The influence of grief on the deceased

- 14 - I had become very calm. I suddenly became aware that he was just as sad and angry when alive if I cried and blamed myself for things that were not justified at all. I only wanted the very best for him when he was alive. When I start to grief, I always think about this and I hope that he is now happy with me. But I will never forget him in spite of this.” 12. The deceased Husband appears to his Wife The following example was personally told to me by the person who experienced it, namely a widow in this case. On the 23 rd of September 1990, a Mrs. Gertrud Reisch from Bogen by Straubig , called me and told me via the phone and later on also in writing about her experiences, she wrote: “Here is my experience. As true as I live, it happened as described. When you quote me, you can even mention my name. Ever since I talked to you, I have become a lot calmer (She visited me in Weingarten) I would like to hear a lot more from you. It is a shame that Weingarten is so far away from where I live.” The following had happened: The husband of Mrs. Reisch died from a pulmonary embolism on the 1 th of June 1990 aged 65 and this as a belated result from a war wound. Mr. Reisch had been unable to work for a number of years due to the physical damaged he sustained during the war and he had been self-sacrificingly looked after by his wife. He had been the centre of her attention. The couple didn’t have any children. This is why her pain and the ensuing loneliness of Mrs. Reisch was so great. She could not acquiesce with his death. Her regular trips were to the cemetery. When she walked back home from the cemetery crying at the end of July, a great force guided her to a toy store, a place she had never been before and one she assumed only dealt with gift items. But it actually also offered magazines. Mrs. Reisch was inwardly pushed to go to the display of magazine and buy one singular magazine: “ Die Astro-Woche ”. Mrs. Reisch was not familiar with this magazine and she had never shown an interest in astrology before. After having arrived at home, she sat at the table and open up the magazine. Her gaze fell on a large headline: “Grief affects the dead”. I have to say here that the Astro-Woche is a magazine that I’m also absolutely unfamiliar with and this applies to the author of the following article in equal fashion. The essay goes: The latest insights from research into the hereafter show: Grief affects the dead Professor Schiebeler: Every thought about them acts like a telephone call The pain and the despair of relatives can turn into a heavy burden for a relative in the “hereafter”. This is the result of examinations carried out by the German ESP-Researcher Professor Dr. Werner Schiebeler from Torkenweiler. He repeatedly came across the same complaint in the messages her received from the hereafter: Deep-seated, constant grief expressed by those left behind can hinder the soul for a long time after it has left its physical body.