I don't disagree and am skeptical of many of the messages posted by people who convey messages from higher dimensional beings. That being said, my experience with my channeler who I use to converse with my spirit guides and souls of dearly departed is that we are not limited to decoding symbols. We actually converse in real time. It may be that my experience differs from yours because of my connection to these souls makes it easier for Anne to receive and transmit--it's also possible, in fact likely, that Anne is part of my soul family as are the souls we speak to, and that's why it's different from the general experiences that you describe. You are not wrong about symbol communication. I've witnessed that with other clients of Anne's. I'm just saying that your experience is not the only way it works.