Roll Call For Chicago!!

[Dawn]

Who's going...anyone else? So far from this board, I count Prasch and myself ...

[PBPan]

I'm not going but have a wonderful time and keep us posted!

:musicnote

Megan

[Tracey123]

Have a wonderfull time and fill us in you get back.

Tracey123

:thumbsup:

[ckdevol]

Who's going...anyone else? So far from this board, I count Prasch and myself ...
count in Connie & Allen DeVol from Jenison, Michigan

[Danielle416]

I'm going too! :)
Danielle

[Gail]

Looks like a bunch of you are going. We'll all be waiting to hear back from you. :jumper:

[Amy Rose]

have a wonderful time in chicago tonight!!! chicago is the first place i ever saw john so it will always be special to me!!! i hope you guys have a wonderful time tonight and be sure to fill us in on all the details!!!!! :)

[Pam]

As much as I wish I could have gone, I still would not have been able to. Zach came down with a cold, and Jeff has an appt out of town this evening. I wish the best to everyone attending, and travel safely!

[Don]

Fairiedust and I were unable to attend too. We're going to miss seeing everyone, but are looking forward to hearing all the stories!

[Pam]

So where is everyone???

[Danielle416]

Sorry, I did not post any sooner but I am still tired from yesterday. The seminar was wonderful as they usually are! :) I had a very hard time to get there. First of all my car broke down last week on Friday. I asked my brother in law if he would drive me and he told me no...he did not feel like it. Sometimes it is hard to appreciate him. I checked the metra train schedule and the times were not possible for me, so I ended up hiring a limo. My limo showed up on Monday :surprise: and I had to tell them I was scheduled for Thursday. Yesterday a car showed up in my driveway to pick me up because...get this...the limo broke down! At that point I did not mind what I was riding in as long as I could get there! With rush hour traffic I arrived there in 2 hours time, leaving from the far northern suburbs. I arrived just when the doors opned up at 5:30. I would say there were at least 3,000 people there. I sat in the middle of the room. Two big screens were put up in the front of the room and episodes of "Crossing Over" were playing on them. I did not get read, but that is okay with me because I go the seminars to learn from them and I enjoy them. When John came out he told us that he was informed earlier that he had some very devoted fans in Chicago. People began to line up at 4:00 a.m. to which John said he was still in bed at that hour. He took questions first then went into the readings. I will apologize here because I have the readings written in my notebook and have to go through them to decipher my writing...so I will post about them later. John did give some amazing readings and was exactly right on most of the time. :) I will try to post more about the readings this weekend.
Danielle

[Gail]

Danielle, you're the first one to check in. Must make up for being almost the last to arrive. :) Looking forward to hearing more from you.

Gail

[Danette]

Hi there!

Although I have browsed here several times; and read with fascination ( and a bit of relief that I was not alone in my admiration for John) the many thoughts and feelings for John's work; tonight I felt compelled to share my thoughts of the seminar in Chicago.

For one thing, since none of you know anything about me, it might be polite of me to share a bit of myself, rather than just leaping into my experience.

I discovered John 'by accident' ( and I do not believe in accidents) on TV one day.....and it has led me down paths I could not have imagined several years ago.

I have read all of his books, I have the 'Meeting your spirit guides' cd, and also the 2 cd version of ' Unleashing your psychic potential'.

Between July of 1988 and ending in November of 1994, virtually everyone around me except my husband, children and sister crossed over.

I was left with a life in complete upheaval and faith that was shattered, a bitterness and emptiness that was devastating and a really big gin glass in my hand.

Life gave me a break in the death department after that, although I was witness to more around me that was not the direct lightening hit of my own losses.

By 1998, I was tired of gin and tired of me. And tired of being tired.

So I pulled myself together, got off the gin as a New Years resolution which I hold today, and began my own spiritual growth back.

I re-found my Lord.

I re-found an old love of astrology and buried myself in it's mysteries....even the darn math to it all.

and consequently discovered auras, chakras and the power of prayer.

Then I found John, and he seemed to bring it all together.

That led me to Sylvia Browne....James Van Praagh.....Susan Northrup......and Rosemary Altea.

oh...and incense and smudging.

But it is John that really resonates with me.

I've known since the first time I saw him on tv that some day I would see him in person.....and even tho' I am not usually very patient person, I was very calm about waiting for when the time was right...knowing that it would all fall into place when it was meant to be.

Thats how I wound up being able to go to Chicago.

*confession*...OH !!!!! It was SO hard to not write scipts...to not project hope against hope.....to not make that 'A ' list he says not to make....that is SO hard!

I tried...I really tried...but my Virgo mind clicked all the possibilities......all of the people who are over there.....so...so many of them.

The tickets fell into place...the timing fell into place.....and then the energy around me started kicking up.

From the day I ordered those tickets, and realized it was finally happening, the energy around me became so intense, I really could not tell if I was projecting my hopes and manufacturing the energy...or if I was receiving my own messages.

