Seven Advantages of Lucid Dreaming Plus!

Seven Advantages of Lucid Dreaming Plus!

by | Aug 28, 2022 | Dreams, Love Consciousness

Part Three of Four 

Introduction

Last week, my blog examined Seven Tips to Remember your Dreams. This week, we will investigate Seven Advantages of Lucid Dreaming Plus!

I was twenty-three, and several times over several weeks, I found myself in a dream series where each dream was similar. A raging demon would chase me through the streets of a small town.

It was almost the same every time, except I would take different streets than before to get away, which I always managed to do, barely. I would wake still feeling the terror, his hatred pouring out at me, and even the foul smell of the demon’s dark spirit. It was a terrifying nightmare, one of very few I’ve had in my life.

The nightmares haunted me, and after a few of them, I realized something needed to be done. The nightmare guided me to look into the nature of dreams for solutions, so I did some research.

Research meant to read a few books on dreams to learn more. The book’s name escapes me fifty years later. Still, I remember reading about the Senoi tribe, who live in Malaysia and are known to have a healthy society with a rare, almost nonexistent crime rate or even psychological imbalances.

Their secret is a community that actively works with their dreams from childhood forward and practices peace to the point where neighboring cannibalistic and violent tribes feel the Senoi peace includes special protection and are left alone. A lot could be gleaned from the Senoi.

I read where it would be beneficial for me to confront the demon, so I sent an intention just like that to somehow be able to do that. The next time I dreamed of the monster, I “became lucid.” Lucid dreaming means to become aware that you are dreaming while still in the dream. Suddenly, I had conscious choices of what to do. I remembered all the streets in the town from prior nightmares, so knew how to double back on the demon. I picked up a can of gasoline along the way and opened the lid.

When the monster came around the corner, I threw the gasoline on him and lit him on fire with a lighter that my lucidity summoned. The demon went up in flames. Poof! I never had that dream or met that monster again!

Besides increasing confidence and problem-solving skills, lucid dreams are helpful in seeing fear lodged in the subconscious mind. There are many other benefits, too. Ultimately, lucid dreams increase Self-Awareness in that it becomes easier to translate being awake in our nighttime dreams over to seeing waking life as a dream in which we can also become lucid. More later on the latter.

Here are seven more benefits of lucid dreaming:

1. Lucid dreaming is safe and easy to learn.*

Lucid dreaming is safe and easy to learn. First, you get to practice in the safety of your home, room, and bed. It is an excellent pathway to connect our conscious mind with our subconscious mind and bring balance between the two, which always results in a deeper connection with our True Authentic Self.

*If you experience psychotic symptoms, you may not be a candidate for lucid dreaming without guidance. Check with your qualified health care professional if this is the case. Always use common sense.

2. Lucid dreaming increases Self-confidence.

When I became lucid and decided to become a monster slayer in my nightmare, I turned the tables on fear and rose to the occasion. I felt empowered in a way I never had before after that dream.

I could go on with similar stories I’ve lived and heard along the way, but while these may be inspiring, the real treasure is waking up in your dream. The direct experience increases self-confidence beyond any motivational mirrors that get you hungry for dream mastery. 

3. Lucid dreaming can increase creativity and problem-solving skills

Let’s say you’re dreaming you’re at your job but have nothing to do. You wander about looking for a task, but it’s all dead ends. If you become lucid in a dream like that, you could have any number of ideas about how to proceed.

Look around for options, and because you are looking for them, you find them. You explore the one that attracts you the most. You wake up in the morning inspired by the inner dream wisdom that guides you to a different career; you have also seen why you’re so bored at work. It’s one big dead end.

This is just one example of how these dreams increase creativity and solve problems. 

4. Lucid dreaming can be used for personal growth

Let’s say you want to make a shift in your perspective or a habit that gets in the way of your best health. Dreams can help, especially when you become lucid and can research possible compatible avenues for success in your dreams. 

5. Lucid dreaming can help you deal with anxiety, stress, and fear and improve your perspective and attitude.

Lucid dreaming, by its very nature, helps us to relax in the present moment. Think about it. It is impossible to feel tension, anxiety, stress, and fear when relaxed. 😊 

6. Lucid dreaming is a great way to have fun and experience new things

Once, I dreamed I saw a girlfriend riding a brontosaurus in the woods near her house. I became lucid in the dream, and asked if I could have a ride, too! Riding that great creature was something I would never have gotten to do were I not dreaming, yet it feels like I’ve done that. Lucid dreaming can be fantastic fun because you can dream fearlessly and do things you would never do in the daytime.

7. Lucid dreaming can help you improve your life outside of dreams

When we dare to explore other dimensions of our lives, our worldview expands, and it is easier to stop taking ourselves so seriously. Dreams are much like meditation, which is also a form of dreaming, as they both assist us in opening to what’s Real in the Greater Sense of Reality. We calm down, relax, laugh more, and begin to open to the idea that our whole life, inside and out, is a dream, and we can not only become lucid in our nighttime dreams but also in our daytime dream.

