Later

Mary* offered a photo of a strapping young lad in early adulthood, and as soon as I laid eyes on him, I was shown an old-fashioned steam train. I began to write what I could see. Among the images of steam trains, he showed me snippets of his rebellious life: earrings, mischief, a bit of running amuck, but the highlighted symbol was always the train.

He then began showing me a train museum, and the feeling was so strong I had to write:

“Did this gentleman work at a train museum? Was he a tour guide? Or perhaps featured in an old newspaper article about steam trains? All I can see are steam trains and I hear, choooo chooooo!”

During this development stage, I do not ask for payment. I need to practice as much as possible. But with Spirit Stories, I can’t see the sitter’s facial expressions, feel their energy shifts, or sense the “hits” and “misses” as I would in a face-to-face mediumship reading. It’s just me and my pen.

So, instead of funds, I ask for feedback only. I understand that providing feedback about a deceased loved one can be confronting, and I offer my utmost gratitude in advance. Even if the evaluation is negative, it helps me untangle symbols and strengthen my connection moving forward. Feedback is worth far more than any dollar.

Mary, the sitter, was generous with her feedback. Her email was honest: the steam train made no sense at all and didn’t resonate. And I never, ever question feedback; the sitter knows their person better than I do.

But this one… I couldn’t shake the power and clarity of those steam train images.

I thanked Mary for her time, sent love to the cracks in her heart, and let it be.

Weeks later, I received an email from Mary, and the joy radiating from her writing brought happy tears to my eyes. She had moved to a new town, and one day, while walking around a corner, she came face-to-face with a giant mural painted on a wall… of an old steam train.

She took a photo and sent it to me. I became breathless.

It was the train her father had shown me.

He was letting her know that he was with her during this new chapter of her life.

Mary has since written her own story about this experience, which I’ve shared below. I tell this tale as a reminder for anyone who may one day sit for a mediumship reading: be patient with the messages. Sit with them. Let them breathe. Sometimes the meaning blooms later; days, weeks, or even years after the sitting. When the pieces glide together to create the most special picture.

I am forever learning during this stage of spirit connection.

And the steam train experience transcends mediumship itself.

“Coincidence” is simply the word humans use to describe divine synchronicity. The divine, our home, our Source is always inviting us into a playful game of hide-and-seek, or a gentle trail of breadcrumbs leading toward a blessing.

It can be a fun and magical quest if you let it.

Start noticing the moments in your days that quietly stack up. The small things that later make perfect sense when you finally reach your dream, your purpose, your “aha” moment. That’s the point of all this beautiful chaos.

Banish coincidence from your vocabulary… are you ready to play?

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Mary’ Story.

Having a spirit reading or any type of medium reading is a process. I went with an expectation that my deceased father (who in life was estranged from my family) would come forward with a deep and meaningful instant message. Interestingly enough – at first, when Emma Jane conducted my spirit reading, her sweet message for me didn’t initially “click”.

We had just sold our home and moved 4 hours north to a town we knew quite well. The spirit writing was full of references to a train, the sound effects of a train (“choo-choo!”) and some references to my fathers childhood which I didn’t know because he was estranged. I put it aside and allowed myself to think on it for a week or so. I don’t know what I had been expecting but it was probably more along the lines of apology or admitting mistakes etc. A train didn’t really feature in my linear thinking. I decided that my estranged father who was distant in life must also be distant in the after life. Sad but perhaps to be expected – so I kind of gave up on it.

The steam train meant nothing -although my father was an engineer he never worked on trains that I knew of. Then Emma Jane mentioned perhaps there was someone else in my life who loved trains and it was a different person who was coming through. I asked my sister but we didn't know anyone who had passed and who had been into steam trains.

Then a week later it all fell into place…..I suddenly remembered that the town we had moved to has a steam train museum!! My father was clearly coming through in the spirit writing by referencing this train in our new home. And in his usual quirky funny way he was making a joke too – by saying “choo-choo!” which also came through in the writing several times. In my excitement I contacted my sister (in another country) and she told me that her town ALSO HAS A STEAM TRAIN!! So between her and I – we had steam trains near both of us. He was right all along. Although the message was nothing deep and meaningful – it was a clear indication that he was present and trying to show us he was able to see that I had moved and he was still with us. Other references in the spirit writing were with regard to how proud he was that I was working on strengthening my spiritual side and that this was something that was frowned on his family when he was alive. This has given me hope that I can build on this connection with my father through Emma Janes’ initial spirit writing. It is very special to get this type of validation!

These spirit writings are very special and perhaps create an incubator for the person needing the writing – to percolate and ponder the meaning of the words and then to find the connection that is truly there still. In my case the results were as I should have expected – a soul connecting with ordinary obvious proof of things that he could see around us. And because we had an estranged relationship this was the best thing he could have done! Having refereneces about painful past family issues would not have ended in such a positive way as this has. Now we have a working connection we can build on.

I highly recommend Emma Janes spirit writings to anyone seeking the thread of connection with their loved ones who have crossed the veil. There are more dimensions to our existence than we realized. And a big thank you to Emma Jane and her beautiful energy for helping people.

(Seriously could this wall mural in this town be any bigger sign??)