Whether or not you believe in angels (and I’ll get to that, orbs and ‘halos’ in a moment), I know you will believe in love! Love is what makes the world go around; it makes us better people and restores our faith in human nature. If you truly love someone it’s a gift – a blessing. If they love you back with equal passion and commitment, then it’s little short of a miracle! And that’s how ‘Falling‘ began!
The fab team at HarperImpulse wrapped up my three, thirty-thousand word novellas in the Angels Among Us series – Falling, Forbidden and Forever.
If you’ve clicked through from my launch page on Loveahappyending.com (live on Thursday Oct 3rd, 2013) I talk about thermal imaging, auras and research; about the way our eyes and ears don’t necessarily see everything that is there in front of us. We are obsessed with proof – we need to SEE spirits and capture that so we can prove to ourselves life after death does exist. I actually believe the reverse is true – if we need concrete proof, then we are not ready to believe. We need to be in touch with our inner-self, our intuition and open our minds – then it all begins to happen. Mine started happening from a very early age and I didn’t grow out of it. That doesn’t mean to say I believed, because it was much easier being a sceptic. Many years later, I’m now in a place that feels right for me – I believe life after death exists and the more I open my mind, the stronger and more revealing the personal psychic experiences become. It’s fascinating, humbling, wonderful and life-changing. It also sounds a little crazy, but to know that people I love are with me and showing me that is worthy of sharing. A lot of people tell me their own stories and often they are sharing them for the first time, something they feel awkward re-telling.
When authors celebrate the launch of a book they acknowledge the people who have helped them along the way and in the foreward to ‘Falling‘ there are lots of people to acknowledge. But here I want to acknowledge some very special people on the other side. My mother, Lilian, who died before the first word of my debut novel was written, but who has been at my elbow every step of the way. My Aunty Doris, who medium Richard Holmes told me just last week is here with me helping my writing career. Now Richard never met my Aunty Doris and she was a very unique lady. There was no way he could have any reference to her, but he sat down and she came to talk to him. She showed him her tartan pleated skirt – which, ironically is always the first thing I remember when I think of her – and went on to pass on comments about my life he couldn’t possibly know. Only someone seeing ‘everything’ in my life could have that knowledge.
Last year the loveahappyending.com team held an event. It was a very stressful thing to organise, as I had never done anything like that before. I went to a psychic medium event and was told that my Uncle Ron was helping me. There were a few very unique ‘validations’ that it was indeed him – for starters he was a prisoner of war and the only one of my uncles who was captured. On the day literally hundreds of photos were taken and I was very surprised when author Emma Calin sent me these:
I immediately asked for copies of the photos before and after the sequence of photos with what appeared to be orbs and my ‘halo’. I have seen orbs on many, many occasions in a number of different locations, but the ‘energy’ halo around my head amazed me! Emma confirmed nothing had been done to the camera lense in the run of photos, which is why I asked to see the photo either side of these – which were normal. If it had been something on the lens then it would have been on all of the photos.
Here’s another picture of two orbs in an entirely different situation:
When you see an orb, or cluster of orbs ‘up close’ it can be a very uplifting thing. And, obviously, there were no direct light sources that could account for the prisms of light – even believers still check every single time! Often they are muted as here (brighter in the full blown photos), but sometimes close up they are so bright it is like a little circle of intense white light, often like a rainbow of colours or sometimes opaque white. They can travel slowly, or whizz across a room. On one occasion they alerted me to a situation that could have been life-threatening for someone … everything happens for a reason. At the time, it was such an indisputable experience that I knew something was wrong with someone I loved. A phone call confirmed that and, I believe, diverted a situation that could have spiralled out of control with fatal consequences.
In writing the Angels Among Us series I have tried very hard not to take it to the sci-fi extreme, but to keep it as close as I can to what I believe MIGHT be the case. If you don’t believe, it will come as a shock! I’m not saying I’m right, but I’ve seen a lot of things and experienced many more. Enough to know there isn’t just the here and now.
The character of Ceri is very real to me and what she experiences is influenced heavily by things I’ve seen, felt and believe. But whether or not you are interested in angels, the story is one of love against all odds. I suppose it reflects my true nature. No matter how often someone might tell me I can’t do something, if it’s a passion and something dear to my heart then I just keep going. Stubborn. Impractical. Illogical. Did I also mention that I can honestly say I live each minute to the full and if it takes sixteen hours a day to achieve my aim, then I don’t begrudge one moment? Of course, I’m a Gemini…
There is a lot of me wrapped up in the character of Ceri, and they do say authors should ‘write what they know’. So whilst romance is always to the forefront of my mind, so too is the thought that we are ‘never alone’. Combine the two and you have ‘Falling‘ … read the first chapter here and some early reviews here.
I love hearing other people’s ‘interesting’ tales about ‘connections’ from the other side. You can always email me at lbhalton@googlemail.com. You can also enter to win a copy of ‘Falling‘ and the first prize winner will be among the first to receive copies of part 2 and 3, Forbidden and Forever – PRIOR TO RELEASE (anticipated November and December 2013).
Thank you for dropping by and I’m sharing a few of my psychic experiences with some wonderful book reviewer friends. I’ll be posting their links as they go live. Go on tour with me as I share some of my favourite psychic moments.
Heidi, Cosmochicklitan – A heart-breaking search for his own family?
Tobi, Forget The Housework I’m Reading – A 1980’s house with a terrifying vibe…
JB, BrookCottage Books – A little help from the other side?
Charlotte, BestChickLit – Moving things around…just so that I know they are there!
Carol, Dizzycslittlebookblog – A Victorian lady in a grey