Further Tips

How to increase your chances of having a lucid dream

I love what Krista Hillis writes in her blog at https://www.thealternativedaily.com/how-to-practice-lucid-dreaming/. The blog covers nine thoughtful steps to help you begin to lucid dream. Nine steps may not be necessary and too overwhelming to start, so if this is the case, pick and choose a few to get started.

If you can only do one in my studies, I would recommend looking at your hands several times a day and asking yourself if you are dreaming.  The idea is to do this enough that you will subconsciously repeat the act in your dreams, and when you do, you will see that you are dreaming and wake up in your dream.

Conclusion

We’ve explored seven advantages of lucid dreaming, from how easy it can be with earnest efforts to the confidence you receive when you can solve problems and create the life you know is yours. Clicking on the link to Krista’s blog on lucid dreaming practice opens your door to the actual course of action. Two blogs in one get you inspired and off to a good start regarding lucid dreaming.

Believe it or not, lucid nighttime dreaming is a worthwhile beginning to loosening old mind-models and waking up in the world dream. We’ll delve into this topic in next week’s Part Four, your Bonus Blog in the series.

Love and Fun in the Dream,
Kaye

P.S. I hope to see you next week! Comments? Make them below. It’s great hearing from you, too.

Seven Tips to Remember Your Dreams

Seven Tips to Remember Your Dreams

by | Aug 21, 2022 | Dreams, Love Consciousness

Part Two of Four

In Part Two of this little series on nighttime dreams, I’ll lay out seven tips to remember your dreams. In the last blog, I wrote about the benefits of paying attention to and interpreting our dreams.

Dreams have helped me navigate this crazy human life. So much so that I want to share with you what I know, understand, and love about them. My direct experience with dreams includes personal reflection, application and studies, and dream group participation on many occasions over the decades. 

*Please seek a professional if you need more serious help with your dreams. Use common sense where your health and well-being are concerned.

We all dream, but many of us don’t remember our dreams. I’ll go months without remembering a single one and then have a whopper. Sometimes, I’ve gotten lazy about paying attention to them, but then I’ll feel the need for a dream quest for help and direction on something.

I’ll begin practicing the seven tips below and soon begin to remember and get help from my dreams again. Dreams are not Who We Are, but they can help us navigate our expanding Awareness of what is Real and, importantly, what isn’t. Isn’t this The True Story of our lives?  

Seven Tips to Remember Your Dreams 

1. Make it child’s play!

Develop a childlike curiosity about the incredible stories that visit you while sleeping. Will you dream of a powerful horse swimming out of the ocean, a  tiger stalking its dinner, moving to Ecuador, or a solution to a health issue? What surprise dream symbols await your inner child?

2. Ask, and you will receive.

Ask your True Self throughout the day and each night before retiring for help remembering your dreams. You may even write a note to your dreams and put it on your bedside table or under your pillow before falling asleep. This focus puts you in a better position to receive and remember your nighttime adventures.

3. Purchase a new journal for your dreams.

Keep it on your bedside table with a favorite pen and small flashlight. Personally, I like Moleskine Journals the best. I muse that as I write on the same smooth paper Hemingway and some other great writers did, a tiny bit of their talent might seep into me. I know. Keep dreamin’!

The point is to write your dreams down when you have them. If you have a “snippet” of a dream, take the time to write it down. That tiny symbol or word given to your dream can have oceans of insight to help point you in the right direction.

4. Use music and aromatherapy oils.

Music conducive to relaxing prepares us to fall asleep and dream well. Cedarwood, lavender, and clary sage are all known to promote relaxation and enhance dreaming. Massage a bit of one oil or a mixture of two or three into your big toes, neck, or apply to your pillow’s edge. Go ahead and set the stage.

5. Place a dream-catcher close by to “catch” negative energies and dreams.

Seven Tips to Remember Your Dreams

A Lakota elder first saw the dream catcher on a vision quest. He was shown and taught by a spirit guide its purpose and how to make one.

The feathers would catch or trap life-taking or bad dreams, and the life-giving or good spirits would know how to pass through the holes in the dream-catcher’s web and into the dreaming body. Due to its effectiveness, dream catchers still hang over beds generations after the vision was shared. 

6. Be patient and consistent.

You may remember a dream the first night you practice one or more of these tips . . . and then not remember another one for a month. Or, you may not remember dreams for a week or more, and then you do every night from then on. Remember that your dreams are here to help serve your best interests. Patience and consistency will help you merge into harmony with your dream life.

I see dreaming much like the tools of meditation, yoga, writing, music, art, etc. Mastery will come if consistency and patience are practiced long enough. Your breakthrough is assured.

7. Spend a little time interpreting your dreams.

Write down any additional dreams when you first wake. Look over your dream journal then or later, when you have more time. Who or what are you dreaming? Do you notice a pattern or theme emerging in your dreams? What could this possibly mean for you?

Dream master, Robert Moss, asks dreamers to give their dreams a title as one would a podcast, video, blog, song, etc. Doing this helps to define and interpret your dream’s impact on you.

While looking over your journal, play with the dream figments or characters. Let them inspire you. Draw or paint them. Create poetry, or compose a piece of dream-inspired music. See what shows up. How might the dream overtly or covertly answer a question you asked?

