Psychic News - June 2022

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Contents
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Two Worlds Are One
Tony Ortzen discovers that the
Russians are using dolphins for
defence purposes in Ukraine
and tells how Prince Charles 40
fled a presence at the Queen’s Research confirms
Sandringham Estate
08 identity of voice séance
Survey finds that millions communicator
believe in spirit contact John West investigates an unusual
The results of a survey conducted 28 and evidential case about medium
for a Sky TV show widespread Leslie Flint and an usherette
43
belief in spirit contact and how it
Connecting with ‘dead’
manifests
09 loved ones
15
Poll investigates
Pentagon releases secret Mind, body, spirit expert Cassandra
haunted homes Eason suggests ways to contact
documents on UFOs
loved ones in the Beyond
A public opinion poll in America Recently released papers show that 45
finds that 83 per cent of adults have America’s Department of Defense Dog leads doctor to
experienced paranormal activity in
investigated various subjects such as doomed boy
their homes
UFOs and crop circles
10 16 Dramatic accounts of how dogs and
Unseen visitor video Medium branches out cats saved humans from death and
goes viral disaster
into family trees 48
A couple think that their young son Medium Jane West explains how she Spiritual art
saw his great-grandmother, who
became involved in genealogy Rachel Calver shares her psychic
passed on earlier this year 20
story and the ways in which her art
12
Author offers alphabet
manifests
Singer believed ‘dead’ 52
of happiness
father phoned him Spreading kindness
A new book offers an A to Z of
David Bowie was convinced that Some lovely thoughts on ways to
how to find happiness spiritually,
his “dead” father made contact by spread kindness
emotionally and in other ways 54
13 phone 24 COVER STORY The purpose of
Advice on taking a earthly existence
B ring the magic of colour
spiritual bath is on tap Lionel Owen, a former President
into your life
How to turn an ordinary bath into a of the International Spiritualist
spiritual experience An interview with Jules Standish, Federation, explores the reasons for
14 who is one of the UK’s leading colour our lives on Earth
56
Widow’s marriage to experts
28 A good read
medium has ‘dead’
Bringing our spiritual Details of eight new titles on various
husband’s approval selves into daily life subjects including mediumship,
A woman reveals how she married empathy and magical Britain
Medium Ceryn Rowntree suggests 58
a medium who linked her with her
that we should incorporate our soul Classified advertising
previous partner
selves into all aspects of our lives
32 60
Voice saves mother What’s on at Spiritualist
15
and daughter from churches and centres
bomb blast
Former actor and teacher Sandy 45
Phillips describes how she and her
mother escaped a direct hit from a
doodlebug due to a spirit warning
35
Sudoku competition
Five lucky readers will each win a
56-card deck and guidebook
36
Why Native Americans
returned as spirit guides
Graham Jennings features Native
American guides, open-air séances
and a child prodigy

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Russians deploy dolphins Sea fleet and numerous valuable warships,
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including the flagship Moskva before it
ACCOUNTS WHENEVER they appear on TV, dolphins come sank.”
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from attacking Russian warships. than a dozen different species of marine
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corridor…
“Not only that, but George III, who died
in 1820, was allegedly spotted ‘looking
longingly’ out of a Buckingham Palace
room, with said room being the one
THE former Soviet Union first began training dolphins for military purposes in Sevastopol, a where he was confined to during bouts of
major port on the Black Sea, almost 50 years ago. madness.”
once commented: “Dolphins are trained and off on their own, as well as footsteps
Helped from Beyond
to search for and mark the location of with no known source and Christmas cards
undersea mines that could threaten the moving on mantlepieces seemingly of their EVER since Prince Harry and his partner
safety of those on board military or civilian own accord, have been reported at Her Meghan moved abroad and ceased to
ships. Majesty’s retreat in Norfolk, where two be working members of the Royal family
“Both dolphins and sea lions also kings – the Queen’s grandfather George V their popularity has taken something of a
assist security personnel in detecting and and her father George VI – passed away.” nosedive with the British public.
apprehending unauthorised swimmers John tells how “a young Prince of Wales, During a recent interview with an
and divers that might attempt to harm the with a footman, fled in terror from the American TV station, Harry was asked if he
Navy’s people, vessels or harbour facilities.” library after a coldness descended on them believes his mother Diana is still watching
However, the Navy has insisted “it does and the duo felt like someone was behind over him.
