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Realms –until the whole of the thirty-one realms was as a gooseberry in the palm of her hand. Closing her eyes to find the deceased in their afterlife destination seemed no more difficult than anyone else opening their eyes to look for a lost object in their room. If the deceased had fallen into the hell realms, she would not beat around the bush with the guests who had asked her. She would tell them the karma they had done to deserve it in their most recent life. “Now they are in such-and-such a level of hell and are undergoing such-and-such a sort of retribution,” or “Now they have exhausted their retribution in hell and have transmigrated to such-and-such a better existence.” Her guests would thank her. Khun Yay would explain that they’d be best to perform a meritorious action and dedicate the merit for the benefit of the departed. For it to be effective, they’d have to purify their own minds too by meditating each day. Often, if she helped a victim, she’d report that she had taught the deceased to meditate and had reminded them that if they omitted to meditate, they would fall back into the hell realms from whence they had come. Often the guests who came to visit her would be surprised to find that Khun Yay knew more about the unskilful actions of the deceased they did, even after having lived with them for years! Often they had seen only the good deeds the person had done before their demise. There was once a certain couple who came to see Khun Yay for the first time. Once they had paid their respects to her, she started the conversation by saying, “It’s about time you stopped betting on the horses.” The husband appeared startled and looked