Rhys Wynn Davies
Spotlight on a Tutor
Samantha Duly
Virtual Spirituality
What is a Teacher? Our Evolving Roles As Mediums
Dying With Dignity The First Public Demonstration of Mediumship
How do you feel about your business
Letter from the Editor ‘Some pearls of wisdom being contributed’ Hi everyone! Each month i am astounded by the quality of articles we are recieving for the magazine. There is a great deal of passion for our field and everyone has something interesting to contribute. This month we have articles looking at your business, teachers in the field of mediumship and what to look for. We also have an interesting article on the ‘Dying with Dignity’ program. Please take a look at the incredible contribution from Jim and Lis Warwood in SA on the first ever public demonstration of mediumship it will put a lot of what is happening today in perspective. Although we are being supported with articles i am appealing to those that wish to advertise in the magazine to get your adds in for the December Xmas issue. Without your support the magazine cant survive and it would be a shame as we are starting to get noticed not only around Australia but overseas as well. Hopefully in time we can make it a free printed mag that is sent to all spiritual centres etc around Australia.
A Peek Inside! What to look forward to:
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How Do You Feel About Your Business - Amanda Morrison. Medium of the Month - Rhys Wynn Davies Spotlight on a Tutor - Samantha Duly Virtual Spirituality - Debbie B-Mewes The First Public Demonstration of Mediumship - Lis & Jim Warwood Support The Australian Academy of Spirit - Debbie B-Mewes What Is A Teacher - Ioanna Serpanos Our Evolving Roles As Mediums - Jennifer Starlight Dying With Dignity - Sharon Tregonning Rev Katherine’s Address - The Brotherhood of Man
Australian Academy of Spirit (AAS) The Australian Academy of Spirit (AAS) is a national body representing professional and developing mediums. Established to recognise and ensure the highest standards of education and practise are maintained. Opinions expressed in this magazine by the contributors are their personal opinions and should not necessarily by taken as an endorsement by the AAS or the editor.
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Amanda Morrison Over the years of helping thousands of new and regular clients in my work with Spirit, I have observed many things. When I am reading for business owners, I can instantly sense and gauge the level of their passion, devotion, focus, and integrity. I understand from the guidance I receive, that if these essential ingredients are lacking, or non-existent, the business will not be sustainable over time, and will not attract a flow of loyal clientele and will not prosper.
Do you allow time for the envisioning process, to have space for new and creative ideas to evolve your business?
Or do you find yourself: • “Thinking” more about how to get more business • Strategically connecting with certain people in order to gain more business • Focusing on what you will get out of your busiIf I feel there is an issue in this area, I don’t hesitate ness to address the elephant in the room. The key ques- • than what you are giving tions I explore with my clients are: • Feeling stagnant and have resentment towards your work • Do you feel passionate about your business? • Constantly feeling the need to push and market your business as you have an underlying fear of • failure • Do you really care about the quality of • Lacking confidence to move forward with your service you are providing or believe in the business ideas products you are selling? Will it genuinely • Lacking patience and persistence and expect help others? instant credibility and success, then feeling • disappointed and want to give up when this • Do you believe and trust in yourself and doesn’t happen straight away
your vision of your business?
My suggestion is to have an honest conversation with your self and reveal the truth. What does your heart deeply feel about your business?
