Are You A Medium?

A common phrase heard at many spiritist sessions is, "Everyone is a Medium".  Of course we could also say, "Everyone is a Singer," because anyone can sing, but not everyone is always a highly skilled singer.  Being a medium is very similar.  There are many different types of mediums and many different skill sets.  Singers might specialize in opera, rap or ballads; and mediums may also have a speciality.  Just as there are hip-hop artists who can also sing the blues, there are mediums who have more than one type of mediumship ability.

 

Types of Mediums (From Kardec’s The Book of Mediums):

 

Kardec identified several different types of mediums, and they are as various as the different types of phenomena that the spirits can produce. And like the spirits, some mediums are able to sense more than one type of phenomenon. Kardec identified the most common types of mediums as:

- Physical Mediums
- Psychics

- Seers
- Hearing Mediums
- Psychographer (Automatic Writing Mediums)
- Sensitive Mediums
- Incorporative (Talkative Mediums)
- Sleeping Mediums (Somnambulic Mediums)
- Healing Mediums
- Intuitive

 

1)  Physical mediums (Kardec called them “Physical Effect Mediums“)In physical mediumship, the spirits use an abundance of etheric energy and matter in order to produce the various manifestations. They release this energy-matter from the physical medium's body and use it to communicate.

 

Often, although not always, the medium is in a trance state. This helps place the medium's mind on the sideline, allowing the spirit to work through them to use the energy.

 

Physical mediums often feel the sensations from the spirits in their own body (physically) and mind (emotionally). A spirit might make the medium feel sad if they are trying to convey a message of depression. Or they might make the medium’s lungs feel obstructed if they are trying to convey the message that a spirit had pneumonia or lung cancer.

 

2) Psychics  We all have intuition (a right brain process that taps into subconscious information in order to provide guidance about everyday life). Being intuitive does not mean that we are psychic.

 

Being psychic, also known as being clairvoyant, means that we can perceive information that cannot be interpreted through the normal senses.  Psychics claim to use extrasensory perception (ESP) to identify information hidden from the usual five senses.  All mediums are psychics, but not all psychics are mediums.

 

The major difference between a psychic and a medium is that the interaction is not a two-way conversation.  An example: A mother and her baby are in two separate rooms with a baby monitor in each room. In this situation, the mother has the ability or “extra sense” of what is happening in the baby’s room.  The mother is like a psychic, sensing the baby and possibly understanding the needs.  But like a psychic, the mother is unable to send any messages through the baby monitor that will allow the baby to respond back to the mother.  Both the psychic and the mother are only able to receive messages and infer the intent.

 

3) Seers

A "seer" is someone who is able to "see" beyond the capabilities of the physical eye. A seer may receive information in the form of visions or dreams, and they are best described as a sub-type of psychic. Not all seers call themselves psychics, as the powers associated with a seer are limited to messages received via sight through physical visions or dreams. 

 

4) Hearing Mediums
Some mediums can only hear the spirits. With this method, the spirits talk to the medium verbally, or they make noises to attract attention. The medium may hear the communication in their mind (as a silent, unspoken thought), or they may hear the spirit in the same way they would hear anyone who was speaking to them.

 

Some spirits are not the best communicators, and what the medium actually hears may sound more like a faint radio station than a clear phone signal. This is why hearing mediums may be able to pass detailed and accurate spirit information in one situation, while the next transmission may be hazy and unclear.

 

5) Psychographer (Automatic Writing Mediums)
Experienced psychographers often report little or no awareness of what they were writing.  Less expert psychographers often report feeling inspired and writing phrases dictated to them in their minds from a spirit source.

 

When scientists analyzed the writings created by psychographers, they found that the psychographic writing was more complex compared with normal writing.  The words were longer, more words were used per sentence, and psychographic writers used a more descriptive vocabulary.

 

6) Sensitive
This type of person has the ability to detect spirit energy with more awareness than the average person through some (or all) of their senses.  There is the ability or impression that a spirit wants to communicate, or the ability to feel the sensations instilled by a spirit.

