Readers will learn about orbs, poltergeists, dark entities, the significance of ashes, what happens to murder and suicide victims, how to experience ghosts, how to cross them over, and more. He has learned that when it comes to spirits, there is no such thing as a coincidence. He cautions though that people should not jump to conclusions and think everything is a sign. "There has to be a personal meaning or connection," he said. 

Rob Gutro, medium, paranormal investigator

In "Ghosts and Spirits" readers will also learn how the author lived in a haunted house, how he experienced many ghosts in historic and other places.

Earlier in 2016 he published his fourth book, "Pets and the Afterlife 2," a follow up to Amazon's best-selling "Pets and the Afterlife," where readers will learn how dogs and cats have the intelligence and ability to send signs to the living after they pass. "Ghosts and Spirits" includes the author's first experience with pet communications thanks to his dog "Buzz" who passed and became "the world's best canine communicator." It was all of the communications from Buzz that inspired him to write his first book.

"I write these books to educate and give people understanding to recognize signs on their own," he said. He doesn't take appointments or do readings but people are always welcome to e-mail or Facebook him.

Rob maintains a weekly blog, Facebook and Twitter pages, where he writes about paranormal topics, and where people can share their stories or find other resources on the paranormal. The new book and his other books "Pets and the Afterlife," "Lessons Learned from Talking to the Dead" are available in paperback and E-book, on Amazon.com and other outlets at: http://tinyurl.com/hp92st7. Published by CreateSpace, Inc.

The author has been featured in the Washington Post, MSNBC, WBZ Newsradio Boston, "Coast to Coast AM" syndicated radio with George Noory, Paranormal TV's "Do You Believe," Paranormal Underground Magazine and U.S., U.K. and Ireland paranormal radio programs such as Unknown Paranormal Radio, Ghost Chronicles Radio, the Haunted Syndicate Pararadio Show and many others. See his website for other appearances and interviews.

For the author's blog and upcoming appearances, visit:  ghostsandspiritsinsights.blogspot.com/ 

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Rob Gutro, Author, Rgutro@gmail.com