My friend Kim called me up a few months ago to tell me about her. Kim and I have always had a shared fascination with the paranormal, specifically communicating with "the other side." She recommended a medium to me last year with whom she had a good reading. I did not have a good reading with this same psychic but that's a different story. When she told me about Melanie, it was a completely different feel. With Melanie there were specific names and obscure situations that were described instead of the usual vague, open-to-interpretation stuff. I was excited about it, and very happy for her, since Kim lost her mom last year and found peace from Melanie's reading (or as much peace as is possible for her at this point.) I wasn't excited enough to pick up the phone and make an appointment right away, though. Two subsequent readings for Kim's friends that were even more specific and enlightening than hers did the trick.
Now, Kim and I are very, very skeptical when it comes to people's psychic claims. We both believe whole-wholeheartedly that the ability exists; we just believe that the ability is very rare. For every true psychic, there are thousands of fakers. Kim was very careful making her appointment: first name only, blocked cell-phone used to make the appointment, little information offered initially during the reading, etc. I mostly did the same thing: I only used the name Sue, but since I didn't have a cell phone at the time I made the appointment, I gave my home number to her (she calls the day before to confirm your appointment) When I called her I blocked my number so it wouldn't appear in her caller ID, and at the time my phone number was brand new to me and no amount of googling or Net Detective-ing would tie it to me when I tested it out. The only person who knew the exact psychic I was going to was Kim, and even if I believed for one second that she would tip Melanie off ahead of time, it's a fact that she doesn't know most of the information about my family that would make for an impressive reading.
In a nutshell, Melanie has to be one of the nicest, most beautiful people I've ever met. I mean beautiful like you would hate her if she wasn't so nice and down-to-earth. I'm guessing she's right around my age, if that matters.
The beginning part of the reading was an explanation on how she works. As I said, she bases most of her readings on feeling rather than seeing or hearing. She feels things physically and emotionally. To communicate with her the spirit will show her someone or something she is familiar with as a clue. (This is very similar to George Anderson, my all-time favorite "famous" medium.) From there, she has to fish a little to figure out what the connection is. To a skeptic, this may appear as attempts at "cold reading" and in fact I had such difficulty believing anything as wonderful as a successful reading could happen to me that I was a little too judgmental about how much "fishing" there seemed to be. Several times during the reading, Melanie showed me her arms, which had raised goose flesh in what was a very warm office. She explained that this was a physical manifestation of the energy she receives from the spirits, and that it also serves as validation that she is on the right track with her reading. At one point I told her I felt badly for her that she had the goosebumps as I equated it with discomfort, and she said oh, no, it was a wonderful feeling and she wished she could bottle it and give it to people as it was better than any drug.
She commented on my nervousness and I explained that I was nervous that no one would come through for me and she laughed and told me that would not be a problem as she already had someone trying to come through. At this point I turned on my tape recorder. Unfortunately, the darned tape ran out halfway through the meeting, and of course that last half was the best part. I will transcribe most of what I have recorded and summarize what I can remember about the second half.
Melanie started off with a breathing exercise, almost a mediation, and a quick prayer. She asked for something of mine to hold, and if I wished, something belonging to someone I wanted to hear from most. I gave her my car keys and a picture of my father when he was a baby. Then came the reading.
A few notes first: My comments about what was going on are in red. If you want the whole reading without my input, just skip the red parts. If I use an ellipse (...) it doesn't mean I'm skipping something she said, it means there was a brief pause. If there was a longer pause I will type (pause) There is a thing or two I might skip because it's a little too personal. Nothing exciting, or I would include it. Also, anyone who knows me knows I'm into genealogy, and know the names of my ancestors going back several generations better than your average person. In the days leading up to the reading, I prayed to hear from or about some of the ancestors I had questions about, which I may comment on later. Also? When she gets going Melanie speaks fast and will start saying something and then suddenly go off on a different tangent, so when you're reading it it might look jumbled. She is also very emotional and cries or gets choked up often.
Ok, here it goes:
Melanie: Your grandmother passed?
Sue: Um, yes
Melanie: Ok, on mom's side?
Sue: Yes
Melanie (shows me her arms with the goose flesh) See that energy coming through? This is all just them letting me know that I'm connecting with you and have the energy coming in, ok?
Sue: Uh huh.
Melanie: Who's Charlie...connected to you? Or Chooch?
Sue: Chooch?
Melanie: Yeah, do you have a connection to the railroads? Did your grandparents?
