Connect To The Other Side: Visit Your Loved One In Spirit

Welcome to this meditation to connect with our loved ones in spirit.

We will visualize meeting our loved one in a comfortable or favorite space of our choice.

It can be one we have been to before,

A place where we spent a lot of time with them,

For example a room in a home that we shared with them in the past.

It could also be a favorite place we went to with them,

Maybe a park or a restaurant,

Or a coffee shop.

You could also imagine a new space to meet in together,

Perhaps a place in nature,

Or a place that you weren't able to go to together in life but would enjoy going to together now.

When it comes time,

You can choose whatever resonates with you most.

Before we get started,

Bring over anything that will help you feel the most comfortable and supported during this session.

So maybe that's blankets or pillows.

And you can do this meditation seated or laying down.

We'll start with some grounding and protection,

Establishing our roots and protective light.

Let's start with a few breaths together.

Begin by releasing any breath that you are holding.

And take a nice breath in.

Exhale,

Sigh it out.

Inhale,

Welcome in any guidance you need to receive today.

And exhale,

Release any blocks or resistance you may have to making this connection with your loved one today.

Continue to breathe now at your own pace,

In and out of the nose.

Bring awareness now to the parts of your body that are touching the ground,

Or the parts of your body that are touching a surface that is touching the ground.

Visualize roots forming from these places,

Reaching down.

With each exhale you take,

See them grow and reach deeper down.

On your next inhale,

A light is drawn up from the earth through these roots and up to your body.

This light holds you now from below.

Continue to breathe in and out of the nose.

Allowing this light to come up and into you on the inhale.

And allowing the roots to grow deeper on the exhale.

Now that the earth is anchoring us in,

We invite in the protection of the universe,

The heavens,

Spirit,

Whatever resonates with you most.

I invite you now to picture that beautiful golden ray of light traveling down to you from the sky above.

It reaches the crown of your head and slowly travels down your body.

Sit with this light for a moment and feel its gentle,

Protective presence.

Thank you to the universe,

To our ancestors,

To our spirit guides,

Angels,

And highest selves.

To our full teams in spirit,

Thank you for protecting us on this journey.

Thank you for protecting us during this time together as we connect with our loved ones.

We welcome in only the most loving energy from above and thank you spirit for protecting us from any energy that is not for the greatest or highest good of all souls involved.

Thank you for helping us bring forth the messages we most need to hear.

We love you and we thank you.

Picture yourself sitting now on a soft couch in a cozy room.

This couch can be made of any material and color that feels most soothing to you.

In front of you is a coffee table,

And on that coffee table sits a photo album.

On the front is your loved one's name.

You pick up the photo album and set it on your lap.

In this album are photos from throughout their life.

It's an album that tells their story.

Perhaps it is a story of a long and full life,

Or maybe it was a shorter story.

If it is a shorter one,

This album also contains images of them as they grow in the spirit world.

Gently,

You open the cover and smile.

The pages turn effortlessly like a flip book,

Moving through the story of their soul.

Take a moment to be with these photos and the story that they tell.

Once you have taken in all of the photos,

You gently close the album and set it back down on the coffee table.

You look up to see a white door across from you.

It glows with a golden light around the edges,

With a golden doorknob.

On the other side of this door is the space,

The place,

Where you would like to meet with your loved one.

Again,

This could be a special place that you shared with them,

Or a place that you've imagined for the two of you to meet.

It can be inside or outside.

It can be anywhere in the world.

It can be from the past,

Present,

Or future.

Take a moment now to picture this place on the other side of the door.

Feeling content and ready to see your loved one now,

You stand up and walk toward the door.

As you approach it,

It gently pushes open without you even having to touch it.

It is ready and waiting for you to come through.

As you get closer,

The door opens wider and wider,

And you begin to see your special meeting place on the other side.

Feeling safe,

Secure,

And sure of yourself,

You step into the space,

And the door gently closes behind you.

This space is even more special than you remember or ever imagined.

Right now,

It is just you in this space,

And so you allow yourself to walk around and take it in.

What do you see?

What do you feel?

What scents do you smell?

What sounds do you hear?

You notice now a door has appeared on the other end of this space.

It is another white door,

But not the one that you came through.

This one is outlined by white light.

Gently,

The door opens,

And more of this white light spills out of it and into the space,

Lighting up everything around you.

Stepping into the room and through the light is your loved one.

Approach them now however you would like to.

Smile at them,

Hug them,

Whatever feels right in this moment.

This is your time and space with your loved one,

So you may do whatever you choose while in this space.

Maybe you sit down to talk,

Or you walk together,

Or do a calming activity together.

Whatever it is you would have done when having a natural and easy conversation with them in life.

During this time,

You may talk to or ask them about anything you would like.

If no words are coming to you in this moment,

Or if no words feel necessary,

That's okay.

You may also just sit in each other's energy and presence,

And perhaps that's how you need to communicate versus with words.

This is your time,

Your space.

Allow it to unfold naturally.

I will leave you here with your loved one for a couple minutes.

As you approach the end of your visit with your loved one,

In this final minute,

Ask them,

Is there anything you need me to know?

It is time now for you and your loved ones to part,

But know that you can return to visit one another at this space at any time.

Close your time together with your loved one in a way that feels right to you.

Saying any final words that need to be said.

Thank your loved one for visiting with you today.

You each now head to your separate doorways.

As you approach,

The doors gently open.

You walk through the door and back to the cozy room where the photo album sits.

You return to the cozy couch to rest and take in the experience that you just had.

Thank you to Spirit for allowing us to make this connection today.

Slowly begin to step back from this room and deepen your breath.

Feel your physical space again,

Noticing the parts of your body that are connected to the ground.

Welcome any small movements in your body to gently wake it back up.

Perhaps you start by wiggling fingers or toes,

And gradually make your movements bigger as needed.

If you are moving,

Begin to slow down your movements,

And when you're ready,

Gently blink your eyes a few times to come back into the space you're in.

I hope that you were able to make a connection with your loved one today.

And if you felt that it was difficult or harder than you expected,

Know that that's okay too.

It can feel strange or more challenging the first few times you try to do this,

Mostly because our logical minds sort of get in the way.

So if you ended up just sitting in the room with your loved one,

Sitting in their presence without saying much,

That is still a valid experience.

The more you do journeys like these and get used to being in this space,

The more it will feel natural and the more it will start to flow.

You'll start to trust yourself more,

Trust Spirit more,

And trust all that you see and feel.

And trust that whatever came through for you today is what you and your loved one needed,

And it's likely just a first step of many to come.

If you found yourself mostly focused on memories of them or stories from their life,

Trust that those particular memories also came to you for a reason today.

These memories can also hold messages,

And sometimes that message is just that,

I remember this too,

And I'm with you.

With much love and gratitude,

I close our time together today.

May we journey together again soon.

Thank you so much.