 

7)  Incorporative (Talkative Mediums)
This type of medium senses something (a vision, a smell, a sound, etc.) but the spirit has not yet revealed the connection to a living person in the room.  The medium may need to ask general questions to determine how the spirit was once related to someone.

 

Mediumship depends upon the atmosphere and the conditions present when communication takes place.  It is a telepathic, mind to mind communication between personalities in the spirit world and the medium. This delicate process often requires an energetic harmony between all parties involved in the process - which is why a living person in the room may need to speak up and provide some additional information before the spirit will sit. If there is enthusiasm and positive energy from the participant, the conditions will be favorable. Any type of antagonism or negativity results in less than satisfactory conditions for communication.

 

The spirit is already on the same mental wave length as the medium, but they still need to connect with the person they came to see (and it must be a spirit to spirit connection).

 

8) Somnambulic Mediums (Kardec called them Sleepwalking Mediums)
-From The Mediums Book: The sleepwalker acts under the influence of his own spirit; it is his own soul which, in moments of emancipation, sees, hears and perceives beyond the limit of the senses…His knowledge is more extended because his soul is free.” 

 

An example from The Mediums' Book (#173):  "A friend of ours had a somnambulic subject, a lad of about fourteen years of age, of very limited intelligence, and very imperfectly educated. But, in the somnambulic state, he gave proofs of extraordinary lucidity. He excelled especially in the treatment of disease, and cured a great number of persons who had  been regarded as incurable.”  In this example, the Somnambulic Medium was not only on shown a disease while sleeping, but he was also shown possible remedies in his sleep. He also might have been shown only the disease, or only the potential cure.

 

9) Healing Mediums
A healer has the ability to “see” the person as a whole greater then the sum of their parts. The healer’s job is to help remove the things blocking the growth of an individual.  Think of an automobile.  If one part is not functioning properly, it may affect the entire car.

 

Kardec taught that, "Mediumship is a sacred thing that should be practiced holy, religiously.  And if there is a kind of mediumship that requires this condition be even more absolute, is the healing mediumship.”  In spiritism, passes are often used as a transference of energy to restore vital fluids and balance.

 

Kardec also wrote in Genesis: "The ability to heal through fluidic interaction is very common and can be developed through exercise, but the instant cure via imposition of the hands is much more rare and its appearance in the maximum degree should be considered exceptional.” 

 

10) Intuitive

Intuition is something most people experience all the time. We get ideas, creative inspiration, feelings of apprehension, etc. and then we decide how to act on them.  Intuitive Mediums get a flash of insight that needs no translation or interpretation.  This insight tends to 'hit' mediums from out of the blue. (Similar to some of the mediums shown on television.)

 

The Intuitive Medium uses their intuition to read your energy (also referred to as your aura) and they receive intuitive impressions about what is going on in your physical body.  Here is an example: A medium might ask someone, “Are you seeing a doctor?“  This type of medium knows that you may have seen a doctor, or that you need to see a doctor, because they were hit with an intuitive flash, or it was sensed in the energy around your body.  They may even be able to tell you if there is an underlying emotional issue that is causing you to feel physically ill.

 

When we are on the spirit side and ready to reincarnate, many people make a pact to be a medium in the material world.  Once we are human, we often forget our promise.  As with any human trait (eye color, height, etc.) we are born with talents or abilities that we might embrace or ignore.  Mediumship is an ability, and similar to an opera singer, some individuals are born with that skill, while some individuals need to nurture and train their ability.  For most of us, we have material world issues that must be cleansed and removed before we are ever able to work as a medium.

 

So, are you a medium? 

