Channeling Erik

July9th

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Erik on Therapy and Past Lives

Posted in: After Death Communication, Afterlife, Channeling, Communication from the dead, Contact with the dead, Death of a Child, Death of a sibling, Grief, Grieving, Heaven, Kim O'Neill, Loss of a sibling, Love, Messages from the dead, Past Life Regression, Past lives, Psychic medium, Reincarnation, Struggles, Suicide

First of all, I would like to thank everyone for all the love you’ve showered me with. I feel so honored to have each and every one of you in my life, because you are all so wise and enlightened. Sorry for the moment of weakness and know that your encouragement has lifted me up tremendously. I will be strong for you, my friends and fellow travelers, because we have crossed each other’s paths for a divine reason: to learn from one another and to help spread love and enlightenment to the world. Our mission is so much bigger than any individual, including any hurt feelings or grief. That said, all systems are go! So let’s continue with the next segment of my June channeling session with Kim and Erik.

Me: Erik, can you tell me a little more about the therapy you went through when you crossed over? It’s hard to imagine spirits lying on a couch in a therapist’s office talking about childhood bullies and strict parents. How does it all work?

Erik: I had individual therapy just like on the earthly plane where I would go sit and talk, But it’s a little different in Heaven, because the therapist talks a lot more here. I’m real familiar with how therapists talk on Earth, you know, how they try to get the patient to talk and come up with realizations. Here, it’s a combination, though, a give and take. And it’s private just like on the earthly plane. I lucked out cuz my therapist was really hot.

Me (chuckling): Yeah, I remember you telling us she was cute.

Erik: Yeah, and they also conduct group sessions, and this is especially good for souls returning to spirit who have committed suicide or had a violent death like a murder or an accident and also souls who had a very swift illness. These are all kind of shocking to the soul so they have to “regroup” in group.

Me: Ha, good one, Erik!

Erik: It’s a shock to the emotions even if a soul has a destiny to die in that certain way. They still need therapy to help them get beyond it. But therapy here in Heaven is usually really fast. Souls are really eager to heal and move on. That’s very different from therapy on the earthly plane cuz here, we want to heal much faster and are willing to heal much faster.

Me: What kind of therapy do souls get? Can you tell me in general terms what sorts of things are talked about?

Erik: I don’t know about therapy others have had. I can only tell you what sort of things I talked about. She helped me see how some of my past lives affected my last lifetime. And Mom, it really felt good! It felt so good to let go of all of that. I’ve been thinking and thinking about it. I can’t get over how many issues I’ve been lugging around and how heavy it all was! It’s amazing how human beings can even put one foot in front of the other and live their lives lugging all this heavy baggage behind them. You don’t know how much shit you’re carrying around; you don’t know how heavy it all is until you go through regressions on Earth or until you get over here and get into therapy. It’s just amazing how quickly you can let it all go, how you can acknowledge what you went through and then let it all go! I still can’t get over it.

Me: You can disconnect emotionally from it once you see it. I tried so hard to get you to do past life regression, but you wouldn’t bite. But I don’t know if it would have made any difference.

Erik (shrugging): I was closed. I had no idea. I didn’t want more work. Now I realize you were trying to help me let go of things that were slowing me down, not creating more obligation on top of the pile of shit I had to do. I couldn’t get that then, but now I understand it completely.

Me: I’m glad you get it now, Baby.

Erik: Thank you, Mom, for trying to get me to go, and I’m very sorry I didn’t. I think it would have helped me.

Me: Yeah, I think so too. But as long as your happy and at peace now, that’s all that counts.

Erik: Yeah, that’s true.

Me: Erik, can you tell me a little about the life you had before the most recent one?

Erik: You talking about the World War II one?

Me: I guess. Was that the last one?

Kim: Erik, so what was…he’s nodding like he’s saying, “I heard, I heard.” He’s thinking. What are you thinking about, Erik?

(pause)

Kim (laughing): He’s looking at me, it’s really funny; he’s looking at me as if, “If I was ready to share, I’d be sharing. Give me a moment.”

Me (laughing): Oh! I can just see him!

Kim: Erik, I guess my question was…I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to push you or to be impatient.

Erik (laughing hard and speaking with mock sarcasm): Oh God forbid!!!

Kim (chuckling): Okay, very funny. I was just wondering if you had forgotten. It appeared as though you were choosing your words.

