The Healing Journey

Finley writes:

“It’s not as odd as it may sound, then, to suggest that those who have died may, on an unpredictable basis, manifest themselves to loved ones still plodding through history. Indeed, if love transcends time and space yet is present in time and space, there is no reason why deceased loved ones may not, on occasion, be present to and communicate in some way with those still living in historical time.”

“Researchers, in fact, have turned up evidence that many people do experience contact, in various ways, with deceased loved ones. Experiences of the personal presence of deceased relatives and/or friends, are more common than one might think. In 1984, 1988, and 1989, in its General Social Survey, the University of Chicago’s National Opinion Research Center (NORC) asked a representative sampling of the U.S. population: ‘How often have you felt as though you were really in touch with someone who died?’ Affirmative responses came from 42 percent of those asked who were not widowed and 53 percent of those widowed. And among teenagers, 38 percent reported being in touch with someone who died.”

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