 

Resources for the above:

Kardec, Allan, The Mediums Book (2008 translation)
Choi, Charles Q., Scientific Journal PloS ONE, November 27, 2012
Zambrano, Lynn, http://lynnzambrano.com/ Difference in Empath, Intuitive, Psychic, Medium and Healer
OM Times Online Magazine http://omtimes.com/author/omtimes/
Kardec, Allan, Genesis - Miracles and Predictions According to Spiritism (2011 translation)

Florida - Friday, July 8, 2012

In attendance: Astrid, Gloria, Jackie Jeff, Nelson and Santiago

This session appeared to have started early, in the car on the way to Astrid and Santiago's home. Nelson felt a strong presence coming over him and it appeared to be related to his father. After we arrived and everyone was seated at the table, a spirit sat through Astrid (in Spanish) offering the group protection and a blessing for what was coming next.

Astrid saw a spirit standing behind Nelson who was dressed in a very old medieval tunic - from the middle ages perhaps - and this spirit was missing his head. The color of the tunic was very black and shiny, like the tar on a roadway, and his spiritual presence was very heavy. The spirit described the condition of his clothing as, "the ooze of the earth."  This spirit seemed to be so old that he was unable to fully convert himself into a human form or image that the mediums could recognize. As the spirit arrived through Nelson, three things became apparent:

- this spirit was very tall and very strong

- the spirit was upset and angry

- Nelson's grandmother (on his father's side) brought this spirit and his friends to the table after Nelson promised them in the car that they would have a voice at our session

Spirit 1 (via Nelson): The spirit explained that he and the others with him had spent a long time waiting.  Earlier in the week, Nelson's father described a sensation as if he had been slapped in the face by a strong force.  The spirit explained that his group united their hands to smack him, because these spirits "wanted to hit him so he will fly away". These spirits were former soldiers who served with Nelson's father. Nelson's father had made a promise to them to help them and keep the memory of their battles alive, and now the spirits believed that he did not keep this promise for some reason - so they wanted him to die and join them. The spirit speaking through Nelson told our table that he was fearful of going where the good spirits wanted to take him, so he and his soldiers were unable move on. They were stuck.  The spirit described himself as crying on the inside, even though he would never allow anyone to see him shed any tears on the outside. This interior pain resulted in the forceful "slap" that Nelson's father experienced. It was stopped by Nelson's grandmother when she took the spirits away from her son.

"We are together," the spirit explained, and he reiterated that Nelson's father had not kept his promises. The spirit of Nelson's grandmother showed this spirit his body, and the spirit was shocked.  "I am not alive?"  As the spirit slowly realized his current state, the grandmother spirit explained that she would take him and the others to a hospital that could provide help and hope. The spirit realized that this medical help was essential for him and his men because, "When the bombs exploded, we lost our heads, arms, and many other parts."  Some of his anger faded, and the spirit had a request:  "Tell that man not to forget the soldiers. When you forget the soldiers, you forget the power we have." The spirit explained that he and his men were a unit of 335 soldiers but the group of spirits he brought to our table was only 325 soldiers.

(Note: In a phone call after the session, Nelson's father offered more clarification. His battalion in the Korean war was composed of three sections or companies - A, B and C - and these three groups contained the 335 soldiers. Nelson's father estimated that about ten of these men were still alive, which is why there were 325 spirits at our table instead of 335 spirits.)

The soldier and his companions were ready to leave.  The spirit thanked Nelson's grandmother for bringing them some closure, and he also asked Nelson to forgive him for hitting him hard in the car as he was nearing the house. The spirit felt more educated and invigorated as he left with Nelson's grandmother.

Spirit 2 (via Nelson): The spirit of Nelson's grandmother arrived to replace the soldier. She said, "I want to use my grandson to say a few words."  She apologized for not being able to speak in English. Nelson later said that her presence was very petite and small, like a tiny mosquito. She said that it was very emotional for her to see Nelson continuing her labors in spiritualism and it demonstrated to her that, " the circle was complete."  Nelson's grandmother reminded us that in the spirit world, as with the material world; there were supervisors telling the spirits what to do, and spirits could not do any more than what was allowed. She mentioned her oldest son (Nelson's uncle).  He was in the spirit world now, while her two other sons (Nelson's father and his other uncle) were still in the material world. She said, "The two worlds are together, but separated. Never forget that we are responsible for the promises we made in the spirit world." She also said that the spiritual world needed the material world, as there were not many places for the spirits to work as they are able to do within our group. As she departed, she explained that names are not really important in the spirit world, but they seemed to matter in our world, so she gave us her name (Filomena Cestaris).

