Learn to Connect with Loved Ones in Spirit
This past weekend I was sightseeing with a friend, celebrating the 4th of July holiday. While we were taking pictures with our iPhones, she asked, “Do you know of a way to zoom in all directions, rather than just vertically?” She ran her finger across a slider bar on the screen.
I replied, “Yes, you just swipe the screen with two fingers in a pinching motion. Don’t use the slider bar.”
“Oh, wow, that is so easy!”
Problem solving at it’s easiest. She just needed a little more information.
The most pervasive issue I see with people who have suffered a loss is a lack of knowledge about how a loved one in Spirit can and will communicate with them...
This past weekend I was sightseeing with a friend, celebrating the 4th of July holiday. While we were taking pictures with our iPhones, she asked, “Do you know of a way to zoom in all directions, rather than just vertically?” She ran her finger across a slider bar on the screen.
I replied, “Yes, you just swipe the screen with two fingers in a pinching motion. Don’t use the slider bar.”
“Oh, wow, that is so easy!”
Problem solving at it’s easiest. She just needed a little more information.
The most pervasive issue I see with people who have suffered a loss is a lack of knowledge about how a loved one in Spirit can and will communicate with them. Too often, people just want a medium to give them that stunning validation, rather than working to connect on their own. But when you rely upon an outside source for your validations, you're missing the beauty of a loving connection that is always available to you.
A few years ago I was in the really uncomfortable position of having hundreds of people on a wait list for a private session with me. It was a ridiculous waiting period for them and a stressful situation for me. I do not want anyone waiting years for a much needed connection and relief from grieving!
I began thinking very seriously about the best way to help others. What did I really want to do with my ability? I realized my most passionate interest lies in helping as many people as possible learn to recognize the connection with a loved one who has passed, on their own—with no medium present. It’s the old parable of, “Give a man a fish, he eats for the day. Teach a man to fish and he eats for a lifetime.”
I want you to be forever able to feel the connection to a loved one who has passed, not just during the few minutes we might spend together.
So I decided my efforts would be focused on writing and hosting group events for people to learn more.
The biggest myth about mediumship is that mediums “talk to the dead.” Sure, you can talk to anyone, living or passed—but the strength and clarity of the connection, or lack of it, will greatly affect how you perceive their replies. A medium communicates with a living spirit, and it’s nothing like having a live conversation. There are no ghosts to see, no faint whispers to strain to try and hear.
The very best thing newly bereaved people can do is educate themselves to the fullest extent possible on the ways their loved ones communicate with them energetically. This means reading books and attending group events with many mediums to see differences in how the information is received and interpreted. It’s also tremendously helpful if you take up a spiritual practice of awareness, such as meditation. When your mind is quiet, the signal from your loved ones tends to be stronger.
Last year I wrote three in-depth articles explaining the basic steps to recognizing the connection. These are still available on line (links below).
Your loved ones who have passed may not come through every time you try to contact them. But they’re around you—and the messages I’ve gotten from them, without exception, have been loving and kind. They want you to know that they can see you, they love you, and they are there to support you. And you can begin to recognize the signs from them as you acquire more information about how your connection with them works—at your own rate, without any hype from television shows or the “I’m scared of ghosts” drama.
You can read my articles by clicking through the links here:
Recognizing the Connection: August 5th
Validating the Connection: September 2nd
Receiving the Communication: September 8th
As always, if you have questions after reading these, you can get in touch with me. Why not submit your question for my video blog? But I really do mean it when I say on my web site, “I’m here to help.”
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Who Communicates During Group Sessions?
Evidential Psychic Medium, Mollie Morning Star, answers a question from a bereaved parent in Dallas, TX who has a concern that young children might be unable to communicate during a group event. Mollie explains why you may, or may not, receive validations from any specific Soul at a group event, what to expect at a group and the right reasons to attend this type of session.
Evidential Psychic Medium, Mollie Morning Star, answers a question from a bereaved parent in Dallas, TX who has a concern that young children might be unable to communicate during a group event. Mollie explains why you may, or may not, receive validations from any specific Soul at a group event, what to expect at a group and the right reasons to attend this type of session.
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Clearing the Path.
