Thanksgiving: Your loved ones in spirit are around your table

Holidays are a prime time to get messages from spirits of loved ones who have passed away. So today, Thanksgiving (here in the U.S.), pay special attention because there may be subtle signs your spirits of your loved ones are around the table (people or pets). 

As I mention in my books "Ghosts and Spirits: Insights from a Medium" and "Lessons Learned from Talking to the Dead," and my two Pets and the Afterlife books, our loved ones (people and pets) who passed are with us during holidays, birthdays and anniversaries. 

 Think of it this way: During a holiday, birthday or anniversary you will usually either have friends and relatives over for dinner or call them and wish them a great day. It's no different from how spirits behave on the other side. They want to do the same for us, because we can't pick up the phone - so they come to us! 

People who have passed and crossed over become spirits. Those who choose to stay behind on Earth are ghosts. Spirits have the ability to to come to people anywhere in the world, and even come to multiple people at the same time. Whenever the Holidays roll around, they are known to try and pass messages that they're there with the family as well. 

Sage and Harlow Cr:  https://www.facebook.com/harlowandsage/

 So, how do you look for signs from them? If you turn on the radio today, Thanksgiving, and you hear their favorite Christmas song (because radio stations are already playing them) - the spirit has influenced you to turn on the radio to know they're with you. 
- You may find yourself doing or saying something that your late mother,father, sister, brother or friend would be doing, or saying. 
- Spirits can influence us to do things and say things they used to. - You may also see someone that resembles a late loved one if you're traveling about today. 
- Look for pennies or other coins ;on the ground. Check the year, too- because it has some significance. Last year on Thanksgiving week when I was out walking our dogs, I found a Quarter with the year 1981 on it. That was the year my grandmother passed, so guess who dropped that coin for me?

Wishing you a wonderful thanksgiving. Just remember to give thanks for the spirits that will always be around you! 
- Rob

Video: Other Ghosts People Encountered at Fort Mc Henry, Baltimore

Earlier this week I shared 2 personal ghostly encounters I had at Fort McHenry, Baltimore. Here's a story from the local Baltimore TV Station, Channel 11 that explains some of the other ghosts people have encountered.
  At a site where so many have died, it's not surprising that ghost stories come to life. When you think of Fort McHenry, you think of the "Star-Spangled Banner" and the War of 1812, and it's not an unusual to see re-enactors at the fort.
 VIDEO: https://youtu.be/YUfZZBfD9S4

Just Published: Encounters of the Paranomal Vol4 by MIke Ricksecker (with an Amazing story from me and Shana)

I'm so excited to announce that Mike Ricksecker's collection  Encounters with the Paranormal Vol. 4
has just published!   
   As with the other volumes, Mike accepted a story from me, and I'm proud to say that I share it with Mike's other half, Shana - an amazing medium. Shana and I investigated the historic Mineral Springs Hotel in Alton, Illinois and we experienced many of the same signs.  Shana's and my story is up front, too. I'm so honored. That was truly one of the most memorable investigations I've ever had.
   The book is filled with stories from Mike himself, another from Shana, my friend Vanessa Hogle - another amazing medium (and Mike's Co-host on YouTube), and many other talented folks who share their personal stories. 
   You DON'T want to miss this collection!!
 Available on Amazon.com in Paperback and E-book.
  So to Mike and Shana-  Thank you, thank you, thank you - and I love the pictures you included and the amazing sketch of the little girl at the window.

Video: A Ghost in Fort McHenry's Men's Barrack's Scrambles my Video

    I had ghostly experiences at Fort Mc Henry, Baltimore and recorded my encounter in the Men's Barracks, where an entity likely played with my video recorder!  It was in the barracks where both Tom and I experienced light-headedness as we walked into the door and stepped to the left of the door. There was lots of residual emotional energy here... likely soldiers anxious before battle, or injured people recovering in that room. When I panned the camera - in the exact spot of the dizziness, the transmission of the camera became scrambled. That's because there was a ghost standing in that very spot. It was perhaps in this spot that he died - and he doesn't realize that he's dead and needs to cross over. 


ABOUT FORT MCHENRY: Fort McHenry is a National Park Service Historic Site in Baltimore's Inner Harbor. This fort is surrounded by water on three sides, and has wonderful grounds to enjoy outside the fort. The National Park Service manages the park, and has a great new visitor's center with an amazing museum and displays showing the history of the fort. There's also a fantastic short film that explains how the Star Spangled Banner was written by Francis Scott Key, as a result of his observations during a ship battle in the War of 1812. For more information about the park, visit: www.nps.gov/fomc/‎

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/zsj__I2Dx8Q
 For Rob Gutro's 5 books on the paranormal, visit: www.amazon.com. All of Rob's books were written to help explain the paranormal, and teach readers how to find signs from spirit. 

