Circle of Stones, Part 2

by Christina | Sep 20, 2020 | Synchronicity

Circle of Stones, Part 2

This post is a follow-up to the previous post called Circle of Stones that I wrote in December, 2018. It is about how deceased loved ones can appear in your life symbolically through everyday events.

What do I mean by the symbolic appearance of loved ones in spirit? I am referring to the things or events that represent our loved one in some way.

For example, one of the most symbolic appearances of Robin in my life would be the ‘STN ALIV’ license plate I saw last year. The plate is an obvious symbolic representation of him through the title of one of his most famous songs. Other things that represent him for me are numbers such as his numerology numbers, 30/3, which mirror my area code, 303, that I had when I lived in Colorado.

I have recently noticed a pattern emerging regarding communication with his spirit. For the past two posts, I have written about messages that occurred in synchrony with my participation in Zoom meditation classes. I now have a third example of a strong communication, regarding a topic I symbolically associate with Robin, that occurred as a result of my attending another (different) Zoom meditation class.

Demeter Revisited

On September 1, 2020, which happened to be Barry Gibb’s birthday and my older brother’s as well, I attended a meditation group on Zoom during the early evening hours. The teacher mentioned “Demeter” in her introductory remarks and mentioned feeling a connection with her due to some personal circumstances.

I thought about Robin immediately because of my post, Circle of Stones, where I wrote about his connection to Demeter through his wife’s artwork. Robin had commissioned Dwina to draw the story of Demeter and Persephone during the early months of their relationship. “Demeter” is also mentioned in the book, Circle of Stones, which I quoted in this post because of synchronicity I received. For more information on their story and the synchronicity, please see the post below:

Circle of Stones

Now, anytime I hear of Demeter, I think of this. This is the first time Demeter has come up in my life since I wrote this post. When I heard my teacher mention Demeter, I thought, “Oh, there’s a reminder of Robin,” because for me, she symbolically represents him and something important from his life.

The Wisdom of an African Woman

About three hours after the meditation group ended, I spent some time at his altar space while my husband was watching something on television that I did not want to watch. I’m sure other people can relate!

Next to Robin’s altar space, I recently created an altar for the late Sobonfu Somé, African author, spiritual healer and teacher. You can see the picture of her I placed on my altar space here in this article. It’s the one with the blue background. I chose this picture because she looks like she could be a direct ancestor from my bloodline. I have felt drawn to her teachings and I wanted to create a stronger spiritual connection with her.

I found out about her work on the importance of crying and grieving in healing many years ago. It affirmed for me the importance of crying as something positive and necessary in order to eventually reach a place of authentic joy. Here is a sample of her very important work and commentary on crying from YouTube:

While in this altar space with both of their pictures illuminated by candles, I stated that I wanted to listen to Sobonfu’s MP3’s I just bought on August 30^th, called Women’s Wisdom from the Heart of Africa.

As I listened to the first MP3 for the very first time, I was captivated by what she was saying. Ms. Somé had a strong, kind, soft-spoken voice that I love listening to.

Then I received what was a moving synchronicity linked to my blog post and the book Circle of Stones by Judith Durek, which I had just been thinking about a few hours earlier because of the mention of Demeter.

Ms. Somé’s words on Women’s Wisdom are nearly identical to some of the words written by Ms. Duerk in her book!

Circle of Stones Synchronicity

To show the similarity between what Sobonfu said and the text of Circle of Stones, I would like to quote from both authors. In both quotes, the bold is mine for emphasis and to show the identical phrase they used. This is the meaningful synchronicity I would like to elucidate.

I have transcribed Ms. Somé’s powerful words and guidance below:

What might have your life been if you had a community to welcome you…to find out what your gift is. What might have your life been if you had a circle of women who actually saw that you were a star bringing something that no body else can bring. What might your life have been if you had a community that valued you, nothing but you and invited your gift out of you. Take a moment and sit with this thought… (1)

As soon as I heard Sobonfu’s words, it triggered my memory of what I had read in Circle of Stones over the years. Here is a short excerpt from the book where you can clearly see the nearly-identical nature of what is said:

How might your life have been different if there had been a place for you…a place of women, where you were received and affirmed? (2)

It was a really nice moment when this synchronicity occurred. Here I was, at the altar space I created for both Robin and Sobonfu, listening to her works, when what she said connected with a book that strongly relates back to Robin.

It was as if they were both there sitting with me energetically. It was like the energies of both of them joined in that moment to deliver this heart-warming synchronicity.

