I am a Christian and did not know and would not have believed this 40 day-visitation of the soul until my mum passed away in December last year. The first week or during the 9 days after her passing, there were signs that she came to visit me by unmistakable smells and fragrance. The first one was the unmistakable smell of my mother with her skin moisturizer; the second one was the same smell plus fragrance of a flower which I did not really know what kind of flower it was. The third time which lasted the longest, about 6 to 8 seconds was totally the fragrance of the flower which was a strong fragrance. The next day I went to my friend's house and his friend who was staying with him got to know about this and went to my friend's garden and brought back some flowers which is JASMINE and it was exactly 100% the fragrance I experienced the night before.

After that, I am a total believer in this 40 day-visitation. My church actually forbids us to believe in all this and told us that the soul sleeps after death until resurrection day but now I Know this is not true - the soul does visit their loved-ones and give signs to try to comfort them. I am comforted by the signs but I am still in great agony because the loss is real in a physical sense where I could not see her physically anymore and I do not have the chance anymore to care for her, cook for her, wash her laundry, buy her favorite foods, etc.. And now that she is gone, I only realized that it was a privilege and enjoyment to serve her while she was alive because we enjoyed talking to each other very much and she was always there for me no matter what! And I will always remember that My Mother is the only person in the world that truly loves me unconditionally.

Was the experience difficult to express in words?     No  

Did you hear the deceased or hear something associated with the deceased?   Yes   

Describe what you heard, how clearly you heard it and what was communicated:     On three occasions not long after her passing, she called my name once into my left ear and immediately I would wake up from my sleep but whatever dream I had then before I woke up was not related to her. And recently, she called my name once again, but this time not into my left ear but still from the left side, and immediately I woke up again. On those occasions, it was clearly her voice.  

Did the voice or sound seem to originate externally or outside of you, inside you, or did you not hear a voice or sound, but had a sense of knowing what was communicated?   Externally 

If you heard a voice or sound, was it similar or dissimilar from the voice or sound the deceased made when they were alive?     Similar     

Is there any possibility what you heard was from any other source present in the surroundings at the time of your experience?   No  

Was there any possible impairment to your hearing at the time of the experience?   No

Did you feel a touch or experience any physical contact from the deceased?   No                   

Did you see the deceased?   No                      

Did you smell a distinct smell, scent, fragrance or odor associated with the deceased?    Yes

What smell, scent, fragrance or odor did you smell?    The first week or during the 9 days after her passing, there were signs that she came to visit me by unmistakable smells and fragrance. The first one was the unmistakable smell of my mother with her skin moisturizer; the second one was the same smell plus fragrance of a flower which I did not really know what kind of flower it was. The third time which lasted the longest, about 6 to 8 seconds was totally the fragrance of the flower which was a strong fragrance. The next day I went to my friend's house and his friend who was staying with him got to know about this and went to my friend's garden and brought back some flowers which is JASMINE and it was exactly 100% the fragrance I experienced the night before.

Was the smell, scent, fragrance or odor familiar?    The first one was familiar and was the unmistakable smell of my mother with her skin moisturizer

Was anything communicated by the smell?    I guess she wants me to know that she is not really gone and she still comes to visit me and watch over me.

Is there any possibility that the smell, scent, fragrance or odor was from any other source present in the surroundings at the time of your experience?    No

Could you sense the emotions or mood of the deceased?   Uncertain     I am not sure but since the fragrance was very pleasant, I guess she must be doing fine and feeling joy.

Did the deceased give you information you did not previously know?   No

How do you currently view the reality of your experience?    Experience was definitely real    The experience was definitely real because the events happened without my having prior knowledge about the visitation of the soul, and also, the manner the soul could communicate with us.

Was the experience dream like in any way?    No   

Was there any emotional healing in any way following the experience?    Yes    Yes, but I am still in deep grief but at least, I can now move around, eat and conduct the daily chores that need to be done.

What was the best and worst part of your experience?    The best part was that I knew my mum is still watching over me but then, the fragrance never came again after that and it has been about 3 months after that Jasmine fragrance. And so, I guess the worst part of the experience is to wait for another experience and wonder if my mother's visit will become less frequent as time goes by which I hope, is not the case!

Has your life changed specifically as a result of your experience?    No        

Did you have any changes of attitudes or beliefs following the experience?    Yes    Open-mindedness to other beliefs.

Did the experience give you any spiritual understandings such as life, death, afterlife, God, etc.?    Yes    The Soul is eternal just like Love. Our loved ones who are deceased can come to see us and we must be open-minded about such facts.

Did you observe or hear anything regarding people or events during your experience that could be verified later?   Yes I know an ex-staff nurse who is a Christian and she confirmed my experience to be true and the fragrance to be Jasmine as she had experienced the fragrance many times during her work which could also be verified by her colleagues.

Was the experience witnessed or experienced by others?    No   

Did you have any sense of altered space or time?       No            

Did you become aware of future events?           No   

Did you have any psychic, paranormal or other special gifts following the experience that you did not have prior to the experience?     No   

Did you experience a separation of your consciousness from your body?    No                    

Did any part of your experience seem to occur in a place other than the location described above?   No   

Have you shared this experience with others?    Yes    Most of them whom I talked to, who are not Christians, knew about the visitation of the soul. Most Christians I talked to would dismiss it as hallucination due to grief or trickery by demons to deceive us. These narrow-minded Christians still stick to their way of thinking and did not really care about how we feel about our experience.

Have you shared this experience formally or informally with any other researcher or web site?    Yes    With websites such as www.sallymorgan.tv, www.todayschristianwoman.com, etc.

Is there anything else you would like to add regarding your experience?    Most importantly, I would also like to say that my heart was at peace at that time which confirmed that it was my mother.

Were there any associated medications or substances with the potential to affect the experience?    No   

Following the experience, have you had any other events in your life, medications or substances which reproduced any part of the experience?   No   

Did you ever in your life have a near-death experience, out of body experience or other spiritual event?      No