Erik: Well, yeah! I was just thinking back on everything I saw and everything that I’ve let go of.

Me: Hmm.

Erik: Mom…

Kim: He’s thinking. His brow is furrowed. Is this something you don’t want to talk about, Erik?

Erik (in mock exasperation): Hell no, no no! Just wait a minute, will you? The thing that I carried with me from the lifetime before my last one as Erik Medhus was that…I was male.

Kim: He’s showing me to himself as a young guy.

Erik: I came away from that lifetime feeling a great obligation for other people, feeling responsible for others. So when I came into the lifetime as Erik, I had this heaviness, this weight hanging on me. I felt this responsibility to make other people feel happy and move forward, uh…more than that…for them to survive.

Me: Yeah I know you had that same kind of burden in other lives you shared with us. Were you in the war, then?

Erik: Yes. I was Polish. I was a Polish Jew. Let’s see, I was kind of tall, dark eyes, dark hair. I had just had my bar mitzvah so I was like 13.

Me: Oh my gosh, so young!

Erik: It was around 1940. I spent time in the Warsaw ghetto before I was taken to Auschwitz. I was separate from my entire family. I had a real big family and I was real real close to my sister. So I was by myself in the camp, and I stole food to pass out to other inmates. I chose to help others. And I’d hide people I knew were gonna be selected to go to “the rooms.”

Me: The rooms?

Erik: Yeah, the rooms where they would be gassed.

Kim: So Erik, you were quite the facilitator in that lifetime.

Erik: Yeah.

Kim (touched): Oh, he has tears running down his face.

Erik: I wasn’t able to save as many lives as I wanted.

(long pause)

Erik: Hey, I just realized something, Mom!

Me: What, Sweetie?

Erik: In that lifetime, I had nothing to live for, but I did everything I could to survive. In the lifetime as Erik, I had everything to live for, but I took my own life.

Kim: Erik, what do you come away acknowledging?

Erik: Give me moment.

(pause)

Erik: The key is to choose to joyously survive even when you’re not faced with a life threatening situation, to have a renewed commitment to the earthly plane, living and doing as much for others without feeling a heavy, negative responsibility. I realize why I was frustrated and angry. I was angry at myself, not with you, not with Pappa, not with Lukas or my sisters. It had to do with anger at myself for not being able to save everybody. And I didn’t realize that until I had therapy in Heaven.

Me: Now I can understand why you hated the responsibility of school and work and things on a to-do list. And doing past life regression would have been just another obligation to you, like you said. What sort of decisions or plans did you make before you came into this last lifetime?

Erik: To be male. To work through certain issues. To have a life’s work. I chose you and Pappa to be my parents; I chose my sisters and brother.

Me: I remember you told me once that you felt you were here to teach people how to live in the moment. Remember that? We were hanging out in the courtyard in front of the garage.

Erik: That’s exactly what I’m talking about. I’m kinda sad I didn’t do that. You know, coulda, woulda, shoulda. But what’ll help is me and you writing a book, Mom.

Me: Well, Erik, we all have things that we coulda, woulda, shoulda.

Kim: Absolutely!

Erik (nodding): But I really fucked up. I really fucked up. As long as you remain on the earthly plane, you still have a chance to make a difference. But I can still have a presence on the earthly plane through you, Mom.

Me: We’ll be a team. I’ll do whatever you want to make a difference in the lives of others, Baby.

Erik: I know, Mom. I love you.

Me: Love you too. I love you so much.

  • http://WebsiteURL Randi

    I must admit … I got quick choked up at the end there.

    I love this

    The key is to choose to joyously survive even when you’re not faced with a life threatening situation, to have a renewed commitment to the earthly plane, living and doing as much for others without feeling a heavy, negative responsibility.

    Thanks for the reminder, Erik. :)

  • http://WebsiteURL Tahria

    Big hug. Best wishes. Tahria

    • http://drmedhus.com Elisa

      Big hug back, Tahria!

