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Two Worlds Are One
The editor’s column has a distinctly
Royal Family flavour, but Tony
Ortzen also discloses that politician
Nicola Sturgeon’s sister is a
medium
Hong Kong’s youth
turns to crystals and
counselling
Following the Chinese takeover
of Hong Kong, New Age shops are
now serving the needs of a new
client base
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‘Dead’ singer’s wife
feels his presence
Priscilla Presley describes how
she is aware of her “dead” husband
Elvis in his home
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Famous actor finds
blessed relief through
meditation
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Bookshop celebrates
its centenary
The family-run world-famous
Atlantis Bookshop was established
100 years ago this month
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TV presenter ‘saw’
woman fall into river
Fearne Cotton foresaw a woman in
a wheelchair topple into the River
Thames
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Leading zoologist was
sacked for believing
in Nessie
Grasp the nettle and
forage for food
Medical herbalist Jo Dunbar
believes “we have lost our
connection with the magic of
nature”
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Sudoku competition
This month we have five copies
of Toni Puhle and Steven Bright’s
new deck, Rainbow Kipper cards,
as prizes
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Five top tips for
modern-day mystics
Writer and radio presenter Natalie
Farrell provides mystics with her
top tips
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How to become
an Earth Angel
Sonja Grace tells how to help
others in their lives and the
qualities which are needed
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Medium frees
haunting entity
Ann Green recounts the
paranormal activity she and her
family experienced in a previous
home
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Spiritual art
Spirit artist Kate Hayes from
Galway, Ireland, shares her striking
charcoal drawings
Scientists support
life after death
As usual, Graham Jennings answers
readers’ questions on three very
different topics
Earth ‘sends’ urgent
message for humanity
Medium Ceryn Rowntree highlights
a channelled communication from
Gaia to humans
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Pop star now tunes
into tarot cards
Recently released documents
reveal that a scientific officer lost
his job because he accepted the
Loch Ness monster’s reality
Medium walks
tall for charity
Clairvoyant Darren Hart organises
a sponsored walk to raise
money for a charity which raises
awareness of genetic disorders
Famed figures dictate
spirit-inspired books
Paul Cattermole, once of S Club 7,
now offers psychic services instead
of singing
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Coping when loved
ones pass on
Now living in Australia, British
spiritual healer Pippa Neve gives
valuable advice on dealing with
grief
An interview with Ioannis
Kontodinas of the Spiritualist
Society of Athens, which publishes
books from famous figures
Actor-director Sir Kenneth
Branagh says he has “benefitted
enormously” from meditation
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Phantom warns of fire
John West investigates ghostly
goings-on at Dover Castle
Song by Abba
sets the tone
Spiritualist minister David Hopkins
explores the part chance plays in
our lives
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Details of five new mind, body,
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BY TONY ORTZEN
By Royal command
HOW times change. Camilla, the Duchess
of Cornwall, was once one of the most
unpopular women in Britain, with the Queen,
it is said, vowing never to meet her.
But life ambles on. Hurts heal. Words
soften. Attitudes change. Forgiveness leads
to understanding, admiration and affection.
Happily married to Prince Charles, for
some years Camilla’s worked away with quiet
dignity, is now a much-valued member of the
Royal family and has a delightfully regal air
about her.
In a message marking the 70th anniversary
of her reign, the Queen said it was her
“sincere wish” that Camilla will be known as
Queen Consort when Charles becomes King.
Following the announcement, it seems
a good time to remind ourselves that the
Duchess has told of at least two psychic
experiences.
Camilla once revealed that she was so
unnerved by Prince Charles’ “haunted house”
that she could not set foot in it for years.
The property in question was Dumfries
House. The Prince renovated the building
in 2007 and opened the Palladian country
house in Ayrshire to the public a year later.
Camilla allowed an ITV documentary
team to follow her around for twelve months.
During the programme, she admitted that she
could not enter the property after sensing a
ghost inside.
“If you could have seen it when the Prince
first spotted it, you wouldn’t have believed it
was the same house,” said Camilla.
“It was so sad and unlived in, unloved
and neglected. And it had a really eerie
feel about it. There was definitely a ghost
without a shadow of a doubt.
“I remember the first time I walked up the
steps, got into the hall and thought, ‘I can’t
THE Duchess of Cornwall: “There was definitely a
ghost.” (Photo: José Cruz/ABr)
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WHEN the Duchess of Cornwall entered Dumfries House, she thought, “I can’t go any further” and “literally
froze.” (Photo: Gordon Brown)
go any further.’ I literally froze.
“If my hair could stand on end, it
would have done. I remember leaving and
thinking ‘I don’t want to come back here
again’ and didn’t for a few years.”
After the mansion was renovated,
Camilla walked in to find a “completely
new house.
“Whatever was there had disappeared.
The whole thing seemed to be smiling
again.”
Speaking about what one report
termed the “spookiness” of the property,
the Duchess said: “I love hearing clocks
striking together. We’ve got ten or eleven
grandfather clocks that were collected by
the Queen Mother.
“They are all supposed to strike at the
same time, but they never do. However
much you wind them, they’re always out of
sync.”
Dumfries House was “saved” by the
Prince after the building was put on the
market. A group convened by Charles
secured the property and its furniture for
£45 million, with £20 million personally
guaranteed by him.
Ghost changes TV channels
BEFORE marrying into the Royal family,
Camilla lived at Bolehyde Manor, a Grade II
listed house, which is located in Allington,
Wiltshire.
In a book on the Duchess, Royal
biographer Penny Junor says that the
property came with “a resident ghost.
“Camilla was typically unfazed. She
would joke about how she’d be sitting on
the sofa watching television, and the ghost
would come and sit beside her and change
the channels.
“She never saw it, but she could feel it
next to her, and she would laugh about how
she and the ghost always wanted to watch
different programmes.”
The Royal family has a long history
steeped in psychic experiences. It has
never been denied that the Queen Mother
sat with a medium on many occasions after
King George VI passed on.
However, what was denied, as it
caused a right Royal rumpus at the time,
was that she also consulted society
psychic Tom Corbett, even though he was
photographed leaving Clarence House,
where she lived.
Some years ago, I purchased a massive
666-page book, Counting One’s Blessings,
which is subtitled The selected letters of
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother.
Dated April 12, 1923, one is addressed
to D’Arcy Osborne, which I assume
refers to British diplomat Francis D’Arcy
Godolphin Osborne, the 12th Duke of Leeds
and a minister to the Holy See.
Writing at nearly midnight, Elizabeth
says, “I wish you would come in one
evening if you can and drink a cocktail and
exchange a few ideas on magic and politics
and Spiritualism and religion… and all the
terribly interesting things in this world.”
Back to the Queen, who is reported
to have felt the presence of John
Brown, Queen Victoria’s faithful ghillie,
throughout Balmoral.
Charles apparently experienced
unexplained sudden blasts of cold air
THE Queen gave permission for a former partner
of Princess Margaret to visit where her ashes are
stored. (Photo: David S. Paton)
during a stay in the 1980s at the Queen’s
private home, Sandringham House, in
Norfolk.
Windsor Castle, the oldest and largest
occupied castle in the world, is said to have
25 ghosts. They include Elizabeth I, whose
presence, say some, was felt by the Queen
and Princess Margaret.
Ashes to ashes…
ANOTHER member of the Royal family
who also frequently received a bad press
was the party-loving Princess Margaret,
who loved holidaying on the private island
of Mustique in the West Indies.
Indeed it was there that a scandal
erupted after she was photographed in
the sea with her then toyboy lover Roddy
Llewellyn.
Now a retired landscape gardener, in
what The Daily Mail called “an incredible
acknowledgement,” last month the Queen
allowed Roddy, who is now a knight after
inheriting a baronetcy, to visit where
Margaret’s ashes are stored.
Journalist Richard Eden said he could
disclose that Roddy, who had an eight-year
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PRINCESS MARGARET gave advice through a medium to Helena Bonham Carter, who portrayed her in
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affair with Margaret, was “granted special
permission to visit her final resting place
on the anniversary of her death.”
After the Princess passed on in 2002
at the age of 71, “her ashes were placed
in the tomb at St George’s Chapel to rest
alongside the remains of her parents,
George VI and Queen Elizabeth the Queen
Mother.”
The Queen is the only person who can
grant access to the Royal Family’s tomb.
Sir Roddy, who now lives in a village in
SW France, had apparently asked for
permission to do so.
“Going to Windsor was an enormously
important moment for me,” he told friends
at a reception following the Chelsea
funeral of conservationist John Rendall, at
which Roddy was an usher.
“After two years of having absolutely
nothing in my diary, I had two crucial dates
– to go to St George’s and to be at John’s
funeral.”
Sir Roddy described how “tiny” the
space was in the royal crypt, commenting:
“I don’t know how there will be space for
the Queen; there’s hardly any room next to
King George and the Queen Mother.”
He added it had been Margaret’s
express wish to be cremated, and that she
did not want to be interred at Frogmore,
which she viewed as too gloomy.
On the day of her funeral, Princess
Margaret’s body was driven from Windsor
Castle to Slough crematorium for a
municipal cremation.
“She was simply listed as ‘Number Eight’
at the crematorium,” said Sir Roddy. “Can
you imagine that!” exclaimed Sir Roddy.
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The Queen was said to be despairing
of Margaret’s “guttersnipe life,” but the
Princess refused to end the relationship.
Sir Roddy, whom Margaret once
referred to as “my last great love,”
remained on good terms with him after
their relationship ended and he married
someone else.
One of Princess Margaret’s closest
friends, Lady Anne Glenconner,
commented: “After Princess Margaret’s
funeral, the Queen said, ‘I’d just like to say,
Anne, it was rather difficult at moments,
but I thank you so much for introducing
Princess Margaret to Roddy because he
made her really happy’.”
By the way, it emerged a while ago
that Helena Bonham Carter consulted a
psychic, an astrologer and a graphologist
ahead of playing Princess Margaret in The
Crown.
The actress said she spoke to the
Princess, who gave her permission to
portray her in the Netflix series.
Ms Bonham Carter told the
Cheltenham Literary Festival: “When you
play someone who is real, you kind of want
their blessing.
“She said, ‘You’re better than the other
actress that they were thinking of’… She
was really good at complimenting you, but
putting you down at the same time.
“Then she said: ‘You have to brush up
and be more groomed and neater… Get
the smoking right’ by smoking in a very
particular way.
“Remember that the cigarette holder
was very much a weapon of expression as
it was for smoking.”
THE other night, I watched a fascinating
programme on Channel Five called
The Queen’s Guards: A Year in Service.
Featured were the Coldstream Guards,
which is the oldest regiment in the
British Army.
During the documentary, it emerged
that for ceremonial duties the soldiers
wear real bearskin hats, which made me
flinch.
The next day, Jack Maidment, the
Deputy Political Editor for MailOnline,
wrote:
“Animal rights campaigners, including
the PETA UK group, have long pushed for
the Ministry of Defence (MOD) to switch
to using man-made material instead of the
pelts of Canadian black bears.
“But the MOD announced in December
last year that faux fur did not meet its
performance requirements and real fur
would continue to be used.”
A leaked e-mail, obtained by LBC radio,
showed Boris Johnson was grilled by one
of his Uxbridge constituents on the matter.
Mr Maidment commented: “The
decision to stick with the real fur is
unlikely to have been well received by Mr
Johnson’s wife, Carrie, who is a passionate
environmentalist...
“PETA UK named Mrs Johnson as its
‘Person of the Year’ in 2020, describing her
as a ‘fearless force for good when it comes
to making the world a kinder place for
animals’.”
Three years ago Mrs Johnson tweeted:
“There is no excuse for trophy hunting.
I’ve heard all sorts of attempts to defend it
on tenuous conservation grounds. That’s
rubbish.”
The e-mail showed that Mr Johnson
was contacted by a constituent who
requested a meeting “to discuss the
Queen’s Guard’s use of bearskin for
their ceremonial caps.”
Sent in December 2021, the response
from Mr Johnson read: “As you may be
aware, the Ministry of Defence recently
conducted tests on a fake fur fabric
commissioned by People for the Ethical
Treatment of Animals as a potential
alternative to the existing bear pelts used
to make the Queen’s Guard’s ceremonial
caps.
“This material was assessed against
five requirements. As I understand it,
while it met the basic standard for water
absorption, it showed unacceptable rates
of water shedding and performed poorly
on visual assessment.
“Sadly, as the man-made fur did
not meet the standards required for a
ceremonial cap which is worn throughout
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CHANGING of the guard at Buckingham Palace. It has emerged that the hats worn by soldiers come from
real bearskin. (Photo: Mark Wordy on Flickr)
the year and in all weathers, the Ministry
of Defence has no plans at present to take
this man-made fabric forward. However, all
these matters are kept under review.”
PETA UK has argued there is “No reason
the MOD shouldn’t switch to the new
animal-friendly equivalent.”
The ceremonial headdress can only be
worn by foot soldiers in certain regiments,
including the Grenadier Guards, the
Coldstream Guards, the Scots Guards, the
Irish Guards and the Welsh Guards.
An Army spokesman said the bearskins
“are sourced from the by-product of a
necessary cull of black bears in Canada.
“The bearskins worn by the Guards
are part of our proud military history
and identity. There are no suitable
alternatives.”
However, PETA UK said it had found “no
evidence of any Canadian province running
– or having previously run – any official
black bear culling programmes.”
The decision to stick to using real
bearskin is not one which I will take my
hat off to and is enough to make one’s fur
fly.
admire is Scotland’s First Minister Nicola
Sturgeon, who doesn’t seem to duck, dive
and connive as much as the rest of them.
But guess what? It’s just emerged
that her sister is a medium. Writing on
thescottishsun.co.uk Stuart Patterson
reported that Ms Sturgeon’s sibling “has
launched a bizarre career as a psychic
Will Nicola stay schtum?
AS regular readers know, I have scant
respect for most politicians, a fair few of
whom are, if the Speaker of the House will
forgive me, barefaced liars.
However, one person whom I do
GILLIAN STURGEON: “Spiritualism is my fave.”
(Photo: Facebook)
medium.
“Gillian Sturgeon is flogging tarot
readings to her online fans for £12.00
a go. And she claims she’s been so
‘overwhelmed’ by the interest from folk,
both alive and dead, that she’s had to hire
someone to help her with admin.
“In a video clip, eccentric Gillian, 46,
even says sorry to anyone put off by her
boast that she gets messages from spirits.”
Gillian said: “I do understand it’s not
everyone’s cup of tea. I 100 per cent get
that.
“Just like religion isn’t my cup of tea. But
Spiritualism is my fave and I believe in it.
It’s got me through some dark times.
“For anyone who doesn’t believe in it
I apologise if I’ve offended you by talking
about it right now. But it is my belief and it
comforts so many people.”
Gillian, said the paper, “warns followers
that she doesn’t do tarot reading in the
‘conventional way’ and is taking tips from a
reality TV star.
“She launched a private page for the
sessions, with more than 930 members,
and started giving them away for free.”
Earlier this year, Gillian said, “Won’t
ever do as a business, but it’s good for
the soul to help share love and healing to
people.”
Now, said Mr Patterson, Gillian has
“changed her mind and says she has 40
bookings lined up from punters looking
to talk to the Other Side, although she’s
vowed to keep doing free weekly readings.
“She posted an ad looking for someone
to help her and offered them a fee as well
as commission on every booking taken.
“One emotional client said she was left
in tears when a loved one got in touch
through Gillian.
“But the First Minister’s little sis
claimed the readings sometimes go
haywire because she has so many dead folk
trying to talk to her.”
Of a recent event, Gillian said: “We had
another fabulous night with Spirit. We had
a busload of them coming in.
“It was quite strange. It was very
difficult for me to interpret a lot of the
stuff because they were just coming in fast
and furious.
“I couldn’t work it all out. I was being
given names and symbols and shapes.
People were saying ‘I understand that; I
understand that’.”
Whether Nicola will find her psychic
sister’s interest in Spiritualism a votewinner remains to be seen. I reckon she’ll
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Hong Kong’s youth turns to
crystals and counselling
MORE than two years have passed since pro-democracy protesters
clashed with police at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Thousands of students were arrested. Many are now imprisoned.
In the Hong Kong Free Press, Peter Lee
reported that New Age shops like We
Luv Tarot and Alma Crystal now find
themselves serving the needs of a new
client base of Hong Kongers.
Emma, a law student, who used an
assumed name to protect her identity,
told him that she could not sleep at night
after some of her friends were arrested for
chanting slogans on their graduation day.
Unable to open up about her feelings,
Emma turned to her black rutilated quartz,
a translucent crystal flecked with black
stripe-like inclusions.
“A few months earlier,” said Mr Lee,
“during a difficult romantic break-up,
Emma had started to buy crystal bracelets.
“In the New Age lexicon, every crystal
has a distinctive power; black rutilated
quartz is said to help remove negative
energy.”
Emma told him that wearing crystals
helped to lighten her mind and ease
anxiety. Though she “still had my friends
around, but for some reason I found myself
unable to open up to them.”
Instead, crystals helped Emma to
deal with the painful feelings that
the anniversary of the university
demonstrations brought up.
Phoebe Chan, co-owner of Alma Crystal,
a shop dealing in New Age jewellery,
told the paper that “When you cannot
find anything helpful, you start to try
‘superstitious’ things.”
Mr Lee said that shops offering
crystals, fortune telling and psychic and
healing services have long had a place
in Hong Kong life, but “these practices
were often stigmatised as superstitious.
Their traditional base was mainly older
grassroots people.”
Now Alma Crystal’s customers “include
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FLASHBACK to 2019 and protestors take to the
streets of Hong Kong with laser pointers. (Photo:
Studio Incendo on Flickr)
university-educated, middle class and
upscale professionals – and most are in
their twenties and thirties.
“In the last two years, Hong Kongers
have experienced an unprecedented social
movement, followed by dramatic political
changes and strict pandemic measures.
“To cope with the stress of living
through uncertain times, many young
people in Hong Kong are turning to New
Age practices and therapies.
“Boutiques specialising in crystals have
popped up in trendy shopping areas such
as Mongkok and Tsim Sha Tsui, as well as
online.”
The paper said it was the icy-blue, pearllike translucence of moonstones that first
attracted Emma. They also drew Phoebe
Chan into opening a shop with her partner
Hugo Tang.
The couple started with an online outlet
in November 2020 and expanded into a
small shop in just eight months.
“Young women going through difficult
times are particularly attracted to a belief
in the power of crystals,” said Phoebe, who
explained that during an unhappy period of
her life, she put on a moonstone bracelet
and the effect was dramatic.
“I felt so peaceful,” Phoebe added. “I was
very calm, rid of distracting thoughts and
felt comfortable.”
She realised that “crystal buyers are in
dire need of heart to heart conversation,”
so decided her own shop would provide
just that.
Peter Lee commented: “Chan and Tang’s
shop is a brightly lit space with a counter in
the centre arrayed with shimmering crystal
bracelets, all carefully sorted by colour.
“Shelves line the walls, displaying still
more crystals and accessories. Customers
typically walk around first, browsing the
collection. But then many will take a seat
at the counter and begin revealing their
secrets, worries, hopes and fears to two
complete strangers.”
Usually first-timers will not share much,
Phoebe explained, “but when they come
around for the second time, they will be
willing to talk.
“I want to offer a feeling that I
understand my customer’s needs and
provide them with aid.”
Rachel Kwan and Sai Kwok’s customary
greeting to customers who come to
their fortune-telling We Luv Tarot shop
is a statement of reassurance: “This is a
safe haven where you can come and say
anything. Nothing will leak out. No trouble
will follow.”
Pointing to a tissue box next to the
counter, Rachel said some customers
“immediately start crying when they sit
down.
“What we do is to provide a space
for everyone to dump the weight off
their minds and carry on with their own
journey.”
The partners, said Mr Lee, started an
online business in 2014 and “now operate
a shop in a commercial building in Tsim Sha
Tsui.
“As pungent white sage incense and
soothing music fill the air, Kwan invites
clients to relax and talk about their troubles.”
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Rachel said that some customers “may
have kept a secret for nearly twenty years
and not found an outlet.
“We will help them sort out their
feelings, figure out what they should do
and how they can perceive things.”
Co-owner Sai Kwok commented: “We
are here to help people. We will for sure
send them to qualified services if things are
beyond our control.”
Phoebe Chan added that she does
not think her crystal business competes
with professional therapy, but provides
a support buffer for people in emotional
crises facing long queues for help in the
public health system.
“But affordable public counselling
services will not be available until 2023,”
she explained. Crystals could “help them
to be happier and more positive at the
moment.”
Rachel Kwan insisted that New Age
therapies have educational as well as
healing benefits, and that a tarot reading
CUSTOMERS are offered a “safe haven” at We Luv
Tarot. (Photo: Facebook)
or using crystals can act as a starting point
for young people to understand and get in
touch with their inner emotions.
She said that the goal is to help clients
begin to explore “the best solutions for
themselves.”
The proprietors of both shops are
protective of their clients and will not
reveal their identities or the content of
their conversations.
When Peter Lee interviewed Emma, she
was in the middle of a difficult time, with
university exams and upsetting news from
friends in prison. However, she was able to
take care of herself without the need for
her crystal bracelets.
“I have slowly returned to normal
life,” said Emma “and found more ways to
deal with my emotions by socialising and
opening up with my friends.
“With or without crystals, as long as you
have a healthy mind, you can achieve what
you want.”
Peter Lee said that since June 2019,
“over 10,000 Hong Kongers have been
arrested and nearly 2,700 charged in
relation to the pro-democracy protests.
Many are now imprisoned.
“Students account for about 40 per cent
of those arrested. Established New Age
shops like We Luv Tarot and Alma Crystal
now find themselves serving the needs of
a new client base of Hong Kongers in need
of safe, trusted spaces where they can talk
about their problems.” n
‘Dead’ singer’s wife feels his presence
ELVIS PRESLEY, the “King of rock ‘n’ roll,” passed on decades ago,
but his wife Priscilla still feels her husband’s “presence” every time
she visits Graceland, their former home.
According to the Daily Star’s Deputy
News Editor Andrew Jameson, Priscilla
“says there’s an eerie silence at the late
star’s estate in Memphis, Tennessee, which
is when she recalls vivid memories of the
legendary singer.”
Priscilla hosted a birthday celebration
at the mansion in January to mark what
would have been Elvis’ 87th birthday.
“Y’know, it’s 45 years since his passing
and I still can’t believe it,” she said. “I still
think he’s here. I still feel him here.”
Elvis purchased the 13.8 acre estate
in 1957. The shrine-like home is still
decorated in the outlandish style enjoyed
by “The King.”
“I go in Graceland and I feel his spirit,”
Priscilla added. “It’s God’s honest truth. I
know he’s living there! He’s there, trust me.
It’s very reverent when you walk in. You
just become silent.”
