Moved to www.robgutro.com /I am an author, paranormal investigator & medium with Inspired Ghost Tracking. I can receive messages from ghosts or spirits (who have crossed over). As a scientist, I explain the paranormal with energy. Known as a Pet Medium; but work with human ghosts and spirits, too. My books teach you how to recognize signs from spirits.* AWARD-WINNING - 2021,2022 and 2023 BookAuthority Best New Grief Ebook for Pets and the Afterlife 3
Rob's Books, Medium Readings, Animal Rescue Fundraisers
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.
Here's an email and observation that I received from someone who has their dog's ashes. They
experienced how ashes can connect to the energy of spirit.
EMAIL:
I got my dog's ashes back today. I also selected a necklace
with a heart and some of her cremains were placed inside the locket. I put it
on and placed my left palm over the locket and pressed it close to my heart.
For two seconds and only two seconds, I felt a soft electrical type of charge.
I was shocked and immediately felt peace.
I could not believe what I felt so I
tried it again and again but there was no other feeling. It was a one time
occurrence and I am still in a state of peace and happiness. I believe it was
her spirit that was now resting with me on my heart.
MY RESPONSE:
What a wonderful tribute
to her to keep some of her ashes in a locket- and a great sign from her that
she's still with you! When we pass the energy within our physical bodies couple with our memories and personalities and we make a choice to stay Earth-bound as a ghost or cross over into the light/heaven/Valhalla, etc. as a spirit. Energy is the key here and love is positive emotional energy that binds us together
with those we love (whether pet or person).
Sometimes ashes can hold some residual energies. The energy can be physically
sensed some times, and it appears that your girl made it happen for you. Your emotional energy (love) helped "re-energize" the residual energy in your dog's ashes, so you felt a spark.
Take
comfort in knowing she's still with you in spirit.
For more information about pet spirits, check out "Pets and the Afterlife" by Rob Gutro, available in paperback and E-book on Amazon.com.
In 2017, I'll be publishing another book- that one about my experiences with ghosts I've met in the British Isles, which includes one of Henry VIII's wives, Katherine. In this new article from the UK Mirror, a bus driver caught her image on camera!
- Rob
'Ghost of Henry VIII's wife' caught on camera - can you spot it?
Trevor Tye, 45, swears that nobody has tampered with the
photo he took after driving a coach load of tourists to Hampton Court
Palace
A coach driver snapped what he believes could be the ghost of one of Henry VIII's wives during a visit to Hampton Court Palace.
Trevor
Tye, 45, had driven a coach-load of tourists to the royal palace but
ventured in to get pictures himself while he was waiting.
It was
only after returning home after taking pictures of the beautiful marble
staircase in the Palace's public entrance, that he spotted what appears
to be the figure of a young woman stood eerily watching down.
Henry
VIII's fifth wife Catherine Howard was imprisoned at Hampton Court in
1541 before she was beheaded at the age of 21 and her ghost has been
said to still haunt the palace.
Trevor claims he sent the picture to the palace, who informed
him a security guard had spotted the ghost of a young woman or girl in
the same spot on more than one occasion.
Trevor, from York, said:
"I didn't even realise I had caught anything unusual until I got home
and a friend looked at some of my pictures and said, who is that girl?"
"I couldn't believe it as the room was completely empty when I
took the picture so I know that there is no way it is someone in the
shot," he continued.
"I have had the picture examined by experts
and everyone has said the picture has not been tampered with at all, so
for me the only explanation is that it is a ghost."
Woman 'photobombed by alien' during selfie on passenger jet on business trip
Trevor,
who works for York Pullman Bus Company, has been an avid ghost hunter
for more than a decade but says this is the clearest 'proof' he has ever
seen.
Trevor said: "It is most definitely one of the best examples
of a ghost being caught on camera and I think this is especially true
since the security guard was able to confirm that he has seen the same
figure too.
"I was very careful when taking the picture to ensure
no one was in the room - the last thing I wanted was someone ruining my
shot.
