Mediumship and Beyond

I gave a private reading to a lady in BC Canada, and she kindly gave me permission to relate part of it to my readers and other seekers of truth.

Her son Trevor, had been killed in a road accident and I gave her lots of information during the reading about the event. In fact I had known nothing of the event until that reading.

I told her Trevor, showed me 2 different ambulances at the scene of the car crash and that one went one way to a hospital and the other went in the opposite direction to a different hospital. One contained Trevor and the other his wife, Ximi.

I saw the rescue team get a lady out of one door, her face being covered in glass, but they could not open the drivers door and the car had burst into flames. I saw them trying to get him out and eventually they did get him out and took him to a specialist unit. He showed me the things that happened whilst he was in the emergency room and I related them to his Mother, to her amazement.  She knew what I was saying had actually happened.  She had been there.

He told me that he died from head injuries and mercifully did not feel the pain of fire, as he was unconcious.  This to the relief of his Mum. The main thing she had worried and fretted over.

He described a lady in the Spirit World who was now looking after him. The description and details of passing fitted his maternal grand mother. This pleased his mum, who wanted to know he was not alone. She also wanted to know if he was still around herself as she thought she had become aware of him.

Trevor told me that the day before our reading, he had been watching his Mother, in her home, and she was kicking, cussing and crying at her vacuum cleaner. This made his mum both laugh and cry. She said she never, ever, vacuumed, as she had a cleaner who did it all.  Except, the day prior to the reading.  After the char lady had gone home, there was a bit of an accident and she had broken an item, causing a mess. So, unlike her, she got out the vacuum cleaner to clear the mess but could not get it to work.

She told me the tale of how she kicked and cussed at the vacuum and ended up in tears of frustration. This was obviously when her son Trevor had been there watching her. She was so pleased he could tell her about the past events, and then to prove to her he was still around by relating the recent event was a great bonus for her.

There were lots of little things unique to Trevor and his Mum, which he mentioned during the reading. It was a good mixture of past and present, but he also gave her information about things she did not know. This perhaps proved to her it could not have been some sort of mind reading.

Trevor said to tell his wife, Ximi, about the dreamcatcher, and we both thought he meant an American Indian dream catcher charm. He said his watch was in the glove box and his mum knew nothing of this. Trevor wanted this to prove it to Ximi too.

Later, she contacted her son’s widow, who had by then moved out of the country. Ximi told his mum that after the crash and her subsequent discharge from hospital, she had gone to the pound to collect the personal items from the crashed car. They gave her a couple of things which had included Trevor’s watch. They told her they found it in the glove box. It had been a gift from his wife.

When asked about the Dreamcatcher, Ximi said: It was in fact Trevor’s favourite Stephen King novel, and they had been together to see the film of the same story, just prior to the car crash. The crash had happened when they were newly weds.

Both Mother and Daughter in Law found great comfort in the proof of life after death that Trevor had given them.  Many things have happened along their journey since then, which reinforces their belief that they will all be together agin one day.

This is a very emotive subject amongst mediums and the Spiritualist church.  I, as always, have my own opinions.

RESCUE CIRCLES are sometimes formed by Spiritualists in order to help the dead by freeing them from their earthbound state. The idea being that earthbound spirits are unable to go to the light and progress to the spirit world without the help of us mortals.

The souls are understood to be trapped on the material plane. Supposedly, they do not realise they are dead. The sitters in the circle, mediums and their circle members, offer prayers and guide the spirit through the light on their way to a higher existence.

As a medium with many years experience, I have never come across a spirit who has needed my humble help to go to the light, and thus to their intended place in the spirit world. I am not afraid to admit it either.

I know I am not the only medium who feels this way. Surely it is the job of the deceased’s guardian angel, or spirit guide, to guide them back to the home from whence they once came. Why would they need our help?

Yes, I know that when a person has a violent or tragic passing, they will need time to get used to the fact they have passed. Whereas a person who has been ill for a while will be a little more prepared spiritually. But, that still doesn’t mean that their guide or guardian angel cannot lead them to the light.

I personally am not so arrogant as to believe I can do what spirits cannot.  And, No I do not believe we need to rescue spirits. More like they need to rescue us!

My advanced development circle are meeting up with my beginners circle this week.  On Tuesday they are having a fun night.

A fun night with me consists of all different methods of reading for each other.  Colours, angel cards and tarot, stones and ribbons, will all be used.  As the new and the old have not yet met, it means they will be reading for ‘new’ people for a change. This is a big step on the way of development for them all.

This should encourage them to venture forth into the open circles and see exactly what they can do. I am looking forward to that.

I know there are some of the advanced group who wish to develop in other areas too.  This will be exciting for all the group.

