Kathleen Dayan I wrote Before We Were Born based on information I received during mediumship. The story and characters are fictional, but the ‘bones’ of the story, are based on my understanding of information that was given to me from Spirit. I wrote it first as a screenplay because I see the story as a visual production, but also because I wanted to create a viable outline for such a far-reaching story. The most difficult part was conveying the Spirit World to the audience, particularly because that is where the story begins. I knew when I wrote it that I was asking the reader to take a leap of faith during that first chapter because I was depicting a world that no one has access to, except in brief encounters during dreams or visions. About fifteen years ago, I lost someone who had been very close to me when I was a young woman. I didn’t realize how important he was to me until he passed away suddenly and I was grieving intensely. Coincidentally—or not—I spoke to him 3 days before he died. I began to feel his presence in my house and was convinced he was trying to get through to me. I visited a local Spiritualist Church, where mediumship is a part of the service, and he immediately came through. That was the experience that began my spirit communication journey. My husband, Edan, took on the pursuit with me and serves an important purpose in my communication. His energy serves as a grounding force during the interactions. I learned about spirit communication through various pursuits, and I began meditating several times a day with the intent of communicating, not only with this friend, but with my mother and sister who had died. My first breakthrough was clairsentience, which is the ability to feel a spirit’s touch. To me, it feels like spider webs being dragged across my skin and static electricity in my hair. My 3rd eye opened so quickly that I developed a visible lump on my forehead, and I began to “see” things, mostly auras and spirit lights. Several times, I awakened at night to see the outline of someone at the foot of my bed. It might sound startling, but it wasn’t. It felt natural, and I would quietly acknowledge the spirt before going back to sleep, understanding that its presence in my life was protective. There was also a bright blue light that I often saw near me and understood it was my friend who had passed over. Later I recognized the energy of my sister as a soft pink light that would form near me. I also interacted with my spirit loved ones through my dreams. This is the clearest form of communication I have ever experienced, and I wish that I could make it happen whenever I want, but I can’t control any facet of that. The person in Spirit initiates it, and if it ever happens to you, you will know it, because it feels exactly like real life as we know it, except that everything seems aglow. It is your loved one in perfect form, unblemished by life and inconceivably joyful. Sometimes they speak during these interactions and sometimes they don’t, yet they convey messages all the same. Before I became a medium, or became aware that I was one, I had an in-depth conversation with my sister several months after she passed away. I was asleep and suddenly became aware of her sitting on the bed and holding my hand. During this dream, I could see myself, as well my sister, the clothes I was wearing and my long hair hanging down over my shoulders. Behind her, I could see the outline of two individuals who accompanied her. When we’d finished conversing, I watched all three of them move toward the wall behind the bed and then through it. It gave me peace when I really needed it. With time I began to hear and eventually to channel. I had no intention or desire to be a channel and was taken aback when a teacher—a Native American healer I met at the Spiritualist church—informed me that I was about to be one. I had never even witnessed a person channeling and the whole idea seemed frightening to me. I was raised in the Catholic Church, and though I no longer considered myself Catholic, some of those old ideas were entrenched and brought out fear. It took time for me to build enough trust to allow it. Mediumship, like so many other things in life, depends on what we bring to the table. Fear really has no place in it. I believe there has to be trust going both ways. If I am not in a good head space, I don’t communicate. I need to be well rested and buoyant when I approach my spirit friends. Once I began channeling, my husband took notes of what came through, eventually filling notebooks with information. With time we were able to connect with all our loved ones and with numerous guides and teachers. We learned not only that our loved ones were alive and well on a different plane of existence, but that we had all lived before and interacted in those lifetimes, in various roles. The information gave us a new perspective on life. It brought us peace and taught us how much we still needed to learn. It shook up our priorities and I left the practice of law to pursue writing full time. I have always loved stories and storytelling and I knew I had to share this one with others. This is how Before We Were Born came to be. I am currently working on the sequel, which follows the characters into a new lifetime, also set in coastal Massachusetts. Eventually, there will be a prequel, as well, which will introduce the reader to the life our characters lived as Native Americans before they were Joy and Jeremy. Visit Kathleen at: https://kathleenreadydayan.com Note from Natalie: Kathleen will be on my radio show March 22 at www.blogtalkradio.com/starzcast |
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