Difference Between Spirit Messages in Dreams and Your Influences

Recently I was asked how to differentiate spirit messages in dreams from non-messages.

Q: One thing that bothers me is dream signs/visitations. How do I differentiate between common dreams about a deceased person or pet and dream visitations?
I've had a couple of dreams since my pet died, they seemed like visitations but two of them were pretty horrible because at some point of a dream my pet got hurt. 

A: The difference between dreams/messages and dreams from your subconscious fears is that messages from spirit are always positive dreams. Spirits don't want us to feel fear or anxiety- they want to share messages of love and peace.   Those dreams that you may have of bad things happening to someone who passed are linked to fears from your subconscious.
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For answers to questions about spirits or ghosts, check out the updated "Paranormal Answer Guide" - in my book "Lessons Learned from Talking to the Dead" by Rob Gutro. Available on Amazon.com in paperback and E-book. 

Q&A: Can Negative People Affect Paranormal Investigations?

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As I've noted in my books, Earth-bound ghosts both absorb and emit negative emotional energies like
fear, anxiety, depression and anger in addition to the physical energies like heat, light, water and electricity. So, recently I saw a question about if someone is doing a paranormal investigation and someone else is a pessimist, has anger issues or is depressed, is it possible to affect the investigation. Here's the question and my response:


QUESTION: Can a negative person in a paranormal investigation give off enough negative energy to give misreadings that a ghost is present?

ANSWER: No. Negative energy can be felt from ghosts, and also from living people, but the living during an investigation don't linger in one spot long enough to leave an imprint that can be mistaken for a ghost. However, sensitive people will pick up on a living person's negative energy, but they can distinguish it from a ghost's negative energy.
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MORE PARANORMAL Q&A? - check out Rob Gutro's "Lessons Learned from Talking to the Dead" and "Ghosts and Spirits" - both available in paperback and E-book on Amazon.com. 

JOIN INSPIRED GHOST TRACKING - For information on how to be a paranormal investigator in Maryland, contact IGT at: 
https://www.facebook.com/groups/inspiredghosttrackingmeetup/

Spirits will influence things in nature to give Signs (Sprite's Butterfly Returns on Anniversary)

     Spirits will influence things in nature to give us signs. They'll make things like birds, butterflies, dragonflies, squirrels behave oddly or appear on an anniversary related to them (either their birthday, holidays, anniversary of their wedding or their passing, etc).
  Such was the case this July 8, 2016 when a yellow and black butterfly appeared (after not seeing one all summer) on the anniversary of our dog Sprite's passing (3 years before). The butterfly behaved oddly and lingered a good 10 minutes around me and our three dogs. I recorded the last couple of minutes of the butterfly's weird visit - that told us Sprite is still around us.
VIDEO LINK https://youtu.be/slTriH59_w4
  Not every butterfly, etc. is a sign. - But it likely is, if it's behaving oddly, or if the sign happened before.
  In 2013, three days after Sprite passed we got a sign from him in the form of a yellow and black butterfly that flew right near all three dogs.
    First, it's unusual for a butterfly to fly near dogs. Secondly, the dogs didn't go after it. They just watched it. It was as if they heard Sprite telling them "I'm here." Our three dogs and we just watched that butterfly and I took several pictures of it. The butterfly just stayed there on the grass. It was a message from Sprite that he is fine and regained 100% health as a spirit. We were all happy to see this wonderful sign from Sprite.
  For a related story: http://ghostsandspiritsinsights.blogspot.com/2013/07/signs-from-loved-ones-butterflies.html
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For more information about how spirits communicate with the living, either Pets or People, check out Rob Gutro's 4 books:  Ghosts and Spirits, Lessons Learned from Talking to the Dead, Pets and the Afterlife, Pets and the Afterlife 2 - all available on Amazon.com in Paperback and E-Book.

Busy Time at the Belmont Manor -and YOU can meet the ghosts personally on 2-4-17

Rob Gutro investigating the ballroom

 This past Tuesday I joined Margaret, Ronda, Greg and Dana from Inspired Ghost Tracking to give a  talk at the Belmont Manor Elkridge, Maryland to talk about "the Friendly Ghosts of Belmont."  There were great questions and we even had some former employees of the Belmont there who confirmed some of the experiences IGT investigators shared. 

The Belmont Manor

IGT's Ronda and Greg investigating an upstairs hallway

One of the ghosts Rob saw

In just 2 days, you can meet the friendly ghosts yourself in a public investigation!  On Feb. 4, Saturday, 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM Belmont Investigation & Ghost Tour
Join the Inspired Ghost Tracking team as they guide you on a tour of the Manor, grounds and cemetery (weather permitting). Participate in a paranormal investigation and visit areas where paranormal activity is suspected. : www.belmontmanormd.org or 410-313-0200.
RP9901.201 18 yrs + $25 Pre-registration is required. Call 410-313-0200 or register online:
www.howardcountymd.gov/Departments/Recreation-and-Parks

Watch "Paranormal Soup" YouTube Interview w/Rob Gutro on Pets and the Afterlife

Did you miss last night's Paranormal Soup interview? 
You can watch it here (or just listen) - **It was a 2 hour show (it started with 15 minutes of paranormal news) Paranormal Soup Episode #77 with Guest Rob Gutro Medium and Author of Lessons learned from talking to the dead and Pets and the Afterlife 1 & 2.
VIDEO LINK: https://youtu.be/Si48Ig1mUkc

Hungry for a fun Paranormal Interview? I'm on Paranormal Soup Sunday at 11pm EST!

If you're hungry for a great time about the Paranormal, tune in Sunday, January 29th from 11pm to 1am on Paranormal Soup. Rob Gutro will guest and talk about Pets and the Afterlife and Lessons Learned from Talking to the Dead!  WATCH LIVE at www.youtube.com/user/oojblandoo/live
https://www.facebook.com/events/1299661236756589/?ti=icl or  https://youtu.be/Si48Ig1mUkc

Great local Ghost Stories book: Vineyard Supernatural

I recently enjoyed reading a great book written about many local haunts in Martha's Vineyard,
Massachusetts. A friend of mine picked me up a copy of "Vineyard Supernatural" by Holly Mascott Nadler and it's a must-read. 
  It's wonderfully written and very engaging, and will take you to many places on Martha's Vineyard where hauntings occur often. The author is a resident who also owns a bookstore and does ghost walks, so she's very familiar with the local "haunts." 
  Whether you've been to the island or not, there are so many ghosts there, that you'll find this fascinating. 

ABOUT THE BOOK: Holly Nadler, the ghost lady of Martha's Vineyard, won lots of attention for her collections of ghostly accounts on the island in Haunted Island. Now, in her second volume, Nadler brings her sassiness and spunk to investigating and delivering the dirt on even more eerie happenings on an island that is home to the rich, famous ― and, yes, the otherworldly. In fact, she says, Martha's Vineyard is America's most haunted island.
  Available on Amazon.com