Author: Barbara Raphael

The unstable situation in which Europe currently finds itself creates uncertainties. Our lives became more unpredictable. It therefore seems even more important to me that we become aware of our connection with a higher reality to which we belong. I experience this connection in mediumship. We use our inner senses – the Clair senses –…

Life changes again. I often sense changes some time before they actually happen. When I sense something new coming into my life, it makes me impatient and restless, or apprehensive if it is something unwanted. When I sense something leaving my life that I am happy to let go of, I feel relieved. Most difficult…

A few weeks ago, I was medium for a gentleman in spirit who told me that his entire adult life had been devoted to finding meaning in his life. He read many books, attended lectures, surrounded himself with friends whose lives were meaningful to them, and discussed the subject with them. His life seemed empty…

A few weeks ago, just before I fell asleep, I received a message wishing me happy dreams and a blessing for my sleep. This evoked such a beautiful feeling of warmth and comfort, of being embedded in a larger context, that I read it every day before falling asleep. A few days later I conveyed…

When I decided to dedicate this blog post to unconditional love, I considered it to be much easier. I had just healed from grieving for my husband. In grief we are stuck in a certain situation, the passing of a loved one. Grief is a form of wanting, the wish that the deceased person is…

I recently read the book “Spiritual Journeys along the Yellow Brick Road” by Darren Main. In it, the author reflects on the quest of the main characters of the book “The Wizard of Oz.” On page 132 he quotes the Tin Man (film): “Now I know I have a heart because it’s breaking.” This passage…

In April, shortly before the first anniversary of his death, I am having a particularly bad day. There is a meeting of the writing group I am part of, but I am not in the mood to write. It takes an effort for me to attend – but it was worth it. This time we…

When my husband told me a year ago that we have a mission to fulfil, my mourning periode was over – I thought (see: How it started). At that moment I was filled with joy that we could continue to work together as a team. How naive I was to assume that this was the…

Lately, I have been experiencing a very fulfilling creative phase while a dear friend mourns the death of a loved one. I found it disconcerting – how can I be happy when my friend is heartbroken? I feel compassion for her, of course, and yet my life is good. While pondering this, I came across…

In the medium courses we usually get the task explained first, then we come in small groups in breakout rooms where we practice the exercise. There was a change in one course. A partner exercise, first everyone does a psychic reading and a spirit contact for the partner and notes down the information received. Only…