"Unfortunately the vast majority of ghost pictures you see are faked so I am really pleased to have caught something like this."
One room of Hampton Court has become known as the Haunted
Gallery as there have been so many alleged sightings of Catherine
Howard.
'Ghost child' caught on camera by teens at Christmas dinner - or is it?
It
is said she is usually seen in a white gown, much like the one in
Trevor's picture, while Henry VIII's third wife Jane Seymour is also
said to haunt the palace after dying there in 1537.
Trevor said:
"I don't know who the ghost is, but it is either a young woman or
perhaps a girl of maybe 16 or 17. It is hard to make out the age of her
clothing but it doesn't look modern.
"It looks like she is looking down and reading something on a stand in front of her.
"I
am not scared by the picture and would happily go back to Hampton
Court, but I doubt I'll capture anything quite like this again."
The palace's website lists both Catherine Howard and Jane
Seymour as ghosts who might haunt Hampton Court, along with Sibell Penn,
the Lady in Grey, and a 'Skeletor' figure caught on CCTV in 2003.
Hampton
Court's website states: "Hampton Court Palace, with its 500 years of
history, has seen many dramatic royal events from the death of Henry
VIII's third wife, Jane Seymour, to the condemnation and house arrest of
his fifth, Catherine Howard, for adultery.
"Over the centuries,
staff, visitors, workmen and residents have experienced strange
phenomena for which there is often no practical explanation."
The
proof copies of my fourth book arrived this week. It's called
"Pets and the Afterlife 2." Since the first volume (published almost 2
years ago) has made such an impact and so many people have emailed me
since about the loss of their pets, I wrote a second book to help people understand what happens after our pets pass, how they communicate with us and how they're always connected to us.
This weekend I will be going through the book to make
little format edits to ensure it's ready for print. I hope to have it
published by the end of February.
A huge thanks to my friend Hannah Kim, who agreed to do the original
artwork for the cover of the book of a dog and cat "looking into the
light."
ABOUT THE BOOK:Pets and the Afterlife 2 was written to help grieving pet parents understand how pets in the afterlife share signs from the afterlife. The author is a medium, paranormal investigator, pet parent and a scientist. He explains the science of energy, what happens when pets pass, and the intelligence of pets. Learn the difference between a ghost and spirit, and the types of signs our pets can give us from the other side. Read amazing messages that the author received and fantastic personal experiences shared by others to help the reader better understand the many ways spirit pets can communicate.
I had a wonderful interview with Alan Warren, host of the House of Mystery Radio show last week. It was a comfortable interview where we talked about how I learned of my ability, early experiences, spirituality, pets, energy, science, paranormal tv shows, ghost investigations and more. Al is a fantastic host. As a side note, being a big comic book fan/reader, I used to read a series called "The House of Mystery" so this was doubly cool for me! FOR THE PODCAST LINK TO THIS SHOW:https://youtu.be/17dlkqLEpiY
What is the House of Mystery Radio? - House of Mystery
Radio Show covers True Crimes, Serial Killers, Conspiracy and Unsolved History.
We interview Authors, film Makers, Screen Writers, doctors and Major players
involved in the Events. We are Broadcast live on Monday nights at 8 pm
pacific/10 central/ 11 eastern time on the Z Talk Radio Network located in
Seattle and live and on demand at www.ztalkradio.com we are also posted on most major podcast
sites including iTunes, spreaker, podomatic, pod bay, tune in and have a free
app for IOS at the Apple Store. Host/Producer is Al Warren - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXKxPPqle3O8mztXdSJ94Zw
This Top Rated Mysteries in History Talk Show Gives a Truly New Perspective! Broadcasting Live from Canada! On the ztalkradio.com network!
The Feb. 1 interview on the Buzz has been rescheduled due to technical difficulties with the program. The new date is MONDAY, FEB 15th from 9-11pm Eastern Time: When "The Buzz" talks about Pets and the Afterlife-
Kevin, Scotty and Molly will test your senses with innovative and
entertaining radio programming and interview Rob Gutro about Pets and the Afterlife! Honest, informative and inspirational
and on occasion controversial with a bit of humor thrown into the mix.