The couple were married from 1967
to 1973. After Elvis passed on, Priscilla
vowed to keep his memory alive for his
millions of fans, as well as for herself and
their daughter Lisa Marie.
“There is no way that Elvis Presley’s
legend, his legacy, will ever leave my heart,”
she said. “I don’t want it to leave others’
hearts either.
“Elvis was born to be who he was. He
loved entertaining; he loved people. I
want generation after generation to know
who he was, what he represented and the
human being that he was.”
Whenever Priscilla visits the mansion,
she sees Elvis “walking down the staircase,
remembering all the memories we had
and shared and lived. They trigger off. It’s
almost like I never left, they are so vivid.”
After Priscilla’s son Ben Keough passed
on in 2020, she was so badly disturbed by
paranormal activity at her home in Beverly
Hills, California, that she fled back to
Graceland.
“Immediately after the devastating
tragedy, Priscilla began seeing apparitions
and heard loud banging noises, starting
around 2.00 am or 3.00 am every morning,”
said the Globe newspaper.
When Ben’s apparition first appeared
to Priscilla, she was “spooked,” but calmed
down when he assured her that he was all
right and with his Grandad Elvis.
A source close to the family said: “One
morning, she was startled to hear voices.
Priscilla was shocked to see the ghosts of
Ben and Elvis, along with the figure of a
large woman in between them, which she
was convinced was Elvis’ beloved mom,
Gladys.”
Ben, who took his own life at the age
of 27, is buried in the tranquil Meditation
Garden on the estate, alongside the graves
of Elvis, his mother Gladys, father Vernon
and paternal grandmother Minnie Mae.
Moving back to Graceland, “seeing”
Elvis regularly gave Priscilla comfort.
ELVIS PRESLEY’S wife said she felt his spirit
presence at his former home.
(Photo: Rossano aka Bud Care)
“I can hear laughter,” she said. “I can
hear music playing in the music room. It’s
a very surreal feeling. But it’s not scary. It’s
beautiful.”
The ground floor and basement rooms
of the Graceland mansion are open to the
public. Private rooms upstairs, including
the bedroom in which Elvis passed on,
remain off limits.
There is also a museum housing Elvis’
music awards, stage outfits and cars. It is
estimated that his records have sold over
a billion copies worldwide, more than
anyone else in the industry’s history. The
singer passed on in August 1977 at the age
of 42. n
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Famous actor finds blessed
relief through meditation
BRIAN BLESSED, OBE – still famed for his role in BBC1’s police
series Z Cars – and actor-director Sir Kenneth Branagh, who is
tipped for award-winning success for his new autobiographical film
Belfast, have revealed their shared habit of meditation.
“We couldn’t be more opposite,” said
Sir Kenneth, “but Brian introduced me to
a meditation from which I’ve benefitted
enormously.”
Emma Wilson, Showbiz Reporter for the
Daily Mirror, wrote that Sir Kenneth, 61,
has been going for walks and meditating
with Brian once a week for almost four
decades, and said it helps him cope with
the stresses of Hollywood.
“Brian’s had a big impact on what you
might call my spiritual growth,” said Sir
Kenneth. “He is this loud-voiced, largerthan-life figure, but I also know him as
a very deep, very quiet, intelligent and
cultured man.”
The actors met in 1989 when Brian was
cast in Sir Kenneth’s adaptation of William
Shakespeare’s play Henry V.
“It’s a father-son relationship,” said
Brian. “He’s the father and I’m the son!”
Now 85, Brian previously commented that
he is a loner and described Sir Kenneth as
his only friend.
Many people remember Brian’s role as
Prince Vultan in the film Flash Gordon, and
his mighty announcement “Gordon’s alive!”
which makes good use of his booming tone.
More recently, Brian was hired by the
children’s meditation app Moshi and reads
a calming story about Brian the Booming
Moshling, who journeys to the moon and
back in an effort to find a way to calm his
loud voice. In private, he believes that Sir
Kenneth thinks he’s the “quietest man” he
HERE Brian Blessed is seen as Prince
Vultan in the film “Flash Gordon.”
(Photo: Universal Pictures)
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has ever met.
Sir Kenneth previously told Crystal G.
Martin of Oprah.com how he asked Brian
for help during one of the most turbulent
times in his career. In 2001, his mother
fell ill and he had a “gaggle of obligations”
bogging him down.
At that point, Sir Kenneth was directing
a play in London’s West End, acting as Prof
Gilderoy Lockhart in the film adaptation
of J. K. Rowling’s book, Harry Potter and the
Chamber of Secrets, and writing a script.
“My work, especially directing, is often
about crisis management,” he said, “but
during those days, none of my problemsolving attempts were working because I
was permanently preoccupied.
“My mind was always spinning and
I couldn’t stop it. I wasn’t having a
breakdown, but was undeniably stuck.
“One day I called my great friend, Brian,
whom I’d known for many, many years,
and we went on a long walk with our dogs.
He’d always been a listening ear in difficult
times and I told him how I’d been feeling.”
When they got back home, Brian told
him: “Look, you need a break. I’m going to
make sure you get it twice a day.”
Brian invited him to meet with his
meditation group, but Sir Kenneth’s first
reaction was “I haven’t got time to muck
around with this. I’m working!”
Brian was persistent. Later that week,
Sir Kenneth found himself at the meeting,
but “was sceptical, thinking his friends
SIR KENNETH BRANAGH: “Meditation changed my
view of the world.” (Photo: Melinda Seckington)
might be cultish or strange.
“But they were all regular people who,
like me, just wanted to find some quiet in
their lives.”
One of the leaders gave Sir Kenneth
a mantra – a word he was to repeat to
himself over and over during meditation.
“I could never say it aloud or share it,” he
explained. “The leader then told me to close
my eyes for half an hour and focus on the
mantra.
“I immediately found meditating
maddening. It was silly, pointless, a waste
of time, but towards the end of the 30
minutes, for a brief moment I experienced
simple, weightless happiness. I wasn’t
thinking about anything at all. The mental
chatter had disappeared.”
Afterwards, Sir Kenneth felt as if he
had just returned from a holiday, “and with
that my life changed forever because I had
found a way to still my mind.” For the past
decade, he has meditated for 30 minutes
twice a day.
Though Sir Kenneth finds meditation “as
difficult as ever,” it has “changed my view of
the world. I’ve learned to acknowledge my
problems and then let them go.
“Thanks to that ability to release them, I
understand that frustration is just a passing
feeling; I don’t identify with it.
“My mind no longer gets congested
because each morning and night I start
fresh again. I shut off all the noise and
thoughts, and listen only to my instinct
– that inner voice that, if we just give it a
chance, will speak to all of us.”
Belfast, which chronicles the life of a
working class family during the tumult
of the late 1960s in the Northern Ireland
capital, is based on Sir Kenneth’s own
childhood experiences. It is now on general
release in cinemas. n
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Bookshop celebrates
its centenary
Based in London’s attractive
Bloomsbury, this month the
Atlantis Bookshop celebrates its
centenary.
It is run by Geraldine Beskin
and her daughter Bali, who are
proud to be the second and third
generations of the same family to
own the shop.
In this interview, the first
point put to Geraldine was “Can
you give a potted history of the
shop?”
THE Atlantis Bookshop was started in
1922 by Paul Brunton, who went on to
travel the world and write In Search of
Secret India and In Search of Secret Egypt. As
he developed, he became a very famous –
and true – mystic.
Michael Houghton stayed behind, as
he identified his true calling was to be a
bookseller and the centre of his universe
was the Atlantis Bookshop.
Michael was a young Jewish immigrant
from the East End of London when he
“discovered” a love for books and the
spiritual side of life.
Like so many people interested in these
subjects before Harry Potter, he was
considered a bit weird by his family, but
maintained good contacts with them. He
had a nephew who was a greatly gifted
musician and a friend of Yehudi Menuhin,
the world famous violinist.
Michael found so many people who
were on the same wavelength as him in
bohemian Bloomsbury that his enthusiasm
soon led him to start the hub of ideas that
is the Atlantis Bookshop.
Even now, every day we still have the
pleasure of trying to sort out the secrets of
the universe with people.
Michael was always sweet to me and a
great friend of my father. We have a lovely
bust of him here in pride of place.
A poet and a publisher too, Michael
knew absolutely everyone on the occult
scene: Tolkien, Austin Spare, Aleister
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GERALDINE BESKIN (pictured right) and her daughter Bali are continuing the family tradition of running
the Atlantis Bookshop. (Photo: Instagram/etiennephotography)
Crowley, Dion Fortune, W. B. Yeats and
Lady Frieda Harris were among his friends.
We still have the big names visiting us,
but if they are famous we don’t talk about
them. However, as J. K. Rowling gave us
an acknowledgement in one of her books,
we can now admit that she has been to the
Atlantis Bookshop.
Are you the world’s oldest occult bookshop?
No. Watkins Books is older than us and
was backed by the Theosophical Society
until Mr Watkins died in the 1970s.
Michael Houghton was fiercely
independent in business and in his journey
through life.
We are very proud that we have never
had backers and the long role our family
has played in maintaining and enjoying
such a small but important business, which
is known and loved all over the world.
We were always the edgy shop, as we
sell all the Western mystery traditions
from alchemy to witchcraft and they did
not, so we are the world’s oldest truly
magical bookshop.
Do you plan celebrations to mark the shop’s
centenary?
Well, we had great plans which got
delayed during lockdowns, so now we are
dusting off our notes and firming things up
again. Watch this space.
How did your family first come to own the
shop?
Michael Houghton was highly psychic.
When my father went into the shop for
the first time, Michael was busy and said:
“Take a good look around, young man. You
will own the place one day.” And so it came
to pass.
I was here with my mother for years.
She passed in 1986. A year or so later, we
sold Atlantis to the former Psychic Press
Ltd, which produces Psychic News.
When the ownership of Psychic News
changed and the publication moved to
Essex, we purchased the shop and became
the owners once again in 2002. That really
is an example of life coming full circle.
By the way, we would love to meet
readers of Psychic News, which we stock, so
do pop in and visit us.
We’d also be delighted to help if you
are searching for a specific Spiritualist or
paranormal title, and are only a phone call
or e-mail away.
We have a large stock of secondhand
books that we are way behind in sorting
out, but we will always help if we can.
Rumour has it that Aleister Crowley used to
visit the premises. Is there any truth in this?
Indeed he did. Through our Neptune
Press, we have published various books of
his and he was a frequent visitor here.
As an expert on his works, how would you
summarise his teachings?
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Crowley appeals to the intellect like
nobody else. He is funny, preposterous and
deeply knowledgeable.
He is also a really enjoyable read,
although could sometimes have done with
a good editor. I think that going to the pub
with him would have been embarrassing
and memorably fabulous in equal measure.
Did he really deserve the title of “The
wickedest man in the world”?
We have the luxury of knowing so much
about him – and quite a lot of it was bad
back in the day.
If people are honest with themselves,
they have strayed a long way from the
Victorian moral life too.
Crowley was also very brave in writing
about his bisexuality, his mistakes and also
his triumphs. He couldn’t fit in anywhere
and then decided not to try.
Crowley was a brilliant
conversationalist, but could also be the
most tedious man for miles around.
Approximately how many books does the
shop have on sale?
I don’t know, as I’ve not actually
counted them, but it’s a probably a good
few thousand.
We often buy and sell secondhand
books, so have stock which is constantly
changing, including rare and hard to find
editions.
At the Atlantis, we offer all the latest
titles in our area, from hot-off-the press
books through to new, affordable modern
paperbacks.
What subjects do they cover?
All the Western mysteries – witchcraft,
Spiritualism, the tarot, astrology, the
Kabbalah, folklore, alchemy, moon magic,
herbs, voodoo, runes and Norse.
The design of books is so lovely now.
When I was a lass, we were lucky if there
was a drawing or two. Now every page is a
delight to read.
What's the rarest book you've ever
purchased for the shop?
Things become rare over time. Even
some zines (small-circulation selfpublished works) from the 1970s and
‘80s are now incredibly hard to find. Some
collectors have been thrilled to discover
that we had them.
Fashions change, so be careful of buying
what everyone else is. Just because a
publication is a limited edition doesn’t
mean it’s worth a fortune and you could be
stuck with it when you need to sell it.
Likewise, what's the most expensive book
you've ever sold?
An expensive book was a first edition
of Manly P. Hall’s Secret Teachings of All
AMONGST famous faces to have visited the Atlantis Bookshop is J. K. Rowling, the creator of Harry Potter.
Ages. He was a Canadian author, lecturer,
astrologer and mystic.
It is the largest and heaviest book
we have ever sold. It is about two feet
by eighteen inches and weighs several
pounds or several kilos. It’s almost
impossible to lift.
I bought a copy and sold it two hours
later. Two years after that the purchaser
sold it back to us. Two hours later I sold it
again. Weird!
What’s the oldest book you have had on
sale?
We’ve sold fifteenth-century books
with clasps and vellum covers. They are
never going to be read as they are in Latin
and usually Bible-based, but they look and
smell fabulous.
When leafing through books, do you ever
find items like old stamps, postcards, letters,
etc?
Yes, though people are a lot cleaner
with their books now and far fewer of
them are smoke damaged, as these days
less people smoke.
We used to find much more than we do
now, but I once discovered a bacon rind
being used as a bookmark. Disgusting!
Earlier on, I found a copy of an Official
Secrets declaration that someone left in
a book. My lips are sealed in case I get
carted off to the Tower...
Do you send books to many parts of the
world? Can you name some of the countries?
We sell to customers in all the usual
places – Europe, Australia, New Zealand
and the States. We are firm e-mail friends
with folk we’ve never met or who we met
when they have been in the UK on their
holidays.
Your website says you have customers as far
away as the North and South Poles.
Yes, that’s correct. They’ve never met,
but are aware of each other. It just shows
that when someone comes into Atlantis,
they really are from all walks of life and
places far and near.
Do you receive visitors from all over the
world?
Yes again. If customers can’t speak
English, we can make ourselves
understood by smiles and body language.
In most circumstances we can get a
customer married up with the right books.
Translations from apps are really useful
too.
What else does the shop sell apart from
books?
Tarot and oracle cards, bells, candles
and silver jewellery. The only crystal we
sell is obsidian, as Dr John Dee used it for
his scrying. It is marvellous for earthing
people and steadying their nerves.
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But take care you who you lend them to, as
they may not be returned!
Lastly, the words printed in a physical
book seem to have much more authority
than titles read on screen. There’s a
permanence about a printed book which
ebooks lack.
THE bookshop sells titles on a range of subjects from the paranormal to other esoteric topics.
Have you had any paranormal experiences
on the premises?
Oh yes. Sometimes I smell roses or
other sweet aromas. I’m not as psychic as I
sometimes think though, as once a sudden
smell was a man in the street smoking a
cigar.
For some reason I’ve forgotten, we
decided to have a dinner party here one
night.
We have windows at the back of the
shop that we’ve since covered over, as we
needed the shelf space. The window sills
had vases of flowers on them.
One of the vases lifted itself off the
sill, moved about two feet away from the
window, hung in the air until we had all
seen it, then gently lowered itself to the
ground without spilling a drop of water.
The bookshop is in Central London and
literally minutes away from the British
Museum. Are the overheads, such as business
rates, extremely high?
Of course they are, but we can’t
complain as loudly or frequently as I used
to, as during lockdown the council, which
owns the premises, let us off a quarter’s
rent and gave us a grant.
These days, books are readily available to
download on the internet. How can you
compete with this?
We pride ourselves on treating
everyone as an individual and in the same
way we would like to be treated.
We help in various ways and can
recommend our stock because Bali and I
chose it from the many, many titles which
are being published now that the esoteric
world is so trendy.
We have good relationships with a lot of
publishers and know many of the authors,
which also helps.
One of the ways to success is to trust
your feeling for something. The luxury of
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choosing a book yourself is far better than
relying on a review.
Many titles are available on the
internet, but you really cannot beat the
wonderful feeling of sitting down in a
comfy chair or at the kitchen table and
reading a physical printed book.
Reading via a PC or mobile phone, etc, is
OK, but tiring on the eyes. To settle down
and enjoy the sheer delight of holding a
proper book and turning paper pages is, if
you’ll excuse the pun, a real joy in my book.
I do enjoy a good murder mystery on
my Kindle, but don’t tell anyone! However,
there is something wonderfully tactile
about a printed book, which you just
cannot achieve with an ebook.
Décor-wise, bookshelves packed with
interesting titles add colour and interest
to a room. Invite friends round and I can
guarantee that most people will make a
beeline for them.
The books people read and keep give
so many clues about what someone’s like,
their beliefs, interests and outlook on life.
The Atlantis Bookshop once featured in a
film. Can you give further details about this?
Way back in the 1970s, a friend of
someone who worked for us wrote a film
called Gumshoe, which starred Albert
Finney.
He starred as a bingo-caller who, bored
with his mundane existence, takes out a
newspaper advert offering his services as a
private detective.
The Atlantis Bookshop was used as
a location. There is a scene where some
drugs are packed and sent to a Crowleytype figure.
We have shipped all sorts of strange
things from shoes to teddy bears for
people as well as their books, but obviously
never anything illegal.
Over the years, we have provided help,
expertise, props and locations for TV
shows, radio programmes, news items and
Hollywood productions as well as taking
part in interviews for TV, radio and print
media.
As well as selling books, do you organise
other events?
We have held an enormous number
of book launches, art exhibitions, author
events and workshops.
We will be doing them again soon. The
best way to hear about them is to join our
mailing list.
Do you believe in life after death? If so,
what's convinced you?
I very much do believe in life after death
and trained as a medium, so I could know
when Spirit is around and wanting to work
through me. I don’t work as a medium, but
it often kicks in when I am trying to assist
someone.
Friends and loved ones have visited
me often so it would be silly to try and
even think they aren’t all with us still. Our
bodies may wear out like a pair of comfy
shoes, but we continue.
n The Atlantis Bookshop is at 49a Museum
Street, London WC1A 1LY. Tel: 020-7405
2120. Opening hours are Monday-Saturday
from 10.30 am-6.00 pm.
For further details, please visit
theatlantisbookshop.com E-mail
atlantis@theatlantisbookshop.com
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Medium walks tall for charity
This month, medium Darren Hart tells his psychic story and begins by
describing how he and others raised £2,000 for a sponsored walk.
HARLIE-SKYES TOBITT was just four
months old when she passed on. Born in
the middle of the pandemic, Harlie-Skyes
spent the majority of her time in a hospital
bed.
After being diagnosed with several
genetic disorders, doctors were unable to
discover the exact condition which caused
her passing.
Shortly after this, her parents started a
charity to raise money for, and awareness
of, the genetic disorders which ended her
earthly life.
Elaine Gray, her mum, comes to my
centre. She has been a member for several
years, so I suggested a sponsored walk to
raise as much for the charity as possible.
We organised a walk between the
piers in Bognor Regis and Brighton, West
Sussex, and raised money in collection
buckets as we went.
Before the walk took place, it was
featured very favourably in the Bognor
Regis Observer.
How many people took part?
There were about fifteen altogether,
but only five finished. Thankfully, we were
blessed with a sunny, calm November day.
Did you get into training before the walk?
Yes. About two months beforehand,
most days I walked around five miles. I was
prepared for the walk, but it was a long
way. Altogether we walked 26 miles.
It was extremely demanding towards
the end of the day and our legs were really
tired. It took its toll on us mentally and
physically. From pier to pier felt more like
50 miles.
Did you have breaks on the way?
We stopped several times for
refreshments and comfort stops.
What was the first thing you did on reaching
home?
I had a long, hot bath and well-deserved
cup of tea. We were all very tired when we
got home.
The next day I felt exhausted. I had a
very lazy day to help with the pain and
cups of tea and biscuits.
We all suffered with sore feet and had
blisters on them. After walking such a long
way, our shoes were rubbing in several
places.
The next few days were spent resting
and putting Savlon antiseptic on my poor
feet. All told the walk took ten hours, but
it was worth every penny to raise funds for
the charity.
All the money we raised will be
put towards life-saving research and
supporting the families of children with
genetic disorders.
Let’s start at the very beginning. Where were
you born and when?
I was born in 1969 in Bognor Regis.
Were you raised in a Spiritualist household?
No. I was raised as a Roman Catholic
and went to a Catholic school. I have had
my beliefs in God and prayer since I was
little.
Where do you live now?
I still live a couple of miles from the
town where I was born and have never
moved from the area.
Can you describe your first psychic
experience?
This happened when I was about five
years old and I had an awareness of spirit
children playing in my bedroom.
At the time I didn’t really know they
were spirit children, as it felt normal to
connect and play with them.
ELAINE GRAY is seen cuddling her daughter HarlieSkyes in hospital.
What psychic gifts do you have?
I’m very lucky with my psychic gifts,
as my development has given me the
opportunity to work with all my clair
DARREN HART: “You just need love and sincerity.”
senses – clairvoyance, clairaudience,
clairsentience, claircognisance and
clairgustance.
I also use psychometry, which means
reading the energy from an item to
perceive information about its history or
ownership.
Lastly, I’m a trance medium working
very closely with the spirit world
and allowing for the voice of a spirit
communicator to channel through me to
bring a more personal communication with
the Other Side.
Where did you develop them?
This has been an interesting journey
for me, as my personal development came
from my life’s experience and journey.
My soul’s journey has inspired me to
develop my ability to communicate by
using my own sensitivity.
I developed all of my skills at the Arthur
Findlay College in Essex, which I have been
visiting for many years.
I’ve had the privilege of working with
some of the world’s finest teachers, who
gave me the opportunities to develop my
mediumship and psychic abilities.
Equally as important, they also gave me
knowledge about the scientific approach
to mediumship as well as learning of the
miracle of communication between the
two worlds.
Are you a full-time medium? If so, is it a
somewhat difficult way to make a living
financially?
Yes, I work full-time as a medium, as I
run the Barnham Spiritual Centre in West
Sussex and have done for many years.
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with the spirit world and working with
their innate psychic awareness.
We give people the opportunity to
unfold in a very loving and supportive
environment.
BARNHAM SPIRITUAL CENTRE meets at a local Community Hall where those attending find mediumship,
friendship and fellowship. (Photo: Facebook)
My level of work doesn’t stop at
mediumship, as I teach others to develop
their psychic gifts.
Some time ago, I opened the Darren
Hart School of Mediumship. This has
enabled me to teach and share my depth
of spirituality and knowledge with others
through various development circles and
psychic workshops.
I also demonstrate at other venues
around the south of England, organising my
own demonstrations, which have been very
successful.
The financial side of being a full-time
working medium is often very difficult and
certainly does not allow you to have that
much security. It’s not the life that people
often think it is.
It has taken me many years of no
financial support trying to establish my
mediumship, which is a passion of mine.
To this day it comes from a love of the
heart to work in mediumship and not for
financial gain, as you will wait forever for
that.
What jobs have you done in the past?
I’ve worked as an actor and was involved
in a television show as well as various films
with some well-known actors.
