Death Is Never Final

Most of us have lost someone dear to us, whether it be a grandparent, parent, child, friend or co-worker. And when this happens, many of us wonder why, and what happens next? Know this: death is never final.

Death is simply the spiritual essence leaving the physical body. Each one of us is born with this spiritual nature, our soul energy or spiritual essence. We are given a physical body to carry us through this journey on Earth, and throughout this life journey our physical bodies change. However, our spiritual essence remains constant from before our birth, and carries us forward to many other realms and new incarnations, beyond the physical death at the end of this lifetime.

My clients are often concerned about their departed loved ones. Is my mother in pain? Is my family okay? Is my child still suffering? Is my husband safe? Is my friend stuck in between worlds because she took her own life?

The simple answer to all these questions is: yes. When we pass, our physical body is no longer needed and our spirit simply returns to the Highest, or Heaven, or Universal Love, or Source. There is no ‘hell’ or ‘bad place’ after this life. It is all good for all of us. It is a place of peace and simplicity. A plane of existence or realm of the utmost, purest, highest state of unconditional love.

When we lose someone close to us, the essence of their spirit returns to us at different times after their passing. You may see, hear, sense, or even smell them, and sometimes even feel them touch you. All these experiences are real. If you feel them around you, they are there. If you feel a feather like touch on your cheek, they are there. If a scent reminds you of someone, they are there. If you swear someone just sat on your bed, but no one is in your room, they are there.

The life of a soul on earth lasts beyond departure. You will always feel that life touching yours, that voice speaking to you. They live on in your life and in the lives of all others that knew them ~ Angelo Patri

There are so many signs that we are given from those on the Other Side. They want you to know they are still here and watching over you. They also want you to know that once the physical body is gone, there is no pain, no sorrow, no sadness, no anger, no hate. There is simply pure, unconditional love. Nothing negative carries forward to the spirit world.

There are, however, also those who are waiting for a loved one to come to them in some way, and then are so disappointed that nothing is happening. Be patient and stay open. In your quiet time, ask them to come and give you a sign. You have to be in the moment for this, and not be thinking about the past or the future. You have to remain truly grounded and aware in the moment…or nothing will happen.

In sorrow we must go, but not in despair. Behold! we are not bound for ever to the circles of the world, and beyond them is more than memory ~ J.R.R. Tolkien

My best signs from the afterlife usually come to me in my sleeping dreams. In might dream that I am at a hockey game for my grandson, or a dance event for my granddaughter, and my parents will be sitting on the bleacher right beside me watching. They are not saying anything, they are simply sitting there watching. I always know it is a sign that they are there, because the dream is set in my current life, not the past, and they are watching and smiling at the grandchildren who never had a chance to meet them in this life. They are showing that they are still watching over them. Those are my favorite dreams.

So, know as you move through life, loved ones will come and go, and you may attend several funerals, memorial services or celebrations of life for people that you care about. Just remember their death is not final. It is merely a transition, a new chapter.