Better in a Bubble

Better in a Bubble

by | Jun 21, 2019 | Synchronicity, Twin Souls

When it comes to afterlife communication with Robin, there are particular messages and synchronicities that are among my favorites. One of them is the “telescope synchronicity” I shared in this post, In Contact.

I have had many others over the years, one of which I’d like to share with you now.

Letter to Robin

During the afternoon on April 25, 2016, I wrote this exact journal excerpt to Robin:

Early this morning after midnight, I said I’m well aware that I’m in a bubble with you, but there’s nothing I can really do about it because I have no connection with the other people and souls you are connected with and love, so I don’t know what you share with them.

I had been feeling concerned about living in this bubble with Robin. I was feeling sad that I’ll never know his family. It’s one of the downsides of having a twin soul you never met.

Looking back on it now, I was feeling left out because I had, for the most part, missed Robin’s entire life on earth. I was also feeling left out by virtue of us being in different planes of existence. I was missing the connection of the soul group I know he’s experiencing. There were things I wanted to know about these connections, but there was no way I could find out. This speaks to the limitations of afterlife communication, as beautiful and amazing as it is.

Also, at that time, I wasn’t sharing anything with anyone about what I had been experiencing, except for my husband.

I was in my own bubble, reading and studying the best material I could find on soul connections. I’m sure this is what many people do who have spiritually transformative experiences. We do research on the phenomena we are experiencing and keep it to ourselves. We spend many hours investigating this new element that has come into our lives, figuring it out on our own.

This was actually in my wheelhouse as a former psychology researcher. I thoroughly enjoyed finding a way to express the quiet, introverted, and scholarly side of my personality. I loved learning about afterlife communication, twin souls, soul families and life in the spirit world.

Still, I felt alone and like my life was a bit incongruous. On the one hand, I had been having a true spiritual awakening with beautiful dreams and experiences I could document. On the other hand, I felt I could not share it, and in the vast majority of cases, I was correct in that assumption.

Due to the fact that I had gone through such a monumental change when Robin’s spirit came into my life, I felt that when people looked at me, they didn’t really see me or know me at all. They thought they knew who I was. But they didn’t know anything about this major, secret part of my life. For years, it was locked inside of me.

It’s Better in a Bubble!

Robin had a response to the feelings I expressed to him in my journal. The answer came through a television show I had watched later that same day I made the comment about the bubble, April 25th.

I had been watching Season 302 of David Tutera’s Unveiled. It was Episode 6 and Part 2 of the birthday party for actor Gary Busey’s son.

As I watched the show and absorbed David Tutera’s party ideas, I was so amazed when I saw that one of the “magical moments” he planned was a bubble party. There, right before my eyes, was a lady wearing a t-shirt that read, “Life’s better inside a bubble!”

I felt a shiver go through me when I saw this scene on the television. I knew that Robin had heard me say I felt like I was in a bubble with him and was addressing my concerns.

He was saying in a sense, not to worry about it. It was such a fun reversal on how I had been seeing the whole situation. He was telling me life’s better in a bubble! He was also telling me that it was ok too!

Here is a screen shot of the scene I’m referring to:

The company Mr. Tutera hired is called Best Bubble Parties.

Here is a short video displaying a clip from the show. At about 30 seconds in, you can see the lady with the t-shirt that delivered Robin’s message.

With this message, Robin was trying to get me to stop taking things so seriously. What was the big deal if I was in a bubble with him? It’s not like I could really tell anyone what was going on at that point, so what did I expect? I could not stay in the bubble all of the time anyway. I still had to attend to my husband and all of my earthly responsibilities.

Perhaps on that day, I felt the bubble just a little bit more. So, I shared that with him in the spirit of honesty.

The response back was so uplifting. It brought me so much happiness. That is the true nature of afterlife communication with those we love in spirit.

I never felt bad about being in a bubble with him, at least some of the time, ever again!

I could really see Robin saying to me in his endearing, humorous way that, “Life really is better in a bubble. You should keep doing it and stay longer!” I could see him totally making a joke out of this.

Since I have been sharing my experiences here, I have felt a lot less like I’m in a bubble. I know I’m reaching a small group of people that enjoy and benefit from my posts and I feel I’m doing worthwhile spiritual work. Writing has been extremely therapeutic for me in that regard.

I’ll probably always feel this bubble with Robin around me to some extent because I still live in a world where I cannot openly share these experiences with people in my day-to-day life. But, it helps that I have some readers here, and my supportive husband. For that, I am very appreciative.

I wrote the journal entry to Robin that I shared above, after I received the synchronicity through Mr. Tutera’s show. I was recounting what I had said to him earlier about being in a bubble and then I thanked him for the beautiful message back. Here is an additional excerpt from my journal:

On DT’s show, Gary Busey’s party, I saw a bubble party and a shirt a lady is wearing a t-shirt that said, “Life’s better in a bubble”! That is so amazing and I love you so much!! Thank you Beloved Robin.

I was in such a hurry to type that entry, I did not create proper sentences! 🙂

A Happy Medium

You can find a lot of articles about why we shouldn’t live life in a bubble. But, maybe it’s all in how you look at it. Perhaps it depends on the situation.

How often do we think something or a way of being is “bad” because everyone else is telling us that it is? We have the right to decide for ourselves what is best.

Living in a bubble is generally considered to be a negative thing. It is in some cases if people are ignoring things that need to be attended to. However, perhaps being in a bubble for a little while on a regular basis is not such a bad idea. This is true especially if you are very sensitive. I like to think in terms of finding a happy medium with many things in life, avoiding extremes.

