Deepening Spirit Connections
This is an exercise for all developing mediums who would like to improve their connections with the Spirit World and therefore the evidence they are able to provide in messages / readings. For this exercise you will need to have a quiet place where you are able to sit without being interrupted and you will need a pen and piece of paper to write some information down.
It is also helpful for you to have at least one or more recipients either sitting nearby or whom are absent but aware that you will be making a connection for them to the Spirit World. You must always have their prior consent for this!
Once everything has been arranged, sit quietly (with your paper and pen close by for recording information). Then begin the process of 'sitting in the power' by allowing yourself to relax and connecting yourself to the natural rhythm of your breath so as to let out all stresses, worries and anxieties (including thoughts of failure in this exercise!!). From the centre of your stomach, your solar plexus, visualise or just feel the light of your own spirit, a bright golden light, flickering and then expanding, filling and blending with every cell in your body.
Sit in the energy of your spirit for a few moments and then feel the light expanding out of your body until you are surrounded by a wonderful ball of golden light, the light of your soul energy. Continue spreading your light outwards and upwards until you are in contact with the universal energy, up in the sky outdoors. As you then reach upwards further and further, you become aware of a pure white light inviting you to move closer and closer towards it.
As you approach the light, continue to expand your own spirit energy and ask for the energy of the Spirit World to come really close to you. You can work through your guide(s) if that is the way you are used to working or just ask directly for a Spirit communicator to come forward and impress information to your mind, a mind to mind and spirit to spirit contact.
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- Help me to understand your personality when you were on the earth. What traits did you have? How may other people have seen you?
- How did you pass to Spirit? What was your experience and how was your life just prior to 'going home'?
- Tell me about members of your family or close friends. What was the structure of your family? How did you spend your time with family and friends?
- What sort of work did you do? Where was your work (type of place and location)?
- Ask for important dates: birthdays, anniversaries and passings and you can also ask for names of people, road names and towns etc once you have built up a strong bond with your Spirit communicator in the same way as you may build up a friendship with someone.
Once you have some good evidence written down, ask for the message for your recipient. Bear in mind that you are more likely to to given a message for your recipient that has been highlighted in some way by your communicator's experiences or personality traits, as they often want to give the benefit of their experience and how they can help you improve your life experiences. They may just want to say they love you, but in my experience, they are more likely to want to share in your life and give some guidance or reassurance about things that are happening currently around their loved one's life / lives.
If you find it difficult to structure messages from the Spirit World so that you are able to get as much information as possible, allowing the evidence and message to flow, you may find the following anagram helpful so you are able focus more clearly on what you are asking Spirit for:
C = Connection to Spirit (process of connecting your spirit with the Spirit
world)
L = Link with communicator (build up the energy to strengthen your link)
E = Essence of Communicator (get to know the person you are
communicating with, personality, likes etc)
V = Validate information received (provide details of communicator's life)
E = Evidence of 'survival' (information about recipients current life)
R = Round-up message (provide the message Spirit want to give and
finish off the contact, saying 'goodbyes' etc)
This has certainly helped (and continues to help!) in my own development with the Spirit World and my mediumship. I hope it helps you too! In a way, you are a journalist for Spirit, helping to create and relay life stories of those that have passed to prove survival and keep family connections 'alive'.
Once you have written all the information down and have finished your communication, always thank your communicator (and your guides if they have been involved). It is important then (especially when you are early in your development) to 'close down' your link with the Spirit World, and you can do this in various ways including, going back through the original connection process until you have disconnected to the white light and are back in the here and now, 'switching off' a light in your mind or visualising a door closing that connects you with the Spirit World.
Always be responsible when working with Spirit energy and in giving messages to people. Remember that whatever you say may have a significant effect on someone's life. If you are unsure about anything, always contact an approved teacher / spiritual centre for support, advice and guidance.
I hope this exercise will help you, feel free to contact me with any queries or questions.
Love and light
Shelley xx
© Shelley Lamprell-Josephs - July 2012
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Two Exercises in Mediumship
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Practical Psychic / Mediumistic Exercises for Development
1. Using Objects (jewellery, watch etc) or Photos for Psychometry Readings
You can do this exercise either with someone sitting in front of you or by asking someone to give you a photo or piece of jewellery that you can work with alone, writing down any information you get.
When working with energies, psychic or mediumistic, it is important for you to be able to expand your own power and connect that power to either the living energy of your 'sitter' or the energy of the Spirit Communicator.
Quick Connection Exercise
Sitting somewhere you can remain undisturbed, relax and close your eyes. Visualise a bright golden light around yourself, so that you are protected and are able to build up personal boundaries with the spirit energies.
As with 'sitting in the power', take you awareness to you natural breathing rhythm and with each in and out breath, feel your own energy expanding and growing, expanding and growing.
Working psychically (with your 'sitter's' energy), imagine a pure golden thread or cord of light stretching from the centre of your stomach area, known as the SOLAR PLEXUS, reaching out to the energy of your 'sitter'.
(If you are working with just an object or photograph, without a person sitting in front of you, visualise your energy connecting to the object or person in the picture.)
Sitting in your power for a few moments, you are connecting to your own higher spirit energy and your Spirit Guide(s) to receive the information you are asking for:
Bring your awareness back to the here and now once you feel you are connected to the energies and either start speaking, giving the information you are getting or write down anything you are receiving. You may find it helpful to think about some of these questions / areas to help you achieve better detail in your sittings:
1. Who are you working with, personality, emotions (how they are feeling)?
2. Close family, partner, friend relationships that may be part of your 'sitter's' life - both in the past and present.
3. Is there any studying taking place, if so, what?
4. Working life?
5. Life experiences - good and bad (be careful not to be over personal or unprofessional with this information)
6. Health experiences both past and present - IT IS NOT YOUR ROLE TO GIVE ANY DIAGNOSES TO ANYONE
7. Where does your 'sitter' live and are there other places that are important to them?
8. Is there any specific details about the object / photo you are holding?
9. What is the 'sitter's' home like - can you describe parts of the inside or outside of them or their family's homes?
10. Hobbies, holidays / travel etc?
It is EXTREMELY important that when doing any type of psychic or mediumistic work, you take it seriously, do it properly, get permission from the person you are 'reading' and are aware of your PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY as a psychic/medium, therefore being very careful about the information you are giving out.
This is because many people rely on the words of psychics / mediums and so often take them to heart. If you are a student psychic medium, make sure you make that clear before giving any type of 'reading'.
I welcome any feedback / experiences you have when using this exercise or any questions you may have.
Best wishes
Shelley x
© Shelley Lamprell-Josephs - Nov 2011
