Becoming a Psychic Medium . Chapter 3

Ghosts in California

Before I ever called myself a psychic medium, the universe had already started whispering — guiding me through moments that felt like chance, but weren’t.

In my thirties, I was being gently steered back toward one of my childhood passions: performing.

The Hypnotist – 1999

At a friend’s birthday party, a hypnotist invited volunteers to come on stage.I was chosen.

For someone who’d always been shy, standing up there felt like a big step. And yet… I loved it. It reminded me of being a kid again — performing in speech contests, band, chorus, even cheerleading. I always felt at home on a stage.

David Copperfield – 1999

Later that year, I went to a David Copperfield show in Las Vegas. At the end, hundreds of balloons were released, bouncing through the crowd.

Copperfield said, “If you catch one when the music stops, come on stage.”I knew I would be chosen.

When the music stopped, all the balloons were at the back of the theater — except one. Out of nowhere, the biggest balloon, ten times the size of a basketball, drifted straight toward me.

I went on stage, and David Copperfield made me and the others “disappear.”

Moving to California

Not long after, I became chronically ill from allergies in Chicago. My husband and I decided to move to San Diego — and once we made that decision, everything flowed easily.

The company paid for the move. Our house sold in two weeks. We flew out and found a home within days.

When it’s meant to be, things are easy peasy.

California Angels (or Guides)

We arrived in San Diego in December 1999.

One evening, I was sitting in the front room when our heavy, locked front door suddenly flew open on its own.

Later that night, as I made tea, the burner on the stove turned off by itself. At that same moment, a deep chill ran through me — bone cold, unlike anything I’d felt before.

The next day brought three clear signs:

• I read a book that mentioned acting.

• I saw an ad in the newspaper for acting classes.

• I watched an Oprah episode about following your passion.

  
  

So I listened. I started studying acting while working part-time at Nokia as a software test engineer.

From San Diego to New York

A year later, I couldn’t shake this thought: There’s a school in New York — The Neighborhood Playhouse — where they teach the Meisner technique.

I dreamed of studying there… and somehow, it happened. My husband was transferred to New York, and by “coincidence,” his sister’s husband’s uncle was the head of that very school.

We moved on September 8, 2001. While living in Manhattan, I began studying spirituality. One day at Barnes & Noble, I randomly picked up Trust Your Vibes by Sonia Choquette — a book that would quietly open a new door in my life.

California Ghosts

But before I left California, a few strange things happened.

We’d sold our home and were renting an apartment before the move. One night, as I baked brownies, the oven temperature jumped from 350° to 550° — all on its own.

Whenever my husband traveled, my weather alert alarm would go off in the middle of the night. (Yes, I slept with the light on!)

At the time, I thought it was just a mischievous ghost. Now I wonder — was it a spirit trying to reach me, as they do now? Back then, I wasn’t ready to listen. It was too scary.

Sometimes guidance shows up in strange ways — through signs, chance encounters, or even things that go bump in the night.Each one was preparing me to choose the path ahead.

My character Larleen has a few strong ideas about California...

Coming Up in Chapter 4:

Choosing a Path

In the quiet, we remember: we are never alone. Spirit, love, and guidance are always near, gently nudging us toward the light within.

Find your inner movie star.

xo Kathleen Naomi