| Mediumship can be worthless without the necessary | | | | work of a medium or just understand mediumship at a |
| development and knowledge. The human mind is very | | | | greater level. For this reason it is a fundamental part of |
| powerful and has a tendency to fill in the gaps in areas | | | | the development process to understand all aspects of |
| where it lacks knowledge and understanding; this is | | | | spirit and spirit communication. |
| why the media can be so damaging as it fills minds full | | | | As a medium it is imperative that you can answer a |
| of fantasy. | | | | wide range of questions and do so in a clear and |
| It is important that a medium understands the workings | | | | concise manner. I am often asked questions after a |
| of spirit. One of the biggest problems I feel is where | | | | sitting and feel in these situations I hold the same |
| the imagination takes over and the mind creates all | | | | responsibility as any other teacher to provide factual, |
| kinds of frightening scenarios which have no | | | | no nonsense information to whoever is asking the |
| connection to spirit at all. The saying "There is nothing | | | | questions. |
| to fear but fear itself" is very relevant in these | | | | It is not an easy task to find the information we require |
| situations. | | | | to assist in our development as a psychic medium, I |
| A good understanding of spirit and the ways in which | | | | have found over the years that there will always be a |
| we communicate with spirit is essential. Sadly some | | | | certain level of fact and fiction in most sources. With |
| mediums like to give out the impression that | | | | this in mind we have to learn to only take what "feels |
| mediumship is something far more mysterious and | | | | right" for us. So keeping an open mind and not taking |
| magical than it actually is. I have seen first hand how | | | | everything in without questioning it is important. |
| some mediums like to give off the impression that they | | | | Our quest for Spiritual knowledge and development is |
| have spirit guides round for afternoon tea and actually | | | | a very personal one and I feel that we can only |
| converse face to face with such beings. | | | | receive information that we will understand. I am often |
| Mediumship is neither a frightening experience, nor is it | | | | asked why we don't know what life is like after death. |
| so real that you could not differentiate between | | | | My answer to this is what my guides have told me. |
| encounters of a physical nature and that of spirit. | | | | How can we understand a world without matter when |
| Mediumship is on the whole a subtle art that requires | | | | we would have no point of comparison? |
| fine tuning to the required energy levels. Taking this into | | | | I feel much of the information that comes through from |
| account would show that a basic understanding of | | | | guides and spirit teachers comes in a way that we |
| spirit should be gained even before we try to develop | | | | could understand but is not always necessarily factual. |
| abilities. | | | | With this in mind we need to make our understanding |
| Self awareness is of utmost importance, I feel all | | | | of all interlinking knowledge as great as possible. As |
| mediums need to firstly understand themselves on | | | | the greater our understanding of science, |
| many levels. A balanced mind is essential for work of | | | | consciousness, philosophy and the universe as a whole |
| a mediumistic nature and I feel that we should have a | | | | increases our ability to comprehend the information |
| good understanding of our own thought processes. | | | | that spirit brings. |
| Meditation can help with this. | | | | So the statement "Education for mediums is not |
| Meditation is not as such education but it is a turning | | | | necessary" is not just a stupid thing to presume. It |
| inward to get to "know" oneself. Therefore it is in a | | | | could prove to be potentially dangerous and should not |
| way a means to acquire knowledge of self. This is to | | | | be recommended in any circumstances. Education is |
| me an essential part of self development which is | | | | an ongoing process that we never totally complete. |
| invaluable in spiritual growth. | | | | Even the greatest mediums should continue to learn as |
| Mediums are always the target of questions from a | | | | part of their continued growth and development. |
| wide range of people wanting to either scrutinize the | | | | |