  • http://WebsiteURL Steve

    Erik’s sharing is awesome! Elisa – thank you for not letting silly posters on other websites get your goat :)
    I’m addicted to Erik’s sharing – in a good way!
    All of this information is aligned with the years of my metaphysical reading.
    Thank you, Erik, for helping open the minds of us mere mortals.
    Steve

  • http://WebsiteURL Nate

    Agreed with Randi’s response above. Sometimes it’s a simple, but profound shift we can make in our own daily lives. We can choose to live joyously. We don’t have to get caught up in our habitual reactivity. In saying this, it’s much easier said than done. I think it requires us to spend more time just being…just sitting and watching our thoughts in a non-judgemental and compassionate way. To really feel the emotions..not to necessarily overanalyze them, but to just feel them and recognize some of our patterns for how we respond to certain situations. I’ve found that doing this can be extremely helpful.

    • http://drmedhus.com Elisa

      Yeah, I guess what’s really important is exactly what you say. It’s all about trying to feel love for others, even if they’re cruel. Again, sometimes the ones who need love the most are the hardest to love. Sometimes it helps me to imagine what these kind of people were like when they were sweet, helpless babies or when they’re old and feeble. Everyone needs love and unconditional love is what the ultimate goal of our soul’s evolution is. Looks like you, Nate, are already well on the way. You have a plan for developing increasing degrees of compassion. You’ve really thought about all of this, haven’t you? I’m going to follow your advice and keep my level of awareness high. Takes lots of discipline.

  • http://WebsiteURL Margaret

    I have tears also. Erik is so beautiful.

    Wonder why this is: “As long as you remain on the earthly plane, you still have a chance to make a difference.” Are there also ways to make a difference in the non-physical plane? Like by helping spirits heal, like Erik has been helped?

    • http://drmedhus.com Elisa

      I’m certain there is. Look what Erik has done. Look how his therapist has helped him. But I do want to ask Erik one important question soon: Why do we need to be in the earthly plane in a body with our five senses, etc. to evolve? Why can’t we do it all in spirit? I think I know, but need confirmation. That said, I get the impression that we make a difference and we evolve in both dimensions, but it’s different somehow. What do you think?

  • http://WebsiteURL Margaret

    I remember reading somewhere that we can evolve more quickly in the physical dimension because of the density of the energy here.. something like that? But that we can evolve in the non-physical dimension, maybe more slowly. The word from my sister (via mediums) was that she was spending alot of time helping infants who had just crossed over (her job in this physical life was occupational therapist, working with infants – and it was the hepatitis B she contracted from one of those infants that caused her death). Seems there must be a connection there, somehow.

    Elisa, have you read any of Robert Monroe’s or Bruce Moen’s books? Alot of what Bruce reports he has discovered in his explorations of the afterlife mirrors what Erik is relating to you.

    The strength of the connection between you and Erik and his ability to communicate is just amazing.

    • http://drmedhus.com Elisa

      It sounds right being about energy density. I haven’t read any books from those authors though Monroe was mentioned a lot in the book “My Great TOE” (Theory of Everything) by a theoretical physicist who wad an apprentice to him. Pretty cool experiments Monroe conducted. Do you recommend any specific books? BTW it’s really Kim who connects with Erik. I’m just the scribe and messenger, but I’m totally fine with that!!

      BR

  • http://WebsiteURL Tiggy

    Margaret, I have been told by mediums that my sister who committed suicide has a mission on the other side to work with suicidal people on this plane.

  • http://WebsiteURL Your Name

    I guess this would all be easier for me to accept if Erik ever told you anything in any of these instances that you did not want to hear. I’m not trying to be purposely just negative – just want to clarify and maybe I am missing something, but it does seem, when it is all said and done, that he is incredibly, amazingly supportive of your own personal viewpoint on just about everything. Like the outcome of all of his evolving is ‘Mom, you were (and are) sooo right about everything!’ What mom would not love to hear that?
    So that kind of dilutes my ability to completely latch on to this entire concept. Although I have had experiences in this realm myself, and want to believe very much.

    • http://drmedhus.com Elisa

      I understand, but part of this could be a boy wanting to heal his mother hurt at the hands of his unfortunate decision. Part could be that, although I’ve made mistakes, I’ve done more right than wrong, not because I’m some genius, but because I love my children so intensely that I’ll do anything to get it right. He has actually said things that I hate to hear such as the terrible anger and angst of our family friend, Kevin, who died from an accidental overdose. I’ve known that boy since he was three and it would have been just as easy for Erik to say he was happy and content in the afterlife. He’s relayed other unhappy events, including the painful remorse he felt when he say me find his body. It’s not all been roses, believe me. The point is, I know Erik so well. It IS him coming through. Is he omniscient? No. Is he omnipotent? No. Does he want to help make a difference in the world? Yes. But even if he didn’t, even if all he wanted to do is sit in Heaven and pick the lint out of his belly button, that’d be okay by me. All I want is for my son to be happy. I don’t need him to do this for me. He needs me to do this for him.

