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To: Diana in Wisconsin
"Every Halloween for 10 years, Bess held a séance to see if he kept his word. Houdini fans keep that tradition going to this day, hoping for one last message from the late and great escape artist.

Interesting follow-up by the wife considering how Houdini felt about Spiritualists.

A couple of interesting podcasts on After Death Communications (ADC):

Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World - After Death Communications (ADCs)

Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World - Analyzing After Death Communications

2 posted on 10/30/2025 7:19:47 PM PDT by fidelis (Ecce Crucem Domini! Fugite partes adversae! Vicit Leo de tribu Juda, Radix David! Alleluia!)
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To: fidelis
Interesting follow-up by the wife considering how Houdini felt about Spiritualists.

Seriously grieving people have been known to do unusual things. It has been said that Bess and Harry were very much in love.

3 posted on 10/31/2025 5:01:47 AM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts (Perfection is impossible. But if you pursue perfection...you may achieve excellence.)
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To: fidelis; Bloody Sam Roberts

I will admit to having an after-death visit from my maternal Grandma, Anita. We were very close - she raised me from birth while Mom & Dad both worked until I started Kindergarten. And of course then I saw her every day after school and we spent a LOT of time as a family with her.

She died when she was only 72; I was in my mid-30’s at that time. As a kid, when I was sleeping, she’d always shake my foot to wake me up.

A few weeks after she passed and the dust had settled, one night while sleeping I felt that familiar foot shake and I woke up. She was standing at the end of my bed in her usual house dress and apron and she looked me straight in the eye and said, ‘Everything is going to be just fine!’ And then she vanished.

It was comforting, more than scary. And it WOULD be just like her to make sure I was OK without her. ;)

Was it grief? Could be. Did it really happen? It sure seemed real to me. Was it love? Absolutely!


4 posted on 10/31/2025 6:29:02 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set.)
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