not now train, nor has it ever trained, its them. “It’s constant,” he replied. “It has been
marine mammals to harm or injure humans “In 1996, a footman also claimed he over the past two years more so than ever
in any fashion or to carry weapons to saw a servant who had died in 1995 in the before.
destroy ships.” house. Some servants refused to enter “It’s almost as if she’s done her bit with
Meanwhile, it is thought that the an empty second-floor bedroom, which is my brother and now she’s very much
Russians have used beluga whales and where heavy breathing often appears to helping me.
seals for the purposes of defence. come from.” “She’s got him set up and now she’s
Don’t know about you, but I find it The Sandringham Estate, Bronte helping me set up. That’s what it feels like.
immensely sad that animals are involved continued, is “not the only royal residence He’s got his kids, I’ve got my kids.”
to be haunted, as the late Princess
in warfare when they should surely be left Harry ended: “The circumstances are
Margaret reportedly saw Elizabeth I,
alone to enjoy their lives unhindered. Like obviously different. I feel her presence in
who died in 1603, at Windsor Castle in a
humans, they are sentient beings and also almost everything I do… She’s watching
survive physical death. over us.”
Back to John West, who is playing
Prince flees presence a role in the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
celebrations.
IN April, PN carried a review by Graham John “co-produced the Queen’s official
Jennings of fellow columnist John West’s Platinum Jubilee videos which are being
new book Britain’s Ghostly Heritage. shown on YouTube. One of them premieres
Last week, John told me that since on June 1.”
then a story about Prince Charles and the Jason Figgis directed and edited the
ghosts at Sandringham which feature in his videos. The composer of the music is
latest book “has gone global. Loretta Kay Feld, who also composed the
“It’s been in The Sun and has now been music for the inauguration of the last three
covered in loads of papers and online sites American presidents.
across the world.” Loretta saw a video Jason did for Uri
For instance, writing on an Australian Geller’s museum in Jaffa and asked him
website, Bronte Gossling said that the to direct the Jubilee videos, as she was
prince “reportedly once fled from a ghost- impressed with his work.
like presence at the Queen’s Sandringham THE apparition of George III was seen Previously, Jason directed Uri’s Haunted
Estate… “looking longingly” out of a room at Cities: Venice, which was commissioned by
“Doors opening and lights turning on Buckingham Palace. Sky One.
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Find has ring to it
A 90-YEAR-OLD woman has described
how she found her “dead” husband’s
wedding ring under an apple tree decades
after it went missing in their garden.
Ann Kendrick, from Looe, Cornwall,
explained that her partner Peter lost his
ring while working in their back garden in
1987.
A mother of seven, Ann told the BBC:
“I suppose it must have popped out of
his pocket and we never saw it again. We
thought: ‘Oh well. Never mind’.”
On a recent sunny Saturday afternoon,
Ann decided to “go outside and do a bit of
tidying up.
“There’s one patch of the garden which
LOTTERY winners Laura Hoyle and Kirk Stevens plan to spend more time ghost hunting.
is covered in grass. I thought, ‘I’ll see if I can
(Photo: Camelot)
dig some of that out.’
“As I was working away, I pulled at a tuft Explaining that finding the ring most only had a few lines about their
of grass and this little bit of metal popped was “overwhelming,” Ann added: interest in the supernormal.
out of the ground. “Once I cleaned it up, it was a bit more Their local paper commented that
“It didn’t look at all like a wedding ring, recognisable as a ring, but it does need since the win, “One thing the couple have
but just a dirty piece of bent metal which some repair. been able to do is indulge in their hobby of
was cracked open.” “My husband passed away 22 years ago. paranormal investigation.”
Ann took her find into the house, Do you think he might be sending some It quoted Laura as saying: “Kirk and I
cleaned it up to “make sure it was the ring” kind of message? I think Peter would have are participating in lots more paranormal
and “there was the jeweller’s mark on the been as surprised as I am that it turned up.” activities and I’m editing the videos we
inside of it.” take, which I absolutely love doing.