We can all temporarily create a bubble around ourselves. In this bubble you can:

  • Cushion and protect yourself: Lots of people use a bubble for spiritual protection. It depends on what works for you and what is most effective. I have used the bubble visualization techniques and meditations at various times in my life in addition to relying on God and spoken prayers for protection. I like the beautiful protective visualizations! I have practiced using the bubble of white light that Sylvia Browne writes about here.
  • Heal and nurture yourself
  • Rest and recuperate
  • Set boundaries around your time and space

Make your bubble as pretty as you want, with rainbow colors!

Then when you come out to face the world, you’ll potentially be much calmer and ready to deal.

Thank you for visiting me today. I love having this website to share my afterlife stories with you. I consider my writing here to be part of my life’s work.

It is some of the most rewarding and heart-connected work I have ever done. I do not earn or accept money for any of my writings, but I feel I am paid in many other ways. Having a close spiritual connection with God, Robin, and the rest of my spirit team is enough for me. The communications are brilliant and add an extra layer of joy to my life, which I then transmit to you, my readers.

I am so grateful for Robin bringing sublime communications into our lives that are of God, love and truth.

I hope you get to spend some time in your bubble, alone or with someone you love!

Love,

Christina

Celestial Beauty

Celestial Beauty

by | May 12, 2019 | Synchronicity, Top Posts, Twin Souls

As the seven year anniversary of Robin’s passing approaches, I feel very reflective and contemplative. I find myself reviewing our journey together over these years in an introspective way. His presence and influence in my life have contributed greatly to my evolution as a soul as can be seen on the pages of this website. I have Robin to thank for teaching me what I know about afterlife communication firsthand.

Inclusivity

I now know with complete certainty that those we love and those we are deeply connected to are not limited to the people we know in one lifetime. There is more to who we are as spirits. It’s one of the greatest and most important lessons Robin has taught me.

I only want to live my life in a way that includes and honors Robin’s eternal spirit. I do not want to live here on earth without including him and my other loved ones in spirit. I’m sure they are all aware of that fact. I have always made it clear to my loved ones in spirit that I am serious about my connections and relationships with them, Robin included.

Transformation

Even though I share a lot of examples of my afterlife communication with him, there is still so much I do not know about Robin as a spiritual being.

In 2012, a portal opened up so I can communicate with him in the ways I have explained throughout this website. But, the portal is the size of a peephole and I can only see a small portion of the vast, loving spirit that Robin Gibb is now.

That small portion I’ve been able to connect with is extremely powerful though, and my connection with Robin has changed my life forever.

Changes

I wonder how he has changed and grown as a spirit over these years. I think about what he has experienced and learned. I wonder where his soul has traveled.

Our communication over the years has always been strong in terms of synchronicity and dreams.

The one big change has to do with Robin engaging in less telekinesis. In 2013-2014, he was extremely active with creating sacred symbols and moving objects. I have documented some of these events here.

He doesn’t move things as often anymore. That could be because it’s more difficult to move objects with his spirit energy as he advances spiritually. It may be easier to keep in touch through synchronicity. It may also be that he did what he needed to do at that time to get his message across to me.

I surrender to however he wishes to communicate and keep my heart open to him.

It’s important to know that the way in which our loved ones in spirit communicate with us may change over time as they adjust and evolve. The more creative the spirit, the more interesting ways they may come up with in terms of communication.

While we are in physical bodies, our interests change and evolve. There may be things we used to like to do that we don’t enjoy as much anymore. Old interests are replaced with new interests. It seems something like that could be the case with our loved ones in spirit and it does seem to be the case with Robin.

It seems like he’s settled into delivering messages through matching and mirroring. Something I share with him is regularly reflected back to me.

I did enjoy the years of active telekinesis though. I used to joke that my apartment was like a box of chocolates. I never knew what I was going to get!

I obviously borrowed that joke from Forrest Gump.

Beings of Light

I often reflect on the messages I was given about our connection in 2012 when I asked for direct guidance. As you may remember, the sign I asked for when I asked if we are twin souls showed up in a book I found while doing my research on this topic. (Please see my Background section for details if you don’t remember).

I always thought the way in which I was given the sign “Big Dipper” was so amazing. I could have received the sign with just the mention of “Big Dipper” alone through some random occurrence. But I received the mention of the sign along with a discussion of soul mates and the identical hues of light they share at the spirit level. That gave a boost to the credibility of the sign.

I was given this sign at the beginning of my journey with Robin in December, 2012. I was still very new to all of this and in shock at what was occurring in my life concerning him. So much has happened since then to affirm this guidance and message.

From the time I got the message about soul mates/twin souls sharing identical hues of light, I have been fascinated with any discussion of twin souls that has to do with the light of our being. It’s the essence of who we are. I am deeply interested in discussions about our light body.

I love this quote from http://www.universalspiritualview.com/tribulations.htm describing our light body. The bold is mine for emphasis:

After the death of our short-lived, mortal, physical body (to which our eternal soul is still attached), we still live in the electronic body of Light of our eternal soul, in the eternal existing Cosmic spiritual body of God, the All That Is.

In the past, I shared this passage with Robin. I wanted him to know I was thinking about him in these terms. I am curious about the nature of his electronic body of light of his eternal soul. I’m not clairvoyant in the sense of being able to see a spirit fully manifesting in front of me, so this part of Robin remains a mystery to me.

Perhaps I have seen him and didn’t know it because I have experienced #1 and #4 on this list by Amanda Linette Meder regarding flashes/colored lights. I have seen bluish/purple lights on occasion. And no, there is nothing wrong with my eyesight! I get them checked regularly.

I don’t know for sure what our  twin soul colors are as spirits, but maybe that is something I will get more information about over time.

