Have you recieved “Messages from Heaven” or “Signs from Beyond?
Recently, I found this out first hand when I shared a post on my facebook about the mystery of my gas stove turning on by itself…..strange, but true. The response to that post showed that there are a great many people out there who have had similar things happen to them and who continue to receive signs from beyond, gaining much comfort from the fact that their loved ones continue to find ingenious ways to communicate with them.
These signs from beyond, or messages from heaven, are what is known collectively as “after death communication.” These essentially are ways in which our loved ones continue to communicate with us, afer death, in an often spontaneous and direct manner. They may also have some specific meaning for the recipient, with their purpose being to bring comfort, reassurance and hope to their loved ones.
In 1988 the first in-depth research of After-Death Communications was undertaken by Bill and Judy Guggenheim. They interviewed 2,000 people throughout America and Canada and collected more than 3,300 firsthand accounts from people who believed they have been contacted by a loved one who had died. The results of that research is documented in their book Hello From Heaven.
From that book, I have summarised the most common ways your loved ones may communicate with you. Some of which you may experienced already or are likely to:
- Sensing their presence – you may get the impression they are around you, beside you or just with you.
- Hearing their voice – this usually occurs telepathically as a voice in your mind, but can be heard as a speaking voice.
- Feeling their touch – it may be a light touch of their fingers on your shoulder or a feeling of them touching you lightly on the arm.
- Smelling their fragrance – smell is very evocative and this is one that I have had happen many times. It is usually very personal and commonly can be their favourite perfume.
- Seeing their appariton – you may see them as you recall them or they may appear as a flat picture of themselves or even as shards of light or energy.
- Coming to visit you in your dreams - I described this in my dream series of posts recently. They can visit to provide reassure or impart a message of some sort.
- Manipulation of energy – this has been reported very frequently and includes lights flickering, musical toys going off or the radio/tv switching on and off.
- Receiving symbolic messages – these could be seeing particular objects, such as coins, rainbows, animals or specific items of family significance.
- Meaningful coincidences – often occuring on a significant date or in response to a cry for help, they include hearing particular songs on the radio, seeings number plates or any event or occurence which relates very personally to the recipient.
These examples of after death communication occur frequently and are widespread. However there are many who are quick to dismiss them as nonsense and figments of imagination. I know of many who have been so excited to receive such messages but have had their enthusiasm quashed by the sceptics who cannot believe it to be possible. We may even be sceptics ourselves.
It is unfortunate then that the little bit of comfort and reassurance which was so lovingly received can be so quickly erased by our own behaviour or that of others. Therefore I would caution, take care with whom you share these precious moments with, as they are precious. Allow yourself the gift they can bestow on your life. Take them into the very soul of your being and accept them for what they are, lovingly given messages of comfort and hope, chosen for you specifically.
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Seeing their appariton – you may see them as you recall them or they may appear as a flat picture of themselves or even as shards of light or energy.
Since My daughter passed 4mths ago tragically aged 14, her name is Courtney I have been experiencing shards of light and energy plus small stars in Gold colour or white sometimes the odd blue. I am very fortunate to have this interaction with Courtney. At first i thought I was going mad, but no i know what I see, Courtney knew i was open minded, now with our love she is taking me to a higher spiritual level, there is no death only our shell disappears, the love and bond we have can never be broken, Courtney shows me everyday that she is still with me. I am so blessed to be given this with my daughter, my husband has been a sceptic but lately he has been experiencing some little odd things with her energy, such as a blue light flickering or flashing past him. Courtney touched a lot of people with her infectious smile, querky personality and was never shy to show her love to everyone in her 14 yrs. I am so blessed to be her mother..but I still miss & long for her physical being <3
Of course you long for her physical presence Cathy, such it is to lose someone we love so very much, but so wonderful that her spiritual presence surrounds you. I think one of the keys to healing from such a profound loss is the understanding and accepting that there are ways to keep our relationship strong with our loved ones even though their physicality is no longer with us. I am so delighted Courtney is helping you with that. Hugs
Maureen, I think your last paragraph/ final advice is priceless. It's true that these precious moments need to be carefully shared because their fragility can easily be mishandled by those who 'believe otherwise' (to gently put it). I love that you broke down the different ways by which we receive messages from another dimension and I can say that I've personally experienced at least 3 of those. It's always fascinating and comforting at the same time.