This is a perfect example of why I love afterlife communication so much. It is also a perfect example of how deceased loved one’s energies can weave together in our lives.

When you attend to them, they attend to you.

This synchronicity was all about the timing, as is all synchronicity. It was so amazing that on the same day I heard my meditation teacher mention Demeter for the first time, I listened to Ms. Somé’s MP3 for the first time.

The mention of Demeter by my meditation teacher and Ms. Somé’s words within three hours of each other is what makes the communication so powerful to me. What they both have in common is Circle of Stones, which symbolically represents Robin’s spirit for me.

This is the second time I have had a Demeter/Circle of Stones/Robin-related synchronicity. The words from Ms. Somé are what made this a true synchronicity. Without her words, the mention of Demeter by my meditation teacher is a lovely reminder of Robin, but not synchronicity. This message has reminded me that loved ones in spirit can find a way to weave their spirits into the new things that we do, even Zoom chats!

Creative Links: Earth and the Afterlife

Synchronicity is very creative in its mysterious beauty. The late Dr. John O’ Donohue, in his book, Anam Cara, addresses how we can creatively interact with our loved ones in the afterlife:

I believe that our friends among the dead really mind us and look out for us…One of the exciting developments that may happen in evolution and in human consciousness in the next several hundred years is a whole new relationship with the invisible, eternal world. We might begin to link up in a very creative way with our friends in the invisible world…” (3)

I feel that what I have shared on this website is a testament to how it is possible to link up creatively with loved ones in the spirit world.

It is not surprising to me that one of the world’s most creative souls, Robin Gibb, would discover immensely creative ways to communicate with those of us on earth who love him and are open to his spirit.

In fact, it is my direct experience that loved ones in spirit can initiate an even deeper connection and link with us than we may have expected. The post below is an example of this. It’s one of the most powerful and exciting experiences I have ever had with Robin’s spirit. I include it here for new readers:

Important Questions for Spiritual Growth

The questions posed by Sobonfu Somé and Judith Duerk in their respective works are very important to consider. I’m happy that synchronicity brought these two gifted authors together for us.

For me, these questions bring a degree sadness because I have not had this community of women for most of my life to affirm me in this way. I have had some degree of affirmation or I would not have had the courage to allow myself to create, write and share here what I have discovered.

Yet for the most part, I have given this affirmation to myself, as do many women. I truly feel something has been lost in modern times, in terms of deeper connections between women. Hopefully, your experience is different and better than mine.

From my perspective, significant damage was done to the female lineage of my bloodline, through racist, sexist, familial and narcissistic abuse which created lasting trans-generational trauma. These factors polluted what would have, or could have been loving matrilineal connections.

This damage does not go away by pretending it does not exist because it is too uncomfortable or inconvenient for family to face. Meaningless apologies, premature forgiveness, unwillingness to change abusive behavior, and an unwillingness to accept consequences for ones’ actions do not help either.

Abusive bullies, who expect immediate and instant forgiveness before they demonstrate true remorse and behavior change, live in a delusional reality that I refuse to cater to or indulge. This includes biological relatives. They are not exempt just because we share DNA. I learned a long time ago that I had to put my foot down.

So, a combination of all of these factors is why I don’t have the circle of loving women in my biological family to turn to. I know I’m not alone in this, which is why I’m sharing this.

I have paid the price for not being willing to cater to or tolerate abusive behavior and that price is the complete loss of family relationships. But in exchange, I have self-respect, dignity, a loving marriage and amazing loved ones in spirit who care about me.

How might my life have been different? I would have had a much greater sense of belonging in the world if I had had a circle of women to turn to. I would have had a greater sense of worth and value and would not have had to figure out so much on my own. My personal development has taken me longer than it otherwise would have if I had had more assistance and loving support.

Nevertheless, one of my gifts has shown itself in my later years: my ability to pay close enough attention to the subtle energies of specific loved ones in the afterlife and to be able to communicate with them.

I have the ability to discern who is a member of my soul family, which is very important to me since I do not have biological family. This involved intuition and inquiry. It also involved the ability to recognize, trust and accept the validation once I received it, regarding Robin. No one in my biological family lineage could have known this about me. I did not know I had this ability until I was 45 years old. The gift developed and was brought forth regardless of, and according to my husband, because of the impediments I had to work through.

The impediments, in the form of a lack of loving familial relationships, led me to seek out authors, teachers and healers who could help meet my spiritual needs for female connectedness. This is why authors like Judith Duerk and Sobonfu Somé are so important for me. They help fill a life-long void.

