Kung Fu Teachings About Soul Connections

Kung Fu Teachings About Soul Connections

This post about soul connections is inspired by the 1970’s classic television show, Kung Fu.

For the past couple of months, I have been watching reruns of the 1970’s television show, Kung Fu. I vaguely remember watching this during my childhood, but I could not understand the teachings about soul connections as I do now as an adult.

I watched an episode which gave a beautiful description of soul connections in the context of physical death. It got me thinking about my afterlife connection with Robin. I share this because perhaps this will resonate with you as well in terms of your soul connections with deceased loved ones. 

Below, I have transcribed the dialogue between Kwai Chang Caine and Master Kan from Kung Fu, Season 1, Episode 15:

Kwai Chang Caine: Master, what is the best way to meet the loss of one we love?

Master Kan: By knowing that when we truly love, it is never lost. It is only after death that the depth of the bond is truly felt and our loved one becomes more a part of us than was possible in life.

Kwai Chang Caine: Are we only able to feel this toward those whom we have known and loved a long time?

Master Kan: Sometimes a stranger known to us for moments can spark our souls to kinship for eternity.

Kwai Chang Caine: How can strangers take on such importance to our souls?

Master Kan: Because our soul does not keep time. It merely records growth.

Soul Connections Between Strangers

The context of this dialogue is that a new acquaintance of Caine had just died. He felt extraordinarily close to him even though they had not known each other very long.

I love how this scene addresses this phenomenon of feeling very close to someone not known for long. There is so much emphasis in our modern world on love only being legitimate when you have known someone and known them for a long time. If you did not know them for long, or at all, the love you say you have for a particular soul can be quickly invalidated with a, “You didn’t even know them so how can you love them?”

That is understandable. However, the strength and depth of soul connections is not solely determined by the length of time you have known someone. In fact, you can “know” someone for a long time and not connect deeply at the soul level at all. Interactions can be maintained as surface and shallow. So, the depth of connection does not necessarily have anything to do with time that you have known someone.

Millions of people love people in the public eye they have never met. They love them because of a positive impact they have had on their life. It is possible that they might not like the celebrity if they got to know them on a day-to-day personality level. But the reality is that it is one form of love to love someone for their art, sports, acting or singing and the inspiration and benefit they gave, whether you know them or not.

Prior to Robin’s death in 2012, in April, I started to feel I had a soul connection with him even though we had never met and I did not know him. I couldn’t explain it, but I was drawn to pray for him and keep tabs on what was happening for him in terms of his health after I found out about his illness. This concern for him developed even after years of not following him or his career. I felt that I loved him and cared about his soul. I wanted to support him spiritually through prayer and mantras even though he had never met me and would have had no knowledge of me even existing.

Someone could easily invalidate my feelings stating I was just attracted to a celebrity like millions of other people are. Yeah, but why would I pick someone who was terminally ill and near death? Usually, people are drawn to celebrities who are alive and well.

I was pulled and drawn to him inexplicably and magnetically. I had to try and reach him. So, I started communicating with him by just having a dialogue. I didn’t know if he could perceive me or not. I just had to do it. I had to at least try to connect with his spirit. I was blessed with responses back from his spirit, such as this dream visit and many others which I have documented on this website:

Afterlife Communication: Dream Street

According to Shivani Bajaj, in an article called, On Soul Connections:

Often we experience a soul connection when we vibrate at the same frequency and this happens after a lot of inner work.

I would say this is true in terms of my connection with Robin. To me, twin souls are not souls split in two, or being half of a soul. They are whole souls that vibrate at a nearly identical frequency of spiritual light. I was drawn to him because we do vibrate at the same frequency which often manifests in synchronicity such as what I wrote in the post below:

Afterlife Communication: Starry Ceiling

Synchronicity lets you know when you share a soul connection with someone. I had done a lot of inner work prior to the manifestation of this connection and continue to do a lot of inner work healing my past. This is because in order to connect with a twin soul in spirit, your vibration needs to be cleared of trauma and other accumulated life issues. This is the ongoing process that I am now engaged in. I recommend this article to help with this process.

Kung Fu Teachings About Soul Connections: Commentary

So when Master Kan said, “It is only after death that the depth of the bond is truly felt and our loved one becomes more a part of us than was possible in life,” I strongly resonated with this. This can definitely be true between souls who knew each other. It can also be true for souls that didn’t.

For those of us who did not know each other at all or even meet, our bond and connection can only begin and be realized after physical death. Yes, this is possible no matter how much people ridicule this or try to deny it. You can begin or resume a pre-existing spiritual connection with someone after they die, even when you did not meet in their most recent lifetime. However, you have to be open to this. Not everyone is and that is fine. If you are, you could be in for some of the most life-changing, wonderful experiences of your life.

It was only after Robin’s death that I became aware of the bond we share as souls. I did not know we shared a soul connection while he was alive in the physical world. It was only after his death that I felt the true depth of our bond even though we had never met. The synchronicity, telekinesis, and dreams I have experienced in terms of afterlife communication caused me to feel a close and deep, eternal bond with his spirit.

It is very interesting to have a bond like this with someone you never met. It ties into the question Caine asked, “How can strangers take on such importance to our souls?”

Well, my answer to that is that our souls are not really strangers to each other. The soul is the energy light vibration that lives on after we die. We can recognize each other’s energy signatures as the soul shines through.

Our earthly selves, our physical bodies and personalities, are strangers to each other. I don’t know anything about what it was like to live with Robin or even have a cup of tea with him. But our souls go much deeper than this. Someone who you did not know or not know for long could be a long-lost twin soul, member of your soul family or past life companion.

The soul knows what the mind cannot compute. And that is how you can love someone who is for intents and purposes a stranger.

