Question:  Who greets you on the other side when you cross over?  Will I see just family members or will I also see friends?  Will I see Jesus or some other religious figure?  And what about pets?
Answer:  You are greeted on the other side by Love.  You can expect to see angels, family, friends, and [...]

Question:  Can my wife and I get a couples’ reading for the same price as a 30 minute reading?
Answer:  I get this question periodically so I figured it was a good time to answer it publicly. 
I discourage couples from getting a reading together where they are on the phone at the same time.  Experience has [...]

Question: I came across an article about spirit guides, which says that some people have negative spirit guides, who misguide them, and there are some people who don’t have any spirit guides at all (they “lost” them or “dismissed” them). Is that true?
Answer:  I believe we all start out with guides who are well suited [...]

Question:  My boyfriend died in an accident 2 months ago.  His mom had a dream that he came to her and told her he was okay.  But I haven’t had any such contact.  Why won’t he come to me?
Answer:  I get variations of this question a lot.  It’s normal to want contact from people who [...]

Question:  I’m enjoying your blog and learning how to channel my higher self, but how do I know if I’m really in contact with my higher self or with an entity masquerading as my higher self?
Answer:  It takes time, practice, and discernment to know when you’re in contact with your higher self or just your [...]

Question: Have you ever given a reading and learned that the person was going to die soon?  If that happened, would you tell the person?
Answer:  I’ve done readings with people where I could see one of their close loved ones was going to die, and I’ve done readings that contained dire warnings for my sitters [...]

Question:  Can those on the other side read my mind?  Do they know what I’m thinking and planning?  When I talk to my deceased parents, do I need to speak out loud or can they hear my thoughts?
Answer:  Thoughts are energy.  Think of your thoughts as little energy waves that go out into the universe, much [...]

Question:  Why do our spirit guides feel the need to drop us on our asses so painfully in order to teach us the error of our ways? Surely there is a less painful way to learn.
Answer:  The guides would ask you why you feel the need to resist your path so stubbornly that being dropped [...]

Last year, to clear my Ask Erin inbox, I decided to post a bunch of quick answers to quick questions.  I’m going to do that again.  These are questions I can answer easily but don’t really warrant their own blog entry.  I figure a quick answer now is better than a long answer never.  So [...]

Question:  I know you’ve previously stated that a reincarnated soul chooses their own parents, but do you (as a soul) ever get to choose the soul of your potential children?  Do souls get together and plan like that, or is it much like real life and you just end up with who you end up [...]