  • http://WebsiteURL Tom

    Some of this sounds a lot like the advise that Dr.Wayne Dyer passes along in some of his teachings. The secret is to live life with an “attitude of gratitude’ be happy with what you have, and all the free things that life has to offer.
    I started doing this (but it’s not easy) and there are days that I find to be amazing. Of coarse there are other days that suck, but I try to get back and remind myself of the simple things that I have to be grateful for, and live accordingly. *shrug*
    Thanks Erik and Elisa for the continued adventures and positive affermations to so much that has already been written and is out there for anyone to explore….
    very cool! =D
    Have a great weekend!

    Tom

  • http://WebsiteURL Doc

    Thanks, Elisa and Erik. He’s a helluva kid, on this or any other plane!
    Doc

  • http://WebsiteURL Shannon

    Well said Elisa. Turkey legs anyone?

    Shannon

    • http://drmedhus.com Elisa

      Save one for me, Shannon!

  • Christine

    Good Morning all

    I want to share a small miracle that has happened. My son Rob died of suicide in March 2009. When I returned home from the hospital that dreadful morning, my home was filled with friends and family, one of which has suffered a loss yesterday, which I will get to in a minute. I remember not really hearing people’s words and all was a blur, but what I remember vividly was 2 birds pecking at my window. Never happened before – and this continued for 2 months – it was March in New England and very cold, so I thought this was odd. I was fascinated and awed by this. Anyways, fast forward to Thursday, I was talking with a new therapist that is psychic. She asked me about Rob’s visit and the signs I received after his passing, and I talked about the birds.

    Yesterday, we had a strange bird experience. I have 2 dogs and they bark if someone coughs a mile away. Anyways, a bird flew past the two dogs and sat on the carpet very quietly, not afraid of us. We looked around to make sure the dogs were not going to find it, and then it was gone. Later, my friend who I mentioned previously called and her brother had just died – of suicide.

    Just wanted to share.

    • http://drmedhus.com Elisa

      Christine, what an amazing story! Can I ask Erik about it and about Rob or do you already have the answers you need? Email me at emedhus@gmail.com. Did you read the earlier entry on the blog about the little black bird? I think spirits use birds frequently to communicate to us.

  • http://WebsiteURL Michele Stefanides

    In addition to watching the continuing relationship between you and Erik, Elisa, which I find comforting for you now, and for the prospect for myself in the future with the people I love, I am fascinated by the connection between the astrophysics and the spiritual. I have been so fascinated recently by the tv shows on astrophysics/cosmology, that I have been reading books and taking an online course from Yale. I have to look up the scientists you say have made the connection between the science and the spiritual; so many of the scientists I am seeing only promote and believe in the science. I just can’t imagine that the beauty and the order of the universe could have not been created by a “supreme being”. I’m happy for you that you are able to continue your connection with your son after his passing from earth.

    • http://drmedhus.com Elisa

      Hey Michele, did you check out the YouTube video Tom posted? Amazing!!!!!! You gotta watch it!

  • http://WebsiteURL Margaret

    Hi Elisa – I do realize that it is Kim who is connecting with and channeling Erik, but I think Erik’s ability and interest in communicating so extensively are due to the strength of the bond between the two of you.
    Bruce Moen’s website is a good place to start reading about his experiences:
    http://www.afterlife-knowledge.com
    I like his first book, Voyages into the Unknown.
    And I know what you mean about just knowing that it is him. When I’ve had communications from more than one person in a session, the mediums have very accurately described the different energy/personality of each of them, and I have felt it and known it to be true.

    • http://drmedhus.com Elisa

      Thanks for the link, Margaret! As soon as I finish my grocery shopping, I’m going to devour it. I would now if the kids weren’t waiting for me in the car, honking for my attention! ;-)

  • Gwen

    Elisa….I want to stop reading your “discoveries” long enough to say what a healing this continue’e to be for me….I found this link through Kim’s website and I have already thanked her sending it!
    The first 2 days I read almost all of the postings and cried for those 2 days…..I lost a brother to suicide about 20 yrs. ago..I can never remember the exact month or day since it is still so painful…..However, reading your blog and connecting to Erik in a very real and tangible way has helped me release some of the pain…….Thank You Again for your courage and strength to carry this through…BTW….Kim gave me my first reading 6 yrs, ago and it was the beginning of a “new life” for me from a spiritual standpoint……Gwen

    • http://drmedhus.com Elisa

      Isn’t she amazing? Thanks for joining the family, girl!