This is how two dreams dramatically changed our lives.

About eight years ago, I had a dream that was promised in a dream quest nine months prior! That quest had Larry and I both seeking a dream to see where we would spend our elder years after living in Virginia Beach for twenty-five years.

Surprisingly, future upheavals in the U.S. from Coast-to-Coast occurred throughout our dream quest. Nowhere seemed safe, but at the end of the four-week-long dream quest, our last couple of dreams guided us to stay exactly where we lived in Virginia Beach and wait for further instructions. We were also assured that we would be moving at the right time and not to concern ourselves with it. The Universe would have our backs.

Nine months later, as if we were birthing some proverbial gestation, I unexpectedly dreamed we were to move to Ecuador, South America, and that we would love it there. We were moving to Ecuador. The dream was emphatic. More on the details another time.

The next day we visited a friend of thirty years and shared the dream with him. In time he asked us to return to his house later that day. When we did, he surprised us with an unexpected and generous gift to offer support to my dream. He said he felt inwardly compelled to do so.

Larry, a Scorpio and naturally cautious, felt some trepidation that doors opened too fast for a move out of the country. I shared with him before the dream that his horoscope showed him living out of the country at least at some point in his life, but he would always respond.

“That one has to be off. I will never live outside the U.S.”

I wasn’t looking to move to another country at 65, so we were like-minded.

Ecuador, not to mention South America, was the last place we expected to come up. That night, as if the Universe knew Larry needed personal confirmation, Larry was given a dream that we were also moving to Ecuador.

It was a boots-on-the-ground dream that left no doubt in our hearts that we needed to follow through as long as the doors opened to apply the dream. All the doors to Ecuador did swing wide open, and this is how our dreams changed our lives on every level one might imagine could occur. The only thing that didn’t change was Who We Really Are. That never changes for anyone.

We loved living in the U.S., and now we feel equally blessed to live in Ecuador and thank our dreams for this unique opportunity and life. Without these fantastic dreams that point toward greater harmony on our Earth-Walk, we can’t imagine where we would be.

Conclusion

Well, dear reader, you’ve read a story of how dreams can help reshape our entire lives for the better in ways we may not even know in advance. Seven tips to remember your dreams can help you incubate dreams into your daily life. You are ready to release old patterns, solve problems, and set new directions and finer distinctions in your life.

If I’m preachin’ to the choir on dreams, and you’re already using them for your and others’ well-being, I hope this blog refreshes your practice and confirms your attention.

Mr. Sandman, bring us some dreams . . .  

The best is yet to come. I’ll meet you at next week’s blog, and we’ll dive into Lucid Dreaming. And a Bonus Blog after that for sticking with me on this series. Remember, everything leads us to Love Consciousness when we are open. 

Thank you for your comments. 

Happy Dreaming with Love,
Kaye

 

Seven Gifts from Interpreting Our Dreams

Seven Gifts from Interpreting Our Dreams

by | Aug 13, 2022 | Dreams, Love Consciousness

Part One of Four

Introduction 

In this week’s blog, we will explore seven gifts from interpreting our dreams, for they, too, are immersed in the dream of Love Consciousness and have perspectives for us we might otherwise miss or take forever to understand.

A Brief History of Dream Interpretation

We Human Beings have been getting help from our dreams for at least five thousand years since the Sumer in Mesopotamia wrote the first known “dream book” on clay tablets. It’s more likely that dream interpretation is as old as dreams themselves.

The Sumerians set a precedent on the importance of dreams for the Egyptians, Greeks, Hebrews, and Romans, who came later. Dreams as a way of connecting with Divinity or the Real Self we Are were considered an essential spiritual matter.

Shamans, priests, and healers who specialized in these matters would listen to a dream and interpret the dream’s meaning. Precognitive dreams that portrayed a windfall or warning to the community were given attention by all and heeded.

Sigmund Freud later pursued a perspective that reflected a more personal approach to the dream stemming from the subconscious part of the dreamer. While listening to the subjects’ dreams, he detected repetitive patterns and thus, aimed to “read” his patient’s subconscious or hidden desires.

Later, psychologist Carl Jung said,

“The dream is a little hidden door in the innermost and most secret recesses of the soul, opening into that cosmic night which was psyche long before there was any ego-consciousness, and which will remain psyche no matter how far our ego-consciousness extends.  

And Edgar Cayce, a great seer in the 1900’s contributed this:

“Dreams are phenomena or experiences for [each of us] to use and apply in [our] everyday walks of life.”— Edgar Cayce reading 4167-1

Dr. Henry Reed, widely known as the father of the dreamwork movement, created the Sundance: The Community Dream Journal, published by Atlantic University. His work popularized dreams. Henry later published an article in Venture Inward, “Normalizing the Paranormal.” Here, he outlined how the actual source of the movement was the effect of people sharing their stories with others about how dreams had helped them in their lives.

Let’s investigate the seven gifts from interpreting our dreams.

1. The interpretation of dreams is highly individualized

Dream interpretation is often contextual, meaning that the same dream can have different meanings for different people based on their life experiences. Due to these factors, dream interpretation is highly individualized and best approached with an open mind. There are also cultural and religious influences on dream interpretation, which can vary from person to person.

