I loved the books of Neale D. Walsch – you might know him for his books ‘Conversations with God’. So when I had the opportunity of interviewing him, I took it with both hands. I had some expectations, but I wasn’t expecting something so different from other interviews. With the interview I also started to become aware of spaces, and the way we can create or experience grids of energy. And on top of that: something like giving energy, and receiving it back in some other form.

Quiet Atmosphere

When I arrived at the hotel, I was expecting some entourage that would accompany him; this international bestseller author. But instead I was just referred to his hotel room, by the guy behind the reception. I entered his room, introduced myself, and – so I remembered – it had this really calm, quiet atmosphere. As in: meditative quiet. Till some extent I consider myself quite down-to-earth (said the empath), so I would also check and wonder whether I was just imagining the whole thing. Thus, I mainly took it as noted.

Deeper Level

The interview – something I always recorded on a memo-recorder – was nice, interesting, and I got my way through it. Having some questions pre-prepared as always. But I would also be open for questions that would pop up spontaneously. Back then I did it intuitively, later I realized that as an empath I could easily connect with people at a deeper level. Reading them, so to speak. Knowing what would move them, feeling what their energy was made of. And in the case of Neale’s interview, I was also aware of this space, this quiet atmosphere, that was surrounding us. Or maybe we were it actually.

Transcript

At the end of the interview I thanked Neale, and to my own surprise he was asking for the recording. Whether he could have the transcript of it. And he was willing to pay for it – 1.500 euro, 2.000 euro, 2.500 euro, practically any figure. He would write me a check that would cover it. He also explained why. He found the interview so interesting, that he wanted to use some of the questions, the answers he gave, and several things in between that we had discussed, for his next book. He believed that God would talk to you in many ways; a friend, a family member, even a random person like a journalist, could transmit his message. You should just be aware of it, paying attention to the signs or words that were coming at you.

Getting Paid Somehow

I was still seeing euro-signs, but I told him that I would think about it. I would write the article, his Dutch agent or publisher could read it, and I would get back to him about the whole transcript thing. He agreed, and he gave me his email address. Back home I told my girlfriend about it. And she had a really straight answer: “Just give it to him, as a present; you will get paid for it somehow – that’s how the Universe works.” I thought she had a very good point, so I did. I sent the transcript to Neal, and I told him he could have it, as my gift to him.

Upcoming Book

I didn’t hear anything from him. And of course my Ego was disappointed: how arrogant of him, getting the transcript for free, but not responding at all. Let alone showing some appreciation. But after several weeks he did get back to me. He was grateful, and he even showed me some paragraphs of his upcoming book, in which he had been using parts of our interview. I was glad to hear from him, and it was amazing to hear such thing. Anyway, I considered the whole thing as closed. Some rich experience.

Energy Grids

The whole event showed me that not only can we connect with other people’s energy, but also with something bigger. Something like an atmosphere, an energy field. Some empaths have been telling about ‘grids’, or ‘collective grids’. Fields we can plug into. According to them, many empaths can also put energy in those grids, and can ‘hold them’ – energetically. So either I had been plugging into this bigger field that Neale was experiencing, or I had been co-creating this grid with him. Who would know?

Imagination

Anyway, many years later I was in a situation in which I really could use some money – something to do with underwater mortgages. And it’s true, I had been facing much of the music, taking a lot of responsibility, so it might not have been the only reason why I got the whole financial situation solved. But at least in my imagination I believe that it was a Universe’s check, which helped me out. And way more than the 2.500 euro that Neale wanted to offer.