The Buzz encourages listener participation with live chat and call in
capabilities. *LISTEN: http://ztalkradio.com/
My friend Mike Ricksecker, a Ghostorian, author and founder of "Haunted Road Media" put together the following video of his Top 11 Haunted Toys.
Mike said: This is a viewer-requested video of the Top 11
most haunted toys, many of which happen to be dolls. Other haunted
toy-related and haunted objects relating to children are also included.
VIDEO: https://youtu.be/0QJyhPs_il0
I was a guest on Darkness Radio on Dec. 18, 2015 and talked about "Pets and the Afterlife." The link to the Podcast is below. It's about a 40 minute interview, and 25 minutes into it the host took callers. Some of them had some interesting stories. I also told the story of "Saved by a Ghost Dog" that appears in my book. The link is below. - Rob Gutro, Author/Medium/Paranormal Investigator
Darkness Radio - December 18, 2015 Pets and the Afterlife
Since
2006, Dave Schrader has been the Executive Producer and Host of the
wildly popular Paranormal Talk Radio Show; Darkness on the Edge of Town
(weeknights from 9 PM to Midnight CST on Twin Cities News Talk -
Minneapolis's Top-Rated AM Talk Station). Dave interviews intriguing
guests revolving around the Paranormal and the Unknown. Dave is the
coauthor of the book, The Other Side (2009, Houghton Mifflin), and has
contributed to TAPS ParaMagazine (The Official Magazine of SyFy's Ghost
Hunters Show). He is frequently a guest speaker at related conferences
worldwide, and has been featured on Paranormal Programs on A and E
(Paranormal State) and Travel Channel (Ghost Adventuress and Co-Host on
Paranormal Challenge), plus affiliates of ABC and NBC. Dave has been an
active participant in hundreds of investigations worldwide and has
connections to top personalities and inventors specializing in
paranormal activities and equipment. Dave is a recurring fill in Host on
Coast to Coast AM.
Has your pet passed and you're grieving? Get some healing.
To get some healing, please watch/listen to this interview with Host ~ Norene Sampiere Balovich, Do You Believe Web Series on Paranormal Zone TV Streamed live on Mar 5, 2015 -
Norene had me back on for the third time and we talked about how pets communicate with us from the other side.
- This video has been viewed over 13,000 times, and I've received emails from people around the world who viewed it.
- If you lost a pet, I hope that it will answer a lot of questions you may have. Norene is an amazing host who asked questions that many people have. Hopefully it will help you heal, and comfort you. - If you have questions, email me at Rgutro@gmail.com.
- Rob Gutro
Author/Medium
SHOW: Animals do have souls "Pets and the Afterlife" The loss of a pet is like to loss of a child to pet owners. The love we share with our pets never dies, and in a new book called "Pets and the Afterlife" by Rob Gutro, the author provides proof that our pets do communicate with us from the other side.
I just finished reading a fascinating Book: My Son and the Afterlife
by Elisha Medhus and Highly recommend it. The book is about the amazing
and detailed communications from a Doctor's teenage son who took his own
life. He is channeled through a medium who provides amazing detail
about the afterlife and how it works.
-Several interesting things I've learned (that I thought may have been the case) that will change your life. Most importantly, is that "god" or the source of all light is in EVERY living thing- Animals,
humans, insects, plant life. All of them have a consciousness (of
course it may be somewhat difficult to imagine plants with a
consciousness, but scientific studies revealed that plants emit a
faintly audible 'scream' when being cut or snapped). Regardless, all living things have a "SOUL." Period. Animals,
like humans all have memories, emotions, knowledge, language (of their
own) and personalities. - Darker personalities are just lesser levels of
light. - If you've lost someone you'll want to read this as it really gives a great idea of the other side (and
there are no "streets of gold" or any of that which you'll find in some
religions). In fact, a person's religious beliefs here on Earth often
prevent them from reaching higher levels of perfection on the other
side. Makes sense. If people are so fixed in a belief, they shut
themselves off from learning. Often times on Earth, that's exactly what
happens to the religious fanatics - they can't see beyond their beliefs
to see reality. ***ONE IMPORTANT THING- If you DON'T have an open mind, and think that your religion knows what the other side is, don't read this. NO religion really knows anything about the other side. It's people who died and communicate with the living that know what lies there.