You may come to realise: - • You don’t want to continue with the business • You have a pattern of attracting people and situations who betray you, don’t respect you and You may realise that you have been connecting rip you off with your ego, the trappings of the mind that come • You have a self sabotage pattern with it. Fears, doubts, a need to control, judge• You don’t believe or trust yourself, you are your ment, comparing yourself to others, anxieties, a own worst critic need for approval, and a constant desire of search- • You are too busy and distracted to listen to ing for more connections and fulfilment, but you your own intuition are never content. • You seek approval and validation from others • You are inauthentic and using people to gain Being truthful with your self is key. It’s tempting for yourself to avoid confronting the truth, thinking you can • You haven’t maintained a healthy balance of ignore it completely, or turn it around with poswork, rest and play and you are burnt out itive thoughts, reading self help books, wearing crystals, and repeating affirmations, but the reality It can be confronting and emotional to check in to your heart and feel the truth. They say the hardis, it’s not that easy or simple. est journey we make in our life, is from the head to the heart. It is possible to help yourself and to Why does our ego’s influence limit our success? Ego is the filter we have on our human journey. It create a positive change in your reality, it’s always up you. contains our belief system, who we think we are, our fears, judgements and doubts and reactions to Once you have acknowledged and accepted what emotional situations. you have felt, you can work on undoing the ego What you BELIEVE you will RECEIVE. This will and releasing old, limiting beliefs and stuck patbe your reality you are responsible for co-creating terns. You will feel more peaceful after doing this. This deeper level of healing you have done, will along your destined path. create a space within, to connect with your soul, The truth is lifelong beliefs can be hard to change. reignite your passion for your purpose, and open A shift in your beliefs requires your focus and time yourself up to navigating life by trusting your spent doing inner work on yourself. NO ONE can heart’s feelings and external guidance from Spirit. change you beliefs except you! Your reignited passion now has space to burn and fuel your business growth and sustainability. Your A conscious choice to connection with your soul will rebuild integrity change your perspective and clarity of focus. Following your heart will lead is the first step. When you to where you need to be and the people you you stop and have the are to meet. conversation with yourself, you will start to open Wishing you success and prosperity in your busiyour mind, and access the ness! core of what is imprinted inside of you. With love, Amanda xx www.amandamorrison.net Amanda Morrison 2016
Medium of the Month Rhys Wyn Davies
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Born with Celtic ancestry Rhys Wynn Davies is a Psychic Medium and is sensitive to spirit energy and presence. Rhys can channel communication between the physical world and the spiritual world. Rhys has clairsentient, clairvoyant and clairaudient abilities which assist him to sense, see and hear messages from family and friends in spirit during the reading. Rhys has travelled and worked intensively with some of the best clairvoyants and mediums in the world. He regularly studies at the Arthur Finlay College in the UK. His work as a Spiritual Medium gives Rhys great personal fulfilment and he feels privileged to work for spirit. Next to his Spiritual work Rhys also has three degrees as an environmental scientist, with a specialization in Environmental Restoration. Over the past 15 years his business planted over 8.5 million trees in Australia. Focusing now on his spiritual path, his love for the forests has allowed him to remain grounded and focused as a Medium. To this day he continues to plant a tree for every reading he does. Rhys is a Gold Member of the Australian Academy of Spirit and a truly ethical and dedicated medium.
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Spotlight on a Tutor Samantha Duly CSNU Samantha runs weekly classes & 1/2 day workshops locally & throughout Australia. She also holds student nights & takes advancing students to Church Services so that they can practice and gain confidence whilst under her supervision before they venture out themselves.
Samantha located from the UK to Perth, Australia in 2007, but is still a regular visitor to the UK. She has gained her CSNU in Demonstrating Mediumship & in Speaking. She has also just returned from the UK where she gained her CSNU in Teaching on 30 October (CSNU - Certified by the Spiritualists’ National Union) all CSNU qualifications are gained through strict assessments in front of the SNU Board. Samantha believes in life-long learning herself and her true aim is to raise the standards of Mediumship in Australia. Although she has been teaching for 11 years, she felt by going through the strict process herself in the UK to be a certified Teacher, that it shows her students that she is also committed & dedicated in making a difference and in raising standards.
The feedback from the Teaching College last week was that she is a ‘gentle & encouraging Teacher.’ She sees herself as a Mentor, encouraging her students to develop their own unfoldment of self before embarking on their journey of connection with the Spirit World through dedication & commitment.
Samantha is also a full-time working Medium & Spiritual healer. She is a true ambassador for the Spirit World, something of which she is truly passionate about. Samantha is also an Honorary member of the Australian Academy of Spirit.
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Virtual Spirituality! How do you keep your passion when all around you it seems the very structure of what you believe in and stand for is being attacked? Not just attacked from those outside of the field of mediumship but attacked from those within. Not only do we get ridiculed from others in the community but from those within the mediumship community, church to church, medium to medium. Gossip, personal agendas and people trying to destroy others credibility seems to be a standard practice now. Has it always been this way? Is it that if you end a harsh statement with ‘love and light’ then it makes it ok?
What is really going on here?
Imagine the spiritual flow of energy moving its way through us here on earth, touching us, moving us, inspiring us, and as we feel and embrace it we become excited. Something has moved within us and although not sure of its power we endeavour to explore it.
We seek out those that know, those that have experienced it before us. Some become immersed in as much information as they can, as many training events, as many books as they can get their hands on, some want to move through the levels of knowledge as fast as they can, never getting enough to quench their spiritual thirst. Sometimes it almost feels like a frantic pace to keep up with it all, we want and need more and more, faster and faster. But! Something happens! Now being human is the hindrance and the drawback to this. Rather than feel openly and allow the spirit to influence our lives and move with the flow to where ever it leads us, in our own time and in our own way. We become consumed with it, we want to have it, possess it, do it better than anyone else! Our need to control this power and stirring of the soul that we don’t understand drives us.
