The Astral body is after our Physical body the closest link we have with this world as we know it.
The non-shedding of this body can happen through a traumatic death, for example: through accident, combat, bomb or murder.
However, the most common occurance is the fear of no afterlife and leaving unsolved issues behind. The Tibetan book of Living and Dying will explain this concept in great detail. In order to die properly, you need to learn to live properly!
When we find ourselves in a situation of Trauma or Non-belief when dying, the Astral body fails to shed and keeps us on the "Astral Plain" which is on a similar level as the "Physical Plain". This stops us from being reunited with our friends and family that have gone over before us.
However, the Astral Body still gives us some facilities that we have had on the physical plain and allows through "Emotional awareness" (when there is enough of an energy source) to move things round and make certain sounds that can be seen or heard by the residents of the physical plain.
Confused, Scared and Lost...
Often "Grounded" spirits don't even realise that they have passed over. They find themselves in a world where there is no concept of time. Their day to day memories, feelings and concerns are still present. The Astral Body they reside in has enough memory of the physical to make them still feel physically present.
In other words...in a way they don't feel any different from before their passing but their interaction with the physical world has significantly changed. A world where people including your loved ones ignore you. Where other people take over your house and the people you know are moving on...
The Astral body is limiting the way Grounded Spirit perceives the Physical world. They will see it the way it was when they were alive. They see the memory of that world. For example they cannot see any changes made to the physical world that have taken place after their death.
For example: Grounded Spirit can reside in a building that has been knocked down centuries ago.
The Astral Body does allow the Spirit to see glimpses of the True World. This is perceived through the other Auric Bodies. The images of the True World mixing with the memory of the individual's world can be very confusing and even scary. Just imagine having passed over and grounded yourself when you were fighting a battle hundreds of years ago and you perceive glimpses of a tractor working the field!... The world becomes very strange indeed, and having no concept of time will probably make it even weirder, something that we cannot even start to comprehend.
Soul Rescue...How does it work?
The Source will try to establish a link with the "Grounded" spirit. This link is established through our own Astral bodies. This will enable to create a stronger awareness of the physical true world to the Grounded Spirit. Through communication, we will try to explain and reassure the spirit as to what we are about to do and how we can help.
Once some form of "trust" has been established, we use our psychic awareness to establish a link between the Grounded Spirit and their Spirit Guides and Helpers. When that connection is established, it is up to the Guides and Helpers to convince them to "shed" their Astral Body and move on to the next Realm.
A Rescue is, unfortunately, not always successful, it depends as for how long the spirit has been grounded and how "alien" the true world has become for them. It mainly fails on trust from the spirit in question.
For the more recently grounded spirits the success will be more assured if family members join in with the rescue.
How would you know if you have grounded spirit?
Grounded Spirit when near you, will make you feel very cold and it will give you goosebumps. You don't need to be a Medium or Psychic to experience this. Unlike enlightened Spirit, they'll give a certain "Heavy" feeling almost oppressive.
They will be able to make noise by moving a table or chair over floorboards even if you have no chair or floorboards in that room. It is the awareness of their memory of that room that can create these noises. They can switch on your lights, Put the kettle on and even flush the toilet. Most of the noises heard are often the most mundane ones one can think off.

If you think you have "Grounded Spirit" residing in your property or you believe that a family member might not have passed over "properly". Why not contact us? We are here to help!
Author: The Source - Spiritual Philosophy - Yvonne Welch
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