All of the stories I share on this website have one common purpose: to show that powerful soul connections with someone you did not know during their physical life are possible. It is always my loving intention to show how afterlife twin soul connections can manifest using my experiences with Robin as examples. I am just one person of many experiencing this type of amazing connection.

We limit ourselves too much as eternal souls if we think our deep and loving soul connections are restricted only to the people we know now. I believe that your soul is connected to other souls that you don’t know right now. Someday, you will find out about the others who you are connected to, just as I did with Robin. The connection may show itself when you least expect it.

That is what my experiences with Robin’s spirit have taught me. After he died, he became more a part of me and my life than was ever possible when he was alive.

Thank you for reading!

Love,

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In Remembrance of Robin Gibb: God’s Love

I wrote this post in remembrance of Robin Gibb on his nine-year anniversary in spirit on May 20, 2021.

I always feel very contemplative around the anniversary of Robin’s passing. I can’t believe that nine years have gone by already. I feel blessed to have stayed close to his spirit over the years. The ongoing communications that I have documented here have contributed to us staying closely bonded spiritually.

Whether our soul bond comes from a twin soul connection, being soul family, or a past life connection, the end result is still the same: I will love and care about his spirit throughout eternity. I will always remember and recognize his soul energy one way or another. I will always be deeply grateful to him for not only contacting me, but for the beautiful and incredible ways in which his spirit contacted me.

My experiences with Robin’s spirit are a permanent part of the tapestry of my life story now. I will carry them with me always.

I reflect on all that I have learned since May 20, 2012 when Robin’s spirit left his body. I also care about what he has learned as a spirit. For this post, I will share insights on God’s love that came to me as a result of my communion with Robin’s spirit.

In Remembrance of Robin: What Has He Learned About God’s Love?

Well, I’m sure he’s learned a lot more than I’ll ever know while I’m still embodied. Still, I found out a little of what he has learned about God’s love. I have one story to share as an example of this. Recently, I had an experience with his spirit which gave me a glimpse into what life in spirit feels like as it relates to God’s love.

One night during the first week of May, I held Robin’s picture, tuned into his presence, and prayed to gently connect with his spirit. I was reflecting on his nine-year anniversary approaching since his physical death. I asked him some very specific questions about God:

Robin, what have you discovered about God? What has your direct experience of God been like since you passed away? What have you learned about God that you did not know while you were still incarnate physically?

I sat quietly with his picture for a few moments. I didn’t feel any response right away but that was fine because it usually takes a little time to get a response back, whether it is a synchronicity or some other type of communication.

After this, I thanked him, said good night, and I lay down to go to sleep.

A few minutes later, as I lay in bed, I had an interesting experience. Lately, I have had some troubles and things I feel bothered by.

But then, this feeling came over me that all I cared about was God’s love.

That was it. Nothing else mattered in that moment. I felt like all I cared about was God’s love and that feeling consumed me for several minutes. God’s love was everything in that moment. I had never felt anything like that before. I can still feel it now as I write and think about it.

woman stairway to heaven

Clairsentience with Robin’s Spirit

Then it occurred to me that Robin was giving me an answer to my questions about God. It didn’t register with me immediately that that was what was going on. But then I realized his spirit was responding to me through this sense that it was only God’s love that mattered.

I feel like the message I was getting from him, through this felt presence, was that when in spirit, God’s love takes over and fills you to the point that all you care about is God’s love. And then, that informs all else you do in spirit life.

I’m not saying this is true for all spirits. I am saying that is the felt impression that I got from Robin’s spirit after I asked him the questions. I felt like his spirit was transmitting the answer of what his spiritual perspective is.

The information came to me not through words, but through the feelings I was having. This is an example of clairsentience which you can read more about here -(See #6– You Can Pick Up on Spirit’s Feelings).

In an excellent article about clairsentience by Liane Mandalis of Unimed Living, the concepts of love and clairsentience are connected:

Clairsentience simply means ‘clear feeling’ – the ability to clearly feel energy…As our essence is love, we are each born all-knowing and with the ability to clearly feel what is of the divine love we are made of and, what is not of this love.

This rings true for me as I could strongly feel God’s love after asking Robin about his experience of God because God is Love. It makes sense that I could feel this love in this way because this love is my (and our) true nature.

I feel like I was being given the message that Robin’s direct experience of God is that of love. That makes perfect sense.

The Experience of God’s Love

The Swedenborg Foundation gives a good perspective on God’s love that mirrors how I felt during this experience:

The animating force of heaven, as well as of living creatures on earth, is God’s love and wisdom…God is the very essence of life, love, and wisdom itself, the source and sustenance of all that exists. In brief, God is closer to us than the beating of our heart and the breath of our nostrils. But we only experience this closeness to the extent that we align ourselves with God’s will. This is what opens us to the influx of God’s love and wisdom—also called heaven.

What I experienced during this moment is consistent and similar with literature on after-death communications. According to Bill Guggenheim and Judy Guggenheim:

Many people report feeling an incredible sense of peace – “the peace that passeth all understanding” – during and after an ADC experience. Almost all after-death communications provide comfort, hope, and profound emotional and spiritual healing, especially to those who are bereaved or are fearful of death.

I did not feel an incredible sense of peace but I did feel an incredible sense of vast, expansive love to the point that that was all I cared about. It wiped away my worries and concerns for that moment. I embrace this comforting sense of love as a form of after-death communication with Robin that came in direct response to the questions I asked.

I asked direct questions. I got a direct, clear answer pretty quickly. Thank you God and Robin.

For a few moments, I felt like I was in touch with the spirit world, feeling just a sliver of what I believe Robin’s spirit feels there. That is what awaits us and what we have to look forward to. It makes me happy to know he is doing so well and in a realm of Love.

