By Wayne Thomas
Grand Rapids Ghost Hunters
Back in the day not so long ago, certain topics were not talked about in public and were commonly taboo at the family dinner table. So when Exie Susanne Smith started hearing strange noises and seeing shadows move around her house, it’s no surprise she didn’t tell anyone.
In her first book, “My Paranormal Life,” Smith explains it like this, “When I was 12 my life changed, forever. In one night I knew I was going to have to grow up keeping a secret; the fact that I could hear and see things that other people couldn’t.” Smith says that she was a “weird little kid” and when you combine being different and keeping her secret, it resulted in 40 years of journaling. All of this culminated in Smith authoring and publishing four books to date. Following her first book in 2012, Smith penned “When the Dead Come Calling” and “The Essence of Death.” Just last year in 2021, she published her forth book, “Dialog with the Dead,” another amazingly detailed account of Smith’s paranormal encounters.
Smith discovered her “special gift” with abilities to see, hear, and sense spirits early on. She knew she was clairvoyant and clairaudient and it wouldn’t be long before she discovered other paranormal talents. As a prophetic dreamer, she was able to foretell upcoming events; also displaying other psychic abilities, ESP, and super sensitivity with empathic susceptibility to other people’s attitudes, emotions, and feelings. Smith developed a simple goal to achieve a balance within herself as well as “helping people find peace in their own world.”
It seems when you make yourself available, people do come calling — alive and dead! Smith explains that people with psychic gifts are “like a beacon in the dark to spirits, they are drawn to us.” Many ghost hunters report hearing disembodied voices saying their names and spirits knowing they were coming even before arriving at locations. Smith details events suggesting, “Spirits have no boundaries” and she explains the importance of keeping grounded as well as setting limits and learning how to shut it off, so you are not open all the time.
Smith has worked with ghost hunting teams, participating in investigations and smudging and blessing people and places free of charge. As a Reverend, Smith is prepared with the full armor, wielding the word through prayer while utilizing the power of crystals, cedar, sage, and sacred Palo Santo wood. Smith says, “I didn’t go in search of the dead, but it seems the dead came in search of me.” With direction from her Spirit Guides, Smith has accepted her inherent responsibility, emerging from an enchanted life as a light for lost souls and an inspiration for those of us who may be struggling with our own spiritual gifts.
Check out Exie Susanne Smith on Cryptic Frequencies, Across the Golden Veil and Grand Rapids Ghost Hunters Podcast episodes 30, 45, and 58.
