Photos and Experiences at Strathmore Mansion's Halloween Tea

A Haunted Tea at the Strathmore Mansion

Thanks to all who came out to support the Strathmore Mansion at their Haunted Halloween Tea on Wednesday Oct. 31.  

   I made a return Halloween appearance and this year I talked about my newest book "Ghosts of England: On a Medium's Vacation." 

  I provided a few highlights from chapters on Hampton Court Palace, Whitehall Palace, our haunted room in a castle Bed and Breakfast, and more.  
  When I announced that I had time for one more story several people asked for the ghost dog story.

     There were a lot of great questions and people seemed really engaged. Of course, since the ghosts were from different periods in England's history,and the places I encountered the ghosts ranged from churches to palaces to pubs and homes, there was a lot to cover.

  You can read about them in my book, though- and learn history while enjoying my own personal ghostly encounters!
 The Strathmore Mansion is located on Tuckerman Lane, Bethesda, Md.  

A special rock painted by my friend Ronda

TICKETS: https://www.strathmore.org/events-and-

tickets/afternoon-tea

A short video for Halloween: Haunting the Patapsco Female Institute

Since it's Halloween and everyone wants a ghost story- you can learn about the hauntings of a famous institute in Maryland in this 4 minute video interview. Rob Gutro was interviewed about the Ghosts in the ruins of a building in Ellicott City, Maryland.

    Go inside the ruins of a once-famous institute for young women. The former site of the Patapsco Female Institute is filled with history and some paranormal reminders of the past: from former students to wounded soldiers, these spirits seem to inhabit every floor. 

 Produced: Tony Hoos, Howard Community College

Video: https://youtu.be/GCC2zInm31Q

 

 

 

Halloween Event tomorrow! Sold out at the Strathmore Mansion Afternoon Tea

Tomorrow, Halloween, I'll be speaking about my latest book, the "Ghosts of England on a Medium's Vacation" - as a hauntingly good way to celebrate!  Since the event is sold out, you can find out about all of the amazing ghosts I've met in my book!  You'll meet screaming queens, guards who walked right through me,  shopkeepers , a group of ghosts still seeking a cure from a long-dead king and so many more!.
  Available on Amazon.com!   - Rob Gutro

Take a Tarot 101 Class Series with Joy Andreason in Winchester, VA

In a rare class series and since you like Tarot Tuesday, you can learn about it from my friend Joy Andreasen in person starting on Nov. 11! Take a Tarot 101 Class with Joy Andreason in Winchester, VA INFO, REGISTRATION HERE: http://www.whispersofjoy.net/events 

WATCH HER VIDEO HERE: https://www.facebook.com/whispersofjoy/videos/189040321996597/ 

About the event: JOY'S TAROT 101 ​

Join me on Sunday, November 11 for the second in a series of classes on connecting with and reading the cards of the tarot. Tarot is an ancient set of cards that have been used for divination for hundreds of years. Each picture in each card has its own vibration and universal meaning, but in my class we will learn to combine our own innate intuitive abilities along with the wisdom inherent in the cards to find comfort, information, and wisdom as well as messages from the Divine.
    This is going to be a once a month class. Each class will be building upon the previous one, but if you miss one or didn't make it to the previous one, I will try to catch you up as well as I can. It is relatively important to commit yourself to this series of classes.
   These classes will be held at my home in Winchester Virginia for $25 per class.
    We will learn the traditional meanings of the cards, as well as learn the subtle meanings which come only through your connection with your own inner intuitive abilities. We will learn some basic spreads and be reading for ourselves and others in no time!

A Coin Sign from Spirit: My Dad Comes to my Lecture

The coin I found dated 2008 just before my lecture

This past weekend I gave a lecture about my latest book "Ghosts of England On a Medium's Vacation" at the Tysons-Pimmitt Public Library. Before I gave the lecture my dad let me know he was there and why.... just as spirits of your loved one do!

As I wrote in my books "Ghosts and Spirits," "Lessons Learned from Talking to the Dead," and my Pets and the Afterlife books, spirits often send us coins after they pass as a way of confirming they are fine on the other side and still around us from time to time. 

VALIDATING COINS FROM SPIRIT - Moving a coin or anything from someplace to right in front of us is called an apport- and it takes a lot of energy. When you find a coin, check the YEAR, because it could indicate which spirit is thinking of you. My dad often sends coins dated 2008, the year he passed. My mom and our dog Sprite sends coins dated 2013, the year that they both passed. Usually I find the coins whenever I happen to be thinking of them. That means they are around when I think of them, and they send a coin as confirmation. 

HOW I FOUND THE COIN - After pulling into a parking space at the Library (and there were many open parking spaces), I got out of my car and immediately saw a coin on the ground. - What's interesting here is that it was apparent my Dad guided me to park in that particular spot. There is no such thing as a coincidence when it comes to Spirit!

WHY MY DAD APPEARED - In fact, I found 2 pennies. The first one I picked up was dated 2008! That was the year my dad passed. The second was 2012, a year before my mom and our dog Sprite passed (sometimes spirits can only send what's available). The 2008 coin just confirmed that my dad was with me before the lecture, as he is whenever I speak publicly. My dad taught classes at a business school, and did a lot of public speaking. So, he's always with me, supporting me whenever I do the same. What a great comfort. 

So, know that spirits are watching over you,and communicating with you. As I wrote in my books- you just need to know the signs- and my books teach them to you! (books are available on Amazon.com). -Rob Gutro

A Nice Comment I Received!

It's so nice to receive compliments, and people don't do it often enough with each other. Whether it's to a waiter or waitress in a restaurant or someone who opens the door for you. Always remember to thank someone or show them your appreciation.  Recently during one of the lectures I gave, someone I met sent me this wonderful note:

Awesome guy! 
  Good at what he does and I got a sweet heart felt hug! 
  Thank you again Rob! 
  I feel so much better and am so grateful for you!!

Haunted or Staged: An Irish School Ghost?

This You Tube video claims to be "CCTV footage from Deerpark CBS, the oldest (and most haunted!?) school on the south side of Cork City."
Surveillance cameras captured some spooky happenings in a hallway at 3 a.m. on Oct. 1 at Deerpark CBS school in Cork, Ireland, on Oct.11, 2017.
      However, as a paranormal investigator, I have to question a couple of things.
1) CCTV cameras normally don't have sound. Such as the CCTV camera in Hampton Court Palace that caught a ghost after hours flinging open a door.
2) The camera angle is odd. It's not angled down from the ceiling,but is horizontal to the lockers as if someone is standing at a tripod camera.
   So, it's a tough call on this one without knowing the camera placement and if the camera had sound.



 Video: https://youtu.be/PpWebxw_Zho