There's lots of things that happen around me all the time that let me know that they are still with me...but this was so much it was interfereing with my sleep!

Then we got hit with another wave.

Since April 18th...just 12 days ago...we have lost 6 people.

2 from suicide
1 accidental hanging...that they thought at first was suicide, but is currently under investigation
1 from a car accident....just 14 years old :(
1 from heart failure
and 1 from leukimia....her funeral is tomorrow morning.

Astrologically speaking, we are between 2 eclipses, which often does bring death of life on Earth at higher numbers that other times.

The fact that these eclipses are only 2 weeks apart intensifies this effect.

Knowing that the aspects were edgy for travel....and yet the tickets fell into place......knowing that the eclipses meant higher risk of leaving my children without a Mother......and then the wave of losses.......all happening right before I went to see John only heightened my hopes....even tho' I knew better.

Did I want a reading? oh sure....absolutely.

Did I need one???? no...not at all...he's right...if we pay attention our validations of their continued love for us are all around us.

What I really wanted was to be able to talk to him.

I wanted to ask him so many questions....

~ What about Linda Goodman's theory of the 3 legged stool.....and how it pertains to one leg being our guardian angels.....one leg being our spirit guides...and one leg being those gurus and avatars that cross thru our lives at preselected moments to teach us and move on.????...and how that matches the Trinity????

~ Does he believe like Sylvia writes, that so called 'bad' people immediately reincarnate thru the revolving door and are conceived again into some unsuspecting womb???? ( That one bothers me)

~ Is there a way to control asto-projection so that a person can instigate it...or stop it if you really need some sleep??????

~ Is there a way to wick someones pain to help them...and not come down with a cold from it????...because the psychic protection thing only seems to work if I don't hug them. ....and I'm a hugger so thats hard.

~ How do we know if what we are sensing is real....or if we should go find a shrink???

~ and the big one.....can an 'evil spirit' ----for want of a better word----
do physical harm that someone can FEEL as it's happening???

.....oh so many questions....

but he did not see my hand raised......*sigh*........LOL...which probably means that I was saved from standing there giggling like a goon and forgetting my question.

That last question...about the evil spirit...I don't know if I could have brought myself to ask that in front of all those people.

and it's the one question, I really need an answer to.

We arrived at 1:00 Chicago time...and there were already about 250 people in line....and I have to say...just to get the negative review out of the way.....that the venue was woefully unprepared for John's following.

I don't know what he experienced there...but I would not be one bit suprised if he feels that when he returns to Chicago at some later date...he won't do it there again.

On the web site for the place...they listed a cafe right outside the arena where the seminar was to be held.....but the cafe was closed.....so if you needed food once in the building...you had to walk two buildings over and down two flights to find a McDonalds.

Even the Starbucks was closed for the day.....

There were only vending machines for water and soda.

You can't have 3000 some odd people in line all those hours and not have a few get hungry and thirsty...they were VERY unprepared.

I witnessed several security guards exchanging heavy conversations....and finally talked to a lady who claimed to be head of building security.

She was furious because she said she went to her boss and told him that for John Edward they needed full staff and they needed to able to feed and hydrate these people, and she said he ignored her....she said something about him thinking it was a tupperware party for a couple of hundred people.

So they were calling in people who had already finished their shifts and hauling in cart load after cart load of chairs.

The people in line were most gracious.....and even laughed at the panic on the faces of the employees as if we were all following the Grateful Dead and would ride our Harleys thru the building at any moment.....hahaha...it was funny.

I was lucky enough to be able to sit in the front row.....even with all those people....and to watch him work.

It was absolutely fantastic...and as bummed as I was...not only that he did not get to answer any of my questions....I reminded myself that with 3000 people there...that meant that 2988 did not get read either.

The energy that I was feeling around me at home for weeks before Chicago...seemed to disappear the morning of the seminar....the big poo's....like everyone clammed up to have a good joke on me or something..... it would have been nice if he had turned to me and said..
" oh by the way...you're not crazy ok? "

The people who were read truly needed the readings...and his energy was electric as he ran around the room.

And what was really cool....was that if you watch his show...and take out the editorials and follow ups....take out the commercials and background music.....thats exactly how he is.

What you see in the gallery is what it's like in person.

As happy as I am about having that experience.....and as hopeful that someday I can do that again.....I still wish I could have asked him at least one of my questions.

The energy in the room was not what I expected.....and I don't think it was from the people really.....I think it was from the room itself.

I got the creeps so badly in that building....the whole time were were in line my sister and I kept trading places to be able to go outside and breath....I don't know what it was that I was picking up on.....but it was not the people around me...I really think it was the Place itself.

Thats why I know I have to see him again...someplace else....I will never set foot in that building again...and for the life of me....I have no idea why.

And my gut tells me he felt the same thing.

He seemed fine when he first came in....but he was more tense than I have ever seen...and more than once he seemed irritated by what was going on around him.