I gently encourage you to answer these questions for yourself in quiet, self-examination. The whole point of this synchronicity is to invite us to do that. It is a good exercise. I think it is also important to unapologetically own your gifts and bring them forth to the extent that you are comfortable with. Time is passing by and we don’t have time to waste.

Stone Circles in Africa

I would like to share some information about the Stone Circles of Senegambia. The photo I featured at the beginning of this post are Wassu stone circles, Gambia.

The ancient energy of the stone circles really speak to me. In some ways, I think it is unfortunate that for many modern-day humans, worship and spiritual ritual has moved away from the stone circle. I think the ancient people were deeply knowledgeable about connecting to the divine, the cosmos and each other in ways most modern humans have lost.

I will close with a beautiful excerpt from a poem by Onalethuso Petruss Ntema, who is a poet born in Botswana, called Stones (of Africa). It is from the book called Soul Seeds. You can read the excerpt here.

Until next time, be well. Thank you for reading my post. I know there are many options in terms of reading materials. So, I appreciate you taking the time to visit me here!

References

1. Somé, Sobonfu (2007). Women’s Wisdom from the Heart of Africa, 01, 11:17- 12:12 time stamp. Sounds True Audio Download.

2. Duerk, Judith (1989). Circle of Stones: Woman’s Journey to Herself, Volume 1. San Diego, California: LuraMedia, Page 17.

3. O’Donohue, John (1997). Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, page 228.

Love,

Afterlife Communication: Beyond the Body

by Christina | Aug 30, 2020 | Synchronicity

Afterlife Communication: Beyond the Body

During the morning of Friday, August 28, 2020, I found myself reflecting on who I was as a person in 2012. I thought about how I was ready to have relationships with people who were “beyond-the-body.” However, I did not know that until after Robin passed away. Then my new life, which included his spirit, began.

I learned about the phrase, “beyond-the-body” from The Book of Theanna: In the Lands that Follow Death, Updated Edition by Ellias & Theanna Lonsdale. It is this quote that I return to often as it touches a place deep in my soul. The bold is mine for emphasis:

Over here, the dead seek each other out authentically and fully. After initial isolation for many, the savoring of company is universal. What we seek in the beyond-the-body state is to share on heart levels. (1)

This reflects the need for and value of companionship amongst spirits beyond superficial connections that are all too common on third-dimensional earth.

After I reflected on this passage, I got ready to attend a meditation group through a zoom chat. This is a different group than the one I mentioned in the previous post on “Addressing Concerns.”

The teacher gave some introductory comments, which, once again, gifted me with a surprise synchronicity.

She talked about infinite possibilities and how those possibilities can bring us beyond-the-body. She used the exact words, “beyond-the-body.” I was amazed at how my morning reflection on that phrase was reflected back to me through her words. Once again, my thoughts about something to do with Robin were mirrored back to me in twin soul-soul family style!

It was at that moment that I knew this was a good topic for a blog post and something I was meant to explore more deeply!

Since Robin had a solid meditation practice, it makes sense to me that I would receive synchronicity in conjunction with the meditation classes that I attend. You can read about his meditation practice in this post:

Telekinesis with Spiritual Symbols

Sharing at Heart Levels Between the Deceased and the Living

In addition to our deceased loved ones sharing at heart levels with each other, I truly know that at least some of them want to communicate at heart levels with those of us still living here on earth.

However, I imagine it may be challenging for them to connect with living people who are open to them. Part of the reason for this is that communicating with deceased people is still stigmatized in the physical world. People like me who talk to, write about and actively include deceased people in their lives are considered weird.

Well, I’m no more weird than anyone else here on earth and in many ways, I’m more balanced and loving because of my afterlife connections. I don’t see dead people, unless they visit me in my dreams and I’m not a medium. I just like to stay in touch with some of them that I love!

We are told that we are supposed to “let go” of our deceased loved ones and let them go off into the afterlife where they now belong. And that may be true to some extent. We do have to let them go once they are in the beyond-the-body state. We don’t really have a choice. But we don’t have to “let go” of them completely and I don’t agree with anybody who says we have to. I don’t believe that our loved ones in spirit (at least some of them) want us to let go of them completely.