Shortly after I moved into my home, I totally redesigned the entry. The previous owners had erected a fence that blocked access to the yard. From the moment I first saw my house, this struck me as off. Once I removed the fence and rerouted the walkway, I carefully chose landscaping that would create a sense of being welcomed. I wanted guests to feel drawn in, then enveloped in comfort.
Over the winter, several of my boxwoods were killed by the harsh weather. Nothing says, “Welcome!’ quite like a bunch of woody, dead bushes bordering your entry. (Ha!) The work involved in removing the bushes is ridiculous. I spent over an hour and a half on just one! As I hacked and dug away the gnarled root system, I couldn’t help but to think about how hard it can be to start over.
There is so much to clear away before we can even begin to plant again.
I hope you are enjoying the official start of summer. It’s still chilly here in Wisconsin by the lake. The temperature was only in the 40s when I woke up this morning. The cool weather has given me a chance to tackle an ambitious gardening project, the removal of some older, struggling bushes near my front entrance.
Shortly after I moved into my home, I totally redesigned the entry. The previous owners had erected a fence that blocked access to the yard. From the moment I first saw my house, this struck me as off. Once I removed the fence and rerouted the walkway, I carefully chose landscaping that would create a sense of being welcomed. I wanted guests to feel drawn in, then enveloped in comfort.
Over the winter, several of my boxwoods were killed by the harsh weather. Nothing says, “Welcome!’ quite like a bunch of woody, dead bushes bordering your entry. (Ha!) The work involved in removing the bushes is ridiculous. I spent over an hour and a half on just one! As I hacked and dug away the gnarled root system, I couldn’t help but to think about how hard it can be to start over.
There is so much to clear away before we can even begin to plant again.
It’s just like loss. Whether the loss comes from the passing of a loved one, a relationship that ends, a job that is terminated, or a harsh winter, we still have to go through the process of cleaning up the old before we can truly begin again.
It’s hard for me. I’m impatient: I wanted it all to be perfect yesterday. I was warned when I planted those bushes ten years ago that I wasn’t giving them enough space. I didn’t care— I wanted them to look full and perfect RIGHT THEN.
Having patience with ourselves as we clear the path to rebuilding our lives is a key element in thriving after loss. I don’t have the strength to remove those bushes in one day, but I know can get it done within 2 weeks.
As I honor the Summer Solstice and longest day of the year, I’m going to sit out front and ponder what landscape I will next create so I can welcome guests to my home.
- Take a minute and think about what you need to clear up so you can take the next step forward.
- Where is your energy so thickly tangled up that new life cannot take hold?
- What difficult situation needs to be sifted through so seeds of love can be planted in its place?
Ideas are great, but it is ultimately action that creates change. The Summer Solstice is a wonderful time that supports the energy of change.
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Learning to Trust the Signs
I'm sharing this story again in honor of my brother Bill's 50th birthday today. I've been telling him for weeks I want to find $50 as a sign from him--so far I have found 2 pennies and 4 quarters. (The beginning of a fortune!) Enjoy the story!
The very best communication a person can have with a loved one in Spirit is the one that happens on it's own, without the help of a medium. I simply validate the connected presence of a loved one, but I don't make it happen. Because a Soul who is no longer present in a body can't simply show up and talk to you, we have to learn how to trust the synchronicity and coincidences that display their love for us.
This was originally posted on March 18th 2014. I'm sharing it again today, June 9th, in honor of my brother Bill's 50th birthday today. I've been telling him for weeks I want to find $50 as a sign from him--so far I have found 2 pennies and 4 quarters. (The beginning of a fortune!) Enjoy the story!
The very best communication a person can have with a loved one in Spirit is the one that happens on it's own, without the help of a medium. I simply validate the connected presence of a loved one, but I don't make it happen. Because a Soul who is no longer present in a body can't simply show up and talk to you, we have to learn how to trust the synchronicity and coincidences that display their love for us.
My ability to communicate with Spirit works at it's best when I am completely objective of the connection. This is why I insist on anonymity prior to a session. If I know your story, it's hard for me to know what information is already in my consciousness and what information I am mentally receiving from your loved one. Because of this, when I want to connect with my own loved ones, I'm in the same boat you are. I have to rely on the signs I receive to get my "hello" from Heaven. Last year, I realized how I was missing one of the clearest signs I regularly receive.
