‘Long Island Medium’ Theresa Caputo Answers the Questions Everyone Has About the Afterlife on ‘Khloé in Wonder Land’

If you’ve ever wondered what really happens when we die, how mediums actually channel spirits, or whether the afterlife is the same for everyone—Theresa Caputo just answered every burning question on Khloé in Wonder Land.

The Long Island Medium sat down with host Khloé Kardashian for an absolutely wild conversation that’ll have you grabbing your crystals and ugly crying in the best way. From explaining what her brain looks like while channeling to revealing whether our loved ones are watching us 24/7, Caputo didn’t hold back.

Below are the highlights, adapted for Khloé in Wonder Land.

Theresa Caputo Answers the Questions Everyone Has About the Afterlife on ‘Khloé in Wonder Land’

When did you first realize you had this ability?

“This is how I grew up. I don’t know anything different. I always sensed and felt things from the age of four. I just thought everyone was sensing and feeling what I felt. And I just have the most amazing parents and family that no one ever made a big deal about the things that I would say or do. And I was always able to express myself and I’d be like, ‘Yeah, there was a woman in my room last night.’ And my mom would be like, ‘Oh, okay, Nick. There was a woman in Teresa’s room last night.’ You know, like they never really made a big deal about it. And I would always say things that were odd.

And it wasn’t until I was almost 30 that I discovered that I had the ability not only to connect with my own loved ones, which I believe we all have that ability. We all have that connection with our loved ones souls…

…9/11 happened and I had a spiritual experience where it was shown to me that thousands of people perished that day and their loved ones—here left behind—didn’t know what happened and they needed to know that they were safe and at peace and that they were okay. So I literally put my gift in God’s hands and I said if this is my soul’s journey you open the doors I will walk through them with my gift but I only want to use my gift for healing purposes. I’m afraid of the dark. I don’t want to be scared and I don’t want to tell people what to do. And here I am 25 years later.”

What actually happens during your live shows? Can you control who comes through?

“I always say this to people—I don’t know how this works. It just happens. But once I start giving my speech and I start sensing and feeling things, I just let the souls guide me around the space and I randomly stop in front of someone and we’ll start saying things that mean nothing to me but are life-changing to the person that I’m speaking to. And to watch there’s something truly  special about my live shows because to be in a space and to watch a perfect stranger heal right in front of your eyes, I just got the chills. It’s something truly amazing. You can’t even describe the feeling and [it is] the most special show that anyone will ever attend.”

What does it actually feel like when you’re channeling?

“It’s like my brain gets completely wiped out and I don’t have my own personal thoughts, feelings, and emotions. I actually sat with Dr. Amen years ago. And I did something on Dr. Oz with him. And I remember Dr. Oz saying to me, ‘Aren’t you nervous about this?’ And I go, ‘No.’ I’m like, ‘Because something’s happening in here. I can’t tell you what it is.’ And it literally showed—he read my brain as I was channeling, and it showed that I was able to access a part of my brain that we typically don’t. And my brain showed no activity. It’s fascinating. So, I don’t know how this works…I don’t, I’m being honest. I don’t. It just happens.'”

Is there a transition period after someone dies?

“I don’t know that. I don’t because I have been with someone right after they died and I could channel them. I don’t know how the transition goes. I know we’re [greeted] by our loved ones that have gone on before us and then we go on with our spirit guides and do a life review where we relive our life…

…And that’s how the soul grows and then through me—able to apologize. So that’s when they say they’re sorry and take responsibility. They know what their actions caused.”

Are our loved ones watching us all the time?

“Yeah. They’re not like crossing any boundaries like in our private times or moments. I try to explain to people like it’s almost like—did you ever watch dry ice? But I kind of interpret it that way of like when you see it’s this block, right? It’s a physical thing which is our physical body. And then as it evaporates, you watch the dry ice evaporate into the air. That’s kind of like the soul. Like when it’s leaving the physical body, that’s what it’s like. And then it’s just there. I don’t know what form, but they’re with us. They get our attention, but they’re not watching every single move that we make. They’re with us at specific times.”

