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Big Seance: My Paranormal World

Release Date: 11/06/2022

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World renowned psychic and ghost hunter, Echo Bodine, started seeing spirits as a young girl and has been helping to set them free for over 40 years. It is said that she is a part of the world's most psychic family. In her new book, How To Live a Happily Ever Afterlife: Stories of Trapped Souls and How Not to Become One, Echo shares her experiences and compelling investigations that have led her to see the issues from a spirit's living time on Earth which have not kept them locked in place in their afterlife. In addition to the book, Patrick and Echo discuss questions around being an earthbound spirit, grief, and the lessons she has learned from the souls of recently departed friends. Visit BigSeance.com/223 for more info.

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World renowned psychic and ghost hunter, Echo Bodine, started seeing spirits as a young girl and has been helping to set them free for over 40 years. Most of these spirits have one thing in common—unfinished business from their lives that leaves them restless, unable to let go and move on. Some souls choose to remain closer to this dimension rather than move into the light when they die. In her new book, How To Live a Happily Ever Afterlife: Stories of Trapped Souls and How Not to Become One, Bodine shares her experiences and compelling investigations that have led her to see the issues from a spirit's living time on Earth which have not kept them locked in place in their afterlife. Each story is accompanied by an exercise that will help the reader avoid the fate of a trapped, angry, or unprepared soul. How To Live a Happily Ever Afterlife is an eye-opening look at spirits—at what compels and holds them—and what you can do to avoid the same fate. 1:23

Echo “Freaking” Bodine is how Chip Coffey refers to Echo, and he loves her delicious sugar cookies! 2:56

“My mom taught me at a really early age how to bake, and my Dad told me one time, he said, ‘Echo Lee, if you’re not putting love into the things you bake, then don’t even bother baking them.’” 5:43

It has been said that Echo Bodine is a part of the world’s most psychic family. It all got started back in 1965 after a family dinner and a call to a psychic named Eve Olson. 6:39

The ghost busting team of Echo and her younger brother, Michael. 13:15

Echo has had an interesting year of loss, and she says she has been learning from the souls of a number of her departed friends about the dying process and the afterlife. 19:09

What is grief like as a psychic medium? 26:30

Patrick may want to stay earthbound for a bit after he dies, but is that dangerous? 28:04

The reasons ghosts choose to stay earthbound. 31:07

“Something would push her out of the bed.” 34:49

“Whatever people’s beliefs are about heaven, that’s what they’re going to find when they get there.” 36:55

You can still have parties in Heaven! 38:39

Echo doesn’t just bake to stay grounded, she makes funky and fun lamps! 42:29

Final thoughts from Echo Bodine. 44:05

A special THANK YOU to Patreon supporters at the Super Paranerd and Parlor Guest level! 45:41

Outro 48:09

 

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