There was a lot of Mercury Retrograde electrical interference...and I don't know how it hits a psychic...but I know how it hits a large group of people.

When the readings were happening...that energy seemed dimmed and the goodness of it all took over....and he was beautiful and from the heart.....and truly caring....but just as fast...it seemed to yank back from him.

In a lot of ways I am still sorting out what I felt and saw.....vs what was happening in the room...it was almost as if all his staff was on alert.....

my sister even wondered if there had been some kind of threat from the way security was acting....and I had been thinking the same thing right when she said that......and then this nice lady I met, who was then sitting next to me...then said the same thing...so it was something a lot of us saw and sensed.

In spite of the odd feeling in the air.....and the poor planning on the part of the venue...it was a fabulous experience...and one that I will always treasure.

I did try to ask one of his assistants if it was possible to ask him about the 'evil spirit' thing.....and she seemed a bit peturbed at me and told me to post it on his website....but I don't think that her irritation was directed at me ....her eyes were darting around the room and she practically ran out of there after that....so I really think something was going on.

The readings he did were wonderful....and most of the questions asked were valid and useful questions......and seeing him in person is.....is.....well it's just a warm fuzzy.

I'm very very glad I had this experience...and I would do it again in a moment!

...and I was reminded....that gladness rhymes with sadness.

It was very nice to be able to share this with all of you who might read this thread.

Much Peace,

Danette

[Gail]

Welcome Danette, :wave: Sounds like you weren't alone in having problems with the venue. Even though there were problems, I hope you did come home with a "piece of the cake" and knowing your loved ones were there.

You should find a nice home with us. If you've been looking around already, you've probably seen the FAQ link at the top of this page. It's a huge help in learning the easiest way to navigate our site.

Tell us about some of the questions and answers you heard and about any of the readings you especially liked. :)

Gail

[Jude]

Danette, I'm very sorry about the large number of recent losses in your life.

It would be nearly impossible to experience such tremendous grief and come through it unscathed. I'm sure your loss seems overwhelming, at times.

As John Edward frequently states, there is no substitute for grief counseling. If you have not already done so, please do seek out a professional grief counselor to help you through this difficult period. It's such an important step on the path to healing!

We'll keep you in our prayers.

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[doodledink]

Well, seminar #9 for me was Chicago on Thursday. What a great time..again!

One thing that I really feel the need to say first is to respond to your comments, Danette. I don't have the abilities to tune into energy fields that you appear to, but I do consider myself somewhat of a seminar veteran at this point. What with attending 9 and actually being in the "loop" on the one here in Omaha, I kind of have a feel for some of the stuff that's going on behind the scenes with John and his staff.

First, your observations about the venue not being prepared for everyone. Unfortunately I've run into this as many times as not. Many of them just don't get it. I got the impression (from when he came to Omaha) that John's staff do not make arrangements for refreshments, but if the venue wants to open their snack bars or whatever, they are open to it. The venues that don't miss out on some profit because we talk ALOT in line and get really thirsty...don't we!?

Second, your concerns about safety or some kind of threat. I actually felt much less of the security presence this time than at those seminars I attended when he was taping the show. Always in the past, he's had at least two or more bodyguards around the stage as well as off duty officers and security provided by the venue. When John left the stage to come into the audience Thursday night and you saw the body guard follow him, that's standard practice. They always shift over when he does that and try to stay close enough to protect without being so close as to 'cramp his style'. You should have seen the security in KC right after 9/11!~ He had six body guards that literally marched him in and out. They refused to let him off the stage at all. Also, with regard to your comment about John's staffer zipping out right after, that too is standard procedure. (Kinda like Elvis)..John leaves the building the minute he gets off stage. I think that's kind of a standard for the industry security wise as well. Totally bummed me out when they were here because I was hoping to get to say thanks and goodbye to them before they left as our time together before the seminar started was too short...but they flew outta the center like bats outta...well you get the picture.

As for the event in Chicago and the experience...one again John amazed and endeared all who attended (including my skeptical mother). This time I counted the name hits just to see if there was an increase in accuracy over prior seminars...of course there was. I only counted three times where he gave an initial instead of a name. Almost every single person he read he got their first name and the names of their connections without any trouble at all. Also, this was the first seminar where I could see his aura while off the stage. It is easier for me to see it when enhanced by the lights, but this time it extended so far out that I could see it when he was down in the audience working.

Once again an awesome and awe inspiring evening of love, laughter, tears and joy.

[starlasue]

HI Danette :wave:

Sorry to hear of the losses you had strung so close together. We went through a five year period of that through 1998, then it eased off. Those are hard times to get through, but I am so glad you walked through it and are doing okay. :musicnote

I appreciate your comments about the Chicago seminar. That sounds so different from our Washington experience. IT must have a lot to do with location and size of the venue and of course the energies John is hearing from.

Doodledink - I like your comments as well - 9 seminars! WOW! They give some insight into established patterns. I bet it is fascinating for you to have seen first hand how John has continued to hone his skills over these past few years.