I have written about #6 and #10 regarding visitation dreams. I realize that to some of you, I am repeating myself, but I’m also writing for any newcomers to this website that may have missed posts I wrote a year ago. This dream visitation with Robin was an important communication and very special to me, which is why I bring it up periodically. It got the ball rolling for us.

The Work of William Henry

Now, I would like to go back to my exploration of the light body. On Monday, May 6th, I spent some time on YouTube watching an educational video by William Henry.

He is an investigative mythologist whose work I became acquainted with several years ago after making connection with Robin. He does extensive research on the spiritual origins of humans and the rainbow light body taught in Tibetan Buddhist traditions.

Here is the video I watched where he goes into his teachings on the rainbow light body and many other esoteric teachings and hypotheses.

According to Mr. Henry, and to summarize a little bit of the beginning of the video, we as humans are going through a process of spiritual transformation. He advised that we need to connect with our light body which is our true self. The rainbow light body is also referred to as our resurrection body.

He goes on to state that our goal and purpose for being incarnated on earth is to ascend. Ascension is defined as the attainment of wholeness, holiness, perfection and compassion. He talks about bodhisattvas who have achieved a state of holiness and wholeness.

As a result, they were able to transform their bodies into a higher level of vibration which is the rainbow light body.

According to Mr. Henry, throughout history and evolution, humans have wanted to regain the original, perfect, light body of our origins.

I personally enjoy and feel inspired by these writings. I was also interested in some scripture he shared.

At 49:12 into the video, he discusses scripture from 1 Corinthians 15:51-52:

51- Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed— 52-in an instant, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.…

This was something I was interested in and wanted to go back and study at a later time. Mr. Henry interpreted this scripture to mean we will be changed into our rainbow light body, our truest, highest, ascended self.

On Tuesday, May 7th, I continued to study Mr. Henry’s videos but the video I was studying at the time is no longer available.

Bodies Celestial and Terrestrial

On Wednesday, May 8th, I wanted to spend some time with Robin, offering him tea and reading a meditation to him. I looked at some of my books, but none of them appealed to me as something I wanted to share with him.

So, I went online to research “celestial guided meditations.” The energy from the videos of Mr. Henry was still on my mind, which is why I was motivated to look for this type of meditation.

I couldn’t find anything with that search either. So, I researched “star guided mediations” and “moon guided meditations” and finally found some meditations I wanted to read to Robin. Here are the links if you are interested. They are both beautiful meditations:

I decided to read the new moon meditation to Robin first. I did this as part of my love offering to his spirit while sitting at his altar space. I know he can “hear” me somehow with his consciousness and I know he likes meditation. The imagery is lovely. Since everything is energy, I like to give him offerings of energies that are beneficial for his spirit. I do this in faith, knowing that he can receive my offering.

Afterlife CommunicationsAfter I was done with the meditation, I spoke with him about this issue concerning the rainbow light body. I asked him whether you acquire the rainbow light body right after you pass away, or is it something you have to evolve into.

I was wondering whether his electronic light body of his eternal soul that he lives in now was the same thing as the rainbow light body Mr. Henry is talking about.

I didn’t get an answer intuitively from him in this moment. However, with this line of questioning, I was reminded that I wanted to go back and review the scripture from 1 Corinthians I mentioned above.

I got my bible out which is a version edited by T.D. Jakes called Holy Bible, Woman Thou Art Loosed! Edition Paperback – January 15, 1999 by T. D. Jakes (Editor/Author)

I read 1 Corinthians 15:51-52 for review and studied the additional passages surrounding this one for context. Then I looked to the column to the left of where I was reading to study some additional passages.

I started reading from passage 35 on, about how the dead are raised up. As I kept reading, I was surprised and blessed by the synchronistic nature of the scripture I was reading with the star and moon meditations I had just printed and read for Robin. Here is the passage from the T.D. Jakes’ bible. The bold is mine for emphasis:

1 Corinthians 15:40-41: 40-There are also celestial bodies and terrestrial bodies; but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another. 41-There is one glory of the sun, another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for one star differs from another star in glory. (pg. 1277).

This was such a beautiful moment because while I was familiar with this scripture and have heard about it in the past, I did not know it was in 1 Corinthians! I have read the bible a lot off and on over the years, but I don’t have the location of every passage memorized. So, it was truly a surprise.

I had no idea that when I was guided to research celestial star and moon meditations for Robin that it would synchronize with the bible passages I felt guided to read. Sometimes, I truly feel like Robin or another loving spirit is prompting me to do what I do.

This is why this post is called Celestial Beauty.

I said to Robin while looking at his altar picture, “Here is your real celestial meditation.” I read passage 40-41 to him several times as a meditation. It was lovely to share that with him.

I’m so grateful that these events including Mr. Henry’s videos, my search for celestial/star/moon meditations, and scripture all tie together in harmony.

In Closing

Thank you for going on this introspective and celestial journey with me. If I get any more information about Robin’s rainbow light body, I will let you know! (smile)

This kind of reminds me of the information I shared in my post called Psychedelic Afterlife.

The ladies who hosted Robin’s afterlife interview spoke about his beautiful, colorful, Alice in Wonderland-type of entry into the afterlife! I wonder if this is a hint about his rainbow light body. Very interesting! I love it when these themes are in concurrence with each other.

Love,

Christina

 

 

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Sharing Your Life

Sharing Your Life

by | Mar 22, 2019 | General Communications, Synchronicity, Twin Souls

It is very possible to share your life in the physical world with your twin soul and/or loved ones in spirit. It is a beautiful thing to invite loved ones in spirit to partake in daily experiences and to see how they respond.