Next spring there will be just the one circle for all developers.  There will not be a new one for complete beginners until September 2012.

For more information on my development and awareness circles, please email me at the link on this page.

Saturday 12th November is a Psychic Art Special at 7.30

£3 on the door

Mary and Brian Gledhill of Scarborough

  If you are new to psychic art you will be interested in this one.

Sunday 13th November @6.30

International Medium Pat Campbell of Sheffield

Divine Service   Free will collection

Saturday 3rd December 2011

Special with International Medium Sue Cunningham

£5 on the door

Please arrive early for a seat as this event is very popular.

For further information about the church and the services, please see Whitham Road website. There is a link on this page.

In the Sheffield Star this Monday evening, 7th November, there was a column which incensed me.  It was all about a woman objecting to mediums. Why was she given the column space?

The mediums she objected to, were recently at an event at Dronfield Centre.  This event was organised by the Mayor’s office to raise funds for charity. So far so good!

The mediums raised over £250. I know the charitable cause was grateful. Dronfield was grateful.  There was of course a ‘Christian Woman’,  who was far from grateful. She was angry.

Quoting her bible, she said the mediums were tricking themselves and were really working with the devil, not spirits of loved ones.   Is she saying  the devil is happy to raise money for charity!  She seems to know the devil better than any Spiritualists  I know.  Spiritualists don’t believe in such a thing as a devil, or in hell.  Apart from the ones on Earth that is. We make our own hell.

If this woman is really a Christian, shouldn’t she be behaving in a Christian manner.  Demanding that the Mayor, in future, not allow such events with mediums is hardly being Christian. Who does she think she is?

Would this person like to have a go at the Mormon, Judaism, Scientology and Islamic faiths too.  Because I am sure she doesn’t agree with them also. Or is it just that mediums and Spiritualism are easy game.  We are a registered religion. We have rights too. And we are charitable and caring people.  Ask any one of us, and no one will refuse to help a charity if they are able.

I say to her: Be a Christian and Live and Let Live for God’s sake. We are all his children.

There are different kinds of gifts which can be developed by mediums.  Some develop the one gift and if they persue it and work hard with it, it can be more than enough.  Some are very gifted and find they can develop more than one psychic sense.  They are very lucky as using combinations of mediumistic gifts can be extremely rewarding.

Clairsentience is the gift which lots of novices do not understand, and yet it is one of the simplest and easiest to use.

Clairsentience is often the very first sign that your sixth sense is developing.  Sensing! It is the gift of thinking, smelling, and feeling emotions.  Sometimes it can even be the sense of the pain which a spirit felt during their earthly life and often the pain they felt when they were passing over to the higher side of life..

Clairsentience is the sense of smell which does not come through the physical nose. It is an acute awareness of a smell, that those without the gift seem to be unaware of.  It may be the scent or perfume that a spirit used when on the earth plane and therefore, a good piece of proof for a seeker.  If the medium told the sitter that they were aware of a lady smelling of ‘Evening in Paris’, for example, this may be how the sitter remembers this spirit. This may be the evidence he or she is looking for to prove there is life after death.

Emotions experienced by the spirit, especially just prior to their physical passing, can sometimes be relayed by a medium who uses this gift to the fullest. There may be laughter and joy, as well as sadness. Feeling and sensing what the spirit wants to relay is a medium’s job.

Clairsentience is a good gift to have when giving private readings.  It makes the sitter really feel they have conected with their loved one.  When a medium uses this gift it brings so much more to a message.  A combination of clairaudience, clairsentience, and clairvoyance is what the developer of the sixth sense should aspire to.  What a wonderful combination of gifts for a medium to have.

Sometimes, as a student, you may find that the thoughts, feelings and smells you are getting in your head, are actually not your own.  Once you realise this,  it is easier to develop the gift.  A word of caution here: not everything that pops into your head is from the spirits.  Perhaps the hardest part of development, especially for a medium, not so much for the psychic,  is to define the difference between your own mind and that of the spirits communications.

The sixth sense is a natural phenomena.  It is latent in us all.  It is not difficult to find a way to develop your sixth sense.  There are numerous avenues open to you. You could go it alone or join a group. Whichever you feel most comfortable with.

You do not have to take up Spiritualism to develop your psychic gifts either.  Religious people are not the only ones granted these extra senses.  Your religious beliefs remain your own and can be kept private if that is your wish as no one will ask you about it.

At home, either by yourself or with a small group of like minded people, is a good place to begin.  I have devised my own method of development and if you would like to find out more about it, email me through my web site or add a comment on this page and I will get back to you.

