Tarot Tuesday: 7 of Swords

Every Tuesday, my friend Joy Andreason provides "Tarot Tuesday" to give you some insight into tarot
cards. Today's card is the 7 of Swords Card.

Joy says:  Traditionally, today's card symbolizes trickery or deceit. Is someone not being up front with you, or is there a hidden truth you are keeping from yourself? Most secrets end up being broadcast at the most inopportune moments. Might be a good idea to come clean.

MEANING OF THE 7 OF SWORDS CARD: (Thanks to biddytarot.com)
UPRIGHT: Betrayal, deception, getting away with something, acting strategically
REVERSED: Imposter syndrome, self-deceit, keeping secrets

ABOUT THE CARD: 
The Seven of Swords shows a man sneaking away from a military camp with five swords in his arms. He looks over his shoulder at the two upright swords he has left behind. The smile on his face suggests that he is proud of himself for having slipped away without being noticed.
NOTE: The Tarot card meaning description is based on the Rider Waite cards.
 


BIOGRAPHY: 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.

For more about Joy Andreasen, visit: https://www.facebook.com/whispersofjoy/ Email: joyandreasen@gmail.com Website: http://www.WhispersofJoy.net

Haunted Highways #3: New Jersey Bridge

Credit: Weird NJ.com

  There are several haunted roadways and in today's blog you'll read about one of them  thanks to the Travel Channel's "Haunted Highways and Byways."   Today's haunt is a New Jersey Bridge.  

 Did you ever get bad feelings while driving on the highway? Well, sometimes whenever people die in car accidents their physical bodies die and their consciousness wakes up as energy and are confused. If they linger too long trying to figure out what happened, they get stuck Earthbound as a ghost. (you can read about that in my books "Ghosts and Spirits" and "Lessons Learned from Talking to the Dead.") 

Haunted Bridge

Apparently, bridges don't just allow drivers to cross over rivers and streams. They also let ghosts cross over from the realm of the dead into the land of the living. According to a New Jersey tale, a dead boy — who may have drowned or been struck by a car — lurks under a bridge on Clinton Road in West Milford. Throw a coin into the water, and he'll toss it back, or at least return it to the bridge or leave it on the ground by midnight. The haunted bridge is near — you might have guessed — Dead Man's Curve.

Must Read; Ghosts of Maryland by Mike Ricksecker

If you live in Maryland, are interested in the variety of history (including the Civil War) and its ghosts, or just driving through, you must get Mike Ricksecker's book " Ghosts of Maryland." Mike has compiled fascinating ghost stories from the state. The first part of the book spotlights various known hauntings and the second half of the book gives summaries of other hauntings from all of Maryland's counties, complete with a map of the county and the location of the haunting. I'll be using this as a guide to visit the places that are open to the public, and see if I can encounter any of these ghosts. Highly recommended!

Mike Ricksecker

ABOUT THE BOOK - Explore the supernatural history of Maryland through its countless ghost stories and legends. With over 100 ghost stories and an atlas to guide you, this comprehensive collection includes details unearthed for the first time in decades!

Q&A with Medium Rob Gutro - Reincarnation, Pets

Recently I received a couple of questions about reincarnation and Pets in spirit. Here are the Q and A;  

1)   Do you do a reincarnation connection?  I can't tell you what spirits will come back as, but I do know that we all DO come back. So, she will return and be connected to everyone she was connected with in this life (after everyone passes).  People and pets wait to come back until everyone they know in this life has passed (there are exceptions, and some do come back more quickly, but it seems to be rare).   

  We all come back unless we achieve a level of perfection, but there seem to be a limited number of people and pets who do (although I would bet that pets achieve spiritual perfection a lot faster than people do!).

2)  When you say pets have the intelligence of a 3-5 year old, you mean while they are in their fur bodies, right?   Yes.

As I cite in my Pets and the Afterlife books, Dr. Stanley Coren (who wrote several books on the intelligence of dogs and cats) assessed that they have the same level of intelligence of a 3 to 5 year old human child. When they get to the other side, the do develop more of an awareness and knowledge in spirit- which enables them to communicate with the living! 

