Angel Whispers

If you have ever lost a loved one, it is a comfort to know that at some point the person will most likely try to make contact with you.  I refer to these special encounters as “angel whispers.”  While doing research for my books, I spoke to numerous individuals in various parts of the world who were fortunate enough to experience these events.  They happened at times when the people least expected them and their loved ones reached them in ways that they did not anticipate.  So, how do such occurrences happen?  Each one is different—and personal.

When I lost someone who was close to me many years ago, it was sudden and unexpected.  I had not even heard word of his passing yet and my phone rang over fifty times one afternoon.  After picking it up, it was a fax machine on the other end of the line each time.  I received word of his passing that night.  He was already gone when the phone calls started coming in that afternoon although I did not know it.  Within weeks, my music boxes that had sat stationery for years would intermittently start playing music.  They had not been moved or touched.  I could be sitting in the kitchen and all of a sudden, one would start playing in the living room when no one else was home.  This happened for a period of two years.  You might be thinking to yourself that it was a coincidence.  Well, if so, why hadn’t it happened before?

Let me explain that during my own research on this subject, many individuals’ encounters were as spontaneous as mine were.  But, because they happened repeatedly, they were compelled to take notice of them.  Those are the kind of “angel whispers” that I am talking about—random events that you have never encountered before—or since—that let you know that your loved one is thinking about you.

The ways in which the deceased try to make themselves known may not be what you would imagine.  But, except in the case of a warning (such as the phone calls I received,) these encounters tend to make people feel comforted.  That appears to be the common thread of these experiences.

So, if you have recently lost someone, start to pay attention.  These contacts can happen quite unexpectedly.  But, you will know it is the person.  Your loved one will make sure that you do.  But, also take notice of your dreams and try to keep a dream journal.  When you wake up in the morning and one comes to mind, write it down.  Don’t worry if it makes sense at the time—it may later.  Also, make sure to ask family and friends to let you know if they are having them, as well.  You will want to commit those to your journal pages, too. 

Years ago when my father passed away, I was in my early thirties, married, and had a family.  Shortly before his death, my niece came from out of state to stay at my parents’ home while attending college.  My niece was eighteen years old.  After my father passed away, my niece and I were talking on the phone and I mentioned that things in my house kept missing and being returned to their rightful place.  However, as I have a large family, I did not give it that much thought.  That was when she told me that the exact same thing was happening to her.  A hairbrush that was on the counter would disappear for a while only to be returned to its original spot.  Several items would randomly vanish and since only my mom and she lived in the house, neither one of them could figure out why it was occurring so frequently.  This transpired repeatedly over a period of three weeks.  It got to the point that it happened so often that when my niece would call, I would answer the phone and then ask, “Did Papa move something again?”  Of course, the answer was always “yes.”  By the way, none of this was disturbing to us.  We just felt like it was my father trying to say “hello.”

Encounters with those who have passed on are not usually part of every day conversations.  No, these are events that many people tend to keep to themselves for fear of others’ reproach.  Because they cannot be proven, even those who experience them can often discount what transpires.

Nothing is more traumatic than going through the loss of someone we love.  Life does not prepare us for such an event, even if it occurs after an extended illness.  So, when the person that we care so much about has gone to the Other Side, the “angel whispers” that we receive from that dear one can make such a difference to us.  It feels like the biggest “I love you” that anyone can receive.