It was a joy to write about God’s love for the anniversary of Robin’s passing. Thank you so much for reading. Until next time, all my best to you.

Love,

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Afterlife Gifts: A Spiritual Social Network

Afterlife Gifts: A Spiritual Social Network

I believe that deceased loved ones can still send afterlife gifts from Spirit. It can be fun and amazing to see how they show up in our lives. To me, it feels like a spiritual social network including people we love in other dimensions!

Afterlife communication is all about ongoing energetic connections with our deceased loved ones. We can keep our connections and relationships alive even after death. I feel strongly that deceased loved ones, Robin included, love this interplay with us who are still embodied. It was made clear to me that he still wants to interact and communicate from his home in spirit.

It seems to me that gifts from deceased loved ones can be given through the spiritual social networking medium called synchronicity. It’s actually a way they can offer gifts that show up in physical form even though they are disembodied.

To reinforce this point, Kevin Williams, in this article reviewing the after death communication work of Bill and Judy Guggenheim (authors of Hello from Heaven: A New Field of Research), states that:

  …most people intuitively recognize their sign right away and feel it was intended just for them. Some people report they were sent a sign spontaneously as a gift…(1)

This quote is true for me on a very personal level. In this post, I would like to share a story about being sent gifts that connect with Robin’s energy in specific ways. It involves a t-shirt, stamps, and variations of his surname.

 Afterlife Gifts: Poppy Valentine

Around the last week of January, 2021, my husband received a package in the mail. It was from Poland. I noticed the stamps on the package. They looked like poppies. That got my attention quickly for obvious reasons.

I told my husband about the package and he told me that the poppy stamps were a synchronicity because the package was a valentine’s gift for me. But, he didn’t want to tell me what it was because it was a surprise. That got me curious, but I had to wait until February 14th!

So, on Valentine’s Day, I finally got to open it. He got me a Bee Gees t-shirt printed with the album cover art from, “Idea.”

He said he chose it because it was very unique. Here it is. I have come to love collecting Bee Gees t-shirts that are not very commonly seen:

Bee Gees Idea Album Tshirt

Then I understood why Julian said it was synchronistic that the t-shirt was delivered with poppy stamps: it connected right back to Robin and this website. Receiving this made me feel his presence so strongly.

I wanted to make 100% sure that the stamps really were poppies, not just flowers that looked like poppies, so I did some research. The stamp said “Polska” on it, so I typed “Polska poppy stamp” into google. The exact image of the stamp I have came up. Here is the stamp:

Poppy Stamp Image

I clicked on a link provided with the image to get more information. It confirmed that it is a poppy. I like to have proof in writing, especially when it comes to afterlife communication. Here is the link and a screenshot with additional information from the stamp catalog:

Stamp Catalog Image

I couldn’t help noticing that there is a variation of Robin’s last name there with “Gibbons.” I thought that was extra fun to add to the poppy stamp afterlife gift even though I had no idea who Stanley Gibbons was.

I have written about how a variation of “Gibb” once showed up on a $20 bill I was given for change at a grocery store. The same name, “Gibbons” was written on it. It’s amazing how the universe will bring reminders of our loved one’s presence with us in the most uncanny ways. It doesn’t have to be exact to count as a reminder either. “Gibbons” is a close enough match:

 

Variation of Gibb on $20 Bill

The Gift of Gibb

During the early afternoon of February 27, 2021, I was talking with my husband about how the surname “Gibbons” showed up on the description of the poppy stamp. I had not mentioned it to him before, but it occurred to me to do so because we had been talking a lot about this website earlier that morning. I thought he would like to know that the “Idea” t-shirt and poppy stamps had an additional connection to Robin with a variation of his name mentioned.

While I was talking with him about the “Gibbons” surname associated with the stamp, I was multi-tasking and using my phone to research articles on how to clean our dishwasher.

I found this article from Today. I was so surprised when I read the freelance writer’s name: Her last name is Gibbs! Here is the link.

I laughed and showed my husband the article. He was surprised and I was too, yet I have grown accustomed the quick signs back over the years. It felt like an intricate, beautiful web of connections with Robin’s spirit being woven in that moment. Within seconds of talking about the poppy stamps and “Gibbons”, “Gibbs” shows up! I love it! What a beautiful gift.

According to John Holland in the book, Bridging Two Realms, “A loved one’s name showing up just when you were thinking about them,” is a common sign of after death communication. (2)

It is one of the more attention-getting and moving afterlife gifts.

Stamps and the Isle of Man

I was curious about Stanley Gibbons since I did not know who he was. So later in the day on February 27th, I continued my research while writing this post. According to Wikipedia:

Edward Stanley Gibbons (21 June 1840 – 17 February 1913) [1] was an English stamp dealer and founder of Stanley Gibbons Ltd, publishers of the famous Stanley Gibbons stamp catalogue and other stamp-related books and magazines. (3)

I know absolutely nothing about stamp collecting, so finding out about the Gibbons stamp company is all new to me.

Interestingly, on Feb. 27th during my research, I also discovered another connection to Robin related to Stanley Gibbons. It is this Isle of Man stamp below. I was really amazed when I saw this. The Isle of Man is Robin and the Bee Gees’ country of birth:

Stanley Gibbons Isle of Man Stamp

So many connections are associated with the t-shirt my husband gave me. This is the gift that keeps on giving. That’s why I see this as a spiritual social network.

In this case, it involves a network of energies including my husband, The Bee Gees and Robin’s spirit, poppy stamps, a freelance writer, a stamp dealer, and me.

Robin’s signature is all over this. His last name and birth country all showing up unexpectedly within a few hours of each other? Pretty awesome!

