Communicating with the dead?

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   onaolapo1posted 13 years ago

   Does anybody actually have the power to communicate with their loved ones that passed on? Would you do it if you have the chance to say goodbye one more time?

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      just_curiousposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      I can't communicate with them, but I've seen one. I probably could have talked to him. He spoke, but I had no idea at that moment it was a ghost.

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         onaolapo1posted 13 years agoin reply to this

         Really?  How did you feel when you saw him/her? Did you get the jitters? Were you cold? please tell me more about it.  I heard people say different things about communicating with the dead.

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            just_curiousposted 13 years agoin reply to this

            I didn't feel anything odd. After it became clear what, and who, it was; it was somewhat touching. It was just a soul, I believe making his final rounds before he passed over.

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               onaolapo1posted 13 years agoin reply to this

               Thanks for sharing your experience.  Am glad you contributed.

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      Jeramiposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      I don't know if anyone "has the power" or not.
      
          Do people have the power to be walking in the woods,  trip over a stump, look up, see a squirrel climbing up a tree, and there, right there, is the prettiest night owl ya ever saw; sitting there, just sitting there, .... it just happenes!
      
      
         But you know how it is.       Some people always be tripping.
      
        Lucky them.

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      Jeramiposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      To the first portion of your question....   numerious times.
      
        To the second half...   No.   no abilitys involved.... Maybe conditions ?   It just happens or it don't.

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         onaolapo1posted 13 years agoin reply to this

         Well, at least it happens.

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            Jeramiposted 13 years agoin reply to this

            It happens more often than we even realize.
            
               Our subconcious mind holds onto much truth that our concious mind just ain't equipted to handle.

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               pennyofheavenposted 13 years agoin reply to this

               Brings to mind William Blake. If the doors to perception were cleansed we would see infinity or something like that. It is true what you say. Who can understand infinity beyond its concept?

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               onaolapo1posted 13 years agoin reply to this

               Maybe I'll try to communicate with my grandfather.  He passed on 40 years ago.  Who knows, I might turn out to be the next ghost whisperer, or ghost hunter, or maybe ...ghost buster!

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                  Jeramiposted 13 years agoin reply to this

                  Good morning, 
                    I could be wrong, but I think that "Trying" to communicate with the spirit world is kinda like  "Trying" to get a butterfly to land on your arm. 
                    Which isn't imposible.
                    Then; proving that you were sucussful is just as dificult.

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                     Beelzedadposted 13 years agoin reply to this

                     Or, more precisely, trying to flap your arms and fly to the moon.

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                        onaolapo1posted 13 years agoin reply to this

                        I like that

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                        just_curiousposted 13 years agoin reply to this

                        hey beelzedad. See how nice onaolapo was to everyone? Nobody agreed in here and his response to all of us was extremely courteous. We should spearhead the effort to make everybody post that nice.

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                           onaolapo1posted 13 years agoin reply to this

                           Thanks for the compliments just_curious.  I believe we can all make a difference in this world with our attitude.  It's all about the attitude.  We always have to watch what comes out of our mouth, our tongue is as sharp as a two edged sword.  It can make us and can also break us.
                           
                           Thanks once more, I really appreciate your contribution.

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                           Beelzedadposted 13 years agoin reply to this

                           What does that have to do with me? I am always courteous.

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                              just_curiousposted 13 years agoin reply to this

                              Lately, to some extent, giving a large amount of latitude with this response; I would not be lying if I agreed. Sorry, it is just the guy was so sweet, I wanted him to know someone noticed. Never mind.

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                                 Pcunixposted 13 years agoin reply to this

                                 Yes, it is ALWAYS a good idea to help people by validating their delusions.

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                                 Beelzedadposted 13 years agoin reply to this

                                 That's nice, but in the same way that some will personally insult someone else, others may be "so sweet" in their responses. These are characteristics outside of any discussion of a topic and are never meant to be included as they are personal issues that have nothing to do with the subject matter.
                                 
                                 And since any subject matter discussed is not of a personal nature, then everyone and anyone has complete free reign of their opinions on it, and no one should be offended or pleased of the results and content of the discussion.
                                 
