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The Invisible and the Temporal

by Marlene Buffa

As a hesitant psychic, my life from childhood revolved around seeing the unseen and experiencing gaps in time and space. In a natural turn towards Spirituality in my adult years, I’ve learned the value of these communications with ghosts and my spirit-guides as they steer me towards safer harbors. When we consider the limited capacity of our human senses, and also open our minds to the notion that other wavelengths exist beyond our perception, we allow the possibility to expand our consciousness to enrich our lives.

Devices Never good at the “psychic” cards depicting geometric symbols and shapes, at one point I thought my innate gifts lacking. From Tarot cards to crystal balls, Ouija boards to runes, I never experienced much success in using these devices for precognition or interpretation. While these tools appeal to the general population and maintained their popularity over the years, they did not resonate with me.

Instead, in my teens, my consciousness opened up and I welcomed the gift of automatic writing into my world. With books and journals filled with a variety of handwriting from several spirit sources, I watched somewhat outside of myself, and wondered the significance of these articulate yet disconnected messages. After years of handwriting in an almost forced format, I decided that I wanted to be in charge of my own writing and consulted some spiritual friends to counsel me in effectively blocking these spirits all too willing to use me as their personal typewriter!

Inevitability Little did I understand, that blocking the messenger from one method of expression, opened other entry ways. The stubborn guides – whom I since learned to love and trust – insisted their voices be heard. I began channeling, unknowingly at first, the wisdom of three of my spirit guides in my mid-twenties. Blessed with understanding and believing friends, they’d chuckle when the thick brouge of Ruth responded to their questions or bluntly interrupted them. Together with Aeric and Shaarey, my determined guides found an amicable, yet most times unwilling, associate in me.

For years I accommodated my guides’ desire to communicate, until finally, I’d had enough! The internal chatter of “Let me speak!” distracted me and frustrated me. I decided that I owned my own body and that I controlled my mind and my consciousness. I put them on notice and then learned through focused intention, to allow them to speak only when I desired to hear what they had to say, or if they absolutely needed to forewarn me of something. We agreed on this arrangement, and they graciously quieted down and now tenderly and gratefully provide me with messages of personal significance.

Visions In the midst of automatic and writing and channeling my guides, I began to see and speak with spirits, or ghosts. These entities did not reveal themselves as depicted in the entertainment industry, rather as the third-eye concept in my mind. I’d feel them, hear them, smell them and sometimes taste and touch them. They rarely hid in dark places or the predictable haunted spots, but openly on the streets, in nature and often, as temporary visitors in my own home!

Communication with these guests ranges from an instant conveyance of their life story and purpose for hanging around, to a long-term arrangement of nurturing and protection. One such fellow, Henry, hung out in my basement for ten years, happy to watch out for me and protect me. He did a great job! When someone broke in my side door, they never made it past the landing leading down to the basement, an arm’s reach to the door into the main house. I attribute that to Henry removing them from the property. When I asked him about it, he stood there in his fishing outfit and nodded and smiled, almost embarrassed, and said he’d kept his promise to protect me.

Decisions Today, I encounter earthly and ethereal visions of lingering spirits – when I allow it. I quickly discovered at times I couldn’t distinguish my earthly peers from the ones, and needed to set my boundaries. I contrived an energy field around my psyche and for the past twenty or so years, its worked like a charm! Now I communicate with spirits at my choosing. Believe me, they’re always waiting for an open line of communication and find me!

From ghosts just passing through, to a visitation from a family member at the time of her death, to reading auras from folks in all five senses, to seeing apparitions on the street and chatting, these other-worldly experiences enriched my life. I hope to nourish our ongoing communication and welcome the relationships Spirit offers to me on this unconventional plane.

Marlene Buffa ;Taking a quiet sideways glance at life, Marlene offers insight through her words from experiences. . A student of new-thought teachings, Marlene finds practical spirituality around every corner and seeks wisdom through observation of life’s inter-relationships. Sometimes playful, sometimes poignant, always thought-provoking, her writing inspires readers in meaningful ways. www.wordsofmind.com.