@maggieci Thank you for your fascinating take on my broken ankle adventure as it relates to my ggg-grandfather. I never thought of it that way. Perhaps I should meditate on how I can heal my ancestor's pain even as I heal my own--- or would you venture to say that my successful (but still in progress) physical healing via modern medicine works across time to heal my ancestor's trauma?
I will add that it is Very interesting that you made this post today. I broke my ankle Sept 1 while walking on some rural land we own in a nearby county. I hadn't been back there until *yesterday*. My son and I were joking around and I said, in dramatic fashion," Now we must go to the scene of the crime where I shall face my fears!" We walked out to the offending gopher tortoise hole, I put my foot in it and said (dramatically), "Ha ha, stupid hole, you cannot defeat me!" And we laughed. It was a silly joke on the surface but there was a tinge of genuine "facing of fear" beneath it. So that was yesterday. And today you post relating to it. ?
(FYI the cast came off in late October and I was able to hobble with a cane right away. I can walk almost normally now, although my range of motion is restricted and there is occasional pain. The bones healed in 6 weeks but it takes MONTHS for ligaments, tendons, and muscles to sort themselves out. Patience.)
I’m sorry you had to go through so much pain with your ankle. Life is not for the timid, is it? Your brand of humor is wonderful and so perfect for the seriousness of the occasion. Your instincts are spot on. I think that the “theater” of revisiting your site was just as healing for ggg-gf as it was for you since you already made the connection across time.
Making such connections with ancestors, for me, is almost like being a psychopomp, freeing the departed soul by providing closure. You may want to think of him as you celebrate healing milestones and feel the joy of life! He made a new start in a new land and those are your roots, as I’m guessing you live in North America now.
My ancestors emigrated from Scotland to farmland in Ontario, Canada in the early 1800’s as part of a Canadian settlement effort. My family and I now live near Philadelphia, PA. Isn’t it astounding to think of synchronicity, the afterlife, at the forces that shape family stories?!!
@ana I only now realized that a lot was added to this thread. Your story is fascinating and indeed it resonates as bloodlines/ancestors helping each other. Have you gotten any other messages since then?
@ghandigirl, @cindy and others, all wonderful stories. It isn't always easy to keep that connection to the world after this one. I do find that every time I study it, meditate upon it or even watch a documentary about it, I get a burst of energy again. The need to live life to its fullest (which is hard to do in Covid times;-). That said, all of us have task(s) in this life. I find it most difficult to find mine.
However, the reason that I wanted to post in this thread is that there is a new documentary on near-death experiences on Netflix in Europe called Surviving Death. Not sure if it's also on in the US etc. but might be interesting to those interested.
Thank you for the reference to "Surviving Death" on Netflix - I am watching it now!
I had ordered Leslie Kean's book (on which this is based) and am about halfway through it. I am so excited to see that they have made the series!
It is really interesting to watch! I found the 2nd episode a bit hard to take (very skeptical about most mediums) and discovered that the Nicole de Haas' 'school' they show is actually 2 miles away from my home. ?
That said, I really enjoy doctors talking about scientific evidence. Excited for more of it. Enjoy the book and show @cc21 !
Thanks! So, I sorta binge-watched all six episodes between last night and today (I work from home and usually have something on TV while I work...) ? Fascinating stuff! Yes, the medium stuff was kind of hard to get ones head around (@lowtide - I didn't know about the ectoplasm, either!) But I tend to take it all with a grain of salt and an open mind. There was a time when the intuitive work done here and that I have learned of from Jeanne would have seemed "out there", but now I find it perfectly natural.
I really liked episode 5 "Seeing Dead People" -- my Mom had some visions the week before she died (that my siblings relayed to me) and I have read many stories about peoples near-death and right-before-death visions, so that topic is particularly interesting to me.
Enjoy watching the rest!