Thank you both for sharing your experiences.
Peace
starlasue

[Danette]

Thankyou for the warm welcome Gail!

I'll be sure and check out the FAQ's...although this site is so nicely organized...it's not too difficult even for a newbie.

As to my 'piece of the cake'...oh my yes....I already receive so many validations on a regular basis...I was not worried about my loved ones and all the normal questions of 'are they all right' and all that.....I know that they are.

But it was blessed to see him in person because one does always wonder if what you see is what you get......and after only one time in person, I know that Indeeeeeeeed he IS for real.

I have such respect for his work...but being naturally skeptical of most anything one might see on television it was of great comfort to see him without his editing room, you know?

Thankyou again, :)

Danette

[Danette]

aw....TXjude.....you are very sweet.

Please don't worry about me....I am fine.....there is an old poem that says " I'd have a nervous breakdown, only I've been thru this too many times to be nervous. "

Yes, there were many losses...in far too short of a time to feel normal....more like 'Abby Normal' :)

But it often happens in waves like this for people......back in 92 when it was so personal and I did not have the faith and support structure I have now, I did go seek counseling and it has helped me to deal with these times with dignity, class and inner truth.
The recent losses did not make me feel like I needed a reading...but it did make me hopeful that I might be more likely to receive one.

However, as today as worn on, and upon reflection, I think that the energy of my loved ones I was feeling ...and then the energies stopping as they did might have actually been my family preparing to take my dear cousin home.

Once she crossed over...which was 3:45 am the morning of the seminar, it all seemed to stop, and in my excitement to see John in person it took me a while to realize that my Mothers visit was not about me at all....I am in fact a little ashamed that I was being selfish.

I know full well I do not need John or any other medium to make my connections.....and I should have remembered that my loved ones don't need a medium either. *blush*

There was just such an onslaught that started right after I got the tickets....I mixed up my wants and needs with the reality of what was going on.

Kind of like John himself waiting over 9 years for the signs from his own Mother.

I should have known better, really. :)

thankyou for the prayers.....I'll take them! I belong to a wonderful prayer chain, but I admit the last couple of weeks have been a major test!

:) Danette

[Danette]

Hi Doodlelink!!!

I am so glad you have cleared up some of this for me!!!!!!

WOW...9 seminars!!!!!!! Lucky Duck!!!!!!

It makes sense that some kind of security is needed.....I worry for him sometimes...people of light always seem to threaten people who are unenlightened, but there is only one way to rid yourself of darkness...and that is Light. :) right???

And yes...I did see the guard follow him.....but that did not really register...by then I was so entranced by the moment....when he was reading...all of the other things from the event fled my mind...I was totally into what he was doing.

So when you saw him in KC, did you get to see him beforehand?

I bet after 9/11....wow...the thought of how many people would have wanted to talk to him.....he must have been ....well if I was him, I'd have been very cautious.

Plus...not to mention messages leaping at him from everywhere at all times......and all when he was dealing with his own grief over his own town.

I did not see so much in the room itself that made me curious about a security risk...until he flew out of there and so did his assistant....it was really what happened in the hallway outside.

We waited on the corner by the revolving doors that went outside to over look lovely Lake Michigan....and thats right where all the security kept having impromptu meetings. So it would have been impossible to NOT notice what they were going thru to organize it all.

There was concern about fire safety in the event of a problem...they were worried about the hallways being blocked and such...which I thought was silly at the time, because the people there completely behaved themselves and left plenty of room for people to pass by.

There was a woman who seemed to be directing all of the other guards and she was there quite a while, so thats why I asked her if there was a problem and why they seemed alarmed.

She's the one who was angry because her boss did not listen to her :)...and you are right....they just don't get it.

I mentioned the money they lost on food and beverages that night too...they really should pay attention to whom they have sold space to for an evening.
The McDonalds down two flights made a killing!!! :)

How on earth can you keep track of his hits???? I get so caught up in what he is doing and how it all unfolds...I could not possibly do that....I stuggled to remember how many people he even read.

Now, the aura that I saw was gold and white...with flashes of green that was vibrant and moving.....I'm curious as to what you saw.....although I did not really focus on that...I suprised myself by being struck by his body language....the pacing...his hands......the energy was unbelievable. Just fantastic. :)

and something else I am curious about.....and forgive me if this is invasive...you don't have to answer...

Do you have dark hair???? and were you wearing a fanny pack and a John Edward t-shirt????

Did you sit in the middle of the room...on the outside???

I ask because there was a woman who fit this description that I spoke briefly with and I am wondering if that was you.

Thanks for all the insight....I will be sure to let my sister know....as we talked about it all the way back to Michigan.

:) Danette

[Danette]

Hi starlasue!

After giving it some thought.....I think the negative energy was the room itself....like the place needed a good cleansing.......it certainly was not the people.