I once dreamed about two white owls. When sharing it with two friends, one said it was a dream of purity, and the other said, “Oh no. I heard dreams of owls are bad omens. You better watch out.” To me, all dreams are Love Consciousness in disguise (like us), and if we can look for the dream mirror that reveals more of who we Really are, we’ll find it. Friends are mirrors of Awakening, too, so I listened and integrated the three points of view to get the most out of the dream.

2. Dreams can be a way of successfully working through emotional issues

How we feel upon waking up from a dream is a clue to its meaning. If we woke to feel disturbed, the dream could indicate something is “out of balance. Alternatively, things are likely to work out when we awaken feeling happy or relieved.

Dreams can also be a way of gaining clarity on a situation. By working through our issues in dreams, we can often see things more clearly and make better decisions when awake. In this way, our ethereal dreams serve us as a substantial tool for emotional growth.

3. They can provide information about our lives and relationships

Many people use dreams to help them figure out their relationships. The dream state is a safe place where you can explore different aspects of yourself and your relationships with others. You can also process difficult emotions and figure out complicated situations. In addition, dreams can provide valuable insights into your subconscious mind.

We can better understand ourselves and our relationship with others by paying attention to our dreams. However, it is essential to remember that dreams are not always literal.

They may represent your fears and anxieties or be symbolic of something else entirely. As such, it is wisdom to interpret dreams carefully before making any decisions based on them 

4. Dreams may give us clues about potential health problems

In recent years, scientists have begun to unlock the secrets of dreams, and there is now a growing body of evidence that they may provide clues about potential health problems. For example, research has shown that people who dream about being chased or attacked are more likely to be diagnosed with anxiety or post-traumatic stress disorder.

While more research is needed to confirm these findings, they suggest that dreams may one day be used as a tool for the early diagnosis and treatment of our health problems. Imagine that.

When I worked in a health food store, customers would regularly ask for products or foods that made an appearance in their dreams. The community thought that the body must need it if we dreamed it. I once dreamed of parsley and researched its many benefits the following morning. Although, sometimes it doesn’t pay to wait for science to catch up to What Is. It was simply common sense to add more parsley to my diet immediately. 

5. They can help us learn more about our spiritual nature

Dreams have been a source of mystery and fascination for centuries. Many cultures believe that dreams are a way for our spiritual nature to communicate with us. In fact, there is a growing body of scientific evidence that suggests dreams can indeed help us learn more about our spiritual nature. Here’s how.

First, dreams can help us remember our true identity. We are divine beings dreaming a human experience, and sometimes we forget this essential truth. Dreams can gently remind us of who we really are and why we’re here.

Dreams can give us guidance about what steps to take next on our spiritual journey. Often, they will reveal hidden talents or gifts we can use to help others.

They can provide comfort during times of grief or loss. When we lose someone we love, dreams can help us feel connected to the spiritual realm and receive messages of hope and healing.

6. Dreams offer creative inspiration and problem-solving opportunities

Dreams have long been associated with both creativity and problem-solving. In fact, many of the world’s most famous artists, musicians, and scientists have credited their Dreams for offering creative inspiration and solutions to difficult problems.

Dreams have a way of circumventing the usual thought processes, offering a fresh perspective that can be invaluable when facing a roadblock. This is likely due to the fact that Dreams tap into the subconscious mind, which is free from the limitations of conscious thought.

Did you know that the . . .

Automatic sewing machine and needle,
Periodic table of elements,
Song, Yesterday,

along with
The double helix of DNA,
The Scientific Method dreamed by Descarte nearly six hundred years ago
Einsteins Theory of Relativity

. .  . are but a few examples of the creativity that can come through a dream. What else could we dream into our existence to support our letting go of all that which is out of balance? 

7. Dreams may be prophetic in nature

Prophetic dreams can warn the dreamer or others of future events. These dreams help individuals cope with server circumstances, save lives, warn of natural disasters, and even predict the outcomes of wars.

The Hopi and other indigenous communities have a long tradition of sharing prophetic dreams with their tribes people. They believe these visions can help ensure the safety and well-being of the entire community.

Major religious texts include many examples of visionary dreams within their pages. While the exact mechanisms behind these visions remain a mystery, it is clear that Prophetic Dreams can offer an invaluable glimpse into the future individually, for the community and globally. 

Conclusion 

Dreams are a powerful tool for reflection and personal growth. They offer insights into our physical, emotional, mental and spiritual existence. By giving attention to our dreams and attempting to interpret their symbolism, we can gain valuable wisdom to help us solve problems and navigate life’s challenges. Ready to explore the world of dreams?

Stay tuned for Part Two of this series on how to remember your dreams, interpret your dreams, and lucid dreaming. See you soon.
Have you had a helpful dream to share with readers? Please feel free in the Comments.
Please share this blog if you think it can help someone. Thanks.

Sending love into your dreams this week and always,
Kaye

Kelly and The Angels Talk

Kelly and The Angels Talk

by | Aug 6, 2022 | Love Consciousness, Spirituality

Introduction

Today’s offering is unique in that it is a copy of a chapter I wrote for the game and companion book, The Angels Talk (Penguin). It was published twenty-five years ago and is no longer in print.

