EmpressArwen
Maybe just keep giving him hugs when he wants. That's what he needs for now by the sound of it.
Clearly you're a loving, motherly type and he has recognised that, so knows you're someone safe to come to, whether or not he's a past son.
I don't know anyone who can see these people with their eyes... though I think my grandmother did. She tried to stamp it out in herself, thought it was wrong, and also I'm sure she saw an awful lot more than the few incidents she told us about. I wish I could have the conversation wtih her now that I know more about it!
My eldest son has always been sensitive, and easily scared by the whole thing. His nature is to shut out anything that he doesn't feel at home with, and he's only now (aged 21) coming to terms with the fact that he's a strong healer, etc. His girlfriend's family are Catholic and we've had some interesting convrsations about all things spiritual... I was brought up going to church (C of E) every week so I know all the stories, terminology etc by heart, whereas the boys aren't familiar with any of it. The younger one is made of different stuff and I haven't found out yet (nor has he) what his specific strengths are. Apart from empathy that is. When he was tiny he talked about his "other family" - complete with village name, house description, route to get there, and the various family members including his other mother, etc. Consistent in the details, to the point that his nursery were shocked when I said I didn't know them except through him! lol. He hates to talk about this stuff so I have to wait till his adulthood!!
Myself, I sometimes know someone's there but very rarely anything more definite than that. However I heal, that's what I know how to do, I can see where the energy knots are in a person's body. Still a bit wistful about the more "traditional" sensing of things... if you know what I mean.
It's really moving about your little visitor. Touching. The mother in me gives him a hug, too.
Fascinating! Do you think his "other family" was a past life?
Our oldest children sound very similiar. He is also extraordinarily kind. Evetyone on the plnet is his friend. He sees the good in everyone. Not sure how else to describe it. I was worried the world would chew him up and spit him out...but he has grown and matured, toughened up a bit I guess you could say,but still retained that kindness. I'm so glad.
My youngest is also made of different stuff too. He's more suspicious of people (but not of random spirits coming to the house lol). He wonders about people's motives...he can spot bullsh!t a mile away. He would refuse to answer people's questions when he was younger. Like someone would say, "Hello!How are you?" and he would just stare at them...later I would get on him for being rude, and he would say, "mom, they didn't really care how I was doing, so why tell them?" He could tell if someone was genuine or not (maybe this is like an empathic trait?)..and had zero tolerance for those who weren't. He's better about it now, having a grasp of societal niceties....but still has a strong bullsh!t meter. lol