These points are highlighted by this quote, once again, from The Book of Theanna. The bold and underline are mine for emphasis:

The living has barely any idea how profoundly the heart can evolve after death. This includes a greater ability to love the one who lives on in the body. The pernicious idea here is of being “left behind” by the dead. The automatic idea is the living must move on with their lives because the dead are journeying to strange places of their own. This is a propaganda offensive against the links between the worlds. It is time now to move beyond these odd notions. There is a time in the cycle for partings and gulfs. There are other times to come together in a new spiral. If there is something deep and lasting in a union before death, it almost always becomes deeper and more truly lasting after death. At least this is the case for the one who dies. (2)

I find this quote to be so beautiful and true in terms of my connection with Robin and other deceased loved ones. I did not have a lasting union with Robin before his death because we had never met. However, I believe we have a lasting connection from another time and place which led to our current connection.

In 2012, when I first felt the pull to communicate with Robin’s spirit, it came automatically. It was as if I was meant to do so even though he did not know me. At least I thought he didn’t…

I was often nervous that I was bothering him and would say so in my prayers. I quickly began to notice, however, that his spirit was communicating with me and I realized my worries about bothering him were not necessary. It was clear that he wanted to communicate with me. He did not come to me and say, “Christina, stop communicating with me. Move on with your life.” He didn’t say that because he knew that our communications were helping me grow spiritually. I was also supporting him energetically through donations I made on his behalf, and loving prayers and mantras I chanted for him. So, it was mutually beneficial and healing.

I believe he communicated with me at heart levels because of our nearly-identical soul energies. But, I also believe that he wants there to be people on earth that will share with others what he is like now in terms of the beautiful ways in which he can communicate. I believe Robin wants people to know that his spirit continues to live on. He finds the people who are willing to share that. It took me a long time before I was willing to share what I know about his spirit. My guess is that he knew I would eventually share it on his behalf to honor him. I think he knew that eventually, it would all be too much for me to keep to myself forever. I wasn’t meant to keep it all to myself. It was meant for you too, since you’re reading this.

Forget-Me-Not

If a person in spirit wants to be remembered and to have a prominent and permanent place in your life, they know exactly how to accomplish that. They can do many things including moving objects, creating synchronicity and creating symbols out of physical-world materials that you will want to keep.
So, all of this about how we are supposed to “let go” of them and “move on” is not 100% true for all spirits.

If they really wanted to be “let go” of completely, they wouldn’t bother coming back to do things that you can hold on to as keepsakes of their presence. They know that by doing this, it will only increase and strengthen the bond of love. Therefore, I do not buy into the whole idea of having to completely let go of deceased loved ones. I suppose it depends on the person in spirit. If they want you to let go of them completely, then I suppose they can communicate that in some way.

If they don’t want you to completely let go of them, they can also make that point abundantly clear. I would say to Robin that if you wanted me to let you go, then you wouldn’t have turned your altar picture over, synchronized with me on countless occasions, visited me in my dreams and left me an infinity symbol, among many other things! That doesn’t say you want me to let you go. That says you want to connect in a very powerful, unforgettable, eternal way. And I don’t think he worried about bothering me in the least, the way I worried about bothering him! Because he knew he wasn’t bothering me. I loved (and love) the communications!

So, to all the people on earth saying, “let go” of deceased loved ones, I have this to say: You don’t speak for all of the dead. Let them speak for themselves. If they want to communicate with someone living on earth that they like, love, care about, or want to help, they will. If they don’t want to, then they won’t. It’s up to them, not people on earth who don’t see the infinite possibilities. Maybe some deceased loved ones want to hold our hand spiritually from time-to-time.

Preparation for Beyond-the-Body Connections

How is it that I went from having no relationships with people on the other side to being open and ready to have one with Robin in his beyond-the-body state?

I believe years of spiritual study helped me, from yoga teacher training to studying near death experiences. I had always believed in life after death, but I did not know anything about communicating with deceased people.
I had done enough deep spiritual growth work which included studying advanced psychology and healing from family-of-origin child abuse. This entailed clearing negative patterns that would cause a block in my ability to give and receive love on a spiritual level.

After doing all of this inner work over the course of many years, I was was ready. This type of relationship, an afterlife twin soul connection with someone I had never met, requires readiness. If you’re not ready, I’m not sure you will have enough inner resources to sustain it. I had no idea that during all of those years, I was actually preparing myself for my current afterlife experiences with Robin’s spirit.

Another reason I was ready was because I have always been a little homesick for my true home in Spirit. I just discovered there is a beautiful Portuguese word for this feeling: saudade.

Being in communication with Robin is being close to someone from my true home.