Whether it’s a good meal, a beautiful sunset, the sound of birds chirping, an amazing trip to another country, or a starry night, it can be so fulfilling to directly share and “send” to your loved one what you are experiencing.

How do you send it? You can think of them and speak to them in your heart or out loud if you’re alone and tell them what you are experiencing. The other day, I was riding my bike alone and saw the most beautiful pink-orange sunset. I spoke with Robin out loud while I was riding and shared with him that the sunset was so beautiful and that I thought he would love it. I was consciously and intentionally sharing the sunset with him from my heart and sending it to him so he could be a part of it. I have a lot of faith in this because I know we are spiritually and telepathically connected.

From the Heart

When I was first learning how to communicate with Robin in 2012, I came across this beautiful article called Language of the Heart by a woman named Cordula.

It was from her that I learned I could invite and communicate with Robin this way. Her writings are unique gems in the vast sea of literature on afterlife communication.

She wrote specifically about communicating with deceased loved ones from the heart. She based her suggestions on Rudolph Steiner’s work.

Cordula wrote about inviting deceased loved ones into any experiences that are soul-stirring or inspiring, such as those connected to art or nature.

On March 7th, I read Cordula’s writings again. I had not read them in quite a while, but I refer back to them when I feel guided to do so. I had printed the articles I mentioned above and kept them all these years, but at the time in 2012, I forgot to include the website link that I got her articles from.

So, I went on a research expedition trying to find her website again. It wasn’t easy, but after finding just the right word combination, I found it. But I found more than that.

It turns out Cordula Feuerstack passed away on February 2, 2014. Her photo is at the bottom of this page.

When I saw her obituary, I was so surprised to see that her birthday was March 6, 1969. Her birthday anniversary was just the day before I was guided to research her after all these years! Before March 7th, I had never researched her background in any greater depth than what was on her About page. But I felt so moved and connected to Cordula’s spirit when I realized that I was drawn back to her around her birthday without realizing it at the time. This is the beautiful way spirit works!

I learned so much from Cordula and she helped me greatly in my early days of communicating with Robin. I am so grateful Cordula and send you love. Thank you!

Sharing Movies

After being refreshed and inspired by Cordula’s and Steiner’s writings, I decided to invite Robin’s spirit to enjoy a movie with me on the evening of March 12th.

I recently bought a DVD called Cairo Time because the previews looked interesting and beautiful.

Here is a description of the plot.

My husband Julian was busy, so I decided to take my small portable DVD player and plug it in near Robin’s altar. I relaxed on the floor beside his altar with a pillow and spoke with Robin out loud. I said, “If you want to watch this movie with me, you are welcome to.” Then I said, “It would be great to get a synchronicity from this, if that could be arranged!” I laughed and smiled with him, half joking and half serious.

afterlife communicationsWell, it turns out, I did get a synchronicity. In the movie, Tareq and Juliet were walking together on a paved tree-lined road in Cairo, Egypt.

Tareq said to Juliet, “You know these trees they have a privilege to live along side their ancestors. Some of them are 500 years old.”

As soon as I heard that, I thought back to my post on Twin Trees. I mentioned the trees at the Audubon sanctuary as being 500 years old. Here is my text:

On January 6, 2019, I went on a trip to a beautiful Audubon nature sanctuary with my husband.

It is an ancient forest teeming with life. Some of the trees there are 500 years old. We saw otters swimming, an Ibis family, little blue herons, raccoons and beautiful trees that I wanted to hug!

I was so amazed and happy to share this movie with Robin for the first time and hear something that so clearly matched what I had recently written about for him. It stood out to me as being very special. In January, I had just learned about these 500 year old trees in Florida. It was so nice to hear about them again in the context of this movie I was inspired to share with Robin. It was like we were revisiting the same topic again together. The 500 year old trees came back to me while I was with Robin at his altar. That was awesome!

I found this 2004 video of Robin a few months ago. I loved hearing him speak about how he felt trees are important. Click here to see the video. Beginning at 3:00 into the video, listen for a few more moments and you will hear Robin’s comment about trees. I thought it appropriate to share this here.

When you share your life with your twin, soul mate or loved ones in spirit, it could lead you into an even more beautiful experience with something that connects back to them. I would suggest following your intuition and guidance and see where it leads you. It’s possible I was being given a nudge to watch this movie to give me the gift of this synchronicity with the 500 year old trees. God, Jesus, Robin, my guardian angels and spirit guides knew this would be important to me.

Loved ones in spirit know what will be important to you too. They know what will stand out to you and get your attention. The mention of 500 year old trees will always get my attention after writing my blog post. I knew Robin’s spirit was with me.

Afterlife communication with Robin is beautiful and fulfilling because of these experiences. If you have a close bond of love with someone in spirit, you may enjoy sharing more aspects of your life with them. As mentioned above, Cordula had great ideas that can guide you. Even though she left the earth plane in 2014, her works are still online for people to benefit from.

I wish you great blessings and the warmth and love of shared lives across the veil.

Love,

Christina

Legacy

Legacy

by | Feb 24, 2019 | General Communications, Synchronicity, Twin Souls

In honor of Black History Month here in the United States, I would like to present this article I wrote about Robin in 2012. I was still getting to know who he was as a person and musician at that time. I learned quickly that he and his brothers felt a strong connection to black R&B soul music. I write this post to honor and recognize this connection and the courage he had to give birth to the R&B music that truly was in his heart.

Robin Gibb: An Interracial Musical Legacy

By Christina Samuels

September 19, 2012 (updated February 22, 2019)

This article is dedicated to Robin Gibb, to honor his memory and legacy.

Robin Hugh Gibb, CBE of the Bee Gees died on May 20, 2012 at the age of 62.