                                 The problem usually rears it's ugly head only when those who are unable to distinguish their personal feelings from the subject matter get offended.
                                 
                                 At this point, it would appear that onaolapo1 understands this concept, and I applaud him for it.

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                                    just_curiousposted 13 years agoin reply to this

                                    Wow, beg to disagree. There are rules of conduct that everyone should feel compelled to adhere to. Courtesy being one of them. When people post in a negative manner it prohibits the free exchange of ideas. This is true in any form of dialogue. Whether it be face to face or not.

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                                       Pcunixposted 13 years agoin reply to this

                                       You disagree?
                                       
                                       That's not courteous. We should all either agree, pretend that we do, or keep silent.

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                                          just_curiousposted 13 years agoin reply to this

                                          Oh, again our problem is the  difference of opinion on the meaning of words.
                                          
                                          Make you a deal, let's stop posting on this nice man's thread. This is silly. We'll just all regress to our original relationship. Next time we meet, gloves are off. Sound like a plan?

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                                             Pcunixposted 13 years agoin reply to this

                                             Not interested.
                                             
                                             Belief in this sort of nonsense is utterly ridiculous and I will never stop saying that.

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                                                onaolapo1posted 13 years agoin reply to this

                                                I really admire people's opinion, don't worry ...I am not upset about the post.  I am a warrior of truth, and I can take it as well as I can dish it.  It's all good

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                                                onaolapo1posted 13 years agoin reply to this

                                                Fire on.

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                     just_curiousposted 13 years agoin reply to this

                     Actually jerami, it is not that difficult to get a butterfly to land on your arm, but I wouldn't argue your point.

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                        Jeramiposted 13 years agoin reply to this

                        I agree it is not that difficult'  but Ya gotta be in the right place, at the right time and some other stuff gotta be working in your favor,  and then ,  I it wants to it will do it.
                        
                        
                            But nobody has got the power to make it happen;  That I know of.

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                           just_curiousposted 13 years agoin reply to this

                           Yes. You certainly can't will them to do it.

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                              Jeramiposted 13 years agoin reply to this

                              This don't make NO sense to the younger generation; but the best way to get what Ya want is to know when to go with the flow; and when to say NO!
                              
                              
                                  That sounded like the first verse of a poem.   
                              
                                  Would anyone like to add a verse?

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                                 pennyofheavenposted 13 years agoin reply to this

                                 How about a borrowed verse from Kenny
                                 
                                 You've got to know when to hold 'em
                                 Know when to fold 'em
                                 Know when to walk away
                                 And know when to run
                                 You never count your money
                                 When you're sittin' at the table
                                 There'll be time enough for countin'
                                 When the dealin's done

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                                 zampanoposted 13 years agoin reply to this

                                 Though yes are best answers, positive states
                                 among oceans of nos, islands of a happyer fates

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                                    Jeramiposted 13 years agoin reply to this

                                    That is "KOOL"  I'm not sure if that needs to be the next verse or the one after that?     I'm just tired.
                                    
                                       I do think it needs to be somewhere in it.
                                    
                                       Maybe mine should be 3rd or 4th ?
                                       It would be interesting to see ?

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                     Jeff Berndtposted 13 years agoin reply to this

                     "could be wrong, but I think that "Trying" to communicate with the spirit world is kinda like  "Trying" to get a butterfly to land on your arm.
                       Which isn't imposible.
                       Then; proving that you were sucussful is just as dificult."
                     
                     I pour sugar water on my arm and take a picture of the butterfly landing on it if I want to get a butterfly to land on my arm and prove that I did it.
                     
                     Will that work on the spirit world, too?

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      Twenty One Daysposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Does anybody actually have the power to communicate with their loved ones that passed on?
      
      To do so, would require the passed on individual to have an actual working body, brain, as this is where the sensory exists, which enables sending-receiving of speech.
      Now, some say there is a spiritual communication that exceeds human vocal, which is generally possible. So, in order for an object human (one with body/brain) they would require full spiritual understanding, have that communication perception and able to "speak spirit".
      
      This claim is the basis for many psychics and spiritualists who say they can do so. (and some Pentecostals too, who say they "speak spirit")
      
      On the other side,
      Why would a passed-on person return to speak to you?
      How would they return?
      How would they navigate the materialized world having no mind, brain to direct them?
      