(Note: Communication between the spiritual world and the material world happens all the time.  Some people barely sense what the spirits tell them, and they are often not aware about their influence. Mediums have highly developed natural abilities, and they are able to communicate with spirits and interact with them.  To read more, please reference The Book of Mediums Chapters X to XIII The Book on Mediums - (PDF)  Some spirits give their name as a verification method for the participants.)

Spirit 3 (via Jackie): Jackie felt a presence related to Nelson's power washing and cleaning of his house in Chicago. The reason for the contractors not showing up to complete the work was that the spirit world was waiting for Nelson to arrive and clean. The power washing was a symbol that the house needed cleansing, as it was being prepared for a "new chapter." One of the spirits who often seemed to be watching over the house (a deceased former client) said the house would soon have a new purpose. He hinted that maybe a spiritualist group might be formed, and they would meet in the Chicago house.

Spirit 4 (via Astrid): The next spirit was channeled by Astrid. This spirit looked directly at Jeff and said, "You are my son.  That woman is not your mother. I fed you, I carried you, and seeing you with her is not what I wanted". With some questioning, the table determined that this spirit was a former mother to Jeff in a previous reincarnation. The spirit said that Jeff smelled like her son, but he was no longer her baby - he had a new body. "This is also not my land," the spirit explained, "but I am here because I am the one who loves you." The group asked the spirit if she was the one who put negative feelings into Jeff's current mother, and she acknowledged that she had, but only to protect Jeff:  "He was the only thing that was mine. She does not love him, because he is mine."  This spirit said that she also encouraged the husband of Jeff's current mom into divorce. She wanted Jeff to be prepared to be her child again, as the spirit world "always had a second reason for doing things and we will be together again."  Astrid felt very cold, and she wondered if it was related to the location of this spirit or maybe the way in which she died. As the spirit departed from our table, she explained that in the next reincarnation, the combination might be different - with this spirit as Jeff's mom and the spirit of his current mom as the father - and Jeff as a little girl.

Spirit 5 (via Nelson): Nelson had a message for Gloria in Spanish and English. She should not get involved with the mother of her son's wife. The spirit said, "For some things, we cannot go back, as things are already in place to move forward. Some of those things she has are spiritual, and some of them are material. Whatever is there, it's already in place, and it needs to stay there and it should not be disturbed."  Gloria agreed.

Spirit 6 (via Astrid): A spirit moved into Astrid (she spoke in Spanish) to continue the conversation. This spirit was the mother of Gloria and Santiago. She said that we needed to continue to study and learn, and the result would be gifts for everyone (meaning gifts of enlightenment). This spirit was thrilled to see Santiago and Gloria again, and both of them moved closer to Astrid to feel the energy. Once this spirit left, Nelson told Gloria that her son had been hoping she would become involved with his mother-in-law, but the spirit world was saying, "No. No. No." There was a spirit in pain attached to Gloria, trying to take the energy it needed from her. Jackie described it as a "spiritual vampire," and Nelson said the spirit was surrounded by a "pot full of poison."  Both Nelson and Astrid stood up to surround Gloria to remove this presence.

Spirit 7 (via Nelson): Nelson felt the presence of a spirit who asked Jackie, "Why were you keeping that man in your house?"  The spirit was referring to a roommate who had recently moved out. This spirit was in love with Jackie, and he patiently sat in a corner, watching her constantly in the house. He waited for her to return whenever she was out, and he was very angry when the new male roommate moved in. "With me, things were not like that," he said, "She belongs only to me."  This spirit described how he often "made love" to Jackie in bed, and he said that he was always lying right beside her. He believed that he was alive, and he knew that Jackie felt his presence, because she often moved away whenever he overwhelmed her. Jackie agreed, and she explained that her bed vibrated with the movements of this spirit, and that she removed a foam padding from the mattress when she noticed an indentation of an additional body in it. The spirit did not want any changes in Jackie's household.  She was making meals that smelled different, and he demanded to know, "Why are you cooking that, and what you are cooking?"  He was also upset because Jackie had rearranged some items in her house, and he told us again, "She belongs to no one but me."  Nelson described this spirit as a tall man, and he was very macho.  He invited the spirit to speak to our group, but the spirit replied, "I am not in a good mood to talk to her now," and he also insisted that he would not speak through Nelson because "you are a little man, while I am tall and handsome."