How do you know when there’s actually a spirit in the room?

“Young children and even animals…If you have your cat or your dog, like they act odd. They gravitate to one spot or they bark at nothing…They’re reacting to the soul that’s in the room. And that is always interesting [because] I’ll feel things sometimes and then all of a sudden I’ll notice like if a dog or even a baby or child will just gravitate to where I’m being pulled, I know that there’s a soul there.”

Have you ever gotten a spirit that was dark or negative?

“There was one woman, her daughter was murdered by the boyfriend and I was channeling through the daughter and I could see a soul below her but I couldn’t hear anything, feel anything from the soul. I could just see it. And she said, ‘Tell my mom that he’s remorseful and he regrets what he did to me.’ And I didn’t want to say this to this woman because I’m saying, ‘How can I say this to this woman?’ And I have to. And she looked at me and she said, ‘That’s why I came here. I wanted to know if he was remorseful for taking my daughter’s life. And…she was able to lower her vibration low enough for me to pick up on it to get the message from her and then she went back up to her level on the other side…

…Or the time where I saw a woman where she was playing with a Ouija board. She was in the audience and…I saw all this dark energy around her and I literally felt my body being backed up and pulled away from her. And I told her, I said, ‘You have all these energies attached to you from this Ouija board.’ And she’s like ‘I just did the Ouija board.’”

Can animals come through as spirits?

“Oh, yeah. Sometimes I’ll just see a dog. I’ll just like see a German Shepherd. That’s just my symbol for that someone lost a dog. One time there was a woman. I said, ‘Oh, did you lose a daughter?’ And she said, ‘No.’ I said, ‘Well, your daughter’s telling me that you’re wearing a bracelet memory of her and tell me all these things.’ She’s like, ‘Oh.’ She goes, ‘That’s my cat.’ But this cat was like her daughter…

…So there was [another] time I was channeling and I’m like ‘Your mom has a squirrel,’ and they’re like, ‘Yeah, we had a pet squirrel!’ I’m like, ‘Shut up.’ I’m calling it a ferret. I’m calling it everything under the sun. They had literally had a pet squirrel. So animals are able to come through…because a soul is a soul and a bond is a bond.”

Do you have spirit guides?

“I have two that I always connect with and that I see especially when I’m meditating—getting ready to work…

…One is an angel and her name is Salerna and the other one is a Native American chief…They guide especially when I work in large groups. I will see what guide is going to be the main guide for me. They step forward when I ask them to open up my third eye.”

Is the afterlife the same for everyone?

“I don’t know that. But I heard no. So, I don’t know what that means. I have to go by what I hear before you finish if you ask me a question. So, I heard no. And that doesn’t mean a bad thing. I mean, some people transition and I don’t know…like [I’ve been] doing this [for] 25 years. I never heard that the transition was so beautiful and so, you know, [because] I don’t know, [for] some people, maybe it takes them more time to kind of actually leave the physical body. Maybe that transition of meeting other loved ones first. I don’t know. I’ll find out when I get there.”

What’s your personal relationship with death?

“I’m not afraid to die. I don’t want to die. But I know that it’s inevitable. We’re all going to die. But I know that I will be greeted by my loved ones that have gone on before me and those left here in the physical world are going to miss me terribly. Those are the only two things that I know.”

Will you ever retire from doing this?

“I love what I do. I mean, I thought many times, Khloé, trust me, where I’m like, I’ve spent times alone crying after a show [because] it’s a lot. And I say, I don’t know how much more I can do. I don’t know how much more I can do this. I’m tired. And then something happens…And it’s like, you know, I’ll never stop doing what I do…

…As long as people want to hear messages of faith, hope, and peace, I will never stop doing what I do.”

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