Whitham Road Church
Services and Times
Sunday Open Circle 3.00
Sunday Divine Service 6.30
Tuesday Advanced Development Circle 7.30
Wednesday Spiritual Healing 11.00am to 1.00pm
Wednesday Open Circle 1.30
Wednesday Open Circle 7.30
Thursday Meditation group 7.30
Friday Beginners Development Circle 7.30
Saturday Open Circle 7.30
or SpecialAs advertised
You are welcome at all our services.
Life is all about challenges and being challenged, in some way or another. This Buddhist quote says it for me.
View all problems as challenges.
Look upon negativity’s that arise as opportunities to learn and to grow.
Don’t run from them, condemn yourself, or bury your burden in saintly silence.
You have a problem? Great.
More grist for the mill. Rejoice, dive in, and investigate.
Bhante Henepola Gunaratana, “Mindfulness in Plain English“
We could become quite satisfied with ourselves because we are sitting in meditation and are endeavoring to practice the spiritual path. Such satisfaction with ourselves is not the same as contentment.
Contentment is necessary, self-satisfaction is detrimental. To be content has to include knowing we are in the right place at the right time to facilitate our own growth.
But to be self-satisfied means that we no longer realize the need for growth. All these aspects are important parts of our commitment and makes us into one whole being with a one-pointed direction.
Ayya Khema
Whilst developing, that is forever, you must always have a trusting relationship with your guide. This is most important. You cannot work so closely and not be able to trust.
You build up this trust so that you can work together and give messages of support to sitters. You have to prove life after death. Therefore you must be honest. You must trust your guide to give you the correct information and your guide should be able to trust you, the medium, to be honest when giving the messages.
It all begins in the development group. Honesty is paramount. There should be no fooling anyone. You cannot fool yourself. And, why would you want to. You must be honest with yourself and honest with your teacher and the rest of the group.
Your teacher cannot help you if you are not honest. Keep the messages to the point. That means no adding and no taking away. To quote from a TV programme ‘ if you see it say it’! Do not add do not take away. Adding or taking away just one word may change the essence of the intended message. It can end up like Chinese Whispers. We don’t want that do we.
Likewise, if you sense something, say honestly what you sense. If you are experimenting with trance or transfiguration, say only exactly what you see and what you experience.
Don’t exaggerate things. It can give a false impression and in the end is no proof. You may spoil the proof by your meddling with the message. It is no good giving a medium the false impression that they have a particular gift when they do not.
I don’t wish to offend anyone here. I am just trying to get across how important truth is, especially when working with the spirit.
As always, I value your feedback. My email link is on this page.
In the past I have given private consultations in my own home. I will now be available for private readings in Eckington Village from next week. Starting on Wednesday, 2nd November 2011.
I will be based in my own rooms at: Bob On, Hairstylists, High Street, Eckington Village. On the outskirts of Sheffield. There will be a choice of: Mediumship, Ribbon Reading, Colour Reading, Stone Reading, Cards and Psychometry.
If you would like to come for a consultation, you can email for an appointment (link on this page) or ring me on: 07857150523
The law states I must tell you this is for entertainment purposes only.
Remember always that you are just a visitor here, a traveler passing through.
Your stay is but short and the moment of your departure unknown.
None can live without toil and a craft that provides your needs is a blessing indeed.
But if you toil without rest, fatigue and wearness will overtake you, and you will denied the joy that comes from labour’s end.
Speak quietly and kindly and be not forward with either opinions or advice.
If you talk much, this will make you deaf to what others say, and you should know that there are few so wise that they cannot learn from others.
Be near when help is needed, but far when praise and thanks are being offered.
Take small account of might, wealth and fame, for they soon pass and are forgotten.
Instead, nurture love within you and and strive to be a friend to all.
Truly, compassion is a balm for many wounds.
Treasure silence when you find it, and while being mindful of your duties, set time aside, to be alone with yourself.
Cast off pretense and self-deception and see yourself as you really are.
Despite all appearances, no one is really evil. They are led astray by ignorance.
If you ponder this truth always you will offer more light, rather then blame and condemnation.
You, no less than all beings have Buddha Nature within.
Your essential Mind is pure.
Therefore, when defilements cause you to stumble and fall, let not remose nor dark foreboding cast you down.
Be of good cheer and with this understanding, summon strength and walk on.
Faith is like a lamp and wisdom makes the flame burn bright.
Carry this lamp always and in good time the darkness will yield and you will abide in the Light.
I am a Spiritualist. I am also a medium. I am supposed to be spiritual, but I am only human. I try to be compassionate, but I am tried so often. This is usually by those who are not spiritual at all. I am a caring person, but often I find others don’t care at all.
I often put my trust in someone who turns out to be unworthy of that trust. I try to be a trustworthy person.
What it comes down to is, we are all here to live a human existence. Some find it easy to be spiritual along their pathway. Others find it very hard. But we are here to live the human life and to err is human. To forgive is divine!
As a human being I am allowed to get it wrong sometimes. I don’t have to be pious. If I do good works all the time will it enable me to learn the lessons of life? Maybe not. But I am sure I will find it near impossible to be good all the time.
I am not an angel. I aspire to be that when I go home to the Spirit World. Until then I will be as good as I can be, whilst still being very human.
Let your love flow outward through the universe,
To its height, its depth, its broad extent,
A limitless love, without hatred or enmity.
Then as you stand or walk,
Sit or lie down,
As long as you are awake,
Strive for this with a one-pointed mind;
Your life will bring heaven to earth.
Sutta Nipata
Make an island of yourself,
make yourself your refuge;
there is no other refuge.
Make truth your island,
make truth your refuge;
there is no other refuge.
I have been asked the above question. And I will attempt to answer it now. Though there may be other answers too which are quite valid.
Well, of course anyone can get a message in a Spiritualist church. But it is really up to the Spirit World who they choose to communicate with. Who they feel is most in need.
A lot of mediums when on the platform, begin by working psychically and then move into spiritual. These mediums are often drawn to people by the pull coming from those who are trying really hard. This does not always achieve a good result. The pulling from the solar plexus often makes the medium feel unsettled.
Others tend to look around the room and see whose smiling face draws them. Again, sometimes this works, but not always. It can be difficult for a medium to pull them self from the psychic to the spiritual. Especially if they get stuck in psychic mode. Some really enjoy working that way. But it does not provide life after death.
I find colour is the best influence. Spirit work with colour. And if the medium is a person who, like myself, enjoys working with colour, then it is good to use it. I have a great partnership with my guide. The guide knows what colours to show me to fit any occasion. We work well together.
If spirit are wanting to give a particular message they can communicate this to the medium by using colour. If you are wearing something in a lovely warm colour, it may attract the medium’s attention.
You often hear mediums saying ‘Can I come to the lady in the lovely red coat?’ or ‘May I come to the man in the green jacket?’ They will then go on to give the spirit message and may bring other colours into it. Especially if the medium’s guide likes to work with colour.
So, give it a try next time you go to church. At the very least it will make you feel nice knowing you are wearing something colourful. Let me know how you get on please.