| Why do spirits stay on earth, when many religions tell | | | | when they want, and where they want. When they |
| of a "heaven" where everything is better than life on | | | | are ready to cross over, they will, but no one will tell |
| earth, containing more beauty than anyone can | | | | them when that time will be. The next scenario is |
| imagine. It is difficult to answer this question for every | | | | when the spirit does not know they have passed. |
| spirit who chooses, whether they are aware of it or | | | | The event that caused them to pass on was either so |
| not, to stay on earth. However, there are reasons that | | | | subtle they did not know they passed, or so traumatic |
| are common. The major reason is that the spirit is too | | | | they blocked it out from their memory. The best way |
| shy or uncomfortable to move on. | | | | to describe this is waking up to an empty house. |
| Imagine living in your current home from the day you | | | | Everything is still the same as normal. Where clothes |
| had been born. Assuming that you like your current | | | | had been left the night before are still in a pile. The |
| home, and the family or roommates you live with, | | | | dishes are still in the sink. But no one is there. An |
| imagine suddenly having a notice to leave. Most would | | | | eternal silence that can only be broken until someone |
| be struck in the heart at the thought of having to leave. | | | | brings them to the realization that they are dead, or the |
| This is what happens to a spirit who does not want to | | | | spirit figures it out on their own. Until they do, they may |
| leave this earth. They have grown to call it their home | | | | walk the same house or place waiting for someone to |
| and they are not ready to leave. The next scenario is | | | | show up. The last popular scenario is simply the fear |
| similar to this, and that is that they feel like they need | | | | of where they may go. |
| to complete something in their life. | | | | The idea of leaving this earth and embarking on a |
| What they feel like they need to finish are as unique | | | | journey to a completely new place, where every law |
| as snowflakes. No two reasons are the same. In their | | | | of science is discarded scares some. For others, it is |
| life, these spirits may have been the family member | | | | an exciting new adventure that can only lead to new |
| whose mind were plagued by common thoughts such | | | | discoveries and thrills. Others hold on to what they |
| as "Did I leave the stove on?" or "I can't remember | | | | have learned on earth and hold an iron grip to it. They |
| whether I locked all the window and doors." and "I think | | | | do not accept change well. These are the spirits that |
| I left the curling iron on." The spirit may truly want to | | | | when living will never change a single room in their |
| move on, but these thoughts fill their mind, preventing | | | | house. The paint, wallpaper, and furniture setup will stay |
| themselves from moving on in fear of these thoughts | | | | the same as if frozen in time. |
| being realities. It is a hard struggle for the spirit to | | | | The reason for a spirit to stay behind varies from spirit |
| accept that they may not be able to protect those | | | | to spirit. Normally, the reasons seem to normally fall into |
| who they left behind and move on. These spirits are | | | | one of these five categories. However, the reason |
| one of the hardest to help move on. The next reason | | | | may not. One of the most difficult things about being a |
| is that they are too stubborn to leave. | | | | psychic is trying to pinpoint why they have not moved |
| These are normally the spirits who during their life held | | | | on, and help them cope. I personally have not tried |
| onto a pair of old boots or shoes because they were | | | | before. In my opinion, it would be like trying to force |
| still wearable, despite the fact they were falling apart. | | | | someone into therapy. You cannot do that to a spirit. |
| The shoe would have to tear into pieces, or be | | | | They have to choose to appear to you, asking for |
| secretly thrown out by someone in the family. They | | | | help. I have not had that happen yet, but if it does it will |
| feel that this is their life, even though they may have | | | | be an experience I will gladly have, and write about. |
| passed away, and they can still live it how they want, | | | | |