In some ways, it drives us to do good, and we seek out the best advice, training, guidance from others that have walked before us and other times it activates something within us and we become competitive, fearful that others may be better, have more, get more noticed etc. Our human-ness takes over and outweighs our spiritual-ness. We worry! Who is doing better than me? Who is getting the opportunity to do more courses than me? Who seems to be more successful than me? Who is making more money than me? We allow Facebook to dictate how we feel about our spirituality and how we feel about our path. We watch as others post about their journey, travels, courses they conduct, and everyone has a reaction to it all. We compare ourselves to the image they are portraying whether it is true or not. We fall deeper and deeper into the humanness of the field. We compete, posting more and more spiritual pictures and sayings hoping that others acknowledge us for the spiritual beings we are trying to portray. All the while judging others, watching others, gossiping about others. Ultimately we disconnect from the Power and flow of spiritual energy and awareness and fall into the critical human state of being. We start to live in a virtual world of spirituality. Spirituality through the computer screen. As long as we are focussed forward into the world of Facebook, the virtual world of spirituality, we are unaware of the ‘power’ around us. We lose track of our own spirituality while too focussed on others. We fall down the virtual rabbit hole and just like Alice find ourselves in a strange and competitive world. If you are noticing within yourself that others spiritual journey’s posted on Facebook is eliciting an inner response from you, anger, frustration, jealousy. You are not alone!
• A study of 700 people finds the social network can lead to depression. • There is an even higher chance of depression with those that compare their lives to others. • If used to size up ones accomplishments against others it can have a negative effect. • With so much time spent on Facebook it means that petty retaliations also take place there. • Users have reported feeling jealous of their friend’s status updates, photos and life events and often dealt with it by exaggerating their own accomplishments, posting unrealistically photos and sharing over the top status updates. • This in turn leads to others feeling jealous and inadequate – something researchers refer to as and ‘envy spiral’ With all this going on can we truly be connected to the power of the spiritual world? It’s time to take your ‘Power’ back! What can we do? Firstly, accept that every spiritual journey is individual and personal. Understand that not everyone needs to tell the world of their accomplishments to be doing great work! In fact, sometimes it’s those that are quietly going about their own development in their own way that are moving forward with greater pace. They are not distracted by comparing themselves, and trying to keep up with the pretence they are portraying. DO YOU REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME YOU EVER HEARD THE AMAZING WORDS OF A MEDIUM?
You probably looked upon that person in awe, and wished you could be able to do that. Not to be better than anyone else, not to be famous, but because it touched your very soul. Do you remember that amazing feeling where every cell in your body reacted in an amazing and joyful way when the medium proved that life continues and we can communicate with those gone before us? Have you forgotten that you are now that amazing person? Have you become so engrossed in what others are doing that you feel inadequate in comparison.
So, let’s make some changes! Here is the ‘Facebook Challenge’ • For one month don’t scroll the pages of others to see what they are doing, in fact try not to scroll your news feed. • Every day post a note on gratitude for anything that has or does allow you to stay connected to the spirit world. • Don’t post stories on how amazing your readings have been or how incredible your ability is, encourage and acknowledge others instead. • Here is the big one!! Only post from a place in nature! Go outside, sit among the trees, listen to the birds, breathe the fresh air and absorb the spiritual energy around you while you post. • All of this will reflect in your words, your energy will shift, you will become more connected and more peaceful, more loving and back to the real world and back to your true connection with the spirit world around you.
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Amazing things will happen when you climb out of the rabbit hole and return to love and gratitude. Stop paying so much attention to what others are doing and start focusing on yourself. Sit with Spirit and allow your development to unfold YOUR WAY!
The First Public Demonstration of Mediumship It was on November 14, 1849, at the Corinthian Hall in Rochester, New York State, that the first ever public demonstration of mediumship was held. The mediums were Margaretta Fox and her elder sister Anne Leah Fox Fish (later Underhill). Although less well known about than the ‘rappings’ at the Fox cottage in Hydesville, often described as heralding the birth of Modern Spiritualism, the Rochester event was actually of greater importance.
The meeting took place at the request of the Spirits who were communicating with the Fox sisters and their friends. At a séance the Spirits insisted “You all have a duty to perform. We want you to make this matter more public.” Knowing the negative attitude of many to the idea of Spirit communication, and fearing ridicule, the group were initially reluctant to do what the Spirits asked, however they were assured that the rapping noises would be loud enough to be heard throughout the hall, and their “triumph will be the greater” given the scepticism of the general public. Spirit nominated Eliab W. Capron to deliver the lecture while George Willets, another circle member, would be the business man.