This helped me in building confidence in
working with people and certainly allowed
me to use my creative side.
I also had a removal company, which
was interesting. Again, it certainly gave
me a streetwise level of knowledge about
running a company and dealing with others
from all walks of life.
Why did you decide to open the Barnham
Spiritual Centre?
Centres are needed to help promote
spirituality and to become sanctuaries of
love and comfort for everybody.
A centre should be a place where people
feel wanted and provide a sense of support
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and security in their moments of need. The
Barnham Spiritual Centre was opened for
exactly these reasons.
Where does it meet and how often? How’s it
done in the last ten years?
We meet at Barnham Community Hall
every Monday for evenings of mediumship
as well as a monthly Divine service on the
first Sunday. Additionally, the centre also
offers private sittings and spiritual healing.
Over the last ten or eleven years, the
centre has grown immensely. We have
a good number of people coming every
week and continue to promote our reason
for being there, as it brings such comfort
to those who attend not only to witness
mediumship, but also enjoy the friendship
and fellowship of others.
You launched your school of mediumship in
the midst of the worst pandemic since the
Spanish flu epidemic over a century ago.
Wasn’t it a rather perilous time to establish a
new venture?
I believe that everything happens for a
reason. Opening the school of mediumship
gave people a reason to find their own
spirituality inside themselves.
Promoting a venture is all about
spirituality and allowing others to bring
their own beliefs and gifts into reality.
What better time to offer help and
guidance than during a pandemic when
so many people were feeling lost, lonely
and depressed by lockdowns and various
rules and regulations, which touched and
restricted all our lives?
At first, the school was held online due
to Covid. Thankfully, the centre is now
open again so people can visit physically
and not only via Zoom.
What kind of subjects do students study?
We teach students how to harness and
use their natural ability in communicating
Why do you think that the majority of
mediums are female?
There are a lot of female mediums, but
as we move forward in life the interest of
men working in mediumship has grown.
What you must remember is that
sensitivity plays a large part in mediumship.
Traditionally, men were taught to keep a
stiff upper lip and not show their emotions
or sensitivity. However, life has moved on.
Thankfully, these days we live in times
of equality and there is no shame, for
want of a better word, of men showing
their sensitive side in a range of different
situations.
No matter what their gender, a good
medium works with love, honesty,
compassion, understanding and sometimes
sympathy.
If you have love in your heart for others,
the honesty will bring the truth and the
compassion will deliver the voice of Spirit.
Likewise, if you believe in yourself and
take trust in Spirit, you can’t go wrong, as
we are only using our natural abilities.
I cannot stress enough that the language
of communication is love. A good medium
will never complicate matters.
A medium will use his or her own
personality and never try and be anyone
else. You just need love and sincerity, and
the rest will follow.
What brings you the most satisfaction about
being a medium?
My satisfaction about being a medium
is the benefits I can bring to others. It gives
me a great sense of quiet satisfaction when
I’ve communicated with a loved one in
Spirit and brought a moment of healing and
a feeling of purpose for the person who is
in front of me.
The comfort sitters experience lasts a
lifetime for them. So, too, can an evidential
message at a public demonstration of
mediumship. Touching someone’s heart
with messages from their loved ones is
what feeds my soul.
Do you think that Spiritualism still suffers
from an “Is there anyone there?” image? If so,
how can we counteract this?
I believe that in many ways Spiritualism
has moved forward and is slowly shedding
the “Is there anybody there?” image, which
was so often portrayed in films. However,
in some people’s eyes it is still all to do with
ghostly things.
Too many people think that we sit
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around in the dark with our hands on
a table and a flickering candle in the
background. As we know, this is not what
we do.
We must continue to educate people
about the spirit world and communication
with the Other Side, and that our loved
ones really are only a thought away.
I believe that if we also educate our
mediums more in their development, the
understanding of Spiritualism will deepen
and they can then pass this on and enrich
the lives of others.
We have to remember that Spiritualism
is growth of life. Our mediums are the
soldiers on the frontline.
If their knowledge of spirituality is
lacking, they cannot share this with other
people. In essence, mediums are ordinary
individuals, but with extraordinary gifts,
which are quite natural.
When a medium takes sufficient time to
develop and listen to the voice of the Spirit,
their soul is enriched and they can educate
others.
Lastly, what’s your philosophy of life?
To allow love and the power of God to
blend with the souls of those who need the
truth of eternal life. I would like to bring the
voice of the Spirit to the ears of all.
I believe that in a spiritual sense we all
connect as one. I would like to share my
knowledge and experience of the power of
spirituality, so that others can drink from
the same cup.
I always try and place the needs of
others first and would like to encourage
everyone to listen to their own soul for
the direction which is hidden in their own
wisdom.
n Please see advert on page 65 for details of
Barnham Spiritual Centre.
THE sponsored walk which ended at Brighton Pier was 26 miles, “but felt more like 50.”
(Photo: Eric Hossinger on Flickr)
TV presenter ‘saw’ woman fall into river
KNOWN to millions through television and radio, Fearne Cotton
has revealed that she knew in advance a woman was going to fall
into the River Thames.
Fearne, who launched a hugely
successful podcast called Happy Place, was
walking along the river in London when she
“sensed someone was about to fall in.”
The former Top of the Pops presenter
explained that a woman in a wheelchair
accidentally toppled into the water and
was hurriedly dragged out by her partner.
The story is revealed in Fearne’s new
book Bigger Than Us: The Power of Finding
Meaning in a Messy World.
“How on Earth had I picked up on
this event ten minutes before it had
even happened?” she asked. “There are
too many variables for it to have been a
coincidence.”
The broadcaster also admitted that she
talks to trees and objects, and recently
spoke to a straggly conifer seeking
permission before pruning it.
“I asked it if it was OK to proceed and
notified the tree it was in the name of
growth,” she said. “There was no direct
answer and one wasn’t really needed.
“It was more a moment of respect and
an attitude of humbleness to nature that I
had previously overlooked.”
Fearne’s affinity with the natural world
extended to the mighty Mount Kilimanjaro
in Tanzania, which she “spoke” to before
FEARNE COTTON: “I choose to stay in the
moment.” (Photo: Facebook)
climbing it in 2009 for the charity Comic
Relief.
“Standing at its base I felt tiny and I
knew I needed support from the mountain
for the climb,” she explained.
Now 40, Fearne found fame at an early
age and started her broadcasting career
at seventeen. She previously struggled
with the eating disorder bulimia and has
experienced anxiety attacks.
Recently she was grief-stricken by the
passing of her rescue cat Lula, a companion
of twenty years.
Discussing love, life and loss on her
podcast, looking back on the past, Fearne
commented:
“I might have been called every name
under the sun by strangers, been judged
from a place of assumption, felt pure panic
and a lack of safety being in the public eye,
but I do not need to carry that around with
me every day.
“Today I choose to stay in the moment
which is a feeling of gratitude for a lunch
break walk in the sun! What a joy.”
She concluded: “For those of you
tackling hard stuff at the moment I
send you love. From my own personal
experience and from the plethora of
individuals I’ve interviewed who have
often been to hell and back, I know you’ll
get through it.
“It might be sticky, painful and soul
destroying, but you will feel that sun on
your face again one day.
“I don’t want that to sound flippant or
whimsical or to be triggering; I just believe
it to be true.”
Fearne has written a series of self-help
books. In her latest, she states, “From
intuition and energy to manifesting,
ritual, prayer and signs, I have explored
positive ideas and simple exercises that are
available to every single one of us.” n
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Famed figures dictate
spirit-inspired books
Forget any bad weather in the UK, for we’re about to head off to
Greece and meet Ioannis Kontodinas of the Spiritualist Society of
Athens.
The first point put to him was: “The internet says: ‘Greece is officially
a secular state. However, its religious and social landscape is deeply
influenced by the Greek Orthodox Church.
“‘It is estimated that 98 per cent of the population identifies with
the Greek Orthodox Christian faith.’ What does the church teach on
mediumship and spirit communication?”
THE official position of the Church
today is against mediumship and spirit
communication because it associates them
with the negative side of Spiritualism and
there have been various frauds throughout
the years.
This is true for most religions, not
just Greek Orthodoxy. There are priests,
however, who believe and practice
Spiritualism individually outside the official
line of the Church.
It is also true that in the past,
concepts such as spirit communication
and reincarnation were essential in the
Christian religion, but were later removed
by Ecumenical Synods.
If you stopped ten people in the street, do
you think they would believe in life after
death and making contact with the “dead”?
Most people believe in survival after
death and contacting spirit beings. Our
religion primarily teaches about life after
death, so people find it natural to accept
that loved ones can contact them one way
or another.
For instance, it is common to hear
individuals talking about dreams they had
where a deceased person visited them,
sometimes to convey a message.
There are also other personal
experiences that people cannot
explain and often attribute them to the
paranormal or the spirit world.
Is there much coverage in the Greek media
about mediumship and the paranormal?
Not so much in mainstream Greek
media, but it appears on individual
websites and social media channels, etc.
There are magazines on metaphysics
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IOANNIS KONTODINAS: “Most people believe in
survival after death.”
and the paranormal, but the size of their
circulation is unclear. Media coverage is
still not widespread as in the UK.
When was the Spiritualist Society of Athens
founded?
It was established in 1972 as a nonprofit organisation with a charter that
contains its aims.
It was founded by a group of 30
people who realised the importance and
sacredness of the spirit messages which
had been received. However, meetings and
séances had been taking place since the
1950s.
Medium Georgios Pisanis received
spirit-inspired publications between the
years 1961 to 1979.
Of course, even though receiving these
texts has been completed, contact with the
spiritual world still provides guidance and
support.
What are the society’s main aims?
Briefly, these are the publication and
the worldwide spreading of the teachings
which were transmitted by the Highest
Authority in the spirit world.
We also hold regular meetings for
members to study and discuss these
teachings for the enlightenment and selfcultivation on the destiny of man.
Does the society have its own premises? If so,
can you describe them?
From member’s donations, we have
acquired our own independent space. It is
a ground floor of a building in the central
Athens area.
It contains a hall for meetings, an office,
auxiliary and storage space, and a small,
private courtyard. There is also space for
underground parking.
What kind of activities does the society
organise?
As mentioned before, there are weekly
meetings for members to study and discuss
the spirit-given texts. In addition, we
participate in book fairs and exhibitions,
mostly in Greece, but also abroad when
the opportunity occurs.
We also collaborate with various
bookshops and other spiritual centres
related to our philosophy and religion.
Additionally, we have donated our
translated publications to various
prestigious places such as the British
Library and the Library of Alexandria.
Do you work full-time for the society or do
you have another job?
I have a full-time position as a physics
teacher at a private school. Nobody
works for the society professionally; we
all contribute what we can on a voluntary
basis.
What’s your position within the society?
I am currently the President of the
Administrative Board.
What began your interest in Spiritualism?
It started at a very early age under the
influence of my parents. I still remember
being in elementary school and reading
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books about Spiritualism and the spirit
world, etc, that they brought home.
We had frequent discussions about
these subjects. For me to believe in
the existence of a spirit world and
reincarnation, etc, came naturally. Later
in life, I had personal experiences that
solidified these beliefs.
For a while, I lived in the southwestern
United States where I met people with
similar interests and took courses in
healing parallel to my studies.
Returning to Greece, I became
acquainted with a couple of mediums from
a Spiritualist circle and finally discovered
the Spiritualist Society of Athens and its
teachings.
Have you received good evidence through
mediums? If so, can you describe a couple of
examples?
I’ve had much evidence, mostly from
personal experience. For example, through
my parents, I knew a powerful medium of
a Spiritualist circle. They belonged to the
medium’s circle.
The medium had a very strong
connection with my deceased brother, and
we received many communications with
him. Things were said that the medium
could not have known. An impressive
event was the following.
One day, the medium visited us in our
summerhouse where my father had a pair
of binoculars. On that day, he dropped the
binoculars, which shuttered into pieces.
These were placed in a drawer. The
medium had a vision of my brother and
another entity working on them.
Some time later, the binoculars were
found intact in a drawer. This is just one
example of material evidence for those
who doubt such phenomena. I could go on
and on.
Nothing can be compared, though, to
the impact that the spirit teachings I’ve
already mentioned had on my spirit.
The society publishes books said to be from
various famous people such as Socrates, St
John the Baptist, Goethe and Newton. How
were these received?
As mentioned, all the communications
that constitute the teachings published
by the society were transmitted through
channelling by the Highest Authority to
Georgios Pisanis.
Apparently in full health, it is worth
mentioning that Mr Pisanis passed on right
after the teachings had ended. He received
the messages in a circle comprised of a few
people.
In the beginning, he used a ouija
board. Later on, Mr Pisanis wrote
down the messages as he was receiving
them. This method is explained in the
communications.
HERE is the entrance to the Spiritualist Society of Athens, which is based in the capital’s centre.
How is it possible to confirm the identities of
the famous people who communicated the
books?
Good question! To answer briefly, this is
done through faith and the impact that the
study of the texts has on our logic and the
reasoning part of our spirit.
I will try to be more specific, even
though it is hard to explain something
which is predominantly an esoteric
experience.
The study of these teachings reveals
and confirms not only the authenticity of
the source, but also the individuality of
each teacher.
There is a hierarchy in the structure of
the heavenly kingdom. Spirit teachers and
leaders hold certain positions, but also
have specialties.
For example, we published a
two-volume book on medicine and
communications transmitted by
Hippocrates and other heavenly doctors.
Others, like Socrates, have given
teachings of a more philosophical
nature, and still others about religion,
mathematics, astronomy, music, etc.
Sometimes they also talk about their
earthly life, but the main point here is the
individual revelation to the human spirit
which comes from the study of these texts.
I would like to end this answer with
a teaser: in the texts, readers will find
something really interesting about William
Shakespeare.
Are there many mediums in Greece?
There are many clairvoyants who
communicate details about personal
matters, such as work issues, love affairs,
good fortune, etc, but no more mediums of
higher teachings.
Likewise, are there many spiritual healers in
Greece?
There are a few, but it is hard to give an
exact number because generally they do
not advertise.
Are public demonstrations of mediumship
held in various parts of Greece, including on
some of the islands?
Probably not, but I really do not know.
Do you ever invite mediums from the UK and
other countries to work in Greece?
We do not invite mediums to work
in Greece. However, what I would like
to stress is that we have travelled to
London in particular, where we have been
contacting the main Spiritualist societies in
the UK for over 30 years.
One of our publications, Incorruptible
Discourses – The Echo, was transmitted
especially for a British audience.
Mention Greece to the average Briton, and
they imagine sunbathing on a golden beach
by a wonderfully blue sea with a bottle or
two of chilled Retsina at hand. What’s it like
living and working in Athens?
It is true that people think of Greece as
a holiday destination where they can relax,
enjoy the sea, the sun, the food, etc.
Athens is large and offers all the
pleasures of a modern city, but is also close
to the islands and the sea.
One is surrounded by ancient history
and can walk the streets where great
minds lived and taught. There are
monuments and places that constantly
remind us of the different phases of our
country’s civilisation from ancient Greece
to Christianity.
In a country with natural beauty and the
enjoyable moments of a modern life, there
comes a message for humanity to gradually
awaken from its lethargy of purely material
attractions to become more spiritually
based on the values of pure Spiritualism.
n For further details about the society,
please see advert on page 66.
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Pop star now tunes in to tarot cards
FORMER S Club 7 band member Paul Cattermole has tuned in to a
new career as a psychic and clairvoyant.
On the spiritual marketplace website
Ask the Answer Paul states, “I channel
messages from Spirit, Source, The Ether,
The Universe and beyond into the
multiverse.”
Paul, 44, found fame as a pop singer,
but quit S Club 7 in 2002. His stage career
ended in 2017 when he injured his back
during a tour of The Rocky Horror Show, in
which he played the dual roles of Eddie,
the victim of alien transvestite scientist
Dr Frank-N-Furter, and also hero Brad’s
teacher, Dr Scott.
The following year he was forced to
sell his BRIT music award on eBay to make
ends meet.
Last November, Paul created a YouTube
channel called Tarot me this, on which the
“Psychic wizard” gives collective general
tarot readings and predictions linked to
astrology.
He told Charlotte Oliver of Heat
magazine: “You have to connect with the
energies out there in the ether. Absolutely
nothing happens by coincidence. When you
think it’s a coincidence, it’s the universe
speaking.”
Paul revealed that he first picked up
tarot cards 22 years ago, but his skill only
came to fruition in 2020 after he enrolled
PAUL CATTERMOLE: “I channel messages from
Spirit.” (Photo: Facebook)
at The Spiritual Studio in London.
“When lockdown started, I started
thinking, ‘What can I do to help?’” he said.
“Lots of people need guidance, and tarot
gives that.”
Ms Oliver wrote: “According to Paul,
he’s always been hyper-intuitive. Before S
Club 7 found success, he says he just knew
they’d top the charts.
“But back then, it wasn’t something he
could switch off and on – and he was afraid
that ‘people might think I was crazy.’
“Then, ten years ago, he started
meditating, which he says unlocked the
door to a wealth of untapped knowledge.”
“It helped me know how to really get
there, sometimes in just two or three
breaths,” said Paul. “Through that, I was
able to start giving people information and
predictions.”
The Spiritual Studio says it offers
the UK’s only “Telephone Tarot Reading
Accredited and Approved Training” for
those who are “short on time, but need the
very best start to a new career as a psychic
telephone agent.”
The course taught Paul to read tarot
cards professionally, but he also learnt how
to tap into his psychic abilities, honing his
clairvoyance and psychometry.
Paul’s page on Ask the Answer carries
a five-star rating. He states: “I am well
equipped to give readings with just
intuition and channelling messages from
Spirit alone without any tools, but I can use
a variety of tools if requested (Angel cards,
crystals, dice, etc).
“I am very lucky to have the gift of
spiritual healing. It would be my pleasure
to give you spiritual guidance or just
straight up advice.
“My predictions can be incredibly
insightful. I have an innate sense of
what makes people tick. I can also offer
compassion, empathy and care for all sorts
of situations.” n
Leading zoologist was sacked for believing in Nessie
RECENTLY released documents by London’s Natural History
Museum have revealed that a leading zoologist was sacked for
believing in the Loch Ness monster.
Dr Denys Tucker served as a pilot in
the Second World War. In 1949, he joined
the museum as a scientific officer in the
department of zoology. Eight years later, he
became a principal scientific officer.
In 1960, when aged 39, he was sacked
for alleged insubordination, which, said
Daily Mail journalist Carlos Alba, “stunned
colleagues and sparked decades of
speculation over his beliefs about Loch
Ness.
“The newly uncovered documents, from
the museum’s board of trustees, reinforce
the view that his dismissal was down to his
belief in the creature rather than concerns
about his professional behaviour.
“The ignominy of the sacking ensured he
never worked again in a senior academic
post.”
Just months before, in New Scientist Dr
Tucker wrote of his belief in the monster,
which he maintained was a plesiosaur, a
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reptile thought to have been extinct for 70
million years. By then, thousands of people
claimed to have seen Nessie.
“The documents from the board of
trustees have now revealed the level
of paranoia among senior figures at the
museum who feared potential reputational
damage if it was perceived to be taking the
monster’s existence seriously,” Mr Alba
wrote.
A memo issued to staff by the board
in 1959 warned: “The trustees wish it to
be known that they do not approve of the
spending of official time or official leave on
the so-called Loch Ness Phenomenon.
“If, as a result of the activities of
members of the staff, the museum is
involved in undesirable publicity, [the
trustees] will be gravely displeased.”
The official reason for Dr Tucker’s
dismissal was given as “continued,
vexatious, insubordinate and generally
offensive conduct towards the museum’s
director and other senior staff.”
Records also reveal that Dr Tucker tried
to win funding from the Royal Society for
a scientific project, but he failed to get an
interview.
In a newspaper cutting from the time,
held in the museum’s archive, he is quoted
as saying:
“I put the project up to the Natural
History Museum. The museum does send
out expeditions to collect specimens. But
they didn’t like the idea of a Loch Ness
expedition at all.
“They refused me leave to lecture on
the subject. Since I was sacked, they have
banned me from the library.
“I had an international reputation as a
zoologist. Now I’m like a struck off lawyer.”
Dr Tucker later embarked on an
unsuccessful legal battle against the
museum to be reinstated. This included
launching a case against Lord Fisher of
Lambeth, the leader of the trustees, who
was then Archbishop of Canterbury. n
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Grasp the nettle and
forage for food
By Jo Dunbar
A medical herbalist since 1999, Jo Dunbar is the author of the national
prize-winning book “The Spirit of the Hedgerow.”
The founder of Botanica Medica Herbal Apothecary, it was through
growing and collecting herbs that Jo developed a personal relationship with
plants and trees. This love of nature also led her to follow the Druidic path,
honouring all life forms on Earth as well as the cycles of the year.
Jo grew up in South Africa where she first studied horticulture and worked
with the Xhosa men, an ethnic group who taught her about indigenous
plants and how they are used magically and medically.
In this unusual feature, Jo, who now lives in Hampshire, details how plants
that we regard as weeds can have profound health benefits… and all for free.
hedge inside which was
OUR ancestral roots and
the clearing offering
those of the hedgerow
domesticity, order and
plants have been
safety. On the other
intimately entangled
side of the hedge lurked
since the beginning of
fearsome bears, wolves,
human history. Now
wild boar and serpents
often unnoticed, these
– and also dragons, elves
wild weeds still offer
and “the other folk.”
us amazing medicinal
A highlight during the
help, delicious food and
cycles of the seasons was
fascinating folklore.
the visit of bards with
Much of our ancient
songs of legends from
history lies hidden in the
faraway places.
stories of these plants.
These myth-spinners
Our ancestors knew how
were often also healers.
to prepare wild food,
Their visit would include
turn plants into medicine,
tending to the sick or
make protective talismans JO DUNBAR: “Weeds still offer us
an unproductive field,
and so much more, whilst
amazing medicinal help.”
working their magic using
today we have lost our
incantations and herbs.
connection with the magic of nature and
After the day’s chores were done,
are much the poorer for it.
people gathered in the flickering firelight
During the Celtic and Saxon periods in
of their mead halls to listen to tales of
Britain, large areas of ancient woodland
warriors and heroes, kings, dragons and
were cleared for agriculture and animal
elves. Outside, the winds and wolves
grazing. Small clans of people lived at the
would howl beneath very dark skies.
forest edge in homes of mud, wattle and
Sounds were louder, shadows deeper
thatch.
and images may be glimpsed in the
The forest regrowth produced a rough
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firelight, especially by minds softened with
mead and ale.
Giants and dragons were real to these
folk. After all, everyone had seen the firedrakes flying across the starry skies from
time to time. Today we call them comets.
Certain wells or pits were thought to be
the lairs of these fearful dragon or wyrms
and to this day some places bear witness.
At Dragon Hill, Uffington, Oxfordshire,
locals still debate whether the ancient
chalk engraving into the hill represents a
dragon rather than a stylised white horse.
