Food Poisoning, Getting Sick, James Van Praagh, Body Mind Spirit Expo & More

I have been meaning to blog for weeks now and just have not found the time or energy to do so. I have so much to blog about that I could have you reading for over an hour. So I decided that I'm going to do two separate posts. This post followed by a post about my event at the Temperance House in Newtown and the conversation I had with a few ghosts that roam the historic building. Along with being a bit busy with events and things I had a few battles with being sick over the past three weeks.

This all started three Sundays ago. The day was flowing pretty well as I woke from bed, took care of the dogs, had coffee, showered and prepared myself for a private gallery with prayer and meditation before heading out. On my way to the private gallery I felt hungry and knew it would be late before I would eat again, so I decided to make a quick stop at Burger King. I ordered a classic chicken sandwich with cheese and nothing else, I already had a drink with me and was not in the mood for fries. Although fries are sounding pretty good right about now, lol.

I received my food and drove away and onto the turnpike to my destination. I began to eat the sandwich on my way and it seemed to taste just fine to me. I got about half way through and the mayonnaise was kind of oozing out a bit. I looked at it and thought to myself "Wonder how long they leave the mayo out for and if they keep it cold and fresh?" It was really weird for me to even think of such a thing. So then I decided to myself "I think maybe I shouldn't eat the rest of this." Then I threw the other half of the sandwich away.

After getting to my destination I began to gather everyone together for the gallery and got started right away. The messages came through very strong and everything flowed just as it needed to and just as it usually does. After several hours of talking and bringing through messages it was time for me to begin my hour drive back home. I felt drained which is completely normal after communicating with spirits for several hours. But I started to feel a little pain right around waist level. Honestly it felt like constipation pains. When I got home the pain had become a bit stronger and I tried what I could and had no success. Bob prepared dinner with our friend Tracy and we sat down and ate together.

Dinner was great, but the pain worsened. I went into the bathroom to try when I began to become severely ill. It began to hit me like a ton of bricks. The pain was now in my stomach and abdomen. I began to get extremely cold, shaking and covered in sweat at the same time. Then came the part that literally scared the hell out of me. I began to get this really odd tingling all down my arms and my hands felt were vibrating like something I never experienced, but they were not shaking even though they felt like they were shaking uncontrollably. Then I was vomiting and everything else that goes along with it. I was banging on the wall trying to get Bobs attention. I felt as if something was majorly wring with me and thought he was going to have to call an ambulance. I think this had to be one of the scariest health things I had experienced.

There is no doubt in y mind that this was food poisoning and my doctor agreed. I just think to myself "What if I would have eaten the entire sandwich?" Thank God for being a psychic. I just wish that psychic in me would have told me not to eat the sandwich a little earlier. Like I said it seemed to taste OK. I was laying in the bathroom for a good hour before retiring to the couch to recover for the evening. The next day I just felt a little run down and that lasted till about Tuesday. It was about an hour of hell.

The following weekend was a busy and exciting weekend at the same time. It was the annual Mind Body Spirit Expo at the Valley Forge Convention Center in King Of Prussia Pennsylvania. Friday was an exciting day for me. Bob and I headed out to Philadelphia to the CBS studios for my appearance on the new CBS show "Talk Philly" with Pat Ciarrocchi & Ukee Washington. This would be my first time doing actual live television. All the past shows I have done were pre-filmed. So I was slightly nervous, but not too bad. Pat Ciarrocchi came into the green room to talk to Bob and I before giving us a little tour of the news room and the set for Talk Philly. She is such a nice person with really good energy. We were introduced to one of the weather girls Maria LaRosa, who is pregnant. Of course they asked me what I thought she was having and I got boy, boy, girl. I asked her how many kids she had and she said two boys giving them my answer that she would have a little girl.

The news room look so different in person and you would never picture that it would look like it does. It was a very cool experience. The interview went well to with the exception that I did not seem to know what camera to look at and the interview was pretty short. I will upload it some time this week. After the interview I spent more time with Pat and gave her a reading which went amazingly well. I only met Ukee Washington for the few minutes that we spent in the studio doing the interview. He did not come into the green room to meet me at all. So no pictures of us together. Honestly, I think I scared him. You can clearly see it during the interview when you watch his eyes. Its rather funny. After our day at CBS studio in Philly we headed to grab lunch and then home bound. Friday night I had a private home gallery.