Here’s how I ended up writing about my daughter, Kelly and The Angels Talk for you today.

What Happened?

Settling into blogging has gotten easier and I enjoy writing, however this week, after a few hours I realized it didn’t seem to be coalescing. I stopped at once rather than fret, and meditated.

Upon asking Love Consciousness in thought and heart what to write, the answer immediately popped in. “Republish the chapter you wrote for Kelly and The Angels Talk as this week’s blog!” I wondered if I could. It was so out of left field, but then I remembered if Kelly had remained here with us, she would turn 40 this Tuesday, August 10th.

August 10th

Kelly LOVED her birthdays, and some kind of way she is still with us. When we came to Ecuador, we looked at a number of places to live and finally fell in love with where we are now. The cross street to our street is Diez de Agosto, and in English, 10th of August! Ecuadorians give important dates street names here, but for us, it was Kelly continuing to bring attention to her birthday. So the notion of sharing the chapter about her isn’t really a stretch.

I’ve deleted my Near Death Experience at the beginning of the chapter and  you can read about that here if you like. Note that today’s blog is a full book chapter, so grab a cup of whatever you love before you settle into it.

Kelly and the Angels Talk

Dreaming my Baby and What Was to Come

Two weeks before Kelly’s birth, I dreamed I went to a bright, clean, and animal shelter to pick up my baby. She appeared as a cute little baby lamb, with a satiny-pink bow around her neck. As I took her in my arms to cuddle her and whisper sweet nothings in her ear, the owner of the store, who happened to be a Being of Light, appeared and spoke:

“This baby is ill, and will require a lot of attention. Wouldn’t you like to choose a healthier one? You don’t have to choose the sick one.” “No.” I replied, “This is the one for me.” In the dream, my heart was already with her, and I knew I could give her the unconditional love she needed to help her through whatever she might face. I felt at peace with my decision.

Whoever had spoken indicated again that I had a choice, but wished me well either way. I awakened, somewhat alarmed and wondering if my baby would be healthy. At the time, the remaining denial of my intuitive gifts kept me from taking the dream too seriously, but even then, I sensed that the Being in the dream might be an Angel. The Angels were already on the scene, helping us both with what was to come.

The Dream Manifests

After an unusually short labor followed by a simple birth — as these things go — I was deeply relieved when Kelly received a perfect 10 on the Apgar, a test which measures the health of a newborn. Yet, a month later, I looked at her sweet little Dresden doll-like face in the sunlight and noticed her skin had a dull yellow hue, as did the whites of her eyes.

In that split second, I awakened to the fact that my dream was, indeed, true. I called Kelly’s pediatrician immediately. After many tests and days of waiting, the diagnosis was given. Kelly had a rare genetic disease called “alpha-1 anti-tripsin deficiency” — a protein deficiency that can cause progressive cirrhosis of the liver in children.

Eventually her liver would fail, I was told, and she would need a liver transplant, or she would die. She was given two years to reach this critical juncture. I felt my world rapidly coming apart. Mind-models and belief systems regarding how I thought life should be crashed down around me.

The significance of having a deathly ill child to care for, whom I loved more than my own life, ripped open my heart, and coupled with the pain and the utter inability to cope with all the rising fears, I began therapy with a therapist open to metaphysical understanding. I knew I needed help, for clearly, I lacked the skills for dealing with the deep level of pain I felt at the time.

Alternatives

While learning to deal with this crisis, like many parents of ill children, I dove into research, investigating and applying alternative healing methods to help heal my daughter. At the time, the doctors knew of no medical intervention that could help, save a transplant, so we were thankfully, free to look for alternatives.

While certain applications like nightly castor oil packs, chiropractic care, radionics and stellar nutrition seemed to help significantly, there were no guarantees. I also learned one of life’s greatest lessons, to “let go and let God,” for ultimately, I could not control whether she lived or died.

Finding purposeful meaning in the experience

It was during this time that I decided, no matter what the outcome, I would stay present and find purposeful meaning in the experience, and allow the experience to enrich our lives. Furthermore, the children’s hospital was full of mothers like me, who were struggling with their children’s serious challenges. I could share what helped us with those I met, and more and more, they shared what helped their families with me. I suppose this was our way of having a support group without calling it that.

This intention to take the high road, and to be of service to a higher purpose, helped me deal with my daughter’s needs and kept me from drowning in a sea of despair. I also took my cues from Kelly, who lived totally in the moment — without a care in the world.

After devastating news about her latest test, I walked outside where she giggled, chortled and laughed with glee as her Dad swung her on the little wooden box swing in the back yard. She was that way throughout her life, living every moment to the fullest, a true force of Nature the whole way through it. How many of us can say the same?

Divorce

Adding to the stress of the situation, Kelly’s father and I divorced, and it soon became a financial necessity for her to live with him – in Florida, where he moved for new work — six hundred miles away! Even though Kelly and I communicated daily by phone, and visited each other as often as possible, it was extremely difficult to accept the physical distance between us. I longed to be near her, but the circumstances seemed insurmountable.