Holiday Book Ideas! Rob Gutro's 5 Paranormal Books on Amazon.com

Since Thanksgiving is this coming week, it's time to get in the holiday shopping mode, and if you know anyone who has lost a pet or a person, or wants to know how the paranormal works (my Lessons Learned from the Dead book is like a Q&A for all things Paranormal), or want to learn about England's historic Tudor castles and haunted places that I encountered- 
My books: 
Pets and the Afterlife, Pets and the Afterlife 2
Ghosts of England on a Medium's Vacation
Lessons Learned from Talking to the Dead
Ghosts and Spirits  
Check out my books on Amazon.com - in paperback and E-book!   
The paperbacks are all UNDER $10 and the E-Books are all under $3.99. 

Friday Night Ghost Frights : Paranormal Art | Episode 20

It's Friday and that means Mike Ricksecker's Friday Night Ghost Frights Video!
Today's  Friday Night Ghost Frights is about Paranormal Art 

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/Nb5t_yiON7U



ABOUT FRIDAY NIGHT GHOST FRIGHTS: Spooky, creepy ghost stories from Haunted Road Media -- true paranormal and supernatural encounters, real tales from personal experiences and paranormal investigations! This one delves into the realm of remote drawing and paranormal artwork! Paranormal publishing and video production is what we do. Welcome to our haunted world!

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Mischievous by Adam Tillery: http://amzn.to/2dPWo25 

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Soul 101: What is a Soul? Animals and People Have Souls

It seems that some people really don't have a good idea about what a "soul" really is - so today's blog will explain a "Soul 101" and help you understand what it means, and that every living thing has one as I describe in my books.   

WHAT IS A SOUL? In many societies and religions it is the immortal essence of a living thing. A soul is actually the energy in EVERY living thing that combines memories and personalities.
DO ANIMALS HAVE SOULS?  Of course. Every living thing has a soul. To think otherwise is crazy. Animals (and dinosaurs) lived and died on Earth long before humans ever showed up. They survived because they had intelligence, instinct, emotions, memories, and their own personalities. After all, what makes one animal a pack leader and not all of them? Why are some animals shy? easily frightened? bold? challenging? That's personality. They all have it, just as humans do. 
WHO QUESTIONS IT AND WHERE DID THE CRAZY IDEA COME FROM? According to most of the Abrahamic religions, only human beings have immortal souls. Evangelical-Biblical Literalist, Baptists and Church of Christ churches believe animals have no soul.

All living things have souls

Recently, the catholic faith even proclaimed that "Animals and plants" have souls  - but they put a "limit" on their statement thinking pets don't have conceptual intelligence, which I assure you, THEY DO. 
Why the Catholic faith (the one I grew up in and out of) thinks anything but people can be spirit is non-sensical. A spirit is a spirit. Period. That's like thinking because you have a college degree you'll be a spirit, but your neighbor who didn't go to college isn't smart enough to be a spirit in the afterlife. Do you see why it is a ridiculous argument? 

I'm unsure where that belief came from but as you can see from the logic above, it's absolutely untrue. Any living thing that can figure out how to survive, from a bird to an ant to wild boar has a soul. They have intelligence and a soul. Only ZOMBIES are soul-less. :)

DOES ANY  RELIGION BELIEVE ANIMALS HAVE SOULS?  Yes. Sikhism, Hinduism, Orthodox, Mormonism believe (and understand that animals have souls.  Islam and Judaism have conflicting beliefs- some sects believe it, others do not.  But religions were developed to help explain the afterlife, and some get bits and pieces correct, while others do not. There is no "correct" religion. Just remember it's all about energy and spirituality.

BOTTOM LINE: For anyone who loses a pet and says "Animals don't have souls" please assure them they do, and they will be with us in paradise/other side/heaven/Valhalla, whatever you want to call it where all of the energies reside after the physical life is over. To think that any living thing doesn't have a soul is truly ridiculous. Animals have lived eons before mankind ever walked the Earth and they would never have survived if they couldn't think, feel and learn. 

For Rob Gutro's books: "Lessons Learned from Talking to the Dead," "Pets and the Afterlife,"  "Pets and the Afterlife 2" and "Ghostso f England on a Medium's Vacation -  visit Amazon.com   (or click this link)