Joy lovely to hear from you
I’m so pleased youve received special messages, they can be so uplifting.
Hey Maureen,
I never thought such things happen. I felt that they are manifestations of strong emotional experiences where a person might be overwhelmed by a certain experience. But after reading about such similar incidents from a lot of people, I am reading more about such incidents.
I feel I have to read much more to study this further and have a deeper understanding.
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Hajra I have read hundreds of stories, heard from many people who have recounted their own experiences of signs and experienced them myself, a few of which blew me out of the water with their specificity. I find it endlessly fascinating.
My son was killed in a car accident Nov 30th 2010. A few days after he passed. I was awakened by a strange noise. His puppy was running around frantically wiggling his tail and then just stopped rested his head near mine. and in the doorway, my son appeared. There was a bright light. My son was smiling.. we had this joke between us he would do with his hands. He done it and just smiled. I will say,I have never felt the feeling of peace that i felt that day. . I know some would say it was just a dream. I myself had wondered at one point maybe it's just wishful thinking,as the night before.I asked him to please let me know he is okay. I told him I was strong enough. I know it was real, not a dream. I can't even put into words the feeling. That is what stuck with me. I have never felt such love, peace or tranquility,that I felt then. I believe with everything in me.it was him,and there is a way to communicate with us. Thank you for listening.
How very beautiful and how very special ~ Maureen
My son's best friend was killed in a awful tramatic car accident. My son and his best friends teenage son saw it happen. 3 or 4 days after it happened my sons cell started ringing late at night. My son still is devestated at this deat and well the call was from his best friend , when he answered it had no dialtone nothing but blank sound. We know the cell phone had been burned up in the accident. At the same time his son had his dad visit him in a dream setting on his bed and He told him he was sorry but he had to go. I told my son I believed Dewayne came to see them to let them know he is ok and with god.. It will be a year in july and my son still has not stopped grieving so hard. I pray someday hes able to see that hes right there with him walking beside him everyday..
ABOUT 2 YEARS AFTER MY WIFE DIED, I WAS SITTING ON MY COUCH WATCHING TV WHEN I NOTICED A FLY SITTING ON MY COUCH WHERE MY WIFE WAS SITTING. I WAVED MY HAND CLOSE TO IT AND IT FLEW AWAY ONLY TO RETURN A LITTLE WHILE LATER TO THE SAME PLACE. I PLACED MY HAND NEXT TO IT AND IT DID NOT FLY AWAY. IT WAS THERE FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR. WHEN I WENT TO THE BED ROOM IT WAS ON THE HEADBOARD OF MY BED. AGAIN IT WOULD NOT FLY AWAY WHEN I PUT MY HAND CLOSE TO IT. WHEN I WENT INTO THE BATHROOM IT WAS ON THE SINK. I WAS TAKING PICTURES OF ALL THE EVENT. IN THE MORNING IT WAS ON MY KITCHEN TABLE AND STAYED THERE UNTIL I TOOK MY FOOD TO MY COUCH TO WATCH THE NEWS. IT THEN WENT BACK TO THE SAME PLACE ON THE COUCH. WHEN I WENT TO BED THE EVENS REPEATED. IT WAS WITH ME FOR 3 DAYS AND THEN DISAPEARED. DURING THIS TIME I HAD TAKEN AT LEAST 20 PICTURES OF THIS WITH MY I PHONE CAMERA. I WAS WITH ME 3 DAYS AND THEN DISAPEARED., A YEAR LATER THE FLY APPEARED BUT ONLY FOR ONE DAY. IT LEFT ME VERY DEPRESSED. IRWIN
Irwin I truly believe our loved ones come to us as they can and when they can, however it is not as easy for them to appear in a physical form now. That is a special memory, I hope over time it can bring you comfort in your heart knowing that you have received what some never do, a message from heaven ~ Maureen
My little brother was serving in Afghanistan when my family and I got the tragic news in late May 2012 that he had been killed during a mounted combat patrol. Naturally, I was devastated and instantly found myseld pondering his salvation and wanted to know that he was with God. It took nearly two weeks for the body to be sent back, autopsy performed and the scheduling of the visitation and the funeral. The night before his visitation, my young daughter didn’t want to go to sleep and it was going on midnight. After much tossing and turning, finally we were both comfortable enough to possibly go to sleep. That is until my radio came on out of the blue; and keep in mind it NEVER has came on before and it was playing a perfect song that I can see people listening to in heaven: it was playing “Silly love songs” by Paul McCartney. That song helped me get through the next day at the showing/visitation for my little brother and I believe he put it there in my heart to bring me some joy during a difficult time. Since then I have also felt his touch on a seperate occassion while staying over at my mom’s house (where he use to live) but I would still love to have more heavenly encounters.
