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Seeing signs from deceased loved ones

Hi everyone. I'm sure that there have already been many forum threads on this topic, but I'm really curious to hear about your experiences.

When you lost someone close to you, did you see signs? I've heard of feathers, electronic disturbances etc. but I've never had a conversation in the real world with anyone about it.

I'm not exactly an atheist - my boyfriend says I'm an agnostic atheist or something...in other words, I don't subscribe to any organized religion, but can accept that we just don't have very many answers to a lot of things, so I'm open.

I just find this all very interesting! I'm really not the kind of person to believe in any of this kind of stuff, but I will share the things that I have experienced (and a few things my sister has mentioned)

The last day my mother was alive, my sister went to say good bye with her children. She said that when she left the hospital, across the street there was loud jazz music playing from someones house. It startled her, because jazz was my mothers favourite. Throughout her illness I would play her jazz music on my phone. In her last couple of days I asked her for special requests and she said "Charlie Bird" (a jazz musician).

The day after she passed my sister noticed a white feather in her jacket. I had heard about the feather phenomenon, but didn't say anything to her. She wasn't aware of any kind of meaning. It was just funny to me, she offhandedly said "where did this feather come from?" or something like that...I just shrugged. But I never forgot it.

At my mothers funeral and visitation, I played music by Charlie Bird on my bluetooth speaker. A week later I popped into a second hand store, and right above the cash was a Charlie Bird record. 

I have witnessed some weird bird activity outside my condo townhouse. There aren't many birds in the area, a few crows, robins and various small birds here and there. But mostly squirrels. A few times since she has passed I have heard a loud gathering of birds right by my house. Hundreds of them in a tree, or on the ground right by my deck, making quite the racket. One time my boyfriend noticed and he said "wow, that's weird...we don't normally see birds here". I teared up and said "it's my mother". 

I've had weird experiences suddenly smelling things that aren't there, one time it was peaches and another time strawberries. The best way I can describe it is like a halucination only with smelling not visual. I've never had that before she passed. She used to make peach pies when they were in season, and she was obsessed with buying strawberries every week.

Sorry if this is a bit long. I hope some of you will share some of your experiences.

Sarah

Parents
  • Hi Serapine, 

    Im happy to say I have had lots of experiences with this kind of thing, we have lost quite a few people in our family but I am constantly reminded of them by little things that seem to happen in life at strange times. I think I probably sense my grandma the most, I am a firm believer in spiritual awareness and that sometimes we just sense and seem to know things. For example, where we live we used to see the odd robin but not all the time, after my grandma passed I would always see a robin, they would perch down a few feet away from me and stay put while I was around. A little after she died I took a walk to our local park and sat on the swing and this robin flew and sat on the fence by me and didnt fly away for ages and I just knew as soon as I saw her it was my grandma. This would seem to happen all the time like she was always checking in. I also smell her cooking at weird times, she used to bake all the time, and I would be able to smell her cheese biscuits and apple pie fresh from the oven in places where I couldn't possibly have smelt it elsewhere for real. This is going to sound like a really strange one but we used to cook together all the time, she taught me to bake and I swear she is with me when im baking, reminding me to do one thing or another to make it better. We also have a chair from her home in ours and a friend of mine who is really strongly connected to the spirit world said that she often comes to visit and sits in her chair :) One last thing that seemed strange to me that I felt meant something is a song that came on the radio and at the second that song came on I had the stromgest thought and feeling that my grandma was around and wanted me to remember her with that song, now every time I hear that song she is the one I think of without fail. I love all these things, they bring me great comfort to know that she still visits and is around sometimes. She was the most amazing woman, never had a bad thing to say about anyone and would offer her hand to anyone who needed it and even those that didnt. I miss her very much but these little moments mean the world and always bring a great smile to my face and sometimes a tear to my eye :) I love stuff like this too so am very happy to share some experiences, if I remember anymore I shall add them on :) 