The outpouring of kind sentiments since his death shows that Robin is a much-loved man for a variety of reasons. Whether it is love of the Bee Gees music, Robin’s music as a solo artist, his sense of humor, or tremendous humanitarian spirit, many can find a reason to send blessings his way.

No-Go Areas in Music

When you first think of Robin Gibb, you may not think of him as having an interracial musical legacy. However, if you listen closely to some of the things he has said over the years, it is clear to me that he did.

Recently, I had the pleasure of watching a 2010 documentary on the Bee Gees called In Our Own Time.

During a segment of this documentary, Robin commented on the period of time during the 1970’s when the Bee Gees recorded one of their famous hits, Jive Talkin’.

He mentioned the pressures that white bands, especially white American bands, had at the time to not go into so-called black areas of music. However, as a British band, Robin commented that they did not feel the same pressures or fears. According to Robin, “Because we were English, we were less self-conscious about exploring the no-go areas…” He then goes on to say, “We didn’t think that there was any “no go” areas, it’s music!”

I could not agree more. Within these words lies the heart of Robin Gibb’s interracial musical legacy. He loved black R&B music as did his brothers. But more importantly, they had the courage and talent to not only pursue this love, but to bring their unique creations into the world, whether other people liked it or not.

I felt so many emotions when I heard Robin’s words. First, I was so grateful that he, his brothers and producers had the courage to see music this way. Imagine how many Bee Gees songs would have never been released if they had thought otherwise.

It has always been a shame to me that racial segregation has crept into and corrupted something as universal as music.

There is nothing wrong with celebrating and acknowledging the racial and ethnic origins of different types of music. The Bee Gees were good at acknowledging the black American roots of their music and openly confessed their admiration of artists such as Stevie Wonder and Otis Redding. (1)

In a Detroit Metro Times article by Michael Jackman, Robin is quoted as saying:

“The Bee Gees were always heavily influenced by black music … and soul has always been my favorite genre.” 

But, why should singers be banned from performing a certain type of music if they are not from a particular race or ethnic group? To do this is to cut off the creative energy that groups like the Bee Gees wanted to express. If they have the talent, why not support them in pursuing the music that excites them?  

There are no “no go” areas when it comes to performing music or listening to music as a fan.

The Racial Politics of Music

As a black American woman, there have been many times in my life when black friends and acquaintances would raise an eyebrow at my diverse taste in music. This was especially during the late 1980’s. If I dared to express my fondness for bands such as U2 or REM, I would be met with disapproval clearly indicating I was some kind of social misfit.

To them, this type of music was a “no go” area.

I guess I’m not supposed to like them according to some people because I’m black and I owe some kind of strange loyalty to only black musicians. That doesn’t make any sense to me. I like lots of styles of black music, especially 70’s disco, but I also like lots of other types of music as well. It’s too bad I didn’t have Robin’s quote handy at the time.

I was confronted with a similar attitude just a few years ago. My husband and I were shopping in a store and waiting for assistance. On that day, I was wearing a Bee Gees t-shirt. While we were waiting, a black gentleman came in the store. He was waiting for customer service as well. He looked over at me and saw my t-shirt. He said, “Bee Gees? That’s a first.” I said to him that they are my favorite band and I love them.

After we left the store, my husband spoke to me about this comment. He said that the guy said that to me because I’m probably the first black female that he’s ever seen wearing a Bee Gees t-shirt!  That may very well be the case, but I’ve got news for him: black women like the Bee Gees too! We do now and we did in the 70’s. I guess he never saw this Soul Train video showing plenty of black women dancing to the Bee Gees’ music! I wish the video was longer!

The funny thing is that day, Spirit had my back. As we were pulling out of the store, getting ready to make a left turn, I saw a truck with a license plate that read, “T-SHIRT”! Can you believe that? Right on cue too, after all this talk about my Bee Gees t-shirt. I felt like I was being watched over. That was pretty cool!

I love my Bee Gees t-shirts and I will continue to wear them. This t-shirt is one of my favorites because I love the colorful font.

I get nice comments from both white men and women about my t-shirts. It seems people love being reminded of the Bee Gees. The shirts are great conversation starters in grocery stores!

During the summer of 2017, I called for an Uber driver while I was in Atlanta, Georgia. I was picked up by an older black gentleman who was listening to a Christian radio station. He asked me if the music was ok and I said, “Yes, I need all the help I can get.” I was in the process of moving at the time.

While I was in his car, my phone rang. When it rings, Stayin’ Alive plays.

After I got off the phone, he was quiet for a few moments. Then he made a comment about how Stayin’ Alive was playing when my phone rang and how much he liked hearing it again. He said he thought that was really good music back then. We had fun talking about 70’s music during the rest of the trip. Hearing Stayin’ Alive for just a few moments made both of our days more enjoyable and I encouraged him to listen to more Bee Gees music. For many of us, it brings back good memories.

When it comes down to it, music is universal art that can take many forms and evoke a wide range of emotions. Music is created by humans of diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds but ultimately transcends these human limitations. As of 2019, I would say that most people have musical tastes that include artists not of their own racial or ethnic background.

No one should be made to feel bad because they like the music of people who come from a different ethnic group than their own. That is the absurdity of racism. It is ultimately a complete waste of energy. I prefer to enjoy the delicious buffet that is the music industry.

Photo by: NBC Television - eBay itemphoto frontphoto back, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17161246

Photo by: NBC Television – eBay itemphoto frontphoto back, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17161246

Twin Souls-Racial Identity

For this segment, the sociologist within me is going to come out.

The Bee Gees were so good at singing black R&B soul music, there was a time that fans thought they were black. In an interview from 1989 by Ina.fr on YouTube, they talked about their R&B roots and their crossover as a white band into black music.