Instructions were given to book the Hall for several meetings and at each meeting to organise a committee of five people from the audience to investigate the matter and report back at the following meeting. The event was advertised widely in the Rochester newspapers, the notices boldly declaring “Wonderful Phenomena at Corinthian Hall, On Wednesday evening, Nov 14. The citizens of Rochester will have the opportunity of hearing a full explanation of the nature and history of the ‘mysterious noises’....” and promising to give the public an actual demonstration of the sounds
The book ‘Explanation and History of the Mysterious Communion with Spirits Comprehending The Rise and Progress of The Mysterious Noises’ written by Eliab Capron and Henry D. Barron, and published in February 1850, just a few months after and Capron’s later 1855 book ‘Modern Spiritualism: Its Facts & Fanaticisms, Consistencies & Contradictions’ together provide a comprehensive record of what occurred.
Outlining the steps they took, and ending their report by acknowledging the Fox sisters, “seemed to give every opportunity to the Committee to investigate the cause fully, and would submit to a thorough investigation by a committee of ladies if desired.” They all agreed that the sounds were heard, “but they entirely failed to discover any means by which it could be done.”
This was not the answer most The 1850 book reproduces a of the audience wished to hear newspaper article written by so 5 more people were selected Capron and Willets first pubfrom the audience to investigate lished in the New York Weekly the ‘spirit rapping’ phenomeTribune on December 8, 1849, na. Their report the next night that reveals during Capron’s showed that they too chose the lecture detailing the history and location for their investigation progress of the Spirit manifesso that the mediums would not tations since they first occurred gain any advantage, however the at the Fox family’s cottage in rapping noises still were heard Hydesville in 1848. The rapping with no obvious source to exsounds were distinctly heard by plain them. A Doctor present everyone in the Hall. The artihad checked the women’s lungs cle lists the eminent citizens of with a stethoscope to establish Rochester chosen to make up the that was not the cause of the first committee, who reported noises, and the committee also back on the second evening. ruled out ventriloquism and machinery.
For four nights Margaretta and Ann Leah attended Corinthian Hall and faced angry mobs who believed they must be fraudulently creating the mysterious phenomena they attributed to Spirits. For three days the mediums were subjected to intensive investigations by committees that despite their prejudice could find no evidence to suggest or show fraud. Yet another committee was then chosen who selected a number of ladies to join the investigation. The ladies took the mediums to another room disrobing them and checking them thoroughly. They then conducted some tests and certified the results saying, “When they were standing on pillows with a handkerchief tied around the bottom of their dresses, tight to the ankles we all heard the rapping on the wall and floor distinctly.” The third Committee’s detailed main report also noted that “a number of questions were asked [of the rapping noises] which, when answered, were generally correct”.
The First Public Demonstration of Mediumship But this did not satisfy the crowd, and on the last night a large group of troublemakers took matters in their own hands abusing the committees, throwing “torpedoes” (fire crackers) and creating a threat to the mediums and their friends. It was only due to the presence of the police that they were able to safely vacate the premises.
In reality what happened in Hydesville was not widely known as only a few local newspapers had reported on the mysterious rapping noises heard in the home of the Fox family in 1848. By creating such a public event Margaretta, Anne Leah, and their supporters, brought the rappings back to prominence especially when the investigations supported the truth of their mediumship. Nor Thus the first demonstration and investigation into should the role of Eliab Capron be overlooked. His both Mediumship and Spiritualism ended, as the lecture on November 14, 1849, and books suggestSpirits had claimed it would, in triumph for the ing an explanation for the ‘mysterious noises’ as mediums, despite the rejection by the mob. The ‘Spirit communications’ that proved survival of the events at Corinthian Hall were widely reported human spirit over physical death provided a powon, and, as news of the ‘mysterious noises’ and erful rationale for the phenomena and this encourtheir apparent Spirit origin spread throughout the aged people to treat the matter seriously. country, the Fox sisters received invitations to visit many cities to demonstrate their mediumship. One hundred and sixty-seven years later, we can Their visit to New York was particularly successonly look back and admire the bravery of these ful due to convincing Horace Greeley, the editor pioneers who accepted the words they received of the very influential New York Tribune, of the from Spirit and acted wholeheartedly to fulfill the genuineness of the phenomena. This led to a series request they were given. To actively promote the of articles in the newspaper supportive of the me- event, to get the largest possible audience and then diums and the spirit hypothesis. More and more night after night to enter the hall to face hostility people began to investigate the phenomena, and was a heroic act of people placing their trust encame to declare they too attributed it to the work tirely in the outcome Spirit had promised. of the Spirit World. Within ten years what became known as Spiritualism had millions of adherents The pressure on Margaretta and Anne Leah who throughout America, and beyond in England, Eu- calmly submitted to the testing continuously over rope and eventually all around the world. three days, by people who believed that the phenomena was purely fraud, must have been intense. Had this first public demonstration not occurred it is unlikely that the Modern Spiritualist Movement It is almost impossible to comprehend the level would have achieved the rapid growth it did from of scrutiny the Fox sisters tolerated in support of 1850 onwards. At the time of the demonstration their belief in Spirit, when today so many physical in Rochester the earlier events at Hydesville had mediums seem totally unwilling to accept conalmost been forgotten about. trolled investigations, even though none of them would be either as hostile, or as intrusive as those the Fox sisters faced.