In the Celtic and Anglo-Saxon eras,
the collective mindset was animistic and
magical. People believed in faeries and
elves, not the small winged creatures of
Victorian fairy tales, but a race who lived
mostly unseen alongside ours.
Elf beings could be smaller than us
or taller and may be as likely to bestow
favours on a homestead as to cause
terrible mischief. They had to be constantly
placated.
They were known as “the fair folk,” “the
little people” or ”the gentry,” and were
sturdily believed in by country folk even up
until the last century.
In ancient times, disease and discontent
was believed to be caused by dark magic.
Not only did the hedgerow protect
by forming a physical barrier against
the forest, but its plants were used as
antidotes to malevolent magic.
These folk had relationships with plants
which are very rare these days, believing
that all natural things – plants, animals,
mountains and rivers – have spirits that
can influence human events.
Hedgerow plants in particular had
benevolent magical properties and so were
deeply respected. The herbs were seen
as powerful beings, to be honoured and
harvested with great dedication for they
were the food and medicine of the people.
Even not long ago, long dark winters
meant starvation for many. By the time
early spring came around, the food stores
and strength of the people could be at a
low ebb.
Living close to the Earth, they would
observe that soon after the winter solstice
there was a powerful upsurge of energy
that renewed the land with vigorous life.
Both practically and magically, this
new life force was very welcome. In eating
these green shoots, the people were
imbibing vitamins and mineral-rich,
blood-cleansing nature.
Their own vigour would rise like the
sap in the trees, bringing renewed vitality
for the busy months ahead. Wild garlic
and nettles were a special part of these
early spring feasts, washed down with
refreshing birch wine.
THE leaves and flowers of wild garlic “are absolutely delicious.”
Wild garlic (Allium ursinum)
This is one of the great treats of
springtime, rather like asparagus but wild,
making it all the more fun as you harvest
your own.
It is very easy to find – just look for an
old, undisturbed woodland then follow
your nose. The flowers in April open,
releasing such a pungent garlic odour that
you can even smell it as you drive past.
This plant is an excellent respiratory
disinfectant used to treat mild chest and
sinus infections and coughs.
It can also treat dysbiosis, an
overgrowth of the unfriendly bacteria or
yeast in the gut and one of the main causes
of bloating, gas and fermentation. The
leaves and flowers kill threadworms.
When medicating yourself, “Let food be
your medicine, and medicine your food.” In
other words, eat a lot of it – unless you are
taking blood-thinning medication, since
wild garlic can also thin the blood.
The leaves and flowers are absolutely
delicious, adding a pungency to salads or
when sprinkled over new potatoes with
olive oil and chopped olives.
The leaves can be turned into pesto,
eaten with a chicken, and a mayonnaise or
cheese and tomato sandwich or crushed
with butter and melted into a jacket
potato.
Modern chefs are falling over
themselves to offer us new and exciting
wild recipes. I made a smooth green wild
garlic and potato soup in chicken stock
enriched with double cream and eaten
with crusty bread.
Forest floor pesto
A BLENDER makes easy work of forest floor pesto.
(Photo: Cayobo on Flickr)
Wash a handful of freshly picked wild garlic
leaves and pat them dry. You need three
tablespoons of grated Parmesan cheese,
three tablespoons of walnuts and one cup
of extra virgin olive oil.
Roughly chop the wild garlic leaves
then add to the blender with the olive oil
and pine nuts. Whizz in a blender to the
consistency of your choice, and then stir in
the Parmesan cheese and pine nuts.
This pesto is delicious with grilled or
roasted lamb, chicken, salmon or pasta
with fresh cherry tomatoes.
A word of caution: please make
absolutely sure that you are harvesting the
correct plant. Wild garlic looks very similar
to Lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis),
which affects the heart.
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WHEN the Romans first invaded Britain, they cooked nettles in oil and rubbed it on their bodies to ward off the cold.
Nettles (Urtica dioica)
Few of us have not been stung by
nettles so, of course, most people are
unenthusiastic when I invite them to
stroke a nettle leaf with their bare hands.
However, if you approach the nettles in
a friendly manner and pick the leaf firmly,
once captured it can be stroked like a pet
and won’t sting. Indeed, it is the sting that
has made the nettle so valuable in herbal
medicine.
When the Romans first invaded Britain,
they found this island very cold, so they
cooked nettles in oil and rubbed this
oil on their bodies to ward off the cold,
dilating the blood vessels and warming the
muscles.
Local folk already knew that flogging
their arthritic limbs with fresh nettles
caused a flush of circulation. The needles
of the nettle inject formic acid and
histamine into the skin, bringing a flow
of fresh blood to the site that washes
away accumulated toxins such as uric acid
crystals.
Nettles are also blood-cleansers, and a
nice cup of nettle tea will also wash away
the toxic accumulations, but without the
pain.
Why pay for nettle teabags when you
could cultivate a small patch in the garden
and make your own? Simply pick a sprig
of nettles and drop it into a cup of boiling
water with a few slices of ginger, lemon
and honey to taste.
Nettle soup is also a wonderful way to
celebrate spring, especially when enjoyed
with crusty bread and butter. In Italy they
make nettle ravioli and nettle pesto.
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The simplest way to eat nettles is to
steam the leaves and add a little butter
to eat as you would spinach. They taste
delicious, with a strangely furry texture,
but only use young, fresh tips because
once they turn to flower they become a bit
unpleasant.
Why eat nettles? They are very rich
in minerals such as iron and silica, and in
or silica deficiency.
Stress and a poor diet, both quite
common in these fast-paced times, can also
lead to falling hair, which feels disastrous
for a woman.
As nettle tops are rich in minerals, if you
want your hair to grow like weeds, then you
could make a weedy hair tonic for yourself.
I have found this tremendously successful
in restoring hair growth, taken either as a
juice or as a tea or tincture.
The simplest method is to pick a sprig
of nettles, add another sprig of rosemary
(but not if you are prone to epilepsy), drop
these in a cup with some honey and lemon
to taste, and add boiling water.
Drink this three times a day and in
time you will be thrilled at your beautiful,
abundant and strong hair.
Weedy hair tonic
NETTLE tea will replenish the blood with iron.
vitamin K, which is essential to help blood
clotting and to stop internal bleeding.
This is particularly helpful for women who
suffer from very heavy periods.
Regular nettle tea will restrict the
excessive bleeding as well as replenish the
blood with iron, thereby helping to prevent
anaemia.
Have you heard the saying, “Hair that
grows like weeds”? Alopecia (hair loss) has
several causes, but a major one can be iron
Pick a large handful of nettles, and boil in a
pot of water for three minutes. When cool,
strain into a jug and add a tablespoon of
white wine vinegar.
Pour this mixture over your head every
day. Do not wash out. Your hair should
grow thick and strong, and the vinegar will
make it soft and glossy. This can be further
enhanced by drinking nettle tea daily.
Nettles also have an antihistaminic
effect. I commonly employ them every
summer to help those suffering from hay
fever, combining nettles with ribwort
(Plantago lanceolata) and elder flowers
(Sambucus nigra).
Every part of the nettle plant is useful
medically. For example, the root helps men
with the symptoms of an enlarged prostate
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gland, significantly reducing night-time
urination and allowing urine to pass more
easily and comfortably.
The men I have treated with nettle
root remain comfortable with their herbal
prescription for years, avoiding a rather
unpleasant operation.
One of the lesser-known therapeutic
parts of the plant is the seeds. There
is an old story about an unscrupulous
horse dealer who fed up an old nag with
nettle seeds and oats for a few weeks,
whereupon the horse was soon looking
glossy and splendid enough to be sold for a
bag of coins.
However, once back on a diet of grass,
the beautiful horse reverted, as though by
black magic, to an old nag, by which time
the horse trader had moved on.
Oddly, the story continues. A doctor
at a care home for the elderly heard this
sorry tale and instructed the staff to add
nettle seeds to the residents’ porridge.
Sure enough, they soon all became alert
and lusty.
The alertness would have been due
to the essential fatty acids in the seeds,
known to enhance brain function. I don’t
know why they became lusty…
Daisy (Bellis perennis)
There is an old saying that “When you can
put your foot on seven daisies then spring
has come.”
The dear little lawn daisy has long been
ignored as a medicine, but its older names
– Bruisewort or Poor man’s Arnica – tell us
that it once had a place of importance in its
relationship with the common man.
Its name comes from “Day’s-Eye,”
referring to the way daisies seem to gaze
adoringly at the sun as it moves across
the sky during the day. When the sun sets
or clouds cover the sun, they close their
petals and bow their heads.
Lawn daisy foot bath or
poultice for sprains and bruises
Simply gather a handful of daisies and drop
them into a teapot of boiling water. After
ten minutes, add this tea to a foot bath of
tepid water and immerse your sprained
foot into the water for about twenty
minutes.
A daisy poultice can be made to treat
bruises on less convenient body parts. Use
a saucepan instead of the teapot then take
the hot daisies out and place them on a
clean piece of muslin, wrapping it roughly
into a square shape.
Now dip the poultice into the daisy
infusion in the saucepan, squeezing until it
no longer drips; apply it to the bruised area
for several minutes and then re-immerse it
in the warm water.
This should be done several times
throughout the day, but the speed at which
the swelling reduces will be impressive.
By the way, there’s an environmental
point to this. Why use very expensive
Arnica, a plant that grows in the delicate
ecosystems of the high Alps and is an
endangered species? It makes far more
sense to use our own little Bellis perennis,
which thrives abundantly in our lawns.
Cowslips (Primula veris)
Around the spring equinox, cheerful
cowslips begin to unfurl their pale yellow
flower stalks through the grasses in our
meadows and on our river banks.
These flowers were once abundant, but
are not so easily found nowadays, perhaps
because too many were brought into
homes for the joy of seeing colour at last
after the long dark winters.
However, perhaps it was the very
popular and slightly narcotic cowslip wine
that resulted in their decline.
These days, cowslips are protected
by law, but in ancient times the flowers
were believed to be guarded by magical
creatures and dedicated to the Norse
goddess Freya, the goddess of love, beauty
and war.
Did the goddess use these flowers as
part of her beauty regime? Certainly it has
been well known by mortal women that
an ointment of the flowers and leaves will
restore lost beauty and remove wrinkles.
Cowslips are gently sedative too. In the
old days, herbalists used their flowers to
calm “the phrensies” and ease paralytic
ailments, hence its old name Palsy Wort.
When wild harvesting herbs, please
be aware that the land may belong to
someone and it might not be legal to
collect certain plants.
Given this, once you are certain that
you are harvesting the correct plant,
please do so with consideration for the
plants themselves. Only collect a little, so
that your enjoyment of the plant does not
negatively impact the survival of the plant
population.
Shamans and herbalists always ask a
plant’s permission to collect its leaves, bark
or roots and leave a gift in exchange. If you
think that’s odd, then simply silently thank
the plant as a token of respect towards a
living being that is donating some of its
body parts for your food or healing.
The plants described here are often
despised as “weeds” these days because
we have become alienated from the
natural world. I invite you to re-enchant
your life by stepping back into our ancient
animistic consciousness and the magic of
the hedgerow.
n “The Spirit of the Hedgerow” is published
by Local Legend. Illustrated in colour, it costs
£14.00 and is available worldwide. Please
see www.local-legend.co.uk Jo Dunbar’s
website is at www.botanicamedica.co.uk
WILD daisies can be used to treat sprains and bruises. They were once referred to as Bruisewort
and “Poor man’s Arnica.”
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Earth ‘sends’ urgent
message for humanity
By Ceryn Rowntree
WE are so often told that spiritual
development is about rising higher –
raising our vibrations high enough to
ascend past whatever is weighing us down.
With all those metaphors of wings and rising up, it’s
easy to think this means pulling ourselves away from
the physical, and that in order to have a greater spiritual
connection we must somehow lessen our connection to
the Earth. But in truth nothing could be more wrong – or
in fact more dangerous.
Just look at the state of our world right now – at the
damage that has been done to our planet, our fellow
humans and other species by those so intent on enforcing
their own spiritual beliefs and the rules they claim will
support spiritual progress that they continually choose
destruction over love and care of others.
We can sit on a meditation mat or connect with our
interpretation of the Divine for as long as we want to, but
until we put those love-filled vibrations into practice, we
will only ever be spiritually bypassing what is happening
in front of our eyes.
I’ve practised as a medium for almost all of my adult
life while calling myself a practising witch for over a
decade of that time, and can honestly say that the more
I’ve leaned into the nature-based side of my own beliefs
and practice, the more I’ve opened up and the more my
connection to spirit has expanded.
In fact, I often say that the awakening which most
deeply influenced my connection wasn’t a spiritual one,
but a physical one – the experience that brought my brain
and heart firmly back into my body and this beautiful
planet we call home.
It was an awakening that connected me to the
ancestors that had walked these lands before me, to the
elemental and spiritual beings that guard it still, and to
the plants and animals which share this beautiful natural
ecosystem with me.
Equally, it was an awakening which forced me to look
ahead to the future and reminded me that whatever my
own purpose here, in many ways the role of all of us is to
create the kind of legacy that supports those who follow
us.
After all, what is the point of a spiritual awakening if
not to remind us that we’re part of something bigger and
all have a role to play in supporting that?
But maybe that shouldn’t be a surprise. After all, how
can we ever truly embrace the power, beauty and wisdom
of our souls and the spirit energies we connect with
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TREES “cannot grow tall and sturdy enough to truly take their place in the forest unless they also root deeply enough to stay
standing during even the strongest of winds.”
unless we embody those into the here and
now on the physical plane?
Think about a lightning conductor rod
and how it can’t channel or conduct energy
from the skies safely to where it is needed
most without that energy first going deep
into the ground.
Consider also the great and protective
trees that are often the very embodiment
of Earth’s energy for us. They cannot grow
tall and sturdy enough to truly take their
place in the forest unless they also root
deeply enough to stay standing during
even the strongest of winds.
The Wall Street Journal bestselling
author Meggan Watterson regularly
reminds us that the body is our soul’s
chance to be here – to experience life, to
gain the experiences our souls need to
grow and to effect change in the universe.
What is Earth but a bigger version of
that same sentiment? It’s our home for this
life, our base for this connection and a key
element to the power of being a soulfully
embodied human.
So what does it mean to connect more
deeply with Earth? It can start as simply as
all the things we have heard about so many
times before – hugging trees, standing
barefoot on the Earth and taking nature
walks during which we fully embrace the
sounds, sights and feelings of the world
around us.
But we can also take it much further.
As a practising witch, I honour Earth and
all things natural as completely sacred,
celebrating each solstice and equinox
to mark the turning of the seasons
throughout the year.
Around the world others who follow
animist and nature-based belief systems
follow a variety of other practices and
traditions all aimed at honouring and
connecting more deeply with nature and
our planet.
More recently, I’ve also been working
hard with the energies under the surface of
our planet, supporting Earth by tuning into
the grids of energy that not only help her
to survive no matter what is thrown at her,
but which, in turn, support us and the other
members of this global ecosystem of ours.
Think about that grid as the circulatory
system of the Earth and the way that not
only energy runs through and across the
whole planet, but also the wisdom and
insight that has been collected throughout
CERYN ROWNTREE: “I honour Earth and all things
natural as completely sacred.”
history and is held within the Earth which
is shared and moved around.
As with so much that is visible to us
in the outer world, over the past few
centuries those energy grids have become
polluted both physically and energetically
by chemicals, by the negative energy as
we have battled against and harmed one
another and by so much more besides.
By connecting into that energy grid, we
are able to send healing directly into it and
so into the Earth too, supporting our planet
to heal where she has been damaged
and to thrive where she otherwise may
struggle.
When we do that, we benefit too. And
not only us as humans, for we create
benefits for everyone and everything who
calls this planet home and is so dependent
on her health for their survival. But there
are other benefits to this deep Earth
connection and healing too.
As we connect into those inner Earth
grids specifically from a place of offering
healing and support, we find ourselves
connecting not only to the energy that is
held there, but to the wisdom too.
Within those grids is the insight and
support of our ancestors – not only
personally, but collectively as humans and
as citizens of the Earth.
As we focus our minds and our hearts
on that energy, we begin to tangibly feel
that support and access that insight within
ourselves and our own lives too.
I am part of Project Earthwork. This
comprises a group of individuals who
gather together each month to offer free
Earth connection and meditation sessions
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to people all around the planet.
We have run these sessions for just over
a year. The insight that has come through
to us – as well as the change we have felt in
our own energy and that of the Earth – has
been mind-blowing.
Since the start of that work, I’ve found
my own spiritual connection deepening
more than I had ever thought possible.
Additionally, I’ve found my spiritual
work taking on a much deeper purpose
for both me and my clients in terms of the
insights that are shared and where they
lead us.
With that in mind, I thought that a
useful way to close this article might be
with words which came not from me but
from the planet itself when Gaia stepped
through with a channelled message to
share in our February Project Earthwork
session. It reads:
I am Gaia. I run through every cell of
this planet. Every being who works, who
breeds, who treads here does so in my
name and with my support is nurtured in
every step by the Great Mother of All.
Gaia was always intended to be the
mother of this universe; that as the beings
came from the stars around us, they came
here to be held.
But this was never a journey you were
intended to take alone. It was a journey
for which I was only too willing to embrace
you, for that is the job of a mother and the
agreement a mother makes.
There are those who have long taken
this for granted and do not recognise that
at some point, a mother’s love must be
reciprocated with respect, honour and
care.
I thank you for stepping out and
returning back to the embrace of my heart,
back to the warmth of my arms. For this is
what I long for – to hold and to love beings
of this Earth, the beings of my own space.
It is said by many that the journey here
and to Earth is a difficult one. That is in
many ways the case, but do not feel that
Earth was intended as a punishment.
Do not feel that a life here on Earth
was all to be challenge. Life here on Earth
is an opportunity for great beauty, a great
connection as I connect with you, you with
me, each of you with one another and with
so many other beings.
It is this connection which is the
true meaning of life upon this planet; a
connection I embrace with every ounce of
my own being and one which I call you to
embrace also.
Look to the earth beneath your feet:
the way that the plants grow to nourish, to
support, to share the very oxygen that you
require to live. Look to the rains that fall
and how they hydrate the greenery around
you and you yourself.
Look to the animals and to how they
look to you. We are as one, all of us
together in a network, a symbiosis that
relies on one another to survive to thrive.
And the time is now here for us to thrive.
There are those who believe that the
time is upon us for our very existence to
come to an end. I understand their fear. I
feel it in my heart. But that is not the case.
Our dawning is upon us; our thriving
is upon us. We celebrate this time as we
move into a place of togetherness and of
love.
May you remember that as you are
held on the surface of my very essence.
Remember that there is always a place for
you also in my heart. Remember that I will
always hold you, as closely as you need it
and as firmly as it is required.
I am always there. I am waiting for you
to reach out as any mother. I am waiting,
always giving you my love, ever waiting to
be asked for support and wisdom.
I am here for you, as you are. We walk
Do not feel that a life
here on Earth was all to
be challenge. Life here on
Earth is an opportunity
for great beauty
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this path together; I am the road and you
are the feet upon that road.
As you step forward on that road, it
is those feet and those steps, that very
existence that allows my own purpose, and
is my own reason for being here within this
universe.
As you are the most divine essence and
expression of yourself, you are also part
of a family – a universal family and one
of this Earth. Move through the current
moment into a new dawn in which the
togetherness of that family becomes ever
more important.
In entering that new dawn, I stretch out
my hand to you and ask you to reach out
back to me, knowing always that we have
a place in one another’s hearts and that we
hold one another beautifully now and into
the future.
Thank you for remembering me and
our connection, but also for remembering
yourselves and all that you came here to do
and to be. Our lives are richer for not only
being connected to one another, but for
honouring that connection.
Know that for me the connection is
always there – that you are in my heart
and my hands, and that I will forever be
here, holding and supporting you in every
moment.
n Ceryn Rowntree is a medium, therapist
and guide based in Northumberland. To read
more about her and the work that she does,
such as her Soul Integration Readings, please
visit www.cerynrowntree.com
To discover more about Project
Earthwork, including details of the next free
online meditation, channelling and sound
bath, visit www.projectearthwork.org
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This month we have five
copies of Toni Puhle and
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prizes.
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For your chance to win one of the decks,
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Coping when loved
ones pass on
By Pippa Neve
Even though Spiritualism teaches the reality of life after death and communication
with the Larger Life, some, but not all, Spiritualists find a loved one’s passing difficult
to come to terms with.
Step forward Pippa Neve, who, in this specially commissioned feature, gives
valuable advice on coping with grief.
Experienced and highly intuitive, Pippa has a true affinity in understanding
emotions and is passionate about the physical, emotional and mental wellbeing of
her clients.
Originally from the UK, Pippa now runs a thriving healing practice in Sydney’s
Inner West, Australia.
She also works with international clients online via Zoom or distant healing, many
of whom followed Pippa from her previous practice in the UK.
Pippa was a healer at Paul’s Cancer Support Centre in London, working with
patients and their families to provide much-needed emotional and spiritual support.
I HAVE been sitting with my thoughts
around grief for quite some time after the
fairly recent passing of my mother, having
found that it uncovered a whole myriad of
layers and emotions that were both subtly
and yet distinctly different to the feelings
I experienced around my father’s death
seven years ago.
I found it to be a nuanced web, with
interconnecting threads that stretch all
the way back through my ancestral lines
and emotions which affects each one of us
differently, and can change and fluctuate
on a daily or even hourly basis.
What is grief?
We all experience times of unavoidable
stress, loss or sadness, but the first thing
to say around the subject of grief is that
there really is no rule book or prescriptive
manual when it comes to dealing with it
and it’s important to understand that it can
be different for each and every one of us.
It has, however, brought me comfort to
look at what grief actually is. To my mind it
is this: a powerful myriad of emotions and
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physical reactions to the loss of someone
or something we value.
Grief can be losing a person due to
death, a reaction to the breaking up of
a relationship, losing your job or even
mourning the loss of hopes and dreams for
our future.
All of these seem to weave through
several stages and can require us to reach
out for a little help to move through what
can feel like such overwhelming emotions
in a safe and supported way and come out
the other side.
Within my practice, I feel it’s of the
utmost importance to create a secure and
nurturing environment for clients who
have experienced loss in all shapes and
forms.
Swiss-American psychiatrist Elisabeth
Kübler-Ross suggests that there are five
stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining,
depression and acceptance. However,
David Kessler, who worked with Elisabeth,
suggests that there is a sixth stage –
meaning.
PIPPA NEVE: “Be gentle with yourself.”
The stages of grief
As a healing practitioner, “Be gentle with
yourself” is the first piece of advice I give
to anyone who is enmeshed within grief
(whether that’s a client or a friend). It is
advice that I’ve had to feel into and follow
myself since my mother passed away.
The stages of grief aren’t always linear.
Neither do they necessarily emerge one at
a time.
