Postcards from Heaven

Nature

Our loved ones will often show us signs in nature to let us know they are still with us. Birds, butterflies, dragonflies, and rainbows are all common signs. One of my clients buried her father's ashes in her backyard and planted rose bushes there. She says the roses are in bloom nearly all year long. Cardinals are common signs from our loved ones – maybe because their call sounds like “miss you, miss you.” One woman who knew she was in the transition process with Hospice told her grown children that if she made it to heaven, she would show them blue dragonflies. When her oldest daughter came home from the funeral, two blue dragonflies flew into her house and stayed there all day.

Once we die, we are pure energy, so it's harder to manifest a body than it is to manipulate nature, metal, music or electronics. It takes a lot of energy and lower level, denser earth energy to manifest a body which is why people tend to report seeing ghosts more often than their loved ones in heaven. Since ghosts are earthbound, they have more access to the denser energy to help themselves appear to us. Spirits who have crossed over to heaven are lighter in energy and happier too.

Music

Music is another way spirits can connect with us. If you continually hear a song that reminds you of the person you're missing, you can bet it's them saying, "Hi!" One of my clients was considering taking a job in New York, but it would mean moving his family and having his kids start a new school. He asked his dad in heaven for a sign. "If this is the right move for my family, please let me know dad." After that, he kept hearing Frank Sinatra's "New York, New York." He heard it on the radio; he heard it on the elevator speakers traveling up to his office; he caught a bio of Frank Sinatra on A&E just as they were playing his signature song. When his friend was humming the song as they drove to lunch, he said, "I get it dad!" and planned his move to New York.

Electronic

Spirits can communicate with us through lights, telephones, computers, the radio and TV. My friend swears that her mom still calls her on the phone. When she's really missing her mom, the phone will ring -- nothing will show up on caller ID -- and then no one will be on the phone when she answers. I've had clients report that their deceased loved one's long expired cell phone will text message them on their birthdays. I've heard of people who get emails from their loved one in heaven. Many report that lamps will flicker when they're talking about their loved one in heaven.

So, if you think you are feeling your loved one around you, know that they are with you. And if you need confirmation of that, you can ask them for a sign. Be specific and be open, and when you receive your sign, say, "Thank you. I love you too."