#8.30.21

[elceeu2morrow]

"Hopefully if we keep growing the festival the lineup will get bigger and bigger. Would love to do it over two days in the future." [AFHF 2021 / 2022]

[1dlarryluv]

Louis at a club - 8.30.21

[alltheselights]

this is a babie

[keazy-e]

My buddy Oliver ❤️

[ener-chi]

I have an interesting story for you today ((: TL;DR - working with a ghost

So there is a ghost at my work.

I heard about it from my coworker. Apparently two separate people - without speaking to each other - told the same person that they saw a ghost in the bathroom mirror. They also both reported that it was a middle-aged man.

Other things I heard from talking to people: someone seeing things in their peripheral vision around that area; things falling off of counters and being knocked off of shelves; and two people having a conversation and watching cabinet doors open by themselves.

We weren’t sure where it could’ve come from. It might’ve been attached to the building, but we moved into the building in May and it not showing itself until now seems unlikely. The other big potential option is that (note: I work in like a crystal shop) maybe it came attached to something in our store.

Regardless, besides a bit of a nuisance, it didn’t seem hostile, and the people that saw it said that they didn’t feel that it was malicious. I’ve been working the shop lately so I decided to try and talk to it, see if I can’t figure out what was going on. Plus, this would be my first time interacting with an actual ghost, instead of just a spirit in the astral plane.

So that’s exactly what I did. I didn’t see them physically manifest or knock anything over when I was around. However, I did feel their energy in that corner of the building. As soon as I felt their energy and kind of honed in on it, it kind of came out from hiding and like - circled around me. I felt it behind me, and I had this reallyyy heavy feeling.

I could tell that it was kind of trying to spook me, which of course didn’t work. I pulled out my astral body and went into it, and then sat down in front of it. This definitely surprised it; it was NOT expecting a human to meet them on a spiritual level, let alone not meet them without hostility.

I sat down and told them my intentions: I was not there to hurt them or remove them; they didn’t seem particularly hostile, and I wanted to talk to them and see if I could get some information from them as to who they are and why they are there.

At this point, I was picking up a lot of feelings from it: uneasiness, suspicion. But I also suddenly got this desire for some tea (we have a tea bar at work). I immediately recognized it as its’ desire and not mine, and asked if it would like some tea. It was again hesitant, but nodded.

I then made it a wonderful cup of tea (irl), and then when I was finished, I linked the tea with it energetically, like an offering. It loved the tea, and the tea helped it calm down and also trust me more.

So I sat down with him and asked him some questions. It was actually interesting - I’ve heard of The Veil and how it makes you forgetful; not sure if this is related or not, but he was... having a very hard time remembering things - how he died, family, etc. I was able to kind of clear up the fog for us both and see things more clearly.

He was a farmer. Our shop is back-dropped by a lot of agricultural land. I got the sense that he owned and worked some land somewhere back there. I’m not sure exactly how he died - maybe covid - but regardless, when it happened, he didn’t want to leave quite yet. But he got scared, and he got lost - he remembered seeing our shop in passing and knew that we were a spiritual place, so he came here.

He was largely just frightened - about everything. Dying, being dead, where he was, what happens next, etc. I don’t blame him; I would’ve, too. I also got the feeling that a lot of “ghosts” are like him - souls who are lost, and frightened.

I talked to him about what he wanted to happen next. I talked to him about Passing Over - I told him that I have quite a bit of experience helping souls pass over, and that I could help. I told him what I knew of the “afterlife” or as I call it, The Place Where Souls Go.

The other option I said he had is that he could stay at the shop, as long as he wasn’t being a nuisance; I knew that he wasn’t malicious. Besides, he would probably Pass Over at some point - if he wasn’t ready, he could definitely take some time until he was ready to. And he also didn’t necessarily need my help for it - I don’t know anything about it, but apparently spirits do it all the time, so.

He was... very hesitant about Passing Over; scared and uneasy. But... there was something else. A longing - to stay with the land. I dug a little deeper.

His relationship with his wife was never the best; not that it was a bad relationship - they just never really connected. He very much liked to keep to himself - he was a quiet man, and preferred to be out in the fields and with nature rather than participating with society.

He loved the land, and the land loved him. I saw him in this... plains-place - like these rolling hills that have been tilled. He was being pulled there, just like I was pulled to move to the PNW. And the land LOVED him - I felt so much love and gratitude for this person from it.

Kind of hard to describe, but I felt something in his energy. After digging through it, I found it: a seed. I knew what needed to happen.

I told him that he could stay with the land. I also told him that it would not be permanent; I saw his Path, and it continued far beyond this. He was a bit hesitant, but basically jumped on the idea.

And so, we went to this tilled-plains-place that I saw before. As soon as we arrived, the energy and love was PALPABLE. The land loved him soo much, and he loved it too. I dug a hole, and asked if he was ready. He took a deep breath, and then said yes. I dropped the seed in.

It was immediately sucked and accepted into the earth by the land, and IMMEDIATELY he doubled-over. But not from pain - from surprise. He stood back up, and looked at his hands, with intrigue - they were slowly dissolving, fading. For the first time, he wasn’t scared or frightened - he actually laughed, and was filled with joy. As he began to fade, the seed began to sprout, and the more he faded, the more it sprouted, until he completely dissolved with a final thank you, leaving me standing over this small sprout, and just SOOO much love and warmth that it made me emotional.

I got back and cleansed the space, both physically and energetically, to clear it of any energy remnants, and that was that.

One interesting note, though - before we left, I asked if I could try and see him physically. He obliged. I didn’t see anything right away, so I softened my gaze, like I do when I am seeing auras. I DID see something - but it is hard to describe. It was an outline of a figure - but it came more from like... absence or obstruction. Kind of like refraction of light - or when someone is invisible in a video game - they’re invisible, but there is still some kind of form moving. At a few different points it became partially tinted-yellow, but that was it. I am definitely going to need much more experimentation and experience before I can come to anything conclusive about this, but it is interesting nonetheless.

So yeah! I’m glad I got to help him. It was also a great experience - my first time working with a ghost. I’m grateful for the experience.

That’s it for now! I hope that everyone has a wonderful night!

Blessings!

[elceeu2morrow]

28 Official Programme

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