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Dominika Domi from Sarpsborg is featured in a TwojaNorwegia interview about mediumship, spiritual experiences, and contact with the deceased.
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"I see ghosts." Dominika from Sarpsborg talks about life as a medium. What does science say about it?

Some will call it contact with the world of the dead, others intuition, a spiritual experience or the workings of the human mind. Dominika "Domi" from Sarpsborg says she sees and feels the presence of deceased people. Before we ask her in an interview what it looks like from her perspective, we examine what mediumship actually is, what science has managed to investigate, and why experiencing something extraordinary does not necessarily amount to proof of the existence of ghosts or to illness.

Getting started in NorwayListen

Starting in Norway: the first 30 days, step by step

Have you arrived in Norway and don’t know where to start? See the order of the most important matters in the first 30 days — from residency rights and an identification number to skattekort, Folkeregister, a doctor and the first steps in the Norwegian system.

HousingListen

Hus or innbo? Home and contents insurance in Norway – Monika Roza explains

Are you renting an apartment in Norway and assume that the owner's insurance also protects your belongings? Do you own a house but don't know where husforsikring ends and innboforsikring begins? Monika Roza from Grind Forsikring explains in plain language what exactly we insure and what is worth doing before a claim occurs.

Everyday life and integrationListen

Loneliness — it doesn't always mean being alone

Does a person who is alone have to be lonely? Or is the loneliness experienced next to a partner, family and people who are physically close much more painful? Magdalena R. writes about closeness, the need for relationships and about why the presence of another person does not always mean a true connection.

Poles in NorwayListen

Polish shop BAZA in Oslo. Polish flavors in Holmlia

Do you miss Polish bread, good Polish sausage, Polish dumplings, Polish cheesecake or products that are hard to find in an ordinary Norwegian supermarket? BAZA at Rosenholmveien 7 in Holmlia has for years been a place where Oslo residents can find fresh deliveries from Poland, Polish baked goods and flavors well known from home.