Sue: Um...possibly
Melanie: Ok. I don't want to spend a lot of time on that because I have several things happening at once.
Sue: Ok...
Melanie: That's ok, do you need to say something, though?
Sue: Um, I might know Charles, but...
Melanie: Ok, how is Charles connected?
Sue: Um...a great grandfather
Melanie: Ok. On dad's side?
Sue: Yes.
(One of the ancestors I had hoped to get information on was my father's great-grandfather, Charles)
Melanie: Yes. Um, Dad passed as well?
Sue: Yes
Melanie: Yes, Dad's the first one who's going to come through super strong, do you see that (shows me her goose flesh) See that? This is what you can't make up Sue. When I show you this, there's several reasons, one is if you want to touch me you can...
Sue: My hands are cold though (we laugh)
Melanie: That's ok
Sue: (Feels her arm) Oh my God!
(Her arms were all raised goose bumps)
Melanie: It's so ok. This is your dad's energy.
Sue: (crying at this point) Ok.
Melanie: He comes with love. I knew he was going to come but your grandmother was trying to poke in. Your grandma is very strong, on your mother's side.
Sue: Ok
Melanie: Did your mom talk about her much?
Sue: Um, a little bit
Melanie: Ok, I won't stay with this because your Dad is just so the reason you are here. He wanted you to be here whether it was with me or someone else, he wanted this opportunity to connect with you, ok? Um, I do believe Charlie's the great-grandfather...on his side, ok? (she says something about him being connected on dad's side or something but I can't make it out)
Sue: I didn't know they called him Charlie, but that's ok
(I only knew his name, not any nicknames, never having met him)
Melanie: Um...look at that (shows me her arms again) Ok, please, there are several things that happen. I'll feel physical stuff, um, I feel emotional stuff, um, and just that surge of energy. I have to go with, first of all, this is sometimes unusual but I'm, I'm loving it, I have to go with the joy he's bringing me. He is just bringing me so much joy that you're here, ok? So, hello, he comes with you, um, he comes to give you hugs, ok? And he knows how much you miss him and how difficult it's been, and...who's John?
Sue: (taken aback) Um...
Melanie: Or James
Sue: Um, living, or...dead?
Melanie: I'm not sure
Sue: Ok. John...I have a brother-in-law John
Melanie (speaking at the same time) Do you have a brother John? Ok...I was going to say is John your brother because it felt like brother energy on me...it might be his way of, this is your sister's husband?
Sue: Yeah
Melanie: This is your dad's way of giving validation and acknowledging your sister as well, ok?
Sue: Ok
Melanie: Ok. Um, phew, your dad is strong, I'm going to ask him to slow down, ok? Did he have trouble in this area? (holds her abdomen) Physically?
Sue: Um, he might have
Melanie: (unintelligible)...stomach problems? Do you have stomach problems?
Sue: Um (shakes head)
Melanie: (unintelligible) ...someone connected to you...(unintelligible)
Melanie (closes her eyes and breathes deep as if listening for clarification)
Sue: Ok. I know someone who does.
Melanie: Your mom's still here, correct?
Sue: Yes
(more breathing)
Melanie: Your mom's having trouble with her stomach area?
Sue: Yes
(She comments that she's glad I didn't say who it was but that it would be ok if I had as everything comes as it should and that my dad says I'm already trusting in the process)
Melanie: Um, please know he's ok (crying) Please know he's doing great, ok?
Sue: Thank you (sobbing now, of course)
Melanie: (starts laughing) Oh what a great guy...what a great energy. Having said that he says there's a lot he doesn't express to you before he passes. (I won't get into my daddy issues but that is a major hit) Uh, he has heart problems? (grabs her chest)
Sue: Um...close.
Melanie: ok, I feel the chest area, he brings me right to the chest area. Um, I apologize, the physical stuff I know can be difficult to those who are here and love him. It's just validation, I can feel this area, it comes on the heels of he just wants you to know how well he's doing now, um...look at that!! (shows me her arms again)
Melanie: I do so many readings and I never take it for granted I'm blessed, but...I can tell you that your father comes about as strong as they come, and he tells me (crying) he wouldn't miss it for the world because of all the love he can push forward for you, ok? Um, his family is very important to him...his family is very important to him and yet he tells me that he made some mistakes, ok? Um, I feel like you know he loves you but he says he made some mistakes, ok? Did your parents actually split up and then get back together?
