Reaching to Heaven by James van Praagh

Author:James van Praagh [Praagh, James van]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Spiritualism, Body; Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 9780749941451
Publisher: Piatkus
Published: 2009-11-05T00:00:00+00:00

9

Guilt

We suffer primarily not from our vices or our weaknesses,

but from our illusions. We are haunted, not by reality,

but by those images we have put in place of reality.

- Daniel J. Boorstin

I have often heard people say, “A little guilt is good for the soul,” but I disagree. I’m not talking about genuine remorse about a wrongdoing for which we can make amends. I mean the kind of self-punishing guilt that goes hand in hand with feelings of low self-esteem and inadequacy. Often, we feel guilty because of some sort of self-imposed expectation of how we should or should not behave. Usually we base such an expectation on fear. We say or do something out of fear because we think the truth cannot be told. Later, we regret our lies and blunders, and feel guilty over making such mistakes. In our hearts we feel we have sinned and must be punished.

Any form of self-condemnation is not good for the soul. Guilt not only creates disharmony in the spiritual and emotional bodies, but also can be related to many of the health ailments from which we suffer, as you will see from the following readings.

I Think I Killed Her

The following session was done at my home in 1995. At the lime I was just becoming recognized by television audiences from The Joan Rivers Show and the NEC show The Other Side. A woman saw me on TV and wrote me a letter hogging for a reading. As she said, “My life is in ruin, and I cannot go on.”

Dana was about five foot seven and overweight. When she walked in, I felt her burden of despair and depression. There was a heaviness in the air.

Dana gave me a charming “Good morning” in a light Southern accent, and she thanked me profusely for giving her a session. “Your assistant called and said there had been a cancellation,” she told me. “It’s a sign from heaven because today is my daddy’s birthday!”

I told her that the spirit world works in very mysterious ways when it wants to be known. She smiled as if she knew something I didn’t. We sat down together, and I began my prayer.

It took about a half hour until Elsie came through, the spirit that I could tell Dana was waiting for.

“I have a lady here with a beautiful floral-patterned dress. She has a very soft complexion and has brown hair pulled back toward the top of her head. She is telling me that she has a full head of hair now, not just strands!”

With that information Dana pulled out some tissues to wipe the tears from her eyes.

“That’s Mom. Is she okay?” she asked softly.

“Yes, she says. Made it through okay. She is telling me about the scar. A scar near her lip. Is that correct?”

Dana shook her head. “I honestly don’t remember. Why would she say something like that?”

“A form of identity. My guides always insist that spirits give information to verify their presence.”

Dana picked up her handbag and began to fidget inside.

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