Embracing the Spirits: True Stories of My Encounters With the Other Side by Barbara Parks (bill gates best books TXT) 📕

Matt’s energy which would leave little room for doubt.

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Then it hit me like a sudden and obvious revelation, why

not try table tipping?

Table tipping is a way of inviting spirit contact, whereby

the participants seat themselves around a table, place their

hands on it and invite the spirits present to move the table.

Successful contact can manifest as anything along a spectrum

of physical events; from the table simply vibrating to moving right across the room. The table is used as a vehicle for spirit energy, and has the potential to produce spectacular results.

Admittedly I balked a little when it first occurred to me;

after all table tipping could be classed as a type of séance. If I was honest with myself, it was just one step away from whipping out a Ouija Board, a form of communication which had

always made me feel uneasy.

However, in light of the recent séance I’d experienced with

Tony G, I felt confident that I could facilitate a safe interaction with the spirit world, as long as I took suitable precautions and had appropriate protection in place.

I was also bolstered by what Dot the medium had told me

a fortnight earlier. She had said that I was a channel and that in the future I would help people contact their loved ones in the spirit world. When I balked at the thought of conducting any

type of séance, she assured me that I had the ability and experience to do so safely. She told me that Ouija Boards and the

like are only dangerous when used ignorantly, as it is then that the doors to the spirit world are opened indiscriminately and

can lead to all types of havoc.

“It’s like crossing a busy road,” she explained. “If you just charge across without checking first, of course you can come

to grief. But if you approach mindfully and carefully, it’ll get 32Matt

you exactly where you need to be. It’s the same with séances.

Approach with careful respect and you’ll be fine.”

With these thoughts in mind, I decided to ask Matt his

opinion on the matter via the pendulum.

“What do you reckon Matt?” I asked. “When the girls

come, do you think we should try our hand at table tipping?”

YES! was the immediate response.

“Do you think you’ll be able to do it?”

Again, a strong and undeniable YES.

And finally I asked whether he thought the sight of a table

tipping and moving of its own accord would freak the girls

out.

NO.

And so it was decided; if Matilda and her family were

happy to give it a try, table tipping it would be!

I spent a large part of the preceding day in preparation,

everything had to be just right. I hadn’t come this far to jeopar-dize the success of the evening by being ill-prepared, and I was paranoid about compromising our safety.

I meditated, prayed, burnt white candles and incense and

kept my home’s vibration high. I made it clear that only spirits who came from God’s light were welcome and I white-lighted

both myself and the house several times during the day. I also made sure that neither my guests nor I consumed any alcohol beforehand. It’s believed that alcohol lowers one’s vibra-

tion, which can in turn attract lower vibrational, earthbound

entities rather than the crossed-over spirits we were hoping to make contact with.

By the time Matilda and her family arrived at 8pm, the

house was buzzing with spirit energy. It seemed that word

had gotten out in the spirit world and the family room was

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inundated with a throng of excited spirits. As much as I sensed their presence, I was still taken aback when Stu took a photo

which captured around 30 orbs waiting near the fireplace! I

was convinced it would be an eventful night.

I had asked Matilda to bring along a list of ten dates,

amongst which was Matt’s birthday. We then proceeded to call

out each date in turn, asking Matt via the pendulum whether

the date in question was his birthday. He answered NO to each until we reached the correct date, thereby providing the first validation that it was indeed Matt we were speaking to.

His family went on to ask him a barrage of questions, all of

which he answered correctly. By now we were in little doubt

that our spirit friend was Matt, and felt comfortable enough to up the ante and allow him to prove his presence further.

We moved over to the large round table. We seated our-

selves and placed our hands flat on the tabletop, fingers spread so as our little fingers were touching those of the person

beside us. We closed our eyes and breathed steadily, whilst I

white lighted the table and asked once again that only spir-

its who came from God’s light be permitted to make contact.

I asked for our guides to protect us from lower vibrational

entities. I also offered a specific invitation for Matt to come through.

Within a couple of minutes, the heavy wooden tabletop

began to vibrate. We opened our eyes and looked at each other

excitedly, Matt was beginning to make contact. The vibrations

were soon replaced by a gentle rocking motion, as the table

began to gently shake from side-to-side. We were overcome

with a sense of awe and happiness, delighted that Matt was

offering physical proof of his presence. We began encourag-

ing him to move the table more forcefully, and invited Matt

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to use our psychic energy if he needed to. At this point it felt as though there was someone under the table; the energy was

starting to mount and it seemed to be straining to lift.

“Let’s move to a smaller table,” I suggested, reasoning that

it might be easier for Matt to lift off the ground.

We seated ourselves around a small wooden table, placing

our hands on the top once again. Almost instantly, the vibra-

tions began, soon to be replaced by a steady, unmistakeable

rock. The table legs banged on the floorboards as it seesawed

from side-to-side.

Our excitement was palpable and was increasing with

every passing minute.

“Tip it over Dad!” encouraged Matilda.

We all offered