The interviewer commented on how fans thought they were black, at which time Robin joked and said, “Well, we were black, but we had an operation 3 years ago and mine didn’t quite work…” Meaning, he was still black. He made some other funny comments that made me laugh.

I cannot find the interview on Youtube at this time, but maybe you’ve seen it if you’re a fan of the Bee Gees. Here is a clip from the interview, which was much longer originally. You may recognize it.

Unfortunately, it does not have the dialogue I’m referring to. I have the quotes from the interview because I have it saved in my files.

The interviewer also asked Barry about the similarities between his and Robin’s voice since they are brothers.

Barry said, “They’re not really that similar.” He went on to say that the tones are similar but, “Robin’s voice is a little blacker than mine, a little more R&B, as he said, he is black…”

Then Robin said, “I’ve always been black…” Barry interjected with a slight disagreement, remarking about some other time but Maurice said they didn’t want to talk about that.

When I was just learning about him years ago, it really stood out to me that he felt so closely identified with black music that he would say this. I was also so happy from a twin soul perspective, because I’m black.

When twin souls come from different parts of the world, they probably won’t look alike. But I hypothesize that twin souls may identify with each other’s racial or ethnic background in some way so they end up feeling like they are a part of the racial group that their twin is a part of.

Robin said he’d always been black, in terms of music and perhaps in other ways I’m not aware of. I grew up in a predominately white, Irish-Catholic suburb of Boston, MA which contributed to my feeling biracial most of my life internally even though externally to the world, I am black. Sometimes, racial identity is a little more complex than neatly fitting in a box of “black” or “white.”

I wonder sometimes if I was born where I was so I would be more closely connected to Robin’s racial background. It’s interesting that he was raised in England and I was born and raised in New England. I also wonder if this was orchestrated so that we would see the connection later, after his death.

At any rate, being born and raised in the suburbs of Boston had everything to do with my musical tastes because I was usually exposed to the songs of white musicians on a regular basis. That is what I was surrounded by. I am grateful that I never had a segregationist view of music.

Twin Soul Music Issues

At one point or another, Robin and I both had trouble gaining acceptance, in terms of music, in a way that is similar to each other.

There was a time when black radio stations didn’t want to play Bee Gees music because they were white singers.

Robin was an English singer who listened to and loved black R&B soul music. He sang in the style of R&B contemporary music but was rejected by black stations because he was a member of a white band.

I’m sure that rejection was difficult for him and his brothers because of their love for black soul music.

When I learned about the rejection he faced, it reminded me of my own issues with rejection over my musical tastes.

As I mentioned above, there was a time in my life when some of my black friends didn’t like it that I loved alternative rock music created by white musicians.

They treated me like I was doing something that I wasn’t supposed to do. That was difficult for me as well, to be rejected because of the music I liked.

The roots of these attitudes lie in the troubled racial history of the United States. It is reflected in this article from Billboard, October 30, 1976 by Paul Grein called Black Radio – Racial Lines in Fadeout?

Here is a screen shot from page 3 illustrating this point. The link above will take you to a section of the Billboard article where the Bee Gees are mentioned, as well as the politics behind why certain music is played on particular radio stations. It’s really interesting to read Billboard articles from the 1970’s.

Billboard Image

Screenshot of Billboard October 30 1976

Even though we had vastly different connections with music (Robin being a career musician versus my being a music fan), we both dealt with race-related music issues. Robin faced this discrimination and rejection on a much larger, more public scale than me, but I can truly relate to how he must have felt. We both faced rejection because we crossed over into areas of music different than our own racial group, thereby challenging rigid cultural norms and stereotypes.

Ultimately, we both decided to be true to ourselves and followed the music we loved despite the shaming disapproval of others. We both had self-acceptance which is the most important acceptance to have.

Acceptance

The self-acceptance and perseverance eventually evolved into acceptance from black radio stations because the Bee Gees were great song-writers and singers and they had the right sound. This is an important aspect of black history as it relates to music in the U.S.

In an article called, Why the Bee Gees Sound So Good by Janet Maslin (February 18, 1979, Page 19; The New York Times Archives) the Bee Gees were described as having the same strengths as Motown groups. They were able to create dance and party music that both black and white audiences enjoyed. (2)

This statement is mirrored by Robin’s comments made during the time that Too Much Heaven was released and gaining more attention:

Much to the group’s delight, it also rapidly gained recognition on the American soul radio stations. “At the moment, it’s really taken off big on the black stations,” Robin said. “We’ve got a lot of black people buying our records, but we’ve never had [acceptance from] black stations.” (3)

It seems like it took a beautiful song with themes of love and heaven to help break down that wall and gain the acceptance. Too Much Heaven is a song that all of humanity can benefit from and relate to at some point in our lives.

To substantiate what Robin said, here is a screenshot from Billboard, September 30, 1978, page 43, where there is a discussion of black radio stations playing Bee Gees music to a much greater extent: See the image below.

Billboard September 30 1978

Screenshot, Billboard Sept. 30 1978

I celebrate the fact that the Bee Gees were able to overcome the reluctance of black radio stations to play their music during the late 1970’s. (See the17th paragraph down on the albumlinernotes link). Music has the potential to bring people together in unity.

Black stations agreed to play Bee Gees’ music it because it was great music at its core that they liked. And as Robin said, black listeners and audiences liked the Bee Gees music and wanted to hear it played on the radio, so black stations had to change to keep up with the demands of the times.