Excuses are made, claims of the dangers to the physical well-being and safety of the medium are loudly declared, it is alleged that the medium’s Spirit team are against testing, or say light in the séance room is not possible, or must be cautiously approached at some future unspecific time. Yet, in 1849, the Fox sisters stood in lighted rooms, and in daylight conditions, were undressed, searched and tied up, and Spirit produced phenomena, and communicated, and brought the message of survival to the attention of humankind.
Article written by Jim & Liz Warwood Honorary members of the Australian Academy of Spirit and heads of the Unley Spiritualis Association in South Australia. Lis and Jim have many years experience of and involvement in Spiritualism, as mediums, trainers and researchers into the history of the Movement, and have over the last eight years written numerous articles for various Australian and overseas Spiritualist and other publications. Jim is the current leader of the Unley Spiritualist Association in South Australia, and Lis, a past leader, is a committee member and trustee. Jim and Lis also run the internet forum www.spiritualismlink.dot.com
In remembering the first public lecture and demonstration of mediumship we might, just perhaps, remind people, especially the physical mediums of today, what Spiritualism, when it began, was about, and what at that time the Spirit world could do.
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Support the Australian Academy of Spirit Like all great things we have to start small with a dedicated group of people. In one year the AAS has grown from an idea to help lift the standards of mediumship to an organisation with 120 members and is known world wide. We have taken a stance on certain things within the field of mediumship and at times copped some flack. But we remain committed to providing you with the best support and promotion we can give you. In fact in Nov the president of the AAS (you know her as Deb) is invited to a Skype meeting with leading members of the mediumship field to discuss the inclusion of cameras into public seances. Debbie will meet with Nic from Banyan Retreat, Roy Steadman from Psychic News UK, David Bruton SNU UK and Jock Boracas ASSMPI USA. As members you will be provided with the outcome of this meeting. Our ‘Medium of the Month’ is a paid promotion that we run each month for one of our Silver Gold or Honorary members and we also make them the cover face for the magazine each month. We are seeing that this is greatly increasing their exposure and credibility around the world.
Now as you can probably imagine the annual fee of $97 does not cover all the AAS expenses and its is out of Debbie B-Mewe’s pocket that the shortfall comes. To support the AAS a bit easier we have created this magazine, which also has its expenses, but we need your support to see it continue. I have been told this is now read in Holland, UK & USA as well as Australia so you are getting exposure via the AAS. Ultimately we would like to be able to produce this as a free magazine to distribute in all centers, shops and churches around Australia but we need you to become involved. Either advertise in the magazine or purchase subscription for the early editions (they will not be available in future) Your reputation as AAS members is becoming recognised by the general public and we also need you to proudly show your logos on your advertising material so the public know where to go for ethical and well trained mediums. we are committed to supporting you in your mediumship and welcome your support in return.
What is a Teacher? “What is a teacher? I’ll tell you: it isn’t someone who teaches something, but someone who inspires the student to give of her best in order to discover what she already knows.” I am of the personal belief that the teacher resides within our own soul – it is already part of us; consciously or unconsciously our soul has effectively been teaching us from the moment we are born. Our biggest challenge is to recognise the teacher within and then to put those teachings of our soul into daily practice. An external teacher will instruct you on a process or methodology and will pass on information. This can be useful for certain applications such as how to drive a car or how to cook a meal; this very act of teaching however can run the risk of becoming somewhat limited. This is certainly the case when the teacher teaches according to a standard curriculum or set structure.
Paulo Coelho, The Witch of Portobello
A mentor on the other hand is a different story; the role of a mentor is to give your soul ignition so that it can bring to the conscious mind the teachings that are inherent within you. A mentor must know and understand your ability and then impart the tools and wisdom so that you can access the abilities yourself. In other words they must be able to show you the window but not tell you what to see. The process of mentoring in my opinion offers the student the highest outcomes. With this in mind, it is vitally important for a developing Medium to choose wisely when determining who will assist them in unfolding their mediumship.