I went to a lecture in Chicago to see the medium, John Holland. During the presentation, he spoke about how many people receive coins as signs from loved ones passed. In my mind I laughed and thought, "Ah! Too bad for them, I always find bills!" It's true, last Spring I found a $5 bill nestled into the first green tips of the daffodils in my garden coming up. I have stepped out of my car in an empty parking lot on to a pile of a few hundred dollars. It's like paper money FINDS ME, it's been happening for years. After the event, I walked out with my friends and as I stepped onto the street, I said, "Hey, is that money?" I bent over and obscured by the snow and salt was a five dollar bill. I picked it up and told my friends that during the lecture I was silently laughing since I always seem to find paper money. I held in my hand the proof.
Once we were in the car, we began talking about the readings that day, and like everyone else in the room, I had asked my special loved one in Heaven to say hello if he could. It suddenly dawned on me....and I CAN NOT believe I missed this all these years....my brother in Heaven is named BILL. I can't believe I missed that one! I took that bill around to my group readings for quite a while, until I met a woman in Minneapolis who also had a brother in Spirit named Bill, I gave it to her as a reminder of his ongoing connection. I trust I'll find another one when the time is right.
Bill is the blonde on the right, and I am the cutie second to the left. Bill passed away at age 30, almost 20 years ago.
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The Importance of Doing Nothing.
Last week in Chicago, during the final group session on my Spring Tour, I delivered a message that is still dancing in my head. There was a young woman in the audience whose close friend had recently passed from cancer. The friend came through loud and clear to me. There was no doubt it was her, communicating from a higher realm. Her message was simple: “Thank you for doing nothing.”
Last week in Chicago, during the final group session on my Spring Tour, I delivered a message that is still dancing in my head. There was a young woman in the audience whose close friend had recently passed from cancer. The friend came through loud and clear to me. There was no doubt it was her, communicating from a higher realm. Her message was simple: “Thank you for doing nothing.”
The woman in the audience was deeply touched. “I would go to her house and lie in bed with her while she was sick,” she said, “and we’d do nothing.”
“She says thank you, thank you so much.” I continued. “You gave her a gift she was able to take with her.” It was all I could do to not burst into tears on the spot.
Over lunch that afternoon, I discussed this message with my daughter. I was still fighting back tears, remembering that scene. A few days earlier, I had done some nothing myself. A friend of mine had back surgery, so I took a day off to visit with him. We spent the day sitting, playing cards, drinking tea, and I led him out for walks around the block. A whole lotta nada, really.
My time to do nothing has arrived. I travel like a crazy woman in the spring because it gives me the freedom to take extended time off in the summer. The spring travel and work obligations are just go-go-go! I’m very ready for slow-slow-slow.
So, if you need me, I’ll be in my garden dividing plants and pulling weeds.
Or you might find me on the bike path, sitting on a bench, still as stone trying to get a good look at an indigo bunting. This could take hours.
Or I’ll be in front of my easel, working on a pair of crane paintings that I just started. It may take me all summer to finish, because if a friend stops over, we’ll have to go sit in the garden and count the violets. I’ll still be available for private sessions, but at a more relaxed pace. This is my season for recharging myself-and my connection with Spirit.
As much “get up and go” as we have (or don’t have), there is lasting value in doing nothing. It’s a gift we give the people we love, as well as ourselves. A break from rushing, doing and producing. A chance to allow your mind to get reacquainted with your soul space. Make a trip into the inner parts of your heart to see what’s up within yourself.
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VIDEO BLOG: Do Children Grow in Heaven?
Evidential Psychic Medium, Mollie Morning Star answers a question from a viewer who's granddaughter passed at 7 weeks of age, 15 years ago. Mollie's shares her experiences in connecting parents with children that have passed and the different ages they may present themselves at during a session. There is also discussion on the difference between the growth of a physical body and a soul.
Evidential Psychic Medium, Mollie Morning Star, answers a question from a viewer who's granddaughter passed at 7 weeks of age, 15 years ago. Mollie shares her experiences in connecting parents with children that have passed and the different ages they may present themselves at during a session. There is also discussion on the difference between the growth of a physical body and a soul.
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