Of the ring, Ann said she often thought Ghost of a story… “I’m getting better and better at editing.
maybe one day she might discover it “and The other month one of our videos was
low and behold I did.” SOMETIMES a psychic story turns out to voted by a top ghost hunting YouTuber as
be something of a damp squib, but can still one of his videos of the week.”
have a good point to it. Another paper said Laura “has now
Even though it starts at 4.00 am on ditched her job to become a professional
weekdays, most mornings I listen to Steve paranormal investigator alongside
Allen on the radio station LBC. A complete manufacturing engineer Kirk.”
sceptic about the paranormal, Steve races That was it apart from a third paper,
through interesting stories in the papers. which quoted Kirk as saying, “I want to
One of those he mentioned last month make paranormal investigation products
was that a couple who won the Lottery are using my woodwork and electronic skills.”
interested in psychic matters. What I expected was a fascinating in-
“Sounds like a great story,” I thought depth article about the couple’s interest in
and decided to investigate later on that psychic matters rather than a few words.
day. However, the positive side is this:
First some background. Laura Hoyle newspapers are obviously aware of the
and Kirk Stevens scooped £10,000 a public’s huge interest in the paranormal
month for the next 30 years after matching otherwise they would not have highlighted
all six numbers in a Set For Life draw. Laura and Kirk’s ghost hunting activities in
The pair are from in Hucknall in their headlines.
Nottinghamshire. Various newspapers all
had very similar headlines to this – “Couple If aliens land on Earth
who won £3.6 million on the Lottery ditch
A WIFE wonders if finding her “dead” their jobs to become professional ghost OVER the last few years, somewhat
husband’s wedding ring “might be some hunters.” surprisingly the American government
kind of message.” Reading the accounts, disappointedly has become increasingly open about the
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subject of extraterrestrials.
Recently its Department of Defense
released 1,500 pages of secret research
documents, which cover a range of
subjects from so-called close encounters
to crop circles (see article on page 15).
Now Nick Pope, one of the world’s
leading experts on UFOs, has warned that
initial contact with an alien civilisation
could destroy organised religion as we
know it and cause global chaos.
Whilst an employee at the UK’s
ACCORDING to popular culture, this is how an alien may appear.
Ministry of Defence, Mr Pope was
responsible, for among other duties,
Mr Pope speculated that we could they can’t keep the lid on it and they better
investigating UFO phenomena.
encounter a new raft of alien religions get this out there before the lid blows off.
Now he believes that humanity may be
challenging earthly belief systems with It’s best to get ahead of the narrative.”
on the verge of discovering if we are alone
the space civilisation wanting to convert
in the universe.
humans to its faith.
Mr Pope told The Sun Online that The bare essentials
Alternatively, aliens could be a hyper-
mankind making contact with or being
advanced race which has dismissed all
visited by aliens would be the most ACCORDING to a recent survey, blue
religions as “primitive superstitions.”
“amazing paradigm-busting moment in underwear is the luckiest of all. It seems
Mr Pope told added: “Either way it
human history.” that a third of Britons admit to owning a
would be the biggest culture shock for
However, it would also be a moment pair of “lucky pants,” which are often worn
religions that they have ever encountered.
of “fear and panic,” which could pit the on first dates and to meetings and sporting
“It would shake them to their very
world’s nations against each other, and core; it could destroy them. It would events.
that some individuals would not be able to fundamentally change the nature of human Blue undies are the top choice at 24 per
handle the new reality of man’s place in the
society.” cent, followed by black at 21 per cent and
cosmos.
Other consequences of first contact white at fourteen per cent. The least lucky
“Just as we have seen throughout the
would see a “dogfight” and “desperate colour is orange, which was cited by only
pandemic and the war in Ukraine, social
scramble” between nation-states over how two per cent of those questioned.
media would also play a major role with
to exploit alien technology in a “new space Thirty-six per cent of men confessed
some people perhaps even refusing to
race.”
they had a pair of “good luck” Y-fronts or
believe mankind had made contact,” said
Initial contact could be a moment
one press report. boxer shorts while 30 per cent of women
of “supreme danger and supreme
“Given the current geopolitical admitting having what one journalist
opportunity” for planet Earth.
situation, I wonder whether it wouldn’t termed “charmed knickers.”
