Spirit Grandma Grace Came for a Visit

She had called me up in the late morning and said we need to talk!  This was yesterday September 29^th, at work she had had that ‘moment’ and asked of herself the ultimate question, “What am I doing? And where am I going?”

Since she is a returning client, I had time in the afternoon and at 2:00 PM we set up the appointment to talk.

I called her promptly at 2:00 PM; she chuckled and asked how much time I had for her.  “Humm, sounds like you have something serious to talk about.” 

This was a private session, so I cannot tell you details.  She allowed me to do the talking, and I covered many of the topics she was most concerned about before 25 minutes had passed. 

Her voice quickened and she needed to close up shortly and get back to her hair styling job. 

“There is a fine line between co-incidence and faith.”  A great line in one of great “Mummy” movie series, and here I will make reference to this as I go on to explain what happened next.

Around 25 minutes into the session, I paused and then said, “I wonder who is telling me this for you?”  Quickly as I said that, I was shown such a sweet looking “grandmother” very light skin, such apple shaped cheeks and very blue piercing eyes.  She appeared small in stature with a very small frame.  I explained everything I was seeing, my Client just said over and over, “I can’t recognize her.”  I told her not to spend time in the session figuring out who she is, but that she was there for her.  I made a comment, “I think she could be a great-grandmother” to your family.  I will par-phase what she gave to me next, “Take your time, be you and happy. “

My client then added, next time we need to talk about “religion”.  I quickly got that this was not the session to discuss this topic.  We finished up with a couple extra, “how to get started with her life” statements.

Later that evening, she had got off work and driving home she had another one of those moments, “Oh My Goodness that was my ex-husband’s Grandmother!”  My Client had been married for two decades and divorced five years ago.  She was very fond of her ex-husband’s Grandmother Gracie and loved her and Grandmother had loved her in return. 

Gracie passed away last February, when my client attended Grandmother Gracie’s funeral the family had included pictures of her as part of the tribute slide of family pictures.  Gracie's family told her how much they missed having her in the family; and that divorce sometimes means you divorce not a spouse but an entire family.

Very emotional she called her adult daughter and told her of our talk together and that I had brought through Grandmother Gracie. 

Her daughter then said, “Really?  Did you know that Dad and I took Grandmother Gracie’s ashes to her family plot in Oregon yesterday?” 

In response to this, my Client could not believe the co-incidence and that Gracie had wanted “her” to be happy in her life.  She said this message had brought her such comfort to know that this lovely lady still loved her.  My Client also expressed amazement that Gracie also said she was a “great grandmother,” which she was to my Client’s children. 

The next afternoon, we talk again and I asked what about her religion question?  My Client had mentioned her frustration with the ‘rules’ of her church.  Though I do believe that a church environment can be emotional healthy place to connect with like-minded people, for her to be in a hostile environment was not good. 

I wondered how Gracie showing up affected her idea of “a church environment talking about religious thought”.    She paused and considered this for a minute.  Clearly spiritual thoughts, actions and co-incidences happen every day to show us hope and a reason for happiness.  But, add the purposeful appearance of a “spirit family member” and the co-incidences combined makes an overture of “something more” and “the Divine” which makes “faith” in our purpose more real than ever before.  For if we survive, than clearly we are here for a purpose of “Living and Learning all we can of Life”.  

I asked my Client if I could type this story up and she said she would also follow up with an e-mail so I can post it with the Testimonials at my web site www.NancyMatz.net

Nancy

Psychic Fair, Ghost Lecture and the ‘Ghost Dog Ret’

This past Sunday Sept 26^th, I was a participant in the Tucson Psychic Fair.  Always seems like a lot of work preparing all the flyers to take, making sure that once there I have brought a sample of different CD and DVD’s, enough books, tape recorder, materials for my talk, etc.  Once to the event I calm down and actually enjoy giving a talk and talking to clients.  My talk this past Sunday was scheduled for 2 PM and around 16 people originally sat down to listen, half way through four women walked in and stood in the back of the room to listen.  I invited them to sit down, and they would have had to break up being together, so they declined.

I love the topic, “Do you know your resident Ghost?” I can cover with the audience many different aspects of Ghost visitations.  This was to be the title of my Ghost book, which I recently changed to “Ghosts, Should We Be Afraid?”

I always ask at the beginning of a talk who, in the audience, believes they have a Ghost in their home.  Five ladies immediately raised their hands.  I acknowledged them and numbered them one through five, to talk to them in order of acknowledgement. 

Great talk that day, all sorts of ghost information.  After my intro I addressed the 1^st lady who raised her hand that the ghost man in her house said he was her father and after describing him she became excited as I had given his exact look.  The 2^nd lady had a much different home environment, as I saw lots and lots of orbs and described why her house was so active.  She admitted to being very psychic and actually wondered if she had invited them to live with her family.  The 3^rd lady bought a house which had been built close to a ranch and Indian settlement; so, in addition to deceased family I saw an “old cowboy and several Indians!”  “Wow” I exclaimed how many did she see?  She was actively seeing the old cowhand daily, had to tell him to stop smoking in her house as she was sensitive to the continual smoke smell.  She was enjoying the fact that the old cowboy sat down with her at night to watch TV.  I suspect that this old gent was amused by her large color TV and television shows.  How fun is that to have ‘ghosts’ watch TV with you!  