Saturday came along and I had the early part of the day to do what I wanted to do. So I spent that time doing a super clean in the house. I'm a but of a neat freak and like to have a clean home. I believe it is also healthy for us and brings good energy into the home. I was very much looking forward to coming back to the expo again this year for the second year. It was because of Ann from the expo that I got to be a part of Talk Philly, Thanks Ann. By about 3:30 or 4 we loaded up the car with my things, including fresh flowers as a dedication and honor to the spirits that are present and that come through during the event. Bob, his Mom Pam and I headed to the expo and arrived only to find out that everything fell behind and was running late. This put my event back about 30 minutes or so. Beings I was the last speaker in that room I decided to add more time to the event because people had to wait and the event was scheduled for two hours. I prefer at least two and a half to three hour events.

The event went amazingly well with some really mind blowing messages. I had an interesting experience when someone in the audience asked me what her connection was with the friend that accompanied her at the event. I went into their past lives and how they were connected from a previous life. Then I was hit hard with a flash back into one of my past lives. It was so crazy. It just so happened that I also had a connection with the same one she was questioning her connection with. We had met before and she had taught me many things in a previous life. It is not often that you randomly run into someone that you have known from many lifetimes ago. We had an immediate connection and knew each other right away. The woman, Oji, had an amazing energy and comforting motherly energy. I know we will be seeing each other again. It was a wild experience for the both of us.

By nights end I was drained possibly more then any event had ever drained me. Bob and I had plans to take his mother out to dinner after the event and I was just too drained to sit in a restaurant. We headed home and ordered out. By about nine I could feel a choppy feeling in the back of my throat. I knew I was getting a cold or something. So I began to take echinacea and goldenseal to build up my immune system. By Sunday morning I was really starting to feel it. We had to get up early Sunday to head back to the expo. I had an on camera interview with a new television show coming out called "Mom's On The Go". The interview went really well and was a lot of fun at the same time. Then we shopped around the expo a bit before going in to see the event with James Van Praagh. It was so nice that James mentioned that I was in the audience. Made me feel a bit special.

James guided everyone through a mediation and during the mediation Bob;s dad came to me. I asked spirit to please allow him to come through to James. I thought that would be really special for Bob and his Mom. I was not at all expecting anything for myself and never do when seeing another medium. This is what I do every day and I often receive messages from my mother, niece Rhiannon and other deceased loved ones. Yes, it would be nice to hear something from another medium, but at the same time I really don't need it. If my niece Rhiannon were to come through, I would want my sister Tammie to be there for the experience beings it is her daughter. At one point during the event James started to talk about a girl by the name of Jessica coming through to him. Bob's mom immediately raised her hand. I thought to myself, "Who the heck is Jessica?" Then I told her to stand up. James jumped right off of Jessica and went into something else.

Moments later he went back to Jessica and Bob's mom stood up along with another woman in the audience of a few hundred people. I still had no idea who Jessica was. I wanted so badly for Bob and his mom to receive a message. I did a reading for Bob and his family when we first met. Now that we have known each other for more then four years I won't do another reading for them, I know them too well, or do I? Beings I could not figure out who Jessica was at first, then it hit me when James went to Bob and his mom with more details. Jessica was Bob's cousin who died when she was I think about three years old. Beings we were in the back of the room, James had no idea that I was sitting there and that he was talking to Bob. We both know James very well, been to dinner and even been to his home in California. At one point James mentioned the name John and no one could think right away. I'm used to that when I do readings. People can not always process the information as quickly as it comes through. I stood up and said "My middle name is John." James did not know it was me because I was so far in the back. It was kind of funny. Then it hit us, after Bobs grandfather died a very long time ago his grandmother remarried. He never knew his fathers dad. His grandmother remarried and his grandfathers last name is John.

Not only was it Jessica coming through, it was also Bob's father and his mothers father coming through. I felt overwhelmed for them and wanted to just cry for them. I thought it was a wonderful thing for them to receive a message from another medium, especially one as wonderful as James. Bob's dad congratulated him on all his accomplishments since his father passed and so much more. Both Bob and his mother really needed to hear that. Bob's aunt really needed to hear another message from her daughter. At one pint James said"Jessica says that she has been to another medium (meaning me) in the past and she just did not get it." That was so true. His Aunt Michelle really needed to hear it again and from another medium beside myself. What a great experience that was. After the event I brought Bob's mom up to meet James for her first time. We hung out with James a short bit before heading out. I knew James was exhausted from returning from his tour in Europe. It was nice to see and talk to him again.

