physical and the invisible. This made Adam open his eyes wider, as his initial thought was that someone had broken into the house and had now come into his bedroom. Yet at the same time, horror ran through his mind as he realised that he was staring at something that was not human or even possible!
As he watched this terrifying scene–probably lasting no more than a few seconds–he felt his heart racing and wondered what to do next. Had this thing seen him? He continued to lie there, holding himself very still, with his mouth slightly open, as his heart pumped loudly, and before he could do anything, he noticed that this strange misty figure started to move quickly towards him. Adam screamed out, as if freeing his body from a trance, and he grabbed the little lamp on his bedside table for protection, simultaneously turning it on and holding it in front of him, expecting someone to crash down on him at any moment. But there was no one there. The thing was gone. Terrorised and in shock and trying to compose himself, he impatiently searched the room, but found no one around. That thing or whatever it was had gone. Adam remembered his heart racing so heavily he thought he was about to have a heart attack. That experience scared him immensely, as he believed it was something real and not a figment of his intoxicated imagination.
Many years later, Adam (now in his early thirties) had another strange happening. It was a weeknight in mid- January in Sydney. He went to bed as usual. He read his book and then must have put the book down for a moment, as the next thing he realised was that he was hovering above his bed looking down at someone lying in his bed. He wondered who this person was.
As he became aware of what was going on, he suddenly realised that he was looking at himself. In disbelief, he unexpectedly felt himself racing upwards at an amazing speed. It was suddenly dark. The stars were out and, in fact, they were everywhere in the vast distance. Everything was quiet. Eerily silent. No noise. He was floating upwards at a very fast speed, but felt no turbulence or vertigo. As he looked down, he could see only blackness and some stars in the distance, but strangely and surprisingly, he felt no fear. It felt peaceful and yet familiar. There was no sound to be heard anywhere until he began hearing faint voices talking and laughing, as if having fun, in the distance. The voices were coming from above. He turned himself around so he could face upwards to see if he could see something. As he moved higher, he heard the talking getting louder.
As he moved aloft, he saw coming into view a rather strange-looking platform suspended in mid-air. As he neared the base of the platform, he slowed down. He could see the bottom of this large platform and knew instinctively that people were on top of the platform having a party or a get-together of some sort. The mood sounded festive and happy. As he was about to float up and see who these people were and what sort of gathering they were having, he heard a clear and familiar older female voice call out to him.
“Adam! What are you doing!? Go back!? Go back now!?”
The voice was so definite, so precise. It stopped Adam in his tracks. Without hesitation or doubt, he obeyed the voice and started to go back downwards. He remembered a downward sensation moving faster and faster, as the platform disappeared from his view. The next thing he knew, he woke up. His light was still on. His book was lying on the side of his bed. Adam immediately looked up to the ceiling as if expecting to see someone looking down at him, but no one was there. He knew the voice very well. It was the voice of a woman who he loved very much and who often looked after him when he was a small child. His loving grandmother had been dead for a very long time.
Above are just three accounts Adam had experienced in his life, and many other individuals have experienced similar phenomena. What do these experiences mean? Is this actual proof that there is an afterlife and an unseen world, and that sometimes, given the right conditions or circumstances, living people are allowed entry? Occasionally it seems that this unknown world reveals itself to us, even for just a fleeting moment. Why? Or is this all part of a sophisticated human brain and its variety of complex functions that can sometimes play amazing tricks, with brain chemicals firing here and there, putting on an amazing biological light show–all for the beholder?
Meanwhile, Adam’s clients continued talking to him about their personal and paranormal experiences, hence his thinking that he must have something tattooed on his forehead about his interest in this area. Some say it is synchronicity or intuition when things move in mysterious ways in order for the person to achieve their goals or destiny. Either way, Adam’s clients continued sharing their strange stories with him. He also couldn’t help thinking that there was much more to all of this than meets the eye. Even a handful of his successful CEOs and other business managers, leaders in their fields, confessed to him in their private sessions that they rely on their intuitive abilities in order to be successful in business. They described using their premonitions and gut feelings, along with their everyday skills, to make decisions and win over projects and people; that they kept this information from others. They also reported that they regularly used psychics and other paranormal methods to make decisions and run their businesses. So dipping into the mystical world from time to time is more common than many may think.
Getting back to Adams unique methods when dealing with some of his clients, some people sat on the fence with his approach while others again thought it maybe the future. Adam’s approach was to work with the whole client, incorporating the bio-psycho-social-spiritual and with a quantum understanding, when working with those needing healing.
Adam was not popular amongst some of his peers when he suggested that modern society seemed to be moving away from this holistic and mystical approach, as current medical and health professionals appear to specialise in one specific area at a given time, hence ignoring the other aspects of a person. For example, if you treat one area, you will not get complete success unless all the other connected areas are also treated. So what is the point of referring someone to a specialist to work on one particular condition, for example, insomnia, and then sending them on to another specialist to tend to another area, for instance, someone to prescribe medication for the insomnia and so on? This may be defeating the purpose? What one specialist will treat, may have little impact on the other areas that are linked, for example, interpersonal relationships, stress management, and so on. What about financial stress? It is the whole person that needs attention and all these areas should be taken into account. By the time the poor individual has seen all the specialists they were referred to, they may either be worse off, experience little or no improvement or, in a worst-case scenario, drop down dead altogether.
Many of Adam’s clients present with both psychosomatic and physical symptoms, which is common in Adam’s practice as many of his clients are in stressful jobs and experience bouts of intense anger, frustration, anxiety and distress. These clients respond well to the evidence-based therapies and to Adam’s overall approach to their individual situations. A quick stopover in the De-Stress room also helps calm their nerves and control any angry impulses. Carol would often see clients rush in looking stressed with hair on end and leave calm with hair in place. The proof was there. Adam’s holistic approach was working well, and many continue to speak highly of their experiences when visiting his professional rooms.
The secret De-Stress room in Adam’s office that so many were talking about was no longer secret. It was also known as the DS room for short. Adam couldn’t understand why so many people were making a fuss over the room, a quiet place where one could unwind and catch their breath. The room had become so popular over the years that many ex- clients continued to come back to use the room. It also became so popular that bookings were made months in advance, and local journalists wanted to write articles and take photos to include in their colourful magazines.
Carol often used the room after hours when she needed a psychological boost. Carol could be considered to be a happy person, and she claimed that the room had a positive impact on her mind and body. She puts it down to the spiritual side of things–as if light and colour were having a direct impact on her soul in a positive and edifying way. She couldn’t really explain what she meant by this to Adam, but Adam knew what she was trying to say. Either way, it worked for her.
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