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watches
    and clocks.
    My Grandfather
    For the next several years my connection with the other side con-
    tinued in a satisfying and often fun kind of way. I still felt and saw the presence of my sister and other family members and my intuitive and psychic sensitivity continued to increase.
    One afternoon while eating lunch, my mother announced that
    her father had died. For years the wall of silence separating my
    mother and her father was thick and impenetrable. They did not
    speak or communicate in any way. It wasn’t until my mother re-
    ceived a card from a relative several months after her father’s death that she heard the news. She did not seem particularly sad or upset when she told us of his passing. Her attitude was more matter of
    fact and there was no further discussion about him.
    My grandfather was a poor Italian immigrant when he came to
    this country as a young man. He settled in New York City at the
    time when Italians were thought of as dirty and subservient. He
    was from Northern Italy and had light hair and blue eyes. After
    changing his last name to a more American sounding name and
    learning English, he “passed” as non-Italian. Many years later as a successful business man, he wore a suit wherever he went and drove
    a shiny black car. This is how I remembered him from the few times
    we met.
    My grandfather’s death proved to be the beginning of our rela-
    tionship. It is not uncommon during readings for a family member
    that my client did not know well to come through. My client usu-
    ally reacts to this by explaining to me that they did not know the
    parent, grandparent, aunt or uncle that is present very well. They
    are often surprised and often uncomfortable when someone who
    they are not familiar with comes through from spirit with a mes-
    sage for them. We assume that if we did not have a relationship
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    with a family member in the physical world, then we do not have
    one in the spiritual realms. This is far from the truth. Once our
    family members are on the other side, they soon realize that healing the family connections that they did not honor while in the physical world, are vital to their growth and evolution. It was only after my grandfather’s passing that I got to know him. My connection
    with him began a new chapter in my connection with the other
    side.
    Family Healing
    About a year or so after his death, my grandfather paid me a visit.
    One morning while sitting in my room reading, I started to feel
    drowsy and closed my eyes. Instantly in my mind’s eye I saw an
    image of him. He was dressed in a black suit and had a serious look on his face, I knew it was him.
    “I am your grandfather.” I heard him say. As he came closer I
    began to feel a little nervous. I was confused and didn’t know what to do. I was used to seeing spirits but they were not as forceful and determined as he seemed to be.
    With equal determination I sent him a telepathic message back.
    “Go away.” I said.
    Telepathy is the ability to send, receive and become aware of
    others thoughts. By now I was becoming accustomed to exchang-
    ing messages with the spirit world in this way. I then got up left my room and tried to forget about the encounter.
    A few days later he returned. Again, I was alone in my room
    and I suddenly felt him close. I closed my eyes and saw an image of him similar to my first meeting. I was curious and wanted to see if I could observe him without interacting like I did most of the spirits who I encountered. But, he had a purpose for this visit.
    “I have a message for your mother.” He abruptly announced. In
    my mind all of the stories that my mother had told me of the sor-
    row and pain that he caused her came rushing in.
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    “Go, away.” I inwardly yelled. “And don’t come back.”
    This was the first time that I was uncomfortable with my con-
    nection to the spirit world. Although I was a bit flustered by