You Are a Medium: Discover Your Natural Abilities to Communicate With the Other Side by Sherrie Dillard Page A

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    ally put ourselves through such misery, loss and the possibility of death when what it really desires is that we become aware of its
    light, warmth and love within us? Sometimes we have to go fully
    down a path in order to see where it takes us. Those on the other
    side often tell their loved ones during sessions, that there was little anyone could do to stop their addiction. Although it may make no
    sense the addict relentlessly pursues a false material God in order to ultimately discover the divine power within.
    Until we are completely cut off from our spirit we do not fully
    understand the magnitude of its importance and irreplaceable
    worth. In this same way, we do not know happiness if we have never
    felt sadness. We value and embrace the warm days of spring after
    the harsh cold winter. Illness makes us honor our health. When
    the spirit is denied, repressed and hidden, we are shaken out of our ambivalence. Our suffering eventually wakes us into reluctant but
    illuminating awareness. We understand our spirit’s value, its light, wisdom, love and magic. We become motivated to embrace, appreciate and cherish it.
    Death Through Addiction
    When someone passes over as a result of an overdose or if drugs or
    if alcohol was a contributing factor in one’s death, their entry into the light may be delayed. Especially in the case of an overdose, it may take some time to realize that they have died. An addict’s spirit may hover over their body lost in a fog as to what is happening. In some cases, they follow their body long after they have physically
    died. In extreme cases they stay stuck in the astral realm. When we pass over, the astral realm is the energy vibration in-between the
    heavenly realms of all love and the physical world. When an addict
    passes over they are often confused. They are at risk of becoming
    wandering and lost spirits who do not always recognize that they
    are no longer in the physical body. Their spirit may roam in the as-66 ~ Addictions, Embracing Your Spirit
    tral realm attempting to inhabit places where alcohol or the drug of their choice is available or congregate around other addicts or drug and alcohol users.
    There are angels and loved ones in spirit who try to assist these
    lost souls. They reach out and attempt to guide them into the love
    of the heavens. An individual can resist this help and may choose
    instead to continue to drift close to the earth in a desire to satisfy their addiction. Eventually though, most willingly accept that they must advance into the light of love where they can heal.
    Addiction Lingers After Passing
    One of the biggest surprises for people who pass over with active
    addictions is that they still crave their drug of choice. The physical body is released from the addiction but the emotional, spiritual and mental addiction does not evaporate upon death. Addicts must still
    go through the process of freeing themselves from their reliance
    and dependence on their drug of choice. In the light and love of
    the heavens there are energy “treatment centers” where these souls
    can heal. Here they are given angelic care and attention. This detox period is in some ways similar to detoxing from the physical addiction. Addicts on the other side must however, go through an in-
    tense review period where they see, feel and understand how their
    addiction affected their soul plan and how it impacted the people
    in their lives. This is not an easy process, as the soul must feel at deep levels what others felt as a result of their actions. In the spiritual realm after this review, addicts often return to the emotional state they were in previous to becoming addicted. Loved ones in
    spirit who struggled with dependency issues often tell me that they have returned to the emotional age they were before their addiction began. This is essentially when they stopped growing and developing. By returning to this time they are able to work through what-
    ever issues they