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| The cover of our journal |
This special journal sat on one of the bookshelves in my studio for several months and then one night I was really missing my daughter and I pulled it out and wrote her a letter, which I will share with you. (You can click on the images to make them larger.)
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| First letter I wrote to Jess |
I was pretty sure she could see what I had written, and feel it as I wrote it. She could feel me reaching out to love her, and express my concerns.
I wrote several entries over a period of several months, which made me feel closer to her - somewhere in my soul I knew she "heard" me, she "received" the communication.
Then one night the idea came into my mind to write a letter from her to me. Well, wasn't I pleasantly surprised - it was beautiful.
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| First letter from Jess |
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| xoxo |
For those who might be interested in a session themselves, her name is Desiree Dennis, and her whole family is wonderfully fascinating. Her grandfather is a veterinarian. Her mother is an energy worker and does a number of wonderful things. Her brother is very talented in a number of ways, and she, herself, is the most unassuming, charming, genuine individual who truly cares about her clientele. (Funny aside here - when we went into the room where she does her sessions with people there are three chairs. She sits in the middle one. Her client gets to pick which chair to sit in, either on her right, or on her left. She said it's so amusing that most of her "Penn State" clientele tends to choose the right-hand chair, and most of her "artsy, creative, spiritual" clientele tend to choose to sit on her left. Yes, I sat on the left, that's where the tissue box was : )
During our session, which was an hour long, and recorded, one of the things Desiree said was that Jess loves our letters and wants me to spend more time writing, both to her from me and from her to me. Desiree explained that there is a name for this process, and it's called "automatic writing." She also said there's a tree that's special to Jess and myself, and Jess wants me to know that if I go sit under our tree she'll come and talk with me. I happen to know this would be the peach tree by our pergola in the back yard, where we sat on the grass at sunset, and where Jess pranced through a little pathway bordered by mushrooms that had sprung up from the recent rains while she was visiting us. Yes, I've sat there, and yes, we've had wonderful conversations.
But I digress - I've spent some more time doing this "automatic writing" thing, and can say it lightens my heart and in each of Jess's letters there's at least one "zinger," which is what I call something I wouldn't normally write or even think of myself. These zingers give me insight or encouragement or turn a lightbulb on in my head and heart. They're gifts.
She guards me when she feels I've had enough to process - she says "Gotta go!" And I appreciate that.
She's talking here about the little creatures that our cat, Joey Max brings to us. I bury them in the front garden with flowers and prayers.
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| ~Laurel Birch |
Thank you Laurel Birch for being a big spirit while you were here. Thank you Desiree for your facilitation and encouragement. Thank you my sweet Jess for being accessible and sharing your adventures.
Just LOVE. All good.
We are working together and it is so fun. If you'd like to try "automatic writing" with someone you love who's in our true home, here are some tips:
- Make yourself comfortable (you might not want to be interrupted)
- Light a candle
- Put your favorite music on or go out in beautiful Nature
- Bring with you a beautiful journal and something to write with
- Breathe deeply a few times and ask for the blessing of Our Creative Source (whatever you call that) and the highest source of communication
- Then write what comes to mind without questioning or "editing" it (it's so interesting to read later). Don't think, analyze, or question, just write. That way the message comes through with more purity and not so much of "your" spin on what you're getting.
- You might feel an urge to change your handwriting, for example, Jess prefers me to print rather than write in full cursive, just go with it.
- After you feel you're done, say thank you and close out the session with gratitude.
Fear? None. "The only thing to fear is fear itself." ~ Franklin D. Roosevelt via Louis McHenry Howe
Love? All there.
Try it. You'll love it. And it will love you back.
I will also add that I've captured Jess's loving spirit in photos occasionally. A beautiful soft pink orb so huge it surrounds me.
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| See the round pink orb shape that almost takes over the whole photo? |
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| Here's another photo taken seconds later. |
AND when I chose the pink orb photo to upload it the other (second) photo uploaded by itself without me choosing it. Hi Jess xo : ) The cool thing about the first photo is that as soon as I saw it I felt an overwhelming sense of PEACE. I just love that.
I think this kind of communication is good and healthy, and pretty much available to us all.
Lots of food for thought here. Shared with love.
Namaste
Jen