As someone who has received messages from people and animals that have passed, I recommend this book.
The book has really amazing dialogue between Erik (the son who passed)
and his mom, Dr. Medhus. You'll WANT to read it. Just read it with an
open mind.- Rob
BOOK SUMMARY: LOVE KNOWS NO BOUNDARIES—NOT EVEN DEATH Dr. Elisa Medhus
never believed in life after death. As an accomplished physician, she
placed her faith in science. All of that changed after her son Erik took
his own life and then reached out from the other side. Intimate,
heartbreaking, and illuminating, go on an incredible journey from grief
and skepticism to healing and belief. Based on Medhus’s wildly popular
blog, Channeling Erik, My Son and the Afterlife provides answers to the most universal questions of being human. At
once tragic and uplifting, Erik speaks from the other side with candor,
wisdom, and depth as he describes his own experiences and provides new
answers about the nature of souls, death, and the afterlife—answers that
have the potential to change our lives forever. BUY IT ON LINE AT AMAZON.COM: http://www.amazon.com
Original air date: Jan. 23 about Pets and the Afterlife "Dark
Thirty" with Jeremy Scott brings the paranormal nightly 9-Mid PT,
Mid-3 ET on the Mutual Broadcast Network and heard on radio stations
nationwide.www.DarkThirtyRadio.com
Today's blog focuses on "What is prayer," and it's relation to Earth-bound Ghosts and Spirits.
RULE #1: You need not be religious to pray.
WHAT IS PRAYER? Prayer of any kind is a focus of positive emotional energy that acts as a healing force. Any positive thoughts are healing energy. If you don't believe in a god or angels, saints, etc. then call upon your loved ones in spirit to share positive energy. HOW DOES PRAYER AFFECT DARK ENTITIES? - If you don't have to belong to a religon, then why are priests called to do exorcisms?
ANSWER: The catholic religion told you so. The truth is that prayer of any kind is positive emotional energy. It's calling on love, light and all things that make negative entities weaker or powerless.
BTW, ghosts and spirits don't usually possess people. Dark entities (or demons, which are life forms from other places) can try to take over people on occasion, but it's rare. ************************************************* To learn more about how ghosts and spirits 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
Tonight Jan. 22 (midnight Jan. 23) - Dark Thirty Radio Show Interviews Rob Gutro live from midnight to 2a.m. EST (Jan. 23) about Pets and the Afterlife"Dark
Thirty" with Jeremy Scott brings the paranormal nightly 9-Mid PT,
Mid-3 ET on the Mutual Broadcast Network and heard on radio stations
nationwide.www.DarkThirtyRadio.com https://www.facebook.com/DarkThirtyRadio/
The pair said the female 'ghost' had cuts to its head and sunken eyes
Two teenagers claim to have taken a picture of a ghost while they were out for a Christmas dinner.
Sophie
Killip and Kayleigh Lomas, both 19, took a picture of the long tables
and decorations decked out ready for a Christmas party.
But when they examined the snap an hour later they noticed a ghostly dark-haired child sitting at the end of the table.
The
girl, who appeared to have cuts on her head, wore old fashioned clothes
and seemed to be staring straight at the camera from sunken eyes.
"The table was just one down from us and nobody was sat there so we
took a photo of the decorations because they were really nice," spooked
Sophie, a student, said.
"There
was nothing there at the time but when we looked back at the photo we
couldn't believe it. It was pretty scary and I felt creeped out.