I was terrified in the parking garage...and I have no idea why.....I could have ran in a total panic and kept taking deep breaths and was just very watchful.

And I have spent some time in my life in places where I should have been scared...but wasn't...it was an odd...and unusual feeling.

:) I'll figure it out.....

and now that I have been obnoxious enough to monopolize several posts in a row...I will hush up :)

It helps me with the names.... :)

Danette

[PBPan]

:musicnote Hi Danette! Welcome to the board!

What an incredible experience. Thank you so much for being so descriptive and please - the more details in posts about seminars, the better! For those of us who live in the parts of the world where John is rare to frequent, it is so nice to hear about the experiences that others have had - even the bit about the intrigue with the security guards. Its too bad that the hall in Chicago didn't plan ahead, like you said it was their loss.

Prayers ascending for your family members on the other side. :musicnote

I'm glad to hear that you have found your way through the tunnel...

I can try to answer some of your questions based on what I have heard John say...


Does he believe like Sylvia writes, that so called 'bad' people immediately reincarnate thru the revolving door and are conceived again into some unsuspecting womb???? ( That one bothers me)

I don't think John believes there is a set time line on the reincarnation. He has described that when we cross we must deal with all the issues we had in life. Then when the person chooses to they may reincarnate and work out the lessons they didn't complete in a previous lifetime... but from the impression I have received in all the footage of COWJE I have watch and heard him address a similar question at the SF seminar in Aug of 03, he has said that for as much as he talks to the other side he doesn't have all the answers because he lives on this side. He has said that he's tried to do an interview with some of the folks who came through really clear but they tell him he is inconsequential to the process, that the person only has a short window and they are going to use it to get their message across to their loved one.


~ Is there a way to control asto-projection so that a person can instigate it...or stop it if you really need some sleep??????

Try meditating before sleep and practicing surrounding yourself with the divine light of protection and put the thought in your mind that you are off, and are not going to astral project - I know its something that sounds easier said than done... I'm not an expert and haven't experienced that exact problem, but I am basing my response on John's CD's and how he responds to psychic information that comes through when you may not want it to. He says that the psychic ability is like a switch that can be turned off and on. Try to think yourself in the off mode or give yourself the imagery of tieing yourself to your body and that you will not project unless you will yourself to do so...


~ Is there a way to wick someones pain to help them...and not come down with a cold from it????...because the psychic protection thing only seems to work if I don't hug them. ....and I'm a hugger so thats hard.

In the 6 CD set John talks about building your psychic room, and in this room you can do a wide array of things, one of them is remote healings. (imagine the person who is ill and visualized the areas on their body where there is negativity and through the divine, send healing thoughts to those parts.)

As to hugging a sick person, unfortunately in my experience the barrier only prevents negative energy from coming through, but germs may still find their way through. So based on my experience, I still play it safe and offer words of comfort rather than being physical with someone who is contagious... others on the board may have found a way to be protected with psychic self defense from germs.


~ How do we know if what we are sensing is real....or if we should go find a shrink???

Highly recommend John's Angels and Guides or the disc about Angels and Guides of the 6 CD set. Pretty much if the information that is coming through is telling you to do things that would be harmful either to yourself or others... odds are you should seek some professional help or talk to a doctor. Listen to your gut. As you have phrased the term, people of light, are more sensitive and part of the daily routine is practicing psychic self defense.

Another way to check yourself to see if what is coming through is real is to keep a journal.

John suggests that the journal be set up to Record the event, time, and place. If the information that is coming through is about a loved one, see if the date or time corresponds to anything in particular with that loved one. You may be surprised with your results.

If the information is about an event or person, record the information to serve as a later validation, and see if it comes true.

You'll know your experience is real, listen to yourself.


~ and the big one.....can an 'evil spirit' ----for want of a better word----
do physical harm that someone can FEEL as it's happening???

If you are feeling that, surround yourself in prayer and divine protection. On days when the energies feel negative, I just keep my rosary on me for added protection. But can an evil spirit do physical harm? I don't know. I've heard of negative energy making people sick, but if you are talking about something like the Sixth Sense and what happened to the little boy (spirits attacked him)... I don't know. Perhaps others on the board could address this. It is my opinion that if you surround yourself with divine light and protection then they can't hurt you.

With your questions you could also just write to John at JENewsletter@aol.com

The questions, comments, testimonials and valdiations, I have been assured by his staff are forwarded to him. Who knows you might get lucky and he might write back. (Though for the record, only his staff have ever written to me, I have never heard from him personally and I don't expect to).

Again, it was a pleasure to hear about your experience and a very warm welcome! I look forward to learning more about you! I do want to state for the record that I am by no means an expert! These are just my thoughts and opinions based on what I have heard John say and what I have read in some books. One of the great things about this board is that you will find a nice array of information...

God Bless,
Megan

[PBPan]

Doodledink!

Hi :wave: Welcome!

I am so glad you got a great slice of the pie! It's good to hear that John's abilities are improving, I wonder how many people he's reunited by now, he's been doing this for over 20 years now right?