Jackie confirmed that she was often attracted to this type of man. This spirit has been around Jackie for a very long time - since 1974 - and he has been very careful to remain hidden. His obsession with Jackie was now starting to take over, and he is determined to come between (and remove) any other man in Jackie's life. He often hugged her tightly, leaving Jackie breathless from his close grasp. He promised to come back and talk, but first he wanted Jackie to restore the house exactly as it was before the roommate moved in. He was especially interested in having an item about the size of a coin returned to a specific corner of a dresser. Jackie was not sure what this item was, but she said she would try to appease him. Two spirit guides were with this man, and they told him that it was time to go away from Jackie's house.  The guides explained that he was making Jackie sick from his excessive hugging that constricted the air she breathed. The spirit decided to stay in Astrid's house until another session, but he was still determined to be with Jackie. The spirit guides reasoned with him, telling him that Jackie could not spiritually cleanse her home, as long as there was still baggage from him that only he could remove. Gloria advised Jackie that this spirit and his obsessive love may have seemed lighthearted to our table (there was some laughter and wonderment), but this spirit was troubled, and very serious.

(Read more about Spiritual Obsession: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obsession_(Spiritism)

Spirit 8 (via Jackie): Jackie had a message for Gloria about the deceased neighbor she discovered in her complex. The body of this man had been removed, but his spirit was near his unit in the complex, waiting for Gloria. He explained, "I am sick, and I know that only she can help me."  He was waiting for Gloria to tell him what happened, as he was confused over his transition after his death. Gloria said she saw him pacing outside of her unit. The group recommended that Gloria not invite him into her unit, but it would be okay for her to go outside and tell him that he has died. This spirit was depressed because he died alone, and when his spiritual guides came for him, he chose not go with them because he was uncertain. He saw himself as he died, still in his apartment, waiting for someone to come and wake him up. He said, "It's very sad to die alone with no one, and it would have been nice to have someone there, just to hold my hand."  He was afraid and confused, and Gloria said that she would work to help him.  Jackie also had a message for Nelson regarding a building (Island Grand) where he and Jeff used to live: "When the walls come down, the spirits will wake up."

Jackie closed with a prayer.

Links to Learning

If you are not yet a spiritist and wish to learn more:

Who was Allan Kardec?

http://spiritist.us/business/spiritist-instructions/who-was-allan-kardec/

 

What is the difference between "Spirit" and "Matter"?

See page 69 http://www.allankardec.com/Allan_Kardec/Le_livre_des_esprits/lesp_us.pdf

 

What books did Allan Kardec write?

In April 1857, Allan Kardec published his first book on Spiritism, The Spirits' Book.  It was designed as a series of questions (answered by the spirit guides) that explored the nature of spirits, the spirit world, and the relationship between the spirit world and the material world.

 

The first book was followed by a series of other books, including The Medium's Book, The Gospel According to Spiritism, Heaven and Hell, and The Genesis According to Spiritism, and one periodical, the Revue Spirite, which Kardec published until his death. These books became known as the Spiritist Codification.

Read Kardec's Books Online:

The Spirits' Book codified by Allan Kardec (PDF) or as HTML

The Spirits' Book by Allan Kardec (PDF)

The Book on Mediums by Allan Kardec (PDF)

The Gospel According to Spiritism by Allan Kardec (PDF)

Heaven and Hell by Allan Kardec (PDF)

Genesis by Allan Kardec (PDF)

Florida - Tuesday, July 3, 2012

In attendance: Astrid, Jackie Jeff, Gloria, Nelson, Pam and Santiago

The session began with Nelson asking all of the mediums how they were feeling:

Jackie: "I'm a wreck."