Spiritual Awakening Symptom: Deep Longing to Go Home

Having a relationship with him makes it easier to cope with life on earth. My relationship with him does not replace my relationship with God who always comes first for me. I also have different healing connections with my ancestors. But because of Robin, I know there is more to life than what I see in the physical world. I know there are spirits and ancestors around us more often than we realize, loving, supporting and assisting us. So, being connected with him has been invaluable to me and is part of the divinity of God.

When Robin started communicating with me in 2012, I was initiated into the knowledge that there is an invisible world around us with spirits actively living there in their light bodies. Some, like Robin, are able to let us know that they are there and will leave signs of their invisible presence. To me, this is sacred beyond words. These are events that I will never, ever forget. These afterlife experiences with Robin were my first and left an indelible mark on me.

When the Student is Ready, the Teacher Will Appear

Why is Robin Gibb the spirit to teach me all of this? Why him specifically and not someone else? Don’t get me wrong; I absolutely love being connected to him! It’s one of the best things that has ever happened to me and I am grateful every day of my life for his spiritual presence in my life.

Still, I think it’s good to ask these sorts of questions. I always wondered why it was not an African ancestor who came to teach me the reality of life after death.

My truth is that our relatives go far beyond earthly blood lines and ties into eternal spirit lines and ties. I consider Robin Gibb to be an eternal, spiritual relative of mine, a twin soul family member, of infinity. So, he would be the perfect spirit to teach me.

Perhaps those in spirit who watch over me knew I was not ready to experience this type of spiritual connection until 2012. For all I know, Robin, as a spirit, could have consulted with my ancestors before connecting with me.

It seems I had to go through years of preparation and incubation, readying me to be able to handle the ramifications of being directly contacted by Robin’s energy. He is a powerhouse as a spirit. This has been a close encounter of the third kind, but with a deceased person, not extraterrestrial life!

Well, this is all I have to write about for now. I hope you enjoyed this. I also hope you are doing well as humanity continues to address the various viruses circulating. I don’t need to name them. I’m sure you know what they are.

Until next time, may you be loved and safe.

References

1. Lonsdale, Ellias & Theanna (1995, 2011). The Book of Theanna, Updated Edition: In the Lands that Follow Death (pp. 264-265). North Atlantic Books. Kindle Edition.

2. Ibid., pp. 268-269.

Love,

Christina Samuels Signature

A Note to My Readers

by Christina | Dec 18, 2018 | Breast Cancer, General Communications

This post was originally written in August, 2018 and updated in December, 2018.

I want to thank each and every person, with love, for taking the time to visit me here and read my blog posts. I hope it has been interesting, educational and that they have added some mystical beauty to your lives.

You may have noticed that I have not been writing as much lately and there is a good reason for that. In June, I was diagnosed with early stage breast cancer. I had surgery on August 6^th (partial mastectomy) and I will have radiation treatment all during the month of September.

In February, March and April of this year (2018), I felt a strong push to finally create this blog and go public with this information about Robin’s ongoing life and our twin soul connection. I was finally able to push past all of the internal resistance to sharing my experiences. I felt like Robin and others in Spirit really wanted this work done, so with some fear, I agreed to write and publish my posts.

Then, on May 2^nd, during my monthly breast exam, I felt a lump in my left breast. I was quite alarmed as you can image. I immediately scheduled a mammogram the day I found the lump. From there, I went through a series of ultrasounds, MRI’s and biopsy, which determined I had breast cancer. Due to my self-exam, I caught it early at stage 1 and my prognosis is very good. I am expected to be fine, for which I am very grateful. Still, it’s been a scary time for me and Julian as you can imagine. I continued to write as many posts as I could during this period because it was very therapeutic for me. It made me feel like I was still me.

I have greatly loved writing my blog posts about and for Robin, but sometimes I don’t have the mental energy and concentration. I’m so glad I followed my guidance to get this blog up and going while I had the energy to focus.

In my Background section, I wrote about how important it is to follow a path with heart because we don’t know how much time we have here. I’m so glad that I communicated those feelings to you from the outset. When I received my cancer diagnosis, I can honestly say that I felt so glad that I have been living a path with heart by writing this blog and writing my truth about Robin.

If there is something you really want to do, I encourage you to do it to the best of your ability and not put it off. Even if you know you are going to be ok, a lot of time and energy is spent at the doctors when you have cancer (or other illnesses) and you may not feel like doing that project you wanted to do for so long. If you can, do the project when you have the energy and when you feel well. If I had wanted to start Paisley and Poppies now, I would not have been able to do it. I’m so grateful that I can now build on the foundation I already created, not build the foundation itself.