How do you go about acquiring or choosing a Mentor? Here’s a hint; often it is not about how big their name is or how expensive their rates are. It’s about the connection you make with the Mentor and I am not just talking about the physical connection you make when meeting your Mentor. It is my belief that a Mentor must resonate with you on an energetic or soul level; there must be a harmonious blending of the energies between you. They must unequivocally and perhaps unexplainably ignite your soul and inspire you to move beyond your limitations and barriers to your mediumship.
Perhaps more importantly there must be a level of trust between you. You are after all putting your mediumship unfoldment and personal development into your trusted mentors hands. Conversely the mentor is trusting that you are willing to rise up to the challenge, to put into practice what you uncover together and to be humble enough to allow your vulnerability to show through. For a mentor, together with that trust, comes a responsibility and duty of care towards your mentoree; their wellbeing and their development. In many cases it feels like you are walking a fine wire; push too much and your student tumbles; not enough and they will not get of the ground. On a practical level your mentor must be able to demonstrate mediumship skills in the areas that you wish to work within. For example if you wish to be a public demonstrating mediumship then your mentor must have demonstrable skills in this area. If you wish to mentor in the future then your mentor must also have a proven track record mentoring others. In other words they need to be able to command your respect and to have your best interest firmly in place.
They must be savvy enough to discern what your strengths are and to highlight areas for improvement that are unique to you as a medium. They must also be skilled in understanding human nature and most importantly their own self. They must be able to master their own emotions, insecurities or shadow self and to remain open to their continuous learning. It is not uncommon for the student to eventually become the teacher. In mediumship it is not one size fits all; we are all unique individuals that bring our own unique flavor to mediumship. If your chosen mentor were trying to turn you into a clone of himself or herself then I would advise that you quickly move on and find another mentor. They will not have your best interests at heart and most likely will have their own vested financial interests front and centre.
Similarly if a Mentor is rigid in their teachings and understanding of mediumship and are themselves unwilling to grow, to continue to experiment and learn then I would also question their suitability to be your mentor. Just because something has always been done that way doesn’t not implicitly imply that it must always be done that way. There are many innovations and advancements of understanding in life and of course by default this new knowledge now also exists in the world of spirit. Remember, mentoring is a two way process where you yourself as a student must establish for yourself whether you resonate to their teachings, to them as a person and to what they stand for.
There are many well-known mediums that will certify you to their style of mediumship; their formula if you like, but for me no one can certify you other than spirit. Do not give your power away; trust in yourself and trust in your spirit team. Remember your soul is eternal and will contain memory of all the lifetimes you have lived where all your intuitive and mediumistic ability has been honed. It is from this wealth of memory, from this data repository if you like, housed within your soul, that your true teachings are accessed. Your soul blends and joins your Spirit team who then continue to awaken, hone, and further develop your ability in this current life. Be aware of the signs, the feeling of the connection and where you are led. If it is in your destiny to further unfold your ability then it is very useful to have a mentor work with you for a period of time. Personally I have been fortunate to know from an early age that my life purpose involves mentoring and coaching others along their path. As a practicing professional psychic medium it gives me great joy to be able to mentor and inspire others both online and-in person.
Ioanna Serpanos. Ioanna is a natural born Psychic Medium whose linage extends for many generations. Ioanna conducts both psychic and mediumship readings in person or via Skype. Passionate about mentoring, Ioanna regularly mentors up-coming Mediums, developing psychics and healers in person and on-line. You can hear Ioanna weekly as she hosts her “Experience Spirit� radio show on the A1R Psychic Radio Network. As a medical intuitive and healer; Ioanna conducts healing in person or via distance. To book Ioanna please contact Verlie on 0411 249 538 or email us.
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Our Evolving Roles as Mediums by Jennifer Starlight During my almost 30 years as a Clairaudient and Trance Medium I have encountered many wonderfully gifted people struggle with self doubt and through a lack of understanding or fear of their own inner power and that of the Spirit world, I have not only seen them put their talents to one side, but worse, suffer in a silent prison of isolation, feeling at arms length from what they ache for the most; An intimate heart connection with the unseen. Having worked in the United Kingdom several times in the last 5 years and also spending wonderful times at Arthur Findlay College, I have gained a deep admiration and respect for the Mediums I have encountered and worked with. Their reverence, dedication and tireless service to the world of Spirit I found to be second to none and with this in mind, I feel a much needed revolution in regards to spiritual education and understanding in this country is long overdue, and may I say, god bless Debbie B-Mewes for getting that ball rolling! Jennifer
It is surely time for us as a society, and a pioneering one at that, to develop a grown-up relationship with the world of Spirit by transforming the longheld spooky beliefs and fears of inadequacy associated with the mystical and mysterious. And after many years of my own frustrations at how the Spirit world was being portrayed, I felt the need to actively pursue and share that which I intrinsically believe to be comforting and true about our relationship with the unseen and often misunderstood. Hence, my third book Invisible Grace was published in February this year. Here I not only share my own human hurdles on my journey to altered states of consciousness, I also offer the reader loving and wise insights through the teachings of my Spirit guide and master teacher Min.