That evening my illness kicked into drive. By this point I felt like a truck ran me over. Come Monday I could not get off the couch. With so much to do I had a hard time trying to relax and regain my energy. Luckily for me, I already had an appointment scheduled for the doctor on Tuesday. That is when I found out I had a sinus infection. That was the first time I had a sinus infection in my life. I was given an antibiotic and sent on my way. The antibiotic did not seem to agree with me. Several times during the week I randomly got nauseous and last my lunch. Then came yesterday when I began to get really sick again. This time it was during a reading where I began to feel what someones deceased mother felt before she passed away. I actually had to get up in the middle of their reading to run to the bathroom. Believe it or not, it did not have an effect on the messages they were receiving. But boy did it have an effect on me. On my drive home I had to pull over twice because I could not hold anything down. For the entire evening I could not even hold down a small sip of water. It was so bad that I actually pulled a mussel in my mid back right around the area of my lung. I called the doctor and was told to stop taking the antibiotic. Today I'm feeling back to normal once again, thank god. I have a bunch more to share with you, but will save that for another blog post. Thank you for taking the time to read my blog and for allowing me to share my gift and experiences with you all.
With Love & Light
Joseph

Journey Into The Paranormal Radio Show Tuesdays 8 to 9:30PM EST - Up-coming Guests

Hello Everyone. I have been working hard on trying to bring some great guest to my weekly radio show Journey Into The Paranormal. Below you will find a list of all my up-coming shows and guests for October. Be sure to tune in each and every Tuesday evening from 8 to 9:30 pm est on Blog Talk Radio. Please note that on Tuesday October 20 I will have a show live from the Tropicana Casino in Atlantic City New Jersey at 4pm est on WBCB radio. I will also be doing my 8pm show from the casino. Therefore on October 20 Journey Into The Paranormal will be a one hour show and not the usual 90 minute show. Recently someone had asked me when I'm going to update my 2009 predictions. I just have not had the time to do an update. That is why I appreciate it so much when you all leave comments under my 2009 predictions post about things that may have come true. I will work on that update this week some time. Thank you all for helping to make this blog and both radio shows so popular. Hope you all tune in every week to Journey Into The Paranormal.

Special Guest: Medium A.J. Barerra
Tuesday October 13 - 8 to 9:30pm est
This week Joseph introduces you to Psychic Medium A.J. Barrera. Psychic Medium A.J. Barrera has become the youngest and most accurate medium in the country. A.J. has been practicing his work for more then ten years and has appeared on the Discovery Channel, TMC and dozens of other articles and radio programs. Join Joseph as he brings A.J. Barrera to Journey Into The Paranormal. Joseph will talk with A.J. about his work as medium before going to the phones to give you an opportunity to talk to A.J. A.J. will be on the show for the first hour. During the last 30 minutes of the show Joseph will be taking calls, answering questions and making connections.


Special Guest: Medical Intuitive & Author Dr Rita Louise
Tuesday October 20 - 8 to 9pm est
This week Joseph is live from the Tropicana Casino in Atlantic city and is honored to bring Medical Intuitive & Author Dr. Rita Louise to the show. Dr. Rita Louise, PhD, ND is a ghost expert and author of the book "Dark Angels: An Insider's Guide To Ghosts, Spirits And Attached Entities". Dr. Louise grew up in a haunted house, but this is not where her interactions with ghosts ends. For the past 20 years she has worked with paranormal groups around the country as their psychic investigator. She has been featured in a documentary entitled "Jefferson: The City Of Spirits" and is currently a member of Metroplex Paranormal Investigations, a Dallas based ghost hunting group. Joseph will talk to Dr. Rita about her work and then they will take your calls. Please Note that this is only a one hour show this evening.

Special Guest: Dr Brian Weiss & Past Lives
Tuesday October 27 - 8 to 9:30pm est
This week Joseph is both excited and honored to bring Best Selling Author Dr. Brian Weiss to the show. Dr. Brian Weiss is best known for his book Many Lives Many Masters. He has been on national television on shows such as Oprah. He speaks all over the world about his work doing Past Life Regression. This is a show you will not want to miss. You may even get a chance to talk live to Dr. Weiss. All shows are now 90 minutes, Dr. Weiss will be on for the first hour. Joseph will be taking calls during the last part of the show.


