I Feel the Presence of My Relatives Who Have Passed — and Other Forces, Too

I always had a feeling and then a psychic medium confirmed it

Since I was a teenager, my deceased relatives — some of whom I’ve never met — have been with me in spirit. Once, in a chocolate store where I worked when I was nineteen, a customer told me that one of my German ancestors was following me. Right after that, I saw her in a dream.

More recently, I’ve been able to sense them myself. It’s my grandmother and some others from her side of the family.

It wasn’t until I attended a message service at Cassadaga Spiritualist Camp that these feelings were confirmed. At Cassadaga, there are weekly message services where the resident psychic mediums do readings for the audience. It’s a healing experience for many. For anyone experiencing recent loss, this service can deliver messages they dearly needed to hear.

This was not the case for me. I attended because I am interested in what the mediums do and how they do it, and part of me wanted to know if my intuitive messages were just my imagination or if anyone else could sense them.

After waiting for nearly the full hour for the group of mediums to read members of the audience, it was finally my turn. A tall man in black with a cross on his chest stood up and looked at me sitting in the back row. I smiled back at him.

The first thing he said was that there was a child running up behind me. This girl transitioned young. There was also a tall man who knew he was good-looking and liked to check himself out in the mirror. As he was saying this, I smiled but I thought it was all wrong. There was no one in my life that I’d known like these people.

Then he said there was a confused woman who is with me. She transitioned with dementia, he said. In the end, she wasn’t sure who anyone was anymore, but he told me that she loves me very much.

At this point, I perked up. Yes, this was my grandmother. Actually, it could have been either of my grandmothers, but I knew it was my grandmother on my father’s side because I have felt her with me many times in the past seven months. It was a relief to have this confirmed.

In the moment, I didn’t have time to understand the part about the child and the good-looking man. But afterwards, when I could process it all, it dawned on me. It was my grandmother’s siblings.

What is also interesting is that I felt a group of spirits with me in the room before the medium began to give that reading.

Most other people in the room who the mediums said had loved ones with them in spirit only had one — but for me, it was a team. I felt that.

The medium didn’t just tell me about these spirits. He also said that I am the type of person who likes to have fun in life, and I don’t take things too seriously. Correct.

He added that the Archangel Michael is supporting me.

He said, “The Archangel Michael is very very strong with you.”

I didn’t know who Michael was but I sensed he is a strong protector and message bringer. I have felt like there is a strong spiritual influence in my life recently, especially in Cassadaga, and this seemed right to me.

I looked up Archangel Michael later and found that he represents truth and justice. He appears to bring guidance to those who need it in order to complete a noble task.

I could be wrong about this.

My relatives who have passed into the spirit realm are with me, and yours are, too. What I’ve learned is that you can always ask for assistance when you need it. They will be there. You are not alone.

Although sometimes life throws us curveballs, we always have protection when we are learning and growing. The universe wants us to get better. We will have support when we are pushing through the hard times with our heads held high.

And when we start down the wrong path, there will be desperate attempts to get messages to us to turn back the other way.

Don’t give in to grief, guilt, shame, or sadness. Process events as they arise, and remember that you’ve been given the gift of life so that you can achieve something great. Don’t waste this chance. You have a team of spirits just dying to help you out!

Hi, I’m Emily. I write about wellness, consciousness, and existence, and I help others in their healing journeys through spirituality, Ayurveda, and meditation. I have a graduate degree in philosophy and I’ve lived around the world. Visit my website to find out more.

The divine in me recognizes the divine in you.

More like this from me: