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Dear George Anderson:

The anonymity that this letter affords me, allows me to ask you what I can ask no one else.  Almost ten years ago, I attempted suicide.  I was in a coma for three days and placed on a ventilator and was very nearly successful.  Obviously I survived.  I can attest to that which the souls who have passed from their own hand have shared with you during discernments.  I was not in my right mind, and it did feel like a terminal illness of the soul from which I could not recover at the time.  I have no “near death” experience to bring me comfort and did not glimpse or feel the love of the Infinite Light.  The mental picture is of a door being shut on me.  It feels like rejection. And on my bad days, it is easy to feel like even God did not want me.

I recently lost my father, to whom I was deeply devoted. Almost four months later, my stepson, whom my husband and I raised, died of a heroin overdose at the age of 18.  I am struggling in the emotional aftermath of their passing.  I am overwhelmed by grief.  I am grateful to have read all of your books many years before.  It is the only thing that helps. 

What I would like to hear from you and what I need to know is that there was a reason I was turned away and sent back.  From reading your books, I can imagine what your response would be, that there was indeed a plan, a purpose and lesson that I had yet to fulfill. On a good day I can believe that but the bad days are harder to turn around now.  I try to hold fast to the belief that what God did He did for my ultimate good, and all the suffering in this life will benefit me in the hereafter.  Otherwise I am left with the disturbing feeling that I am so worthless that even God did not want me and the only person who ever truly wanted me, is now gone from this world.

I know you cannot respond to all letters, and I assure you I am not suicidal, but I would be very grateful for a response.  Through your books and the sharing of your gift, you have given me hope and comfort in the years past.  Whatever hope and comfort you can share with me now would be appreciated.

Sincerely,

D. H.

 

Dear D.H.--

I am glad to hear you read what the souls have told me over the years regarding suicide, and more glad that you took it to heart.  I believe what they have shared about turmoil and depression being an illness of the soul is among the most important things I have learned from them.

In reading your letter, I immediately thought of my father, who was nearly killed when he was a young man on the railroad, when two rail cars came together unexpectedly and crushed him.  As he lay on the operating table, he found himself already out of his body, and running through a beautiful field toward something beautiful he saw in the distance, but he was stopped--three men dressed in brilliantly white clothes stopped him, and told him he had to go back, that it simply wasn't his time.  He felt all their love and peace, but the words upset him--they repeated, "Go back, George, you must go back."  The next thing he remembered was waking up after the operation with a sense of sadness, even though his near-death experience was dazzling and beautiful.

He spent many years after that incident wondering why those souls wouldn't allow him to stay--he felt maybe he was not good enough, or spiritual enough, or maybe he hadn't earned it.  All he knew was that the beauty and peace of that place was so strong, he wanted to be there again.  Years had passed--he married his sweetheart, had four children, seven grandchildren, retired--but the memory of that place never faded.  On his death bed, he made us laugh, saying "Well now they HAVE to take me."  During those years, he  came to understand why he was sent back--he had a life and a journey to fulfill, and he had to live the life necessary to fulfill his life lesson on the earth. 

This is the same reason you are still here--you are simply not finished, and the Infinite Light loves you too much to short change you from your reward, which you will see when you are truly finished with the journey you have been set upon.  We are so much like children on the earth--we want what we want, when we want it, but just like children on the earth that we care for, we sometimes have to think for them, and do what is right for them, rather than what they think they want, even though they find it cruel.  The Infinite Light loves you enough to keep you on your path, so that when it is really your time to graduate from the earth, you earn your reward from every second of pain you endured here.  This is the single most important thing every soul learns--that everything they suffer through on the earth is rewarded so much, that they have actually told me they would go through all the misery again, just to have a fraction of the peace, love and beauty that they found on the other side.  They also understand that they had to earn it, and in retrospect, found that all their turmoil on the earth was a very small price to pay.  It must be beautiful beyond our comprehension if the souls are able to make that statement.

The souls have told me so many times that we are here to create "Heaven"  on the earth, in any way we can, and they tell me that it is through perhaps our worst and most trying experiences that the lessons are the most profound. Our goal is to bring peace and hope to others, in spite of our own pain.  It's the most important lesson we will learn on the earth, and the one that brings the most reward in the hereafter.

You have been chosen to bear the pain of loss and turmoil and still find a way to keep your hope and belief intact.  I don't know why, but I do know how important each second of it is to building a castle for yourself in the hereafter.  We do the work here so we can enjoy eternity there--it's something you'll have to remind yourself every day of your life, until it is your time to graduate from this world.  The Infinite Light loves you enough to prevent you from shortchanging yourself of a beautiful life hereafter.  I hope you understand how important your journey is, not only to yourself, but to the souls who are waiting for you in a world of joy.  Every day that passes, from now on, is a step closer to your dream.  You just need to find the will to hang on to your hope.  One day, just like my father, they will accept you with open, loving arms, and bring you to your joy.  Hold on until that fine day.

--George Anderson

 

Dear George Anderson:

My mom passed in June, 2005.

I miss her so much, and my question is when I pass will I see her? Or will I be able to communicate with her again? I certainly hope so, I cant really afford a session, sure I could put it on a credit card, but I'm so in debt as it is ,and what if she wasn't there to communicate with me? There's so many things I would like to say I'm sorry for, and to tell her I love her so much, she was the greatest person on earth to me, and will always be, but I never knew how to tell her, she put up with so much of my stupidity through the years, and even in her dying she was the strongest person I'll ever know, because she was the greatest mom, I'm sure you hear this all the time though, but if you could have only known her, you'd know what I mean, she would give anything she had to someone who needed something, so I know she is with the Lord today. I  sure like y'all's website it does give hope to the loved and lost, I just cant wait to see my mom again, thanks for your time.

Donnie

Dear Donnie--

This should come as welcome news to your wallet--you don't need me or any medium to hear from your Mom.

One of the reasons we encourage people to write about their loved ones is because we love to see the arc of understanding that happens.  This means that the beginning of each letter sounds so unsure, but by the end of the letter, there is real understanding that our loved ones are alive and in a wonderful place.  Your letter does the same thing, and I'm very glad.

Now for the answers to your questions:  by the end of your letter, your spiritual understanding seems to have kicked in, and you seem to be in a much better place of understanding than you think.  But I'll reiterate them for you, so that you can really understand what you already know in your heart to be true.

You don't need a medium to hear from your loved ones, because they communicate to us every day--in ways we may not fully understand or even feel, but the souls have told me in many sessions that the dialogue is constant.  I will prove their point to you--in the beginning of your letter your thoughts were so unsure, but something in you picked up on the chatter from the other side, and started re-directing your mind to the actual reality of having a loved one in the hereafter--they ARE at peace, they ARE in a wonderful place, and you WILL see them again.  YOU wrote all of that.  Do you know why?  Because the souls speak to us without actually having to have us hear them--they can speak directly into our hearts and help to turn the tide of grief and frustration.  That is, if we allow them to.

