by Susan Fiandach and Connie Wake
Have you seen the 2010 movie “Hereafter” starring Matt Damon? Director, Clint Eastwood, weaves stories of three people who have experienced death. This deep, soulful movie portrays one of the main characters (Matt Damon) as a well-known medium and the challenge with his mediumship abilities in his everyday life. He is quoted to say, “A life about death is no life at all” that reveals his reluctance of experiencing the grief that is associated with mediumship.
Grief is certainly part of the medium’s work. “Talking to dead people…” though a trite phrase, is the way connection is made allowing the conversation about relationships, memories, and insights to follow. But that means the medium faces aspects of the passing, and sometimes the tragedies involved, that touch on the sadness and despair of the client. It is a tough part of the service.
However, the medium knows that through a conversation with the loved one again is an expression of grief that can bring about healing, comfort, and closure. This may happen in the first reading, or through several readings, as each person’s grief must be done in their own time.
The movie ultimately shows closure for all three characters, which is a goal of the medium’s service. Through compassion and conversation, healing continues life.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS: Susan Fiandach and Connie Wake are owners of The Purple Door in Rochester, NY. They are professional psychic-mediums and teachers of psychic-medium studies on a mission to de-mystify our psychic sense. They are co-authors of “Everyday Conversations: The Key to the Contemporary Medium – Unlocking the Myths” and “The Student Guide to the Daily Medium – Unlocking Your 6th Sense.” They can be contacted through The Purple Door, at their new location: 3450 Winton Place, Brighton NY. 585-427-8110. Visit their website - http://www.PurpleDoorSoulSource.com