Sue: Kind of, yeah (This is more of a yes than a "kind of" but I'm not going to get into it here)
Melanie: Ok, there's like...but they were together?
Sue: Yes.
Melanie: Ok? Because he tells me that there's something that happens where they're not together...
Sue: Yeah
Melanie: Alright, this is just another validation for you. Um, is Linda connected to you? Or Lynn?
Sue: Um, not closely. I mean, I know a Linda, but...
Melanie (breathing)...(unintelligible, something about asking them to be more specific)
Melanie: Is this about your middle name, Susan Elizabeth?
Sue: No (I think I know what she's getting at here but I'm not giving it to her yet)
Melanie: Susan Lynn?
Sue: No
Melanie: Is your middle name anything like that?
Sue: Nope
Melanie: I'm usually right on when they're talking middle names
Sue: No
Melanie: Is your grandmother Elizabeth?
Sue: (Nods) (actually, it's my great-grandmother)
Melanie: (relieved) Thank you
Sue: Uh huh. Um...I was going to say...I know who you are talking about...
Melanie: yes, it's a grandmother
Sue ...and I was supposed to be named Elizabeth but my mom wouldn't...
Melanie: right, thank you. Now that is exactly why...phoomph! (Shows me her arms again) Let me tell you something that happens, there's confirmation energy. The flip side of that is they'll be like, no that's not it or I'm stuck like I did when I went to you and said do you have stomach problems, and he gives me that, "no! That's not it!" With having it (the goose flesh) he's telling me yes, it's about the grandmother you were to be named for, and that's why I went to your name, and I'm usually really clear when they're telling me its your middle name, and that's why I was surprised when you said no, but he connected it to your name. So that makes sense to you, and that would be validation for you. Uh... a couple of thing that could happen, you may hear me have difficulty speaking for a minute, just...ok... bear with me, ok? Part of that is emotion. Dad wants to tell me you felt so much grief..with missing him (crying) and he wants to acknowledge that for you and tell you it's ok, you're going to be ok, I don't want to minimize what you're going through, I've been there, um, I know how hard it is, but Dad brings me to that to acknowledge it, I also feel like your dad had great difficulty in his chest area. Did he...he had lung cancer?
Sue: Yes
Melanie: Ok, I apologize, um, there's usually a reason he's bringing me back to it, we already connected it to him, so he's bringing me back to it, he wants to talk about it...are you ok?
Sue: (snotting all over myself) Um, yeah
Melanie: Yes. Um, Dad passed as well?
Sue: Yes
Melanie: Yes, Dad's the first one who's going to come through super strong, do you see that (shows me her goose flesh) See that? This is what you can't make up Sue. When I show you this, there's several reasons, one is if you want to touch me you can...
Sue: My hands are cold though (we laugh)
Melanie: That's ok
Sue: (Feels her arm) Oh my God!
(Her arms were all raised goose bumps)
Melanie: It's so ok. This is your dad's energy.
Sue: (crying at this point) Ok.
Melanie: He comes with love. I knew he was going to come but your grandmother was trying to poke in. Your grandma is very strong, on your mother's side.
Sue: Ok
Melanie: Did your mom talk about her much?
Sue: Um, a little bit
Melanie: Ok, I won't stay with this because your Dad is just so the reason you are here. He wanted you to be here whether it was with me or someone else, he wanted this opportunity to connect with you, ok? Um, I do believe Charlie's the great-grandfather...on his side, ok? (she says something about him being connected on dad's side or something but I can't make it out)
Sue: I didn't know they called him Charlie, but that's ok
(I only knew his name, not any nicknames, never having met him)
Melanie: Um...look at that (shows me her arms again) Ok, please, there are several things that happen. I'll feel physical stuff, um, I feel emotional stuff, um, and just that surge of energy. I have to go with, first of all, this is sometimes unusual but I'm, I'm loving it, I have to go with the joy he's bringing me. He is just bringing me so much joy that you're here, ok? So, hello, he comes with you, um, he comes to give you hugs, ok? And he knows how much you miss him and how difficult it's been, and...who's John?
Sue: (taken aback) Um...
Melanie: Or James
Sue: Um, living, or...dead?
Melanie: I'm not sure
Sue: Ok. John...I have a brother-in-law John
Melanie (speaking at the same time) Do you have a brother John? Ok...I was going to say is John your brother because it felt like brother energy on me...it might be his way of, this is your sister's husband?