I believe as Australian Mediums it is not only our honour to serve Spirit through our individual qualities, we need to also open and educate our respective communities to the only true remedy that can heal their sadness of separation and spiritual homesickness; The development of an intimate and enduring relationship with the Divine. The following excerpt from Invisible Grace is a teaching transmission by Min on our new role as human beings.
‘Min Speaks’ “You are coming into extremely tense times upon your planet, when only the truth shall remain, the truth of your existence as love. Any other false concept is going to put you into damage control, and most of humanity is already trying to control the damage that is now happening beyond their control!” Min Omaat, dear ones, is my greeting to each of you at this time of conscious evolution and as We bring ourselves forth in honour and reverence, We perceive within each of you a light, a mystery, and a divinity of such beauty it renders us speechless, so please acknowledge that each of you is a universal blessing! I call myself Min because I understand that you, in your human being, in your human identification, need imagery and need personality to relate to, before you can receive what it is I have come to share with you. Min is also an alternate term for Master In Nature and represents my burning desire to dive deep into the exceptional pleasures of your physical world through my consciousness. Your humanity is now on the crest of a wave, or as some of you may feel, on the edge of a cliff! And in truth, you are awakening the divine spark, the divine spark that is within All of Existence, and you are awakening it through the gateway of your Human Heart Consciousness. Our journey with you to this point has been compressed to a large degree, for as long as your perception has believed that Spirit is separate from yourselves, our true path together cannot be made manifest and it is time to understand that as human beings you are in fact ‘physical extensions’ of what you term Spirit and the umbilical chain of Divine Current that eternally links us to you now needs to be not only healed but also revealed. Did you the human ever consider that you are part of the grandest vision Spirit has ever conceived of itself? We wish you to understand that at the beginning of earth’s creation was what we wish to term the First Temple. And this First Temple was and is the pure consciousness of your Mother Nature and her elements, for Mother Nature in its very essence is the physical manifestation of love upon your earth plane. And please understand, this First Temple is also found within the biological cells of your own bodies, in the sacred songs of your own souls, and in the majesty and the mystery of your own hearts. And it was here We co-existed together with you in such joy, such pleasure and such love, and, I, Min, now return at this most powerful time of your human
‘Min Speaks’ history to help you to remember your ancient ways, the pure and powerful ways, the ways that shall now set you free from your suffering. Understand you are the Master souls who have had the courage to expand their expression beyond anything that the consciousness of God has ever experienced before, and we beg you now to awaken yourselves from the illusion of separateness, and become the truth of what you are, which is love. Breakdown the barriers of conditioned separation, and let your soul radiate in great reverence through you its human reflection. And to each of you, whose despair and homesickness has overshadowed your desires, be still and hear the call of your soul. Be still and allow that pure force of love that is you to be heard in the silence. For if you have not been cast fully under the shadow of illusion, then we understand that you feel as though you walk between the worlds, between the worlds of illusion and reality. This dimension of earth is a very rare jewel indeed within the Crown of Creation, and it is so precious and so magnificent, just as you are. Understand also, a revolution is now taking place within your human race and it is not one of technology or outward advancement. It is, in fact, the evolution of each and every one of you, through your desire for true transformation and the aching call to return consciously back into the majesty and mystery of your own hearts and souls, where true spiritual nourishment and expansion can be found. Suffering, sorrow and grief have all been required to be experienced by each of you so you may understand what it is like not to be in conscious and intimate union with your soul self. So be grateful for every tear and know that divine purpose and gifts are within all your experiences. It is time to draw upon that aspect of yourself which is untouched by this suffering and sorrow; it is time to call it into your conscious awareness, call it into your emotional body, and call it into your physicality. And when you can understand and feel what a great privilege it is to be upon your earth plane, then you shall experience heaven upon the earth. For you have been given the gift of your five senses so you may experience love at such a physical and tangible level, and you are each holy vehicles for Spirit’s love to be made manifest into physical form. I send forth these transmissions to support you, guide you, and empower you. Each of you is a universal blessing unto yourselves and to one another. And ‘Omaat’ is the sacred sound that carries my blessing to you. So, Omaat, dear ones, may our journey together be filled with wonderment, love and true expansion of our divinity as One. … Min – Channelled by Jennifer Starlight ©
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The world of mediumship gives us unique insights into people’s dying and death experiences and often how it can be done better. What a gift! And while not a direct cause and effect, this former mediumship student has somehow found herself working towards just that as President of Dying With Dignity Queensland (DWDQ). I have always been a believer in voluntary euthanasia (and please note, our opponents often omit the word voluntary before the word euthanasia to try and blur the reality of what we seek). However, it was only after my work as a spiritual counsellor specialising in palliative care that I got that nudge to take a step to attend a meeting and then become more involved with the organisation. I have always been a bit of a ‘doer’ and I found myself with skills to offer in a way that can contribute to a lasting legacy. If you had told me a couple of years ago that this is where I would be and that a lot of my time would be spent lobbying politicians and undertaking a large amount of education and awareness around this topic, I would have laughed myself silly! We certainly know that Spirit moves in bizarre ways. Through the work of our committee, the aim of DWDQ is to have laws introduced in Queensland so that adults who have a terminal illness can, after appropriate checks and reviews, access assistance to end their life, should they choose to do so. That assistance can be in the form of either : • Physician Assisted Death, which is defined as the Doctor providing a script that is filled and the person self administers; OR • Voluntary Euthanasia, which is defined as the Doctor administering the medication to the person.