Sometimes coming in waves, grief
can leave us feeling overwhelmed, lost
and alone; we need to be able to allow
ourselves to move through at our own
pace and often need some support.
The various stages of grief can be
identified as initially experiencing shock,
denial or disbelief, which is then followed
by pain, anger and bargaining, sadness
and reflection, and perhaps even guilt and
loneliness.
It’s only after these emotions are felt
that there emerges a chink of light – a
sense of moving through the darkness in
the form of release, resolution and finally
acceptance and hope.
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As I touched upon earlier, there is no
rulebook in the form of right or wrong with
any of this. The important thing is to be
gentle with yourself and reach out for help
when you need it.
When we look deeper at this initial stage
of shock, denial and/or disbelief, we can see
that these feelings arise as much due to the
cause of death as the death itself, and we
need time to process not only the news, but
the finality of the situation.
After this, the pain of our loss takes
hold and we truly dive into the process of
grief – or rather, we are thrown into it. This
is when anger can rise up within us and we
begin to bargain: the “What ifs,” the regrets
and so forth, which can in turn lead to
depression.
In going to the heart of understanding
denial, I would suggest that it is part of the
process of coming to terms with our loss,
particularly if a loved one dies suddenly or
their life was cut short unexpectedly.
It may initially feel insurmountable, but
slowly the process of understanding means
we are able to come to terms with the
situation.
When my father had a tragic accident
which caused him to be airlifted to hospital,
I was lucky enough to be with him. He was
already in a coma on arrival, but I knew he
would still be able to hear me.
I was quickly told that it wouldn’t be
long, not even long enough for my brother
to say his goodbyes.
As I chatted to my father, I placed one
hand on his heart centre and held his hand
in my other. I told him I loved him and that I
knew he loved me.
I also told him I forgave him for any
wrongdoings and asked him for his
forgiveness, pointing out that we’d always
done our best.
I knew my father didn’t believe that the
soul moves on, but reminded him that he
had promised to keep an open mind as to
what to expect.
I then began to list all those that he
loved whom I knew to be in Spirit or those
that I thought might be. As I did so, I felt my
father begin to lift out of his body.
He passed over shortly afterwards. The
experience has given me so much comfort,
despite the shock I felt at the time. I still
remember the whole experience so clearly
as if it were yesterday.
Anger
It’s very important to highlight that
anger is often a key player when we lose
someone we love. Again, spiritual healing
helps us move through each stage of the
grieving process.
When we first hear the news, it can be
such a shock that we energetically come
out of our physical body; we may not want
to be in our body because the news is quite
simply too huge for the conscious mind to
bear.
Spiritual healing brings us back into the
vessel of the body because it grounds and
centres us.
It also enables us to be held in loving
energy as we come to terms with our loss
and as we move through grief in our own
way, being supported by someone who
understands the process, thereby helping
to ease the pain.
Acceptance and meaning
When we lose a loved one, there are often
practical matters and arrangements which
need to be overseen – not just a form
I found myself mourning the mother I
would have liked her to have been: a warm,
loving, caring mother, and then began to
be able to allow myself to admit to myself
that she had sometimes been emotionally
very cruel.
I realised that I would never have dared
allow myself to think this way while she
was still alive, but I knew it to be true. As
I sat with it, in truth, it began to resonate
through me.
Naturally, this felt very uncomfortable
to begin with because I felt guilty for
thinking such thoughts, but when I gave
myself permission to accept it, I began to
feel calmer.
I began to let go of the old pains and
hurts that I had struggled to release
before. Quite remarkably, I began to feel
lighter and started to be lighter.
Moving through this process, I was
able to find an even deeper degree of
compassion and empathy for those who
turn to me for support when they are
experiencing grief. It enables me to hold
space for them to heal and move through it
in a nourishing and sensitive way.
Allowing yourself to feel
WHEN grieving, “Give yourself permission to feel
the whole gamut of emotions.”
of gathering, but the legal, financial and
practical side of things.
As we grieve, this can all be extremely
overwhelming. Healing can support
us emotionally as we work through
everything which has to be organised. All
that needs to be faced until we are able
to not just accept, but as David Kessler
suggests, make meaning of our loss.
Holding our loved ones in our hearts,
feeling them with us as we move through
our lives, smiling as we remember them,
feeling the love that we shared and
knowing that it is real are all beautiful
and poignant ways of finding a sense of
meaning entrenched within the sadness of
loss.
When I think about the stage of
acceptance, I can’t help but recall my
relationship with my late mother. I loved
her dearly, but it certainly wasn’t always
the easiest of relationships.
After her death, as we were making all
the necessary arrangements, I was on an
emotional rollercoaster. There were days
when I cried and those when I was also
very angry.
My final thoughts on grief when it comes to
the death of a person are these: for those
of us who lose a loving, kind person, we
grieve their loss. However, for those of us
who grieve for someone with whom we
had a difficult relationship, it can be more
challenging.
We mourn the person we would have
liked them to have been or maybe we
mourn the fact that we no longer have the
opportunity to tell them how we feel – the
good, the bad and the ugly.
Give yourself permission to feel the
whole gamut of emotions that you feel;
allow yourself to feel the things you
perhaps think you shouldn’t be feeling. It’s
all okay – feel your feelings. Let them pass.
Let them go. All is well.
How to cope with the loss
of a much-loved pet
For many of us, our pets are much-loved
family members, so much so that some of
us refer to them as our “fur babies.” It’s my
firm belief that grieving for our pets is no
different from grieving for anyone we have
loved and lost.
My dog stole my heart within moments
of our meeting. I fret when she is unwell,
so know that I will be devastated when the
time comes for her to pass over.
However, I also know that if my husband
and I have to make the decision for her to
be put down, as hard as it would be, we
wouldn’t want her to suffer or be in pain
any longer than needs be.
Other than this, I would suggest that the
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grief is the same; there are no rules, but we
need to allow ourselves to feel our feelings
with the loss and grieve in whatever way
helps to ease the pain of it until we can
smile once again, remembering all the joy
they have given us.
What I find beautiful is the belief shared
by many that our pets come to us to heal
our hearts, helping us to give and receive
love unconditionally. Just like our human
loved ones, we can feel their presence
around us after they have passed.
We can also give our pets healing,
channelling energy to ease their suffering
and help them on their journey to the
Other Side. Love, after all, is the greatest
healer there is.
I also recommend that after the sadness
and shock of losing a much-loved pet,
healing for the person suffering the loss
can be a great comfort.
– and especially to have someone beside
you to help ease the sense of loss.
Grief is a very individual experience,
so each situation is different. Speaking as
an accredited spiritual healer, my primary
focus is to work with my client’s energy.
Firstly, I work with someone who is
grieving the approaching end of their life to
help them to ground and centre, bringing
them back into their physical body because
this makes it easier to focus on decisions
that need to be made.
Secondly, I work with them to heal their
fear, assisting them with being able to die
both free from pain and free from that fear,
so that they are hopefully able to pass on
with a smile.
In helping those grieving the loss of a
loved one, again, firstly I work to ground
and centre them, but also assist them
through their grief as they come to terms
What is a grief doula?
A grief doula (also known as a soul midwife)
provides support, comfort and guidance
where needed both for the dying and their
family.
This can include offering assistance and
guidance as the person who is transitioning
to their passing moves through their
end-of-life care and through their death,
and in supporting the family through their
subsequent bereavement.
Understandably, many people are afraid
of death and dying, and a grief doula is
there to hold space as they come to terms
with their diagnosis and all that it entails.
In terms of looking after the family, a
grief doula is someone who holds space for
a person going through the process of grief,
to guide and support them through the
emotional minefield that inevitably comes
with losing a loved one.
How does a grief doula or a
spiritual healer help someone
who is dying or grieving?
The initial news that someone is dying can
be the most tremendous shock, so many
people need to process this themselves
before they feel able to inform their loved
ones.
Holding space as the dying come to
terms with nearing the end of their life is an
absolute honour. It can entail assisting with
practical matters such as arrangements
that need to be made. More importantly, it
involves dealing with the person’s own fears
as well as those of their family.
Grief is a very personal journey; there
are no rules and people react differently, as
I’ve mentioned.
It’s perfectly normal to want to feel
held and supported through this journey,
to have help with easing the pain and any
sense of guilt and/or blame that might arise
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SPIRITUAL healing “is a wonderful tool to help
people come to terms with their loss.”
with the physical loss of losing a loved one.
This involves helping them to
understand that although they have lost
the physical presence of the person, their
loved one is still with them.
One of the things I remind my clients
of is that their loved one will always be in
their heart.
Once the pain has eased, they will be
able to remember shared experiences with
joy, even beginning to smile each time they
think of them and holding a steadfast inner
knowing that they are continually loved
and supported – essentially trusting that
the loving connection is still there.
As illustrated by sharing my own
experiences with my mother’s passing, it
can be more difficult if there has not been
a positive relationship with the person who
has died.
In this case, we often need to allow
ourselves time to grieve the person we
wanted them to be, allowing the pain,
anger and hurt to be dissolved as we learn
to accept the sense of incompletion.
It is a case of needing to grieve the
fact that there is no longer the option of
one day confronting that person for their
wrongdoings and moving through the
waves of emotions, good and bad, in order
to ultimately be able to move forwards free
from past pains and hurts.
Do grief doulas and spiritual healers
recommend various ways to grieve?
Different doulas and healers offer differing
tools and techniques to deal with grief and
should align with the client with whom
they are working.
Journalling is a wonderful way to allow
emotions to flow and to be able to let them
go, but some people prefer to be able to
speak to someone, whether one-to-one or
in a group.
In joining a grief group, people feel
understood by those around them and can
often open up as they hear other people’s
journeys and experiences, being able to
acknowledge their own feelings more
easily as they recognise them in others.
I would also recommend walks in nature
and meditation as two excellent tools to
help clear the mind and gain clarity.
Being a healer myself, I offer guided
meditations and work energetically with
my clients to help them with grief.
All of my meditations are written with
the aim of assisting my clients to be able to
connect deep within, where they are able
to come to terms with their sense of loss
and to begin to find a positive way to move
forwards once again.
How can you find the right grief
doula or spiritual healer for you?
There are lots of support groups and
practitioners operating online, particularly
since the pandemic started, as so many more
people are experiencing a sense of loss –
especially those who have been unable to be
with their loved ones as they passed over.
It’s always very important to find
someone that you trust, someone you feel
safe with, so you can truly open up and
communicate how you’re feeling.
It is also vital to find a person that holds
space as you move through the journey of
grief, so you feel safe as you work through
your emotions.
Overall, I have come to realise that
spiritual healing is a wonderful tool to
help people come to terms with their
loss, helping them to make sense of the
incomprehensible and assisting them
to move through these layers of grief
whilst feeling supported, enabling them
to move through release and resolution
– or put another way – come to a state of
acceptance and even hope.
n Want to know more? Pippa’s website is at
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Five top tips for
modern-day mystics
By Natalie Farrell
Natalie Farrell describes herself as “a cosmic songbird” who translates the
light she sees in the world into something tangible to amplify the human
experience.
Through her work as a singer, writer and radio presenter, Natalie
empowers creative leaders “to push to their edges and activate their intuitive
voice, so they can approach life and business in an unconventional way.”
Written especially for “Psychic News,” below Natalie offers some advice for
modern-day mystics.
WHAT does it mean to you to be a mystic
in the modern-day world? Welcome to you
and every part of your gorgeous soul for
being attracted to this article.
Perhaps you are struggling to get your
voice heard or your business is lacking
traction due to low self-esteem or you have
just discovered your psychic abilities and
are scared to talk about them in public.
There are three main attributes which
guide us as modern-day mystics:
• Go to the kettle. Switch it on. Make a
cup of tea, sip it really slowly, savouring
every sip, then get on with your day.
• Stand with your bare feet on the floor
and feel all of the skin on your feet
touching the floor. Notice what it feels
like and then move on with your day.
• Declutter your environment. Take away
any possessions that are no longer in
service to you and enjoy creating more
room and space for you to breathe.
1. To be an excellent observer
2. To be passionate about transformation
3. To be a non-linear leader
It can be daunting at first to be honest
about our values and beliefs as a mystic
due to scepticism, lack of confidence and
fear of being judged. However, the world is
starting to receive the information of “the
unknown” with curiosity.
More and more voices are starting to
share their knowledge and gifts with the
confidence that they are helping to create
space for a conscious shift.
In this article, I will be share five top tips
to improve your self-care as a modern-day
mystic, offering new tools to build your
confidence, so you, too, can approach life
and business the unconventional way.
saying things like “He took my energy
away,” “That conversation was draining”
or perhaps you must sleep after being in
a certain environment or your ears are
ringing from too much stimulation.
Activating you into action. Create some
“Divine me time rituals” to offer on-thespot energy refills
“Divine me time rituals” are a time for
you to be you and do whatever you want to
do for you. Here are three suggestions:
NATALIE FARRELL: “Declutter your environment.”
Top tip number one. Reduce external noise
and clutter from your life. Benefit: Improved
energy levels
Reducing external noise from your daily
life can help to declutter your busy mind
and bring peace into your day. External
noise can be anything such as loud music,
technology, less than helpful conversations
with friends, colleagues and family and, of
course, yourself.
Where to start: Notice what “noise”
drains your energy. For example, are you
Top tip number two. Setting free the
unconscious binds. Benefit: Playful and
spontaneous reactions
We can be bound by limiting beliefs
from our upbringing, teachings and our
own belief system as well as societal
beliefs.
A healthy behaviour to adopt as a
modern-day mystic is to observe when
you may be stuck in old programming and
disassociate from that into a new more
empowering one.
Where to start: Trust your truth, which
sounds simple, doesn’t it? It is in principle
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your soul:
• On the beach with your toes in the
sand, listening to the sounds of the sea
lapping on the seashore.
• Snuggled up in comfy pyjamas in your
favourite armchair with a candle
burning.
• In a forest or woods, seated on the
earth, surrounded by the sounds of
nature, feeling the earth holding you
gently.
GO for a walk “somewhere which lifts your spirits and talk to the nature around you.”
if you stay true to your values and catch
yourself each time you are repeating an old
binding pattern.
For example, when I was at the start
of this process, I had to trust that going
out for a walk was more beneficial to my
mental health as opposed to sitting and
worrying where my next client would come
from.
It helped me to invite in more play into
my day and then life started to become full
of spontaneous memorable moments.
Activating you into action. Here is a list
of “pattern interrupters” for you to start
making way for more spontaneous play:
• Spend time in nature. Go for a walk
somewhere which lifts your spirits and
talk to the nature around you. Breathe
in the sounds, and fill your lungs with
fresh free air.
• Dance to your favourite song. If you
are feeling really stuck, then start by
stamping your feet to the song.
• Next, close your eyes and get more into
the rhythm of the music. Dance as if no
one is watching – it’s so refreshing.
• Full moon bath. Bask in the beauty of
the moon and all its gentle and kind
energy. Make this experience even more
luxurious by listening to some gorgeous
sound bowls, which will heal and light
you up even more.
• Mindful eating. Cook with a new
ingredient. Find a recipe you know well
and then add a new ingredient.
Invite friends over if you are feeling
sociable and get them to see if they can
taste the new secret ingredient.
Top tip number three. Surround yourself with
a community that truly gets you. Benefit: Cocreative collaborations
Is it time to cultivate your divine dream
team? Imagine being part of a community
where everyone holds space for each other
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in an unconditional way – where there
are opportunities to grow your business
together, and find support and impactful
authentic collaborations.
Where to start: You will know when you
have found your community because they
will:
• Offer time to you unconditionally when
you most need it.
• Perform random acts of kindness when
you least expect it.
• Show up as an emotional mirror –
aggravating you or driving you to look
within and rethink choices, values and
beliefs.
• Help you to stay aligned with your soul’s
purpose.
• Lift you, so you can shine even brighter.
Activating you into action ritual for
calling in your community
Settle into your body. Breathe in
and out three times, then out loud or to
yourself say three times:
“Calling all soul connections from past
and current relations. My soul sisters,
soul brothers, soul family, soulmates, soul
stars and members of my soul family, I ask
you for your truth and kindness to come
to me in this time, bringing you closer to
me, as I am now ready to meet you and be
transformed by our relationship and soul
connection here on Earth.”
Top tip number four. Use your own skills and
gifts to replenish your soul. Benefit: Selfconfidence and self-empowerment
This is one of my favourites – becoming
your own coach and using your own skills
to heal and replenish your soul. It is super
simple. You can do it anywhere, anytime.
Where to start: Settle in a space that
feels right for you and enjoy simply being.
Activating you into action: Here are
some suggested locations for replenishing
Top tip number five. Go all out reclaiming
your out-of-the-ordinary story. Benefit:
Freedom and contentment
Who were you born to be? When we
accept our differences and reclaim the
fullness of our whole selves, we stop the
struggle, battle even, between trying to fit
in and attempting to stand out.
I like to think of this part of our modernday mystic journey as akin to surfing the
galactic gauntlet.
As you begin to create sustainable
self-care rituals and attract your soul-led
community, you begin to feel better, build
better relationship and flourish within your
business or work.
The change-makers within our field are
now working together to pioneer nonlinear leadership.
By this, I mean leadership with
collective values and non-comparative
support systems, and spaces for leaders
within the same field or different fields to
sit together and learn, create, inspire and
evolve.
These co-creative spaces allow us to
express freely and work within a nonjudgemental environment.
Together we begin to offer each other
strength and guidance to bridge the gap
between the old and new ways. Finally,
we feel at home and comfortable in our
own skin to show up daily as a mystic in a
modern-day world.
One final self-care ritual for you to try
Let’s get your co-creative collective
started with a letter of love. This letter
would be like writing to your oldest,
trusted friend.
It’s someone who you miss with all your
heart. Without them, you feel incomplete,
a person who also activates you in a fierce
and raw way to keep trusting the incredible
individual that you are.
Start simply by sitting down. Breathe
slowly for three to five breaths. Put pen
to paper. Trust your instinct and start free
writing.
n Natalie’s website is www.nataliefarrell.co
You can also contact her at Instagram @
natalierfarrell_
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How to become an Earth Angel
By Sonja Grace
Award-winning author and mystic healer Sonja Grace is an energy surgeon, who
works long distance with clients around the world and guides a global audience in
her Meditation Peace Project.
Sonja is both Native American and Norwegian, and was featured on “Feel Good
Factor TV.”
She can be seen on Gaia TV’s “Great Minds,” “Ancient Civilizations” and
“Inspirations,” and “ Beyond Belief” with American presenter George Noory.
Sonja’s books “Spirit Traveler” and “Dancing with Raven and Bear” were the
winners of the Beverly Hills Book Awards. “Become an Earth Angel” is the basis of her
Earth Angel Training Course.
Sonja’s new oracle, “Odin and the Nine Realms,” received the prestigious Coalition
of Visionary Resources visionary award.
In this specially written article, Sonja, who lives in Arizona, tells how to become an
Earth Angel to help others in their lives and the qualities which are required.
I WAS born an Earth Angel and can see,
hear, feel, smell and oddly taste everything
in the unseen world.
As a child, I played in the woods with
devas and built forts with tree spirits. My
mother recognised my abilities and placed
me in a ballet class to give form to my story.
I remember spinning fast as I travelled
across the dance studio floor.
I would calculate how many chaîné
turns (a series of short, usually fast turns
by which a ballet dancer moves across the
stage) I could do in the room and explore
how fast I could turn. Suddenly, my body
would transport me without rhyme or
reason until arriving at my destination.
I was the child who did grand jetés (a
big leap) as peals of laughter escaped my
smile in what was supposed to be a quiet
and subdued setting. My classical ballet
training taught me how to defy time and
space.
In my early adult life, I was a
professional ballerina. I spent a decade at
the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.
This allowed my exploration of
timelines where I was able to relive past
lives through countless days and nights of
Shakespearean plays. It also opened me
to understanding my own cosmology and
karma.
SONJA GRACE: “The journey of an Earth Angel is often arduous and challenging.”
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There are many
requirements for the life of
an Earth Angel. The most
important aspect is living
your life in service
I learned from years of teachers and
dance how to defy time and space, and
work long distance on clients.
The journey of an Earth Angel is often
arduous and challenging. Learning how
to navigate gifts and abilities needs more
than pointe shoes and a tutu. Earth Angels
need a proper platform from which they
can execute their gifts.
There are many requirements for the
life of an Earth Angel. The most important
aspect is living your life in service. This is
a daily ritual that I have practised for over
40 years.
Living in service requires total
surrender. We often think of the sacrifices
doctors and nurses make, but there is
a community of health professionals,
healers, naturopaths, acupuncturists and
herbalists that have equally sacrificed their
lives for a greater cause.
Living in service also requires the ability
to let go and let God. It likewise requires
clear boundaries. This is something which
is acquired by training.
A good teacher will lay the groundwork
for the path of an Earth Angel. Knowing
your emotional wounds and doing inner
work is critical.
Too often we see the wounded healer
navigating oceans of dysfunctional
behaviour and little self-discovery to
manage the internal seascape. In my book
Become an Earth Angel, I describe their
common characteristics.
Authenticity is paramount for any Earth
Angel. Knowing who you are and why you
are here helps you to find your own voice.
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Understanding the ego is everything.
The ego is a natural firewall, just like you
have on your computer, and will protect
you no matter what.
Most people who grow up in a
dysfunctional family will develop a false
ego. This is often demonstrated through a
loud external show of self-importance, but
an internal low self-esteem.
Being authentic means developing a
healthy ego. A spiritual path often requires
the death of the ego, a difficult journey that
brings forth authenticity and transparency.
We are not in the habit of seeing our
ego. It is a part of the human experience
and only traversed in psychological and
spiritual work.
There are many walls which people will
hit when deconstructing the ego. Denial
is the biggest block a spiritual seeker can
face.
The security system of the ego will
override anything that challenges it.
Therefore, I am emphatic about my clients
doing deep processing work.
There are a myriad of emotional
wounds which are stored in the body, all
tied to karma that need to be excavated
for the ego to transform. A plateaux of
understanding can be reached and
re-engage the ego to its original format
unless we stay diligent in our authenticity.
Being empathic is a shared experience
amongst the spiritual community. Needing
to help others is another characteristic of
the Earth Angel.
Empaths are subject to so many feelings
that it can be overwhelming. The feeling
of “knowing” what another person needs
or what they are going through can bring
compassion and understanding.
The need for clear boundaries while
answering the call of empathy is an
important factor for any Earth Angel.
Many empaths come from a childhood
which was dysfunctional and
co-dependency was learned at an early
age. The need to care for others is a
common trait of co-dependency.
Therefore, it is very important to
understand one’s own empathic nature
versus learned behaviour of the
co-dependent. I teach my students to have
clear boundaries for the heartfelt need to
care for others.
The highest level of clarity we have in
human form is our integrity. Your work,
words and actions are all accountable and
transparent.
There is no victimisation in integrity.
