Author Judy Magnussen’s spiritual journey began when she was twenty-two-years-old. Waking from a deep sleep, she saw her deceased father appear in the doorway with a white aura surrounding him. She knew it was real, and she knew it was important. In Healing Messages of Love from the Spirit World, Magnussen reveals the details of her spiritual awakening and narrates stories that show how communication from the spirit world has helped her heal, gain new strengths, and achieve inner peace. This memoir shares the results of Magnussen’s automatic writings—writings that occur when information comes through the hands from our higher selves or from the other side. In addition to communicating with people who have passed to the other side, Healing Messages of Love from the Spirit World tells about the many symbolic messages she has received and communicates how discovering her native ancestry was instrumental in the path of her spiritual journey.
The first automatic writing I received was when I was trying to decide if I should continue with the search I was doing on my Genealogy. I was sitting with pen and paper in hand just thinking and all of a sudden my pen took over. “You MUST complete your genealogy! Your Dad wants you to do this and find out who you are and where you were derived from. He is proud of you and loves you. Your Nana is here and is proud that you discovered her family and acknowledged their existence.” “Your ancestors want you to continue. They say that you will be fine. There is so much for you to learn. You must go to potlatches, learn about drumming, make shawls and go to workshops. You will have lots of time when you retire. You will be able to give lessons and help others. You will travel to countries and learn more of your heritage and discover your roots. It will all be fine. You must do this as no one else seems to be interested in doing your family tree. This will make everyone proud when you discover and learn about all the special chiefs and special ceremonies. There is a lot for you to learn and so much more to discover. When you are here you’ll meet lots of those ancestors wanting to show you more. All these things are happening by no coincidence. They are trying to make it easier for you to connect with others; that is why they are all in your life and you must learn from them. We all are connected! Enjoy your life as it has no years and we never know when our time is up.” My eyes filled with tears and I was shaking as I realized what had just happened. This opened up a whole new world for me and I wanted to use this gift to help others. I have several friends who have passed into the Spirit World and I decided to ask some questions. I started writing in my journal: “Dear Friend: Why does everyone have to depart so young? Is it beautiful and relaxing on the other side? Are there any homes there? What is it like there? What do you do? If you are here by my side, please answer all these questions as there is so much I need to know. Is it similar to here? What is different? What do you do in the daytime and at nighttime? Are you all in body form or just spirit?” And then an answer came through my automatic writing from the Spirit World. “You want answers to all these questions! Well get some paper out as you will be writing lots. It is beautiful here but not quite what I left. We all have our own space. I keep busy in the day making my surroundings beautiful. I like to keep busy most of the time and do not stop much. People drop in to see me all the time. I need to have them around. We are in Spirit form and we can see each other. It is peaceful and serene. Most of the people are happy and always go greet those that are crossing and help them cross over. We are all here for a purpose. We are all equal here and no one is bad. We all suffered on earth and we are now in Spirit form. We can go anywhere in a short time. We travel the world in a flash. We have no time here. We are all close by and we try to let you know we are nearby without frightening you. I hope your days are wonderful. Don’t forget to be present in your world as you have to experience all life has to offer. We are all here for a reason and have to find out what it is.”
Judy Magnussen is retired and lives on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, where she was born and raised.