Katie Coutts - The Ghost Whisperer: A Real-Life Psychics Stories

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Death is nothing at all

I have only slipped away into the next room.

I am I and you are you.

Whatever we were to each other,

that we are still.

Call me by my old familiar name,

speak to me in the easy way which you always used.

Put no difference into your tone:

wear no formal air of solemnity or sorrow.

Laugh as we always laughed at the little jokes we enjoyed together.

Play, smile, think of me pray for me.

Let my name be the household word that it always was.

Let it be spoken without effort, without the ghost of a shadow on it.

Let it be spoken without a tear.

Life means all that it ever meant.

It is the same as it ever was;

there is absolutely unbroken continuity.

What is death but a negligible accident?

Why should I be out of your mind

because I am out of your sight?

I am but waiting for you, for an interval,

somewhere just around the corner.

All is well. Nothing is past. Nothing is lost.

One brief moment and all will be as it was before

only better, infinitely happier and forever.

We will all be one together.

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My work commitments leave me very little time for family and friends. I apologize to you all for neglecting you while Ive been writing. Thank you for standing by me, for being supportive and for not dumping me after I repeatedly failed to return your calls. I love you all dearly I hope you know that.

To Davina, for saving me from many a nervous breakdown during problems with my computer. Your knowledge astounds me.

To my darling daughters, Natalie and Athena. You are my whole world and I love and adore you. Im so proud of you both.

A huge thank you to Bill for everything he has done for me and my family.

To my Mazzie (Marion Quinn, my wonderful co-writer). None of this would have been possible without you. This is it honey!

And to Mum our ship is on its way. I love you.

I would also like to thank everyone who participated in the writing of this book.

I was born in Glasgow in 1965, the youngest of three siblings. I believe I inherited my psychic ability from my maternal grandmother, my beloved nana. My mum, Annemarie, is also very psychic, although her visions and premonitions come mainly from dreams. Nana was a hard-working lady, Irish by birth and very down-to-earth. She would often read tea leaves, and I still recall her accuracy. She wasnt a confident woman and she would do this as a favour to family and friends, but I dont think she ever took her ability seriously. I often wonder how she and I would interact if she were alive today. Its a great source of regret for me that shes not here to discuss her beliefs (although I believe Athena, my youngest daughter, is my nana reincarnated).

Although my childhood was happy and secure, I hated school from day one till the day I left. After leaving school I worked briefly as a telephonist, but soon gave birth to my first daughter, Natalie. She was my pride and joy.

When Natalie was four, I met my St Andrews-born husband, and Natalie and I left Glasgow for a new life in Fife. A mere hundred miles away, this place was worlds apart. We settled very quickly and I loved the picturesque village with its stunning views over the River Tay. Within a couple of years, one of my two brothers and my mum had followed me here to Fife, and together weve grown to love the area.

During the early years of my marriage, I did many varied jobs, ranging from sales to running my own business. The common denominator was that I was my own boss in every single job. Although I always knew what I really wanted to do, I was loath to follow my dream for some mysterious reason.

I have always been ambitious a typical Leo trait but during the early years of motherhood, my main aim was to be a good mother to my beautiful daughter. My happiness was made complete in 1997 when, right out of the blue and much to my shock and delight, I discovered I was expecting my second daughter, the gorgeous and hugely independent Athena. The girls were born exactly 15-and-a-half years apart, both on Thursdays and both at six oclock.

And, if I had nothing else in my life (except mum of course), I would still be the happiest, proudest person in the world. I have the most beautiful daughters in the universe!

How it All Began

My most famous documented quote is that at the age of six, I suddenly announced Prince Charles would never be king. I dont personally recall saying this but Ive been assured I did. I still believe this to be the case.

I was around seven or eight when I had my first psychic experiences. While playing upstairs, I became aware of being watched by a lady. Later I was to learn she was my great-grandmother. I regularly felt a hand on my shoulder or heard my name being whispered. But I was so young I genuinely didnt think this was anything unusual. I was never afraid. I never knew my granny (my mums granny) but I seemed to connect strongly with her and always have done.

As a child I preferred to play with tarot cards than dollies. I had a few experiences with Ouija boards but can remember a couple of frightening incidents. In fact, I havent touched an Ouija board since the age of eight. The friends involved, to this day, remember this experience with horror. I would never encourage or endorse the use of Ouija boards to anyone.

At primary school, my friends and I would lark about, telling each other ghost stories, most of them fabricated. Again, I didnt take any of this seriously, but over the years Ive been told by old school friends that I used to freak them out with the things I would say. Coincidence or not, many remembered what I said about the future, their marriages, children, careers etc., and much of what I apparently said has come to fruition.

From the age of 14, I began to take my ability a little more seriously. I would read palms, do psychometry and basically just blurt out whatever came into my head.

Then, after many years of being nagged by family and friends to take my ability more seriously and do something with it, I was given a pack of tarot cards as a gift. I loved them and studied them thoroughly, engrossed in their origin and the myths behind each individual card. My passion for Greek mythology was born.

A friend asked me to visit and bring my tarot cards. When I arrived, she had at least a dozen other people waiting for readings. The rest really is history because word of mouth soon spread and my phone began ringing off the hook. That was in 1991 and it hasnt stopped since!

So What Do I Do?

The one thing I utterly despise is being called a fortune-teller. Im not really a believer in fortune-telling seeing the future accurately is not always possible. However, I know there are some very gifted people out there. Im just terribly aware, and equally saddened by, just how vulnerable the public can be. I am renowned for telling it how it is but I would never violate anyone who asked for my help. Im sickened by those charlatans who prey on the vulnerable, and we all know there are many out there.

Im often told I am fairly unique in that I dont predict, but rather advise clients on how they can kick-start their lives again. Often this advice pertains to career moves, relationships and so on, but can often be as diverse as overcoming phobias and coming to terms with being abused as a child.

A great deal of my work involves healing, which I often combine with a marvellous treatment called laser therapy. This is similar to acupuncture, minus needles.