There is only accountability. I teach
students my daily prayer:
“I ask that my will is aligned with the
will of God and the Goddess. That all my
healing and processing work is done for the
highest good of everyone and the highest
good of the universe.”
I never use my gifts for gain or power.
Nor do I allow pollutants such as drugs or
alcohol to block my filters.
I hold each person’s energy with love
and respect. I do not converse with any
astral beings such as entities and aliens,
and only communicate with the angelic
realm and the Divine.
Integrity comes from doing the inner
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work. In the beginning, we imprint all our
parents’ psychology from the womb until
three years old while we are creating the
template for our karma or unresolved
emotional wounds.
Starting at four years old, patterns begin
and cycle throughout our lives. When a
client tells me they were traumatised at
twelve, it is clear this is the pattern already
cycling.
When I take the client into a process,
back to the beginning of the wound, it
is always in early development that the
original event took place. Learn who your
inner child is and be his or her parents.
We are born with a pallet of paints that
represent each emotion and create our
daily experience painting our world with
feelings.
Getting sidetracked by our feelings is
the human condition. Emotions take us
down karmic roads that revisit betrayal,
anger, resentment, fear, abandonment and
more.
As an Earth Angel, I feel my integrity
is bonded to a deeper understanding in
the soul body. It is the inner navigational
system of knowing right from wrong,
keeping focused on a clear mind and heart,
and remaining the observer.
Being criticised for being too sensitive
as children can put a block on our natural
gifts.
Sensitivity is a major characteristic of
an Earth Angel. Some people experience
psychic abilities or clairvoyance and
can see the spirit realm. Others have
clairaudience and hear the voices of the
unseen world.
A more common gift of the empath is
clairsentience. Feeling what is going on and
reading the energy in a room through your
belly is a powerful gift.
Claircognisance allows a person
to download from their intuition to
the brain. This “knowing” is a fantastic
combination of heart and mind. Unblocking
the wounded child takes us to the next
characteristic.
It is through humility that we learn to
be of service and help others. The false ego
will not survive the journey of the Earth
Angel.
The wounded inner child must be
attended to to release the blocks from our
sensitivity. Humility requires a good look at
yourself and confronting the ego.
Over 30 years ago, I sat on the side of
a mountain in a Lakota Sioux ceremony
called hanbleceya, which means crying for
a vision. The medicine man whose altar I
sat in kept an eye on me while I prayed.
Hanbleceya involves four days
of fasting, with no food or water. I
experienced humility, as I sat alone
in the dark, hungry, thirsty and cold. I
felt humbled to be alive, but had a new
understanding of life.
One of the greatest aspects of an Earth
Angel is the gift of healing. Born with this
ability, most Earth Angels must learn to
navigate the burden of illness and disease.
Grounding the energy of the body is
essential to a healer. Having awareness
and clear filters helps not to take on other
people’s pain and suffering.
The greatest teacher of all is dis-ease.
This powerful lesson takes us from fear to
joy, disbelief to conviction and regret to
surrender.
Earth Angels are confronted with
clients who are afraid, angry and resentful,
and the victim in their story.
Being a healer means helping clients
to recognise their part in their illness and
learn to forgive themselves and others.
This brings humility, compassion and
forgiveness to the forefront.
The confrontation of fear versus love
creates a powerful experience. The ego
may not be ready to allow such an invasion
of privacy.
As in all life on Earth there is a transition
or death that takes place. The healer is
called to help with all transitions of life.
This brings us to compassion, which is a
necessary element to Earth Angels.
Life on earth requires compassion. I see
so many clients with cancer, illness and
disease often calling me in their final hours
for a miracle. To transcend the physical
body, we must not live in fear.
Our attachment to this earth plane
keeps us believing in the illusion we have
created. Having compassion creates an
opening in the heart that transforms
tolerance.
It is fear that keeps us from
experiencing compassion, fear of not being
accepted, not being loved, not being seen
or heard, or not being important enough.
I teach my students to let go of their fear,
which allows their compassion to flourish.
I knew what my sense of purpose was
at a very young age and attempted to heal
our family dog at five years old. She had
cysts on her back, and I was determined to
relieve her of any pain.
My purpose as a healer, mystic and
visionary has been with me through all my
earthly incarnations. I have clients ask me
daily, “What is my purpose?”
Each person has their own karma and
purpose as to why they came to Earth.
Through my time travels, I have learned
our greatest relationship is with the earth.
There are soul mates, twin flames
and karmic relationships that keep us
preoccupied, but the Goddess, the earth, is
our main reason for being here.
Past lives are important to the Earth
Angel because they tell the story of our
karma or unresolved emotional wounds.
When we understand our history, we gain
awareness for our purpose.
I can see past lives and share with
clients where they have been all the way
back to their first incarnation. I find that
most people came here as scientists,
botanists and geologists to study the
planet.
As infinite souls, we originate from
other parts of the galaxy and beyond. We
have always been and always will be.
Love is the greatest characteristic of an
Earth Angel. When we embody Divine love,
we transcend the illusion and no longer
engage in duality.
Our true mission on earth is to love
at the deepest level of our being. Earth
Angels are called upon now more than
ever. Brush off your wings and step into
service.
n Sonja’s book “Become an Earth Angel” is
subtitled “Advice and Wisdom for Finding
Your Wings and Living in Service.”
“Spirit Traveler” is subtitled “Unlocking
Ancient Mysteries and Secrets of Eight of
the World’s Great Historic Sites” whilst
“Dancing with Raven and Bear” features
Earth medicine and animal magic. All three
are published by Findhorn Press.
They can all be ordered from any
bookshop and are available on various
websites, such as amazon.co.uk Sonja’s
website is at https://sonjagrace.com/
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READER’S PERSONAL EXPERIENCE
MEDIUM
FREES
HAUNTING
ENTITY
By Ann Green
(Photo: dik az/Shutterstock)
WHEN I first saw the old vicarage called St
Peter’s, it reminded me of the house in The
Amityville Horror; it was grey and gloomy,
and set at the end of an overgrown gravel
path behind squeaking iron gates.
Inside, the vendor had heavy, antique
furniture and several stuffed dogs – her
late pets – and in one case just the head of
a Jack Russell. As a dog lover, it turned my
stomach.
My husband, newly promoted to
management level, fell in love with the
grandeur of the place, its old servants’
bells that still worked, its elegant rooms
and large garden backing onto the village
common. I had my misgivings, but agreed
we should buy it.
Our relationship had hit a rocky patch
after the birth of our first son and we
finished a year’s counselling at Relate the
day before we moved in.
It seemed that we had mended
ourselves; we settled in and had the leaking
roof fixed. We redecorated, taking off
layers of old paint and revealing lovely
original fireplaces, and wooden doors and
panels.
Most of our money went on the house.
We rarely had holidays away, but felt
optimistic about the future and soon
another baby was on the way.
Harry was a delight from the day he was
born. He was a happy, smiling, fun-loving
child with big brown eyes, and learned to
talk quickly. By his second birthday, Harry
could express himself and describe things
well.
Sadly, my husband’s work had become
more stressful and he was often away
overnight. We became distant again.
I regularly felt he was not telling me
the truth about where he was. Often he
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ANN GREEN: “I heard a voice in my ear say
‘Get out!’ I was glad to go.”
didn’t give me contact details or answer his
mobile phone. I became anxious, tense and
suspicious, and hated myself for it.
One day, sitting in the bath with only
candles lighting the darkness, I felt utter
despair and silently called out, “If there’s
anyone there, please help me.”
I don’t really know who I was addressing.
I had some belief in a spirit world and a sort
of higher power. It’s only in retrospect that
I realised this may have been the start of
the problem.
Harry’s older brother often had night
terrors. These were really disturbing to
witness, but he never said there was any
particular cause.
Now Harry, the placid, happy-go-lucky
little boy, started to have nightmares too,
especially when my husband was away.
He’d cry out in the night and I would
rush along to see what was wrong. One
night he said, “There’s a man in my room.”
Of course, I reassured him there wasn’t.
If anything, if I thought of any resident
ghosts I would have imagined there might
be a lady in the room, as this had been the
servant’s bedroom in the grand old days of
this middle-class home.
There was no bell-push like there was in
the other rooms. There had been a second
staircase connecting this room to the
kitchen, so she wouldn’t disturb the master
and mistress of the house.
From the kitchen, the servant could
come and go via the back door. The stairs
had been taken out some time before,
creating a larger kitchen downstairs.
Upstairs, the space was now the
bathroom in which I had made my bath
time appeal. Next to it, Harry’s room still
had a second doorway, but now it only
opened onto a cupboard.
The nightmares weren’t especially
frequent, but after two or three more
Harry declared: “The man was in my room.
He tried to kiss me.”
This was a more alarming turn of events.
This happened once or twice more. It was
understandably frightening for Harry, but
my husband never witnessed these things
directly and was sceptical when I told him.
Occasionally Harry would also “see” an
old lady in the garden. He called her “other
grandma.”
There was nobody there. I had a
feeling that a former housekeeper might
be around in spirit form, but she was no
problem at all.
I wasn’t obsessed with the idea of
ghosts. Like most people, I’d had some
unexplained experiences, but on the
few occasions I visited mediums out of
curiosity, I heard nothing that convinced
me either way.
I was now a little jumpy. One lunchtime,
Harry was playing in the lounge to the
right of the front door and hallway. It was
probably Lego bricks or his Thomas the
Tank Engine set, which he loved.
Harry suddenly stopped, looked up and
was agitated. He seemed to “see” through
the wall of the hall and door, and said: “The
man is here, the man in my room. He’s here;
he’s coming in.”
I was pretty freaked out as you can
imagine, but then Harry relaxed and said,
“He’s gone.” “Gone where?” I asked.
Harry was a bit puzzled I had to ask and
could not understand that I hadn’t seen the
man. “I think he went upstairs,” he said, and
went back to playing.
This was bizarre enough, but about two
weeks later, events got even worse. The
same thing happened again.
It was around 1.00 pm. The TV news had
just come on and I was about to get us some
lunch when Harry again said the man was
coming in. “What does he want, Harry?” I
blurted out. His answer was simply “You.”
I’d had enough of this. Some years ago,
I met Essex medium Maureen Flynn, so
rang her. Maureen agreed to come to our
house and see what she could do to help.
I arranged for Harry to be taken out by a
neighbour.
Maureen arrived and was soon going
round the rooms. First, she detected the
“other grandma,” a lady she confirmed was
a warm, smiling elderly woman who had
worked there and just liked to come back to
keep an eye on the children.
She was welcome, I said. In fact, I had
a photo of the person I thought it might
be. Maureen agreed that she was a likely
candidate.
Upstairs, in the main bedroom Maureen
felt an impression of somebody struggling
for breath. She felt they may have died
there, but it was not haunted.
Finally we came to Harry’s room. At the
doorway of the cupboard where the stairs
had been, Maureen said she felt a cold area.
Maureen suggested I step into and out of
the spot, but I couldn’t feel anything.
Maureen was sure this was a portal, a
place where the spirit world could come
through, and was certain that the man was
able to enter this way at night.
She felt that he was looking for his lost
love, and that was what Harry had meant
when he said I was the target.
Maureen prepared to communicate with
him and asked me to leave them to it. I went
downstairs, but my ears were straining
to try and hear what was said, as she was
talking to someone.
Finally, Maureen came downstairs and
told me that the man had been a lover of
the maid who had lived there. She felt it
was not long after the property was built
in 1902.
The man had come
to the house a number
of times and became
friendly with the maid.
He used the back stairs
to come and go without
anyone knowing.
Maureen “saw” what
happened to him – the
owners came back
unexpectedly and he
made a dash for the
stairs.
Possibly he left his
coat in the kitchen and
was afraid it would be
THE writer’s young son would cry out in the night after seeing a
found, but in his rush he strange man in his room. (Photo: Kirill Gorshkov/Shutterstock)
fell down the stairs and
dining room carpet one last time. I suddenly
broke his back.
felt a bad sense of foreboding and could
Maureen felt that this had not
swear I heard a voice in my ear say “Get
necessarily killed him, but it brought about
out!” I was glad to go.
his death; he may even have taken his
My next home was a nice 1970’s house
own life as he had been in such agony and
with no likelihood of ghosts. Occasionally,
shame.
I thought about St Peter’s. As the internet
Our ghost had been revealed. Maureen
expanded with the capability of searching
had been able to tell him to leave the house
old newspapers and census surveys online,
and move towards the light of the spirit
I looked to see if there was any story of the
world.
St Peter’s scandal. I found nothing.
Was any of it real or not? All I can say is
The new owners heard about the ghost
that whether I or anyone else believe what
story and said they had experienced
I have just written, if Maureen did detect
strange things, but we never compared
and talk to a man trapped between this
notes. They hung a crucifix in what was
world and the next, the fact is that Harry
Harry’s bedroom. I have never been inside
never had another dream or vision of this
since.
man.
St Peter’s has been improved and
One might argue that if somehow I
modernised more than we could afford and
was the cause of it all, I felt relieved that
recently sold again for an eye-watering
the “ghost” had been asked to leave and I
price. After all, it is a beautiful house.
stopped worrying. Some might say I had
A few months ago, I stood on the
made the whole story up, and I can’t prove
common with my elder son, looking at the
any of it, of course.
back of the house. I felt a mix of emotions,
But there is a postscript to this. A friend
but no desire to set foot in the place. It
in the village had an elderly aunt who had
holds some happy memories, but a lot of
known St Peter’s for decades, back when it
sad ones, both physical and psychic. n
had been a grand home with two acres of
land, a tennis court and rose garden.
She knew the gossip of the village too
and commented at some point that a maid
at St Peter’s had once run away without
trace.
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My friend hadn’t been able to glean any
& spiritual experiences
more information, but one day when the
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“That’s the girl!” said the elderly aunt,
which detail how evidence of life after death
pointing to one of the faces. “That’s the
came via a third party such as a medium.
maid who ran away from St Peter’s.”
When introducing various characters, don’t
Sadly, things didn’t improve in the house
forget to explain who they are and their
with regard to my relationship with my
relationship to you.
husband and we finally agreed to separate.
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SPIRITUAL ART
FEATURE
This month we feature the work of medium and spirit artist Kate Hayes from
Galway, Ireland. Here we find out about Kate’s spiritual journey and read first-hand
accounts of some of her experiences. Plus we get to see some of Kate’s striking
charcoal spirit drawings, each with a nature connection.
KATE describes herself as a spirit artist, animal communicator and
medium. She’s a highly sensitive intuitive individual who has a deep
connection with nature.
She explains that she has been aware of her natural psychic
abilities from an early age. Her earliest valued connections were
with horses rather than humans. In 2017 she was forced to
rehome her small herd of horses as a result of degenerative disc
disease.
This time of rest was a pivotal moment for Kate in that it
allowed her to further explore her interest in the study of psychic
science at the Arthur Findlay College (the world’s foremost centre
for the advancement of psychic science) and began her journey in
spirit art.
Kate has a BA Hons degree and has formally studied neurolinguistic programming (NLP), animal communication and is
qualified as an EAL (Equine Assisted Learning) therapist in equine
assisted therapy. She has travelled extensively and is keenly
interested in the work of philosopher Jiddu Krishnamurti,
parapsychology researcher Rupert Sheldrake, and scientist and
animal behaviourist Temple Grandin.
Kate offers as one of her most memorable moments a chance
meeting with renowned painter Sir Howard Hodgkin at an Easter
lunch in 1991.
FOX: “A man who knows that he is silent, does not know what silence
is” – Jiddu Krishnamurti.
WOLF: “In total silence the mind comes upon the eternal”
– Jiddu Krishnamurti.
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At the time, she was living and painting from her studio, which
was an old farm cottage, part of Garth Farm owned by her
landlady Jenny Morris, and Jenny’s husband Johnny.
Their son, Wood, was a friend of painter Howard Hodgkin and
invited him and his partner to lunch on the day. She fondly
remembers the fact that Sir Howard was enthralled by the shape,
form and line of her nose.
He asked whether she was aware of how beautiful it was and
said that it must be Roman in origin. Kate replied that her dad was
from southern Italy.
Howard’s attention to detail and awareness of form
immediately perceptible in his work was even more inspirational
in his relationship with the world in general.
Sir Howard died on March 9, 2017, which coincided with the
first occasion Kate attended the Arthur Findlay College.
Kate lives with her husband and son in a wooden house which
she designed, set in a seven-acre woodland in County Galway,
Ireland. She is a high functioning autistic person.
KATE’S WORK
Kate works with Spirit to inspire comfort and support
individuals in their life’s journey. She provides charcoal drawings of
spirit portraits – human and animal guides in which the essence or
soul of the guide is captured and resonates for the client.
Messages, if received, are provided.
SOUL CARDS
Produced from Kate’s original drawings, the soul cards are
useful as part of meditation practice, psychic readings and
mediumship development. They may also be used as training aids
and in group work.
The cards contain quotes from the work of the philosopher
Jiddu Krishnamurti, with kind permission of the Krishnamurti
HORSE: “Nobody can teach you about yourself. You must be the guru
and the disciple yourself, learn from yourself. What you learn from
another is not truth” – Jiddu Krishnamurti.
FALCON: “The solution of a problem lies in the understanding of the
problem; for the answer is not separate from the problem”
– Jiddu Krishnamurti.
Kate’s “Soul Cards” are available to purchase from her website. See
end of feature for website details.
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Trust Limited and the Krishnamurti Foundation of America.
SON HELPS WITH SPIRIT PORTRAIT
Kate has found that when she has drawn portraits for clients
the response has invariably been inspirational for her as well as
the client. Here, in her own words, Kate shares some of her
spiritual experiences:
A lady from Wales contacted me with a request for a portrait.
She was unclear as to what she required and asked if I would
connect with the spirit world and provide her with a drawing.
I found myself drawn to this request as it allows for greater
expression of the spirit world to come through: the mind of the
artist is then able to step further back.
I spoke with my son prior to starting the drawing. I spoke of a
gentleman gently making his presence known to me. On his
shoulder sat a magnificent barn owl. The two inextricably bonded.
My son was quiet then said he felt the presence of a bat.
Unusually, I dismissed the suggestion of the bat and its possible
connection to the owl and the gentleman, and proceeded to walk
over to my studio to start the drawing .
To be honest, I may have dismissed the idea of the bat because I
felt unfamiliar to how exactly I could draw one – an example of
how an undisciplined mind can get in the way. I can often forget to
trust in the intelligence of the spirit world.
I showed my son the finished drawing. He was somewhat
dismayed by the absence of the bat and insisted that I should
include it. I decided to take a quiet walk in the woods. On returning
to my studio, I sat quietly with the drawing of the gentleman and
the owl and after some time I, too, felt the bat, and the drawing
was completed.
It was at this moment that my husband came into the studio at
around 10.00 pm. It was dark outside and the light of the studio
BARN OWL AND BAT: “Truth has no path and that is the beauty of
truth, it is living.” – Jiddu Krishnamurti.
escaped from the door as he entered. We spoke briefly about the
gentleman, the owl and the bat, and suddenly I was aware of a
small fast-moving shadow.
As I looked up, to my surprise a bat had flown in through the
open door. It was circling above our heads in silence. My heart
smiled in astonishment at the synchronicity.
This was the first time and, at time of writing this, the last time
a bat has ever come into the studio. We eventually convinced the
reluctant bat to leave, and I sent a photograph of the completed
spirit drawing to the lady in Wales.
Having received the portrait, she called me to say that she was
immediately drawn to the gentleman in the painting. She felt him
to be kind and gentle.
She referred to the fact that she had recently and very
unusually come across a barn owl on a daytime walk. It was
perched on a branch just staring at her. She felt that it had a
message but was unclear as to what the message may be.
She also referred to the fact that she had a healing practice in
the loft of an old, restored barn that bats are regular visitors to,
and that she continuously hears owls at night.
In what I considered to be a very glowing comment,
demonstrating that the spirit world speaks through spirit art, she
stated: “I love the portrait. When you feel that you can hear art
then you know it’s good.”
PORTRAIT FOR A FRIEND
“Real learning comes about when the competitive spirit has ceased.”
– Jiddu Krishnamurti.
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My second example relates to a spirit art portrait I made for a
friend of mine, Mia Ottosson – a tutor at the Arthur Findlay
College, spirit artist and generous mentor.
I made the drawing in May 2019. On completion, I sent Mia a
voice message explaining to her that I felt that the gentleman in
the drawing spoke about living in the 1800s. She recognised the
individual instantly on receipt of the image.
She called me confirming that the gentleman was indeed her
spirit art teacher, her guide who lived from 1864 until 1901.
SPIRIT JOURNEY
As far back as I can remember I’ve been aware that there was
another dimension to my existence in alternate universes.
The first time I was acutely aware of my psychic and
mediumistic abilities was during a meeting with a spiritual healer
and two others in 2004.
We were discussing healing and distant healing. One of us
would leave the room and lie down in another room, and the two
remaining focused on sending healing.
I was able to read the other two individuals to the extent that I
recounted the loss of two infants who made their presence known
to me, and the separation of an infant from her mother in early
infancy. The clairsentient images were powerful and haunting.
As previously stated, I’ve always had a strong interest in animal
communication. Many times I’ve felt that I have been led down
numerous tracks and experienced many profound encounters with
animals that are still to this day impossible to put into words.
I’ve always sensed that at some level there was some sort of
inextricable order associated with all these experiences. They,
together with my ten-year-old son, eventually led me to the Arthur
Findlay College.
I first met with tutors Sharon Harvey and Angie Morris in 2017
on a course at the college and thereafter with tutor Minister Bill
Thomson, who remains my mentor to date.
Tutors Colin Bates, Mia Ottosson, Sandie Baker, Lynn Probert
and Alan Stuttle have also been so supportive. I’m eternally
grateful to all.
The experiences have been amazing. I consider all the tutors
I’ve been privileged to meet and work with as my friends. Despite
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differences from time to time, I’ve made a soul connection with
each of them.
The other remarkable connection I have made through the
college is with the horses in the meadow. I have had many
profound experiences with them as it relates to the connectedness
of all things.
I am looking forward to being able to return to the college soon.
n You can find out more about Kate and see other examples of her
work at: www.spirit-art-kh.com
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Your paranormal and spiritual
questions answered
BY GRAHAM JENNINGS
Scientists support life after death
In PN for June last year you answered
a question as to whether scientists are
becoming more open to the possibility of an
afterlife. Has any further positive research
been published? – Jonathan Trotwood.
Last time, I concentrated on the
work of Sir Roger Penrose (a British
mathematician, mathematical physicist
and philosopher of science), and Stuart
Hameroff, an American anaesthesiologist
and professor at the University of Arizona,
on near-death experiences.
I also mentioned the MWI, or manyworlds interpretation, of Dr Robert Lanza,
who is considered one of the world’s
leading scientists.
Other scientists have been open to
the possibility of the continuity of life and
investigated, experimented and published
accordingly.