Cleaning dishwashers has nothing to do with stamps, so it meets C.G. Jung’s criteria for these synchronistic events being symbolically meaningful connections (for me), but acausal and unrelated.

It’s actually pretty rare for me to see anything about the Isle of Man come up in my life, so this is very special. It really was a divine idea for my husband to give me this gift of the “Idea” t-shirt! Maybe he was influenced by energies beyond our dimension, unbeknownst to him.

It’s a mysterious power that clusters these names and events together. I consider them all afterlife gifts and feel Robin’s spirit woven in and through them. It was one of the best Valentine’s Day gifts ever and I am very thankful for all spirits and energies involved whether alive or deceased.

Follow the Breadcrumbs

There is one last thing I would like to mention. If you are engaging in afterlife communications, I cannot stress enough how important it is to scratch beneath the surface and do additional research on the signs you are given.

If I had discontinued my research when I confirmed the stamps were poppies and did no additional research on Stanley Gibbons, I never would have seen the Isle of Man stamp that is so meaningful to me.

With afterlife communication, you really have to be willing to do the extra work. If you miss the sign, your loved one may attempt to send it again. But, it helps them a lot on the other side if we do our work and follow the leads and “breadcrumbs” they give us. “Gibbons” was a big breadcrumb and I followed it!

Social networking in the physical world requires some effort. The same principles apply to social networking with our deceased loved ones. Loved ones on the other side very much appreciate our extra efforts. The reward for our extra work could be layers and layers of communications from them that will amaze us!

Thank you very much for reading. I hope your spiritual social network is alive and well!

References

1.  Williams, Kevin (2020). https://www.near-death.com/psychology/synchronicity/an-introduction-to-adcs-and-synchronicity.html.

2.  Holland, John (2018). Bridging Two Realms: Learn to Communicate with Your Loved Ones on the Other-Side, New York City: Hay House, Inc., pgs. 67-68.

3.  Wikipedia: Edward Stanley Gibbons.

    Love,

     

    Christina Samuels Signature

    How Deceased Twin Souls Show Up, Part 2

    How Deceased Twin Souls Show Up, Part 2

    How Deceased Twin Souls Appear in Different Dreams

     

    Robin Hugh Gibb was an incarnation of beauty that I have really enjoyed connecting with in spirit over the years. His inner beauty as a spirit remains.

    When we die, I believe our world opens up beyond anything that we can imagine while incarnate.  It seems to me that Robin’s world expanded after he died, to include people he did not know, like me and others that he cares about at soul level. The worlds of those of us still incarnate can expand to include our deceased loved ones as well.

    After we die physically, people may discover that they are strongly spiritually connected to someone that they did not know while they were incarnate. I believe this is what happened with Robin and why we are connected now. The origins of the connection are mysterious, but it is there nonetheless.

    It’s possible that these types of connections happen frequently, but that we rarely hear about them.

    It also may be that a deceased loved one is spiritually connected to someone they seemingly had little in common with in an earthly sense. They could come from completely different worlds.

    Robin’s world was a world of princesses and prime ministers. Mine is a world of an everyday private citizen not in the public eye. I don’t fit in his earthly world of C.B.E.’s and Grammys. But I do fit in his spiritual world and in that world, we are connected. I can tell by how things have played out in the physical plane of existence as manifested in continuous mirroring with him. As above, so below.

    From a spiritual perspective, it does not matter that we come from completely different worlds. These earthly differences fade away very quickly once the soul connection is re-established.

    I realize I have a lot of nerve saying this. This entire website takes a lot of nerve! Yet, you don’t get anywhere in life without having some nerve. I’m willing to step way outside of my comfort zone to share these experiences because I am confident in the truth of them.

    One of the reasons I still write here is because there could be someone out there who is going through a similar experience as mine with no one to talk to. I know how much it helped me when I read about others having similar experiences as mine. So, I hope I can be that comfort for someone else. Writing here also gives me a higher purpose in life that truly helps to counterbalance the chaos of the physical world. I am doing my part to educate and demonstrate how afterlife twin soul connections could manifest. Of course, how this connection shows up for others could be very different.

    Some may wonder, “What did Robin do to you after he died?” 🙂 Well, I guess it all comes down to spiritual awakening and remembrance of who I am as a spiritual being. This is what happens when you have been hit with an otherworldly shock wave of this magnitude! His spirit is intelligent, kind, super creative and a powerhouse, just like when he was alive. I’ve been knocked off my feet multiple times by his energy.

    He woke me up to a life beyond this world and the different ways we can stay in touch across the permeable “veil.” The  “veil” doesn’t matter much to me. I have found that it’s not that hard to break through anyway, especially when you have a willing companion who wants to communicate as well.

    Types of Afterlife Dreams

    With that said, I would like to continue this topic of the different ways deceased twin souls show up in the everyday life of an incarnate twin. This time, I would like to talk about how they show up in different kinds of dreams. Of course, this applies to other deceased loved ones as well.

    Not all dreams of deceased loved ones are visitation dreams where you feel like you are actually being met by the spirit of your loved one. Some may be of a symbolic nature, delivering an important message.

    In this post, I would like to share two stories about how Robin’s spirit has shown up in two different types of dreams: message dreams and visitation dreams.

    According to https://journeyintodreams.com/types-of-dreams/, a message dream is a dream in which the Universe is trying to communicate something very important to you. (1)

    Symbolism can be used in this type of dream. The symbolism can make the message of the dream very clear, but sometimes it can also be challenging to interpret what the exact meaning of the message is and may require a bit more effort.

    According to Clinical psychologist Jennifer Shorter, visitation dreams are:

    …striking emotionally intense dreams in which a recently deceased loved one returns to provide guidance, reassurance, and/or warning. (2)

    From my experience, this type of dream leaves an indelible impression, is life-changing, and leads to a close bond with the person dreamed about.