Do twin souls often have the same illnesses? Perhaps. Robin had a different kind of cancer than I have. I am very blessed to have a twin that knows what I’m going through. I have shared this experience with Robin every step of the way and his presence with me has given me great comfort. I have felt his love with me, encouraging me not to worry. I pray and chant at his altar, for him and with him, for Julian, for my healing and his ongoing healing. Now I understand much better what he went through, because all cancer patients have similar fears and worries as we face our mortality in our own way. Even if you are going to be ok like I expect to be, you still face your mortality.

Going through this experience also makes me love and respect Robin even more as I see the spiritual strength that he had while ill and deteriorating. He was still interviewing and singing while he was ill. Many people have no idea how much strength that took Robin to carry on being himself, singing and interviewing, when he had only months left to live in the physical world. I ask you to acknowledge Robin’s great inner strength if you feel so inclined. Let him know that you can see that in him, as I’m sure he would greatly appreciate that. He has a beautiful voice and smile, but as great as that is, he is much more than that. Thank you!

I wanted to communicate openly with you so you know what’s going on and that my not writing has to do with my health status. I will keep writing as often as I can. I have several blog posts in the queue right now. I appreciate your patience with me and I invite you to check back when you can. If you subscribe, you will receive the post in your email when I have a new one.

Thanks once again for taking time out of your day to visit with me here. Robin appreciates it too and we both consider it a blessing.

With Love,

Christina

Update 12/17/2018:

Hello! I just wanted to let you know that I am doing very well with my recovery. I finished radiation treatment in September. It took me all of October to recover from the side effects. I did not need chemotherapy.

Finally in November, I started feeling better. I’m still not back to my pre-cancer strength completely and I need a lot of rest. But, I’m still physically active, ride my bike, and can manage to walk 2 miles without strain. Before I had cancer, I was walking 3.5 miles several times a week. That was important to me and I would like to get back to walking like that.

I take medication now to prevent the cancer from coming back. I have only a 3% chance of recurrence which means I have a 97% chance of not getting breast cancer again. I will focus on the 97% with joy!

I will have a mammogram and ultrasound done early in 2019. I’m expecting good results!

I love writing posts for this website as it continues to be very therapeutic for me. When I write, I am reminded that my connection to Love, to God, and to Robin is very strong. I do my best to write as often as I can.

I find it spiritually interesting that I had cancer around the same time I started this blog. Maybe they were meant to coincide. There is something about having cancer that gives you an edge that you did not have before. In a way, having this illness gave me the strength and courage to write from my heart what I had been reluctant to share for so long. There’s always a silver lining!

If any of my readers are dealing with cancer, please know that my heart goes out to you and I wish you the greatest love, strength and recovery.

Happy Holidays and a very blessed New Year in 2019!

Love,

Christina

Tree Hugging

by Christina | Dec 17, 2018 | Twin Souls

While I was pursuing my career in clinical psychology many years ago, I developed an interest in a branch of psychology called Ecopsychology. It is the study of how people benefit emotionally from deep, therapeutic connections with nature.

One of my favorite authors in the ecopsychology field is Michael J. Cohen.

He wrote a book called Reconnecting With Nature: Finding Wellness Through Restoring Your Bond With the Earth Apr 1, 1997. This has been my primary text in studying this work.

As I learned more about Robin’s life over the years, I discovered that his wife Dwina practiced Druid spirituality. I have mentioned this in previous posts.

I did some research to learn more about it because I knew absolutely nothing about Druid spirituality. In 2015, I discovered a website called The Druid’s Garden.

The author, Dana, writes truly in-depth, scholarly posts about Druidry that brings a modern focus.

I discovered this post called, Druid Tree Workings: Connecting with the Tree on the Outer Planes February 27, 2015. I absolutely loved it and it’s one of my favorites.

I want to point out one excerpt in particular and then I will illustrate why it is important. The bold is mine:

Basic Courtesy when Working With Trees.

… So, one of the basic ways we can respect all life, and build a relationship with it, is by recognizing its inherent personhood. While this may be a radical idea to some, this animist philosophy has guided my thinking and spiritual work with plants, trees, animals, insects, rivers, and so on. And so, the idea is that you treat the tree with the same respect and courtesy that you would when approaching a human you don’t yet know–you wouldn’t just lean up against them or pull a piece of their hair.

Approach tree with respect, ask if you can sit and communicate. You will receive an answer one way or another–it might be a feeling, a quiet breeze, or some inner signal. Respect the tree if signs point to “no.”