To be as objective as possible, let us
put aside everything we think we know
as Spiritualists about spirit and the
soul, and look at the survival of human
consciousness from a purely scientific
aspect i.e. quantum physics.
(A quantum in physics is simply the
smallest quantity that can exist at a
subatomic level.)
Sir Roger Penrose holds that it is
possible consciousness in the form of
quantum information can exist outside the
body, perhaps indefinitely, as a soul.
Dr Robert Lanza says: “Although
individual bodies are destined to selfdestruct, the alive feeling – ‘Who am I?’ – is
just a 20 watt fountain of energy operating
in the brain. But this energy doesn’t go
away at death.
“If for all the things, whether it is living
or dead, there exists a quantum code…
then there is an existence after death.”
Dr Lanza maintains that life creates
the universe, not the other way around.
He commented: “What you see (around
you) could not be present without your
consciousness.
“If reality is created by our own
consciousness, can consciousness ever
truly be extinguished?”
If this “quantum soul” does indeed
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SIR ROGER PENROSE believed it is possible that
consciousness can exist outside the body. (Photo:
Cirone-Musi/Festival della Scienza)
survive, where does it go? Some scientists
believe it goes into what is known as a
uniform field of consciousness. This is one
of the so-called quantum fields that exist
throughout the universe.
The late Prof Dr Hans-Peter Dürr,
former head of the Max Planck Institute
for Physics in Munich, declared that
beyond the material world is “an infinite
reality that is much bigger.”
He added that our material world is
rooted in this infinite reality and that “in
this way, our lives in this plane of existence
are encompassed, surrounded, by the
afterworld already.”
Dr Dürr compared the survival of
human consciousness with personal
computing. Just as data on a hard drive
is uploaded into the processor, so
consciousness, in the form of quantum
information, is transferred at death to the
spiritual quantum field.
He concluded: “When I die, I do not lose
this information, this consciousness. The
body dies, but the spiritual quantum field
continues. In this way, I am immortal.”
Note that he described the quantum
field as “spiritual.” Why? Here is what
Dr Christian Hellwig, of the Max Planck
Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in
Göttingen, says:
“Our thoughts, our will, our
consciousness and our feelings show
properties that could be referred to as
spiritual properties…
“No direct interaction with the known
fundamental forces of natural science, such
as gravitation, electromagnetic forces, etc,
can be detected in the spiritual.
“On the other hand, however, these
spiritual properties correspond exactly
to the characteristics that distinguish
the extremely puzzling and wondrous
phenomena in the quantum world.”
British physicist Jeremy Hayward
says: “Many scientists who are still part
of the scientific mainstream are no longer
afraid to openly state that consciousness
awareness could, in addition to space,
time, matter and energy, be a fundamental
element of the world – perhaps even more
fundamental than space and time… It may
be a mistake to ban the spirit from nature.”
The late theoretical physicist, David
Bohm – an American-British scientist –
thought along similar lines to Dr Dürr and
stated:
“The results of modern natural sciences
only make sense if we assume an inner,
uniform, transcendent reality that is based
on all external data and facts. The very
depth of human consciousness is one of
them.”
David Bohm also postulates that we are
immortal and exist outside of time. Life, he
says, cannot be extinguished in a timeless,
spaceless world.
These theories are, of course,
controversial. They conflict with
materialist beliefs in a purely physical
existence, as well as religious doctrines
that deny the continuity of life. For that
reason they tend to be found in specialist
publications rather than the mainstream
media.
Nevertheless, we are making progress.
People no longer have to accept what they
were taught about “death” as children by
those who knew no better.
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Emperor sent emissary
to ancient oracle
What can you tell me about Julian the
Apostate, the last non-Christian emperor of
Rome? – Joyce Carpenter.
Flavius Claudius Julianus was born
around AD 332 in the last years of the
reign of his uncle the Roman Emperor
Constantine the Great.
Constantine had chosen Christianity
as the state religion to unify a divided and
weakened empire. At the time, it stretched
from Europe and North Africa to the
shores of the Black Sea and the borders of
Persia.
He oversaw the transformation of the
charismatic faith of the early Fathers into
one of ritual and dogma as enshrined in the
Nicene Creed.
Julian was raised a Christian. His father
was Julius Constantius, Constantine’s half
brother and a consul.
When Constantine died in 337, the
army murdered many of Julian’s family
including his father, so that only the sons of
Constantine should rule.
Constantine’s son Constantius
succeeded him as emperor and shared
power with his two brothers. After
their deaths, he became sole ruler as
Constantius II.
He pursued his father’s policy of
imposing Christianity on his subjects,
which was enforced by coercion and exile.
Julian blamed Constantius for the
murder of his father, brother and other
relatives. He also questioned and rejected
Christianity.
Julian loved Hellenistic philosophy and
culture, and identified as a Hellene. He
studied at Pergamum and Ephesus, and
later at Athens.
When Julian was 23, Constantius
– apparently unaware of his enmity –
appointed him as a subordinate ruler with
the rank of Caesar. He dispatched him to
Gaul, where he proved himself a successful
military commander.
Julian defeated the marauding
Alemanni and Franks, and expelled them.
This merely aroused jealously and mistrust
in Constantius.
He tried to weaken Julian’s authority by
demanding his best troops to serve in the
East. Julian refused and his men hailed him
as Emperor.
In 361, he marched against Constantius,
who was suddenly taken ill. On his
deathbed he bequeathed the empire to
Julian.
Now sole ruler of the empire, Julian
announced his intention to follow in
the footsteps of Marcus Aurelius, the
philosopher-emperor. He sought to restore
the “old religion” and issued an edict
proclaiming freedom of worship for all
religions.
An official could be a Christian or not as
he chose. Christians were still allowed to
hold offices of state, but were prohibited
from teaching the Greek classics.
From now on, Julian is described as a
“pagan,” but that is a relatively modern
term.
In his day, the “old religion” was
a mixture of Greek culture, Platoist
philosophy and polytheism (the belief in
multiple deities) that broadly speaking
came under the heading of Hellenism.
Julian was not alone in this. Greek
was the common language of the Eastern
Empire and educated people including
Christians were steeped in Greek culture.
Again, like many educated Romans, Julian
worshipped Mithra, the Persian sun god.
Anxious to restore the ancient practice
of divination, he sent an emissary to the
Oracle at Delphi. It famously brought
back the last ever oracle that signalled the
passing of the classical world. It read:
“Tell the Emperor the Dorian hall is
crumbling in decay.
“Apollo’s chamber is no more, nor his
oracular laurel,
“Nor prophesying spring; and the
chattering water is silent.”
Unfortunately, Julian also reintroduced
animal sacrifice. This was in the age-old
superstitious belief that the smoke of
burnt offerings was necessary to carry the
prayers of mortals heavenward.
It was probably this belief that induced
Julian to restore the Temple of Solomon
in Jerusalem where animal sacrifice had
taken place.
Quite what the Jews themselves would
have thought is not recorded, but they
were overjoyed that a Roman emperor
wished to rebuild their temple.
Christian writers told how his intention
to rebuild was greeted with rapture by the
Jews, but opposed by the Christians. It was
this decision as much as anything that led
to his being called “the Apostate.”
According to his Hellenistic beliefs,
Yahweh (the national god of ancient Israel
and Judah) was not an exclusive deity.
Julian wrote to the Jews that their God
“is worshipped by us also under other
names.” He identified Yahweh with Plato’s
Creator and also referred to Him as Helios
and Attis.
In addition, Julian revoked Hadrian’s
edict that forbade the Jews to reside in
Jerusalem and prohibited special levies
against them. He wrote, “No one is any
longer to have the power to oppress the
masses of your people by such exaction.”
Unfortunately, at this point Julian
THIS statue of Constantine the Great by Philip Jackson was unveiled in York in 1998.
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succumbed to the Roman desire for
military glory. He invaded Rome’s old rival
Persia with an army of 65,000 Roman
troops.
Before the walls of Ctesiphon, leading
from the front as usual, he was fatally
wounded by a javelin. He passed on June
26, 363 aged 31, having ruled for just
twenty months.
Julian left his friend and general
Alypius in charge of rebuilding the temple.
Work lasted but a few days before either
lightening or an earthquake caused fire to
burst from the foundations.
Several workmen were killed, others
fled and all work ceased. The Christians
attributed this to divine intervention.
They quoted Jesus’ prophesy that “not one
stone will be left here upon another; all will
be thrown down.”
Jovian, the next Emperor, was a
Christian who reverted to the proChristian policies of Constantius. Work on
the temple was abandoned and the Jewish
people were again exiled.
Had Julian lived, their history would
have been so different. They could have
returned to their homeland instead of
having to live in other peoples’ countries.
The Church demonised Julian, but later
writers took a more sympathetic view. In
his History of the Rise and Influence of the
Spirit of Rationalism, Irish historian, essayist
and political theorist William Lecky wrote
that he was “among the best men who ever
sat on a throne.”
In The Psychic Stream, famous
Spiritualist Arthur Findlay said that Julian
“was a good Emperor, temperate in all
things, and at all times showed self-control
and zeal for the public good…
“If his reign had been longer, the history
of Europe would undoubtedly have been
different.”
Lastly, English writer, philosopher and
novelist Colin Wilson – an expert on the
paranormal – wrote in The Occult that if
Julian “had lived as long as the Emperor
Augustus, the world would have become a
better and saner place.” n
Figuring out the Rule of Three
What is the Rule of Three in magic? Is there
really anything in it? – Nicholas Moore.
The Rule of Three is a warning given
to those who are initiated into Wicca. It is
usually given in verse form:
“Ever mind the Rule of Three,
“Three times thine acts come back to
thee;
“This lesson thou must truly learn,
“Thou only gets what thou dost earn.”
There are differing opinions about this,
even among Wiccans. Some say that it only
applies to witches’ spells and other forms
of magic.
Others maintain that “three” is simply
a nominal value to warn initiates that
whatever they put out will be returned in
greater measure i.e. to the power of three
or more.
Still others claim that it is not a rule
so much as a universal law. But that
would mean that it has always existed.
Where, then, is it mentioned in the occult
literature of the past?
Wiccans themselves cannot trace its
origin any earlier than Gerald B. Gardner’s
High Magic’s Aid published in 1949.
Although a novel, it contains authentic
information about witchcraft.
Regarded by many as the father of
Wicca, Gardner wrote, “Mark well, when
thou receivest good, so equally art bound
to return good threefold.”
If a witch uses magic to do only good
and it is returned threefold or more, all
is well. If, however, the witch uses magic
to do harm, the Rule of Three warns
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WHEN he wrote “High Magic’s Aid,” Wiccan Gerald
B. Gardner used his craft name of Scire.
that not only will it rebound: it will go on
rebounding.
Magic recognises that there are other
planes of reality beyond the physical. You
can use energised thought to open up a
channel into another dimension.
It will remain open until you close it, and
it is a two-way process. The energy will
flow towards you as well as from you, and
go on flowing.
In this way, the consequences of your
original thoughts are made manifest more
than once or twice.
Witches and magicians use secret and
mystic rituals, but their purpose is to serve
as a focus for thought. Thoughts alone
though can be strong enough.
When we as Spiritualists send absent
healing, we consciously send out healing
thoughts and act as a channel for the
healing power. Ideally, we do it in a
quiet place, but of necessity we could
do it anywhere, even a crowded railway
carriage.
The lesson then, not just for witches,
but for everyone, is this: be careful of
your thoughts, especially if you are angry.
Suppose a harmful thought became so
energised with anger that it became
tangible and passed beyond your control.
What could you do? Could you recall
it, or close the energy channel it opened
up? Are you confident you could undo any
harm that has been done?
That is why our spirit guides warn us
that what we put out comes back to us.
The great masters, including the Buddha,
caution us to beware of our thoughts.
“We are shaped,” he said, “by our
thoughts; we become what we think” and
“Thoughts really do become things.”
In the Bible, Deuteronomy 15:9 states,
“Beware that there is no base thought
in your heart.” Psalm 64:6 adds, “Inward
thought and the heart of a man are deep.”
In other words, everything is cause and
effect. Thoughts as well as actions have
consequences. n
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Phantom warns
of fire
BY JOHN WEST
This month, John West heads to Dover Castle and recounts tales of
ghostly apparitions, including a form in a long red dress, a ghost from
the English Civil War period, who wears a purple cloak, wide-brimmed
hat and knee-high riding boots, and a man in naval uniform walking
through a visitor.
DOVER CASTLE was founded in the 11th
century. The Romans had a fort in the area
and the unique remains of a lighthouse
dating from their occupation can still be
seen in the castle grounds.
For centuries, Dover was regarded as
one of the key defences of Britain. Tunnels
were dug out beneath the castle during the
Napoleonic Wars and Second World War
in readiness for an invasion from across
the Channel.
In 1940, the evacuation of Dunkirk was
overseen from the tunnels and German
planes fought with British fighters in the
skies above the town and port during the
Battle of Britain.
Dover and the Straits soon became
known as “Hellfire Corner,” as the town
was regularly fired upon from German
guns across the Channel.
Up to 10,000 buildings in and around
the town were damaged by shellfire
and more than 200 civilians were killed.
Hundreds more suffered injuries.
It was not until September 1944 that
the guns were finally silenced when
they fell to British and Canadian troops
following the allied invasion of France.
The church of St Mary in Castro and the
adjoining Roman lighthouse is said to be
haunted by a Roman soldier and monk.
The castle is home to a phantom
drummer boy murdered during the
Napoleonic period. He is said to haunt the
battlements at night, the sounds of his
drumming echoing across the deserted
castle grounds.
The drummer was fifteen. One story
THIS wonderful aerial photo shows Dover Castle in its full majesty. (Photo: Chensiyuan)
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THE Church of St Mary in Castro was founded in
1020. A Roman lighthouse still stands behind it.
(Photo: Michael Coppins)
claims that he was on an errand involving a
large sum of money. Two soldiers heard of
this and decided to rob him. In the struggle,
he was accidentally beheaded by a sword.
The Red Lady haunts the Keep. She
wears a long, flowing red dress, but who
she was has been lost to history.
The apparition once put in an
appearance in the Officer’s Mess, which
was built in the 19th century.
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A SOLDIER poses by one of the German guns which
once blasted Dover from France. (Photo: Malindine
E G (Capt), No 5 Army Film & Photographic Unit)
In December 1897, General Sir William
Butler was having dinner with some of
his officers when a lady in red entered
the room looking upset. She insisted to
the general that there was a fire in the
smoking-room.
A subaltern was sent and found that
the chimney was on fire. It was quickly put
out, but the lady insisted that all the rooms
be checked. They did and everything was
found to be safe.
The general then asked the lady who
she was. She ignored his question and
walked towards the door, vanishing as she
neared it.
The next morning, the phantom
appeared again. She approached one of the
officers by the stables and insisted that he
go to his room immediately.
The officer ignored her request, but was
urged by his men to go and look. She then
smiled, curtsied and vanished again as she
walked across the snow.
It was noted that her footsteps left no
trace on the ground. The officer went to his
room and discovered a fire. It was finally
put out, but not before causing damage,
which amounted to over £2,000.
It was discovered that the fire was
caused by smouldering wood in the roof,
AS he locked up one night, a member of staff saw a phantom in the castle’s Great Hall.
(Photo: Michael Garlick/HARTLEPOOLMARINA2014)
a legacy of the chimney fire from the day
before. The castle was searched for the
mysterious woman, but no trace of her
could be found.
A figure from the English Civil War
period also haunts the ground floor of the
castle. He has been described as wearing a
purple cloak, wide-brimmed hat and
knee-high riding boots.
The King’s Bedroom is also haunted.
Visitors have felt a sense of unease there
and the lower half of a figure has been seen
walking across the room.
The ghost of an old woman and her
black dog haunts Peverell’s Tower. A
legend states that her little black dog was
entombed alive in the walls of the tower.
This was done as a sacrifice in the
hope that it would end the bad luck
that had dogged – excuse the pun – the
construction of the Norman tower.
The dog’s howls of terror are still said to
be heard from time to time. Some say that
when the old lady protested about her dog,
she was walled up alive too.
The tunnels beneath the castle are
also active. An English Civil War pikeman
appeared in the guardroom area, and a
soldier dressed in khaki and a nurse have
been seen in the hospital. Voices have also
THE lower half of a figure has been seen walking across the King’s Bedroom. (Photo: Nilfanion)
been heard in the Dynamo Room.
Leslie Simpson was a tour guide
at the castle. He was showing some
twenty visitors around the Defence
Telecommunications Repeater Station in
the tunnels beneath the castle.
The guide noticed that one of the
visitors, a woman, was acting strangely. She
appeared to be looking at something, then
became alarmed and fell on one knee.
Leslie went to her and asked if she was
injured, but the woman said that she was
all right.
The woman told him that she had seen
a man in naval uniform at one end of the
room. He appeared to be working on some
equipment.
She thought he was a member of staff,
but became alarmed and then started to
walk quickly towards the tour group. The
man reached the barrier, walked through it
and then her.
The woman spun around and saw him
vanish through an exit. This was why she
had fallen on her knee.
The guide later took another group
around the tunnels, but decided to walk
ahead to look in the Repeater Station for
the apparition.
Leslie saw nothing, but noticed that a
blue door that led to an annexe was open.
It should have been shut. He then heard
a sound from inside, which he likened to
a mechanical whine, combined with an
animal noise.
The guide became scared and the
sounds immediately stopped. He never
heard the noise again.
A few months went by and an Italian
tourist saw the same figure in a naval
uniform near the equipment. He asked
Leslie about the man, but no one else had
seen him.
Karen Mennie was another guide at the
castle. She was taking a tour group around
the Repeater Station in the summer
of 1993 and noticed that a father and
daughter were acting strangely.
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IN one of the tunnels beneath the castle, a visitor said that an apparition walked right through her.
(Photo: Karen Roe on Flickr)
The daughter appeared to be talking
to an invisible person as the father looked
on. The father then left the area and Karen
had to get him to rejoin the rest of the
group.
At the end of the tour, the guide told
the group that the Repeater Station was
supposed to be the most haunted part of
the complex. The father then replied that
he had seen the ghost.
Karen assumed that he was joking,
but he then explained that his daughter
had been speaking to the apparition. The
father seemed unconcerned by the whole
experience, but the daughter appeared to
be in shock.
The father claimed that the ghost’s
name was Bill Billings. He communicated
with the father and said that he was
a Postal Telecommunications Officer
from Canterbury, who had been killed
assembling some amplifier racks.
Attempts were made to see if this
information was correct, but it was found
that the local military records for the war
years were not complete.
Two American tourists recounted
another interesting experience. They had
been visiting the castle and tunnels, and
commented on the sound effects used
during the tour.
They were especially impressed with
the sound effects in the area of St John’s
Tower. The groans and shrieks had been
particularly effective.
The tour guide explained that no sound
effects were used in the castle or tunnels.
After the couple left, the area was searched
in case someone had been injured and
was responsible for the cries heard by the
Americans. No one was found.
Philip Wyborn-Brown, another member
of staff, was a sceptic and attributed much
of the phenomena to natural causes such
as drafts and shadows cast by the light.
However, even he had a strange experience
in the castle.
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Philip was checking the building one
evening to ensure that all the tourists had
left.
As he locked up, he saw a figure pass
the Great Hall and walk into the King’s Bed
Chamber. He dismissed the idea that it
could have been a ghost and believes it was
caused by a shadow.
In 1991, the Thanet Psychic and
Paranormal Research Unit and the
Association for the Scientific Study of
Anomalous Phenomena conducted a series
of night vigils in the castle.
On October 12, one of the investigators
was in a passageway in the castle. He heard
a noise like a wooden door slamming. The
time was 11.22 pm.
At 2.20 am, two other members of
the team were on the second floor of the
Keep. A loud bang was heard from behind a
locked door that led to the west stairwell.
The door was opened, but nothing could
be found to account for the noise. The door
was again locked and the two investigators
walked away. As they did so, the door
shook for several seconds.
Two other members were staying in
the St John’s Tower area when they saw a
shadowy figure moving down a stairwell.
One of the team called out and the figure
turned and walked quickly back up the
stairs.
They assumed it was another member
of the team, but when they asked him, he
explained that he had been at the other
end of the passageway at the time of the
sighting.
The same two investigators heard
the sound of a heavy wooden door being
shut at 3.30 am and 4.40 am. This time,
the sound was recorded on tape. Other
members also heard doors slamming.
It was decided to train a camera on
the two wooden doors in the Keep, which
had been witnessed shaking. It was a wise
decision, as the film captured both doors
being violently shaken for several seconds.
One of the investigators cried out
“We’ve got it!” and the shaking stopped. A
search was made of the area, but nothing
could be found to account for what had
been witnessed.
Other sounds were heard in St John’s
Tower during the vigil. One was likened to
the dropping of a pebble falling onto the
wooden stairs. Four of the team heard this.
A second vigil was held on November
30. A tape recorder was left on in the
Mural Galley, which lies in the Keep.
The sounds of the recorder being
interfered with were recorded. The smell
of perfume was also noted in the area
whilst in the basement two loud bangs
were also noted.
Members of an ITV series, Strange But
True, were making an episode in the castle
and a psychic, Michael Bromley, was filmed
in the tunnels trying to contact any of the
ghosts there.
He mentioned the name Helen in the
Repeater Station, but Clive Boreham of
English Heritage was unimpressed, as no
women were historically associated with
that area.
A few days after the TV crew had
departed, an Australian tourist, Annie
Sallows, was visiting the castle and tunnels.
She suddenly saw an apparition running up
to her.
Annie described him as blond and said
that he was wearing a navy blue uniform.
He spoke to her and said that his name was
Samuel. The apparition was quite agitated
and kept asking where Helen was.
Clive Boreham was astonished when
the tourist told him, as she had not been
aware of what the medium said only a
few days before. He admitted that this
experience had now left him with an open
mind. n
John West is a writer, film producer and
broadcaster. In 2018, he teamed up
with director Jason Figgis to produce
films and TV documentaries.
The pair have so far collaborated
on several projects ranging from a
documentary on photographer Sir
Simon Marsden to a feature film called
“Winifred Meeks.”
John’s first book on ghosts, “Britain’s
Haunted Heritage,” was published by
JMD Media in 2019.
QUESTION:
What is the price on Love?
ANSWER:
There isn’t one – love can not be bought
The reason that I pose this question and then give a response to it, is to let you know that neither my
colleague nor I charge for any help that we can extend.
“What is the nature or type of help that they can extend?”
This may be the thought that now comes to your mind.
Rather than go into a lengthy explanation, perhaps a brief explanation will help?
My colleague has the “Gift” of “Mediumship.”
However, although often being called a “Psychic” he is not a fortune-teller. His “information” comes from
an external source, and that “source” focuses on things that are of the heart/spirit.
Example: inner you; things regretted; forgiveness; a deceased family member; a loved-one; a friend.
My application is that of “Contact-Healing,” sometimes referred to as “laying-on-of-hands” Healing.
