I am often asked how to begin developing spiritual gifts such as mediumship and healing. There is such a lot more interest in the subject than there used to be, and people want to be able to develop safely and in the best manner possible.
In my experience there is no replacement for meditation as a big part of development. Firstly, learning to open up the psychic centres (see earlier posting) and then meditating to learn awareness of the spirit and meeting your spiritual guide. You need to get to know your guide as early as possible but not every one does. Some never meet their guide. You can still work as a medium without having done so. I do not know why this is, but meditation still helps you develop your gifts.
It is possible to meditate to music or to sounds of nature, but I find guided meditation, with an aim and a goal, to be the best kind in the early stages. Guided meditations help keep you on track and can deter your ever wandering mind from straying. I have recorded my own meditations both for opening up and for guiding you on a spiritual journey.
It is impossible to stop your mind from working. If you have a tutor who tells you to stop your mind working then please find a new tutor. Your mind will carry on working even though you are meditating but it does not stop you from doing it. You will become accustomed to it all eventually and will learn to still your mind instead.
The ideal thing to do is follow the instructions on your guided journey and if you find your mind straying, just bring your awareness back to the voice on the tape and carry on your journey. It is so simple. Having said that, meditating did not come easy to me either, but I wouldn’t ‘sit’ without it now.
I hope you will try meditating either by yourself, or with a few friends, or even in a circle. I know many of you will find it rewarding. If you are feeling unwell you can do a healing meditation. It may surprise you how well you feel afterwards. You can also use it to send absent healing thoughts out to loved ones and friends.
Good luck with it.