The Messages

These Messages have been lightly edited for clarity and readability, and sometimes to remove strictly personal information. They are otherwise presented exactly as received. All Messages are copyrighted in the names of their respective channelers. Background photos © Regina Ochoa

Names you may recognize

“I’m not a big shot over here; I'm not a famous celebrity. I'm not a special musician or lyricist. I'm George." - George Harrison

"I haven’t had much desire to get to the “famous” people here because once they are here, for the most part they lose that “famous” identity. That is for a good reason. Lingering in the past brings no fruitful present." - Alan Rickman

Neil Armstrong (1930-2012)
September 2, 2020

Benjamin Black Elk (1899-1973)
August 8, 2020

Chadwick Boseman (1976-2020)
September 1, 2020

Anthony Bourdain (1956-2018)
June 12. 2022 NEW

Kobe Bryant (1978-2020)
August 21, 2020

Karen Carpenter (1950-1983)
August 31, 2020

Jimmy Carter (1924-2024)

January 21, 2025 NEW

Edgar Cayce (1877-1945)
July 15, 2020

John Denver (1943-1997)
August 6, 2020

Carrie Fisher (1956-2016)
December 15, 2019 • August 3, 2020

Mohandas K. Gandhi (1869-1948)
July 17, 2020 • October 13, 2023

Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933-2020)
Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968)
April 9, 2024   NEW

George Harrison (1943-2001)
July 24, 2020 • February 21, 2025  NEW

Whitney Houston (1963-2012)
March 7, 2021   NEW

Iz (1959-1997)
October 21, 2020   NEW

Michael Jackson (1958-2009)
February 6, 2024   NEW

Leslie A. Jordan (1955-2022)
December 2, 2024   NEW

Marguerite Johnson (Maya Angelou) (1928-2014)
July 24, 2020 • July 31, 2020 • August 4, 2020

John Lewis (1940-2020)
August 4, 2020 • November 4, 2020

John Lennon (1940-1980)
August 26, 2020

Liberace (1919-1987)
February 24, 2021

Olivia Newton-John (1948-2022)
April 9, 2024   NEW

Matthew Perry (1969-2023)
March 3, 2024   NEW

Alan Rickman (1946-2016)
August 24, 2020

Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962)
August 21, 2020

Robin Williams (1951-2014)
August 17, 2020

Anton Yelchin (1989-2016)
May 6, 2021 • March 15, 2024 NEW

Names you may not recognize

"It is our purpose...to paint a beautiful portrait of love and forgiveness, understanding and laughter. It is simply to be kind, positive…as much as possible. To admit to the struggles of being human and to laugh about it when nothing else can shape it differently." - Christa McAuliffe