A Dog's Spirit Leads Mom to a Talk

Yesterday I gave a talk about pets and the afterlife and mentioned how our pets in spirit can influence
to do things that are good for us, or go places to hear certain things that remind someone of their pet. That's exactly what happened when I gave my talk at the Tysons-Pimmitt Library in Falls Church, Virginia.
   At the end of the talk one of the people in the audience told me that she didn't realize why she had come until I was talking. She said her dog "Bonnie" (different name) passed 11 years ago, and she wasn't thinking of her dog when she saw the lecture. She said she was inspired to come and listen.
She told me that she was hit with the realization that November 4th would have been Bonnie's birthday!  (remember, birthdays, anniversaries and holidays are times spirit show themselves). -
  I told her that Bonnie inspired her to come and hear my "Pets and the Afterlife" talk so she would know that Bonnie is still very much around her, even 11 years after Bonnie passed.
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To learn other ways pets communicate from the afterlife check out my books
"Pets and the Afterlife" and "Pets and the Afterlife 2" on Amazon.com in paperback and E-book by Rob Gutro

Q&A About Urns and Ashes

Today's blog is a question and answer session from emails that I've received about ashes and urns.

Q: When my Aunt spread my grandfather ashes, 3 minutes later I notice white smoke coming from the ground that was a foot away from the spreading of the ashes...... Could that have be his spirit???

A:  It could be a number of things. 1) moisture on the ground scattered as a result of dropping something on it 2) dust stirred up from dropping something on it. 3) OR it could have been your grandfather's spirit coming back to visit to thank her for scattering his ashes as he requested.

Q: My mother's dog is afraid of my father's urn but I don't know why.

 

A: From time to time, your father's spirit may visit, as spirits often do. Usually around birthdays, anniversaries and holidays, so that could be part of the issue. If there is anything shiny on the urn, like a silver or gold, that tends to frighten dogs.

Q: Mom died six weeks ago, and we had her cremated. We have her urn in the living room. We haven't sensed her presence yet, but I'm trying to keep an open mind about it. If she is inclined to visit, but Dad and I move to another house, would she be able to find us if we put the urn in the new house? Or would she only be able to look for us in the house she'd lived in?

 

A:  Yes she can find you wherever you go, since she's crossed over. . Your mom's energy is connected to you so she'll find you. Only earth-bound ghosts are fixed to a location  - your mom is a spirit and has crossed over!

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For more information about urns and ashes, ghosts and spirits, check out: "Ghosts and Spirits" or "Lessons Learned from Talking to the Dead" by Rob Gutro on Amazon.com

Video: Mike Ricksecker's Friday Night Ghost Frights: Haunted Houses in Illinois

In this special edition of Mike Ricksecker's  Friday Night Ghost Frights, you can find details of creepy ghost stories of haunted houses lost to time if you know where to look.  Mike and Shana tell you where they found paranormal stories of a historic house in this Mike's Morning Mug video that I present as a Friday Night Ghost Fright. A quick "how to" over coffee and a book!
Video: https://youtu.be/lCaRl-7jOtg

Podcast! Rob Talks Pets and the Afterlife on Beyond Midnight

The Paranormal podcast  Beyond Midnight program had Rob Gutro, Author / Medium as a guest this
week to talk about Pets and the Afterlife. Hosts J.P. and A.J. covered a lot of ground with Rob in this 39 minute podcast!

LISTEN: https://soundcloud.com/beyondmidnight/episode-12-rob-gutro-author-medium-paranormal-investigator


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If you want to know more how spirits communicate - I've written several  books, available on Amazon.com : "Pets and the Afterlife. Pets and the Afterlife 2; Lessons Learned from Talking to the Dead; & Ghosts and Spirits. You can find them here:
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This Saturday in Falls Church, VA hear Rob Talk "Pets and the Afterlife"

On Nov. 4, Saturday at 11am EDT - Rob will Talk about "Pets and the Afterlife"
Tysons- Pimmit Library, 7700 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA: Contact: Alicia Korker, Tel. 703-790-8088Alicia.Korker@fairfaxcounty.gov
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/ty/ 

 Medium, author, Rob Gutro was interviewed by Digital Dragon TV about "Pets and the Afterlife" in this 3:45 min. video.

Event Photos: Amazing Time at the Strathmore Halloween Tea

Rob in his Superman jacket before the talk

1st floor sitting room

Yesterday afternoon I was the speaker at the famous Strathmore Mansion Halloween Tea event in Bethesda, Maryland. During this afternoon tea event I spoke about how spirits communicate with loved ones. I did make an entrance in my Superman Jacket, just to get in the "spirit" of the holiday.

There were 50 people in the audience and several had their own experiences with both earthbound ghosts and spirits that crossed over. Their own stories and experiences were amazing.

I want to take the time to give a tremendous thank you to Mary, who manages the mansion events and teas and invited me back (this was my third time back, but first time as a solo speaker). It was the perfect way to spend a Halloween afternoon. I also want to thank my friends Linda and Lynn (and her sister) for being there, too. It means so much to have the love and support of great friends.