Ask what, if anything, does the tree want in return. I wrote about sustainable offerings before and suggested offerings might be way more extensive than just a little bit of food or wine. Traditionally, tobacco, corn paho/corn meal is a common offering in the Americas, but may or may not be appropriate for you to give.

Once you have permission, sit and commune using any of the techniques below.

Of course, once you’ve made friends with a tree, you should treat the tree in the same way you treat your human friends. Physical contact and frequent visits strengthen bonds; doing nice things, etc…

Source: https://druidgarden.wordpress.com/2015/02/27/druid-tree-workings-connecting-with-the-tree-on-the-outer-planes/

As I read this post, I realized that it sounded very familiar. I went to find my Reconnecting With Nature book.

Just as I thought, there was a nearly identical writing in the book. The section is called Activity 2: Partnering with Nature: A Discovery Experience. Here it is for your review. The bold is mine:

Go to something in nature that you like, that you find attractive. A park, a backyard, an aquarium, or a potted plant will do. When you get to it, notice how you feel.

Now, treat this area fairly, with respect, as an equal or friend. Don’t bully it, instead gain its consent for you to visit and enjoy it. Ask this natural area for its permission for you to be there. Doing this increases your sensitivity to the area. Ask it if it will help you learn from it. You cannot learn if you are going to injure or destroy it, or it you. Wait for about half a minute. Look for adverse signals of danger such as thorns, bees, cliff faces, etc.

If the area still feels attractive, or becomes more attractive, you have gained its consent. If this portion of the natural area you visit no longer feels attractive, simply select another natural part that attracts you and repeat this process. Do this until you find an area where a safe attraction feeling remains. (page 22)

At the moment I read this, back in 2015, I realized that ecopsychology is very strongly related to Druid spirituality! There right in front of me were the identical themes of respect of nature, asking and waiting for an answer and gaining permission to approach. These are all things I believe in very deeply.

Soul Family, Shared Interests, Shared Light

So, I share this interest in nature-based spirituality with Dwina, although with somewhat different manifestations. It touched my heart to discover this similarity. I feel this is another very important twin soul life parallel. Twin souls will not only share parallels with each other, but also with each other’s spouses, friends and family members.

That is where the feeling of being spiritual family with Robin really comes in even though we do not look alike physically due to different genetics. Not everything will match of course. But with twin souls (and soul mates) there will be some or many shared similarities that stand out as particularly significant and meaningful. This similarity is very significant to me because I spent many years studying ecopsychology, practicing the activities, and seriously considered it as a career path at one point. It wasn’t just a passing interest.

Even though Robin and I do not look alike physically, I was given guidance that we do look alike spiritually with nearly identical hues of light. I feel that the identical light vibration we share at the core of our beings manifests itself in my physical world life through profound synchronicity that connects back to him.

Since 2012, I have been fascinated by this concept of identical soul light frequencies being shared by the same soul group members and twin souls. Judith Kusel has a very interesting commentary. Here is an excerpt I would like to share with you. I have not had her Soul Reading and I’m not necessarily endorsing it. I am including this excerpt only because of the similarity with the description of identical hues of light I wrote about in my background section. The bold is mine:

Question: How can I find what “color ray” I emit?

Answer: My Soul Reading gives the colors that your soul vibrates to or rather at.

I know there are many people who say that are blue ray, or whatever. I am not into that, for essentially the soul consists of more than one color ray and most human beings cannot see the other cosmic rays, because of the limitation of human understanding of the soul.

I personally am not interested in what color ray I am, for I know on which frequency bands my soul operates, and what we understand as human colors, is the very limited range of colors we know, as in human terms and what our limited eyesight can discern. However cosmically there are many more colors and hues of colors, frequencies and vibration frequencies of color and sound, that we human beings do not even know of nor are aware of.

Color and sound go in OCTAVES of vibrational being, and therefore, again to limit this in human terms is to do a great injustice to what is Cosmic Creation!

There are some psychics that can see that and if you truly wish to know then go and find someone who will give that to you or ask deep inside of yourself where all the answers are held.

It is always good to find your own answers and you own truth!

Ecopsychology Applications for Afterlife Communication

The suggestions the authors give for communicating with trees and nature can also be applied to communicating with loved ones on the other side of the veil. Approaching our loved ones with respect, care, asking if you have permission to communicate and asking if they want or need anything in return is a wonderful way to establish a connection. It is also a great way to maintain your connection for years to come.

There have been many times over the years that I still ask Robin for his permission to communicate. I ask if it is ok to talk. I acknowledge that he could be busy and I say that if he is, I can send him a spiritual “voice mail” so to speak. I speak out loud and leave him a message. Most of the time, this takes place at his altar that I created for him. This is one way I show him love and respect.

