Carole J Obley, Professional Spiritual Medium and Author
Carole is an acclaimed spiritual medium who has delivered thousands of messages from the spirit world to people seeking confirmation of life after death and healing from grief. She has been featured in newspaper articles and regularly speaks on radio and TV. In addition to maintaining a private practice near Pittsburgh, Pa., she travels nationally to present seminars and workshops on mediumship and spiritual development.
Her latest book, I’m Still with You: True Stories of Healing Grief Through Spirit Communication (O-Books.com) contains astonishing, true stories of contact with the spirit world that provide compelling evidence of life beyond death and the healing that such awareness brings.
Sept 19, 7-9p.m. Messages from the Other Side: Connecting with Spirit
at the Open Mind, 439 Beaver St., Sewickley, Pa. 15143.
Experience the power of group mediumship in the high spiritual energy of the Open Mind.
Pre-registration is required- space fills quickly.
412-741-1888.
You can register here:
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Question of the Month
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Question of the Month
When loved ones communicate in a reading, why do they often convey trivial things such as a message about a recent event that is of little consequence to us? Why don’t they tell us about more important things in life?
Such information is important for one reason: spirit loved ones want us to know they are aware of our lives because their consciousness has survived death. The process of mediumship requires them to link to the mind and thoughts of the medium. In doing so, they reconnect with their earthly life and memories that they often shared with you. This bond or relationship continues after death and spirits frequently refer to it to let you know they are still with you and other family members. Conveying these messages also gives evidence of their identity, especially if it is information that is known only to you. Also remember that your loved ones can communicate from their point of view only and not from that of a more spiritually advanced soul, for example. At times, however, spirits will give what I call the BP- the Big Picture. That is, they will offer wisdom to help us on our life pathway or with current challenges, as long as it doesn’t interfere with our need or mission to discover things on our own. This type of message is offered from a spiritually-based perspective that is obtained from their vantage point in spirit and often, from their own life-review. Loved ones see this as their way of helping us avoid the same pitfalls they also encountered. Still, we must remember that we alone are responsible for the choices we make through free will.
Do you have a question about the Other Side or spirituality? Please email it to carole@soulvisions.net. I cannot answer personally, but if it is something that will likely benefit others, I will address it in a future newsletter.
Monthly Inspiration
Releasing Your Past and Future
When I come home, I’m always exuberantly greeted by the wagging tails and loud barking of my dogs, Lincus and Bailey. It doesn’t matter if I’ve been gone 5 minutes or 5 days. They offer the same warm “Welcome home, my friend!” in dog lingo. It’s amusing to me how they simply don’t care about their rousing demonstration of affection. They just do it-thankfully without thinking.
When I come home, I’m always exuberantly greeted by the wagging tails and loud barking of my dogs, Lincus and Bailey. It doesn’t matter if I’ve been gone 5 minutes or 5 days. They offer the same warm “Welcome home, my friend!” in dog lingo. It’s amusing to me how they simply don’t care about their rousing demonstration of affection. They just do it-thankfully without thinking.
Because they are animals without the capacity to worry about the past or future, they are beautifully engaged in being with present time. What if, before greeting me, they thought about the times in the past that I’ve not greeted them the same way because I had a hard day? What if they decided to withhold their love for me based on that memory? What if they became anxious or depressed thinking about the possibility that I didn’t make enough money this month to feed or house them?
Most of us hold onto our pasts and entertain worry about our future instead of being in the unfolding moment. We hang onto artificial identities that chain us to dysfunctional and self-defeating patterns. “I was abandoned as a child,” “I’ve been poor most of my life,” or “I missed my chance in life to be someone” are a few examples that are attached to our personal stories of our perceived lack. There are many more we stubbornly cling to. We regret missed opportunities of the past and obsess about the future. Talk about insanity!
I suggest that we consider the perfect way that Spirit expresses itself through animals to learn about how to live. The birds that built their nests for their young on my porch this spring did not appear to me to be particularly concerned about the state of the economy. From my recent observations, the squirrel that visits my birdfeeder hasn’t engaged in any species “turf” wars with the birds that eat from the same source. The mice that have invaded my house in the last several years certainly don’t believe in lack; it’s all theirs as far as they’re concerned. Nor has the local groundhog population complained lately that their parents didn’t love them enough and that is why they are only lowly, ground-dwelling rodents. Hmmm… maybe we can learn something here.
What are your excuses for not enjoying all of Spirit’s abundance? The good news is that you need be immobilized no longer. Right here, right now, you are free to choose to release both the past and the future. Remember you cannot be “there” when you are right “here.” It’s true that everything that happened back there is what you are made of right now. But who you are is never defined or limited in any way by those episodes, no matter how gut-wrenching they may be. You are Spirit expressing perfectly now.
This is what one of my favorite spiritual teachers, Eckhart Tolle, calls Presence.
How can we move into Presence and out of addictive thinking? Meditation is the easiest vehicle that transports us into the awareness of the Divine Self. I encourage you to engage in it as often as possible. In embracing the now, you will eliminate consuming thoughts of the past and future. You do not have to go off to an ashram and sit on a satin pillow to meditate: you can go into this stillness whenever or wherever you are that does not require alert attention. Presence is the original equal opportunity employer. I’ve often referred to knowing Spirit through nature. Even if you cannot get outdoors, a house plant or flower lends itself beautifully to entering the expanded state of awareness that is now. On your desk or windowsill at work, place a plant or flower and take a few minutes to gaze into it during the course of the day. Contemplate its silent radiance as an expression of the Divine. The plant exists without labels, judgments or worry. Allow it to reflect the peace that is within you. Give thanks for the grace of knowing this simple truth.
Move beyond doubt and fear in the eternal flow of life.
Move beyond doubt and fear in the eternal flow of life.
My heart’s aspiration-cry
Will never fail.
My life’s dedication-smile
Will never fail.
My soul’s manifestation-dance
Will never fail.
from Heart-Songs, Sri Chinmoy.
Testimonial
"Carole's readings have helped me to understand the life lessons and challenges I have chosen to experience. They have brought me into a greater spiritual alignment with God. They are practical and can be life changing."C.M.
"Carole's readings have helped me to understand the life lessons and challenges I have chosen to experience. They have brought me into a greater spiritual alignment with God. They are practical and can be life changing."C.M.
