An open letter to suicide survivors

I received a message this morning from a woman who received a discernment from me over a year ago. She told me about a friend of hers whose daughter committed suicide. Her friend is grieving not only the death of her daughter, but also fears her daughter is in "hell."  

I asked her to pass on the following, and thought I would share it with you. If you know someone who has survived the suicide of a loved one, please ask them to read this as well. 

Your friend told me about your daughter and your fears. I'm hoping I can help ease your pain in some small way. 

Although I'm not myself a parent, it doesn't take a whole lot of imagination to understand your grief. You love your children so much, it's unthinkable as to how they could think their life isn't worth living. 

If thoughts of suicide were as detectable as any other terminal disease then we might be able to stop it before it's too late. The problem is that all too often, those suffering from this hide what's going on so well, no one sees it until it's already done. 

I am a full time, professional, Psychic Medium however, and I've talked to those who have crossed over a countless number of times now, including those who have taken their own lives. I want to make something VERY clear - I would not be able to communicate with them, nor would they be able to communicate with me if not for God's love and grace. 

Those who have died by their own hand have made it very clear that they were not condemned to "Hell," nor were they scorned by God. In fact, the exact opposite is true. They are held more closely by God's compassion, understanding and forgiveness.  The "hell" they may be suffering from is the pain they know their passing caused their loved ones they left behind. 

Often when I do a discernment (reading) there is a line of loved ones who are wanting to communicate. However, if there is someone who committed suicide in their midst, they are moved to the front of the line. This also applies to those who lost their lives at the hands of someone else. Why would this be so? Because they have the most to say. 

I'm sure that your daughter now knows it would have been better to finish her lessons here on Earth,*but she is now continuing her journey in a more beautiful, peaceful and compassionate place. 

Your daughter was a sensitive soul, with a purity we all have when we begin our lives and lessons. Most of us put on protective armor to protect our souls while we're on our journey in this life. Your daughter wasn't able to do that. That's why she thought it was best to do what she did. 

God doesn't make mistakes, but He does understand when we do. God knows and loves us to the very core and fiber of who we are. 

Your daughter's new journey, in part, is to help you understand, and accept, that what she did was not your fault in any way, nor is it due to some failure on your part as a parent. She would also want you to know that's she's okay, in God's loving arms, and still with you from the Other Side so you can begin to put the pieces of your life back together. When you finish your own journey here, you will see her again. I promise you that you will. 

Grief is the price we pay for love. At the end of grief in this world is joy in the next. Hold on until that wonderful day. 

Blessings,

Anthony

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Someone I'd like you to meet...

My closest, and dearest friend, whom I've known for about 19 years is Camille Massing. I can't begin to imagine where I would be in my life right now if it weren't for her. When I was struggling with the idea of being a Medium, she was there with her unconditional support. 

Camille is a singer with the voice of an angel. She's also a talented songwriter.  Over the years we've known each other we've written a number of songs together, and she recorded them onto a cd entitled, "King's Ransom." It's a compilation of Christian songs that you'll enjoy if you like Joni Mitchell, or Amy Grant. 

She's a incredible spirit, and her love for God is reflected in her beautiful music. You can find her cd on www.cdbaby.com, or by going to www.camillemassing.com. Personally, my favorite song is "King's Ransom." Give it a listen! 

I received an e-mail this morning from a woman whose daughter, Chrissy, came through during her discernment session with me. She is asking for sponsorship as she walks in a fundraiser for suicide prevention. You can find more information on my website. I hope you'll find it in your heart to make a donation! 

Well, it's going to be a short one! I've got to get cracking on my taxes! 

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Psychic Trade Party

Kat and Maru, who call themselves "The Intuitive Divas" (www.intuitivedivas.com) host a "psychic trade party" at Kat's house. The idea is that psychics in, and around, the Denver Metro area to come and share their talents with one another. 

Only four of us ended up attending, and that included Maru and Kat! Eric, an intuitive was there along with myself. Personally, I enjoyed it. It made the readings more intimate. 

We placed ourself in a circle and basically each one of us was read by the other three. In order to respect their privacy, I'll just talk about what I was told. 

Kat cautioned me against writing my book for at least 3o days while I "cleared" myself. It's been my obsession of sorts to clear my unconscious beliefs. I'm seeing more and more lately that there's more to life than I've been allowing myself to experience. 

Kat mentioned something about my upcoming television appearance, and where television fits in my future. I won't go into it here because she brought up something I suspected all along, but I don't want to talk about it at this time until it's resolved.

Maru did say that she definitely "saw" me in radio. Eric said, "Not just radio, but satellite radio." All three were in agreement there. I asked Maru when she saw this happening and she told me sometime this year. Possibly October, but definitely within this year. 

This struck me because she's the third psychic type who mentioned October to me. One psychic who wants me to refer to her as "The Contessa," told me a couple of months ago that my life will be completely different by October. Last year, my friend, and Medium, Natalie Smith-Blakeslee told me that big things will start happening for me starting this August.  Shortly after that I resolved that my life would be different by setting goals I wanted to achieve by September 30 of this year. 

Before they said this, I had been considering radio as a way to start reaching more people but didn't consider satellite radio. All three agreed that satellite radio was the only way to reach the number of people I'm supposed to reach. I couldn't help but think, "So what does this mean? I'm going to be the male "Dr. Laura" of the psychic world?" 

Maru also said that while this won't happen, I'll be making a contact with regards to this "next month." As things progress, I'll keep you posted, I promise! 