The essence of the legislation is that it is available for mentally competent, terminally ill adults. The model we seek to follow is that of Oregon, USA, which has had assisted dying legislation in place for over 18 years. The basis of this work is allowing individual choice to guide the experience for our dying. It’s about creating legislation that has compassion as its foundation and honours the right of the individual to determine what is and isn’t OK for themselves and their dying and death experience. If our cause resonates with you, we would love your support. Membership is just $25 per person, per financial year, or Life Membership is just $200. Donations are also graciously received. You can join through our website. We all know that the dying and death experience is a truly sacred journey and in our modern world, we have lost connection to that. Hopefully through this work and creating this legislation we can see a start to the return of honouring the individual and their choices through that journey.
Sharon Tregoning is a former mediumship student and now the current president of Dying with Dignity Queensland. Support this worthy this cause: www.dwdq.org.au
Reverend Katherine’s Address The Second Principle ‘The Brotherhood of Man’ Hello beautiful souls,
We may differ in colour, culture and in our social development and environments and The second principle of spiritualism is “The still share the same value of respect. We as Brotherhood of Man”. What does this mean? spiritualist take responsibility for our actions, The word Brotherhood can be interpreted as reactions and consequences of such. We bemembers of an association. Brother meanlieve life is a journey and as we spiritually ing another fellow being and the word man progress we become more aware of this strong defined as human being. Some other ideoloconnectedness with humanity. We begin to gies of this principle may suggest we include shed our physical, practical, superficial identity brotherhood and sisterhood to not exclude the and evolve to a non-egoist, non-judgmental, feminine, allowing our language to be more unlimited being. Becoming a more expanded inclusive and possibly making it more politiversion of that divine spark of God that exists cally correct. In true support of equality, and within us all. We transform our lives from the looking towards an androgynous term, that tarnished emotions of the past with love and focuses on the intention to expand and not to spiritual wisdom. Free will, gives us the liberexclude, I suggest we use Unity of Mankind. ty to choose to be more giving, more loving, accepting, compassionate and charitable to The 2nd principle reveals our service to God all people. We as spiritualist consciously work and is demonstrated by our deeds and humtowards peace and harmony in our lives for the bleness to assist and support humanity. We do benefit of all mankind. this by creating a very strong bond of community in all areas of our life and working togeth- When we truly value, that we are members of er for a common universal goal of oneness. a universal family in essence, connected as The 2nd Principle embraces the concept that a collective consciousness and the spark of we are connected as a collective, as a whole God that is present in each and every one of not just to our immediate familiar associations us then the power of the 2nd principle Brothbut to everyone. erhood of man will dispel community rivalry, eliminate national warfare . If we exercise a belief of equality in our universal family, we could change the way we see separateness and bring an integrated valuable contribution of brotherhood to humanity, an all binding oneness.
It can be said that it is through our path of service that we evolve. When we share this journey with many people from different back grounds, beliefs, stories and experiences then we experience the reward of wisdom. Through the principle of brotherhood we serve to help others, in doing so we receive the teachings of growth, charity, compassion and what it is to surrender to an all-encompassing loving divine presence, in our lives. Brotherhood equals unity and community. It relies solely on our relationships which each other. Brotherhood acknowledges the universe as a community of souls, consciously expanding their awareness, working towards a harmonious oneness of love, respect and peace for all.
Katherine Harris is available for readings, platform or church servies. You can contact her on: 0414772054 katherineharris1046@yahoo.com.au
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