Thank you so much for sharing about your experience!

I am hoping he does make a trip out here to CA, though I did tell him that he should go to England. They've been waiting a long time and need to have their turn.

See ya around!

Megan

[PsyQuestor]

Danette,

The FAQ's can be found here (http://www.johnedwardtalk.org/faq.php?).

Other good links to read: Everyday Guide to our Forum (http://www.johnedwardtalk.org/showthread.php?t=996) and Guidelines (http://www.johnedwardtalk.org/announcement.php?s=&forumid=1) for posting.

Although the board is organised fairly well, there are rules about posting that you'll want to read asap.

As for cleansing, John has smudged the room prior to doing readings at nearly every seminar I've attended. I know this because he made the comment about sage smelling like some other substance, and for people not to worry.

Welcome to the board :)

[Amy Rose]

hi Danette! first of all welcome!!! it was a pleasure reading your posts.i want to say that i am sorry to hear about all of your recent losses and i will keep them and you in my prayers. i can relate to what you are going thru because in the past year i have lost a number of family members in recent passings and i just understand how hard it is to lose one, and then lose another in a short time. that is interesting that you said "Astrologically speaking, we are between 2 eclipses, which often does bring death of life on Earth at higher numbers that other times." i never knew about that. thank you for sharing that.

thank you for sharing the details of the night!! i have been to many of his seminars and i always enjoy hearing about the others. the first seminar i ever went to was last march in chicago, but it was at a different venue. its too bad they didnt schdedule it there because it was organized.

i think you are right when you said how you didnt feel the presence of your family when you arrived because they were getting ready to take your cousin home. i too have felt similiar energy like that when someone is passing. you probably didnt realize it, because you werent expecting that passing. again prayers for your family and those who recently crossed. remember they will always be with you.


doodledink thanks for sharing as well!!! thats so cute how you said you are a seminar veteran--i must be on too since ive been to many of his seminars!! lol

god bless
amy :)

[Dawn]

Okay, so I already posted my long-winded report on the Cincy seminar, now for Chicago on the 29th....I was there and so sorry I missed you , Doodledink! It would have been great to meet you!

Well, first of all I want to say that April 29th was my 30th birthday. I purposely did not mention that before on this site or make it part of my profile because if it DID come through for John, it would be that much more special. I have wanted to see John live for the last two years, and Chicago is very close to me. He did do a seminar here last year on March 16th, but I found out after the tickets were already sold out and I couldn't go. So, when the Cincinnati tickets went on sale, I decided to take the plunge and buy the tickets....thrilled that I did! I had already had the tickets purchased and the hotel reservations, not to mention the time off work, so I was definitely going to Cincinnati no matter what. Well, on March 17th John's site announced that John was holding another seminar in CHICAGO!!!! When I realized it would be on my birthday I flipped, especially since it was a Thursday. Of course I took that as a sign and got on the phone immediately and I swear I would have begged, borrowed or stolen for those tickets (luckily I didn't need to) and as I called in, the elevator music playing on the phone as I was on hold was a song that has deep meaning for my with one of my deceased loved ones. So all this time I have had to hold all that excitement in because I wanted to keep the process pure and I am so happy to share it now!

On the day of the seminar, we arrived at about 5:40, a little later than planned because traffic was TERRIBLE! I mean, even for Chicago at rush hour it was bad. Several songs came on the radio that were very meaningful for us and I felt like we would definitely be read....then I saw the lighted sign that read "Get Psych'd, John Edward Seminar <-----" :love: :jumper: :D

[Dawn]

Needless to say, we got awful seats and couldn't even see John except for on the screens (bummer) but I guess it didn't matter! We were in the very last section about 10 rows from the back on the far lefthand side of the room.

Carol announced John right on time and he came out and I actually felt like I was watching Crossing Over...nothing was different...and then John announced that he found out just that morning that his cousin Josephine, who had just recently passed had a birthday THAT DAY....it was the first thing that he mentioned when he came out.

John went through a couple of microphones, (they just quit working on him and I am told that this is the norm for him) and he gave several readings but many of them were incredibly personal and I don't want to take anyone's spotlight away so I will omit those....but at the end of the night John's last reading he said "I'm coming over here" and pointed to my section...he asked whose birthday it was. I started madly waving my hands like a lunatic and he said "way in the back, last section, the birthday is today" and then he called on a woman who was seated directly behind me about 5 rows back :( I then heard her say that her birthday was May 2nd but I don't think that John heard her cause he was in "the Zone". He went on to say that there was a "William" connection to her. She said she grew up on some "W" street that sounded nothing like William, but I didn't have a "William" reference and so I figured it just had to be for her and let it go.