Meditation is a good place to start. Learning to relax helps both the physical body and also to quieten the mind.  My own method uses meditation, but you do not have to be used to meditation in order to learn how to attune yourself to your sixth sense. You can learn to meditate. That is a good place to begin. It is nor difficult. You just need to get the hang of it.  Pracice will soon make perfect.

Remember, we are all psychic but not all of us are mediums.  Anyone can work on developing their psychic ablity, but it does not mean that you will become mediumistic.  I believe that mediums are born with this special gift, although they still need to develop their psychic ability in order to learn to communicate with the spirit world.

This  title may remind you of my feelings on the difference between spirits coming close, and that of the images of a traumatic event trapped in time.

Those of you who read this blog regularly, will know how I feel very strongly that these are indeed two different events.  The ghost replaying the same trauma over and again, draws the attention of the public, who seem to become aware of it at the same time of day or night on each occasion.

You will hear people say things like:  ‘it walks through that wall every night on midnight’!  Or ‘ it rides on a horse across that road at 10pm each night’!  And so forth. These are sightings of ghosts. They are images trapped in time. Not spirits trying to haunt.

When it is spirits, they  draw close to prove that there really is a continuation of the human consciousness and therefore, life after death.  The spirit will not only bring comfort but will bring advice and give a brief history of their earthly existence.  Some more than others of course.

For communication with spirits you usually need a medium. The medium will sit and wait for a spirit to ‘come through’. They cannot call one up.

Communication with a spirit is just that. A communication. You cannot have communication with a ghost. As I have said, it is just an image trapped in time.  Haunted houses should not really scare you or anyone.

Think logically about this subject and you will soon see the difference.

There are many types of psychic reader and many different kinds of people from all walks of life who have become psychic readers. Many of these are professional readers and an even larger number are amateurs.

The aim here is to discuss the various options you have when deciding to become a reader, and also to explain how such readings can be given.

There are ways, once you have developed your psychic ability, of learning how to give all the different types of readings, but you will probably find you excel in one particular area.

Colours: For instance, colours can be read with some knowledge and practice. It takes ribbons and a basic set of meanings for the colour of each one. With practice, you will soon be using your ribbons as a focal point for your concentration, thus allowing your mind to focus on the information which is being channelled through to your consciousness.

Cards: Tarot or otherwise, it matters not. Although Tarot books usually give the traditional meanings of each card, there is nothing to stop anyone from reading cards psychically or even mediumistically.

Angel cards or playing cards can be used too. There is such a variety of cards in the stores now, with great use of colour and good illustrations, both in ancient and in modern styles.

There are usually one or two novices at my workshops who learn to read psychically by using cards as a focal point. It just seems to work for them.  The need to give the meaning for each card separately is negated by using psychic talents. I am in no way decrying Tarot readers, as I know there are some genuinely good ones out there, amongst the many who profess to be.

Feathers: are interesting items to give readings from. The sitter can pick their own feathers by collecting ones they find, or by buying a set for themselves from a craft or toy store.

Alternatively, the reader can have a set, coloured ones are nice, and can give them to the sitter to hold, thus leaving their imprint on them.

Flowers:We must not forget flowers here, as I know they are a great source of pleasure for people and reading them seems quite a natural event.

Again, vibrations can be instilled into the flowers by the person who picked them from the ground. The alternative way to read a flower is to study it and see what you can glean from its shape, size, buds and leaves.

For further information on these subjects please email me at the link on this page.

Yes, there are quite a few out there. They do a little bit of psychometry and think they know it all. Worse still, they think they can teach it all too. The shame of it is that we all get a bad name as a result.

As I have said many times, mediums and psychics need to develop for quite a time before they are good enough to give messages and readings to the public. They need to sit in development groups and then practice in the open circles.

Sadly, there are some out there who have sat in a development class for a few weeks and already think they know enough to teach others how to do it.  They cannot. Having enough knowledge to help others develop takes years of self development and study. It cannot be achieved in a short space of time.

The problem is, when someone with little knowledge gives a reading to someone, they can put it across in such a manner as to upset.  Novices tend to assume a lot. This is not their fault, it is just because they need to develop their gift more.

Novices tend to guess at the spirit’s relationship with the sitter. For instance, they may have a young woman to read for. They may gain contact with a man who comes across as protective and caring.  They may assume that this spirit entity is the sitter’s father.  They may well be wrong. It may be the sitter’s husband. There is no reason why a young woman cannot be a widow.

To then carry on such a message saying your father, instead of your husband, can be truly upsetting.  The woman will be looking for proof that she will see her hubby again.  That is why she is having the reading.

So, you see it is not wise to go too quickly into the public ring.   And, it is not wise to consult a reader who does not know or understand yet, what they are doing.

Tread carefully whether you are novice or sitter.  Importantly, make sure anyone you take instruction from knows there business well.