Spiritual medium, psychic says abilities date to her youth

Alice McFall talks about seeing spirits from the time she was a child. "But (my mother) never said, 'That doesn't exist' because we'd had a grandmother (McFall's great grandmother) who was called Faye, who 'saw' things. So, it was always one of those things that was just there and I never thought too much about it,"she said. (Jan Hogan/View)

Alice McFall talks about seeing spirits from the time she was a child. "But (my mother) never said, 'That doesn't exist' because we'd had a grandmother (McFall's great grandmother) who was called Faye, who 'saw' things. So, it was always one of those things that was just there and I never thought too much about it,"she said. (Jan Hogan/View)

Alice McFall talks about seeing spirits from the time she was a child. "But (my mother) never said, 'That doesn't exist' because we'd had a grandmother (McFall's great grandmother) who was called Faye, who 'saw' things. So, it was always one of those things that was just there and I never thought too much about it,"she said. (Jan Hogan/View)

Alice McFall, seen Feb. 20, 2017, has seen spirits all her life. She works as a medium, psychic and energy healer. "I used to hide it, because a lot of people get freaked out by what I do," McFall said. "But it wore on me to separate from it." (Alice McFall/Special)

Alice McFall, seen Feb. 20, 2017, lives life as a free spirit. She has seen spirits all her life and works as a medium, psychic and energy healer. "I used to hide it, because a lot of people get freaked out by what I do," she said. "But it wore on me to separate from it." (Alice McFall/Special)

Alice McFall shows off her tattoo - words by which to live - on her arm Aug. 8, 2017. McFall works as a medium and helps spirits connect with loved ones. She said ghosts have no concept of time and come to her day and night. (Alice McFall/Special)

It’s getting close to Halloween, when things go bump in the night. Alice McFall, a spiritual medium, isn’t scared.

“For me, I didn’t recognize it as a talent when I was young,” she said. “I just would always be talking to people that other people didn’t see.”

One couple visited so often, McFall said, she would cover her head with her blankets so she could sleep. Her mother would question her about why she’d heard talking. Her parents chalked it up to a wild imagination.

“But she never said, ‘That doesn’t exist,’ because we’d had a grandmother (McFall’s great-grandmother) who was called Faye, who ‘saw’ things. So, it was always one of those things that was just there and I never thought too much about it,” McFall said. “Now, my mother works as a psychic as well, and my daughter’s the same way.”

Besides being a psychic and a medium, McFall does healing energy work. As a child, she’d go to the petting zoo and feel the need to hug an animal or lay her hands on it.

When she was about 25, McFall began using her ability as a psychic, medium and healer as a sideline career.

Cynthia White has been a client of McFall’s for three years. After becoming a widow, White underwent thyroid surgery and, later, suffered a ruptured aneurism.

“I connected with her the minute she shook my hand,” White said. “It was her empathic powers and psychic ability. I knew she could tap into where my plugs were. … Alice is very good as asking the right questions and doing the right procedures that released my stopgap areas.”

McFall said that when ghosts come to her, it’s because they have a message for someone.

“It happens all the time,” McFall said. “I’ll have someone walk up to me and all of a sudden there’s a spirit with them. They’ll say, ‘Tell them this and that.’”

How does McFall handle the naysayers? She ignores them.

“Everyone has their belief system; I don’t have to convince them,” she said. “People ask me to prove it all the time. I say, ‘Why don’t you prove to me that you’re a good human?’ I don’t have to prove myself.”

Contact Jan Hogan at jhogan@viewnews.com or 702-387-2949.