Special Guest: Medium Barb Mallon
Tuesday November 3 - 8 to 9:30 pm est
This evening Joseph is honored to bring on friend and medium Barb Mallon to the show. After a life-changing awakening, Barb Mallon felt a strong nudge from spirit to pursue the path of mediumship, and has been deeply involved in this unique work ever since. She is a evidential medium who brings through identifying pieces of information from a spirit person first, and then any messages they may have. Barb also works with her spirit guides to assist her clients in finding clarity regarding their life path and situations. Barb has been featured on various radio stations, as well as on the Discovery Channel. She is a Certified Psychic® specializing in mediumship with the American Association of Professional Psychics, Inc. Joseph & Barb will be taking your calls and answering life questions.


An Evening With Spirit Man Joseph Tittel
Tuesday November 10 - 8 to 9:30 pm est
Join Spiritual Medium, Author & your radio host Joseph Tittel, aka Spirit Man, for this special monthly episode of Journey Into The Paranormal. During this 90 minute edition Joseph presents Messages From The Other Side, named after his book. Joseph will discuss what it is like in Heaven and how our deceased loved ones send us messages after they pass. Joseph will be taking your calls answering questions about the topic. It is possible that Joseph will also be taking life questions about your love, finances and so forth along with giving some callers messages from deceased loved ones.

Mediums & What We See

It has been quite some time since I have blogged. With so many things going on I sometimes simply forget to write a blog post or just can not find the time to do so. This entire year has been very interesting to say the least. Everyone can see that it has been a rather difficult year in pretty much all aspects of our lives. This is due to astrological influences among many other influences. Hang in there everyone, there is a light at the end of the tunnel. If you think about it, the year is almost over anyway. Not to say it was a completely horrible year. We are all here on our souls journey to learn and grow spiritually.

So even when things are not going well we need to look at the situation and try to see what lesson, or lessons, we could and should have learned from that experience. Always try your best to find some positive when you may be in a negative situation. Know in your mind and heart that every experience and everything we go through is all a part of our spiritual journey in this lifetime.

You may even find September a little more difficult then previous months and part of that is because of the Mercury Retrograde. Again, it will all pass soon so hang in there. 2010 is going to be quite different then our current year. The new year will bring many positive changes to everyone and of those changes could be life altering on a positive note. 2010 we be full of new things, new idea's and positive movement forward. Many of you have been feeling as if our lives have been on hold this year and just not moving anywhere. Well the coaster will roll into gear in early 2010.

This past Thursday Bob and I had the opportunity to and see John Holland's event "Love Never Die's". John was just recently on my radio show "Journey Into The Paranormal". John Holland is a phenomenal Medium, best selling author and radio host. I have met, seen and know many mediums and John is by far one of the best I have seen in action. His three hour event was held in New Jersey by Transformations. I have done events with Transformations in the past as well. You never know, but you may catch John and I together doing an event with Transformations in the future. That would be awesome.

If you ever get an opportunity to see John Holland live, then you just have to check him out. Bob and I also got to finally meet John in person after the show to chat a bit. I have known about John for years from seeing him first on television and talked to him for the first time a little over a year ago. So it was nice to actually get to talk in person. It is also nice to be able to talk with someone that has the same gift that you have and completely understands where your coming from. I learned many things in the short time that the three of us spent together. Besides being a very nice and down to earth person, John was one of the funniest mediums I have ever seen. He could be a stand up comedian.

One thing I have learned in our work as mediums is that you certainly have to have a good sense of humor. Our work is very serious and the things we see can be at times a little disturbing. I know for myself as a medium I can sometimes see things in my mind as if I'm watching a movie. This often happens to me when I'm working on an unsolved case with law enforcement. It is like I'm sitting back watching the murder take place on a movie screen. This also happens often when I'm doing readings and spirits want to show me the way they have past. I can not tell you how many times I visually saw people pass in automobile accidents.