    Deceased Twin Souls Show Up in Visitation Dreams

    The visitation dream I am about to describe occurred during the summer of 2012 as I was learning about afterlife communication and what Robin was like during his life. It was a short dream with huge impact and involves tactile sensation.

    In the dream, I am standing face-to-face with Robin. He looked young and healthy like he did when he was in his 30’s. He had short blonde hair and looked very much like this, the picture at the top with the red background.

    As I stand there face-to-face with him, I reach out with my right hand to touch the left side of his face. I    could feel his face as if I were “physically” touching him. We did not exchange words. I just stood there, reaching out, touching his face. I really felt him. It was a loving and gentle exchange and felt very real.

    It was like he was saying, “I’m still real. I still exist. You can touch me!”I felt relieved that I could connect with him and still reach him in spirit. It meant so much to be able to touch him because I never got to meet him when he was alive.

    Preston Ni, in the article, “How Dreams of Deceased Loved Ones Affect the Dreamers: What messages do visitation dreams convey?”describes exactly what I experienced in this dream. My dream has the majority of the characteristics of visitation dreams he describes in his article, which you can read here. This includes feeling reassured and how Robin appeared healthy and youthful in the dream. Most notably is how real this dream felt. Preston Ni says:

    One of the most common descriptions of visitation dreams is that they are much more intense, vivid, and kinesthetic than ordinary dreams. “It feels so real” is a common refrain, characterizing experiences both during and after the dream. The intensity of the dream may stay with the dreamer for months or even years, as if the dream had happened only recently. (2)

    The last sentence of this quote is definitely true for me. The tactile, sensory experience of this dream had the greatest effect on me so much so that over eight years later, I can still feel what Robin’s energy felt like in the dream.

    This dream gave me a real experience of him. I was no longer just believing that his spiritual existence was real. I was no longer only reading about afterlife dreams and how deceased loved ones can show up. I was really feeling that his spirit is real. A good example to explain this better is, it’s like reading about how to drive a car vs. really driving the car. It’s completely different. It was so moving and powerful to be able to connect in this way.

    If you ever wonder why I feel so strongly about Robin and have so much to say about his spirit, it is because of experiences like these. They have left me feeling awestruck. It has been beyond life-changing. I never had experiences like this before he died.

    By the way, I had an incredible synchronicity on November 16th, the day I wrote the above text about this visitation dream with Robin.

    Before I started writing this post that day, I did research on “after death communication dreams.” I found the article by Preston Ni that I quoted above. A beautiful synchronicity manifested because in the article, Mr. Ni described a visitation dream in which he reached out to touch the face of his deceased friend! It’s a really good example of an afterlife dream communication which I invite you to read. It’s just one paragraph at the beginning of the article.

    I was so amazed! Here I am, getting ready to write about the dream where I touched Robin’s face and I find the story of a person who had a very similar dream experience. I don’t remember previously reading this story in the past, so it was truly a surprise synchronicity for me at that moment. This is how spirit works and how Robin’s spirit showed up for me while I was writing. The synchronicity causes me to feel so encouraged with everything I do with this website!

    Finding Mr. Ni’s dream story, at the exact time I was getting ready to write about my own similar story, gives more credence to my dream as being an actual visitation dream. It’s like I was being given even more validation while in the process of working on this post.

    F.Y.I., in the post below, I wrote about another dream I had of Robin in which I experienced tactile sensations while giving him a hug.

    Songs and License Plates

     

    Deceased Twin Souls Show Up in Message Dreams

    The message dream I share below is also one I had about Robin during the summer of 2012, shortly after his death:

    Robin is laying in bed and I am sitting in a chair right beside him. He is ill, like he was at the end of his life. He was the same age as he was at the end of his life, in his 60’s. We were quiet and no words were exchanged. I was just sitting there beside him, keeping him company. The bedroom was in a basement-like setting.

    Have you seen a house where people renovate their basements so they have a bedroom, bathroom and a kitchen in it? That is common in the U.S. Well, that’s the kind of room it was like.

    So, I’m sitting there beside Robin and then I look up to my left to the window that is above us. I see children running, laughing and playing outside. I watch them while I am sitting there with him. They were having a lot of fun.

    The dream ends with me sitting there beside Robin, watching the children playing.

    To me, this dream always symbolized new life or resurrected life because it included young children. I tend to rely on my own intuition for interpretation of my dreams. I have found over the years that when I read other’s interpretations, they often don’t fit or they have so many possible interpretations for one dream symbol that I don’t feel any more certainty after reading their suggestions.

    Robin was ill in the dream and we were in the basement, which to me, symbolizes being at a low point in one’s life.

    But then the dream shifted to children playing outside. I feel this dream was telling me his soul transitioned to a happier, more playful state in his new life. It was a message of endings and new beginnings combined in one dream. It reminds me of the lyrics from Robin’s song, Don’t Cry Alone: “Surely as the sun sets, New suns are rising…”

    The dream also applied to me because my old life was ending. I was entering into a new life as well: one that included afterlife communication and a spiritual connection with Robin that I had not previously been aware of.

    Afterlife Children at play

    I consider this a message dream and not a visitation dream because it does not have the characteristics typically associated with visitation dreams. Since he was ill and older in the dream, that does not fit the typical visitation dream where loved ones are usually seen as healthy and restored to a younger age.

    In this post, I wanted to show the contrast between the visitation dream and the message dream to convey the point that message dreams are still important and have a lot to offer. Just because a dream is not an actual visit from a deceased loved one does not mean it should be dismissed. There are still important things the Universe or a loved one may be trying to tell you symbolically. This message dream in 2012 made me feel like Robin was doing well and entering into a renewed state. This turned out to be true as I discovered over the years.

