A few months ago, around May, I had gotten some spiritual work done to remove entities/hexes etc. It was not in person, the medium worked with candles in another city.

Anyways, I went to take a nap and while I was drifting off, I would say I was almost completely asleep, I heard a woman’s voice call to me. It seemed like it was coming from the top right of my head. I immediately knew it wasn’t a physical person because it was just my boyfriend and I in the house but for some reason it wasn’t even brief, it sounded very real and so loud as if it WAS an actual person. She said my name in like a singsongy way like she was almost looking for me. Like, you know when you play Marco/Polo? The way you’d teasingly call out Marcoooo… That’s the best way I could describe it. It had a light and playful tone to it not like a warning.

I ask because I have never experienced this before, I was wondering if that could mean something or if I was maybe listening to the medium who was doing my candle work (she worked on it sometime that week). I have always been very intuitive and sensitive to energies but have not worked on my clairs and this has inspired me to try to strengthen them.

I’d like to add that one psychic once told me I have a 6th sense that I need to learn to trust more and that she knows I’m aware of it and shouldn’t ignore it, and she also said during my reading that I walked in through her door accompanied by a woman who seemed to be a protector. My grandmother is psychic and has said it to me as well since I was a child that I’m like her, and my mom said I used to see things when I was a child.

I guess to narrow it down my questions are:
• If you hear Spirit does it have a noticeably different voice or does it sound like a variation of your own thoughts?
• When you hear Spirit is it usually offering guidance or could it be like what I experienced?

If my experience is not valid then could anyone explain to me what it would sound like? I would love to hear your experiences! Thank you :)

Hi! This is my first post here, I hope I chose the right category to post and ask this.

Every since I was really young I've seen "ghosts". It was definitely stronger when I was younger, and I have never had any direct contact or communication with anything but my grandma and great grandmother experience this too. I can also kind of feel energies or presences in specific places.

I don't know much about spirituality but I've always been very curious about it, and I'd like to explore it more and understand it better. Is there a way to become more aware of these experiences or these "spirits"? Or something I should learn about this side of things? I'd love to hear more from people who have similar experiences or know more about the subject.

Any advice on where to start would be very appreciated!

Yesterday, we had to make the heartbreaking decision to put our 14-year-old beagle, Holly, to sleep. We knew she wasn’t doing well, but we had no idea that day would be her last.

The night before, my dad witnessed something really strange. While Holly was sleeping, a blue light suddenly appeared directly above her. He described it as almost like a portal opening, expanding to about 10 inches across. It was completely filled with blue light and then simply disappeared. He said he felt peaceful rather than frightened and has never experienced anything like it before.

The next morning, Holly took a significant turn for the worse. My dad said he could just tell something had changed, almost like she had given up and was ready to go. We made the decision to put her to sleep about 16 hours after he saw the light.
I’ve been reading about shared death experiences and spiritual transitions, and I’m really curious about what he witnessed.

Has anyone experienced something similar, particularly seeing a blue light or portal near a loved one (human or animal) shortly before they passed? I’d love to hear personal experiences or spiritual interpretations.

Also, our dog Angel was 16 and passed 8 months and a day before Holly. When she passed, I was especially distraught and asked her to send me a sign - I asked for a blue angel. A few days later, I saw a blue angel statute. In my heart, I hope it was sweet Angel coming to guide Holly. 🦋🐶🤍🦋

Last night I did my usual quiet evening sitting. Lights low, feet on the floor, just breathing. Before any image came I got a faint smell of pipe tobacco. Nobody in my house smokes and the window was shut. It faded, then came back stronger right before I saw an older man in a cardigan. My chest got warm and my shoulders dropped, like the smell was a knock at the door. Looking back, this has happened before and I never connected it. Funny timing, my sister had texted me a screenshot from "orbivanius" that same day saying something about my senses leading the way. Vague enough to fit anyone, I know. But I'm paying attention to smell first now. Does anyone else start with clairalience?