I often wondered what happened to a letter my husband wrote me when we were dating. I never came across it in the 44 years we were married, I was looking through some cards one day, wondering why I stopped to do this, since I had two or three other projects started. Here tucked away inside another envelope, with only a portion sticking out was this letter. I was amazed and so happy. In the letter he says ” everyone here misses you, especially me” and I hope your having a good time, but will be glad when your home again. I read it often, it reassures me that he is trying to give me a message that death has not separated us. He died 5 years ago, and I still miss him as if it was yesterday.
What a beautiful message to receive Joann ~ Hugs Maureen
I have also posted in the “missing” section.
My partner passed away nearly 3 months now, a sudden cardiac arrest, he passed in my arms.
I have had so many signs from him, at first I wasn’t sure, but I am convinced it is him. I know wherever he is, in this new dimension maybe, he is worried about me, as I suffer from depression badly.
I was crying out for him in the garden, swallows flew over.
I can smell his aftershave he put on the day before, often.
I feel him touching me, and holding me, like he used to do when I was upset.
I can hear him speak to me.
The best one my babes sent was our freeview box in our room, turned itself on and off, very quickly one night when I asked for him.
I always ask him if he is okay, as not being religious, we didn’t really believe/understand the afterlife, but we agreed our energies maybe carry on.
I also hope our pets are in the same place, I lost my beloved parrot in 2009 and I believe she is with my partner.
x
How beautiful to have those forever connections, I always love hearing how our loved ones continue to communicate with us.
My mother(grandmother) passed away 3 years ago. I was extremely close to her as I am with my grandfather. She died of an intestinal disease that suddenly took over her entire body. For her time being in the hospital, I always skipped class because I wanted to be there when they did testing on her and such. During this time, I was completely devastated because I could not do much for her anymore. My grandmother wanted to come home now. As she entered her house and saw my grandfather, her eyes lit up with so much joy and happiness. Everyone’s happiness is all that matters to me. I had to leave right when she arrived because I had an interview with a nursing director. The next day she passed away. My brother woke me up saying “she is good sis”, repeating, “she is good”. I knew this was it. My heart was broken and torn apart. I felt as if I had nothing to live for anymore. I began drinking and going out often; getting into trouble. I began getting bad grades and not caring for my future anymore. I was very depressed. At this horrible time of my life, i received a text message from “onlygodknows” (usually a number goes in that format) it said “God Loves you very much”. I immediately knew it was my grandmother. It was just too hard for her to let me know that, she didn’t want to scare me off. After multiple heavenly text messages she sent about love and life and how life should not be taken for granted I began asking her questions about how she is doing. (as impossible as it may seem). I found my comfort and happiness during this time of our conversation. She knew it too. She told me she was happy with how I reacted to her communicating with me. My grandmother advised me what to do and how to live by loving each other. She told me “not to worry”, and trust God. During this time I had been talking to a guy I just met(Manny). We were talking over the phone one evening and i suddenly got another incoming call from my brother Luis; so decided to answer. My brother explained how much he missed my grandma and how sad he was throughout his day. (how weird i thought) I was missing her as much too. While on the phone with my brother I received a text message from Manny saying ” I need to tell you something that happened but I am not sure I should.” I immediately called him because I was frightened something occurred. He said ” some old lady called me asking for “melissa”, then i told her “humm you have the wrong number”, she then replied ” oh I am sorry I thought this was Luis”. How beautiful was that. It was her again trying to let me know everything was fine and not to worry about things. She has taught me so much through this heavenly experienced. I am glad she is remains in my life and in my heart forever. God does things out of the ordinary for growth and love. God does this for happiness…
How beautiful Jessica, what wonderful love and support she has brought through for you. Thanks for sharing ~ Maureen