The Dream of the Departed
You have may seen the Departed in a dream. If you have this dream, it is the best. There are some peculiar characteristics of The Dream. You may well see the Departed in a completely different light and the experience in the dream can be so vivid, so alive, that it is as if you are awake, and the Deceased is still alive. People often wake at this point looking around their bedroom, believing that the person is in their room.
How to have the Dream
Having this kind of dream is a special experience, and to my mind, the best you can have. To optimise the chances of having this dream, when you go to bed, and as you fall asleep, have good thoughts and feelings, imagine the Departed as healthy and whole and happy, and you see that person in a good setting where they were happy and at peace. You may well find that as a result you have The Dream.
There are more things to be done. Spend as much time with people who are working on their spiritual development, and discuss experiences. Spend time in graveyards, looking at the gravestones, the flowers and the messages. Experience the peace of mind that can be found in graveyards.
This does not have to be a morbid experience. You do not have to meditate on the insignificance of life in the Eternity of Time, or meditate on the dry bones that are left when the flesh has rotted away. Forget all those thoughts and feelings. It is important that you know where the graves of your Departed are, and that you visit the graves. I know that only the body is in the grave, and the Spirit has departed, but it still good to go there, put some flowers on the grave, say some prayers, and have a chat about your feelings. Cremations are very common these days, and again it is important to know where the ashes have been placed.
Subtle communication with the Departed
When you do start to get communications with the Departed, it can often be very subtle, and easily missed as fanciful or the product of an overwrought imagination. Be as relaxed and casual as you are when you meet someone you know on the street. Say hello, talk about the weather, give the news – who is having a baby, or getting married or other events. It does not matter what you say, but be warm. There is no danger of possession, but it is possible to be possessive, so go on your way, or dismiss the experience once you have said what you wanted to say or experienced what you wanted to experience. You have to be as easy come, easy go as you are with other people you know. After all, it is not as if it will cost you a phone call, or long distance travel to see them again.
Humour is vital in this process. I often joke that I get on better with the Deceased than I do with those who are alive. After all, I do not have to buy them a drink or listen them drone on about their problems. They are the lucky ones. They will not get older, they do not have to face problems of aging, or deal with the legal, financial or emotional processes of death.
As you become more sensitive, you may well realise that you communicate far more with the Deceased than you realise. You have a profound gift for helping others in this process, and you will receive the blessings and appreciation of the Living and the Dead. We all die. It is inevitable. The only questions are when we die, and how. Except in rare occasions, we are not told in advance. Death should make us live more, not less. When the young or the innocent die, they die to remind us that we need to remember that we are Spiritual beings, and that we are all mortal. My advice is to live in this world to the best of your ability, and to be open to communication from those in the next world. After all, with these experiences you will be able to do more when you pass over.