The souls tell me so often that they are closer to us than we can imagine.  They know what we are thinking, they know how we are feeling, and they know how we really feel about them--the things we may have never told them, the feelings we may have never shared, and the things we wish were different.  Your Mom knows this all--she knows because there isn't a day in your life since she passed, that she is not with you.  Every Mom in the hereafter tells me the same thing.  They joke that now their kids REALLY can't get away from them because there is no where to hide from a Mother's love, especially when she is able to shower you with it from the hereafter.  Naturally the souls can't fix everything--they understand that part of our learning experience here is to endure struggles and heartaches, but they caution us to  "only fight the battles that need to be fought."  That means not being despondent that a loved one has disappeared from you just because they are in the hereafter.  Of course we miss them in the physical sense, but part of our experience on the earth is to recognize that just because we cannot see something does not mean it isn't there.  The other side has its own set of rules, and we have to play in a whole different court.  We have to adjust our senses when we want to see our loved ones--we need to see with our mind, listen with our heart, and communicate with our soul.  This is the best we can do right now, but as long as we walk the earth, we will never be walking alone.

George Anderson

 

Dear George Anderson:

I am writing to you this letter from Russia.

Again it is another holiday time, and my heart is very heavy since the passing of my son Fyodor two years past.  He was a very bright, sensitive, beautiful boy, but he had many problems on the earth.  He seemed to have many dreams and beautiful thoughts, but he found many torments from people near him, and became very unhappy.  Even though I told him many times soon he will be his own person and make a wonderful life for himself, he took his own life before his age of 17 years.

Dear George, my heart is so broken from the pain--he was my beautiful boy.  I know when he is born that he is too good for this world, and this world kills dreams when it does not understand.  He could be anything, anything he want, but he was not strong enough to fight the torment from people and from his soul.

I read your book many times--thank you for explaining about Suicide.  I know in my heart my beautiful son did not end his life to hurt me, but to stop pain in his own heart. I know this is quite long, but my question is here--Why is God, who makes everything on the earth, make mistakes with some people who has torments in their souls and not want to live?  Why does this happen, when so many people love them?

Marta

Dear Marta:

I understand your pain.  Many parents can't understand why their children, who are so loved, feel their lives are not worth living.

Suicide is a terminal illness.  More people would understand suicide if it were as easy to spot as cancer.  But it isn't, and sometimes it is so well hidden by people who are in pain, that no one knows it is there. 

The Infinite Light (God) is at Its most compassionate with regard to those who pass by their own hand.  I have found in my years of hearing from the souls who passed in this manner that it was almost as if they had no control over their actions--it was very much like an illness that took over them, killing them in the process.

One thing I have noticed about these souls is the same as your statement--they are too good for the earth.  They are sensitive souls, with a purity about them that we all have when we embark on our journey on the earth.  While we are here, we craft a hard shell to protect our sensitive souls, like an egg--but there are some souls whose purity is left exposed, and they find themselves unable to cope with the pain, ugliness and hatred on the earth.  I truly believe that something within them tells them to go home.

These beautiful souls are even more beautiful when they communicate from the hereafter.  As much as they understand it would have been better to finish their lessons on the earth,  not one of the souls who passed by their own hand is sorry to have made the decision.  Life was too hard for them here, and they are continuing their journey in a much more peaceful, joyous and compassionate place.  The Infinite Light makes no mistakes, but understands and forgives the mistakes we make because it understands us at the very fiber of our being.  Part of the soul's new spiritual journey from their unique place is to help us understand, accept, and begin to pull the pieces of our lives back together, so that we can finish our journey here and see them again.  The souls promise us that when we see them again, it will be as if not one second has passed since we saw them last, and we will reunite with them in a world of joy.

At the end of grief in this world is joy in the next.  Hold on until that wonderful day.

Пожалуйста примите внимательность себя, и мои наилучшие пожелания на joyous праздник заполненный с упованием для более лучших вещей прийти.

Sincerely, George Anderson

 

 

Dear George,

 

I lost my sweet son six years ago and a year and a half after that I had a reading with you.  It was absolutely wonderful and it helped my so much in my healing. 

Now, four years later, I have another question for you. 

Immediately after Brian died, I could feel him around me all the time.  Not only did I have the "sensation" of him being near, he also gave me dozens and dozens of signs to show me that indeed he was.  The last year or so, I feel him "pulling" away from me a little.....not in a bad way, but almost as if he is more certain  that I am going to be okay.  The signs are now few and far between as well.  Please don't misunderstand, I am not upset by this, I just want to know if my gut feeling is right: Is he moving on with his life as I am healing slowly from his death as well ?  Are my feelings correct? 

 Thank-you, George.  You have made this painful journey almost beautiful.

 
Sincerely,
 
Ludie  

 

Dear Ludie:

I often think of what the souls do for us after they have passed on in the same terms that parents teach their children--first, by example, second, by assisting, and third, by allowing them to do it themselves.

It's rather like the first time you put a child on a bicycle.  The souls put us on that "bicycle,"  despite our fear, and walk with us.  We don't realize the amount of control they have over our distance and actions--we are too busy fearing failure and feeling out of control.  At the point when we feel our resolve strengthening, we notice we have some control, even though the souls are running along-side us.  But at some point, and always for our own good--when the souls know we have regained control and can return to our own freedom, they allow us to ride by ourselves.  That is a moment of triumph for both the souls and for us--the point where we are able to continue on our own.  The souls will always be there if we stumble, but they know we are capable of continuing on our journey without their constant care.  This is their biggest hope for us, and when it comes, they are more proud of us that we ever could be of ourselves.

The souls recognize that this is our journey.  They will help us to help ourselves, but in the end--it is our journey.  That having been said--the souls also tell us they will ALWAYS be with us--because it is also part of their growth in the hereafter and their spiritual work to care for us.  But it does mean the difference between carrying us and allowing us to fly on our own.

Congratulations--you have conquered death by recovering your life after loss.

George Anderson


Dear George:

I have had 3 readings with George after a devastating loss 8+ years ago, 2 telephone sessions by myself and 1 session with my mother.  I debate with myself whether or not to have another session in a couple of years.  The last session gave me new information and guidance that was very helpful.
 
How will I know whether or not I should schedule another session with George?  It is also so good to hear from the other side.  However, as you know, the sessions are expensive and not to be taken lightly, i.e., I am not a rich person.

--Lorry

Dear Lorry:

My sincerest hope for people after the session is that they feel strongly enough knowing their loved ones are safe and happy in the hereafter, that they don't feel the need to come for another session.  I realize, however, that this statement doesn't take into consideration the bond people have with their loved ones, and how much just hearing from the souls helps them to cope.

I know that I have had many parents come to me more than once for a session, and although they run the risk of hearing the same things from the souls in the subsequent sessions, they tell me that they only want to "check up" on their children, and make sure they continue to be happy and continue learning in the hereafter.  I know these follow-up sessions just make them feel connected to their children.

The only thing I can tell people when they think about coming for another session is to let your loved ones tell you it is time to communicate.  They do, in small ways, and under many circumstances.  But the souls do want us to continue on the earth without being spoon-fed by them, and their hope is that knowing for sure where they are is help enough.  But there are things people go through on the earth that sometimes they need to hear that things will be alright, or just to bear up--basically a "pep talk"  from the souls who care so much for us and do what they can to help us while we are here.  Granted, it is a rather costly "pep talk,"  but the souls will find a way if they need to.  I have seen that happen many times.

