Your child’s nightmares might be more than just dreams, but messages from the other side, claims psychic Cassandra Eason. Here, she explains what parents should do about them
Children often do quirky things, especially when they’re little, but does your child’s behaviour ever seem strange or even unsettling to you? If this sounds familiar, one of the explanations could be that your youngster has gifts that are out of the ordinary.
“Psychic children are deep thinkers, and people often comment that they’re in their own little world,” alleges Cassandra Eason, author of The Psychic Power of Children. “Suffering from nightmares is another tell-tale sign as they’re picking up on energies around them. Some children also see or hear spirits and may not want to sleep in a particular room or visit a certain place.”
Over the years, Cassandra, a psychic and self-described witch from the Isle of Wight, has been contacted via her website and social media by hundreds of parents worried about their child’s unusual abilities.
“I’ve had parents whose children say they see an elderly man or woman in their bedroom who chats to them. They’ve later pointed out this grandparent in a photo album and sometimes have even named them,” she says.
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One 40-year-old woman called Lucy* emailed Cassandra to say that when her daughter Holly was two years old, she started announcing her father’s arrival home from work. This strange premonition happened every night for months, and always five minutes before her husband’s car arrived outside.
Lucy told Cassandra: “More alarming was the occasion when Holly was playing on the living room floor and I was reading the paper in the kitchen. Holly suddenly said aloud, word for word, the paragraph I was reading. As Holly’s language skills increased, there was a decline in these apparent psychic events and, to be honest, I was relieved.”
Invisible friends can be another example of psychic behaviour. They may be spirits or guardian angels. “Your child might have long conversations and leave gaps for their special friend to respond,” claims Cassandra. “Your child or teen may also mention seeing lights around people; they’re seeing people’s energy, their aura.”
Jane, from Surrey, messaged Cassandra and said her daughter Esther is only three but talks about seeing colours around people’s heads. “Apparently, these colours change according to whether the person is happy, sad or worried,” added Jane*, 33.
Aside from seeing auras, your child could experience powerful dreams that seem odd to you and them. In her latest book, 1001 Dreams, Cassandra includes numerous childhood examples from her case files.
“Psychic dreams for children are strongest before the age of seven and again in adolescence when a child’s psychic energies surge,” she says. “They may receive a message, a warning or dream about a past life. Parents have told me about children flying in their dreams, even travelling to the stars. The spiritual community calls these out-of-the-body experiences, or OBEs, where the consciousness leaves the physical body.”
It was Cassandra’s own son, Jack, then three, who sparked her interest in psychic children. At the time, Cassandra was 39 years old and a freelance journalist with no interest in the supernatural. “One morning over breakfast, Jack told me, ‘Daddy’s gone poly-boys on his motorbike but he’s alright.’ Poly-boys was the expression I used when I playfully rolled Jack on the floor while dressing him.
“I later found out that as Jack was speaking, the back wheel of my then husband’s motorcycle had hit a patch of oil on the M4 and he skidded and came off. John suffered cuts and bruises but no serious damage, as predicted by little Jack.”
This experience swung open the door to the psychic world. Cassandra explored crystals, healing, witchcraft, dreams, angels and more, and went on to embrace a psychic life and become a prolific spiritual author. “I’m 77 now and I’ve written 150 books and travelled the world running spiritual workshops. My advice to any parent with a psychic child is to talk through their experiences, don’t panic, listen.
“If your child is bothered by spirits, give them a crystal as a symbol of protection and teach them to put up a psychic shield. Every morning, they could imagine their body in a bubble of white light with their guardian angel standing watch.
“Being sensitive can be frightening, and regrettably, I’d advise caution who you tell about your child because some professionals aren’t comfortable with experiences outside of their own worldview.
“However, most youngsters grow out of this gift when they reach secondary school. As a child, the creative, intuitive right brain is dominant, but education changes a child’s thinking – the left, logical brain kicks in, weakening the link to the unseen worlds,” she says.
“Jack grew out of his abilities, but he’s still a sensitive man and calls me spontaneously if I’m unwell or feeling sad, which is lovely. If you’re the parent of a psychic child, don’t be scared of your child’s gift; instead, be proud.”
1001 Dreams: The Complete Book of Dream Interpretations (Sterling), £20, is out now; visit cassandraeason.com
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