Embracing the Spirits: True Stories of My Encounters With the Other Side

by Barbara Parks

  A N e w C h a p t e r

  B e g i n s

  As I reflect on my life, I realise just how strongly the spirit world has influenced the person I have become. Not a day

  goes by that I don’t experience some form of spirit contact.

  I’m constantly reminded that the spirit world is inherent to

  our own, and that life on earth is more amazing than we can

  ever truly fathom.

  The range of paranormal experiences traverses a vast

  range of manifestations; from the subtle to the remarkable. A

  visit from the other side can be little more than a feather-light touch or a barely audible whisper. It can also be as intense as a smack to the face.

  Regardless of where one’s experiences fall within this spec-

  trum, glimpses of life after death are almost always life-changing. They challenge our belief systems and bring a precious

  gift; the conviction that life goes on irrespective of physical death.

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  Despite the shaky foundations of my clairvoyance, I feel

  I have progressed beyond the fears which tainted my earliest

  encounters with spirits. I am heartened by the fact that I’m

  steadily moving towards full acceptance of my abilities, and

  that I’m now able to push myself beyond the barriers of what

  feels safe. Despite the occasional times when I falter, I’m convinced my days of feeling victimised are behind me.

  These days I try to make a point of consciously remind-

  ing myself how far removed I am from the petrified girl I once was. As recently as a year ago, I never would have imagined

  that I would be skilled or brave enough to facilitate a séance; yet here I am doing that very thing with inspiring results. It is small advances such as these which nudge me onto the next

  phase of my spiritual journey.

  As another chapter of my life unfolds, and I extend myself

  a little further, I know that there is no turning back. Once

  the spirits have tapped you on your shoulder, there is no way

  you can revert to being the person you once were. And that is

  something that I’m forever grateful for.

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