| When someone loses a loved one, especially one that | | | | There are also theories that the person never really |
| is very close, they may be so distraught that they | | | | leaves and their presence is felt constantly in the |
| cannot accept this death. The need to keep a | | | | home in which they lived. |
| connection to the person whom they have lost is so | | | | Consciousness of the Living World |
| strong, they may experience visitations. Many times | | | | This brings up the subject of knowing what is going on |
| these people will wake in the middle of the night to see | | | | after you die. Does the person who is no longer of the |
| their loved one in the room with them. There are even | | | | physical world know what is happening here anyway? |
| reports of talking to the departed one. | | | | The soul is the core of this discussion. Since many |
| Is it a Dream or is it Real? | | | | believe in the existence of the soul apart from the |
| Although many believe that the visitation during a | | | | physical body, the conclusion is that there must be |
| dream is nothing more than the need to see the | | | | knowledge of what is still happening on Earth. It cannot |
| person again so badly that the mind manufactures the | | | | be impossible for them to know that their loved one |
| visit, there are some visitations that are not so easily | | | | miss them and are grieving. In some instances, this will |
| explained. Visitations have been reported when the | | | | be a reason for a visitation. |
| person was not sleeping. They may sense a presence | | | | In other cases, when it comes to the visitation, it is |
| around them and turn around to see their son, | | | | most likely that the deceased wants to make contact |
| daughter or husband who has recently passed. | | | | with the living for a reason. It may be that the person |
| Visitations are not always seeing the individual. Some | | | | left unfinished business. They may want to warn the |
| are feelings or a smell such as the scent of the | | | | person they left behind about something. If the |
| perfume worn by the deceased. Others are | | | | deceased was the victim of a murder, they may want |
| arrangements of objects that were important to the | | | | to let their loved ones know who was responsible. |
| person who has passed. There have been instances | | | | Sometimes visitations are made in times of stress. This |
| of collections that belonged to the deceased being | | | | may mean that the departed person knows the |
| re-arranged even though no one was near them. | | | | person is going through life-altering transitions and |
| What this means can be interpreted in many ways. | | | | wants to let them know they are not alone. The |
| The most popular belief is the person wants to let their | | | | connection between the two may have been so |
| loved ones know there is life after death. In addition, | | | | strong that when one was upset, the other was upset |
| they may want to assure them that they are okay | | | | as well. Therefore, when they visit to let it be known |
| where they are now. Often people will make a sort of | | | | that they are still with them this is a sign that you are |
| pact. They will promise each other whichever one | | | | not handling everything by yourself. |
| passes first will use a certain sign to let the other one | | | | Have you ever heard an instrument play by itself or |
| know they are still around. This visitation reassures the | | | | found the same objects day after day? This is also |
| remaining person that they will not just cease to exist | | | | considered a visitation. The spirits are said to be able |
| when they die. | | | | to manipulate electronics more easily. Often this would |
| Near-Death Visitations | | | | seem to be a way of allowing the living to know that |
| Many times when someone is near death, they may | | | | the spirit of someone is still around even though we |
| see a loved one who has passed before them. | | | | may not know whom. There are psychics who believe |
| Relatives have reported the ill person saying the name | | | | this is the way some spirits visit the world of the living. |
| of a mother or husband who has been dead many | | | | Religion and Visitations |
| years. They also have noted that the person will look | | | | It cannot go without saying that if you believe in the |
| happy and seem to see them in the room. Is this a | | | | existence of God and Jesus that you must believe in |
| figment of our imagination or does the person actually | | | | life after death. This is the basis of the teachings of |
| see their deceased relative? If you believe in an | | | | the Bible and the way a person is supposed to live |
| afterlife, you will most likely believe they have actually | | | | their life. The visitation of angels is another basis of the |
| seen their relative. | | | | belief that there is something more than life as we |
| Many movies have focused on this and some have | | | | know it now. |
| been based on true-life happenings. The spirit of a | | | | Whether or not you believe in visitations is a personal |
| deceased person trying to communicate with the living | | | | belief. Those who have experienced them believe and |
| is one of the great mysteries that we want to | | | | they believe they know why they received the visit. |
| understand. So why does the visitation happen? Many | | | | The world is full of mysteries that we will never |
| believe that the person who died may have left | | | | understand. When it comes to the meaning of |
| unfinished business. They may feel the need to visit | | | | visitations, many are easier to understand than others |
| their loved ones and reassure them that they are fine. | | | | are. |