Things weren’t’ looking good

By then, even though Kelly had survived ten years longer than predicted, by September of 1994, her health was noticeably deteriorating, and we knew time was running out. She had been on a liver transplant list for eight months, but there was no news of a donor. One night, while we were talking on the phone, she said, out of the blue,

“Mom. I can feel my energy getting weaker and don’t think I can live much longer.”

We talked about “20/20”, a show we both watched a couple of nights before. The news program produced a segment with a little girl, who was also very sick, who asked the Angels to help her get ready for her transition into the World of Spirit. Kelly and I discussed at length her own feelings and fears, along with the possibility of asking the Angels to assist with letting go of the fears.

I had some fears of my own. Even though I “knew” that our Spirit lives on, the mere thought of living without her in my Earthly life left my blood running cold. I did not want my child to die!  It is heart-wrenching for any parent to entertain those kinds of thoughts.

The Angels Talk

That night, I reached out to Angels who might help Kelly, with an intensity and power I didn’t know I possessed. I fell asleep praying, somehow knowing that one way or another, our lives were about to change radically.

Early the next morning, I awakened with a vision. In my mind’s eye, I saw a message board people could use to communicate with Angels. A family was sitting around the board, laughing and playing and having fun. I “knew” immediately that this board was something I wanted to create for Kelly. I shared the scene with my husband, Larry, who immediately agreed to help me.

After the vision of the board, I naturally began thinking about Angels more often, recalling other encounters I’d had with the Angelic Kingdom. Although my experiences were noteworthy, I humbly realized I was entering into the creation of The Angels Talk with very little knowledge on the subject of Angels.

In fact, the only material I had ever read on the topic was our friends’ Thomas Keller and Deborah Taylor’s book, Angels: The Lifting of the Veil.  The book opened my eyes to a new and refreshing approach to the Angelic Kingdom. Previously, I’d considered Angels to be light-hearted heavenly ethereal Beings who existed in another dimension; sometimes they touched our lives, but mostly not.

Despite my personal experiences, I never really considered that one could communicate with these Beings purposefully, until that very moment. Later in the morning of my vision, I was compelled to call Deborah and Thomas. Caught up in the excitement of doing something positive for Kelly, I blurted out an invitation to join us in creating the Angels message board. They agreed, and in September we met to lay out a plan.

The rubber meets the road.

One month into designing The Angels Talk, Kelly came to me with an innocent question which took the wind right out of my sails, “Mom, do you think this Angels’ board is really going to work?”  My heart quickened,

“What do you mean?” She repeated her question.

“Do you really think the Angels are going to come through this board and talk with me, help me?”

In that moment, I realized that despite a lifetime focus on self-growth and spiritual studies, I still had doubts. There was no way the board was going to work without the Angels help. What if they didn’t want it to work? Or what if my vision was just a figment of an overactive imagination? What had I gotten us into?

I had no choice but to move forward, compelled to find the truth. More than anything, I wanted the Angels to talk with us, to teach us and open our hearts and minds, and help my daughter — no matter what her future.

And there was more . . .

To add further emotional pressure to our experience, in November, my mother, a great source of emotional support, underwent surgery to remove her gall bladder. During her recovery, she was diagnosed with terminal cancer. The doctors said she had a month to get her affairs in order.

On top of it all, my grandmother was getting ready to cross over, too. I remember sobbing at the news that the women in my family would all soon be gone, while Larry held me in his arms. I cried for my grandmother, my mother, my daughter, myself, and my entire family who had been through so much emotional upheaval.

Just a year and a half before, my beloved brother, Griff, and sister-in-law, Julie, lost their five-year old son in a tragic accident. In their deepest moment of grief, they offered Kelly their son’s liver, but for medical reasons, my nephew’s organ could not be used.

Although heartbreaking at the deepest of levels, Griff and Julie’s gift of love was extraordinary and the family was filled with unspeakable gratitude at their offer. As a result of the tragedy, my family had become closer and more unconditionally loving and supportive of one another. We were just beginning to peep over the edge of grief, when both Kelly and my mother began to decline rapidly.

Silver Linings

Still, there were three redeeming graces during those dark winter months. The first was my beloved husband, whose unwavering un-conditional love and support was truly a godsend. The second was my then 23-year old son, Rick, (whose story will come later) who came to live with us for four months, bringing laughter and joy into our home. Last, but not least, were the Angels.

We completed our prototype message board and it worked better than any expectations I held. As the Angels taught me to communicate with them in an intimate way, I became stronger and more self-confident in approaching the future with balance and grace. Not only did the board actually work, the Angels continually comforted and assisted me with signs and omens and miracles of love, light and joy throughout that heavy-hearted winter.

As for Kelly, the Angels spelled out that she would receive a new organ by April of the following year– and she would live!  For Kelly, there was never any doubt. She had complete and total faith that the Angels spoke the truth. Honestly, I had some doubts because I knew we were deeply attached to the answer we wanted to hear, and was aware that emotional attachments can sometimes distort how we perceive the Angels’ subtle communications.