Just because you don't come for another session does NOT mean your loved one is done with you.  They continue the dialogue--perhaps not as clearly as in the session, but they are a constant force in our lives.  If you listen with your heart, and not necessarily with just your ears, they will tell you what you need to hear. 

--George Anderson

 

 

Dear George Anderson:

 I have a question that is probably addressed somewhere
on the website or in one of your books, but I haven't been able to find it.  Can you point me in the right direction?

Mr. Anderson says that he is Catholic and I am interested to know his views on Catholic teachings about spirits.  The Catholic church teaches that people should not try to contact spirits, and warns that "evil" spirits may disguise themselves in order to deceive us.  How, specifically, is Mr. Anderson confident that he is indeed communicating with genuine departed souls, and not, say, evil spirits trying to draw people away from God's "truth" (heaven/hell,
punishment, etc.)?

I will say that I lean towards believing Mr. Anderson and his ability, but this is an issue that I'm curious about.

Thank you for your time!,
Aeron

 

Dear Aeron:

Thank you for your question.
 
If the souls who are communicating are actually evil spirits trying to deceive their loved ones here, then why would they spend so much time trying to bring them peace and comfort during the sessions?  This is the question we have posed to people of fundamentalist Christian faith, and they have yet to provide us with an answer.
 
What I find interesting about what the souls communicate is that they never want to lead anybody around "by the nose"--they acknowledge that our journey here is ours alone, and only we can decide how best to navigate it.  They can certainly help by cheering us on and letting us know there is reward at the end of the journey, but they allow us to make all the decisions, with some occasional assistance from them.
 
I do not "contact" spirits--I discern them.  The souls who are around their loved ones make themselves known to me by speaking on a wavelength that my brain can understand.  They have no interest in talking to me, per se--they just want me to pass along their words of hope and peace to their loved ones.  Contact, or "conjuring" (as the bible puts it) makes it sound like our loved ones must be called from someplace far away, when the plain fact of the matter is that our loved ones are with us as we continue on the earth--that is something they are emphatic about.  The souls tell us they are never farther from us than our thoughts of them, and that they help us when it is needed.  I would be hard pressed to find the "evil"  in that kind of message.

George Anderson

 

 

Dear George:

Your books and website are always stressing the wonderfulness of the Spirit realm, and how happy the people are. There are suggestions in other books that people who pass over with unresolved issues, [and which of would be any different?] continue with a struggle to resolve these, and their life isn’t exactly a bed of roses. What do you think of that?  And is it wrong for us to keep asking for our departed loved ones’ help? Surely they have the ability to be in more than one place at a time now, and can help us without being distracted from their life over there?

Regards,  Peter

PS You did a reading for me in March and it was a huge help to me after my wife had passed over.

Dear Peter:

The souls have told me on more occasions that I can count that all questions are answered in the hereafter, and all issues resolved.  At least on the souls' end.

So many times, people come to the session worried about issues they think their loved ones hold on to, and they are told "It has been forgiven, dealt with, and moved on from--you should do the same."  In a world of complete understanding, patience and love, any soul who has crossed over with issues quickly comes to understand from BOTH sides of the issue what the problem was about.  The come to understand the motivations of the people involved, and because they are now in a place where they feel total love and acceptance, they can understand the circumstance for what it was, put it into perspective, and move on.  The souls have told me that they no longer hold on to any issues of the earth when they go to the hereafter--it is just too peaceful and filled with joy to think about things that we obsess over on the earth.

Another thing the souls have told me which is so important to understand is that part of their very existence and journey in the hereafter is to help us continue on the earth.  They do this willingly and very enthusiastically--they want us to learn and grow from our experiences on the earth, so that when it is time to graduate from the earth they can greet us again in the hereafter.  The souls experience spiritual growth in the hereafter by helping to take care of us.  So no matter how alone you feel on the earth, you have many people looking after you in the hereafter, who act as cheerleaders for the rest of your journey.

Dear George:

 i really dont know what i should be writing..why do i have a strong feeling that we are borne of a very jealous and egoistic God..he wants us to kneel,beg and pray for mercy..we were very happy..everybody commented that u make a perfect couple..never seen so much of understanding and love in such a young couple and then God decides that things should change and i beg for his mercy coz i cant think of my life without my husband and i just forget about food sleep and my own life.. for days i go without even combing my hair..all this time my husband is suffering and i ask God to give us some more time and i ask him to take my life too if he cant give him life then atleast he can take my life also but no our suffering doesnt stop..he makes him suffer in I.C.U.for a month and i just stay outside his room and sleep on the floor in the corridor but The Almighty God is blind to all this and takes him away exactly after a month and here i am still suffering..living but my life is incomplete and i cant be happy without my husband beside me..if God exists then y so much of torture??Karma?Past life Karma?well really dont know how much more he wants us to sufferfor our bad"KARMA"when will he be satisfied?we were married for almost 3 yrs. and for almost 2 yrs. life was ok but last 1year was full of suffering..in the end we lost.. i had promised him that come what may i'll make him fine(i was relying too much on God) and if i failed i'd take my own life want some solace...

Regards, Rina (from India)

Dear Rina:
 
 I certainly understand your pain, and you are very hurt and angry, which is understandable when you have a loss.  But I have to tell you that the God you described does not exist. 
 
Our problem on the earth is that we just cannot see the true picture of events in the journey of not only ourselves, but those we love.  To say that your loved one endured suffering and lost is like watching a movie and turning it off in the middle.  Just because we dont see the end does not mean there isnt much much more.
 
If you had the choice to keep your loved one on the earth and in pain, or to let him go to a place where he would never feel pain again, you would gladly do it, even if it meant giving up the one you love so much.  That is what love does--it makes us think about the welfare of somebody else more than our own.  So although the choice was made for you in this circumstance, the outcome is still the same--you love your husband enough to let him go to a place where he can live in joy and peace, until you have completed your journey here.
 
I know it is impossible to understand when your heart is broken, but all of us will endure pain in this lifetime--it is part of our journey, and something we can only understand when it is over, and we are rewarded for our pain.  Some pain will be suffering from illness, and other pain will be from losing a loved one to illness.  But I have done more than one million sessions where the souls insist that now that they understand the entire story and see the reward they earned by living on the earth, they would gladly endure it again to gain what they now enjoy in the hereafter.  You can't see the end of this movie yet, but it has a very happy ending--we will see all our loved ones again, and when we do, it will be as if the suffering never happened--the joy and peace of reunion is worth all the pain we endure.  I hope you can continue on your journey here in good faith, knowing it will only be a matter of time until you see your loved ones again in peace and joy.  Trust me and the souls, it will be worth every second of the pain you endure until it happens.
 