      James.

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         onaolapo1posted 13 years agoin reply to this

         From your explanation, I actually believe for anybody to claim that they communicated with the dead, he or she must probably be high on something that makes him or her delusional, which in turn will result into hallucinations of some sort, and then the so-called dead to living communication starts.
         
         If you notice, before anybody is committed to the coo-coo house, they always talk about seeing something or hearing something, at that point in time, they tell you they are communicating with the spirits.

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      Brenda Durhamposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Nope.
      God condemns that practice.

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         pennyofheavenposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         Really? Why?

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            just_curiousposted 13 years agoin reply to this

            Hey penny. I could be wrong, but the only place I know where they talk about it is when Saul went to a psychic to call Samuel back from the dead. Apparently he had run all of the psychics out of town, on penalty of death, so he had to leave his territory to find one.
            
            If the Bible specifically prohibits it, I wouldn't know where it was.

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               pennyofheavenposted 13 years agoin reply to this

               Yes but Mary spoke/saw Jesus after he died and before he ascended to the father?

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                  just_curiousposted 13 years agoin reply to this

                  He wasn't a ghost. He was alive. Flesh and bone.

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                     pennyofheavenposted 13 years agoin reply to this

                     That was never established because she was not allowed to touch him.

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                        just_curiousposted 13 years agoin reply to this

                        Actually, he established that fact with Thomas when he made him feel the wounds so he would believe.

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                           pennyofheavenposted 13 years agoin reply to this

                           Thomas? Lost my remember. Ok

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               Brenda Durhamposted 13 years agoin reply to this

               Deuteronomy 18: 11.
               
               And yes you're right that Jesus was alive.
               And Jesus is exceptional in any case.

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                  pennyofheavenposted 13 years agoin reply to this

                  Yes in spirit he was alive. That he was flesh in bone is not known.
                  
                  James talks about those not walking in the lord on one hand then on the other hand about prophets specifically walking in the name of the lord.
                  
                  What does that mean? Only those who walk in the lord or no one full stop?

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                  just_curiousposted 13 years agoin reply to this

                  You're exactly right about that. I see it now.

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         Beelzedadposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         No problem, god condemns lots of things people do every day without even flinching. Just look at the appalling divorce rate amongst Christians. God couldn't possibly condemn so many of them, could he?

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            just_curiousposted 13 years agoin reply to this

            Still, with the sour face and comments. Lighten up.

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            onaolapo1posted 13 years agoin reply to this

            Just to be sure; Are you referring to almighty "God", the creator? or "god" as in idol?

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               Pcunixposted 13 years agoin reply to this

               "god" as an imaginary being in your mind.

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                  onaolapo1posted 13 years agoin reply to this

                  Got it!

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         Jeff Berndtposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         God also condemns the practice of tattooing, eating shrimp, getting divorced (except for adultery), adultery, wearing blended fabrics, cross-dressing, and eating owl.

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         pylos26posted 13 years agoin reply to this

         Ahhhh...the Matriarch has spoken,... next question please.

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      zampanoposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      that gift would be a formidable chance.
      But though I desire it most, I fear it.

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      paarsurreyposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      It is just superstition; of no use at all.

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         onaolapo1posted 13 years agoin reply to this

         I don't think it's superstition.  I spoke to a couple of people who did not want to comment on my blog after I posted this discussion and I was surprised as to what they had to say.  Most people want to keep it secret because people will not believe them if they say it out.  I really think sometimes the dead wants to communicate with us.  Thanks for your contribution.

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            bolt1951posted 13 years agoin reply to this

            I say we talk and listen to the dead all the time and most are quite famous, I'll name a few, Bush, 1 and 2 Osama Bin Laden, ghadafhi, Chavez, Castro,  Hitler, I guess I can go on and take up the whole forum with the living dead that have been amongst us. The List Goes on til eternity.

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      zampanoposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      I think that would be great.
      I have tried some times, but after a while I get scared.
      I start to scream and then, my woman awakes me up.After that I can't sleep any longer because I wonder why it scares me so much to be among my loved ones in a... dream (?)