Here are some pictures from the Strathmore. If you haven't been, you need to go!  Whether for an Afternoon English Tea, the art exhibits at the mansion, or the concerts at the mansion. There's so much to enjoy. - Rob

Strathmore mansion from outside

For information about Rob Gutro's paranormal books, click to go to www.Amazon.com page. 
Pets and the Afterlife
Pets and the Afterlife 2
Ghosts and Spirits
Lessons Learned from Talking to the Dead

entryway into the mansion

Rob's table and banners

Happy Doggone Halloween!

Happy Halloween!  Here's a picture of our three dogs in their shark costumes this year. Hope you have a hauntingly fun day!  

Joy Andreasen's Tarot Tuesday: Six of Cups

Today's card is the Six of Cups.
   Joy Andreasen  provides the interpretation of Tarot cards on these Tarot Tuesdays:
Today you may find your past is coming back to your experience. Either someone from your past shows up in your life, or you may find you are interested in knowing more about your family history, or you are forced to face an unresolved issue from the past. When we are children, we live in the now. We rarely worry about the past or the future, other than wondering when we will take the next trip to the ice cream Shoppe. Think about that today. Whatever you are attempting to manifest, imagine it is in the past. Imagine you already have it. Think about how that feels. The biggest roadblock sometimes to manifesting our dreams is thinking about the object of our desires as if it is in the vague future.
 ABOUT JOY: Joy Andreasen is an author, shamanic practitioner, psychic medium, spiritual consultant, Reiki Master Teacher and wedding officiant. She has been giving messages from Spirit for almost twenty years. She teaches spiritual development and shamanic classes in Winchester and Herndon Virginia which are always highly acclaimed.  She has compiled some of these messages into a book which is available on her website, www.whispersofjoy.net. Her  goal is to be of service to others in whatever way is most beneficial to their souls.

Annapolis Ghost Walk: A Ghost in the Photo!?!

Top: no light, bottom, a bar of white light appears! 

During a recent historic Annapolis Ghost Walk in Maryland we wound up getting what very likely could be a GHOST in a photo we took with the tour guide.  
"A Special Historic Haunting tour of Annapolis" was a 90 minute tour put on by Watermark and Historic Annapolis. It included a rare tour of the historic Sands House and we were led by an amazing tour guide. 

THE BEST TOUR GUIDE-  We were fortunate enough to get a guy dressed as a pirate and named "Saggy Boots" because his 2 foot high boots would sag. Not only was he handsome, but he put on a great British accent (we think it was put on), and he memorized and recited long poems he composed about two hauntings. He was amazing (and cute).

THE GHOST IN THE GRAVEYARD - Ghosts don't usually haunt graveyards, but there is a well-known ghost who walks around a graveyard in Annapolis that circles a church. The church is St. Anne's Episcopal Church. It's an historic Episcopal church located in Church Circle, 199 Duke of Gloucester St, Annapolis, MD 21401. The first church in Annapolis, it was founded in 1692. A man in all black has been seen walking around the cemetery literally for hundreds of years. Our tour guide, "Saggy Boots the pirate" said that the ghost is known to a Sexton named James Simpson. A Sexton is a person who looks after a church and churchyard, sometimes acting as bell-ringer and formerly as a gravedigger.

THE PHOTO - Our tour guide's wife took my cell phone to take our picture with him. She only had my camera in her hand, and there was no one else taking pictures. We were standing in the dark cemetery and there was no light source within 100 feet or more (across the street). There is no explanation for the bar of white light that appeared in the second photo taken immediately after the first photo. I knew we were in the company of someone who had passed on and was roaming around as a ghost, so this may have been the ghost who was standing between us. What do you think? 

Oct 31 at 2pm EVENT: Special Afternoon Halloween Tea at the Strathmore Mansion, Bethesda, MD

Learn about signs from spirits in Rob Gutro's books

On Tuesday Oct. 31 at Tuesday 2pm EDT check for last minute seats in the Special Afternoon Halloween Tea at the Strathmore!
   Rob Gutro, Author/Medium, will talk about Signs from Spirits Strathmore Hall Foundation, 5301 Tuckerman Lane (Strathmore Mansion), Bethesda, Maryland

TICKETS: https://www.strathmore.org/events-and-tickets/afternoon-tea

Strathmore Afternoon Tea

The soothing sounds of local musicians fill the room, as you enjoy Afternoon Tea in the cozy atmosphere of The Shapiro Music Room at Strathmore.
Strathmore Blend Tea is specially made for us by Master Tea Blender John Harney of Connecticut, and is served with a light lunch of delectable tea savories.
Afternoon Teas: $24 per person (Stars Price $21.60)
Specialty Teas: $28 per person (Stars Price $25.20)
Tea begins at 1pm
Call 301.581.5108 for reservations. Pre-paid, non-refundable reservations required.
Vegetarian options are available; please be sure to request a vegetarian meal when making your reservation.
Tea for Two gift certificates make great gifts! To purchase, call 301.581.5175 or visit the Shop at Strathmore located in the Mansion.
Strathmore celebrates 30 years of Afternoon Tea. Read more.