In Closing

I close with this quote below. As I read this, I took a moment to consider how much work and sacrifice it took the Bee Gees to create soulful, impactful music across the decades that connected with people from all backgrounds. The Bee Gees are not popular with just black and white audiences. Their fans come from all around the world, including Japan and Mexico:

By 1976, “The Bee Gees’ music had successfully spanned several generations, and they were also popular with both black and white audiences, an accomplishment that is rare in rock history. Virtually no group has enjoyed such mass popularity with such a diverse audience…” (4)

For this reason, I will always admire and enjoy the interracial and multi-cultural legacy of Robin Gibb and the Bee Gees.

I learned a lot about the music industry in the 1970’s as a result of writing this post and really enjoyed it. It was an interesting way to acknowledge Black History Month. I honor black R&B soul musicians who positively influenced the careers of many successful artists, including the Bee Gees.

Thank you, Robin, for sharing your gifts with the world. You will always be loved and remembered. Love and thanks to Maurice as well.

References

  1. Bee Gees: The Authorized Biography by Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb as told to David Leaf, March, 1979, page 101
  2. https://www.nytimes.com/1979/02/18/archives/why-the-bee-gees-sound-so-good-the-bee-gees.html
  3. Bilyeu, Melinda; Cook,Hector; Môn Hughes,Andrew. The Ultimate Biography Of The Bee Gees: Tales Of The Brothers Gibb (Kindle Locations 12185-12187). Omnibus Press. Kindle Edition.
  4. Bee Gees: The Authorized Biography by Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb as told to David Leaf, March, 1979, page106

 

In Contact

In Contact

by | Feb 21, 2019 | Synchronicity, Twin Souls

On February 17, 2019, I felt guided to watch the movie Contact again. I had not seen it in many years.

It is one of my all-time favorite movies and it means a lot to me. It ties into my childhood dream occupation of being an astronomer. As a child, I was absolutely fascinated with the solar system we live in. I read books on it and I had a telescope. I was obsessed with the movie, Close Encounters of the Third Kind and also read the book many times.

My love for studying the stars and planets was the best part of my childhood. As an adult, I still love star-gazing and connecting with the planetary energies beyond Earth.

Contact takes us beyond the Earth into the beauty and wonders of not only our solar system, but countless others. It is about the perennial search for extraterrestrial life.

The movie addresses the following topics: extraterrestrial communication using prime number patterns, death/loss, afterlife communication, the interface between science and religion, commercialism, fanaticism, sexism, perseverance, courage, academic politics, national politics, militarism, power struggles, intimacy issues, money issues, and standing up for what you believe in despite harsh criticism and ridicule from skeptics.

The lead character in the movie, Dr. Ellie Arroway, played by Jodie Foster, went through spiritually transformative experiences (STE). She went through some of them with no other human witnesses.

Such is the nature of these experiences which often leave the recipient in the position of trying to explain their experiences to sometimes hostile skeptics, as in the movie.

Many people keep the experiences to themselves or if fortunate enough, find empathic people who will actually listen and believe them. Here is a really good movie clip from Contact illustrating this point.

The main character in this movie went through a spiritual awakening and many changes in how she saw existence. She witnessed otherworldly beauty that she had no idea was there. She had an afterlife visitation with her deceased father. She traveled through a wormhole into other dimensions. She realized that we are not alone. And, she had absolutely no proof of any of it because the recording equipment used could not register her experience.

I wonder if anyone reading this has been through a similar spiritually transformative experience; to go through something so spectacular and the only place it is recorded is within your own mind and memory where no one else can see it. I think there are lots of people like this in the world.

Afterlife CommunicationsI could see a lot of myself in this character. Some of my experiences with Robin, such as dreams, are recorded only in my own mind and writing, with no witnesses. With other experiences, I have been fortunate enough to be able to photograph them. I don’t only feel fortunate because I have evidence to share with others. I also feel this way because I need to be reminded that what happened to me is real. I didn’t imagine it. Many of my experiences with Robin took place over 6 years ago. So, it is helpful to be able to go back and look at a picture and say to myself, “It really did happen! I really did see this!”

I could relate to the movie’s message of inner transformation so much more after my years of sharing in afterlife communication with Robin. Just as the character Dr. Ellie Arroway, I have gone through a multitude of personal changes. I would summarize them as all being for my highest benefit and advancement as a human/spiritual being.

I have always felt in my heart that my communications with Robin are meant to help me live more fully and to affect other people in my life in a positive way. I also feel strongly that my communications with Robin are meant to prepare me for my own eventual passing. I feel he wants me to accept physical death as a transition back to who we are at our core, not something to be feared. I feel he wants me to communicate this message throughout this website.

I invite you to read this information about positive spiritual changes after having a STE written by The American Center for the Integration of Spiritually Transformative Experiences. I consider this website a great resource.

While I was watching Contact with my husband, we noticed a scene where Ellie as a child was looking through a telescope. Julian asked me if I wanted one because he knows about my love for astronomy. I said I did not want one now because, from my memory, I could never see much more than what I could see with the naked eye and I don’t want to invest tons of money in a high-powered telescope. The telescope I had as a kid probably wasn’t that great, but I’m grateful I had it, and it was good enough for someone my age at the time.

Julian and I paused the movie multiple times to comment on scenes and we had some great discussions. It made me want to see the movie again, to see if I could pick up on any other points I missed.

Twin Telescopes

After the movie, I felt like unwinding a bit. So, I researched twin flame art on Pinterest.

I didn’t log in to my account at first. I just wanted to see what came up in my search. But as you know, if you are familiar with Pinterest, the pop-up screen comes up, practically making you log in if you want to see anything.

So, I signed into my account. I have my account set up so pictures of Robin and the Bee Gees are in my feed, among other things. It’s interesting to me that new pictures of them continue to come up that I have never seen before.