George Anderson

 

 

Dear George:


I have a question for you. If a soul who you REALLY wanted and needed to hear from doesn't come through in a session, does that mean they don't care about you?  It may not even necessarily be a 'loved one' in the usual sense, but they are extremely loved by you never-the-less.  Does it mean you won't see them when you pass over or won't be treated warmly by them when you are there?  Also, if they didn't really know you here, would they know you now from the hereafter? Can they 'feel' your great love for them?  Would they 'not' come to a session even just to give their name and let their presence be known because 'they' feel it's not important, even though 'you' feel it's very important and would mean so much to you so you can go on and that you may just go nuts if you don't get even a small amount of love or acknowledgment from them? If you don't, does it mean they don't really like you?  It just seems that if other people come through bringing you peace and light from the session (some who you yourself don't even know) and that the hereafter is such a happy, beautiful, peaceful and loving place which great understanding, then why wouldn't somebody who you've done little else but think of and love come through and bring you peace by even just letting you know he/or she is there, even in a friendly way?  It does happen, it happened to me and I'm miserable and in so much pain because of it. I wonder if the person knows or cares about the misery I'm going through over this and why he wants me to suffer?   My mom 'did' come through, which I am 'thrilled' about and brought much peace to me about her and myself, but even she didn't mention anything about this person (who I'm SURE she knows about from being close to me from the hereafter) to George or me and she would know how much it means to me and how much I think of and have thought about this person.  I thought someone could let me know 'something', like if he's alright or whatever. Do you think it means it's bad or negative if there was no mention? I'm just so hurt by this. This person was a warm and loving person who practically lived to help people...he really cared and was spiritual. Why wouldn't he want to help 'me'?  Granted, I'm not a relative of his or whatever, but why would that matter? Love..is love, and it's real by me. I wish I could get some from him. There were times I thought I received signs form him, but it probably wasn't.  He died in a tragic accident and I don't even know if he's alright or anything.  Wouldn't he 'want' to let someone know he's alright, even if it is little 'ol me? I don't even know any of his family, etc. personally nor can get in touch with them so I can't get them to have a session (because maybe he'd come to their's) and let me know anything.   So here I am, someone who really cares and loves him, and I don't even know if he knows, or knows me and my great love for him, and he won't send me a message or anything.  I'm not a bad person and I'm not trying to hurt him or anything.  I don't understand it. Is there a limit to how many people they can love in the hereafter?  I don't think so. Or did you 'have' to get to be a close relative or friend in their earth life to be loved by them in the hereafter? Can't you make some new friends while there?  I know he knew lots of people and was loved by lots but couldn't there be some for me in there? I know it's probably all up to the person (soul), I worry he might not like me or something is wrong. I feel left out of his heart when I was hoping to be in it somehow, but I just don't know and it's got me thinking if he can't come through in 'some' way in a session, then what should I think and does that mean he won't be there for me in any way when I get there?  I would've put a lot of this behind me if I had gotten just one good word from him, but now it's just worse. I'm seriously broken-hearted to say the least. Why would a soul make me go through this agony.  Something that was so beautiful that I felt that could've lingered on nicely with just a small something from him...anything, turned into an ugly horrible feeling that I can't get rid of.  I don't know what to do or anything.  Any ideas?  Sorry for the long letter, but I thought with your experience with this stuff and grief and the hereafter maybe you'd know.
--"Alice"

Dear Alice:

I had a session once with a bereaved mom, in which St. Theresa appeared and told her that God answers all prayers, but sometimes the answer is "no."   She went on to say that if we actually realized the impact of what we were asking, and how much it would change our soulgrowth here, we would not even ask.  But we are like children on the earth--we frequently dont know what is in our best interest, because we want what we want, and we can see only that.

The same way we cant reason that strangers must hate us because they dont say hello, is the same way we cant assume that because a soul who is not part of our circle does not extend greetings, they must not like us.  There are so many different factors involved that I couldnt even guess at the reason, but I always get pulled in the direction that perhaps their silence is part of our own soul growth here on the earth, and they cannot interfere with it.

I am glad you wrote your letter so that you could put down all your thoughts and feelings about somebody you obviously care about, even though he was not part of your life.  In the past, many souls (especially those who were famous)  expressed such happiness in knowing that they were thought about and cared about by so many people on the earth.  What they did NOT do, however, is thank each one personally from the hereafter.  But all good thoughts directed at anyone, whether we knew them on the earth or not, are heard and felt by those it is directed to.  Their response (or lack of one)  has more to do with our own soul growth, and whether it is within our journey to have all our questions answered while we are still here.

All souls, no matter in what manner they lived or died, can acknowledge love sent to them from the earth.  They also live in a world of love, and for many souls it is their first tase of peace and happiness.  The souls come through in sessions telling their families here that not only were the questions they had on the earth answered for them in full detail once they crossed over, but the reason why the answers eluded them on the earth was just as important as the lesson they carried.

The person for whom you carry these feelings certainly does feel all your good wishes and thoughts--all the souls do.  But if there is a life lesson in there to carry those feelings with you, then the souls cannot change that lesson for you on the earth by acknowledging or even answering you.  I know it hurts like heck sometimes, but you have to trust that all the souls and the Infinite Light care for you much more than to destroy an important lesson by giving you the answers that will eventually come to you when it is time.  Trust me it would be so much easier for the souls, rather than to watch our frustration and anger, but they do know better than we do, and you have to trust them that the answer is worth waiting for.  It is the same reason why parents dont always have an answer to why their children cant play with the stove or walk to the mall alone--but when we grow, we come to learn and understand.  You need to trust that the answers you look for may not come during your lifetime on the earth, but they will come.

One ongoing joke in our office is "Norma Watch."   For as long as I can remember I have been a huge fan of Norma Shearer, and naturally I thought she would appear in a session to say something, ANYTHING to me, since I could hear her.  What I did get, however--during a session I did for a close friend where I joked that now is the time for Norma to appear--was a stern voice from the souls telling me that their   communicating to the earth was NOT a form of entertainment.  They take it seriously, and the also take the reasons why things are said or not said seriously too.  They hold our spiritual future in their hands, and they are sometimes a lot more responsible than we are about it.

The fact that your person of interest was not able to respond to you should make no difference in the amount of caring you have.  That is your gift to him, and when we give any gift it its to give it, and not expect anything in return.  That is the true nature of a gift.  But I can tell you that ALL good thoughts directed to the souls are heard, and whether they can acknowledge or not is dependant upon our own life lesson here.  But they are heard, accepted and cherished with a glad heart on the other side.  When it is your time to make the transition, you will understand a lot better, but trust in that truth for right now.

George Anderson

 

 

Dear George:

If a 'Soul' reincarnates and lives 'through' another person on the earth, how does 'THAT' person, when he or she passes, 'greet' the family ' THEY'  have had that passes over?  It seems like it should be only 'one Soul to a 'customer'!!  I truly believe in the hereafter, but I just don't understand that part of it.....has anyone ever asked this question before, or am I missing something......? 
       "Walking in the Garden of Souls" is my 'bible'......"I have never read a book that has affected my life so much, especially since my family has experienced such a terrible, tragic loss.  I have to say also that the little bits of humor that you interject in your books George, add such a touch of making me feel 'still alive and human' on this otherwise dark and 'lonely' earth, since our loss.  Bless you for 'being you'.....Julie  

Dear Julie:

The bereaved are all the same--just when you start recovering just a little from a terrible loss, they get hit with the sudden notion that their loved one may just develop some kind of amnesia, forget they have family and friends that they love, and just wander back to the earth without even taking time to enjoy the very reason they worked so hard on the earth for--the peace and joy of the hereafter.  It simply does not happen.