“Contrary to Hollywood,” said Mr Pope,
further polarise us,” Mr Pope added. At 49 per cent, millennials (those born
“I don’t think we could fight off any alien
“People react as individuals and social between 1981 and 1996) were most likely
invasion, so fingers crossed they do come
media puts a fundamentally different spin in peace. to have lucky underwear, followed by
on things. “We are a primitive society whose Generation Z (1997-2012) at 46 per cent
“Many people would be saying ‘Fear primary activity is tribal warfare. I just and 27 per cent of those aged 35 to 44.
the evil aliens’ while others would be
hope if we encounter aliens we can get Just 26 per cent of those aged 45 to
encouraging us to reach out to new space
beyond that, as it would be the greatest 54 own a pair of lucky pants, with 24 per
brothers and sisters.”
opportunity in human history.” cent aged 55 to 64. The figure for senior
Commenting that the subject of citizens was only twelve per cent.
UFOs has gone from the fringe to the
Of his navy blue boxers, garden store
mainstream, Mr Pope added:
worker Kevin Lowe said: “I passed my
“Like an iceberg, a lot of it is visible, but
driving test in them in 2011.
a lot of what is going on is done behind
“I also met my partner while I was
closed doors, is highly classified and deeply
wearing them on a night out and when I
compartmentalised.”
got my current job. I dread the day they
He believes that the flurry of activity
in the US is “almost as if it’s building up to wear out.”
something. Having got to the bottom of the
ACCORDING to a survey on lucky “The point in which government can’t matter, for once I dare not add any further
underwear, blue emerged as the top choice. keep a secret anymore is when they say comments whatsoever. n
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Survey finds that millions
believe in spirit contact
A SURVEY conducted for Sky has found that four in ten adults in Additionally, one in five of those who
the UK believe those who have passed on can contact the living. had experienced a spiritual presence first-
hand said they felt a “bodily sensation”
Whether or not they had seen or felt
such as being brushed past.
anything, over half the respondents said
Conducted via OnePoll, the survey
they think “dead” loved ones never leave us
found that 46 per cent of adults like the
and their presence is always around.
idea of loved ones being able to reach
“A poll commissioned ahead of the new
them after passing on. Fifty-two per cent
supernatural crime thriller The Rising found
continue to talk to them as if they were still
millions of Brits believe their lives have
on Earth.
been touched by spirits,” said The Sun.
Serena Thompson, an executive
“Many believe birds and feathers are
producer at Sky Studios, said that The
signs departed loved ones are near. And
Rising takes a fresh, modern look at how
63 per cent say they’ve received signals
or signs from friends or family who have the afterlife might interact with the
died.” physical world.
The top signs of sensing a spirit “It’s fascinating to see how many people
presence included pets behaving strangely believe in ghosts and have had experiences
or smelling a particular scent without of the supernatural,” she added.
knowing where it’s coming from. “In The Rising, the differing experiences
A quarter of those who took part in the of Neve’s parents are integral to the show,
survey said they felt a spiritual sign had and love and loss are explored from the
helped them to make the right choice at SOME people believe that seeing a feather is unique perspective of the person who has
some point in life. a sign of a spirit presence. died.”
The Sun added, “Securing a job, marriage The top ten signs that people believe
proposals, watching over them through said: “When we first started working on indicate a spirit presence were listed as:
illness or injury and travelling the world this show, I could never have imagined that • Sensing a presence in the room – 27 per
are among the ways they have felt guided I would be transformed into a holographic cent
by a deceased loved one.” ‘ghost.’
• Household pets and dogs behaving
Sky’s mini-series The Rising focuses “Playing a spirit gave me a new
strangely – 23 per cent
on a character called Neve Kelly, who perspective on life and death. It’s been
returns from the afterlife determined to really interesting to see how many people • Smelling perfume or a particular scent
solve her own murder. The programme is across the UK also believe in the afterlife.” and not knowing what it’s from – 22 per
an adaptation of the Belgian thriller Hotel The survey found that 62 per cent who cent
Beau Sejour. accept life after death believe they have • Feeling someone touch you when no-
To mark the launch of the series, an experienced the presence of a spirit being. one is present – 21 per cent
image of Neve as a spirit being emerging More than a third – 39 per cent – accept
• Seeing symbols of a spirit presence,
from the waters of Derwentwater in the reality of paranormal activity because
such as birds, crows, butterflies,
the Lake District was formed using a of accounts they have heard from other
feathers, etc – 21 per cent
holographic projection. people.