  • Christine

    Elisa, please feel free to ask Erik and Rob. I know they are waiting to help my friend’s brother transition. Oh, and I loved the story about the little black bird!

    • http://drmedhus.com Elisa

      I’m out on errands on my iPhone and can’t remember if I have the information I need: you age and city, Rob’s age and city at death. It helps Erik and Kim find him, your guides etc. Thanks!

  • http://WebsiteURL Todd

    I am having trouble understanding the idea of past lives. When we die our souls go on to the “spiritual realm, heaven” wherever Erik is now. Can souls make a choice and be reborn into another physical body to give the earth plane another chance? And if so, is there any memory of the previous life? It sounds to me that the spiritual realm, ie heaven is a heck of a lot better than here. In fact, from what I have read on this blog it seems like life there is a lot like life here on earth without all the bad stuff. So what would be the desire to live more than one life here on the earthly plane?

    I hope my questions don’t seem like I am trying to doubt I am just trying to understand it all.

    • http://drmedhus.com Elisa

      Hi Todd. Don’t worry about doubting; healthy skepticism is natural. It encourages us to explore and think. I still battle with my doubts every day, as this blog depicts since the very first entry. It’s only extreme skepticism that’s harmful. Many have minds that are locked shut. They’re afraid of questioning or picking apart their current belief system and feel resentful of anyone who does.

      Anyway, as far as past lives is concerned; this is one thing I’m least skeptical about. There are so many wonderful books full of indisputable evidence. One of my favorites is Children’s Past Lives by Carol Bowman. In it, she explores the research of Dr. Ian Stevenson in the subject.

      The reason we reincarnate is because we evolve faster when on the earthly plane living in our three dimensional reality with our emotions and five sensory perceptions and sequential experiences. I have not transcribed Erik’s answers to these questions yet, because, first, I haven’t gotten to that part of the recording yet and second, I want to ask why we forget our previous lives, just as you asked. Why are we amnestic of those past incarnations? Couldn’t we learn from our past mistakes and successes?

      If you read the entire blog, you’ll find that, although Erik loves the afterlife, he understands it’s limits for the soul’s progress, he regrets the grief he has caused others, he knows that his soul has regressed because of his suicide, and he misses certain things: the unpredictability of events, not having complete control, the use of the five senses, and other things. If he had to do it all over again, he wold have gone through past life regression hypnosis to deal with the issues that haunted him and would have lived according to his destiny. Apparently, between lives, we make a blueprint of our next incarnation, together with other members of our soul group. For instance, perhaps we want to learn what forgiveness is like. If so, another soul must agree to do something horrible to us…something that we will have to forgive. The point is, each soul is a consciousness which is part of a massive consciousness that is seeking to know itself through us. It cannot know hot unless it experiences cold. It cannot understand what love is like unless it experiences hatred. And this massive consciousness sends out individual parts of itself to experience every facet of what it is. The ultimate goal of its evolution is unconditional love. Einstein felt that love was some sort of quantifiable energy or vibration and even tried to define it mathematically. Lot’s of physics involved here. Erik will explain more. I’d like him to also explain why we have to have bodies to accomplish all of this. Another great series of books that explains some of this is “Conversations with God” and all of the subsequent books by Neale Donald Walsch. The simplest book is “The Little Soul and The Sun,” also by Walsch. It’s a children’s book, but I started with it because I was a child at that point in my journey, metaphorically speaking.

      I’m glad you’ve joined me and others in the journey. They’ll be many forks in the roads and maybe even a dark, scary forest or two, but by sharing each other’s insight and experiences, we’ll answer so many of our questions about the bigger picture: why are we here? what are we?

  • http://WebsiteURL Todd

    Thanks, Elisa.

  • Tracy Lamont

    What an interesting session!
    Erik sounds so profound when he describes the ying and yang of his previous two lifetimes.
    Going from having nothing to live for but doing everything to survive, to having everything to live for.
    Watta boy!

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