This is where some do not understand what it really can be like for a medium. I hear people say to me often "I wish I had a gift like yours". First, watch what you wish for and secondly "Would you really?" Think about it for a while first. This work can be very stressful and place a lot of strain on the body mind and spirit. Some of the things mediums see can be quite disturbing. I worked on one case of a little girl who was brutally murdered. The things I saw in the visions were so disturbing that they still stick to me more then a year later. This past weekend I had several group readings. You would think after doing this work more then half my life I would have seen and heard just about everything. I used to think the same thing but it is so far from the truth. Each and every session is so different and the details that come through are amazing even to myself who has been doing this work for a long time now.

One of the connections I received this past weekend left me breathless at first and a bit disturbed. I was connecting to a young man who past tragically in an accident. When I first made that connection I believe I received his name, some dates and the fact that he past in an accidental passing. It was about a minute into the connection when I began to get the vision of exactly how the young man passed. He passed in an automobile accident and he only showed me the very end result of the accident. In most cases I will see the accident take place and can describe to my client exactly what happened.

In this case I could only explain that I saw the car crashed and stuck with the young man also stuck inside. I could smell fuel all over and it looked to me like there could have been large truck involved. Then I saw sparks, the gas ignited and then the car quickly became engulfed in flames. I could see the young man banging on the gas trying to get out and then I saw a man try to go for the door to get him out and the heat became too much. Then came an explosion. Honestly it was one of the most disturbing images I have ever had. The person the information was coming through to was able to confirm everything I was seeing. I do not remember all the details that came through, just what I was seeing. I believe she also confirmed that there was a truck and the truck was carrying a load of gas.

You never get use to seeing these things, instead you learn to deal with them. All the help and healing that this work brings to others and their lives makes it all worth it for me. So being a medium can be a burden at times in few ways. Disturbing visions and images can be one of those burdens along with being an empath and feeling peoples pain and emotions. When I first started doing medium work full time there were a few cases in which I broke down right along side of my clients. One was during a group reading I did many years ago for a family that tragically lost their young son. The emotional energy in the room was so overwhelming that it got to me at the end of a reading.

Earlier this year I did another small group that consisted of a young mother and her three young children ages around 9, 11 and 14. Normally I do not recommend that children are present at a reading but in this case I knew in my heart that they needed it. They tragically lost their father, who was a hero to them, when he was struck by a car. I was able to hold myself together during one of the most emotional connections I made with a spirit in my life. When they walked out of my office I basically lost it. I was overwhelmed with their emotional energy and took it all in. That can happen to a medium at times.

There are so many other aspects to this work that brings a sense of fulfillment to myself. Knowing that I have not only changed peoples lives, I have also saved a few lives too. The hundreds of letters I receive from clients often bring tears to my eyes and those are the things that make this work a blessing. We always have to take the good with the bad and always focus on the more positive things in our lives and in the things that we do each and every day. I have also had the honor of getting to see several lost souls cross over into heaven.

I could not possibly explain the beauty, peace and love that washes over you when you get to experience a crossing. The light does exist and the peace and love that emanates from that light in simply astounding. When I was younger I feared death like you would not believe. After experiencing seeing my friend cross over and assisting him in that crossing I no longer had that fear of death. So there are many positive things that come from this work, more positive then negative. As long as one always focuses on the positive it will clearly help us through out day. t also helps to have a sense of humor and not be so serious all of the time. Thank you for allowing me to share my experiences with you. I hope I have inspired you in many ways.
Blessings
Joseph

James Van Praagh On My Show September 8

Just a reminder for all of my blog fans out there. Tomorrow, Tuesday September 8, Medium and author James Van Praagh will be on my radio show "Journey Into The Paranormal". The show airs each and every Tuesday evening from 8pm to 9:30pm. James Van Praagh is a psychic medium and best selling author of "Talking To Heaven" and "Unfinished Business", among many other wonderful books. James hosted his own show on CBS called "Beyond With James Van Praagh". James was the first medium to ever go main stream as someone who talks to the dead. James Van Praagh is also the creator and producer of the hit series "Ghost Whisperer".

Join us as I take you on a journey into the paranormal with special guest James Van Praagh. You may also sign up to Blog Talk Radio for free to become part of the chat that goes along with the radio show. I often take questions from the chat room. James and I will be taking your calls, so don't miss your opportunity to talk to James. Tune in Live Here. If you missed the show it will begin to play be itself on this blog up to a week after the show airs. Thank you for reading my blog and hope to see you in the chat tomorrow. It is bound to be a great show.
Blessings