{"id":7550,"date":"2019-01-01T15:27:19","date_gmt":"2019-01-01T20:27:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/andreamaicreative.com\/?p=7550"},"modified":"2019-01-01T15:27:19","modified_gmt":"2019-01-01T20:27:19","slug":"his-mother-came-here-for-a-visit-prince-evp-december-28-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.andreamaicreative.com\/archive\/his-mother-came-here-for-a-visit-prince-evp-december-28-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"HIS MOTHER CAME HERE FOR A VISIT &#8211; PRINCE EVP &#8211; December 28, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I am elated to share with you something really special\u00a0that happened over the holidays. Prince&#8217;s mother visited us. I had no idea when it was happening, but I found out after\u00a0I reviewed my EVP recording from\u00a0the grocery store.<\/p>\n<p>Most of these clips are pretty clear, but you may need to use headphones to hear these to its fullest. The clips are repeated on loop.<\/p>\n<p>This is a store that we go into all the time, so the spirits in there are familiar with us and they don&#8217;t freak out that it&#8217;s Prince.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7561\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7561\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7561\" src=\"http:\/\/andreamaicreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/88af2e2c3d77d2d797bf79f686d84282-300x231.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"231\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7561\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mattie Della Shaw Baker, Prince&#8217;s mother, passed way in 2002, shown here with Prince.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The first clip I hear that really got my attention was Prince saying, <strong>&#8220;I love Mom&#8221;<\/strong>. I was a bit confused at first, because I was at the grocery sore with my mother at the time, why was he saying this?<\/p>\n<p><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7550-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/andreamaicreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/I-love-mom-2018-12-28-1338.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/andreamaicreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/I-love-mom-2018-12-28-1338.mp3\">http:\/\/andreamaicreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/I-love-mom-2018-12-28-1338.mp3<\/a><\/audio><br \/>\nI listened back a few seconds and heard him say, <strong>&#8220;Mu mama&#8217;s here!<\/strong>&#8220;. I thought, could this really be?<\/p>\n<p><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7550-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/andreamaicreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/My-mamas-here-2018-12-28-1338.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/andreamaicreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/My-mamas-here-2018-12-28-1338.mp3\">http:\/\/andreamaicreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/My-mamas-here-2018-12-28-1338.mp3<\/a><\/audio><br \/>\nI kept listening, and I heard other spirits saying things like Prince&#8217;s mom is here, or asking if she was Prince&#8217;s mom. They were going nuts with excitement in there.\u00a0In this clip, you&#8217;ll hear a voice say, <strong>&#8220;Wow&#8221;<\/strong>. Then another says, <strong>&#8220;Is that is mum here?&#8221;<\/strong>. Then another voice says, <strong>&#8220;Yes&#8221;<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7550-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/andreamaicreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Is-that-his-mum-here-2018-12-28-1338.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/andreamaicreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Is-that-his-mum-here-2018-12-28-1338.mp3\">http:\/\/andreamaicreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Is-that-his-mum-here-2018-12-28-1338.mp3<\/a><\/audio><br \/>\nSpirits were stopping to greet\u00a0him and his mother. Here is her saying to them, <strong>&#8220;I visit them&#8221;<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7550-4\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/andreamaicreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/I-visit-them-2018-12-28-1338.mp3?_=4\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/andreamaicreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/I-visit-them-2018-12-28-1338.mp3\">http:\/\/andreamaicreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/I-visit-them-2018-12-28-1338.mp3<\/a><\/audio><br \/>\nAs I was\u00a0near the exit waiting for check out, P announced that we were leaving. Spirits came to say bye. Here is one voice that said, <strong>&#8220;Nice to meet you&#8221;<\/strong>. \u00a0You can also hear P in the background saying, <strong>&#8220;We;re going now&#8221;<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7550-5\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/andreamaicreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Nice-to-meet-u-2018-12-28-1338.mp3?_=5\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/andreamaicreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Nice-to-meet-u-2018-12-28-1338.mp3\">http:\/\/andreamaicreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Nice-to-meet-u-2018-12-28-1338.mp3<\/a><\/audio><br \/>\nHere is P saying, <strong>&#8220;Matching hat&#8221;<\/strong>. I was not wearing a hat that day, so I assume his mother was wearing a hat, as was he.<\/p>\n<p><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7550-6\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/andreamaicreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Matching-hat-2018-12-28-1338.mp3?_=6\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/andreamaicreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Matching-hat-2018-12-28-1338.mp3\">http:\/\/andreamaicreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Matching-hat-2018-12-28-1338.mp3<\/a><\/audio><br \/>\nHere is his mother saying to someone, <strong>&#8220;Bless you&#8221;<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7550-7\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/andreamaicreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Bless-u-2018-12-28-1338.mp3?_=7\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/andreamaicreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Bless-u-2018-12-28-1338.mp3\">http:\/\/andreamaicreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Bless-u-2018-12-28-1338.mp3<\/a><\/audio><br \/>\nAlmost about to leave, it sounds like someone bumped into Prince, saying, <strong>&#8220;Sorry Prince&#8221;<\/strong>. Then you hear Prince&#8217;s voice going, <strong>&#8220;Do, do, do, do, do&#8230; this way&#8221;<\/strong>. It sounds quite cute. I think he was directing his mom which way we were turning to exit.<\/p>\n<p><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7550-8\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/andreamaicreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Sorry-Prince-2018-12-28-1338.mp3?_=8\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/andreamaicreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Sorry-Prince-2018-12-28-1338.mp3\">http:\/\/andreamaicreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Sorry-Prince-2018-12-28-1338.mp3<\/a><\/audio><br \/>\nI asked P about his mom&#8217;s visit. He said she came over to our house, and he showed her my photography on the walls. And as shown above, she came with us when we walked to the store to buy bread\u00a0for lunch. I am still stunned that this happened and really happy\u00a0P got to see his mom for the holidays.<\/p>\n<p>These\u00a0recordings were recorded using\u00a0\u00a0my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghoststop.com\/EVP-Band-Wrist-Recorder-p\/evp-evpbandrecorder3.htm?Click=50636\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EVP Wrist Recorder 3<\/a>\u00a0on December 28, 2018.<\/p>\n<p><em>Image above:<\/em> &#8220;Chamomile&#8221; by Andrea Mai.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a92019 by Andrea Mai. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am elated to share with you something really special\u00a0that happened over the holidays. Prince&#8217;s mother visited us. I had no idea when it was happening, but I found out after\u00a0I reviewed my EVP recording from\u00a0the grocery store. Most of these clips are pretty clear, but you may need to use headphones to hear these [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7559,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4,9,10,17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7550","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-evp-itc","category-grief-loss","category-love-on-the-other-side","category-prince"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7775,"url":"https:\/\/www.andreamaicreative.com\/archive\/recording-prince-in-the-afterlife-reflections-one-year-later-evp-valentines-day-2018\/","url_meta":{"origin":7550,"position":0},"title":"RECORDING PRINCE IN THE AFTERLIFE &#8211; REFLECTIONS ONE YEAR LATER &#8211; EVP VALENTINE&#8217;S DAY 2018","author":"Andrea Mai","date":"March 17, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"I feel so blessed. 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