In February, Kelly took a turn for the worse, and was forced to remain on oxygen twenty-four hours a day. Thinking he might never see her again, Rick traveled to Florida to visit her one month later. One night while he was gone, and after we talked with the kids, Larry and I decided to spend a quiet night together and retire early. Around midnight, we were awakened by my brother pounding on our bedroom window, screaming for us to wake up. (We had not heard the phone three rooms away.) We ran to the front door.

The Liver Transplant

“The doctors have a liver for Kelly!  She and her dad are on their way to the airport!  She wants to talk with you before they board the plane.” Seconds later, I was on the phone talking with Kelly. She felt afraid, but excited. After listening and trying to assuage her fears, we called on the Angels to ease her path and promised that Larry and I would soon be with her. Her dad and step-mother, Renee, were flying with her on a private plane to Cincinnati, and we would meet them there.

During the fourteen-hour drive from Virginia Beach to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, I was in a state of shock. It was the longest fourteen hours of my life. I prayed constantly, remembering all the years of waiting for this very moment. At times, tears spontaneously rolled — sometimes poured — down my cheeks. As we arrived at the edge of the city, I saw a light out of the corner of my eye.  I turned and saw a large orb of white light on the back seat of the car, behind the driver’s side!  I was filled with hope and love.

When it faded, I turned my attention to the road ahead and noticed something else. At first, I thought it was a large silvery cloud, but when it suddenly moved rapidly in the direction of the hospital, I noticed it had “wings”.  The Angels were showing us the exit to take to the hospital!

Kelly came through the surgery like a trooper, with great courage and spunk.  At one point while talking with the hospital chaplain, another Angelic experience occurred. Larry and I were telling him how we’d thought she might not live long enough to receive her transplant. After all, she had been on the transplant list for fourteen months.

The chaplain spoke: “You just never know about these things. Perhaps this is a miracle.”

No sooner had he spoken than the water in the sink beside us gushed loudly out of the faucet, full force! The three of us stared, open-mouthed.

“See?” the minister said.

Another time, Larry and I were outside her hospital room. The entire length of the room was floor to ceiling glass panels, so we could see everything going on in the room. Kelly lay on the bed with seventeen tubes connected to her body. A dozen doctors surrounded her.

As we both watched the scene unfold in her room, we both became aware of Light Beings filling the room, standing behind and in-between the doctors around Kelly’s bed. We said at the same time,

“Is it my imagination, or is her room full of Angels?”

Touched with tears of gratitude, any doubts about her recovery vanished.

It was time to leave

We were not able to stay in Cincinnati for the full length of Kelly’s recovery. We had to return to work. However, her father was able to stay the entire seven-weeks as she recuperated, and we all felt blessed that at least one parent could be with her.

Just before she was to fly home, she called to tell me of another Angel encounter. When she was leaving the hospital, she and her dad looked up and saw three clouds in the distinct shape of giant Angels in the sky. She felt truly comforted by the experience. Kelly recovered well, and we went to Florida for a lengthy visit shortly to help with her recovery after she returned to Florida..

As for me, I had come full circle. I traveled a very difficult path during those first twelve years of Kelly’s life. True to the intention I set when Kelly first became ill, I found a deeper meaning, a gift in the experience — a renewed sense of connection with the Angels and the One-Who-Created-Us-All. I knew that the time had come to share this gift with others, but how?  At once, it occurred to me:  I was already doing it!  I was co-creating The Angels Talk.

I began to notice specific shifts in my outlook on life; I felt happier and more at peace than ever before. Angelic encounters were taking place on a daily basis, and it had become impossible not to believe in the magical and sacred world of these incredible Light Beings. By spring, another miracle occurred. My mother was sent home from the nursing home to recuperate, told by her doctors that she could possibly live many more years after all. Our lives had become a constant flow of miracles. And the Angels were correct. Kelly did receive her transplant in April of 1994 when she was twelve.

The attribute of Truth

One day, the Angels gave the four of us specific attributes or qualities for each one of us to embrace and embody in order to complete the project, and, as we learned, to discover the nature of our True Selves, that we, too, are Divine. When I first saw them spell out “T-R-U-T-H” as my personal attribute, I felt a deep gratification because it had been my mission since early on to recapture the loving Truth I experienced in my childhood NDE.

I knew for sure there was a Realty of Truth beyond anything I’ve seen or heard since in this earthly life. Still, I was compelled to search for how to find it here, on Earth. Over the years, I read literally thousands of books, burning the midnight oil, pouring through the gamut of spiritual philosophy, cultures and religions, but each seemed to limit what I knew about God and the Nature of Reality.

The Angels promised to help us build a bridge between the two Worlds as we integrated our attributes, and this was heartening. Whenever the Angels would give us a progress report, and it would be my turn, they would repeat each time that “the most important Truth, the one that pervades all of life, is that we are all connected, we are all One” and to “Look to abide in this ideal Truth from which all else flows.” Still, in my mind, there were missing puzzle pieces. Fortunately, I did “get” from the Angels that this ultimate Truth and the Love was touching the place in my spiritual heart that I knew was in all of us and everywhere around us, too.