Firstly, while the souls have talked about reincarnation, they tell us that the process of even entertaining the idea comes after being in the hereafter a while.  Trust me, after a bumpy ride here, NO soul is interested in running back--not when they see all their struggles have earned them on the other side.  They tell me that as they grow spiritually on the other side--part of their work is to help us continue here so that we can also enjoy our reward and see them again.  They are waiting for us so that we can reunite.  This is something they look forward to almost as much as we do.  And they will be there.

Secondly, the decision to come to the earth is a long, thought out one.  Some souls have told me that they will NEVER return to the earth--it was too difficult here, and the hereafter is much too peaceful and beautiful.  But there will be a soul, after a lot of thought, who would like to re-try a lesson he or she did not complete on the earth--maybe somebody who was cruel comes back to understand it from the victim's perspective, or someone who had everything would want to experience the soul growth of somebody who had nothing.  These short-frantic lessons on the earth bring a lot of soul growth, but it does require returning to the earth.    But the souls have told me emphatically that they wait for each and every one of us to return--it is very important to them, and they know it is what we are hoping for.  So reincarnation, if it happens at all for that particular soul, is way ahead in their future.

George Anderson

Dear George

I recently lost my mom whom I adored ever since I can remember and I believe that we were together in a former life. She past over due to a long and in the end a very painful demise of the shell that she was using because she had dementia. I would like to know what a persons spirit is up to from the beginning of dementia to the end. Thanks, Ken

Dear Ken:

Any illness we are made to endure on the earth comes with its own set of circumstances and specific lessons we must learn in order to graduate from this existence.  Sometimes the lesson is not just for the ill--sometimes it is also part of our life lesson to be a part of their world and experience the things that will teach us patience, humility, understanding, and the preservation of our hope.

I have had many familes come to me whose loved ones stated from the hereafter that they endured a long and sometimes painful illness prior to passing.  Every single soul who has mentioned that has also followed it with the statement that it was necessary to their journey here and a vital part of their final lesson.  They also tell their families that they learned more than they realize through the rather hard lesson of watching a loved one diminish and eventually pass on.  They tell us that this knowledge is the key to our entrance into the hereafter when we are finished here.

What I find most interesting about the souls who speak so emphatically about the importance of their long illness while they were on the earth, is that each and every one has told me that they would GLADLY go through all of it again to gain the reward that they now have because of it.  They would go through all the pain, fear and desparation because they now understand how much they have gained through such a temporary circumstance.  Although we do not realize it because their lives end in death--the souls tell us that their illness has a suprise happy ending--their reward of peace and joy in the hereafter.  And they tell us it is worth going through whatever they had to go through to get it.

 
 

God Bless you George.
I loved your books. What amazed me were how few theologians or historians or archeologists were contacted from the other side who could have answered a lot of questions for academia types.
 
Think about a restored Bible.  Lost manuscripts founds. Not just the dead sea scrolls. Since the faith of so many is effected by what Bible they read. It would be nice if they had an improved and less corrupted version to read.
 
Just a thought. Dennis

Dennis:

If you want to know why more mediums arent speaking up about the differences between what is already written and what the souls say to contradict it, you only need to look at the brewhaha happening with schools who now discredit Darwin because it doesnt follow "creationism."

There have been many instances, even in books, where I have told people what the souls have stated, only to have people tell me they cannot accept it.  I dont ask for people to accept it--I just tell people what I have been told.

I have heard from a lot of fundamentalists after LESSONS FROM THE LIGHT came out, because I stated that the souls tell us there is no hell--that the only thing that comes close is living on the earth.  People seem unable to accept that because they live for the idea that those who do wrong will get it.  Well they do and they dont.  I'm not sure why people have a problem thinking that God loves you no matter what you do, and while we are here to bring heaven to the earth, those who go astray do "get it"--they get understanding, unconditional love, and a chance to make amends once they are in the love and peace of the Infinite Light. 

People will always dismiss what they cannot see or feel immediately--that is because we are children on the earth.  The world of the Infinite Light is a concept you cannot hold in your hand or see with your eyes--it is like Helen Keller once said--"It must be felt with the heart."  We are still learning here, but the good news is no matter how flawed our thinking on the earth, it will all be revealed to us when it is our time to graduate from the earth.  Then WE can speak to a whole nother generation of people on the earth who will also refuse to listen!

George Anderson

 

n the book "We Don't Die", reference is made on page 40:

"One, a woman in lilac robes and bathed in purple light, would appear to
George in his room, particularly when he was despondent."

My wife recently passed (05.23.05) due to brain cancer.  For a few months before her passing, she kept seeing a woman in a "lavender gown" in her room but never spoke to or heard her speak.  I have searched the book thoroughly for additional info on George's "woman in lilac..") but can find no additional reference. I am
interested  in knowing if there ever was an explanation of  who/what this spirit is/was and the spirit's significance.

--Don

Dear Don:

The "Lilac Lady"  as she was dubbed many years ago has been a soul I have seen many, many times throughout my life.  She was the first soul to begin communication with me, and still comes by from time to time, although not as frequently.

Over the years I tried to do a little research to see if I could find out who this vision was.  Her face was very striking in its simplicity and her soul so pure that I guessed she might be a saint.  On and off for years she would appear, and I knew that I must know who she is on some level.  Interestingly enough, I never thought to just ask her.  But one day she appeared about a year ago with a peculiar symbol and suddenly everything made sense.

About  a year ago I was thinking about all the people I knew in the hereafter, and I was just at one of those junctures in life where I thought how nice life must be for them as opposed to here, where we struggle every day.  I suppose I was a little envious that they live in a world of such joy and peace and we live here with pain and problems and unfinished tasks.  Before I could feel too sorry for myself the Lilac Lady appeared again, but this time brought with her a clue--a fleur de lys in one hand, and a sword in another.  I immediately recognized the symbols, and realized after all these years that my "Lilac Lady"  is actualy St. Jeanne D'arc (Joan of Arc)  I am dumbstruck that I never put the name with the face--she is the symbol of valor in hardship, and fighting for spiritual beliefs.  She has been a symbol of the struggle to teach people about life hereafter without being ridiculed (she was put do death for her beliefs that God spoke to her directly, and would not renounce her beliefs.)  So she would be a fitting vision to your wife as she struggled with her illness, and maybe even with her belief that we go on to better after this life.

I must admit that one of the things that threw me was the color--lilac.  It now makes perfect sense.  The color is not lilac at all--it is purple, the symbol of royalty.  Because St. Joan is a perfect soul she appears surrounded by a blinding light, which makes her purple gown appear lilac. 

