General Chat

Great thread! I have spent all evening reading and learning. I see that no one has ever mentioned that 'God' may be female! I owe allegiance to no church and I think maybe the Native American has the best idea. We owe our existance to Mother Earth. Without the earth, the sun, the rain and the air we would not exist. Life is a circle and like the grass - we are born, live and then die - to be born again as the grass dies over the winter and reappears in the spring. I believe that life is a circle and that 'what goes around comes around'. Do ill things and you will receive ill - do good and good will be returned to you. I don't have to go into a church with all it's costly trappings to commune with my 'spirit' - all I need do is step outside among the trees, feel the breeze, the warmth of the sun, the cool of the rain and look at the sky and feel total peace. I don't need a preacher to explain the bible or tell me how to lead my life. We were given a brain to use, eyes to see and ears to hear and a free will to make up our own minds. If we choose not to use those gifts then it is we who are at fault. Certainly this is not the only time we will be allowed to enjoy life and keep on learning.

Since Mum died in July I have had experiences that have absolutley confirmed to me that this is not the end. We are merely returning to where we belong. I am not clairvoyant or anything remotely like it, but Mum has visited me on several occasions now, each time making more and more sense of what has happened. I miss her terribly, not having her here in the flesh so to speak, but I know she is with me and will be there for me when it is my turn to return 'home'.

Gaynor My Mam believes in exactly that...we will be reunited. Absolutely and without any doubt. When her Father (my wonderful Grandfather) died, she had such a belief in her. She was devastated by his death, but she absolutely knows she will see him again. She strongly believes my Grandfather is passing time until he gets his family gathered around him again. Sue xx

Having had my darling Nan pass over 2 yrs ago and my Dad this summer I was curious to know if there was anything in a spirit world. So 2 weeks ago I went to a Spiritualist Medium ( She was Dame Barbara Cartland's spiritual healer etc for many years ) ..... I tried so hard to go with an open mind ( my religious upbringing had installed me this was a bad thing to do - only the work of evil spirits) I was AMAZED.........my grandfather came through ( he died when I was 13 ) She was able to tell me how he passed - names of his grandparents - my grandmother than came through - again I was given details of her passing over etc. The things she told me ( or rather grandpa ) were things she wouldn't have known - particularly my own thoughts not voiced to anyone. The clincher came when she said Grandpa is telling her I have a candle that I light when on my own and draw comfort from this as I talk out loud to Nan & Dad.........Grandpa was feeling left out and wanted me to know he too was there protecting me...... I wouldn't tell a soul about this candle for fear of the family thinking me silly LOL Anyway cut a long story short - I listen to the tape of that day and strongly believe in a spirit world where my family are waiting for me but happy to know for now they are looking after me and the rest of the families..........Oh and Dad, he didn't come through he was BUSY......somethings just never change LOL

In my younger days I was very much a believer,but after my Mam died tragically I gave my faith up. My Dad's thinking was that we were like nature and that,like the trees,plants and flowers we grew from each others' seeds,nutured,lived and died. I guess I went along with that point of view. However we all know about life's coincidences and these,in my life of late, have changed my mind on the subject. I had been trying to find my Dad's birth parents for 20 odd years. He died in 2003, 3 months later someone contacted me through a web-site and a connection was made from NZ. My new found cousins!! Their Mother had died,six weeks after my Father, and, like me they'd been trying for a long time, to find their mother's long lost family. Now I'm usually very sceptical,but,had our Parents (both fostered at birth) actually found each other? Our families took comfort in the notion. Now ,and this is where I get scared to go on, my brother died in September and I have been shocked to hear recently that one of my newly found cousins died in August. Both due to natural causes. Strange coincidences I know and it has changed my ideas on 'life after death' but...........hope nobody wants me to leave here for a long time yet!! Mau xx

Anyone who keeps an interest in what goes on in the scientific world (well, physics) would be aware that 2006 saw some mind-boggling papers concerning the nature of consciousness ( which still hasn't been defined or its whereabouts in the brain located). These range from telepathy and blind-sight to out-of-body and near-death experiences, to animal perception. Let's look forward to what revelations 2007 will bring. Len

Hello searchers, I believe firmly in what the bible tells us. Not that we'll have everything we need in this life, but if we believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and trust him to do what's best for us w'll meet again. God has seven of my babies up there somewhere and I know that I'll see them and recognise them. Don't know if they'll be grown or still babes but we are promised that there will be no sickness or sorrow and I can't wait. In the meantime there are things for me to do here. Belisve me I couldn't have survived the loss of my babies if I didn't believe in Gods promises. Doesn't make me any better or worse than anyone else, just saved by Grace through Faith Love to you all Merle