When The Angels Talk was finally published and our author’s tour was over, the burning desire to deepen my awareness of Truth continued.   Somehow I knew that if humans are not able to recognize and realize the ultimate Truth that we are all One, we could perish. I felt about Truth as the Great Invocation said: “Let there be peace on Earth and let it begin with me.” I was compelled to align with Truth at a deeper level.

The years passed

Over the years, I began to notice subtle but powerful changes in my perspective. I was thinking clearly more often than not, and I was more balanced emotionally and deeply-rooted in gratitude. I began to take better care of my body. Spiritual and material abundance poured into our lives. Kelly came back to Virginia to live with us. My relationships with others seemed easier and more rewarding than ever before, and those that were unhealthy began to fall away.

It is life’s greatest revelation and grace to wake up to know and understand that in Truth, there is only One-Who-Creates-All-That-Is. I found it makes perfect sense that there can be nothing outside of All-That-Is, therefore we are ALL made out of what we call God, Source, Divinity, Silence, the Supreme Self, or the One-Who-Creates the World of Form. WE ARE ALL ONE. No belief is required.

The Truth as I see it is we are individual Spiritual Beings in the World of Form with gifts and talents we came here to share while waking up to the one essential Truth.  Once we fully Realize this, we can walk in balance with all that is here on Earth. This simple beautiful truth was precisely what the Angels were pointing to the whole time.

Kelly’s transition

The continuing insights and realizations helped Larry and me immensely in assisting Kelly to cross the Great Divide when she was called Home, March 9, 2006. When I walked into the hospital where she lay dying twenty-three years after she was born and twelve years after The Angels Talk began, I felt a cold dread move through me. Later that same night –after hospital rules against spending the night in the Intensive Care Unit sent us to our hotel room — I turned to Larry, my body shaking, and said

“I just don’t know how I’m going to do this. It is so hard.“

He put his hands on my shoulders, looked me squarely in the eyes and said in a gentle tone,

“The way you are going to do it, honey, is to remember the Truth of who you Really are, and who she Really is. Kelly is a Divine Spiritual Being, and it is this to whom we will be in service. That dying body you see on that bed is not who our daughter really is. It is time to step up to the plate and live what we know.” His words helped me step into a higher intention where I could be of greater service to my precious daughter, a Divine Being, who came to Earth to love and be loved.

And with that, we helped our girl prepare in earnest for her transition. She rallied for days, and we talked about this life and the next. Larry and I worked our healing magic on her, supporting and comforting her in any way we could while her fiancé, Josh, lovingly brought her anything her heart desired to ease her condition.  Together, we three loved her and eased her path Home – she said so.  And, of course, the Angels were also helping at every turn – just as they had since well before her birth.

A few hours after Kelly transitioned, our phone rang. It was 3:33 AM. Thomas was calling, our friend and partner during the Angels Talk project. He said he had just been awakened by Kelly and she told him she’d crossed over. Was it true? He wanted to know. At this point, since she passed over a very few hours before, I had shared her death with only the closest of family members, so I knew her visit to him was real.

It was not surprising that Kelly would let Thomas know; she loved Thomas. He counseled her many times as a minister, and she had wanted to see him one more time, but she was in Florida and Thomas lived in Virginia Beach.

As I sat, pondering his message, in shock at the reality that she was no longer here — or so it seemed —  I suddenly felt  her presence as strong as ever, hugging me, her “spirit arms” going right through my body! I heard her tell me that she felt wonderful, that I was going to love it when it was my turn. I could also see that the dark room was lit up, and knew it was her soul’s Light.  It was a beautiful, comforting and uplifting experience, and a confirmation that she hadn’t really gone anywhere at all. She had just left her body behind.

Chapter Ending

Not a day passes that I don’t wish Kelly was still here with us, and living full-out on Planet Earth as she did so completely. I am comforted by the fact that we’ve had many amazing visits with each other in dreams, and I know she stands with the rest of my ancestors as a guiding light in my life. More than once, she has spoken to me from the other side, and has proven her spiritual existence to me repeatedly, as our loved ones on the Other Side enjoy doing — if we ask.

Looking back, I can see that learning to communicate with Angels, and by following their guidance to integrate my attribute, the ability to consciously connect with the Truth of who I really am, and to live my life more authentically was birthed. Through this miraculous gift, I also realized success in accomplishing what I originally intended: to help my daughter. Not only did we both learn how to communicate with the Angels, I am personally convinced beyond a shadow of a doubt that Angels played an integral part in giving my child many more years of life here on Earth!

Co-creating The Angels Talk opened another door for me to share my heart with you, to be in service to y/our Divine Self. My humble prayer is that in doing so, this message may resonate with your spiritual heart, and that you, too, will learn how to talk with Angels, receive your attribute and remember that who you are is a beautiful, Divine, Spiritual Being, who has come here to share your gifts and talents with all of us. We are One.

Conclusion

Happy 40th Birthday Kelly! I’m keeping your promise, girl, to remember why I’m here. Dear Readers, I hope you got something worthwhile out of Kelly and The Angels Talk. See you next week with a regular blog.

Thank you for your comments, and never any pressure.

There is no death. There is only Love Consciousness.

Love

Kaye