Sue: Yeah
Melanie: This is your dad's way of giving validation and acknowledging your sister as well, ok?
Sue: Ok
Melanie: Ok. Um, phew, your dad is strong, I'm going to ask him to slow down, ok? Did he have trouble in this area? (holds her abdomen) Physically?
Sue: Um, he might have
Melanie: (unintelligible)...stomach problems? Do you have stomach problems?
Sue: Um (shakes head)
Melanie: (unintelligible) ...someone connected to you...(unintelligible)
Melanie (closes her eyes and breathes deep as if listening for clarification)
Sue: Ok. I know someone who does.
Melanie: Your mom's still here, correct?
Sue: Yes
(more breathing)
Melanie: Your mom's having trouble with her stomach area?
Sue: Yes
(She comments that she's glad I didn't say who it was but that it would be ok if I had as everything comes as it should and that my dad says I'm already trusting in the process)
Melanie: Um, please know he's ok (crying) Please know he's doing great, ok?
Sue: Thank you (sobbing now, of course)
Melanie: (starts laughing) Oh what a great guy...what a great energy. Having said that he says there's a lot he doesn't express to you before he passes. (I won't get into my daddy issues but that is a major hit) Uh, he has heart problems? (grabs her chest)
Sue: Um...close.
Melanie: ok, I feel the chest area, he brings me right to the chest area. Um, I apologize, the physical stuff I know can be difficult to those who are here and love him. It's just validation, I can feel this area, it comes on the heels of he just wants you to know how well he's doing now, um...look at that!! (shows me her arms again)
Melanie: I do so many readings and I never take it for granted I'm blessed, but...I can tell you that your father comes about as strong as they come, and he tells me (crying) he wouldn't miss it for the world because of all the love he can push forward for you, ok? Um, his family is very important to him...his family is very important to him and yet he tells me that he made some mistakes, ok? Um, I feel like you know he loves you but he says he made some mistakes, ok? Did your parents actually split up and then get back together?
Sue: Kind of, yeah (This is more of a yes than a "kind of" but I'm not going to get into it here)
Melanie: Ok, there's like...but they were together?
Sue: Yes.
Melanie: Ok? Because he tells me that there's something that happens where they're not together...
Sue: Yeah
Melanie: Alright, this is just another validation for you. Um, is Linda connected to you? Or Lynn?
Sue: Um, not closely. I mean, I know a Linda, but...
Melanie (breathing)...(unintelligible, something about asking them to be more specific)
Melanie: Is this about your middle name, Susan Elizabeth?
Sue: No (I think I know what she's getting at here but I'm not giving it to her yet)
Melanie: Susan Lynn?
Sue: No
Melanie: Is your middle name anything like that?
Sue: Nope
Melanie: I'm usually right on when they're talking middle names
Sue: No
Melanie: Is your grandmother Elizabeth?
Sue: (Nods) (actually, it's my great-grandmother)
Melanie: (relieved) Thank you
Sue: Uh huh. Um...I was going to say...I know who you are talking about...
Melanie: yes, it's a grandmother
Sue ...and I was supposed to be named Elizabeth but my mom wouldn't...
Melanie: right, thank you. Now that is exactly why...phoomph! (Shows me her arms again) Let me tell you something that happens, there's confirmation energy. The flip side of that is they'll be like, no that's not it or I'm stuck like I did when I went to you and said do you have stomach problems, and he gives me that, "no! That's not it!" With having it (the goose flesh) he's telling me yes, it's about the grandmother you were to be named for, and that's why I went to your name, and I'm usually really clear when they're telling me its your middle name, and that's why I was surprised when you said no, but he connected it to your name. So that makes sense to you, and that would be validation for you. Uh... a couple of thing that could happen, you may hear me have difficulty speaking for a minute, just...ok... bear with me, ok? Part of that is emotion. Dad wants to tell me you felt so much grief..with missing him (crying) and he wants to acknowledge that for you and tell you it's ok, you're going to be ok, I don't want to minimize what you're going through, I've been there, um, I know how hard it is, but Dad brings me to that to acknowledge it, I also feel like your dad had great difficulty in his chest area. Did he...he had lung cancer?
Sue: Yes
Melanie: Ok, I apologize, um, there's usually a reason he's bringing me back to it, we already connected it to him, so he's bringing me back to it, he wants to talk about it...are you ok?
Sue: (snotting all over myself) Um, yeah
To Be Continued...
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