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         onaolapo1posted 13 years agoin reply to this

         Thanks for your contribution.

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      deblippposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      If you survey a large number of people and ask if they've ever had a psychic experience, many will say their one and only such experience was a communication from the dead. Usually, this takes the form of knowing that Mom or Dad or Aunt Edna or whoever is about to pass or has just passed, or having that loved one come and say goodbye one last time. Although it's not much talked about, it's astonishingly common.

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         recommend1posted 12 years agoin reply to this

         It is also one of the most conned tricks in the book which reached its peak in Victorian times.

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       awareposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       if one could  communicate . why would they  say goodbye.  id say hello

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   Pcunixposted 13 years ago

   Harry Houdini spend a good number of years exposing those who claim such abilities  as fakes.
   
   Dead people are dead. They don't exist any more. Not as ghosts, not as spirits, not at all.

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      onaolapo1posted 13 years agoin reply to this

      I don't know about that the dead staying dead.  I have met with people who actually saw their loved one come back, and they had proof.

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      cheaptrickposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      I absolutely agree.Anyone who doubts it should dig up a dead guy and have a conversation with him[while holding your nose of course]to see what he has to say.The ego[which is what we are aware of consciously]ends upon death.That's what we call"Us".If anything else goes on"us" will not be aware of it because"us"will be D-E-A-D!If a person doubts it look up the word"Unconscious"and that will explain it.
      
      Nice hair...does your wife do it for you?

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         onaolapo1posted 13 years agoin reply to this

         Sorry I did not respond quickly.  I was out for a while.  Thanks to your contribution.  I think I see it from your own perspective, although it's hard to understand why people would make things up, about the dead but, all the same, I am very happy you see it from a different angle.  If I can, I'll wake my grandma up to say the final goodbye to her.  I was out of the country when she passed, so it would have been awesome if everybody can communicate with their dead.
         
         And about my hair; I got it done at  HeadMasters in New York.

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      CMHypnoposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Beliefs about the afterlife are personal to the individual, and we have all had different experiences. So while I respect the fact that you believe that dead is dead, you cannot really expect to impose your beliefs on others and for everyone to suddenly agree with you.

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         onaolapo1posted 13 years agoin reply to this

         Thanks.  It's a free country and I believe anybody can very well go into trance and conjure with the celestial beings.  Thanks for your contribution.

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   zampanoposted 13 years ago

   Brenda.
   Who told you God condemns that practice ?
   It's mostly his way of communication

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   Jeramiposted 13 years ago

   when Saul went to a psychic to call Samuel back from the dead. Apparently he had run all of the psychics out of town, on penalty of death, so he had to leave his territory to find one.
   
   If the Bible specifically prohibits it, I wouldn't know where it was.
   
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      And if Ya remembr ?   Saul said; "why did you wake me UP ?"
   
     This was 1050ish , before the crusifixion, before the first resurection!
   
     It is written that when King David died that he slept with his fathers. 
      I'm kinda thinking that when a medium "Wakes" Ya up, you might be awake for the dutation?; until the resurection ????
   
   
      That just might be why it was wrong for the mediums to perfort that practice ???
   
       BUT ,  as most people on these forums know,   I think that this has already happened.
   
      And those that were awakened are already where they are supposed to be.
   
     And ,   If talking to me/you  is where they are suposed to be ??    That is a good/God thing.
   
       By the way,   I wasn't ignoring anyone,  I put in a 12 hour day today.   Painting.
        I do that a lot.

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      onaolapo1posted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Marvelous explanation, I really admire your biblical support, it helped me to solidify my basis.  Thanks for the contribution.

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   pennyofheavenposted 13 years ago

   and...
   
   
   Every gambler knows
   That the secret to survivin'
   Is knowin' what to throw away
   And knowin' what to keep
   'Cause every hand's a winner
   And every hand's a loser
   And the best that you can hope for
   Is to die in your sleep"

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      Jeramiposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      That makes sense too.  I think I'm goina write a poem. 
      
      Thanks for all the help.