After all these years it seems quite fitting that she would be around me like a counselor.  She also was thought to be insane because she could hear the souls, and she struggled in the face of constant ridicule because she believed without question the existence of God and hereafter.  I hope that her appearance to your wife before her passing was a helpful thing--St. Joan is a woman of incredible courage and dignity in the face of struggle.

--George  

 PS:  Just a personal thought--I hope you are able to read this from a safe place, and that you are able to pull life back together after the cleanup.  Our thoughts and prayers are with you. 

 

 

Dear George:

Our family still talks about the time we came to see you after my brother passed on in 1998 (I was 14 then so it made a big impression).  What impressed me most is that you told us Kevin fell from a great height (it was a bridge) and then freaked us all by saying he got up after it  and walked away like Charlie Chaplin (that was a joke in our family--one of Kevin's legs was an inch shorter than the other so he said he looked like Charlie Chaplin when he walked.)

One thing I have tried to make peace with is that I had a "code word"  which I was hoping would come through, but it didnt.  It doesnt detract from all the great things in the session, but it still bothers me that if they know how much we want to hear it, why it could not be said.  Why does that happen?

--Maddy

Dear Maddy:

I wish I knew why the souls tell me some things in incredible detail and completely leave out others.  I know sometimes if it is a name or a specific word and they know it will take too long to make me understand it then they will just skip over it.  Other times they can make the world out of what I think is insignificant in the big picture.  But the one thing I know is that whatever they tell us, it is important to THEM.

The one thing I can tell you that everybody wants after the session is more.  I sometimes look at families that come, and for the hour its like homecoming, like nothing terrible ever happened.  But then the souls have to go and everybody is back to being bereaved again.  So whatever they got is great, but more would be better.

Sometimes I also think the souls cant give us everything we ask for.  I think they must worry if we had all the answers here and knew without a doubt that everything is as they say it is, we wouldnt work so hard here.  That's just my guess.  But believe me, I dont get any special treatment.

I did a session for a close friend a few years ago and the figure of Christ appeared (that usually happens when a soul passes in turmoil.)  Because this session was for a friend I took the opportunity to quiz Christ about the things I really wanted to know about the other side and why things happen the way they do on the earth.  He smiled and said "Peace."  Thats it.  So I asked some more, and he smiled again and said, "Peace."  So I got a little exhasparated and said, "Dont you ever say anything else besides PEACE?"  So he smiled at me and said, "Peace be with you." It helped me to realize that sometimes no answer is an answer too.  You can only focus on what people tell you, not on what they dont.  I hope the information your brother did come across with helped you understand about his world.  They honestly do what they can for us and hope it is enough to help us live out this existence.

 

George Anderson:

What can you tell me about my son???  If you were any kind of man you would help people instead of picking their pockets.

An angry MOM

Dear Mom:

Shoot the messenger?  Sure, why not.  Be angry--go ahead and be as angry as you like.  And say what you like to me.  Better to curse at me than a friend or family member.  At least I understand that constant pain makes people say things that under ordinary circumstances they would never say to another human being.

Oh boy, where to start with your letter.  Lets take the pocket picking one first.  I have always told people that if hope were enough to live on I would never need another dollar.  None of us would.  I have explained many times to people that I cannot work every day because the communication puts stress on my brain, but every day the rent, salaries, insurance, bills and other sundries must be paid.  Anybody who owns a small business knows better than I do that if you dont work you dont eat.  I wish it were easier, and I wish there were a better answer for you.  But I cant tell the insurance company to stop picking MY pocket because MOM said so.  People in my office work very, very hard  for YOU.  Please dont ever begrudge them their salary--believe me I will never be able to pay them what they are worth for the kindness, compassion and understanding they show every day here.

Now, for your son.  What can I tell you about your son?  Nothing.  Until your son speaks to ME in order to pass along his message to you then I cannot tell you about your son.  People seem to think I can snap my fingers and souls appear.  It is very much the reverse--the souls snap their fingers and I appear, to speak for them.  The souls are very good people and certainly more kind than people on earth.  They know when to make me work and when to knock off, even if I am in the middle of a sentence.  So unless the souls want it to happen I cannot speak for them until they are ready.

That just leaves me being any kind of man.  I do not work for you.  Even if you came to a session and paid your hard earned money I still do not work for you.  The souls have made it very clear from I was very young that I have a journey and a job they have trusted me with--and that is to listen to their communication and to speak for them to their families here.  So I generally have no problem when people say mean things to or about me.  The only opinion I have ever cared about is the opinion of the souls who work so hard every day to help us understand how much we are loved.  I work for the souls.

How is your son?  You tell me.  I am sure that as soon as you hit the 'send' button on your computer you were sorry you sent that note.  That is because your son stands behind you and tries to replace the hope that leaks out of every crack in your heart. Some day it will get better, Mom--that I know for sure.  In the meantime, ask your son for help--he will ALWAYS be listening.

--George

 Dear George:

There is a person that has passed on that never knew me and wouldn't recognize me here on earth, but never the less, I did get to know him..sort of.. from afar and have felt a strong and deep love for him.  I know that might sound silly.

What I would like to know is, is it possible he would know me over there, recognize me somehow, or know that I loved him? What concerns me is that if the hereafter is a reflection of life on earth, is it that only people who got to know each other on earth could get together , see each other, and love each other in the hereafter? Is there any way he might even know I love him now?

 
Thanks,
Ree

Dear Ree:

Your question in not complex, but unfortunately the answer is.

I joke with people that as much as I have been a fan of actress Norma Shearer all my life, she has yet to make an appearance in any session.  I often quip to the souls that even though they cant give me any special privelege with regard to the hereafter, I thought I might have enough juice with SOMEBODY there to give Ms. Shearer the good word about a huge fan.  So far nothing.  So much for thinking communication equals entitlement.

There are two issues at play here, however--the souls know how we feel about them, and may have even been surprised in their life review about how many people may have loved them from afar.  The souls have told me that much.  They also say they become aware of how they impacted a life here without even knowing it when they themselves were on the earth.  So my guess is that your friend knows now how you feel, and perhaps things will be different in the hereafter.  Love and friendship is not bound and finite like it is on the earth, and when it is your time to pass you may even find that you and your friend may have even shared another lifetime together (which would account for strong feelings now.)  The answer is there is no answer--like the souls say--time will tell.

--George

 

 Dear George:

I had a session with you at the Fire House benefit and it was pretty spectacular.  What surprised me most is that my brother knew all the things I worried about with him and was able to talk about them in the session.  It told me that they really do follow us on the earth and they know the things we deal with here.

But it also got me to thinking--do the souls ever get upset or disgusted with us when they see us screwing up here?  I do my best sometimes, but trust me I am no angel, and I wonder if sometimes my brother is up there shaking his head.  What do you think?