Gloria: "Not good, I was really sick earlier."

Astrid: "Very good, and happy."

Nelson: "Feeling fine until this morning."

We need to keep working as a group without fail - some of the events and circumstances from earlier in the day were a spiritual test of faith. Astrid said that as she was preparing the table, she felt a spiritual presence telling her that our meeting would be positive.

 

Spirit 1 (via Nelson):  A spirit guide seemed to be coming through Nelson for Santiago in Spanish. The spirit asked Santiago why he seemed to have "given up" on life in general and Santiago replied that he gave up a long time ago. He had days when he felt like going to sleep and not waking up. There were other days where he accomplished nothing. The spirit guide said that Nelson and Santiago would put mentally put their minds together, "friend to friend". Astrid provided a cup of water that was magnetized to provide life into Santiago's body. As the water was given to Santiago and he touched Nelson, a very aggressive spirit jumped into Nelson, causing him to double over in pain. This bitter spirit had to be pressured into sitting, and he was very hateful. In Spanish he wailed, "My work was terminated!"  When he spotted Gloria, he told her to "present herself properly" to him or he would upend our table. Gloria spoke calmly and directly to the spirit.  This spirit did not want the three mediums (Astrid, Gloria or Nelson) to help or offer any support to each other. The spirit said he had assembled his own group of spiritual monks, Indians and dancing girls to defeat them. Gloria softly told the spirit to repent and progress spiritually. The spirit laughed at her and said, "I almost killed that witch". We were unable to transition him, as he was too irritated with our group to sit through one of the mediums.  The spirit departed in anger, insisting that he was not sorry for the physical pain (nausea, stomach problems, etc.) that he caused for everyone before they arrived at the session, and he wished that he could have finished that job. Pam referred to him as a "spiritual vampire" who wanted to suck the energy from our group.

 

Spirit 2 (via Nelson):  A much more pleasant female spirit arrived immediately after the first spirit had departed.  She sat through Nelson with a message for Santiago (again, in Spanish). This spirit urged him to learn and listen, and said that he "was not alone," as he was surrounded by love and friendship if he would only "cleanse his heart". The spirit told Santiago to ask for whatever he needed, but to have enough faith to be ready to receive it.

 

Spirit 3 (via Nelson):  After a brief discussion, a male spirit arrived.  He wanted Santiago and Astrid to hug as a way to renew their marriage vows and to realize that they were "united in a marriage with much light". This spirit explained that spiritually and materially, it was not easy for Astrid and Santiago to get together, as there were many things that both of them had to learn before they were ready to meet. The spirit also said that Pam (their daughter) had to learn and endure before she was finally able to know the love of a father (Santiago). Gloria spiritually connected to Nelson, and she was shown the same spiritual images that he was seeing.  Pam had a biological father who brought her into this world, but Santiago was the father who really loved her. It had to be done in this manner for her to fully appreciate Santiago's love - and she should never take her father for granted. When this happens, Nelson explained, spirits cried. Santiago provided the love that Patty's biological father could have never given her, and these two very different examples of fatherly love had to happen for Pam to learn the difference. And now the love between Santiago and Pam also had the spirits crying again - with joy.

 

The same spirit continued to speak through Nelson and Marian. The relationship between Pam and her sister Anna was decided between the two of them in the spirit world long before they arrived in the material world. Both sisters needed to open their hearts and minds to be happy:

Spirit (through Nelson): Don't blame others, blame yourselves. It is okay not to know something, as it opens the mind to an understanding of the heart.  It is time to open those doors that have been closed too long, as those are doors of love.

Spirit (through Gloria): It's time.

