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Known here to some same as some of you are known to me.

And working beyond the edges, and beyond that.

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Hi, Vickie,

I'm writing because I don't want you to think it is just a big vacuum out here.  I'll give you a little history about how I came to be on this site. 

I knew about ESP almost from birth as I had parents and sibs with some kind of talent.  It was something I always wished for, but didn't think I had.  Little did I know.  It is only by looking back that I realized how very blessed I was, but my talent was very quiet and deep within.  I just thought I had more common sense and logic than most people because I knew things without being taught.  I was considered old even as a young child. 

So I studied and read everything I could get my hands on about ESP and the afterlife, especially books on how to make it work for me.

One day after marriage and a whole bunch of babies, my husband asked me to do something about a crossroads in our lives.  He asked me how I felt in my gut about it.  What should we do?  He had so much faith that I would make the right decision.  It was almost overwhelming and more than a little scary.  Over the next few years, he put more and more faith into my abilities ranging from knowing what the weather was going to be to controlling it on a certain day.  I never liked doing that and still don't...too many things can go wrong if any little detail is forgotten.  I did discover that just about anyone can work with the weather, but remember there are so many ways to mess up.  Like always remember to say thankyou. 

As I matured other talents began to show up.  I've already told the story about how I came to be a 'soul retriever' under the heading of 'Retrievals Only Forum'. I did learn I had to be open and aware of what was going on within me.  My husband had his own talents.   One of those was to stand behind me and giving me support to believe in my own talents.  I look back at all that disbelief and wonder at myself.  At the time I called it logic.  Now I know it was more fear of the unknown than anything else.   I learned to trust my guides and angels even though they inform me in quiet whispers and little nudges.

Thank you for the opportunity to rethink some of this once again and share it with you.

Sending hugs and love,
T'ressa

Hi, Vicky,

I will try to answer your questions as you asked them.
#1. I was slow to recognize ESP in myself.  And as much as I studied it, I could not send or receive thoughts at will.  Even today when I commune with my angels and guides it is still solely on the belief that they can hear and understand me.  I did try to follow the instructions I read in books...everything from deep breathing, to meditation, to shutting myself in a dark room and shutting out the world.  It just didn't work for me.

I think one of the first things I did noticed was that I could feel other spirits.  The spirits of trees came first to me, but then I grew up in a forest and was taught respect for them from my grandmother.  But...I did not realize that others couldn't do that, so it was nothing special. 

You should have seen me in the Sequoia National Park a couple of years ago.  I was in heaven with the spirits of the trees flowing through and with me.  It was being filled with pure love and joy.   I was filled to the point the tears were flowing out of me.  When my girlfriend pulled away from the trees we were between, the tree spirits drifted out of me.  I was a bit embarrassed because it was unexpected.  Thank Goodness I was with people who understood that I was connected to the spiritual because we had many encounters on that trip out West. 

The progression of the way it worked for me became more noticeable when I got into my forties.  Certain things would become known to me before they happened usually with a physical reaction in the gut I called my twinges.  Usually alerting me to danger or heartache for me or one of mine.  I learned to stay away from anyone who set that off.  I very seldom knew what it was, just that it would be bad.  I learned about a tornado and to stop before we entered a city we needed to drive through and rest for a while.  We later discovered every street and avenue we would have taken had damage from the storm.  The rest we took saved us the damage we saw in the streets.

My gifts were different than others I had read about.  I knew about certain things before they happened.  I had a very hard time believing it was real.  My husband on the other hand always believed.

#2.My children believe because they were raised with family who had gifts including grandparents.  I have one son who is a finder, but refuses to use his gift claiming that it isn't real.  Although he doesn't disbelieve me or his brother.  I find this hard to understand. My youngest son is multi-talented.  He is the one who did the readings of me while I did the retrievals that I wrote about.  Again if you care it can be found on the Retrieval Only Forum.

#3. Ah, The weather.  I don't really control it but work with it with its permission.  There is a lot of spirit in the weather.  I found out by asking a cloud to help me by shading my eyes from the sun so I could see to drive.  The cloud stayed in a position to shield my sight all the rest of the way home including going around corners.  I was ever so grateful.  That was the first time.

