Why the Human Spirit Matters to Dori Roberts
For the last few years, spiritual medium Dori Roberts, a writer with The Spirit Matters, has called Gettysburg, Pennsylvania home. In her journey, she believes "it is the spirit that matters." She explained that when she moved to Gettysburg she said she had a gut feeling about the place and she decided to stay. Now, the mother talked with The Mind of DCS about how she learned to trust her inner voice growing up in the small Bergen County, New Jersey town of Hasbrouck Heights.
"I have very fond memories of where I grew up in Hasbrouck Heights," said Roberts. "It was here that I became a medium and a spiritualist. When I first discovered I could see the persons from the other side, it was awe-inspiring. Today, it's just day to day life."
Roberts grew you up in a town that was traditionally Catholic, with two Jewish families. "It was a tight knit community and I miss it terribly," she said. She explained that growing up in an atmosphere helped "shape me" and it encouraged her to become close to people.
It was in 1968 when her father passed away and Roberts was just 12 years-old. Her father still made his presence known to his family and Roberts said her mother decided to sell the house and give the family a new start. Eventually Roberts went off to college and she discovered more and more she was able to see people who had passed on. When her husband, a member of the Bergen County Police, retired in 2003, the Roberts moved to the Pennsylvanian town.
"When I first moved to Gettysburg, I would dress up in the period costumes and I would give the tours, but because I could see the spirits of the people lived the homes or died on the battlefield, I was able to deviate from the script and tell people what happened," she said.
Ultimately, she said she had a hard time making a living off the suffering of the dead and decided it was best to use her gifts in more constructive means.
"It seems people these days are becoming more and more depressed and with good reason," she said. "People are having a hard time dealing with economics or the job market and even the seasonal changes. They want consistency in their lives and they want hope."
And the hope that Roberts shares is that there is an existence in the next realm. She explains that she sees regularly proof that this life is just a part of the journey of the human existence. "I have been there too," she said. "I was a mother who lost a child to SIDS, when I left home I was on my own and what I have found is that a lot of things did not make sense. It either will make you or break you."
Her goal is to help "make" people. On her Facebook she regularly writes messages of encouragement and positive thoughts for people to take with them on their day. For example, she wrote, "There are no tears that laughter will not dry, no lies that the truth will not reveal, and no pain enough love will not heal."
Routinely, she is heard every week on the "Psychic Switch" with host Beckah Boyd on TenacityRadio.com on Wednesdays. "We all have an inner voice that is connected to the Creator and it will guide us in the right direction," said Roberts. "I want people to know they can trust it. It's when people begin to question that inner voice that they go wrong the way and I am here to say, it is okay to trust it and yourself."
These days, Roberts enjoys spending time with her husband, children and grandchildren and she also enjoys being a mother to a menagerie of animals. "We have seven dogs," she said. "And we love them. They're just like our kids."
And today, while she has come a long way from Bergen County, New Jersey, she remembers learning to trust that inner voice.
Image courtesy of Dori Roberts.
To see more quotes by Dori Roberts, visit her site here and to hear her on "The Psychic Switch" with Beckah Boyd, check out the archives here.