 

Urns, Ashes and Spirit Visitors

People who have urns in their homes with ashes of people or pets may get spiritual visitors, but they
are NOT ghosts. As I explain in my books "Lessons Learned from Talking to the Dead" and "Ghosts and Spirits," spirits (who have crossed over) of our loved ones can be drawn to their ashes, because their ashes contain a small amount of residual energy.

Ghosts are earth-bound and usually stuck to the places they choose to dwell. Spirits (human or pets) who cross over into the light, can come back to earth and visit their loved ones any time they have something to say. Having their ashes in the house gives the spirits something extra to be drawn to. That doesn't mean you need their ashes to have them visit you. Most people and pets are buried or cremated and spirits only visit their gravesites when a loved one comes to pay their respects. The living person's emotional energy of love gives strength to the spirit to draw them there.

One woman told me that she has ashes of her cat, and sensed that cat several times. My own puppy that passed has come back to me many times, and I have his ashes in the house. Years ago, a roommate had ashes of his mother in the house and she appeared in the house who appeared as a dark shadow in the apartment.

So, urns containing ashes can be a draw for spirits to come back from time to time and visit but its a minimal draw. They come back because because you love them and they love you. All they need is love. 

But that shouldn't prevent you from burying the ashes. Spirits of loved ones find us because of the love we share for them. That love acts as an invisible tether of energy that enables spirits to come to us anywhere in the world at anytime.


FOR MORE, CHECK OUT MY BOOKS: Pets and the Afterlife, Pets and the Afterlife 2, Lessons Learned from Talking to the Dead and Ghosts and Spirits, Ghosts of England on a Medium's Vacation, and Kindred Spirits: How a Medium Befriended a Spirit.

ABOUT ROB: Rob Gutro is an author, paranormal investigator and medium with Inspired Ghost Tracking of Maryland. Since he was a child he could receive messages from ghosts or spirits (who have crossed over). 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. *NOTE -Rob doesn't do this full time* **
BIOGRAPHY: Rob considers himself an average guy who just happens to be able to communicate with those who passed. He is a medium on IGT, the Inspired Ghost Tracking Team of Hanover, Maryland. By trade he's a meteorologist, so he tries to explain ghosts and spirits with science. He's had the ability since he was a teenager, sketches out ghosts and get names and other information. He lived in a haunted house, too. In 2005, Rob's late puppy passed and inspired Rob to write his first book. Rob participates in private paranormal investigations, helps ghosts cross over, and has provided countless messages from people or pets as ghosts or spirits.

** BEST SELLERS- Rob's books have reached "best-seller" status on Amazon.com in various paranormal categories. All are available in paperback and E-book on Amazon.com

***DOG RESCUES - Rob has volunteered with with Dachshund and Weimaraner rescues since 2008 and is a pet parent of 4 dogs, 3 Dachshunds and 1 Weimaraner. He also prefers doing fundraising lectures for dog and cat rescues! JUST ASK… Rgutro@gmail.com

VIDEO: Medium Rob Gutro Explains the Best Time to Seek Signs from Spirits

Rob Gutro is scientist, but he's also a medium and paranormal author. In this short video he explains when spirits of loved ones come around and give us signs. You can read his books on Amazon about his encounters with Earthbound ghosts and spirits who have crossed over. .. and those of people and animals! All are under $10.
VIDEO: https://youtu.be/h4kGMDw7UF4

UK's Realm of the supernatural Podcast with Rob Gutro, Author

Earlier this week the "Realm of the supernatural" paranormal podcast based out of the United Kingdom interviewed Medium/Author Rob Gutro for the second half of their show.  Rob joins the show at 47 minutes. (Note- Part 2 is for the Patreon subscribers to the podcast, so you can only hear Part 1 unless you subscribe). 
THIS EPISODE - In this ep we have 2 listeners stories the first narrated by our friend Chelsea is a story from Mitch & Nicol, about an unwanted guest, in the second we welcome on the show Tonya to tell us about a ghost she saw and more, then we welcome on medium and paranormal author Rob Gutro to talk about his mediumship and how he can communicate with the spirits of his dogs, the longer versions of this is available for our members over on patreon .