*****************************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
If you're looking for a reading from an amazing medium, contact my good
friend Ruthie Larkin, known as the Beantown Medium. She does phone,
group, in-person readings, Reiki sessions, house clearings and she's a
medical intuitive. We've done several events together and you will be
amazed. Check her out at www.beantownmedium.com
I recently enjoyed the book "Ghosts and Legends of the
Carolina Coasts" by Terrance Zepke. A friend of mine bought this for
me while on vacation, and it's a great book!
The book contains encounters and legends from the coastal regions of
North and South Carolina. It's nicely formatted and has nice
illustrations in it, too. There were
quite a number of stories that really stayed with me in this collection.
One that I won't forget was about a Judge in Maine who accused a woman
of being a witch (who may have had alzheimers or dementia). He not only
accused her, he presided over her hearing, and readily sent her to
death. She told him her foot and leg would come back from the grave and
kick him after he died. It did. - Although
the judge moved to the Carolinas and was buried there, the mysterious
outline of a foot appeared on his giant tombstone (several times as the
first time, it was sandblasted off). There's a photo in the book of the
outline of a leg and foot on the tombstone. So, whether you live in the Carolinas, visit them, or just want interesting ghost stories, this is a really good read. - Rob
Here's a fascinating Video short (2 mins): Looking after London's ghosts: The Archaeological Archive
What's it like to look after ancient artifacts that once belonged to
real-life Londoners? Adam Corsini, Archaeology Collections Manager at
the Museum of London's Archaeological Archive, reveals some of
his
favorite objects and talks about the ghosts of London's past...
(NOTE: Coming in 2017, my 5th book will be my experiences with "Ghosts of the British Isles" - so this was of particular interest to me- Rob)
Want to visit the archive? Take a look at the archaeology tours available via the Museum of London's website, here: http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/london-wall/whats-on/adult-events/archaeology-events/
January is going to be a busy kick off to 2016 for me. You can hear interviews with me on a number of paranormal radio shows and I'll also be doing an in-person event in the Baltimore/Washington area.
Hope you can tune in! --Rob
January Interviews and Events for Rob Gutro, Author/Medium
Jan. 12 3-5pm *Recording interviews with House of Mystery Radio and the Medium Julie Sav Radio show (U.K.) ** -AIR DATE TO BE ANNOUNCEDhttps://www.facebook.com/pages/House-of-Mystery-Radio-Show https://www.facebook.com/Darkshadowsradio/?ref=hl http://www.odinstudios.net/#!listen/ccy0 https://www.facebook.com/Julie-Sav-Show-306873509436993/?fref=ts
Jan. 22 (midnight Jan. 23) - Dark Thirty Radio Show Interviews Rob Gutro live from midnight to 2a.m. EST (Jan. 23) about Pets and the Afterlife
"Dark
Thirty" with Jeremy Scott brings the paranormal nightly 9-Mid PT,
Mid-3 ET on the Mutual Broadcast Network and heard on radio stations
nationwide.www.parabnormalradio.com/ https://www.facebook.com/DarkThirtyRadio/
Jan.
26, Tues. 7-8:30pm "Introduction to Ghost Investigation" class offered
at the Belmont Manor & Historic Park, 6555 Belmont Woods Rd,
Elkridge, MD 21075 .SUMMARY:
Learn what it takes to go on a paranormal investigation. You'll learn
about the equipment used in investigations, how they are conducted, and
more. You'll also learn the difference between ghosts and spirits. This 90 minute class is offered to the public (registration required) hosted by Inspired Ghost Tracking.Contact at Belmont Manor: Cathy Allen at callen@howardcountymd.gov or Mary Ellen Baker, General Manager, at mebaker@howardcountymd.gov or 410-313-4632.
Wow. Today, January 9, 2016, my book "Pets and the Afterlife" reached the top 20 in paranormal books on Amazon Kindle. I've received many emails from readers from the U.S., Italy, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Mexico, Colombia, France and other countries who have said that the book has helped them understand how their pets are communicating with them from the other side, and how it has helped bring comfort. That's exactly why I wrote the book.
I also receive emails every week from grieving pet parents around the world. Fortunately, I've been able to connect with their pets and provide them messages. I don't do this for a living- I do this on my own time to help bring peace, comfort and understanding to everyone (like me) who lost a beloved pet.
