Well it’s official-I am back in the country & back to work, just in time for my favorite Season.  I love Autumn…the smells, the colors & the thickness of the Spirit world.  As Samhain/Halloween approaches the veil between the Living & Dead becomes thin, allowing Spirits to appear more clearly in our world.  During the months of September, October & November people are more likely to have personal experiences with the Spirits of their Ancestors and encounter other Souls who ar

My Journey to Iceland is indeed Sacred Travel, for I have been called there by Odin himself. Last Fall I saw that Iceland was building a temple to  the Norse Gods.  This was amazing, as there has not been a temple dedicated to the Norse Gods in Iceland for 1000 years.  On a personal level this was truly moving and brought me to tears, as I have a tight relationship with Odin & Freyja.  I found this information highly exciting and started thinking that maybe I would go to Icel

Over the years many Children’s Spirits have resided at the Little-Big House.  Some stay for a short bit, some for a long, but all who come know they are welcome as long as they play nice.  The most common reason for a Spirit to resist crossing the Veil is fear.   In many ways Sandy provides a place of love and healing for these lost Spirits.  She listens to their stories and tries to make them comfortable with being dead & when the time is right she helps them move across the

TIME OUT… Suicide/death by our own hands is the last resort of a tormented soul.  No one wakes up cheerfully and decides that today is a good day to die, best get to it.  Often the Soul in question has struggled for years with depression, mental illness and deep pain.  For some there are long lines of warning signs leading up to the final event; such as attempted suicide, drug addiction and years of struggle with depression.  When a person who has committed Suicide crosses in

As I sit here writing this with Briga/Barbara by my side I can see her look…apparently she wants me to get it right. A few months went by before I next saw my friend; I had grandchildren to welcome into the world (one in October, one in November) & the business of the holidays to attend to.  I next visited in January, first at a gathering of Druids at Briga’s home, second at the end of the month for private time & deep conversation.  By the second visit, it was obvious to the

I will be telling Briga’s tale over the week in this 3 part series ‘A Journey to the Spirit World’.  My original decision to tell Briga’s Story of Spirit was at her request, as is this retelling 2 years from her death. I was not surprised when she poked at me earlier this week, insisting that I retell her story, and that it was important.  I had been expecting it, as I had been interviewed earlier this year, by a woman doing her dissertation for her Doctorate on the Patient C

The first questions is by far the most important.  “Are there any teenagers or someone with a mental illness living in your home?”  I am sure you have noticed that I have compared teenagers to people with mental illness, this is intentional.  That’s because in both cases there is often a feeling of frustration around communication and the ability to express oneself properly, as well as the feeling of not being understood & a high level of emotional stress.  Under these circum

Recently I worked with a family who had experienced sudden death this year.  Shortly before the family arrived at my cottage the Spirit in question showed up to remind me to have tissue handy.  When I opened the door-I noticed the woman I recognized to be his wife was carrying a baby in a car seat.  My heart sank as for a moment my mind ran an emotional scenario of the difficulty of her position.  I spent the next  2 hours communicating with the Spirit of the young husband/fa

As a Medium I am in close contact with the Spirits of the Dead and the Families that deeply miss them.  One of the common things families talk about is the awkwardness Death creates around them.  People do not know how to approach them.  It’s like death creates a bubble around the people who are Mourning, a space in which no one wants to approach.  Family and friends often stay away, or act as if nothing has happened at all.  This is particularly true if there is any controve