 ABOUT THE PODCAST - Join hosts Solway and Finchy as they cover stories on the paranormal, ufo's, ghosts, cryptozoology, mysteries and personal paranormal stories. The guys will also include some great interviews and listeners real life stories of the strange and paranormal, If you have a story for the show please send them to supernaturalpod@gmail.com. Thank you for listening. Have a great week and we'll see you on the otherside!

LISTEN HERE TO THE PODCAST
https://audioboom.com/posts/7487564-ep-168-shadow-man-a-ghost-cats-n-dogs
 

Haunted Highways and Byways #2: Route 66 Haunts

  There are several haunted roadways and in today's blog you'll read about one of them  thanks to the Travel Channel's "Haunted Highways and Byways." 
    Did you ever get bad feelings while driving on the highway? Well, sometimes whenever people die in car accidents their physical bodies die and their consciousness wakes up as energy and are confused. If they linger too long trying to figure out what happened, they get stuck Earthbound as a ghost. (you can read about that in my books "Ghosts and Spirits" and "Lessons Learned from Talking to the Dead.")

Route 66 Hauntings
You might not expect Route 66, America's "Mother Road," to be menacing. You'd be wrong. Begun in 1926, it was one of the first highways in the U.S. Highway System., running from Chicago to the Pacific Ocean. Over the years, it seemed to attract the undead, from spooky hitchhikers waving pale thumbs, to paranormal happenings in roadside hotels. It encompasses some 100 frightening spots in all, including the Hotel Monte Vista in Flagstaff, Ariz., where a phantom bell boy knocks on guests' doors at night; to the mysterious "Spook Light," an unexplained orb that appears in the dark sky over Quapaw, Okla.; to a theater in Albuquerque, N.M., plagued by a mischievous little boy who died there in a 1951 boiler explosion.

Messages from my Friend Linda's Spirit

Sixteen days ago, my friend Linda, of 28 years passed away. I have so many fond memories of Linda. She loved Louisiana, cats, her children, her work, and had a great sense of humor. She would often share many funny stories of her adventures, and I can still hear that laugh. Since I'm a medium it was no surprise that I sensed her there, and then she shared some things with me! 

Her service was held at an historic mansion, and was set up like an English Tea. Linda loved English tea events so it was perfect.  I saw many of my old work colleagues from almost 30 years ago!  

Linda was indeed at the event today and her sense of humor came through loud and clear. She told me a couple of things. 

First, she said that "Some colleagues didn't age well." Then she laughed. I heard her laugh!!

The next thing she told me was about when she went in managed care. (She had dementia). She said that they wouldn't let her smoke. She still smoked, that I know. - So  she said to me that "that was no kind of care." She decided that if she couldn't do what she wanted and enjoy life the way she wanted she didn't want to go on - so she stopped eating (earlier on the phone, her son told me she stopped eating). 

She was very happy that the event was at the historic mansion where she helped serve tea during her retirement.. She loves it so much. 

Finally, she told me to thank all of the ladies she worked with serving those afternoon teas, that she's so grateful for the time you they had together. It was a true highlight of her retirement, and she will be sitting there whenever there's an afternoon tea. People who continue to serve the teas may smell a whiff of smoke, or hear her softly laugh, but she'll be there! 

A Book Review I like for "Kindred Spirits: How a Medium Befriended a Spirit"

Book reviews mean a lot to authors on AmazonCom and it's encouraging to find people who are moved by your writings, inspired or have learned something. Here's a book review that was just posted on my latest book "Kindred Spirits: How a Medium Befriended a Spirit":

Amazon Customer reviewed Kindred Spirits: How a Spirit Befriended a Medium

1 of 1 people found the following helpful

 Must read book!!!! October 15, 2019

This was an inspiring book for the skeptic in me. Honestly, at first it was hard to believe. After reading this book, things make more sense in a spiritual way. This is a must read book.