I decorate his altar for different holidays and say that I hope he likes it. I buy items for his altar that have spiritual and symbolic meaning for both of us. I ask him if there is anything I could do to make him feel more comfortable with his altar space. Some may think this is unnecessary since we have been connected for a while now. But part of the reason our connection is strong is because I have been doing these kinds of things for years. I take nothing for granted. Twin soul afterlife relationships need to be cultivated and cared for just like every other relationship or soul connection. I’m really kind to him and he’s really kind to me!

Because of what Robin has done for me over the years, I have been inspired to continue to love and care for his spirit. Caring for his spirit brings in more love and communications from him. It really is a case of getting back what you give, just like with interactions with nature. Tending to Robin’s altar has become a beautiful aspect of my spiritual life and is very much a devotional practice. The altar serves as a centerpiece for communicating with him.

Adam Bauer speaks beautifully about home altars and devotional practice:

For many years, the home altar was an abandoned concept: only orthodox or very devout homes kept the tradition. But now, rather than a proscribed space, the home altar has become a sort of new hearth, a gathering space, a touch point – where individuals create connection and make meaning of their own. It’s personal, and varied and rich.

Creating an altar for a loved one in spirit invites their energy into your life and lets them know that you are giving them permission to communicate as well. Loving spirits will want to treat you with courtesy too and will be glad to have consent. Once they do, a whole new amazing world could possibly open up for you.

Major Synchronicity: Tree Hugging

On Wednesday, December 12^th, I spent some time looking for photos for this post. Searching for pictures to accompany my writing is one of my favorite new pastimes. I find it relaxing and most of the pictures are quite beautiful.

At first, I was searching for pictures of trees and forests. Then, it occurred to me that there could be pictures of people hugging trees. So, I searched for them and found a few. At this time, I had only completed a rough draft of this post and still had a lot of work to do in terms of writing. So, I saved the photos of trees and tree huggers in my drafts folder in my email that evening.

On Thursday, December 13, 2018, I watched a t.v. show called The Profit with Julian late in the evening. At this point, I still had not done any additional writing on the rough draft of this post.

It was an episode about a company that created all of its merchandise from cork. It is called Queork and they were on Season 6, Episode 2. During a scene, Marcus Lemonis brought the company owners to a vineyard in Healdsburg, CA for a business meeting. Before the meeting, he went on a walk with them. Marcus pointed out a cork tree out to the owners.

Marcus said, “I want to be a tree hugger.” Here is the screenshot:

I can’t tell you how shocked I was at that moment. I had to pause the show to talk with Julian about it. Later, I showed him all of the photos of people hugging trees that I had saved on Wednesday, Dec. 12th. I wanted him to see the mirroring. I continue to be amazed at how often events in my daily life connect back to Robin and this blog. The mirrors and echoes connecting us across time and space are magical and spiritually uplifting to me.

Before I saw Marcus hugging the cork tree, I was thinking of changing the title of this post to something else, but no other title came to me. After I saw Marcus hugging the tree, I knew I should keep the title of this post exactly as it was!

If you enjoy this mirroring aspect of twin souls, here is an article I hope you will like. I think it is excellent:

Let’s Close Now

On my home page, I wrote:

Many of my posts will demonstrate how a twin soul connection could manifest given that these connections very often occur after one twin dies.

When I wrote that, I was making myself accountable. I would say that God, Robin, and my spirit support team are doing an incredible job at giving me evidence to share with you. I give them all of the credit in making my job of presenting this information so much easier. I’m so grateful that Spirit gives me synchronicity that I can take pictures of. That way I can show the truth and reality of what has occurred. Robin and I can’t finish each others’ sentences or call, email or text each other at the same exact time. So, one of the ways our connection shows up is when something in my life clearly reflects back to me what I’m writing about Robin. I love being able to document the mirror reflection.

These communications also have a quality of being inexhaustible. You may have noticed that in your own life when you experience synchronicity. The number and nature of synchronicity is infinite. More of it keeps being orchestrated and generated and I’m continuously blown away by it. I feel very strongly that there are loving powers and forces at work determined to see to it that my spirit stays connected with Robin’s spirit while I am here on earth. That is because we have work to do together. Synchronicity is like spiritual glue that keeps us together and keeps me motivated, awe-struck and inspired. You really need that inspiration when your twin is not incarnate.

I hope all is well with you, dear reader.

Love,