I was born in the 1950’s. I have one younger brother.
All my other siblings are older than I am. Our parents have passed over as well
as most of our Aunts and Uncles. On my father’s side we had only one Aunt left
who was in her early 90s.
Aunt Betty
was a lively lovely woman who always had a happy attitude that was positive and
strong no matter how difficult her days were-. Betty would always be found
standing strong with an attitude that
was marveled at by those who knew her. Aunt Betty lived through enormous trauma
that would have snapped most people but Betty was not everybody and Betty
survived it all.
We all loved Aunt Betty and were happy she lived a
long life allowing her to be there for our family for over 90
years. Only at the very end of her life when Betty finally became ill
did she slow down her otherwise busy active long life. During the end days of
her life on earth Betty took time to say good bye to us all and even sent us
each a piece of her jewelry or an item from her life handpicked by her, wrapped
by her and sent to each of us with a note from her telling us to keep it as a
part of her to remember her by. I received my small package of earrings and
keep them in the top draw of my jewelry chest so she is always in part still
with me. Betty was a special lady.
One of my older sisters spent many hours talking to
Aunt Betty during her last days of life. She asked Aunt Betty if she would do
all she could to contact her after she passed over to give my sister and the
rest of the family a positive affirmation that the soul which is the energy of
life continued on after the human body dies . Apparently the conversations
between them on this subject were intense and detailed. Since most of my family
already believes in the continuation of the soul after death I was a bit
surprised my sister needed this message request from Aunt Betty. Obviously she did and together they planned
for Betty to reach out if she could after passing. My family has a history of
visits from deceased loved ones so I figured my sister just wanted to try to
add a requested visit to the list of relative’s spirits making themselves known
to the family.
My Aunt Betty died and we all knew we would miss her.
We also felt sad as she was the last of the living family members on my
father’s side. All we had now were our memories of the days when our family was
young and our parents and Aunts and Uncles filled our holidays and family
times. It was difficult for my siblings and I to face the fact that we were now the old people in the family.
A few months after Aunt Betty passed over my sister
was at home reading in her living room. She was sitting in a chair located in
front of a large sunny window. Her husband and son were both at home at the
time but not in the room with her.
My sister told us that as she sat there she felt
someone touch her on her shoulder and whisper clearly in her ear her name. The
event frightened my sister so she jumped out of her chair knocking it over in
her escape and started to yell for her family. When her husband and son came
running in to the room they found my sister shaking and upset. She told them
Aunt Betty had just tapped her on her shoulder and called her name in her ear.
My sister was positive it was not her imagination as she requested Aunt Betty
try to do just that type of thing a day or so before she died. Aunt Betty came
through and my sister was beyond excited yet also frightened.
My sister told us all that she was positive it was a
visit from Betty as her name was said clearly in Betty’s voice with Betty’s
accent. Aunt Betty was born in Ireland and she kept part of her brogue her
entire lifetime. She had a way of saying all of our names that was unlike
anyway anyone else said them. You knew at once when Betty was calling you due
to the little twist she placed on each of our names. It was part of what made
her special to us all.
I was a bit confused why the event frightened my
sister to the degree it did. She requested the visit from my Aunt and she knew
other relatives had made their presence known to us in the past however this planned
visit from Betty that she purposely set up with her before her death seemed to
throw my sister for a loop. I think it
was a lesson in being careful for what you wish for that seems to be continued
to play out for us all.
A few weeks after Betty tapping my sister on the
shoulder and calling her name my sister informed me that she was still having
problems with continued odd events happening in her house. She told me things
were falling off of table tops for no reason. She also has little objects around
the house with motion sensors in them that play a song or make a sound when
someone walks by them that were being set off when no one was in the room where
they were located. One day my sister sat at her kitchen table enjoying a cup of
tea. Across from the table on a shelf on the wall stood a little wooden bird
that would chirp when someone walked by it. The little bird started to chirp as
my sister sat there alone in the room. She could see the sensor being tripped
as the little bird sang its song yet no one else was in the room making it
impossible for the sensor to be set off. This experience really upset and
frightened my sister. It seemed Aunt Betty was really driving home the message
that she was there and wanted my sister to recognize that fact.
I did not have too much to say about the situation
as I did not think it odd that my sister was getting the confirmation she
requested. I just listened and thought Betty was giving it her all!
Move ahead about a week to my house. I was home one
afternoon working in my office along with my spouse and his brother. We were
all on the first floor of my house. I was absorbed in whatever it was I was
working on when I heard my name called loudly and clearly from the interior of
my house. The odd thing was it sounded like a woman’s voice. My husband and his brother heard it as well as
I heard them both yell out “Hello- is someone here?” I thought someone came to
visit and they were greeting them as they entered the house. Within seconds
both my husband and his brother walked in to my office to see why I was yelling
my own name? I told them it was not me and I heard it too. We searched the
house and outside the house but did not find anyone around. That was the start
of it. For weeks after we all would hear my name being called but now we could
hear that accent and the odd way in which Betty would say my name. It would
happen often in the late afternoon. We have a house full of musicians here and
guitars and banjos are found everywhere. We would be sitting eating dinner and
hear an instrument being strummed without anyone being near it. Things would
also fall on the floor that should not be able to fall from desks where we
worked or in the kitchen when we prepared meals. It was beginning to really annoy
my family and frighten them as well.
Finally I was at home one afternoon alone in the
house working while my family was outside chopping wood left from Hurricane
Sandy when I heard the loud clear accent of my Aunt slowly and calmly call my
name. I stopped what I was doing and stood up and called out to my Aunt. I
said:
“Aunt Betty I know my sister made this agreement
with you for you to contact her when you passed over so we would know that life
goes on. I know you are doing this to comfort us but Aunt Betty you’re
upsetting my family and frightening them too. I know you are there and that we
will continue on but please stop visiting us. I will never forget you and love
you for contacting us but please do not come back anymore. It is time for you
to move on. I am sorry but please leave my home and know I will see you again
when I get to the other side. We all love you but the visits are not working
out. You have to leave now. We love you”
I then went back to work. We never heard any more
from Aunt Betty in my house. My sister however continued to suffer from strange
things and sounds in her house. I told her what I had done and told her to do
the same thing. I told her to simply talk to Betty when she next visited and
that she needed to also think clearly about what she wishes for in the future
as this time she seemed to bite off more than she could handle with the
persistence of Aunt Bettys visit’s. My sister feels awkward asking my Aunt to
leave when she was the one who insisted she visit but until she does I think
Betty will continue to reach out.
One of my brothers called the other day to check in
and to tell me about the odd things going on at his house. I reminded him about my sister and her
request and my experience. My brother now
a bit annoyed wanted to hang up so he could call the sister who started it all. Just another day in the world of my big family
and all its members both dead and alive!
I guess it is true that we all must be careful what we wish for!
♥ Copyright © 2013 Chris Holly all Rights Reserved
Chris Holly’s Paranormal World- http://endlessjrny.blogspot.com/
Email chrishollysparanormalworld@gmail.com
http://endlessjrny.blogspot.com/2013/01/when-bettys-ghost-visits_13.html
*********************************************************************
Chris Holly’s Paranormal World- http://endlessjrny.blogspot.com/
Email chrishollysparanormalworld@gmail.com
http://endlessjrny.blogspot.com/2013/01/when-bettys-ghost-visits_13.html
*********************************************************************