So, thank you for telling grieving pet parents about the "Pets and the Afterlife" book, and I hope this has brought you and them some comfort.
Sincerely, Rob Gutro
One part of paranormal investigating is debunking things. One aspect of debunking is about disproving something that someone sees in a design or background. We do that when others do not see the image and / or there are no temperature changes, electrical discharges, or a medium doesn't sense anything. There has to be some back up. What's interesting is that when you look at something, and someone tells you what they've seen, you can also envision the object there. Does that mean it's there? No. It's likely Pareidolia.
man on horseback?
What's Paredolia? It's a psychological phenomenon involving a stimulus (an image or a
sound) wherein the mind perceives a familiar pattern of something where
none actually exists. Common examples are perceived
images of animals, faces, or objects in cloud formations, the "man in
the moon", the "moon rabbit", and hidden messages within recorded music
played in reverse or at higher- or lower-than-normal speeds.
Earlier this week, my friend Scott in Ohio found an article and photo of a graveyard, where a person said he sees a man on a horse. Well, I didn't see it until I read the headline, and then I could "kind of" see it. I was making out an outline of what I think a man on a horse looks like in my mind while looking at the photo. So, no, I don't think there was a ghost in the photo. (Link to the story: http://news.yahoo.com/ghost-on-horseback-captured-in-chilling-graveyard-104358862.html?nf=1)
Seeing a face in a bathtub
However, that doesn't mean that ghosts don't appear in photos. We have lots of proof that they do- both in visible pictures and infrared pictures.
So, next time you look up in the sky and you see an "elephant" in the clouds, it's not the ghost of an elephant, but paredolia. Just use discretion!
Recently I gave a talk about my thoughts on demons and angels and other things known in religious lore. I was pleased to hear someone being interview on Darknessradio.com who share the same feelings about these entities: that they are life from other places in the universe.
Yes, demons and angels are the spirits of beings that lived in other parts of the universe. Think about it. There are well over 6,000 exoplanets (planets in other solar systems). In fact, we've even recently discovered water on Mars and Pluto, as well as some of the moons in our own solar system. Water has the ability to contain and maintain life. So, it would be arrogant to think that we are the only planet in the cosmos with life on it.
Credit: dws4me on Twitter
WHAT ARE DEMONS? Demons are extra-terrestrial life forms that died and like people and pets, became spirit. They don't live in a place called hell. That place was created in mythology long before christianity began. Demons are life forms that don't know what humans and animals are- we look strange to them as they do to us. Think of them like wild animals that don't know if you're going to harm them, so they get defensive and hostile toward those on Earth they don't recognize - all out of fear.
WHAT ARE ANGELS? Angels, like demons are also from another place in the universe and are spirit, but are protective and helpful instead of fear-based. Angels are also higher spirits in terms of connection to the source of all energies and bring positive emotional energies. They also help, guide and protect every living thing, person or animal anywhere in the universe.
Q: If demons are possibly aliens then what do you think causes possessions or do you believe those are spirit attachments?
A: Ghosts and demons, both being energy beings, have the
ability to enter into a person who is emotionally and mentally weak - a
depressed person, a child, or someone who has mental illness, because
those people are less likely to resist. It's rare, but there are cases
of possession.
Q: If demons are not anti-religious beings why does an exorcism work on them?
A: As for the religious side, exorcisms - they mostly
work not because of the religion- but because priests and people couple
their positive energies to dispel and force out the negative energy.
It's all about energy - and positive energy can force negative energy
out.
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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
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. (In an upcoming blog ( Jan. 23) I will explain what prayer really is, and how it works especially in terms of ghosts and spirits.) 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." - perRev. 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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Q: If demons are not anti-religious beings why does an exorcism work on them?
A: As for the religious side, exorcisms - they mostly work not because of the religion- but because priests and people couple their positive energies to dispel and force out the negative energy. It's all about energy - and positive energy can force negative energy out.