5 Ways That Your Lost Loved Ones Communicate With You

Communicating with a lost loved one, after they've died, can provide a source of great comfort to those left behind. After-death communication (or ADC) is a spiritual experience that reconnects the living with the departed in a variety of ways.

Sometimes ADC occurs prior to the person passing, as a premonition of imminent death. It can also happen days, weeks, months or years later. Regardless of when the spiritual communication happens with your loved one, you can rest assured that it will always be at a time when you most need a reassuring and comforting message.

On Psychic Network, you can consult with an experienced medium or clairvoyant who can communicate with the departed and relay messages to you on their behalf. You can also invite your loved ones to communicate with you directly from the other side, so that you can tell them how you're feeling and that you miss them, or update them on what's happening in your life.

1. Sensing a presence

Many people report that they can sense or feel a presence around them, especially during the period of bereavement. You may feel that you're not alone, even when there's no one else in the room with you. As you sense that your loved one is near you, may also feel a wave of emotions that makes the experience more real.

The most common physical sign of the presence of a deceased loved one is sent via the beautiful butterfly. In many cultures, butterflies spiritually represent the human soul, and also symbolise hope, endurance, and the cycle of life. When a lost loved one wants to get your attention, you may notice a single butterfly fluttering around you, or settling close by or on your arm or hand.

2. Hearing a voice

Hearing the voice of your dearly departed is not unusual. Some people experience an ADC as audible nondescript or otherworldly voice that sounds external – just like there's someone in the room with you. Other people claim that the comforting voice is internal – similar to a thought or memory but with dialogue. It's also not uncommon to randomly hear the distant voice of the deceased speaking to you on the phone!

Having a two-way 'conversation' with a deceased loved one can be greatly beneficial when dealing with the sorrow of grief. To initiate the conversation, close your eyes and imagine that you've just shared some good news with your loved one. Be open to 'hearing' what they have to say.

3. Feeling a touch

A reassuring touch—that feels like someone's hugging you, patting your back or stroking your hair – is another way that a lost loved one can communicate with you after passing.

A deceased loved one may also use bird feathers to let you know that they are always with you. When you're feeling sad or lonely, you may suddenly discover a white feather in an odd place, such as on the floor in your home, or inside a pocket or bag.

4. Smelling a scent

Scent has the power to evoke memories of your loved one. A sudden waft of tobacco smoke, perfume, flowers, or food may surprise and delight you, especially if you're sitting someplace where there's no source of the fragrance anywhere near you.

To bring them into sharper focus, buy a bunch of the heavenly scented flowers that remind you of your lost loved one, spray their signature perfume on a scarf that you can carry around with you, or cook their favourite meal and savour every bite.

5. Strange experiences

There are many wonderfully strange, weird and random ways that the departed can communicate with you. Inexplicable experiences like a lightbulb switching on and off, a photo frame falling off the wall, or a radio changing stations all by itself, can mean that a loved one is nearby and wants to get your attention.

Occasionally, the spirit of a departed soul may leave small everyday items like coins lying around for you to notice. Or they may put one of their own belongings in an unusual place for you to find unexpectedly. Discovering one of your loved one's possessions in a strange place can be helpful for you to begin to accept and integrate their absence from your life.

Inviting communication

It's natural to miss loved ones who have died, to long to feel their presence again, and to share another conversation with them. Inviting communication with the departed via an experienced Psychic Network medium or psychic reader is the easiest way to feel reconnected. The validations and personal messages that they deliver will be a comfort to you.

At home, you can enhance spirit communication at bedtime by placing a Kyanite crystal under your pillow. Crystals have healing qualities and a high energetic vibration that can activate your connection with the spiritual realm.

Visualise an impenetrable protective shield of white light surrounding you, and set your intention to connect with your lost loved ones while in dream state. You can also ask them to leave you a sign of their presence for you to find the next day.