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BOOKS: Pets and the Afterlife, Pets and the Afterlife 2, Pets and the Afterlife 3, Pets and the Afterlife 4, Lessons Learned from Talking to the Dead, Ghosts of England on a Medium's Vacation, Ghosts of the Bird Cage Theatre on a Medium's Vacation, Kindred Spirits: How a Medium Befriended a Spirit, Case Files of Inspired Ghost Tracking and Ghosts and Spirits Explained BEST SELLERS: All of Rob's books have reached "best-seller" status on AMAZON.com in various paranormal categories. PET SPIRIT READINGS: Now offered via email and done on weekends. Reserve a spot thru Paypal. Email me at Rgutro@gmail.com Send 1 Photo of your pet, their name, and any questions.ANIMAL RESCUE FUNDRAISING LECTURES : Rob is a dog dad, volunteers with Dachshund and Weimaraner rescues and does fundraising lectures for dog and cat rescues.

Sunday, November 3, 2019

Q&A: Would Spreading My Ashes in a Civil War Battlefield Comfort Ghostly Soldiers

The Sunken Road-( Bloody Lane) 5,000+ Union and Confederates died
Recently I received a question from a man who wanted to bring comfort to the many ghosts of Civil War soldiers who still haunt battlefields. He wondered if bringing his ashes to haunted sites would help the ghosts find peace (what a wonderfully unselfish idea... but...) Here's the question and my answer:

QUESTION: 
I have chosen to have my ashes scattered at Stones River Battlefield, Murfreesboro, TN.
My request was to be near a soldier or soldiers that may have died alone. My thoughts being that maybe I could be of some comfort. Below is a response I got from a representative from the Battlefield:

" If you want my opinion on a place for your ceremony where a soldier might have faced dying alone, then I'd say the area at our Tour Stop #2 is the best bet. That area that became known as the Slaughter Pen, saw some of the most vicious fighting of the battle. The Confederates pushed through Union resistance there after a two hour struggle and moved north more than half mile for the final fighting on December 31, 1862. The wounded men left behind could have waited for days for assistance since they lay behind the battle lines a

nd many certainly perished while waiting. "

I have found out that there have been ghosts seen in this location. I guess my question is that now, I'm second guessing myself if this is a good idea.

 Why have these soldiers have not moved on? Will my presence be of any value ?

ANSWER:
 . That's an interesting concept to have your ashes scattered at a battlefield where many soldiers passed away.  I understand your intentions and they are truly honorable.
    I am unsure however, that these Earthbound ghosts would understand why your ashes are being scattered there. 
   When you pass, you will very likely cross over and become a spirit. Your ashes will just be a residual material. You will be on the other side and not connected to them so your intention would likely not come through to the Earthbound ghosts.
    The best way to comfort these Earthbound ghosts or help them is to go to the location mentioned and tell them to cross over, or look for places where the light to the other side opens such as hospitals, cemeteries, and funeral homes. Once a light opens from someone recently passed, they can cross over with the person.
    You asked why soldiers will stay Earthbound. Often it's because they died suddenly.    Sometimes when someone is murdered, they awakened as energy and are unaware that they are dead. In their confusion, they linger too long. How long that is no one knows, but staying on Earth too long as energy traps you. That's why so many battlefields are haunted. 
  So my advice to you would be to find a place that you like, and have your ashes scattered there instead.
Again if you want to help any Earthbound ghosts, go to that location and give them the instructions that I wrote about. 
Sincerely, Rob

Saturday, November 2, 2019

Recap/Photos: Great Halloween Tea Event at the Strathmore Mansion!

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 and 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."

 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/
The Strathmore Mansion 


The event was full of people! There was wonderful piano music in the beginning of the event and the mansion and especially the room were decorated nicely for Halloween. During and after my talk, there were many great questions and some people told me they found the answers they were seeking about spirits and Earth-bound ghosts.
Full house for the Halloween Tea

Fortunately, no one lived in a haunted house (that's not a good thing and you can read why in my books "Lessons Learned from Talking to the Dead" and "Ghosts and Spirits.")

It was a wonderful way to celebrate Halloween for me, and I thank Mary Mendoza Godbout, the Strathmore Mansion Tea Room
Lynn and Janet in the Halloween mode!
and Volunteer Coordinating Manager at the mansion, for inviting me and coordinating this wonderful event!

Friday, November 1, 2019

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/  

Thursday, October 31, 2019

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: 


Tuesday, October 29, 2019

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

Monday, October 28, 2019

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
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.

 

Sunday, October 27, 2019

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
 

Saturday, October 26, 2019

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).


September 18, 2019
Format: Kindle EditionVerified Purchase

Friday, October 25, 2019

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/