Well, the next morning (of course) I took my son to school and after I dropped him off I remembered a conversation that I had with my husband in the car on the way to the seminar. I told him that he should call his uncle Bill and say "Hello William" as a joke....I never have done that before and I really don't know why I did it then, but it was an amazing night to say the least! better late than never I always say! oh, did I mention that John gave that woman tickets to the gallery as a birthday gift?!?!?! :violin:

[Gail]

Are you sure he said "Gallery". I have heard of him giving out tickets to his new gallery sized seminars. :hmm: Right now Gallery tickets would only be good as keepsakes. :(

[Dawn]

Gail...you are right, my mistake.

[starlasue]

Wow Mrs. Jones

Are your sure you can handle all the JE high you are on between the two seminars!? How totally cool for you to have two so close together and one on your birthday, no less.

Thanks for all of your postings for both the Cincy and Chicago seminars. I love reading them.

What a bummer about the me-to that didn't quite get you to a full reading! And a bummer too that you didn't get birthday tickets to one of the gallery-sized events. But ya never know - your time may come for that too!

Peace
starlasue

[Dawn]

Thanks, Starlasue...I'm prayin' you're right! But I know that if it were the right time, it would happen. That other lady probably needed to be there more than I did. :musicnote

I am still giddy, though!

[PBPan]

Wow!! That is amazing!! A wild grin spread across my face as I read your description, how awesome! Congrats on going twice!!

By the way Happy Belated birthday!!

Thank you so much for sharing your experience, not just once but twice!

God Bless,

:love: Megan

[Danette]

Hi everyone!!!!


How wonderful to hear of everyones experience!

Mrs Jones....I remember exactly the reading you are talking about....such a combination of sweet and sad.....to know, you did indeed receive a message...but not to have that direct contact when you got it.

in another reading that he did for that first lady up front, he mentioned my nickname...and said it was connected to the name of my buddy who passed just the day before the seminar.....my sister was elboing me in the ribs, but I could not move.....and he was not with me....he was about 5 rows to my left and behind me...I just COULD not bring myself to leap to my feet and scream " Oh Mr. Kotter!!!! " :laff2: But I almost did.....

When he gave away those tickets...the whole place said ' aw.........' it was sweet.

What a wonderful birthday gift!!!!!!

I hope you had a great day!

:) Danette

[Danette]

Hi AmyRose! Thankyou for the warm welcome.....


Yes, as time as passed since the seminar, it has been very very quiet around me....no smells...no songs.....no energy......and quite frankly I have a physical fatigue thats really odd.

I am pretty certain now that all the visits and off the wall messages I was getting right before the seminar had nothing to do with Me going to see John.....it was about all the people coming home.

you know, I'm really kind of bummed at myself for not recognizing what was happening. I feel like I should have realized...and like I flunked 'Going to a Seminar without Expectations Class 101 ' :rolleyes:

I'll do better next time.....because I have to...simply have to do that again. I don't know when or where or how.....but it will happen when it is supposed to.

;) Danette

[Danette]

Hi Megan! Nice to meet you! Thankyou for taking such time to reply to my questions. :)

See? I might have made a fool of myself asking him about reincarnation...I've heard him say it so many times...I've read his feelings about it.....and yet when there fresh on the heels of all the sudden death around me...it was like I was geek number one out there....it all just fled me...I'm one of those people who would have forgotten her own name.
...it was just suddenly rolling thru my mind...what Syvia had said.....I can't agree with her so I don't know why it bothered me all of a sudden.....enough to want to waste John's time with it...

On astral projection....my only conscious memory of it was a visit from my Dad.....and in that I only sat up in bed....so I was half way 'out'....at one point I turned and looked and saw myself laying there in bed next to my husband sleeping....looking at yourself in 3 dimensional should have been strange...but I had the feeling I had done that before.
In the last month...I felt like I was not sleeping at all, and it made me wonder if I might be out and about running around....

The wicking the pain part....what happens....and this is relatively new....is that if I hug someone who has been hurt emotionally or spiritually...I tend to come down with a cold a few days after that.
John cleared that up by teaching me about psychic vampires....and realizing that this was something a bit beyond being a good friend and then absorbing their saddness or anger.....
I now cloak myself in white and lavender light....but they can step right into it if I hug them....
It kind of started when my friend's husband left her after 26 years.....and she was so heartbroken I just held her while she cried...
I felt her grief and agony just shoot into my chest.....and a week later I was sicker than a dog.

I have since 'wicked pain ' from people thru my arm on their back too....and in one way...I love being able to help...in another way...I don't know what I am doing, so I'm an idiot for trying...but that has led to me being afraid someone would touch me when they are sad.....kind of makes me a nice friend...
I don't run around telling this to people by the way.....

So I am still flipping that coin and learning how to protect myself.

:laff2: You know, I don't know any of you well enough to be telling you all this...you're going to think I am a loon.....

Well...I'm in the pool now...I might as well finish.....:o

Keeping a journal!!! YES!!!! I should have thought of that.....the more you open yourself up to this..the more it happens..and the more the logical mind says this is not logical!...If I could find a pattern it might make me feel better.