    Bex 

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  • Hi Serapine, 

    Im happy to say I have had lots of experiences with this kind of thing, we have lost quite a few people in our family but I am constantly reminded of them by little things that seem to happen in life at strange times. I think I probably sense my grandma the most, I am a firm believer in spiritual awareness and that sometimes we just sense and seem to know things. For example, where we live we used to see the odd robin but not all the time, after my grandma passed I would always see a robin, they would perch down a few feet away from me and stay put while I was around. A little after she died I took a walk to our local park and sat on the swing and this robin flew and sat on the fence by me and didnt fly away for ages and I just knew as soon as I saw her it was my grandma. This would seem to happen all the time like she was always checking in. I also smell her cooking at weird times, she used to bake all the time, and I would be able to smell her cheese biscuits and apple pie fresh from the oven in places where I couldn't possibly have smelt it elsewhere for real. This is going to sound like a really strange one but we used to cook together all the time, she taught me to bake and I swear she is with me when im baking, reminding me to do one thing or another to make it better. We also have a chair from her home in ours and a friend of mine who is really strongly connected to the spirit world said that she often comes to visit and sits in her chair :) One last thing that seemed strange to me that I felt meant something is a song that came on the radio and at the second that song came on I had the stromgest thought and feeling that my grandma was around and wanted me to remember her with that song, now every time I hear that song she is the one I think of without fail. I love all these things, they bring me great comfort to know that she still visits and is around sometimes. She was the most amazing woman, never had a bad thing to say about anyone and would offer her hand to anyone who needed it and even those that didnt. I miss her very much but these little moments mean the world and always bring a great smile to my face and sometimes a tear to my eye :) I love stuff like this too so am very happy to share some experiences, if I remember anymore I shall add them on :) 

    Bex 

Children
  • Thank you so much for that. It brings me great comfort. I also experience things along these lines. Smells of perfume, songs on the radio, and dreams so real. Bless you. X

  • I lost my wonderful Mum on Tuesday, only 3 days after being told she had terminal lung cancer. During those 3 days I made her promise that when she passed she would send me a sign that she was still around.

    She passed away on Tuesday morning and that night something weird happened. At around 2am I could hear loud voices. I dismissed it as someone outside. But then I heard music too. It was booming through the house. I got out of bed and started to go downstairs only to discover the TV in the back room was on and the volume must have been turned up full blast. Not only that, the TV show that was on was one Mum never missed. I'm assuming it was a repeat showing because it's never usually on at that time of night. That particularly TV is never used, I can't even remember the last time I switched it on.

  • My husband just passed away over a week ago I'm devestated and I need to know can he still see me hear me etc is he trying to talk to me will he try talk to me. Can you help me on what to look out for listen for or what can I do to reach him

  • Hey Andrea, oh I'm so sorry but I have no doubt he is still with you... our loved ones, I believe keep a close eye on us even when they've left us. There are so many things and feelings that can represent spirit communication. They love to mess with electrics so watch your lights and tv stuff like that... they could come through on a song on the radio... maybe a feeling of someone touching you on the shoulder...or a whisper or someone saying your name with no one around. A bird or butterfly maybe, could be something linked with the person you've lost something that connects the two of you. It could be a smell, their smell for example in they smoked cigars you would smell cigar smoke when it couldn't have come from anywhere else. Some of it may sound completely bonkers and you'll wonder if it's really happening, if it's real but every time I know it is by the feeling in the pit of my stomach... it's a feeling like no other. It's the feeling of just knowing. When something strange happens and then you'll think of that person and you'll just know it's them. It's a beautiful feeling. If you want to make contact with them you could always try a spiritualist they usually have at least one in towns, some are bogus but if you want to see one, go on word of mouth, talk to those who have used them they will be able to point you in the right direction. If you are lucky to find a genuine one it can do wonders. I haven't been able to bring myself to go yet but will one day. Have you experienced anything like what I've touched on? They're so many ways they could come through but these are just a few that I find are quite common. I hope you hear from him soon if you haven't already x 

  • Hi Andrea I feel your loss, my partner of 35 years only passed away 6 weeks ago. Valentines day was a tough one, then yesterday I spent the morning talking to him begging him to give me a sign that he was ok asking him to blow out the candle I light everyday for him or move his Christmas card that still stands on the window sill..... but nothing happened. I walked into my kitchen and just fell to the floor sobbing. My grief in that moment then changed to total anger I could feel the anger rising in me like a volcano, I started to shout at him....Why wont you give me a sign, show me something anything. I was now in a cleaning frenzy red faced and tears streaming down my face after cleaning the work tops I kneeled to empty the washing machine, I was looking into the drum when I seen something small and shiny fall from the top to the bottom making a ting as it fell. When I picked it out to my amazement it was a small silver love heart, only the size of half a finger nail. I have no idea were this could have come from. I beleive it was a gift from my love, he had answered me. When I told my son he started to laugh and said well mam that was my Dad he was always a day late for your Birthdays etc so this was my Valentine gift 15th February one day late. I hope this gives you some comfort your husband will answer you and give you a sign he is still there watching over you.

    I need to add this, as around 20minutes after I had wrote this post yesterday 2 robins landed on my side fence, the fence is very close to my window so they were almost in my living room, one robin kept flying away and landing on next doors roof whilst the other waited for its partner on the fence in clear view, they were beautiful. I really cant see all this as only coincidence.