    Looking at this dream from a perspective eight years after the fact, I am grateful for the powerful connection I had with Robin very soon after his passing. You may find that if you share a spiritual connection with a deceased loved one, they may contact you within a very short time after their passing, even if you did not know them while they were alive. Some loved ones feel no need to wait and will contact you as soon as possible if they are able and you are open to it.

    In Closing: Day of the Dead Celebrations

    On October 31-November 2, I offered Robin and my ancestors food and drink offerings and prayers for Samhain/Day of the Dead. I have come up with my own version of a celebration, blending three cultures: Celtic for Robin, African for my ancestors and Mexican because I love and respect how this culture honors their deceased loved ones.

    Here is a picture of his altar from the evening of October 31st.

    Robin Gibb

    The green light is from a night light I keep at his altar which changes colors and gives a good artistic effect that I like.

    I offered his spirit jasmine rice with a chick pea and spinach curry (he was a vegetarian), golden turmeric almond milk and a vegan shortbread cookie for desert. Everything was homemade by me.

    I cook for my family almost everyday. My deceased loved ones, including Robin and my loving ancestors, are part of my family as well and I treat them as such. That is how I see them.

    Years ago, I saw an interview with him and someone else saying they should get a curry together, but I can’t remember what video it was now. With that in mind, I made him this curry and I hoped he enjoyed it in spirit. This is the way I honor his existence and all he has taught me since 2012.

    There are many ways to honor deceased loved ones during this period. You also do not have to wait for October 31st to give offerings to them. I do so all year around. Here are some websites that helped me arrange my celebration this year. You can apply these ideas to your relationship with your deceased loved one at any time:

    1. Libations for my African Ancestors
    2.  Celtic for Robin
    3.  Mexico-Day of the Dead (visually beautiful website by the way, and highly recommended)

    I wish you all the best for a safe and happy holiday season! I know this has been a very tough year for so many people and I can only pray it gets better. My condolences to you if you have recently lost a loved one due to Covid 19 or any other illness.

    Happy Thanksgiving to those of you who celebrate this holiday in the United States and around the world.

     

    References

    1. https://journeyintodreams.com/types-of-dreams/. The Seven Most Common Types of Dreams.
    1. Ni, Preston (December 4, 2016). How Dreams of Deceased Loved Ones Affect the Dreamers: What messages do visitation dreams convey?, Psychology Today.

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    How Deceased Twin Souls Show Up

    How Deceased Twin Souls Show Up

    How Deceased Twin Souls Show Up In Your Life

    This post is about how deceased twins can show up in your everyday life. That is pretty much what this entire website is about, but I thought it would be fun to offer some more examples of how the connection with Robin’s spirit manifests in my life.

    Deceased twins are obviously going to show up differently than twins who are both incarnate. I imagine that most incarnate twins, who are aware of their twin in spirit, will quickly learn the language and communication style of their deceased twin.

    It is my experience that a twin in spirit will use a multi-tiered approach to communication. That is because it is easy for humans to dismiss one dream or one synchronicity related to a person in spirit. However, it is impossible to ignore multiple and continuous instances of synchronicity, dreams, and telekinesis that point to a specific person. This is the way the spirit of the person is letting you know the connection is one to attend to.

    In this post, I will focus on how deceased twin souls show up through the language of synchronicity.

    But first, I would like to share a brief update on my feelings about twin souls.

    A Brief Perspective of Twin Souls

    I have always been honest in stating that I am a twin soul student, not an expert. That is why I do not sell any services related to this topic on this website. I prefer being in student mode, as these concepts about twin souls and soul families are something still relatively new to me and topics I studied in depth only after Robin’s death in 2012. As I continue to learn more and my understanding continues to develop, I like share new perspectives.

    The funny thing for me about writing so much about twin soul and soul mate connections is that prior to Robin’s passing, I knew nothing about twin souls and really was not interested in the concept of soul mates! Prior to meeting my husband in 1997, I never thought about soul mates. I thought about attracting a partner I was compatible with.

    At that time, I had just come out of a bad breakup. I realized I needed to get clear on what I wanted in a partner so I did not end up enduring needless heartbreak again. I did not think about soul mates all those years ago because I really didn’t think this concept applied to me. It wasn’t on my radar. So, it’s ironic that at this stage of my life, age 54, twin soul energy has become a big part of it.

    As a person experiencing an afterlife twin soul connection, I feel I have been given the “job” so to speak of communicating very clearly that life after death is real and true for Robin and all of our loved ones who have passed away.

    As I mentioned in my post on twin souls below, I describe twin souls as a person or soul, living or deceased, who is from your soul group that you share a nearly identical energy light vibration with at the spiritual level.

    Thoughts on Twin Souls

    This spiritual closeness can develop possibly as a result of how we were created together, and many shared experiences across time and space. I say ‘possibly’ because there is still a lot of mystery involved in determining how souls become twinned, at least from my perspective.

    I definitely have a closeness with Robin’s spirit due to the afterlife experiences I have shared with him in this lifetime. This closeness will indeed carry over into future existences wherever they may be.

    Twin souls are energetic twins. They may look alike physically in some cases, but also may not due to coming from different racial and ethnic backgrounds and being in different age groups.

    I am not a proponent of the theory that twin souls are one soul divided into male and female halves. It doesn’t sit right with me and in some ways is overly simplistic to me.

    To me, what we are really talking about is the spirit of a person which in my opinion is intelligent energy light. So, I’m not sure how that can be split into male and female halves.

    Many people write about the separation of male and female halves of the soul into twin souls, but they don’t say anything about how this actually happens. What does this entail? At what point does this happen? And, how can you actually verify that your soul has been split into male and female halves?

