Ghosts Among Us - James Van Praagh [69]
I was so nervous. I could remember thinking, I hope someone is taping all of this. Thankfully, someone was.
Then I asked, “Is my mother around?”
The Frenchman said, Wait.
Then Mickey interrupted. Did your mother have a chest condition?
“Yes, Mickey, she did. Is she there?”
She’s here all right. Hold on, he responded.
The moment I was waiting for finally arrived. I heard my mother’s voice. Jamie…Jamie, can you hear me?
I began to cry. I had not heard her voice since she died three years earlier.
“Yes, I can, Mom.”
She continued, I love you. I love you. I love you.
Then the energy started to fail, and she was gone.
That evening was one of the most fortunate experiences I have ever had. I will never forget it, and I have a tape to relive every moment of it. The amazing thing is that the Frenchman’s information made no sense to me in 1987, but it certainly did after my first book, Talking to Heaven, was published in 1997. I had to travel over water to promote the book.
It just goes to show you that you never know who is nearby, but I assure you that some ghost is always looking after you.
TEN
Protection
When people learn that I can talk to the dead, the first thing they ask is, “Is anybody around me now?” The next thing I notice is that undeniable “deer caught in the headlights” look. Eyes widen with fright as they fire the second question at me. “Doesn’t it scare you?” It seems that the living, although curious, are also extremely squeamish about being surrounded by an invisible world of beings.
Why are people so scared? Could it be that all those horror movies have tainted our belief systems and reference points? Or is it because we have always been afraid of death and dying?
Should we be afraid of ghosts? What exactly are we supposed to protect ourselves from? Knowledge is power, and if we know more about ghosts, we won’t feel afraid when we feel them among us.
Throughout the book, I have stated that everything is energy, including your thoughts. Merely by thinking about someone, you are focusing and sending energy directly to that person. These living thought forms cannot be detected by your five senses. If someone sends you negative emotional thoughts, such as I hate you or You’re a loser and won’t amount to anything, you may feel the effect of such thoughts without realizing the source. Negative thoughts can enter your field of energy, or aura, and if you have not properly protected yourself, the negative thought forms can gradually build up in your mind and body. The results can be detrimental to your well-being and peace of mind. You are under what is referred to as “psychic attack.”
How do you know if you are under psychic attack? Usually it takes a while for the negative energy to build up, but when it does, it can be diagnosed by the following symptoms: you are easily irritated; you are experiencing bouts of insomnia, depression, or unfounded anger; you feel overly exhausted; and you have continuous thoughts of fear and loss of control. There is a sense that you are “not yourself,” and truthfully, you are not. You are being influenced by the negative energy that has penetrated your aura. This energy has seeped into all areas of your being and clouded your judgment. Psychic attack affects every dimension of your life—the emotional, physical, mental, and spiritual.
During my show Beyond the schedule was grueling. We taped four shows a day, two in the morning, and two in the afternoon. Each show included two individual readings for people picked in advance by the production staff. To keep the integrity of the show intact, I was not involved in the selection of these people. My office was separated from the rest of the production staff, and I was