Now you may wonder what I picked up about this old cowhand, and when she talked of him, she was soft and clearly enjoyed him.  When I moved my mind to him, the feeling of liking her and of being lonely he sought somewhere he’d feel welcome and he chose her house.  He is what I’d call a “Transitory Spirit” someone who is not a trapped ghost, but a spirit who chooses not to be part of Spirit Land, but of our dimensional space and so he just travels until he decides to stay put for a while. 

So, don’t you also wonder who watches TV with you at night?

I talked with the audience for a few more minutes and as I decided to talk to lady #4, I glanced up to the four women friends standing at the end of the room.  I did not recognize any of them, but did notice that the lady on the right side had a large hairy dog standing right in front of her.  Puzzled, I began to address that woman and just then they began to turn to leave and one waved to me that they were done listening and were going to the event inside the banquet hall.  I was slightly disappointed, not that they were leaving since they had been standing for over a half hour, but that I had wanted to ask about this big dog.   We often talk about deceased family, but rarely do we ask about our deceased pets and wanted to address the group about this dog I had seen.  The talk continued for another 20 minutes and announced that I wanted to pass out free my first book and that my husband would do so.  I thank the group again and headed back to my table to finish up the last hour of the event talking to clients. 

Unknown to me these ladies had gone to my table and signed up to each have a session with me, as I sat down one of the ladies walked up to the table.  I’d like to admit here that I did not have my glasses on.  I rarely wear my glasses during a talk, as it feels uncomfortable.  Perhaps an energy issue, I may never know.  Anyway, the same ‘body shaped’ lady with the dog standing in front of her whom I had seen in the talk was the same lady walking up to my table first.  Not thinking how she would react, I waved to her and said, “Oh, you are the lady with the dog!”   Well, she was not aware that I had seen the dog in the talk, but as she walked to me that dog was right with her!  Her name is “Lisa” and she asked if I remember her from the spring event four months earlier, as she had talked about her deceased dog, “Ret”. 

I wish I could remember all the wonderful new friends that visit me at these events, but unfortunately unless I see you each time, faces become a blur.  So I gently told her I vaguely remember her story of a deceased dog, which I remember, a circumstance of a similar story as hers.

She had after the last event told her friends about me and they had decided to come and all of these ladies have lost a precious pet or pets, both dogs and cats.

Lisa and I talked of her deceased pets and she was quite satisfied that the loss of her five cats over the last three years some were still in her life and a couple were ‘elsewhere.’

Then she started to talk about ‘Ret’ clearly she missed him the most and was getting very emotional.  She was amazed that he was there with her.  I asked why would this be such a mystery, when she had just shared with me that as she was leaving the house she invited him by calling out his name, “Ret let us go and visit that lady again (meaning me).”  Clearly he jumped into the car when she opened the side door and then she went to the driver side and got in.   I went on to explain that when he was alive she treated him as part of her human family, he did not see himself as part of a dog pack.  He had never left her after his passing as he considered still existing in her world as his “heaven”. 

One of my first experiences with ‘ghost pets’ was during a cemetery tour at 10^th and Broadway, in Sacramento CA when I saw a ghost dog walking alone side his master at the front of a group of tour participants.  This small dog was right at the knees of his master, the man clearly not aware as his dog was walking in such an excited mode of a ‘walk with his master’.  Later in the tour with a few minutes to spare before walking to the next location, I asked this man if he had lost a small Whippet breed looking dog.  The man’s wife gasped and he gave a very blank look, the wife nudged him and thank me for giving them such great news that their beloved pet was still with them.  Clearly, that was the reason they came that night to see if I would acknowledge their secret desire to have their pet seen.

Our beloved pets will stay with you after their passing, if you treat them as part of your family.  If you treat them as they are part of a ‘dog pack with others in your home’ they may not acquire a human connection.  Once they do, they will remain and live in your home.

A friend of mine, whom I shared Lisa’s story, told me that she often walked a friend’s dog along with her dogs in the evening.  After the sudden death of this dog, and on several evening walks she had a sense of this dog brushing up against her leg wanting to be acknowledge.  She talked to me and I conferred that he was with her, she now calls out his name and off they now all walk! 

How many of you had heard the toe nail tapings of your deceased pet running down the hallway?  Another client was sharing with me that she could hear her deceased dog barking in the kitchen low and soft, distantly his voice.  As with human voices, dogs have their own sound and if you have several and one starts barking removed from your visual, you’ll know which one is the barker.

This was a successful Ghost Talk and Fair Event, because I had so many great ghost stories and emotional stories of beloved ‘Ghost Pets’ still in their owner’s lives.

A Spirit Visitation

I am sitting, quiet

Quiet that can be felt

A mild breeze coming from a slightly opened window

It touches my arm

Could anyone tell how calm I am

Can anyone hear how calm I am

I am listening and waiting

A feeling of wanting is what I am

I’ve said ‘Mom’ and I am quiet

I am quiet and I am calm and waiting

The breeze is stronger and I am calm

My memory allows me to smell her

She had her life, and I had my life

But I miss her in my life

Oh I remember, I closed that window an hour ago