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   Neville Walkposted 13 years ago

   I was very close to my grandmother.  She was someone who had had what might be termed psychic experiences in her life.  She saw spirits, and could make preditions, which came true.  She had had a near-death experience when she was young, and I believe this was connected to the other experiences she had had.
   
   When she was dying from cancer, so sure that there was an afterlife was she, that she promised that she would visit me after her death and make some sort of contact with me.  She died in 1984, and I am still waiting for that contact.  I have stood by her grave over the years and asked her to pay a visit to me.  She never does.  Personally, I believe that death is the end, but I am always willing to be proven wrong.

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      Pcunixposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      And if some dark night you imagine that she has contacted you, are you ready to instantly shred all common sense and believe in that nonsense?

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         Neville Walkposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         No, not at night.  I did once have a ghostly encounter in the early hours of the morning, which seemed so real.  However, I have not taken this to mean that it really happened, as I know that such experiences are a product of the mind.
         
         If however, my nan walked into my room in daylight, with several people there to witness it, then of course I would be more than ready to shred all common sense in favour of the evidence of my own eyes.  However, I realise that such experiences only happen in the films, not in reality.

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            Pcunixposted 13 years agoin reply to this

            Mass hallucinations are not unknown. It requires susceptible people and external suggestion, though.

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   Jeff Berndtposted 13 years ago

   I had a hard enough time communicating with my deceased relatives before they died. I'm not going to try to talk to them now that I can finish a sentence without being interrupted.

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      Beelzedadposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Absolutely brilliant!

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      pennyofheavenposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Haha makes sense.

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      onaolapo1posted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Tushe!   You make me pee in my pant laughing my head off!

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   Daewalkerposted 13 years ago

   Basically there is barrier between the physical world and the
   spiritual world and most cannot bridge that gap but a very few
   are able too do this!

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      pennyofheavenposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Yes. Largely constructed by the mind.

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      onaolapo1posted 13 years agoin reply to this

      The barrier is as big as you imagine it and as small or non-existing as you see it.  From my own perspective, I think we are closer to the dead more than we think.  Basically ... their is no gap

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   SparklingJewelposted 13 years ago

   communicating with the dead is a violation of Energy use. God is Energy; Everything is Energy. we need to choose wisely how we use our God given gift of Energy.
   
   Instead of communicating with the dead, they need to be prayed for. The important thing to do is ask the Archangels to go to that soul that died and guide them to where they belong. The soul is the important aspect of someone, guiding that soul is the job of the Archangels.

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      onaolapo1posted 13 years agoin reply to this

      What if the dead have some unfinished business?

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    thirdmilleniumposted 13 years ago

    The dead are dead.
    Who you communicating with is the Satan or his angels masquerading  as the one you think you are talking to.

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    superwagsposted 13 years ago

    Hello, this is the ghost of Karl Marx. I'd just like to say that me and Freddie Engels were hammered in a pub in Manchester when we wrote that stuff about communism. It was just a joke to wind up a friend. I hope nobody's taken it seriously? Out.

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    paarsurreyposted 13 years ago

    Communicating with the dead?
    
    What benefit has accrued from communicating with the dead? It is just superstition.

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    Disturbiaposted 13 years ago

    onaolapo1, I can't speak for anyone else's experiences, but my mother talked to spirits her whole life.  It started when she was just a child.  She was raised by her grandmother who was very religious and thought she was possessed.  There were others who thought she might be mentally ill.  I have no idea which she was as she passed away before I was old enough to figure any of it out.  But, I can remember several times when she told me someone had passed on before anybody had told her about it, and she seemed to have a sense about certain things and would often tell me about them before they happened.  My youngest daughter now seems to have very similar abilities.

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       paarsurreyposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       What benefit accrue from this superstition, if any, please?

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          Disturbiaposted 12 years agoin reply to this

          I can't imagine any benefit.  Why would anyone want to talk to the dead? I should think it would be a horrible burden.

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             jponiatoposted 12 years agoin reply to this

             How about, "Hey great, great grandpa - where did you bury those gold doubloons?"  That might be beneficial.

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                onaolapo1posted 12 years agoin reply to this

                Tushe!  I love that reason.  Grandad should whisper where the goodies are buried ...lol!  Nice one.

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