By Lucia Read
We are never alone.
If you count all the beings who visit us from a higher level of existence in order to counsel and comfort us—such as loved ones, spirit guides, angels, and interdimensionals—you will recognize that we spend our daily lives in a crowd of spirits. Add to this people who are simply passing through, or are confused or troubled and need our help, and you have a very large population indeed who may be tapping on one’s door at any given time. Additionally, residual energies/emotional imprints, time windows, and poltergeists are often mistaken for spirits.
I’m a practicing psychic medium, as my mother was. As such, I’ve been studying these phenomena all of my life, and have met many ghostly spirits over the years. I give readings and workshops, consult with several different paranormal groups, and host the metaphysical Third Eye TV show. And so I can tell you with certainty that spirits are everywhere. Not the spooky creations of movie imaginings, but the spirits of real people who, for one reason or another, find themselves in a plane of existence in which they cross paths with us three-dimensional folks from time to time.
Now that humanity is emerging into a higher vibration, the so-called New Age or Age of Aquarius—which by the way is being brought about by an actual energy wave that is sweeping through the galaxy—more and more people are experiencing ghostly connections. Hollywood has been quick to respond to this with a bevy of “paranormal” TV shows and movies, which although perhaps entertaining, are not necessarily enlightening.
It is my intention to offer information that anyone can use when confronted with what he or she may believe to be spirit activity. First, find out if there is an actual spirit, as opposed to just a residual energy, by watching for interaction, children or pets reacting to an unseen presence, electrical disturbances, and so on. If a spirit is present, it is helpful to ask why it has come to you. You may be delighted to find that the person your dog has been wagging her tail at is none other than your beloved grandmother, who comes to support you as you move through a difficult experience, or a spirit guide, who brings the insight you have been asking for in prayer.
A troubled spirit entity may try to gain your attention by rapping, whispering, or even manifesting visually before you. If this happens, don’t panic. Remember that low-vibrational responses only make things worse by feeding the fear/anger and turning up the volume on it.
Call on your spirit guides to surround you with peace and safety, and they’ll form a circle around you before the words are out of your mouth. They’ll never let you down. Next, perform a simple clearing to sweep away the negative energy “cobwebs” that form around fear and anxiety. With just these two simple steps, you will start to feel the energy shift.
Now, consider that a troubled soul needs your help, not your anger or anxiety. If a flesh-and-blood person who had just undergone a trauma were in front of you, you wouldn’t condemn or curse that person, like they do on some TV shows. Rather, you would likely wrap her in your arms, rock her like a baby, and try to console her. Often, all you need to do to help a spirit is to surround her or him with enough loving light to literally illuminate the way up and out. So send love.
If you decide that you need experienced assistance, a psychic medium such as I can provide invaluable support. I always perform a reading before even entering the troubled space, during which I ask for information about the haunting, and how the highest good of all may be served. Fortified with this information, I approach the space with a calm and loving intention, a host of beneficial higher entities, and a sensitivity that facilitates spirit communication.
A compassionate rather than adversarial approach makes all the difference in the world.
Lucia Read is a noted psychic reader and host of The Third Eye TV show.