Author: Barbara Raphael

When I started the blog, I was convinced that my husband and I would continue our journey together. However, I could never have imagined what forms the cooperation would take. As mentioned in the blog post “First Anniversary of death” (April 21), I began to train myself in evidence-based mediumship. Since we started communicating after…

Through the changes in my life since my husband’s passing, I was able to experience how fulfilling it is to be an inspiration to other people. In expressing my soul, my inner light shines through, uplifting and nourishing others. By touching the soul of people who are open to it and who value my gifts,…

Lately, I have found it harder to attune to my husband. There is so much to be done. Activities that give me joy, but which have nothing to do with my husband and do not connect me directly with him. Yet I miss the time spent with him and the deep feeling of love and…

There are moments when I feel deeply happy. I have many beautiful experiences with my husband, especially through the Mediumship and Trance courses. Sometimes we have fun, often we feel joy, and sometimes very deep happiness. I am infinitely grateful that we can experience this together. That makes me – once again – ponder happiness….

On the first anniversary of my husband’s death, I woke up at exactly the same time as a year ago. I started my morning written conversation with my husband with: It is today …, whereupon he interrupted me with the following words: “No, it’s not today, it was a year ago. So much has happened…

This is the post I feared writing when I started the blog. Because what is there to write about? My husband passed away and it still hurts. Will the pain ever go away? But the story takes a different course. As described in “How it started“, my husband told me about half a year after…

Like it or not, time and life move on. At some point we are confronted with situations and get to know people who have no connection with the deceased. The new that every moment has in it shows us again that which is beautiful, interesting, joyful. This is a point in time that – if…

After the first shock, often questions arise like: Did I take care of her/him well enough? What could I have done better? Where did I fail? The feeling that we could have prevented the loved one from dying if only … is a natural part of the grieving process. It eases our sense of powerlessness…

No special preparation is required to experience after-death communication. The deceased can contact us whenever they want. Sometimes in difficult situations they will contact us to warn us to stand by us. Occasionally they lead us, guide our ways in a certain direction – to our advantage, as it turns out later. Often, they show…

A few weeks ago, I first realized the difference whether I am emotionally in the past/future or in the present. Being present increases the intensity with which I perceive my husband as well as my intuition and inspiration. This makes me feel strong, balanced and able to cope with the situations that life brings to…