It was created by Kaleida, one of the Forty-six per cent think they have been • Items falling by themselves e.g. a book
world’s leading hologram production contacted by a “dead” relative. A further falling over on a shelf or a framed
companies. Kaleida producer Ben seventeen per cent have seen lights flicker picture falling off the wall – 20 per cent
Lawrence said: “We’ve worked on many without an explanation and more than one • Feeling a “shudder” – 18 per cent
original ideas over the years. in ten heard talking or crying out in a house
• Hearing a voice when alone – 17 per
“This piece for Sky has been a lot of fun, from an unknown source.
cent
but it also shows that for many people, not It also emerged one in four of those
just characters in The Rising, their loved who believe in survival after death are • Getting goosebumps – 17 per cent
ones who have passed continue to have a convinced they have a sixth sense and the • Feeling drawn back to places which
tangible presence in their lives.” ability to see and experience messages were important to someone who has
Cara Ruggard, who plays Neve Kelly, from the spirit world. passed on – 16 per cent n
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Poll investigates haunted homes
A PUBLIC opinion poll in America has found that 83 per cent of Prof Roe agreed that this could be very
adults have experienced paranormal activity in their homes. beneficial to individuals who are confused
and distressed by paranormal events.
US Insurance company Cinch Home
He commented: “There is still a taboo
Services conducted a survey of 1,000
around paranormal phenomena, and
householders. It discovered that the
counsellors and psychotherapists are really
majority of respondents had encountered
afraid to acknowledge that somebody
psychic phenomena.
discloses experiences such as this.
The top three forms of activity were
“So you’re going through a bereavement
hearing sounds and voices, and lights
and your father-in-law is coming through.
turning on and off.
You’ve had an apparitional experience
Many of the respondents said that a
of them, just to tell you that they’re fine,
paranormal experience turned them from
everything’s okay and not to worry.
being a sceptic to a believer. However, a
“Even disclosing that is so beyond the
number of people admitted to keeping
pale for many counsellors that they just
quiet about their belief for fear of being
shut down the conversation.”
ridiculed, dismissed as mentally ill or
Prof Roe added that if people could
accused of being possessed by demons. JEFFREY MISHLOVE: “Paranormal
not talk about a paranormal experience
Reporting on the poll, digitaljournal. experiences are normal.” (Photo: Facebook)
and had to carry it around silently “then
com said: “The new accumulated scientific
it festers, and the experience can lead to
evidence suggests that many such preface their remarks by stating, ‘I’ve
distress and ill health.”
experiences should be taken at face value… never told anyone else before about this’.”
Mr Mishlove agreed, adding: “It’s often
The evidence of the paranormal and life Hosted and produced by Mr Mishlove,
because they’re afraid of being judged…
beyond this world has never been stronger. the New Thinking Allowed channel features
The best antidote to the fear and ignorance
“This conclusion is buttressed conversations with leading researchers
concerning paranormal experiences is
by a report issued by the American and scholars on near-death experiences,
public education.”
Psychological Association in 2018, stating reincarnation, psychokinesis (objects’
In the survey of American homeowners,
that ‘The evidence provides cumulative supernormal movement) and related areas
some of those who reported psychic
support for the reality of psi (extrasensory of philosophy, psychology, health, science
happenings said that they had previously
perception and mind-over-matter), which and spirituality.
heard rumours about paranormal activity
cannot be readily explained away’.” Mr Mishlove’s hope “is to help people
at the property.
Jeffrey Mishlove, PhD, a lecturer in realise that their paranormal experiences
Others knew that a crime had been
parapsychology and host of the YouTube are normal and relevant, thus helping
committed there or a passing occurred at
channel New Thinking Allowed, said: to remove the stigma associated with
the residence. Some admitted to having
“Large segments of the population, parapsychology.”
when polled, report personal experiences Earlier this year, Prof Chris Roe, brought a “haunted object” into their home
of a parapsychological nature. President of the UK’s Society for Psychical or used a ouija board.
“Our academic, scientific and religious Research, appeared on New Thinking Although most respondents were happy
institutions have failed to educate the Allowed and spoke to Mr Mishlove about to carry on living in their homes, a third
public about 140 years of research into the problems psychic researchers still face. contacted a religious official for advice or
paranormal phenomena.” “People,” he said, “very often have a sought “spirit cleansing” services.
