by John Bradshaw

Created on: October 25, 2009

Excerpt from ' Impressions of an Archangel' Inspired Writing by John Joseph

Today, I would like to write about spirits who remain close to the physical realm, otherwise known as ghosts. These spirits generate a lot of interest even amongst those who profess to have no spiritual beliefs. In fact, in spiritual terms, they perform an important function in that many people would never reflect on the afterlife were it not for the repeated and startling evidence of their existence.

It can be said that a ghost is generally a spirit who is troubled. We need to differentiate between evolved spirits who come through with a purpose such as healing or the progression of the soul who is incarnate and those who are bound to the physical realm by their attachments. You will notice generally that a ghost or spirit who is bound to the earth realm is bothered in some way. The spirit in question may have an unhealthy attachment to a person, place or thing. I have encountered this a number of times in my work and have done healings to help these spirits move on. Where death has been sudden and dramatic, the spirit is often in a state of shock and sometimes does not realize that he or she has passed on. There is confusion and the spirit wants to wake from what he thinks is a dream.

It must be remembered that the experience of the initial stages of the afterlife is very comparable to the dream state. Remember that spirit is consciousness and that each soul or consciousness exists at a certain vibration which is directly related to the awareness of that soul. The well being of the soul in spirit is directly related to the level of awareness that the soul has achieved in its most recent and in previous lives. The soul that has remained asleep to any spiritual awareness will take considerably longer to achieve awareness in spirit. The Buddhists talk about the Bardo states i.e. the states that the consciousness or soul experiences after death. In Buddhist thought, the aware soul will know even after death how to navigate these states and achieve a favourable rebirth. The unaware soul may tumble in a disturbed way into the first incarnation that crosses its path, irrespective of the life form, whether it be animal or human. The Christian soul who has achieved a high level of awareness will experience the after death state as heaven which could be described as a blissful state of pure awareness or total unity with Godhead, the Atheist may experience universal love and so on.

Ultimately

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