    Perhaps some people feel they can verify it or have been told that that is the case for them, so I respect their perspective, but I cannot say the same.

    I think it is a beautiful sentiment. The Bee Gees sang about this in their song, “My Lover’s Prayerwith the lyrics, “And my soul is divided in two”…

    I believe that two people can love each other so deeply that they may feel like their soul is divided in two. But whether that is actually what has happened at the spiritual level, I’m not sure about that. But even if it is not, it does not mean you love that person any less.

    I know many people disagree with me. Maybe I’m wrong, and some things may be true whether I believe in them or not. I can only say that this is my understanding of twin souls at this time as far as it applies to me personally.

    I’m always open to learning more, while using my own discernment, from posts like this which I think are interesting. You can see what you think about soul groups consisting of 144 people. I wonder how such a precise number was determined. I believe it is important to be knowledgeable about different points of view, even if you disagree. I like to link to lots of different articles to supplement what I’m writing. I believe the ideas expressed are worth considering, but that does not mean I believe or agree with everything that is said in an article.

    I still believe in twin souls being a closely bonded pair within a soul group in which we understand, love each other and do valuable work together. I believe you can be a closely bonded pair within a larger soul family of loving souls without having been divided into male and female halves. I believe you can still be and live as spiritually one with your twin soul and the other members of your soul group without being divided into male and female halves.

    I feel this way because I recognize both feminine and masculine energies within myself and I recognize them in the people I’m closest with. So, I can’t see myself being ‘split’ exclusively into the female energy half.

    I also recognize that many people identify with being primarily female or male energy. Yet, I have a feeling that who we are as spirits goes beyond earthly descriptions of male and female.

    So, this is what I am talking about when I say I share a twin soul connection with Robin. After all the synchronicity, dreams, telekinesis and other forms of afterlife communication, I believe I have enough evidence to support my saying that I share a twin soul connection with his spirit and energy. I am not saying our souls are divided into male and female halves. I feel uncomfortable saying that and that is after over 8 years of communication.

    Is Twin Soul Theory Too Gender Binary?

    I have acquaintances who are gender-fluid and non-binary, and they have taught me to move beyond seeing things from the perspective of the male-female dichotomy only. It is an important spiritual message and one I am embracing.

    In my previous post on thoughts on twin souls, I was overly simplistic in my writing about male and female binary energies as they relate to twin souls. The binary perspective is still valid and important. I identify as female (she/her pronouns) and I am a cisgender woman, so this has influenced my writing.

    However, I am correcting the tendency to see things only according to this perspective by learning and growing into a deeper understanding about the wide range of perspectives on gender and how that applies to twin souls.

    I am really glad that from the beginning of my connection with Robin, I was given the valid sign, which I wrote about in the “Background” section, that our connection is about the light that emanates from within us and the color of the light. It wasn’t about being male-female halves.

    I think the notion of gender at the soul level becomes much more complex when you consider the perspectives of people who do not identify with any gender. Twin soul theory is extremely gender binary, but this perspective does not apply to all people and I’m sure many people feel left out in the ‘twin flame world’ as a result.

    Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to share my evolving perspectives with you.

    Now, I would like to move into discussing how deceased twin souls can show up in your life, offering my experiences of synchronicity with Robin’s spirit as examples.

     Synchronicity of Busts

    One of the main ways deceased twins show up is to stay synchronized with you through everyday events.

    On the evening of Friday, September 25, 2020, I watched The Great British Baking Show, Season 8, Episode 1, Cake Week, on Netflix. This is one of my favorite shows.

    On this episode, the bakers were tasked with creating a bust of someone they felt connected to. It was a fun and interesting show. I always enjoy the pretty set and creativity of their designs.

    A few hours later, after midnight on September 26th, I could not sleep yet. So, I decided to read one of my Bee Gees’ books that I had not finished. It is by Jeff Apter and called, Tragedy-The Ballad of the Bee Gees.

    I browsed through a few pages and then flipped to the end of the book to see what was there. There was text about Robin’s home in Thame, Oxfordshire. Then, I came across this quote, which really stunned me because it was a direct synchronicity with the t.v. show I had just watched:

     A bust of Winston Churchill, one of Robin’s heroes, rested alongside a suit of armour. (1)

    I was amazed and felt so close with Robin’s spirit at that moment. It felt like he was present in tandem with me, saying through this synchronizing, “You watched a show where they were making busts out of cake. Well, I have a bust too and I’m right there with you!”

    This is how he showed up that evening.

    What amazes me about synchronicity is how precise it is. It picks up on the most minute details of what is going on in your life.

    For me, busts are not common. I never think about them or hear about them at all. So, the synchronicity really stood out because I was hearing about busts twice within a few hours of each other. For someone else, for whom busts are a common, everyday thing, this might not mean as much. But for me, it is very uncommon, so that is why I enjoyed this so much.

    I knew that Sir Winston Churchill was a hero of Robin’s, but I did not know he had a bust of him in his home. So, I learned something new along with the wonderful message.

    The energy of deceased twin souls often shows up in the mirroring of life events that connect back to them in some way.

    Synchronized Bliss

    When I received this synchronicity, I really felt like I had been guided by “a thousand unseen helping hands” to pick up and browse through the Bee Gees’ book that night. I had not read it in a while and had not had the chance to finish it previously. But, I was pulled to read it again after I watched the t.v show.

    This statement about “unseen helping hands” comes from Joseph Campbell, whom I now quote:

    When we follow our bliss, we are met by a thousand unseen helping hands. (2)

    Joseph Campbell

    Afterlife communication with Robin is following my bliss. It has been since the very beginning in 2012. I feel Robin’s unseen helping hands and many others supporting me along the way. I am not writing this blog all by myself. He and others are helping me, whether you consider them angels, spirit guides, God, or whatever you choose to call them. They are giving me the material to write. It is important to give credit where credit is due.