Before all of this, since Maru volunteered to be read first I thought I would do a quick discernment. I distinctly got a spirit that was a mother energy to Maru and while I was giving her what was coming through, she verified some of it, but a lot of what I was receiving didn't resonate with her. It turns out it was her grandmother who opened the door but it was Kat's grandmother who wanted center stage! 

This happens at times when I'm trying to do what I do in a small group. The spirits will stand behind one person to get my attention, even if they're not related to that person. By the time we figured this out, I had to promise Kat I would do her discernment (reading) the next time we get together. I was able to contribute clairvoyant readings for all three though. 

I want to end by thanking Kat for opening up her home to us, and I want to thank Maru, Kat, and Eric for the fun evening and the predictions. 

Synchronicities

Well, today has been quite the day for me! I was in a bookstore earlier today and after looking at some books decided it's time to become serious about writing one of my own. In fact, my exact thought was, "Looks like writing a book is my next step." 

I was inspired to go the the New Age section and I picked up a book to look at. I wasn't sure why I picked it up, as it was a subject I was only somewhat interested in. 

As I was walking away from the shelf I was again "inspired" to look inside the book to see if there any pictures. There weren't any; instead there was a bookmark that said, "Ready to Write a Book?" I swear that's what it said! 

I stopped and read it and it was from a publishing company looking for authors! In all honesty, the bookmark was about all I read. My first thought was correct, I wasn't all that interested in the book to begin with. 

A little later I was on-line and watching a film Dr. Noah St. John sent to me via e-mail. Noah is the author of "Permission to Succeed," and "The Great Little Book of Afformations." I won't explain what "afformations" are here, but I will tell you it's a powerful technique for getting past any self sabotaging behaviors you may unconsciously have! 

In the film he talked about our subconscious blocks to creating the life we want to live. He simply mentioned that these blocks are what usually keep us from getting what we want for ourselves. You can find out more about Noah, and afformations by going to his website, www.successclinic.com.

Did I mention that when I was in the bookstore earlier, I was looking at books by Dr. Joe Vitale? In case you didn't know, he really came to the public's attention when he was one of the speakers on "The Secret" movie. 

So I'm sitting in a coffee shop, watching Noah's film when I decide to go to Vitale's website, www.mrfire.com. I've never been to his site before, and I noticed he has a video blog. So I go to it, pick a film, and what is he talking about? Our subconscious self sabotaging beliefs, and how to clear them! 

Well, God doesn't have to hit me with a lightening bolt to get me to see what I'm supposed to be learning today. I'm going to be applying what Noah started, and Vitale finished. In case you decide to go to Vitale's site, go to his video blog section, and click on the film from the Learning Annex. 

So what does all of this have to do with me being a Medium? Well, if you read my previous blog, you'll know that I'm all about living life fully. That way I won't have to hang around as a ghost, or come back around in another life. I'm just not into either of those ideas! 

Avoiding "Limbo" or "How NOT to become a ghost!"

I love Josie. She is just a hoot to talk to! 

She sent me an e-mail saying that she needed to tell me something and asked me to call her when I had a chance. So I called her when I figured she would be home from shuttling her kids (ages 6 and 8) to brownies, yoga, karate, the pistol range, etc (just kidding about Yoga!).

"Do you remember that day when you told me that there was a clock in my house that was stuck? I said, 'No, there isn't.' You said, 'Yes, there is.' Do you remember that?"

Actually, I hadn't. When I do psychic readings, or Medium discernments I access a part of my brain that I don't normally use. When I'm no longer in my zone, my brain seems to dump all of the information, so I don't remember much if anything at all of what I said. 

"You told me that there was a stuck clock, so I had John check all of our clocks. He told me that all of our clocks were working just fine. 

Well, I was looking for something yesterday (Monday) and I was looking for it all over. I couldn't find it so I looked in my husband's secretary desk. Do you know what I found? Behind all of this stuff was a clock that was stopped! You were off by an hour as far as the time, but still...!

Anthony, I used to believe in life after death, but now I really believe! The thing is, now I'm afraid of being stuck in 'limbo!'" 

"Josie," I told her, "when I was doing paranormal investigations, I used to hear that same sort of thing all of the time. I'm going to tell you what I used to tell people who said the same thing.

Live your life to the full! In other words, whether you die suddenly, or see it coming, making sure that when you pass you have no regrets. Tell everyone you love you love them. If there's any unhealed hurts between you and someone else, try to heal them. You get the idea."

Psychic Fair 2

I worked Cornerstone Books psychic fair again today, and met some really wonderful people. One of them came to see me to connect with her daughter who took her own life. A national sports champion, her daughter had a lot to live for. She was doing social work, a newly wed (married only five months when she took her life) and manic depressive. 

This young lady brought through a lot of evidence that it was her, even mentioning her prairie dog, Charlie, by name. Suicides are always such heavy energy for me to bring through. The emotional energy takes it's toll on me. 

But, as I told her mother, contrary to what most religions teach, God is very compassionate with those who take their own lives. He sees these souls for who they really are - beautiful, sensitive, and unable to handle the world, and those who live in it. So they choose to continue the lessons they need to learn in a place of compassion and peace. 

Please don't misunderstand, I'm not a proponent of anyone taking their own life. It doesn't help, and the pain caused is another lesson someone who commits suicide needs to learn on the Other Side. Problems aren't solved this way. But if someone you loved does chose this route, I just want you to know that they are cradled and held close to the heart of a loving, forgiving God. 

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