Allison DuBois - Don't Kiss Them Good-bye

When I’m working for the lab, I often don’t even have a sitter in the same state I am in. I am not told the sitter’s gender, age, or anything I can connect to. I simply receive information from the other side and pass it on to the lab to be again passed on and graded by the sitter.

Although the result appears to be the same whether a sitter is present or not, I personally am left a bit empty when the sitter isn’t there with me. Without knowing that I succeeded in bridging a gap for the sitter, I miss out on the personal connection that occurs when I sit down with a client. However, that’s a small price to pay to contribute to science; I hope that by doing this I can help make being a medium better for those who follow me.

Being a research medium is unique; we learn to rely on our information no matter how strange it might seem, and we must share it in order for it to be documented. We have also learned to function under difficult circumstances and on command.

Research mediums tend to be straightforward with our information and sometimes we have to remember to be sensitive. I remind myself with every reading that being honest and sensitive to my client is paramount. Being a research medium has made me stronger and has taught me endless life lessons.

To be able to test my gift means a lot to me. Not only do I gain confidence, I have the opportunity to refine my skills. I do this by taking note of the information I receive, how it comes through, and what it feels like. I look at my psychic and medium information with open eyes. For example, I have learned that those on the other side can bring their messages through only by accessing concepts with which I am already familiar, such as names, pictures, and places. In other words, I have to comprehend it before I can pass it on. So my own life experiences go hand in hand with using my gift.

For example, since I am familiar with law enforcement, especially in the area of homicide, when I bring through a murder victim I can easily receive verdicts and courtroom information on the perpetrator(s). I also have a knack for getting into the mind of a perpetrator. I’ve noticed John Edward’s medical knowledge because he is very good at determining cause of death and medical diagnoses. Mediums have specialties. We have our own strong points and individual style to enhance our abilities. Variety is good.

I was in Tucson one day on business and arranged to meet Gary for dinner at a Mexican restaurant to catch up. The soft glow of the restaurant was easy on the eyes and I was delighted to be in such good company. Joe, Gary, my friend Catherine, and I sat down in a booth for some spicy cuisine.

After we ordered, Gary mentioned that he had a challenge for me. Let me emphasize this was not a lab test, simply an informal challenge.

Gary told me that Susy, his friend on the other side, might be paying visits to a child. This child claimed to see and hear Susy. His question was, “Who’s the child and what can you tell me about the child’s mother?”

I sat back in my seat and took in the question. “I see a child in the hospital; she has lost her hair.”

I gave Gary a name, and I was off on the child’s name by one letter. I included other details and messages of love concerning the child.

Gary told us, “The child has cancer, but I’ll have to find out if there was hair loss.” (There was.)

Next Gary asked, “Where does Susy visit the child?”

“On the child’s bed.”

Gary said that was correct.

The child I speak of is a feisty, bright light energy. She, too, has the gift and is learning to define it. This is partly why Susy has chosen her to connect with from the other side. She is not only accessible, she is enjoyable.

Gary then asked, “What about the mother?”

“I feel like the mother is a psychic who has been on TV,” I replied.

Susy then showed me an image of Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac. I looked at Gary and said, “Laurie Campbell. Is it Laurie Campbell?”

“Are you asking me, or are you telling me?” he asked.

“I am telling you.” I had never seen Laurie Campbell before, in person or otherwise. But for some reason, whenever I heard Laurie’s name in passing at the lab, I’d see Stevie Nicks in my head. I know it was Susy who had been orchestrating this visual comparison to give me a reference to draw on.

Gary wasn’t sure why I associated Stevie Nicks with Laurie (he isn’t familiar with Fleetwood Mac), but he said that in fact the mother was Laurie Campbell. I knew nothing personal about Laurie before the challenge except that she’s a consistent research medium. Susy accessed the only information that I had stored on Laurie.

Fortunately, it was all that was needed to give Gary his answer. I shared the Stevie Nicks comparison with Laurie Campbell on a later date, when I spoke with her for the first time. Laurie said that she actually had a conversation with Susy before Susy died. In this conversation Laurie had talked to Susy about how she wore dresses similar in style to those Stevie Nicks wears, and how she and Stevie Nicks have other personal similarities.

The information resonated with Laurie and showed me once again that what means nothing to one person can be important to another. Susy spent much of her time and energy on earth trying to prove the existence of life after death. Susy still works to prove her case that human energy continues to exist after death while she walks on the other side.

I have read for many sitters in the name of science. There was one who left the serious Professor Schwartz giggling on the phone. For those of you who don’t know Gary, this is out of character for him.

I received a call from Gary at a specified time so that I could read for a test sitter for the lab. The test was set up like a conference call between Gary, the sitter, and me; it was recorded and later transcribed. Both Laurie Campbell and I were utilized (individually) for this test.

The reading went as follows: I was asked what, if anything, I was receiving on the sitter. A barrage of information flooded through and I laid it out neatly for the sitter. The sitter is not allowed to speak to me until I am formally finished giving my information.

I cannot go into great detail about the personal aspects of my sitter’s reading, for he is well known and would like his privacy. I knew that he was significant, because I was being told by his late father that his son carries the weight of the world on his shoulders.

Well, that’s a lot of responsibility! So I proceeded to advise my sitter on what he needed to do to take care of his health. I shared messages for him from his loved ones and conducted his reading as I would a reading for any regular client. I shared causes of death and personal details about his family members who had passed away, and I was glad to connect.

After we finished, Gary asked, “Do you know whom you just read for?”

I said no.

“Allison, you just read for Deepak Chopra!”

This information was later scored by Dr. Chopra as being approximately 80 percent accurate.

Most of you will know who he is. For those who don’t, Deepak Chopra is one of the best-known authors in the world and a very spiritual being. This is funny because I’d just advised a man who is not only wise himself but connected to the very wise. He has published numerous best-selling self-help books. The man advises heads of state, celebrities, royalty, you name it. And here I was helping him!

I told him that I was honored to have read for him. I felt pretty good to be able to give something back to a man who frequently gives so much of himself to others. Some people are givers, some are takers, and most are in between. When a person is mostly a giver, he can deplete himself. When he’s mostly a taker, he depletes others. One needs the energy to be returned to have balance. I hoped I had given him something worthwhile. After a few words with Deepak, spoken against the background of Gary’s laughter, the test was concluded. I will never forget that reading. The Pilot