*sigh*...as to the 'evil spirit'....and I really don't like that term...I just don't know what else to call him....

It has only been around me 3 times.....once right before the
'incident'....the time that scared me so bad....and then 2 years later, after I got the tickets to the seminar....

The first time I lit candles and incense and told myself I was being silly.

The 2nd time was the time of the 'incident'....I was halfway between asleep and awake ....and I tried to wake myself back up....but was being pushed back into sleep....not like physically pushed...how do I describe it????
*sigh*............

kind of like that feeling you get when you think you are falling as you sleep...a suction of the brain...I could feel myself falling into deeper hard sleep...and I was trying to fight it to wake up.

I did come awake with a scream...and immediately pulled myself up against the headboard and looked around the room....and I instinctively said 'satan get thee behind me'...then I said the Lords Prayer....

I tried to tell myself I dreamed the whole thing...but darnit...I heard laughter....

and even tho' that was 2 years...at least....ago....I remember it like it was yesterday.....then here comes John teaching the difference between dreams and visits.

Now to have my dad come in and sit on my bed and I astral project and have a long conversation with him....that was so cool....so learning that it was indeed a visit was fabulous.....

but it also led a certainty to the other incident....

I never saw 6th Sense...so I don't know what you are referring to there...spooky movies like that freak me out....give me Pink Panther any day. :)

ok...now that I have spilled my guts.....

I never intended to tell anyone here any of this.....but for whatever reason I felt the drive to share.

Even if I had received a reading...it would not be enough for me....I don't want a reading....I want to have coffee with him...and a long long talk.;)

Thanks again!

Danette

oh...and I missed whomever it was that told me the room is cleansed...thankyou..thats nice to know....it explains why that was the only room that felt ok in that whole building....

[PBPan]

Danette,

Thank you so much for having the courage to share! If you have a chance to go back and read through the various threads on the board, I think you'll see that you aren't the only one going through this. We are all learning, thank you for sharing!

In regards to the precense you felt in the house, perhaps smudging may help. From the sounds of it, you didn't imagine it. Also until your auric field is strong enough, keep reminding yourself throughout the day to surround yourself with protection. It also may be good to do a meditation after you have hugged someone whose own energy is hurting. Cleanse your mind and heart, and while you are hugging them, keep up the thoughts of protection and don't let their energy into yours. Perhaps Reiki Practicies could offer more answers that I could on that one.

Definitely keep a journal, it has made a world of difference for me, I also post on here from time to time when cool things happen.

As to the Sixth Sense - don't worry about it, in the movie, the spirits were reliving their unfinished issues and the main character got caught in the crossfire. In the end he figures out a way to help the spirits resolve their issues so they can move on.

All the best!

Megan

[doodledink]

Wow Danette! Sorry it took me so long to respond to your post...I've been swamped at work. Let's see if I can comment on some of your insights and questions:

"I was totally in to what he was doing" I know what you mean. My first few seminars I got so energetic just watching him pace that I laugh when I look back at it. After attending so many, I've learned to remind myself to breath and focus my energy on those receiving the readings to try to help keep them from getting stuck. If I don't focus and breath, I walk out of the seminars with a pounding headache.

"In KC...did you get to see him beforehand?" No, actually it is very rare for anyone to get to see John beforehand. I don't even think he gets to the venue until as close to the beginning as possible. When he was in Omaha (which was the first time I got to meet him in person) he entered the venue, direct to backstage, about an hour before. But in that instance, they had set up a couple of interviews with local news chanels for John and myself. We talked to the media for about 20 minutes (separately) and bumped into each other changing rooms. I only got about a minute with him and then they whisked us off to other interviews. Then, he meditated and the seminar started.

I never keep track of any of the readings (yes, those of you who just gasped in shock I am one of those selfish folks (LOL) who absorbes the whole seminar for myself and does not take notes for others). I just always have a basic memory of whether the seminar went smoothly or if they got stuck on stuff. The 'hits' always stick in my mind because he never fails to make me think "Oh MY GAWD!"

As for John's aura...you are very luck that you saw it in color. I haven't worked on that ability at all and (so far) John's aura is the only one that I've ever seen. Since I don't really work at it, I just see it more like um energy? Like the heat waves that come off of pavement in the summer. I can see it radiating and shimmering around him. I can see it contract and expand, but no colors.

And... as for where I was, of course it isn't invasive. We're all friends here and love to meet folks from the board when at seminars. Actually the person you described was not me. I have light brownish (okay, its highlighted from naturally dark brown) hair that is about shoulder length and wavy. The night of the seminar, I was wearing khaki pants, a white shirt, and a denim jacket. As for where I was sitting, I actually was fortunate enough to be front row center. Remember when John had the girl in the hat in the front row raise her hand so he could use her for a guide for where he was being pulled in the center section? That was my daughter and I was sitting three seats to her right.

Again, I'm thrilled that you had a good time and took home a piece of the cake. Hope I'll get to meet you sometime at another seminar!