The 7 Common Messages from Deceased Loved Ones During Readings with Mediums

This is what your loved ones in spirit most want you to know.

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When people consider getting a reading from a medium to communicate with their loved ones in spirit for the first time, they often don't know what to expect. Interestingly, there are seven common messages that tend to come through the first time you connect with a deceased loved one.

Depending upon the length of the reading (one hour or half hour), the medium’s ability to connect with spirit, the spirit’s ability to communicate with humans, and the client’s expectations, skepticism, and desires, a typical one-hour reading might include most, if not all, of the messages outlined below.

Here are seven of the most common messages from people in spirit during a reading with a medium.

1. "I'm okay."

Immediately following their passing, people in spirit want their loved ones to know that they are okay—they are happy, healthy, and alive (in spirit). Mainly, they want us to know that they have survived death; that is, they did not disappear but rather still exist, only now in spirit form versus physical form.

2. "My suffering ended the second I died."

Many people worry that their loved ones continue to suffer from their illness, injuries, or mental anguish after death. Therefore, one of the most common messages from people in spirit is that their suffering ended the moment they left their bodies. Once in spirit, they were free from all mental and physical suffering.

3. "I am closer to you now than I ever was before."

People in spirit commonly convey through mediums that they can see, hear, and even read their surviving loved one's thoughts. Consequently, our loved ones in spirit know more about what's going on with us physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually; therefore, they feel closer to us than when they were living in their physical bodies.

4. "I'm watching over you."

As an expansion of the prior message, our loved ones in spirit commonly want us to know that they are watching over us from the spirit world and guiding us when appropriate and possible. This doesn't mean, however, that they are constantly hovering over us every second, but they check in on us regularly and show up whenever we think of them.

In this way, our deceased loved ones always know what is going on in our lives (our triumphs and disappointments). They are watching when we graduate from college, become a parent, get a new job, and even when we become ill, have an accident, or suffer a tragedy. They do guide us when it is appropriate for them to do so, but we must be open to their guidance by remaining aware of the four ways spirits guide us.

5. "I was greeted by loved ones when I passed."

Our loved ones in spirit commonly want us to know that they were greeted by loved ones who passed before them upon their return to the afterlife. They often refer to this as a homecoming celebration, where family members, friends, and even pets greeted them with love and jubilance. This has been described in many readings as a reunion with loved ones who were waiting for them as they crossed over, and it may include spirit guides (who they knew before they were born), grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, as well as friends.

6. "I am living in peace, joy, and love in the spirit world."

Although it is not possible to put into words the blissful experience of living in the dimension of spirit, our deceased loved ones often try to convey to us how wonderful it is. They describe living in the light of the hereafter as feeling welcome, warm, safe, loved, joyful, boundless, liberated, peaceful, friendly, sweet, blissful, radiant, dreamlike, free, and harmonious, to list just a few of the common descriptions. Many have described how light and free they feel being out of the restrictive confines of their body.

7. "I love you."

As simple and basic as this may seem, love is the most important of all messages. Our loved ones in spirit always want us to know that they love us, which also means that they forgive us, they are proud of us, and they want nothing more for us than to be happy. I once asked a friend of mine who passed at the age of 38 what he wanted his surviving loved ones to do for him, and his simple answer was, “Be happy.”

Final Thoughts

While these are the seven most common messages conveyed in readings with mediums, the benefits to connecting with deceased loved ones in this way far exceed these typical messages. Most readings begin by offering evidence that your loved one is really communicating with the medium. They might tell you information this stranger (the medium) could never know, things that only you would know. Often your loved one in spirit will tell you the exact words you said to them while looking at their photograph a week ago or visiting their grave. They might even reveal the item you placed in the casket, the nickname they had for you, or a cherished memory you had together.

Basically, while these seven common messages are usually important and welcomed by most people getting a reading, there are also messages that are much more personalized and specific to your relationship with the deceased. What I love about my own readings over the past 26 years is that no two readings are ever the same.

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xo, Bob

PS, If you’re interested in getting a reading of spirit communication, just be sure you choose a reading with a medium rather than a psychic or intuitive. It is one of the most gratifying and comforting experiences for the grieving and can provide compelling evidence for life after death. I’ve become such an advocate for this valuable experience that I created my own directory of vetted mediums (and psychics). You can also read articles about my own readings here.

Bob Olson is the host of Afterlife TV, author of two books, Answers About The Afterlife and The Magic Mala, and creator of the reputable directory of credible psychics and mediums, BestPsychicDirectory.com. Bob’s newest venture is Bob Olson Connect, a Substack newsletter. Click here to view free and paid options.

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