    Twin Souls

    Communicating with Robin’s spirit brings a beautiful dimension to my life that I never could have expected in my earlier years on this earth. I am so grateful to him for opening this door to me and being willing to connect with me spiritually in such a powerful, beautiful way.

    Experiencing the synchronicity, that sense of deep connection with his spirit that is beyond this world, is bliss. That is why I continue to write about my experiences here: they bring me so much joy.

    I wish the same for you, that you follow your bliss, if that involves afterlife communication with someone you love in spirit. It can be done if you develop your own way of communicating with your loved one.

    Now, for additional commentary, I would like to quote the late Cornelia Kluijtmans (Cormael). She had some very good things to say.

     

    The Little Things

    Cormael’s website is no longer available to be seen on the internet, so I can’t link to this specific article I am quoting from. However, I kept this article in my files because I resonated strongly with what she said. So, I can accurately quote her. All I can do is offer this link from the Wayback Machine which catalogs websites that are no longer available.

    Here is what she said about synchronicity and the seemingly small things in life. The bold is mine for emphasis:

    What we see from higher perspective is, besides that [unconditional love] matrix, how these counterpart-units connect, which is governed by the Law of Synchronicity. This synchronicity can be found in little things that don’t seem of any importance on face value, but when they start awakening it all suddenly becomes crystal clear, and this can individually be different for each pair of counterparts, but everything has to do with synchronicity and synchronicity only. (3)

     I feel she conveys well what I have experienced with the ‘bust synchronicity’ and Robin’s spirit over the years. The majority of communication with him has been through very precise and strong synchronicity related to seemingly little details of my life. There is no way for me to ignore it. If anything, it commands my attention, albeit in a kind and loving way.

    All of these ‘little things’ begin to add up. They can be anything in my life that do not seem that significant at first glance and may not seem important to someone else. But they are meant for the person they are given to. In fact, these little things that synchronize, the minutiae, can point to a very strong connection. When it comes to synchronicity, I would definitely suggest paying attention to them. This could be how your deceased twin or loved one communicates with you.

    I respectfully disagree that everything has to do with synchronicity only because I think an afterlife twin soul connection also has to do with visitation dreams, telekinesis and other forms of soul communication. But I love her scholarly work, really miss her blog and resonate with the vast majority of what she had to say.

    Speaking of synchronicity, on October 20th, literally a few minutes after I wrote this text from the previous section…

    And, how can you actually verify that your soul has been split into male and female halves? Maybe some people feel they can verify it or have been told that that is the case for them, but I cannot say the same.

    My husband starting talking about an issue with a client from years ago and said, “There’s no way that people can check or verify it…”

    I thought, “Is that right? I’m glad you are still telepathically connected to what I’m writing about Robin when you don’t even know it!” I actually did share the synchronicity with my husband and thanked him for it. He’s a major part of the equation in terms of soul communication with Robin.

    So Cornelia was correct: it does have a great deal to do with synchronicity.

    I say that because another synchronicity occurred while I was writing this post on October 20!

    Writing about Synchronicity Generates More Synchronicity!

    I wanted to find a good website or book to link to her mention of “The Law of Synchronicity,” so I did some research. In Google, I came across this book I had never seen before called, The Merciful Law of Divine Synchronicity, by Orest Stocco.

    I read a bit of the book preview I linked to for you and to my surprise, he described the two books he has written as twin souls! I felt like spirit was really on a roll that day. If you click on the link, you’ll see it mentioned in “Note to the Reader.”

    I have never seen an author describe their books as “twin souls” before! I wasn’t even looking for a book on twin souls, but there it was, a reference to the concept.

    Writing about afterlife communication is my passion and bliss, as well as experiencing it, so I think that is why synchronicity often occurs when I write.

    I went to Amazon to find out how much it would cost to buy the book. I noticed that the full title of the book included “A Twin Soul Book,” which I had not seen on the Google book review. All of this synchronicity occurred on the same day I wrote the section of this post called, “A Brief Perspective of Twin Souls.” It feels like we hit the synchronicity bullseye and yes it is Divine.

    The strongest synchronicity that I experience in my life always has to do with Robin. Yes, I do have it related to other aspects of my life, but it is by far strongest with things associated with his spirit. That is why it always stood out so much to me, especially shortly after his death, and mysteriously continues to this day. It is truly a joy to see how his spirit shows up. I never know what I’m going to get!

    In Closing

    I would like to share this quote by Rudolf Steiner. It conveys exactly what I am intending to share in this post. The examples I have given demonstrate the ongoing exchange of information and communion between Robin’s spirit and mine:

    People think nowadays that when human beings pass through the gate of death, their activity ceases as far as the physical world is concerned. But indeed it is not so! There is a living and perpetual exchange between the so-called living and the so-called dead. (4)

     May you be blessed with continuous loving exchange between yourself, your twin and/or your loved ones in spirit. I hope you find joy in seeing how they show up for you!

    References

    1.  Apter, Jeff (2016). Tragedy-The Ballad of the Bee Gees, London, England: Jawbone Press, Page 266.

    2.  Campbell, Joseph. https://www.azquotes.com/quote/1139052.

    3.  Kluijtmans, Cornelia. (2018?) https://web.archive.org/web/20180430101133/http://www.cormael.com/the-cormael-couple.

    4.  Steiner, Rudolf (1999). Staying Connected: How to Continue Your Relationships with Those Who Have Died-Selected Talks and Meditations 1905-1924, Great Barrington, MA: Anthroposophic Press, Page 160.

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