Astrid said she fully understood this message for her daughters. The spirit said that there would be more information later.  We often have to "cry before we laugh," and intervals between information helps us to process the information thoughtfully.  This spirit has been around Pam (and others involved with her) for a long time, and the spirit has witnessed too many tears. When those humans cry, this spirit cried, and crying is all that this spirit was able to understand. As the spirit left, he realized that he was finally heading to a school to learn how to laugh at last. "There are nine of us, and they are sending us to the school of the clowns," he mused.

 

Spirit 4 (via Jackie):  As the spirit faded away, a new spirit sat through Jackie and she envisioned Janet (the best friend of Jeff's mother since second grade) standing right behind Jeff's seat. "She is here to say goodbye", Jackie explained, "She is ready and now she has the freedom to go." (Note: Janet passed away six days later, on July 8th at 8:20 AM, in her home with Jeff's mom at her side.)

 

Spirit 5 (via Astrid): The next spirit sat through Astrid, but Nelson and Gloria also felt the presence. The message was was for Jackie. The spirit explained that a broom cleaning was not going to be enough, the issue Jackie was facing was similar to a crack in the roof. At first, only a drop of rain comes in, but left untreated, the crack would grow until there was an unstoppable deluge of rain:

Jackie: How can I fix this?

Spirit: The rain or flood  ahead is not material,. We bring rain on ourselves.  Those little drops of rain can accumulate into a flood. Changes are sometimes not good, as every human who enters our life brings spirits with them who could be disruptive or harmful.

Gloria:  We need to use our "spiritual eyeglasses" to see. Jackie is not seeing what she should be seeing now. We are always learning, but we cannot handle everything by ourselves.

 

Nelson saw the spirit carrying a large sack of burdens (like a Santa at Christmas) and he cautioned Jackie not to let the bag blow up before she asked for help. "The lessons given should be kept to yourself, there is no need to spray them into the air," Nelson continued, "Confusion may be all around, but she (Jackie) cannot be involved in the drama. Cut the sources coming in."

 

Spirit 6 (via Gloria & Nelson):  As the spirit departed, Gloria began to study a new spirit.  Jackie's mom was in the spirit world, but it was not her.  Gloria felt that this spirit was a spiritual friend who was once related to Jackie's mom. This spirit was certain that Jackie could do what the previous spirit had asked, and she wanted to offer her encouragement. Nelson was told that Jackie's house was a "center for phones". The spirit told Jackie to avoid personal bias, and not to jumble stories (from one caller to another) to a point where they were almost unrecognizable. As with the example of the roof and the rain (where one drop becomes a flood), conversations can create an unmanageable deluge . There was a female trying to pull Jackie in for all the wrong reasons. Jackie thought it might be the director of another spiritual center, because this person had been hoping that our mediums would return to her center. The spirit said that while others may think that Jackie will return, "it is desperation on their part, and there should be no change."  Nelson saw a welcoming party for Jackie at the previous center, but the party had so many bad spirits in it, there wasn't any room for good spirits.  None of them were in attendance or even nearby. Gloria saw Jackie crawling into the party as "lives were falling apart" all around her. There are always some things we should not know (even if we are curious), and it was recommended that Jackie maintain her friendships, but she should push away slowly from them in a friendly manner.

 

Spirit 7 (via Nelson): A spirit guide for the table sat through Nelson and said, "How nice it is when everything is different. Get used to it". This spirit said there would be much more to come, as our table, "has not seen anything yet."  Although Nelson realized it was his spirit guide, the rest of the table was not yet able to recognize him.

 

Spirit 8 (via Jackie):  Jackie saw Astrid in an apron, but it was not because she was ready to cook something. The apron was in place so that Astrid would not get dirty, and Jackie cautioned that she "might need to get dirty, but the apron would offer some protection." 

 

Nelson had a final request for the group regarding his niece. He realized that her spiritual progress would be a marathon, not a fast sprint. She needed to understand that nothing of value was ever easy. Her mentality was not well, as she was searching for her identity, but she did not know how to get away and become independent. The group offered some ideas, and Astrid reminded us, "Some things have to happen and they cannot be fixed."

Jackie closed with a prayer.