--Sal

Dear Sal:

Your brother and the rest of the souls have graduated to a world of pure joy.  Because they also lived here, they understand how crazy things can get here, and they do remember that we always have choices in how we handle things.  The one thing the souls have stressed constantly over the years is that they are in our corner, for good or for bad.  There is no judgment because we eventually judge ourselves when we cross over and see the places where we could have done better.  The souls are smart enough just to love us for our imperfection and help us when they can.  I sometimes think the souls must look upon us as children--we know children will misbehave at some point and even get into scrapes, but nothing they can do will ever cause us to stop loving them, and we understand that it is a part of growing up.  The only difference is the souls can watch us without the frustration because they can see the full picture and understand much more fully.  They often say during a session that good or bad, they watch over us like a guardian angel--but they ask that we not make it such a full time job!  Sometimes, just knowing we have a loved one watching over us can keep us on the straight and narrow--at least for a while.  But no matter how bad we get we are always loved--by our loved ones and the Infinite Light.

--George


 

 Dear George:

I hope I am not bothering you, but I have a question that has been on my mind again.

I completely believe in the afterlife, and that my son is so very happy and at peace......I believe, as I have read in your books, that although he is gone he is in fact closer to me now than he ever was.

But I wonder....does my son (or anyone who has passed) miss the "physicality" of life here? I remember a scene in the movie "City of Angels" when Nicholas Cage was so thrilled to be able to touch Meg Ryan's face and hair......do the souls ever convey that they miss that part (or any part) of life here?  As wonderful as life must be in the hereafter, there must be some aspects of "living" here that they long for......almost like a grown person longs for portions of his youth.

What are your feelings about this, and what have the souls conveyed during sessions? Ii would love to know as much as I can about my son's new life as I can.....I just like to imagine it.

Thank-you so much for your time--Ludie

Dear Ludie:

I saw that movie too and liked it very much, but its funny you mentioned the one part where I thought art met disaster in that movie by their characterization of the souls "missing"  any part of life here.

There is NOTHING about life here the souls miss because nothing has been taken from them.  Quite the opposite--if the souls can imagine it, the souls can create it.

Life is very innovative for the souls in the hereafter.  They no longer need a physical body because that was only the suit they needed to survive on the earth.  But their very soul is a reflection of the person they were on the earth--this is why they are still recognizeable to us when we see them.  I don't know where it came about that the souls are not able to actually touch us or other objects on the earth--they can, and they do.  I have had many people tell me they felt their loved one's hand on their forehead or even a kiss on the cheek.  No wishful thinking about the souls could recreate a physical reaction, and the souls tell us they can reach into this world if they need to.  They are energy, and it isnt our physical bodies that touch, feel and move things on the earth--its the energy we all have in our souls that propels the body to do what we need.  Souls are just the same energy minus the physical "suit."

I know the souls find it very funny that they get the rap for many things they didnt control.  People believe in "ghosts"  that can hurt them or destroy things--there was even a movie about a certain house on Long Island that blamed "ghosts" for terrible damage and mayhem (trust me it never happened--the souls who died in that house had already moved on and are at peace).

The souls live in a world of peace and true happiness, sometimes for the first time in their lives.  If something is within their imagination to conceive it, then it is theirs.  Maybe that doesnt make for a very compelling movie, but it is the truth nonetheless.

--George

 

 

Dear George:

I appreciated very much your chapter on suicide in "Lessons From The Light."  My precious daughter Bonnie was not able to find her way out of depression and addiction and ended her life in 1997.  I know in my heart that she is now free of pain, but I miss her so much sometimes that my insides ache.  I believe you when you write that those who commit suicide are treated very special in heaven because they are fragile souls--it makes so much sense that God is loving and compassionate.  But why are there those who still continue to believe souls are stuck in some world between Heaven and Earth, unable to go to God?  I buy their books hoping to find peace, and all I find is more fear after reading their thoughts.  Please--for me and other grieving survivors of suicide--please set the record straight.

Joan

Dear Joan:

Any book that tells you that victims of suicide are in some murky place, unable to see or feel the joy of the Infinite Light, will only have value if you throw it in the fireplace and warm yourself for a few minutes while it burns.  That is probably the single greatest hallmark of fraud among the so called "mediums"--to use fear and mystery to make up for their shortcomings.  I know that ANYONE who has made actual communication with the souls (not just mediums, but people who have had visitations or near death experiences)  know that the souls come through with so much love, joy and peace that they actually shine from the light of the hereafter. 

There is no mystery about the hereafter, at least not to the souls who find themselves there after they leave the earth.  There is also no fear in passing--the souls tell me the transition is as easy as walking from one room to another.  We are loved by the Infinite Light no matter how good, bad or indifferent we were on the earth--that is the nature of unconditional love.  YOu as a parent should understand that--you do not stop loving a child because they misbehave--you love them all the more and teach them the difference between right and wrong.  That is very much what the hereafter is all about.

Yes you are correct that those who pass from their own actions are treated in a very special way, because the souls in the hereafter recognize that their souls have been tattered on the earth.  Very often in a session with a soul who ended his or her life, the figure of Christ appears behind them--not as an advertisement for Christianity, but because Christ is a special friend to those who pass under duress.  He brings with him a peace that helps to heal tortured souls so that they can continue in the hereafter the journey they could no longer walk on the earth.  The souls acknowledge that on the earth they suffered from a kind of illness that made them blind to hope and the possibility of continuing.  You have to imagine how terrible a circumstance must be if ending your own life sounds like a good idea.

Although we are left with the pieces of a shattered life, part of their experience is to teach us how to continue on in spite of the heartache.  These souls become the most vigorous cheerleaders in our lives to help us continue.  Your daughter lives in a world of peace because ALL of the souls who pass through suicide have told me that.  If you remember nothing else on the earth, remember that your daughter has finally found the peace she searched for, and she continues to guide your life from her special place in the hereafter.  If anybody or anything tells you different, then they or it is not worth your time or attention.

--George

 

 

Dear George:

 We had a session with you a few years ago after the loss of our teenage son.The session with you was the best thing since the death of Waylon.  We have always felt his presence around us, especially in  our den. My question is, we now plan to move and I am concerned that we will loose contact with his presence. should I be concerned? 

 Elizabeth  B.

Dear Elizabeth:
This is one of those questions which is very much like asking if you are loved--you know the answer, but the words out loud do a world of good.

You had it right the first time--Waylon is around YOU.  The fact that it seems to also be in the den is probably because your mind and heart are more relaxed in that room, and you are more accepting of messages.

I'm not sure why people are so surprised to hear this, but they seem shocked to hear their loved ones communicate in a session that since their passing they have never been far from the family, often helping where they can, and even filling the empty heart with love. Wouldnt you be close to your loved ones if the hereafter was as easy touch as the earth is for our loved ones?  That never changes.  They are with us even at times when we feel the most alone on the earth, and although they cant alter our journey here by reaching out all the time, it still does them just as well to walk with us silently along the often bumpy road of the earth.

Wherever you go, Waylon will follow.  I'm sure you realize it will be much easier for him than for you, especially since you might feel you are leaving behind memories.  Trust me, they will all follow you too.  A house is just a building--it takes us to fill it with love.  Fill your next house with your love and Waylon will be there to greet you.

