Throughout the centuries, numerous cultures have claimed to believe in the ability to communicate with the dead. People claim to have done this through Ouija boards, dreams, nature, and some have even claimed that the dead can get our attention by moving an object, perhaps a sign referring to the deceased, in the physical world. Legitimate psychics, Ouija boards and other strange phenomena help convince that communication with the dead is possible. Arizona-born Alison DuBois helped me come to the conclusion that communication with the dead is possible in her book Don't Kiss Them Goodbye. In her first meeting with the dead man, who among other things was her great-grandfather who died painfully of bowel cancer, she writes “I was awakened from my sleep by a presence. My room was filled with soft light. I wasn't scared, but I was nervous. Great-Grandfather Johnson stood at the foot of my bed and said, "I'm fine, I'm still with you." Tell your mom there's no more pain.'” Young Allison, only six years old at the time, told her mother about the encounter, who, as any parent would tell you, said she believed her. His talents continued to strengthen, even gaining the ability to read minds and imagine an image of a criminal while watching news reports about cases where the criminal had not yet been found. “To date I have worked on numerous missing persons cases. I do profiles for law enforcement and assist friends and family members of murdered people. I can access both the minds of the victims and that of the executioners." Allison's talent has brought justice in many cases, including Elizabeth Smart's case against rapist Brian David. These cases and encounters help me truly believe in communicating with the dead. Ouija boards are another form of…half of paper…the ability to communicate with the dead is thrilling and comforting. Works Cited DuBois, Allison. Don't kiss them goodbye. London: Simon & Schuster, 2005. Print.McRobbie, Linda R. “The Strange and Mysterious History of the Ouija Board.” Smithsonianmag.com. Smithsonian Magazine, October 28, 2013. Web. December 12, 2013. .Sayce, Anna. "How the Dead Communicate with Us." Woo's digital farm. NP, August 4, 2009. Network. December 8, 2013. Radford, Benjamin. “From Here to the Afterlife: Can Psychics Really Talk to the Dead?” LiveScience.com. Np, 20 October 2010. Web. 8 December. 2013. .