Mr Mishlove confirmed the poll’s misinformed sense of what parapsychology One in ten people reported selling their
findings, especially in relation to a might be or what parapsychologists might property after an unexplained event, but
reluctance about sharing accounts of do or be aiming to achieve.” there were financial implications.
supernormal experiences. Prof Roe suggested it would be helpful More than half expected to lose
“Whenever I, or other if individuals who hear voices could visit “serious” money on the price of their house
parapsychologists, appear in public, an enlightened counsellor who can advise if it was occupied by spirit entities. Many
people always come up to us and that this might be normal if they are people said they would not mention this to
ask if they can tell us about bereaved or have mediumistic ability. a prospective buyer.
their personal Mr Mishlove pointed out One in ten also said they would consider
experiences,” that in Germany there had turning their home into an attraction,
he added. been a programme offering charging visitors to come and test their
“They parapsychological counselling nerves.
almost to those who had experienced In the United States, “haunted house”
always poltergeist activity and other attractions can earn around $50,000 –
paranormal events. about £40,520 – per year. n
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Unseen visitor video goes viral
A FATHER has described the moment he was “creeped out” as Jamie added: “At first I thought he
his two-year-old son waved at an unseen visitor in his room. The was pointing at the light shade. When he
pointed again and asked ‘What’s that?’ I
parents believe the toddler may have been waving at his “dead”
could see he was pointing into the corner.
great-grandmother.
Then he started waving and saying ‘Hi’ to
Courtney Pochin, Senior Audience the corner.
Writer for Mirror Online, said “It’s no “Loki was smiling and giggling
secret that children sometimes say and do afterwards. He sat in bed with a big smile
the creepiest things.” on his face. He laughed and that was
She referred to an earlier story in which actually surprisingly one of the best nights
a four-year-old shared memories from we’ve had with him.
when he was an unborn baby that his “I was shocked and didn’t know what
mother lost due to miscarriage. The child to do. I felt cold and creeped out, but it’s
insisted he had been “born again” when brought a bit of comfort to Stacey that
she conceived soon after and successfully perhaps it was her granny.
delivered him at full term. “We got a wee night light for a few days
“Now,” wrote Miss Pochin, “another afterwards. That’s got about four different
tot has left their parents spooked as they levels of brightness and I think we slept on
believe they caught him waving at the the third brightest one.”
‘ghost’ of his dead great-grandmother.” JAMIE BONNETT believes his young son Loki Jamie added that Loki had waved at an
Jamie Bonnett, from Ballachulish, Argyll, saw a “dead” relative. (Photo: Facebook) open cupboard near their bedroom a few
initially thought his young son Loki Bonnett times before, “but this experience is the
was simply pointing at a lampshade as he promised she would be “looking out for one that gave him the most chills.”
settled him to sleep in his and his partner them” from the Other Side. Stacey shared the video from a baby
Stacey MacGillivray’s bed. Stacey, 25, said she found it comforting monitor on the social media site TikTok.
However, said the report, “footage of to think that Isabel might be watching over So far it has been viewed more than two
the evening shows the little boy looking them, but her partner Jamie admitted he million times and attracted over 100,000
puzzled before his face breaks out in a grin was so disturbed that he bought a night likes.
and he starts waving at an empty corner of light to put on for a few days afterwards. One viewer commented, “It’s a
the room and laughing. Jamie said that Loki is “very shy, so won’t grandparent saying ‘Hi’,” with another
“Loki then starts repeatedly saying ‘Hi’ say ‘Hi’ to anyone unless they’re family. The adding, “His guardian angel was present.”
as dad Jamie laughs and asks ‘Who are you way he was smiling and waving, the only A third said: “Oh my God. I would have
saying ‘Hi to?’ person we could think of that he’d be that grabbed him and run out of that room so
“The 30-year-old has since revealed close with is Stacey’s grandmother… fast.”
he thinks Loki saw his dead great- “I wouldn’t say I believed in spiritual When the video was re-shared online,
grandmother Isabel Mathers who he was things before, but my beliefs have changed another viewer said: “Yes this happened to
‘really close’ to until she died from cancer a wee bit. It’s nice knowing that maybe us. We got baby monitor pictures of what
at aged 87 earlier this year.” there is something after life and maybe she looked like hands on the crib looking over
Before she passed on, Mrs Mathers was there watching over him.” at him.” n
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