It is our belief that the souls of the dead can still talk to us and can even made themselves appear in front of us especially when they have messages to tell us. Two of those who experienced amazing experience is my aunt and my mom.
My aunt, told me that she once had an illness which was caused or given by her aunt who was already dead for a long time. This illness was not cured through the medicine she took according to the prescription given by her doctor. However, when she did the instructions of the "tambalan" (local healer) to pay for a Mass for her dead loveones, her illness eventually cured.
My mother had different experience related to the souls of the dead. When my father was still alive but bedridden, she used to cast wandering souls away from my father by hitting all corners of our house with the broom. She did it when dogs outside of our house were crying. Those souls according to my mother were waiting for my father to die.
There are actually many stories I heard about souls wandering here in earth. Those are all amazing, and that even if we are not sure how true are they, we ended up in believing them.
However, as Christian we should examine them by using the Holy Bible whether they are in accordance with the truth recorded in the Bible or not for we all know that only the Bible can tell us what's true or not regarding spiritual matter.
To start with, let us ask the Bible: Is it true that the dead can still communicate to the living? And this is the answer of the Bible:
5 For the living know that they will die;
But the dead know nothing,
And they have no more reward,
For the memory of them is forgotten. (Ecclesiastes 9:5, NKJV)
According to the Bible, the dead know nothing for the memory of them is forgotten. In other words, they can't even recognize us as one of their loveones and they can't even remember the things they've done when they're still living.
Do they still feel their love, hatred and envy? The Bible again answered:
6 Also their love, their hatred, and their envy have now perished;
Nevermore will they have a share
In anything done under the sun. (Ecclesiastes 9:6, ibid.)
It is said that the love, hatred and envy of the dead have perished already. And it is also clear according to the Bible, that "nevermore will they have a share in anything done under the sun". So, they can't even participate us in everything we do here in earth.
By why? Why is it that the dead can no longer deal with the living? Isn't it true that the souls of the dead are still alive?
Well. The teaching of the Holy Bible is clear. When man dies, he lies down in the dust:
21 Why then do You not pardon my transgression,
And take away my iniquity?
For now I will lie down in the dust,
And You will seek me diligently,
But I will no longer be.