You Are a Medium: Discover Your Natural Abilities to Communicate With the Other Side (6 page)

“Why are you leaping and jumping through space? Am I sup-

posed to be learning something from this?”

His answer came in a wave of energy. Like the river and wind

from my young days on the Mohawk Trail, I felt a soothing ripple

of energy move through me. He then sent me wave after wave of

gentle yet stimulating energy. I felt lulled into a hypnotic peaceful mood.

“This is what the spirit realm feels like” I heard him say. “I want to teach you how to move in these currents of vibration.”

I then felt my spirit lifted along an invisible current. It felt a bit like lying of a raft in the ocean. In this flow of energy vibration I was able to easily access and connect with nonphysical streams

of energy information. For a few months I practiced releasing my

spirit into these vibrant cosmic streams. As I did this I became

adept at learning how to find, retrieve and with Techyouwatchyu’s

guidance, interpret and understand the energy information that I

received.

Just as I was feeling more competent and enjoying this newly

acquired skill it abruptly changed. Another spirit guide made his

presence known and took me to my next level of development.

The Elder

The next spirit guide, that came forward to assist me in my emer-

gence as a medium, was the Elder. I first met him when I was a

teenager. I was in my basement sorting clothes and doing laundry

when I became overwhelmingly tired. I sat down on an old couch,

closed my eyes and felt as if I was being pulled inward. I couldn’t resist the inner force of energy. Somewhat like a dream that I had

no control over, a rush of energy swiftly moved me through an

inner space. Suddenly in my mind’s eye, the image of an older man

appeared. He was dressed in white and there was a golden glow sur-

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rounding him. With authority and kindness he spoke to me for sev-

eral minutes. Then abruptly, I was wide awake again. Even though

I could not remember what he said, I knew that it was significant.

This happened two other times. Each experience was similar. Pulled

inward by an incredible force, I heard him speak and then just as

abruptly I was again in a normal state of consciousness. Once I was out of this trance like state I could not remember what was said.

As I was meditating in my art studio several years after our last

encounter, his unmistakable presence suddenly reappeared in a soft

inner vision. Instead of being pulled inward, he gently spoke to me.

He told me his name was the Elder and that he was going to be

working with me. Even though I was a bit confused by his sudden

re-entry into my life, I wanted to know him better. After my enjoy-

able sessions with Techyouwatchyu I was ready for an entertaining

interaction. However what happened could not have been further

from what I expected.

Channeling

In preparation to communicate with the Elder, I went to my media-

tion spot. I began to breathe, calm my mind and get into a receptive state. However, I was jolted out of my relaxed state by an influx of energy entering my body. I was suddenly uncomfortable with my

posture. I realized that I was not sitting up straight. I lifted up my head, sat taller and stretched out a bit. My body felt tight and I was aware of myself in a new way. I felt confident and self-assured, feelings that at that time I was not used to. I was both detached and

at the same time accurately aware and sensitive. New perceptions

began to emerge. In a surprising insight I realized that being an artist might not be my purpose. I felt a fear of working with others

lurking in my mind and heart that I had not been aware of. Yet my

apprehensions now felt silly. Ready to more fully engage with oth-

ers, I felt a renewed sense of devotion to developing spiritually and as a medium.

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The Elder communicated in a no nonsense manner and insisted

on my full attention. But, he did not speak to me telepathically,

through images or through my intuiting energy information. In-

stead in a deep and calming voice he literally spoke through me.

At the time I did not know what was happening. Although I was

a bit unnerved, it was also an exhilarating experience. My curios-

ity compelled me to allow this interaction to continue to unfold. I now know that this is called channeling. Channeling differs from

psychic and medium communication. Instead of conversing with

a spirit being or receiving energy information, it felt as if the Elder was within me.

For several months a few times a week during my mediations,

the Elder’s energy would enter my consciousness energy field and

my body. He would then speak to me on various aspects of spiritu-

ality, the spirit realm and communication with the other side. He

asked me to tape record our conversations. I complied and session

after session he communicated to me in this manner.

Noble in his approach to psychic awareness and medium abili-

ties, he expected me to respect myself and honor my abilities. I was told to eat a healthy diet, get plenty of sleep and live a disciplined life. Given boundaries and guidelines as to how to approach the

spirit realm, I was shown how to share information and guidance

with my clients and help them to heal and spiritually evolve.

“It is an honor to work as an intermediary between realms. If

you do it correctly you will advance. If you do not, you will only

create confusion.” He told me.

The Elder was patient and his teachings wise and helpful. Yet,

the biggest gift that he gave me was his generosity in sharing his

energy with me. I felt purposeful and confident in his presence. At that time in my life, these kinds of feelings were not always com-monplace and I soaked in his kindness.

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Giving Readings with the Elder

Once the Elder came into my life, events rapidly started to evolve

and unfold. Although I was not advertising my services, I began to

have more requests for medium readings. When I sat down with

my first client since his arrival, I did not know what to expect. I closed my eyes and said a prayer to begin the session. Before I finished the prayer, I felt his energy enter my body and consciousness.