 

Dear George Anderson:

On Amazon.com somebody wrote a review of your book "Walking In The Garden Of Souls"  in which she, as a Christian, had a hard time with the fact that saints appear in your sessions, and that you contend there is no hell.  She even had a beef about the fact that you call God the "Infinite Light"  because it sounded too much like the Latin meaning of "Lucifer."  You are human, so I cant imagine that you wouldn't be bothered by such an inane review (if Christians believe that mediumship is the devil's work, then why did she buy your book?)  To your credit though, she believes what you do.  Any thoughts on that?

Steve W.

Dear Steve:

I'd be a fool and a liar to say that criticism didn't bother me, but I think like everything else it depends on what, and by whom, you are being criticized.  You would not take it to heart if I called you a purple alligator, because the reference makes no sense.  Its the same with the review you mentioned.

There were too many contradictions in the review for me to talk about all of them, but what I found so interesting is her refusal to believe that the saints communicate  during the session.  The saints were ordinary people on the earth who were extraordinary in their ability to bring heaven to the earth, showing that we all have the grace of the Infinite Light within us.  These were generous, charitable and kind people on the earth.  Why would that change in the hereafter?  I cant tell you how proud and humbled a bereaved mother will become when the Virgin Mary comes through in a session to offer compassion.  Many forget that she also walked the difficult road of bereaved mother on the earth.

I also couldn't be bothered by that review because I am even more sorry that she believes God (or the Infinite Light) is all about fear and punishment.  I cant tell people something is in the hereafter when it isn't--whether murderer, rapist or other evildoer, the Infinite Light will never give up on us, and the opportunity to earn the peace and joy of the Light is always present if we are willing to work for it. 

I wish it wasn't so hard for people to believe that God loves us, rather than lying in weight to punish us if we get a little out of line.  I'll stick with the souls--they make much more sense.

--George

 

Dear George Anderson:

What do you say to people who are so skeptical about what you do and the hope that it brings?  I have been told I am a fool to believe this nonsense, but I came to a session with you and my mom spoke to me.  The messages were so personal there was no way this was nonsense.  And I am not a stupid person--this was my mom and I knew everything about her.  We even talked about her coming through to you before she died, and you even mentioned that.

What do I tell the people who aggravate me so much by thinking I am such a fool I didnt hear what I knew I heard?  Tell me something I can tell them to stick it to them.

Valerie

Dear Valerie:

There is a great quotation--I believe it is attributed to St. Bernadette--that goes, "For those who believe, no explanation is necessary.  For those who don't believe, no explanation will suffice."  I can understand your frustration that people will not allow you your beliefs, but if people do not believe, that also is their road on the earth, and they are entitled to it.

I am like you--I want everybody to believe that our loved ones exist and are happy, and still part of our lives.  Just like you I have heard it with my own ears and seen it, and I get a little put out when people tell me that I am either mentally ill or just a hopeful thinker.  The souls have been a great reminder that lack of faith as well as faith are both lessons of the earth.  Sometimes fear keeps people from belief that we live on, and sometimes it is a refusal to acknowledge that we are accountable in this lifetime.  Whatever the reason, I have to respect someone's right to disbelieve just as much as I hope they respect my right to believe.  I have had so many sessions where loved ones passed on as rabid disbelievers, and in the session they are very happy to tell their loved ones here how wrong they were.  I cant tell you how often the sitters feel vindicated, and the souls are very happy to have been proven wrong.  We are all on the road we need to be on here.  If yours includes you beliefs, then hang on to them no matter what.  When you are in the hereafter, you can "stick it to" them by proving it!

 

Dear George:

I have been a big fan of yours for many years, way back since your cable show, Psychic Channels.  I do, respectfully, have a bone to pick with you though, and hope you can give me an explanation.

I am a New Yorker, and being such was greatly affected both physically and emotionally by the September 11 bombing.  With so much tragedy and loss of life, I am quite surprised that you have not made any mention about this event or had any public statement for the families.  I just thought with such a monumental tragedy like this, you could have done more to speak on this issue.

Sam M.

Dear Sam:

Right you are.  Explanation?  None.  Reason?  Read on:

I watched horrified, like every person around the world, when the towers came down.  I thought about the destruction, the fear, the loss of life, the suffering, and then the souls broke in and made me stop.  They told me to look with my soul, and not with my physical body, and I immediately understood what they meant.

When you step back and look at the world around us, every day in our lifetime is September 11, all over the world.  People everywhere are experiencing the loss of the ones they hold so dear, and to them, it is a monumental tragedy and loss.  As much as we want to focus in on the many lives that moved to the hereafter that day, there were other lives lost everywhere, even on that day.  To the loved ones left behind, their grief is no less painful than if their loved ones had passed on in the towers.  All loss, no matter when, no matter how, and no matter how seemingly "unimportant" to the world at large, is a tragedy to us, and a moment of great joy to the souls.  They have graduated--some in many numbers, as on September 11, and some in the darkest corners of the world.  Each of these souls is important--their lives here, their loved ones, and their new journey to the hereafter.  Each is prized by the Infinite Light, and we cannot judge which soul is more important than another.  When we think of major tragedy, this small point is easy to miss, but it is very important.  While we are praying for the souls who lost their lives to terrorism that we know, we should also pray for the souls who pass in loneliness, in isolation and despair.  They, like the brave souls of September 11, are afforded the same grace, beauty and peace of the Infinite Light.

--George Anderson

Dear George:

I am fascinated by your ability, and I think maybe I have some psychic ability as well.  Can you tell me how I can sharpen my skills and develop my own gift?

--Sarah

Dear Sarah:

As long as I live I will never understand why people want to "push the envelope" in their lives here by wanting to develop an ability to hear messages from the souls, or what they think are messages.  I cringe when I see books that tell people how much more complete they would be if they developed their "psychic powers"--and, to boot, written by "mediums" who should know better.

I can understand the motivation to want to be better able to hear loved ones who have passed on, but most people don't understand the incredible responsibility that also comes with being able to hear the souls.  Many also don't understand that the ability to communicate with the souls is not something that benefits the person receiving the messages, but rather, is the responsibility of that person to pass along the messages, often without understanding why.  And as desperate as we are to hear from the souls, the souls are also desperate to reach out to us to make us understand that they continue, so that we don't ruin the rest of our lives here by falling down in our loss.  This produces a real emotional tightrope that is walked every day by people who are able to hear the communication and pass it along to the families who so desperately need hope.  The more people think about it, the less they would want this kind of responsibility. That's why I call what I do an ability, not a gift.

If everyone who experienced a loss were able to communicate to their loved ones in the hereafter, there would be no point in continuing on the earth--there is no spiritual lesson for them to learn from.  Also, if everyone who wanted to help their fellow human beings by alleviating their grief realized they can do that by just listening to the bereaved and offering a shoulder to lean on sometimes, they would be more of a help than I could ever be.

Psychic ability, intuition, and listening within can be sharpened, I suppose, but mediumship can not be learned.  It's like having blue eyes--you either have it or you don't.  If you want to develop anything, develop your ability to be a  concerned friend, a good listener, a soul full of love for everyone.  Like mediumship is my journey through this lifetime, yours is to create heaven on the earth.  If everyone sharpened their skills at being perfect souls, imagine the world we would have here.

--George Anderson

 

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