I don’t look through my Pinterest account very much, perhaps once every 3 months. I think it is because I do not want to fall into the trap of focusing too much on what Robin looked like in his earthly life anymore.

I looked at a lot of pictures of him and the Bee Gees during the first few years of our communications because I was getting to know him. And of course, I still have pictures of him now that I love. He had quite a modeling career along with his music career and he seemed to really enjoy it.

It’s just that I want to focus primarily on his spirit and who he is now, not the earthly fame reflected in the pictures.

So, I scroll down through some of the pictures in my account and to my surprise, I came across one where Robin was looking through what looked like a telescope. He was making a funny face and playing around with it! Here is the picture I saw.

Then, I scroll through a few more pictures and then I saw the one which truly shows him looking through a telescope! Here is the picture.

As I mentioned, I have a lot of pictures of Robin and the Bee Gees that I have collected over the years. But, I have never seen one with Robin looking through a telescope.

It’s so amazing that seeing these pictures coincided with my watching the movie Contact. I felt our synchronistic oneness once again. This was so profound, meaningful and so in-my-face that it felt like he was watching the movie with me and looking over my shoulder. I felt like he knew exactly what I was doing. I was guided to look at my Pinterest account after the movie so I could connect with Robin synchronistically. I never know when it’s going to happen. I just follow what I feel guided to do moment by moment.

I was watching a movie with telescopes seen everywhere. I was talking with Julian about telescopes after he asked me if I wanted one. Then, I see a picture of Robin looking through a telescope for the first time within a few hours of watching Contact.

When I wrote this on my home page:

Many of my posts will demonstrate how a twin soul connection could manifest…

This type of synchronicity was exactly what I meant. Twin souls mirror each other in the most eerily, wonderful ways, even when one twin is discarnate. This is what we are showing you, for those with eyes willing to see. I don’t know how else to explain this level of precise synchronicity with Robin other than to say we are twin souls and from the same spiritual soul family.

There is an undeniable presence and power at work in my life that continuously connects me to him. This began automatically in 2012.

It is both beautiful and mysterious at the same time. I wanted to know why I was experiencing these events with Robin. The answer I received is that we are twin souls.

After almost 7 years, I notice different aspects to our connection. Some of it is very clear to me. Some of it, I cannot put into words. And many aspects of my relationship with Robin lie within the realm of the unknown.

The Unknown

There is still so much I do not know about Robin as a Spirit. I welcome and invite more information about him on a daily basis and I find I am blessed with amazing synchronicity that points to our spiritual oneness.

I don’t know about any past lives with him that I can articulate. I feel like I do remember him in my heart, but I have no clear story about the origins of our connection. I do have strong intuition that our connection and origins as spirits goes back further than I can imagine right now.

I have never felt the need to gather the opinion of multiple psychics on what my connection to Robin is. That is because I feel the answers are within me and will surface in due season. Or I will be given the answers I need from God.  The answers I need are different from the answers I may want. And if I don’t have the answers, maybe I’m not meant to have them yet.

What I share with Robin is being closely guided.  I have a feeling that they don’t want to give me too much information or more than I can handle. I’m allowed to know only so much. For the rest, I have to wait.

Quantum Entanglement

“As one speck is pushed on one side of the Universe, so is one speck touched on the distant side of the same Universe…”

~Christopher Alan Anderson

 

The telescope synchronicity from God and Robin led me to think of the quantum entanglement of twin souls.

Malcolm W. Browne wrote a fascinating article for The New York Times called, Far Apart, 2 Particles Respond Faster Than Light, July 22, 1997 (Archives).

I quote him here to highlight the point I would like to make:

“Entangled particles are identical entities that share common origins and properties, and remain in instantaneous touch with each other, no matter how wide the gap between them.”

I feel this “telescope synchronicity” with Robin is a great example of how we remain in instantaneous touch with each other across dimensions. A very short time elapsed between the time I watched Contact and saw the pictures of Robin looking through a telescope.

Mr. Browne’s quote also ties in with the message I received in 2012 about our identical hues of light. (See below: Background section)

RashmitKalra, in an article called, Soulmates – Truth, Myth & Reality wisely writes about soul mates from the perspective of electromagnetic frequency.

I am always drawn to any writers who talk about soul mates or twin souls from the perspective of our light. It’s all about our light. I quote her here as it also supports the message I wrote about in my Background section:

“You and your soulmate are a pair of two light particles of opposite polarity vibrating at unique frequency which emits a unique shade of light.”

This is the truth about twin souls which far exceeds any notion of physical attraction. Soul mates and twin souls are attracted to each other’s light. It may be challenging to think about oneself as being a particle of light. But when it comes down to it, this is who we are after the physical body dies. I have been communicating with Robin as a soul/spirit being, particle or orb of light. Some authors would say that he, and the rest of us, is a stream of consciousness.

I’m not sure I have ever seen his light. Maybe I have but just didn’t know it. But that’s who he is now and I have been communicating with him in his light form for some time now. It has been absolutely amazing.

It also seems to me that synchronicity and light are connected in some way, even though I have not found any writings in the literature to substantiate this hypothesis. If we are all made up of energy and light, and we continue on as energy light after physical death, then it seems that this intelligent light must somehow form the basis of or be involved, in some way, in synchronicity. We, as beings of light, whether incarnate or discarnate, connect through synchronicity. This is something I am exploring and if I find any new information, I will share it here.

This was a beautiful synchronicity and I’m so glad I was able to share it with you.

I give thanks to God, Robin and the rest of my spiritual support system for generating this.

Readers, I hope you’re doing well. Thank you so much for joining me here!

Love,

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