He announced himself to my client and to my surprise proceeded

to give her guidance and information. Surprisingly, she did not

seem unnerved or shaken by his presence and the obvious change

in my voice. Before long I was popular and busy. Just as with my

first client, the Elder continued to work with people through me.

His guidance was accurate, his sense of humor charming and his

confidence magnanimous. No one seemed alarmed or concerned

that this was a spirit that they were interacting with. Instead, this seemed to have the opposite effect. Talking to a client before a session one morning, she reminded me that she had come to hear

from the Elder and not me.

Within a few months however, I felt his presence begin to fade. I

no longer experienced his unmistakable robust energy guiding and

prodding for me to sit up straight and be confident. Then one day,

as I was starting a session, he was not present. He may have gone

deeper within me or into a higher dimension altogether. I was not

sure. There was no goodbye. We did not review our work together

and he did not pat me on the back and say “good job”. I continued

to give readings and a few times I called out to him for assistance.

He would be immediately present and helpful, but I knew that his

work with me for the time being was complete.

My “Accident”

I would like to tell you that with this boost of supernatural help.

I confidently went forward and pursued my psychic and medium

practice. But, this is not what happened. Instead I stubbornly re-

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sisted. I did a few sessions a week. However most of my effort and

energy remained devoted to being an artist. I still went to work

most days in my studio and lined up several art exhibits. While

being a medium was interesting I did not feel ready to fully commit to it as a profession. I continued to feel a cosmic push in this direction, but I did my best to deny and tune it out.

However despite my resistance, there was a different plan than

mine at work. One sunny morning while driving to a store to pick

up some supplies, my art career ended. I did not see the car to my

left, run the red light. Instead, I heard a large boom and felt the side door of my car crash against my arm. As I watched my metal fender

sail brilliantly through the sunlit sky, I realized that my car was air borne right alongside it. Yet, instead of fear I experienced a moment of surreal awakening.

I heard myself say. “Okay, I get it. I will be a medium.”

I knew that this was no accident. It was a clear message. Al-

though my car was totaled beyond repair, I sustained only minor

injuries. My shoulders, neck and upper back bore the worst of it.

Weaving and silk painting, my art of choice, required the continu-

ous use of my upper body, shoulders, back and arms. While I may

have eventually been able to do art for an hour or so, I could not

physically manage the long hours that were required to make a liv-

ing.

Earth School Lessons

As I lay on the couch recuperating and thumbing through a mag-

azine the first week after the accident, I came across an ad for a

program which trained and certified spiritual counselors. It was

starting in a couple of weeks in a town not far from me. I called the number and set up an interview. Within a week I was enrolled. If

I was going to be a professional medium I wanted to be prepared.

As I continued to recuperate and heal from my injuries, I had

a lot of time to think. It occurred to me that there was an impor-

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tant lesson in what had just happened. One that I recognized was

in my best interest to fully grasp. As I mulled over the recent events, I considered my work with the Elder. The instructions and advice

that he had me tape record now seemed more significant. As I went

through the tapes and notes from my earlier work with him, I came

across what I was looking for.

Several months previous to my accident, the Elder told me that

before our birth into this life our angels and spirit guides help us to design a life plan. We agree to experience specific earth school lessons which will promote our soul’s growth and evolution.

“Once you are in the physical life.” He said. “Your angels and

spirit guides watch over your progress and steer into those situa-

tions which will benefit your life plan. You will know when we are

in synch with your life plan when events and opportunities flow

smoothly. Things seem to fall into place. Even though not every-

thing always goes your way, you feel an inner assurance that you are on track. Despite the ups and downs of life, you know that you are

where you are meant to be.”

The Elder encouraged me to listen to these internal nudges and

persistent feelings. He told me that guides communicate through

the still, small voice within, through gut feelings and through synchronicity. These intuitive messages let us know when everything

is going to work out and when we may need to re-examine and

change the path we are on. Our spirit guides and angels fill us with courage and determination when we need to go forward and try to

steer us in another direction when we are detouring from our life

plan.

“Angels and guides communicate to you through either opening

or closing doors to opportunities and plans. If you are not on track with the lessons that you agreed to participate in previous to your birth, expect conditions to right themselves. Sometimes this happens in what appears to be random circumstance, loss or disrup-

tion.” He said.

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As reviewed his guidance it better sunk in. At the time that he

shared this with me I thought it was interesting, but I did not fully grasp its significance. I now realized the importance of listening

within and following our inner guidance. Of course, had he told

me that my car would go sailing through the air; I might have paid

more attention. I have since come to realize that when we fail to

listen to the signs and inner voice the message intensifies and hits us harder.

The Elder told me that our spirit guides and angels also com-

municate to us through our everyday experiences. Often these mes-

sages are subtle and appear to be luck and chance happenings. You

may have experienced this yourself. Have you ever had a day where

everything seems to fall into place? You readily drive through the

green lights, you impress your co-workers with a unique solution

to a problem and your family notices and thanks you for the little

things that you do to make their lives easier. Events and circum-

stances flow effortlessly. You are at the right place at the right time.

Then there are other days when you get stuck behind a bus and

miss the beginning of an important meeting, plans that you have