There is a lot of spirit in a storm and in the wind.  Being polite is important because they don't always feel us worthy to think about.  My son is one of their favorites  and some winds will follow him into his home if he doesn't respond to them.  You really don't want a wind to come into your house on its own.

As so many things do in the spirit world, intention, and requests can make a big difference.  I talk to them especially if I'm happy to see, hear, or smell them and it is pleasant.  Sometimes a wind will dip down and steal my breath for a moment.  It is like a deep sigh.  Rain can be fun to work with at times.  Ask it to let up a bit, so you can get in the house without getting soaked.  Be sure to release it once indoors and always thank it.

 You are right.  This is fun.  I so very seldom talk about these things.  If I can pass on anything to make it easier for someone else that would be so great.  I know how much of an internal struggle it was for me. It took years and years to come to terms with it all, and now it brings me so much joy and real happiness.  Thanks, Vicky, for this suggestion.  I hope others will join in.
Love to all,
T'ressa                                                                                               

Morning, Vicky,

In answer to your question, yes, at times, I can activate my psychic abilities especially if it is for someone I care deeply about.  Loved ones will come to me about something disturbing going on in their lives like an illness or operation, and want to know what to expect.  I'm very careful with this talent but have been able to keep several people from panicking for nothing.  I never knew I used that particular talent for myself all the time until I needed bypass surgery.  I knew it was going to be open heart and the surgery was going to be on a beating heart...my heart, but I had no fear at all.  I knew I would survive.  I just didn't know how much pain I would be in when I woke.  Fortunately, I have a whole bunch of friends who are Reiki Masters.  I was up and out of the hospital in three days and my daughter took me shopping...in a wheel chair, but shopping nevertheless. I needed a pair of sunglasses.

If I'm searching for answers, I can ask a question and wait for the physical response in my gut.  I have to be very careful how I ask the question as it has to be a yes or no answer.  I am limited to the number of times I can ask the same question.    It took many tries to learn how this one worked, and I failed quite often. --not getting an answer or misreading or not understanding the answer.  For me it is a whole new language of body responses and feelings.

I don't work with another's personal thoughts, but I do with their emotions.  I feel them, so I guess that makes me an empath.  My son tells me most people are empaths if they allow themselves to be.  My children pick up on my thoughts so I guess I do send, but I never know when I'm doing it.  It's a great way to get your children to call you.  

Working with spirits is a lot like working with helpers when doing a retrieval.  I just ask them with a 'please'  and at the end a 'thankyou'. 

I like dealing with the tree spirits because they are so loving and the older they are the more loving they seem to be.  Let's face it.  We can all use some extra love.

On that note, sending you hugs and love until next time.
T'ressa

And a rather longer introduction and a few syllables to follow ....

Hello

Present to you to say Afterlife Knowledge is a singular meeting place for all who embark on these journeys. Every resource is available wherever you are on your explorations.

As to a sort of bio, perhaps best to say what I do comes naturally to me. It's something I've always known (or so it might seem) for I held very early proficiency in these areas. And in this happy to share with you what I see 

Morrighan

Very kind words and in reply it is fair to say I make Afterlife Knowledge a daily stopping point. That I may or may not have anything to say on any visit is of consequence only insofar as what I am present to. And that Afterlife Knowledge may hold what you (any You) seek is not for me to say. The great riches hare are in those who come to share.

Respective of what kindness extended, here is something offered in return, a thought to hold if you will: imagine for a moment (for those of you who feel a resonance) what one at home with adventures beyond might hold given a clean playing board 

Hey Rondele,

Awesome to see you here again!  Yeah you have been a long-time member for sure.  I never know who still stops by since there’s seldom any chatter nowadays.  And thanks.  I’m doing my best to keep this site alive and kicking. 

Great words there about Bruce!  It was great seeing him in workshops wasn’t it?  I was always impressed how he could talk to anyone like they were old pals.  He sure had a knack for that.  He was also so good at showing people another way of looking at something.  He really knew how to make you think.

I may elaborate about my consult with Morrighan but I gotta give it some thought to be specific.  But basically, she has a way of making you see yourself (the You you identify with) from another perspective and multiple perspectives at once, so see a concept or process in your life in a way you wouldn’t have thought of.  And it’s kind of complicated.  I’m SO glad she records a consult and gives you a copy so you can go back and listen again. 

Yeah, discombobulated…me too!