Maybe the simplest way of explaining it is to think of an engine that has run down and is about to stop
working. It needs its battery recharging. You are the “Motor” and I try to be the “Charger.”
The motor and charger have to be connected – hence the term “laying-on-of-hands.”
You may not be a “Believer” in such things, but when all other avenues of help seem to be exhausted is it
unusual to give something that may help – and without financial cost - a try?
I do not operate a business, therefore should you wish to visit, you will be coming to my home – and like
any friend you will get a cup of tea or coffee – for free!!
To start with, please contact me by phone or in writing.
After having received your phone call/letter, I will get back to you in writing and thereby confirm details of
a visit.
Regardless of the seriousness of your condition you will be made most welcome.
Please write to me at the following address:
ALAN POWER,
Flat 3,
25 Slatey Road,
Birkenhead,
Merseyside
CH43 4UE
Telephone: 0151 651 0725
(You can also leave a message with your contact details on the answerphone)
FEATURE
Song by Abba
sets the tone
By David Hopkins
LONG before I met my amazing Swedish wife, my ABC of popular
music was Abba, the Bee Gees and the Carpenters. Many years
later and nothing has changed.
What unites these groups is that their
music is extremely well written, the
lyrics meaningful and the presentation
exceptional, due to the expertise of the
musicians. I want to pick up on one Abba
song as the theme for this article.
You may remember the film Mama Mia
and Julie Walters’ fantastic version of Take
a Chance on Me. Hearing the song recently
got me thinking about chance and how,
as a Spiritualist, I viewed the concept of
chance.
Born into Spiritualism, I have often
heard it said by fellow Spiritualists that
“Nothing happens by chance.” Let’s explore
that idea a little.
If nothing happens by chance, does
it not follow that everything must be
planned or preordained? Yes – everything.
That must include even the smallest of
decisions or events, the minutiae of life
and our existence.
I wonder if this is viewed as applying to
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all forms of life, not just human life – to the
falling of every leaf, the crashing of every
wave on the beach, indeed every one of the
billions of actions that take place every day
across the small globe we call home.
What of the billions of stars and planets
that form our universe and the other
known and unknown, seen and unseen,
universes which are now being spoken of?
It may seem that I am going over the
top by expanding the idea to such a broad
front, but if “Nothing happens by chance,”
then including talking of everything seems
reasonable and logical.
If I question the notion that nothing
happens by chance, then it is appropriate
to ask how I do view chance and its
relationship with the belief that everything
is pre-planned.
Before I deal with that question, I would
remind you of the fifth of the Spiritualists’
National Union’s Seven Principles –
Personal responsibility.
How can I be held “responsible” if
actions, reactions and consequences are
all laid out in advance? Clearly I cannot be
expected to accept responsibility in such
circumstances.
Thus the “Nothing happens by chance”
idea clashes with this most fundamental
and essential aspect of Spiritualist
philosophy. Where does that leave us?
As with all things in life, I believe that
we cannot deal simply in black or white, in
one view or its complete opposite, taking
sides and quoting examples to support our
own view.
FEATURE
Put another way, there is no “absolute,”
whatever we are dealing with. There is no
absolute truth, no absolute knowledge, no
absolute right and no absolute wrong.
What we believe to be truth or
knowledge or right or wrong are only those
things because we choose to accept them
as such on the basis of the experiences we
have undergone up to the present time or
the experience of those whose ideas we
accept as valid and valuable.
What we decide to accept changes
through our lives, as we all know from our
own lives. As we gain more experience,
we gain more understanding and more
appreciation that change is inevitable and
essential.
We couldn’t get into our baby clothes as
grown-ups; our minds have grown perhaps
even to a greater extent than our bodies.
I hope so because whilst our body
reached a point where we stopped growing
and have maintained a relatively constant
height, weight and shape, I trust that our
minds have continued to grow, to expand,
to embrace and understand more with
every passing day.
My understanding as I write this,
based on my 80 years (boy and man) as a
Spiritualist, is that not everything is preordained, not every decision already made,
not every choice already settled or not
every result already known.
I believe that chance does play a very
important, large and a necessary part in
the lives of all beings.
At the present time, millions of UK
citizens will be watching a series of
international rugby games. Would anyone
seriously suggest that when kicked and
bouncing on the ground, the direction the
oval ball takes is already determined?
I do not – and cannot agree – with that
idea. The ball will bounce in a random
manner, which is part of the nature and the
excitement of the game.
So too with life, where it is the
randomness and the lack of preknowledge that gives it much of its value,
its excitement, its joy and above all its
challenge.
I do not believe that I am a puppet,
controlled by and responding to a puppet
master, even if I might have had a hand in
preparing the screenplay followed by that
master.
A subject which has provoked
much discussion over the years within
Spiritualism is reincarnation. If there is a
detailed blueprint produced in advance of
our life (or lives?) in a physical form, who
was the draughtsman who prepared it?
Was it some “senior” being? Was
it a solo creation or the result of a
“committee”? Were we in on the planning
or was it imposed?
I don’t believe there is such a detailed
blueprint for any of us. It may well be
that there’s a rough sketch (drawn on
the back of an envelope perhaps?) that
shows certain points which are likely to be
passed, events that could well happen and
various dots that show a possible route.
If this is the case, I believe it is we,
individually, throughout our lifetimes that
actually join up all those dots.
Now I am going to throw a spanner in
the works by telling you about events in
my own life, which challenge the theories I
have just been advancing.
In 1984, I travelled to Sweden to attend
and speak at an international Spiritualist
event. This was held near a small town in
the South, where one of the residents was
a lady called Mayne.
She did not to attend that week because
HERE is how one artist depicted reincarnation.
(Photo: Himalayan Academy Publications, Kapaa,
Kauai, Hawaii)
of her circumstances at the time and we
did not meet. Three years later, the next
conference was held in London.
Mayne had a close friend who planned
to attend, along with her daughter and her
daughter’s American husband. She asked
Mayne to come along, so that she would
not be the “third wheel.”
Never having been to the UK before,
Mayne agreed. Then Mayne’s friend
suddenly passed.
The daughter still wanted Mayne to
take part, telling her that the deposit and
flights had been paid and she was booked
(not quite true!), so with some reluctance,
Mayne agreed to make the trip.
Thus in 1987 we were in the same
place at the same time, met, felt an instant
connection and a few months later, after
journeys in both directions, got engaged.
My question is this: was our meeting
and the subsequent events meant to be?
My answer is a resounding “Yes!” but can I
reconcile that answer with the arguments I
put forward earlier, and if so how?
I go back to my suggestion that there
are no simple answers and no fixed and
immutable rules. I am totally committed to
the idea that chance is an essential part of
all our lives.
That said, I also believe that in the
lives of each of us there are events and
circumstances which are likely to happen,
are expected to happen and meant to
happen.
I do not see any problem in accepting a
middle route that encompasses both the
“Nothing happens by chance” doctrine
and the “Some things are the result of
unexpected, unplanned and uncontrolled
events and situations” idea.
It may well be that wiser souls and more
knowledgeable beings can show me that
the stance I have taken is mistaken, based
on flawed premises, lacking in logic and
clarity.
I never ask others to accept my ideas
without giving them careful thought.
Indeed, if those ideas are rejected I
make the assumption that such careful
consideration has been exhibited.
I am no “righter” or “wronger” than
anyone else about anything. If a more
cogent and convincing argument is
presented, I will consider and perhaps
accept it.
Even at 80, I like to think that I am
still open to expand my knowledge and
understanding.
If each of us cannot say that, then one of
life’s major lessons has yet to be learned.
Remember that childhood teaser: what is
the biggest room in the world? Room for
improvement.
Never stop searching, learning or
growing, as you become closer to the truly
great spiritual being that each of us has the
potential to be.
There may be a border already defining
the picture that represents us, but like a
jigsaw puzzle, there are many pieces to fit
in place.
Some of those pieces have yet to be
made. So, what have got you to lose?
Perhaps now is the time to “Take a Chance”
on each other, ourselves and life.
n A quick word about my own health.
My PSA reading is down from 600 in
September to below three in January
(normal is four and under).
My mobility has improved. I am in much
less pain and hardly ever take a painkiller.
My continuing thanks to those who still
have me on their healing lists. Good news
all round!
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A Good Read
All titles available from Amazon.co.uk or
Amazon.com unless otherwise stated
SPIRITUAL NURTURING
FOR INTUITIVE
CHILDREN
Training parents to embrace
and enhance their psychic
child’s abilities
By Michelle Henderson
RRP UK £10.99 US $14.99
122 pages
The publisher writes: “In Spiritual
Nurturing for Intuitive Children,
Michelle Henderson offers
guidance to all sorts of healers on
how to provide parents the tools
and knowledge it requires to fully integrate psychic children to
their families.
“With over thirty years of experience working with
children, Michelle presents the foundation of her work and
believes that ‘Looking at the world through a child’s eyes’ is
important.
“Children come into this world with a fresh perspective – they
are as spiritual as anyone can be. Just as a seed planted in rich
soil will grow into a beautiful flower, a child will grow strong in an
environment that has the essentials they need to survive (such as
food, water, shelter and air).
“But with just the essentials, will a child’s spiritual growth
increase as well? Children need physical and spiritual nurturing,
and this book is about providing spiritual nourishment to
children.
“What if, instead of discouraging children’s spiritual growth,
parents could be educated about the spiritual world? Embrace
the love, forgiveness, faith and non-judgemental behavioural
strategies to nourish the intuitive side of children and their
families. Our world needs our children to understand what true
love and acceptance really is.”
ENLIGHTENMENT
IN A CAFÉ
By A. R. Matkins
RRP £9.99 US$13.67
104 pages
The author writes: “There are
moments when you can be caught
up in a creative space where there
is a need to pick up a notebook and
pen the words that pour into your
mind and flow onto the page.
“Enlightenment in a café came
into being whilst I sat in a café with
a cup of coffee and found myself
writing words of comfort and
wisdom that gave encouragement
and insight when I most needed
them.
“I knew these words were inspired by a connection with a
spirit guide and other spiritual beings who simply described
themselves as ‘Messengers.’ My own thoughts had been put to
one side as other voices added theirs.”
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ENLIGHTENED
DOG TRAINING
Become the peaceful alpha
your dog needs and respects
By Jesse Sternberg
RRP UK £6.99 US $14.99
221 pages
The publisher writes: “Are you
aware of the body signals through
which your dog shares his or her
perspective of the world with you?
“Understanding the language
of your pet allows you to
communicate better and naturally
transform your dog into a calm,
relaxed companion for life.
“In this guide, meditation teacher and dog trainer Jesse
Sternberg reveals the principles of the secret language of the
animal kingdom and offers commonsense yet unique solutions to
everyday canine behavioural problems.
“Using case studies that resonate with every pet owner and
dog lover, he explains how most of our pets’ issues arise from
intense feelings caused by the environment, ourselves or prior
conditioning and how these emotions are acted out by the dog.
“Combining mindfulness teachings with animal psychology,
Jesse suggests training exercises and powerful meditative
practices to do with your pet as well as on your own to help build
a calm and peaceful mindset for both your dog and yourself, so
eventually you will find yourselves aligned and able to gracefully
master even unexpected situations.
“Enlightened Dog Training offers unique training techniques
for soothing anxiety, healing neuroses, overcoming aggression
issues and transforming tension into harmony. Communicate
nonverbally with your dog using the signals dogs use with each
other and address problems with leash training and guarding
resources and territory.”
THE SOUL’S BRAIN
The neurology and logic of
your intuition
By Dr Catherine Wilkins
RRP £12.99 US $24.84
320 pages
The publisher writes: “Your
intuition holds the key to a truly
inspired life. It can, however, bring
with it an increased sensitivity so
overwhelming that some find it
hard to operate in day-to-day life.
Others feel foolish or weird when
acknowledging their intuition.
“In a world focused on science
we have amazing technology
and vast physical abundance.
However, ignoring our intuition has deprived us of untold
benefits in our careers, well-being, and relationships.
“The Soul’s Brain reveals the principles of conscious intuition.
These principles are part of the structure of our universe, forming
patterns in our lives which are as fundamental as breathing.
Knowing these patterns allows you to translate between intuition
and science.
“Understanding the neurology and logic of your intuition will
allow you live a truly brilliant and inspired life.
“Catherine Wilkins guides you through the nine-step process
to conscious intuition. You will learn how tuning into your
intuition is a skill like any other – all it takes is knowledge and
practice.
“Science and spirituality have a common language. You don’t
need to choose between science and intuition: you can use both
together to achieve your full potential.”
RUNES MADE EASY
Harness the magic of the
ancient northern oracle
By Richard Lister
RRP UK £10.99 US $15.99
257 pages
The publisher writes: “The runes
are some of the most powerful
divination and communication
tools available. When we learn
how to use them, they can provide
much needed support and
guidance.
“Runes have been marvelled at
and studied throughout history.
They are more than just a method
of words and writing: each rune
has a phonetic sound, similar to the sounds heard in Norwegian
or Icelandic. They were used to communicate, for divination, to
provide guidance and were also bound together to make magic
spells.
“With this insightful, practical book, Richard Lister provides a
resource that you can use to build your knowledge and develop
your own relationship with the runes. In Runes Made Easy, you will
discover:
• An introduction to Norse mythology and the role of the
runes within it
• What each of the runes mean
• Translations of original Viking texts
• How to use and work with each rune
• How to make your own set of runes, which materials to
use and how the material you choose impacts the energy and
resonance of the runes
• How to set an intention for your rune use
“The runes, if used and treated with respect and honour,
provide a support system and life-navigation tool for those keen
to learn more about the ancient power of the Vikings, the runes
and their magic.”
BODY HEALING CARDS
By Ewald Kliegel
and Anne Heng
RRP UK £25.00 US $25.00
The publisher writes: “A fullcolour card deck to intuitively
explore the interconnected
nature of the organs and the
health of body, mind and spirit.
“The deck presents 56
beautifully illustrated cards that
depict the physical, soul and
spiritual layers of our organs and
anatomy.
“The accompanying guidebook
explains how to use the cards,
offers a channelled message for each card, and helps you develop
strategies for resolving stressful situations around your health.”
A YEAR OF MYSTICAL
THINKING
Make life feel magical again
By Emma Howarth
RRP UK £12.99 US $17.99
288 pages
The publisher writes: “What if you
could find inner peace right where
you are? No one-way ticket to
paradise required
“After a terrible year, feeling
burned out and broken, Emma
Howarth decided to go on a
year-long mystical adventure
from the comfort of her own
home. The result was a year that
changed everything. A year that
turned frantic chaos into life in
the slow lane. A year of magic and
moonlight and pink sky sunrises. A year fragranced with incense
and burning herbs (that sometimes smelled suspiciously illegal).
“A Year of Mystical Thinking is Emma’s witty and life-affirming
account of the year that transformed her world. Each month she
introduces a new spiritual practice with practical, actionable
tips from how to create the perfect vision board to living by the
phases of the moon.
“Join Emma on her journey as she connects with spirit guides
in February, obsesses over astrology in August and learns about
reiki in November.”
EMPATH ACTIVATION
CARDS
Discover your cosmic purpose
By Rev Stephanie Red Feather
RRP UK £23.00 US $34.50
The publisher writes: “Presenting
high-vibration activational
messages, this oracle deck and
book set is designed to help you
remember your true nature as a
being of light, access your cosmic
mission and raise your vibratory
frequency.
“Reverend Stephanie Red
Feather hand-painted the art on
each of the 44 full-colour cards,
imbued with sacred geometric symbols and patterns from nature
and the cosmos.
“They serve as a tool of transmission, engaging you on multiple
levels of consciousness and allow you to receive whatever
activation, message or inspiration from The Source you need in
the moment.
“The art is also intentionally embedded with activational
frequencies to help you ‘turn on’ your light codes, retrieve ancient
wisdom stored in your soul’s memory from enlightened times
and transmit signals from The Source, which land like seeds in the
mind and flower into higher knowledge.
“In the accompanying guidebook, Stephanie explains how the
oracle can be used as a self-guided initiation into the mysteries of
higher consciousness.
“Drawing on astrophysics, biology, geology and quantum
mechanics, as well as ancient mystical traditions, she shows how
the cards can be divided into four groups, each representing a
distinct initiatory path and acting as a cosmic mission activation
launch sequence.”
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UNTIL
31 MARCH
2022
ST
Spiritualist Churches & Centres,
and Spiritual Shops
ENGLAND
BERKSHIRE
MAIDENHEAD
SPIRITUALIST CHURCH
River View Lodge,
Ray Mead Road,
Maidenhead, Berkshire Sl6 8NJ
FULLY OPEN
PLEASE NOTE NEW ADDRESS
President: Sharon Silver
Tel: 07770 433129
Sunday 6.30pm Divine Service
Wednesday 1pm - 3pm
Healing Clinic
Thursday 7.30pm
Mediumship Demonstration
Monthly Open Platform
and other Special Events
Please see website
www.maidenheadspiritualist
church.co.uk
A warm welcome is extended to all
Car Park and facilities for
disabled visitors
MARRIAGE and
NAMING CEREMONIES
READING NATIONAL
SPIRITUALIST CHURCH
York Lodge,
81 Baker Street, Reading,
Berkshire RG1 7XY
Tel: 0118 950 7281
Email: church@readingsc.org
www.readingsc.org
OPEN – SEE BELOW
MARCH 2022
Sundays 6.30pm
Divine Service with Address
and Clairvoyance
Free will offering
6th SARAH MACLOUGHLIN
13th JENNY VENABLES
20th MALCOLM & SUE NASH
27th EMMA DOWSING &
TRACY EVANS
Thursday 7.45pm Mediumship
Entry £3
3rd WILL TURNER
10th ROY SUNLEY
17th MARK MCDONAGH
24th JEFF WOODHOUSE
Coffee Morning
Saturday 26th March
9.30am - 1pm
No advance bookings
Book on the day
Four Mediums working
£10 for a 20-minute
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Private Reading
One Card Reader
£15 for a 30-minute Reading
Tea, coffee & cakes available
Open Circle
For all abilities: Mondays
14th, 21st & 28th March
7.30pm - 9.30pm
Open Platform
Monday 7th March
7.30pm - 9.30pm
Led by JEAN HARRIS
Healing
Every Wednesday
6.30pm - 8pm
Free will offering
Special Events
See website, Facebook or
in Church for details
All Welcome
WINDSOR
SPIRITUALIST CHURCH
Adelaide Square,
Windsor,
Berkshire SL4 2AQ
President: Denise Shoremi
Tel: 07976 815195
Mediums’ Secretary:
Richard Johnson
Tel: 07505 493153
ONLINE EVENTS ONLY
Facebook: Windsor
Spiritualist Church Group
We are also on Instagram
Website:
www.windsor
spiritualistchurch.co.uk
MARCH 2022
Sunday Divine Service
Starting at 6.30pm
6th NATHAN DRURY
13th JO DYNAN
20th LORRAINE
GILBERT-GRAY OSNU
27th BRUCE BAYLEY
Tuesday Evening of
Clairvoyance at 7.45pm
1st JENNY DOCHERTY
8th WENDY LYON DSNU
15th NATHAN POOLE
22nd GILLIAN BLAISE
29th MARTIN
TWYCROSS CSNU
Every Thursday 8pm - 9pm
Healing Service
Please check details on
website or Facebook
Every Thursday 7.20pm - 8pm
Healing & Meditation Service
Every Friday 7.30pm - 9pm
Divine Service with
Clairvoyance
Zoom details for all services
ID: 833 2785 3303
Password: windsor
Please contact us by email:
contact@windsor
spiritualistchurch.co.uk
If you would like to add names
to our healing list, the names
will be added to our weekly
healing posts on the church
Facebook pages and read out
at our Healing Service.
CORNWALL
BUDE FREE SPIRITS
SPIRITUALIST CHURCH
The Parkhouse Centre,
Ergue-Gaberic Way, Bude,
Cornwall EX23 8LG
CURRENTLY CLOSED
www.budefreespirits.co.uk
Service Every Thursday
7.30pm - 9pm
BUDE HEALING CLINIC:
Every Wednesday 7pm - 9pm
Visiting mediums who would
like to serve Bude Free Spirits
please contact Carol
on 01840 770057
All Welcome
PENZANCE
CHRISTIAN
SPIRITUALIST CHURCH
Bread Street,
Penzance, Cornwall
Tel: 07800 812973
07800 813533
07780 661670
NOW OPEN
SEE FACEBOOK FOR DETAILS
Monday:
Open Healing Circle
7pm sharp
Thursday: Service 7.00pm
Followed by Healing
Follow us on Facebook:
Penzance Spiritualist Church
All Are Welcome
Please Note:
The advertising
deadline for the
April 2022
issue is
8th March
DORSET
BOURNEMOUTH
SPIRITUALIST
CHURCH
16 Bath Road,
Bournemouth,
Dorset BH1 2PE
Telephone:
01202 551751
Website:
www.bsnuc.co.uk
OPEN
MARCH 2022
On the first Sunday of the
month there will be two
Divine Services at
10.45am and 6.30pm
Tuesday 1st 7pm
Open Circle
Thursday 3rd 3pm
Demonstration
of mediumship with
KARLA HAYNE
Sunday 6th 10.45am
Divine Service with
SARAH BURCH
Sunday 6th 6.30pm
Divine Service with
GEOFF NUNN
Tuesday 8th 7pm
Open Circle
Thursday 10th 3pm
Demonstration of Mediumship
with LAURENCE COHEN
Sunday 13th 10.45am
Divine Service with
PHYLLIS RUMNEY
Tuesday 15th 7pm
Open Circle
Thursday 17th 3pm
Demonstration
of Mediumship
with SARAH DEVERELL
Sunday 20th 10.45am
Divine Service with
AL & GEOFF POTTS
Tuesday 22nd 7pm
Open Circle
Thursday 24th 3pm
Demonstration
of Mediumship
ROBERT & LINDA PALLETT
Sunday 27th 10.45am
Divine Service with
MICKY HAVELOCK
Tuesday 29th 7pm
Open Circle
Thursday 31st 3pm
Demonstration of Mediumship
with ELAINE BEVAN
All Welcome
As the new variant of coronavirus continues, please check venues’ websites
and Facebook pages for details of services nearer the event date in case they
have been changed or reverted to being held online.
A full list of churches, centres and spiritual shops that stock Psychic News can
be found on our website at: www.psychicnews.org.uk
CHRISTCHURCH
SPIRITUALIST CENTRE
196B Barrack Road,
Christchurch,
Dorset BH23 2BQ
President: Karen Martin
Enquiries: 07849 606437
www.christchurchsc.org.uk
OPEN – SEE BELOW
MARCH 2022
Sunday Service at 10.45am
6th MICKY HAVELOCK
13th SANDY HAGGER
20th DARREN ORLOWSKI
27th HAZEL MCLISTER
BREWER
Thursday Service at 7.30pm
3rd JOHN MORROW
10th AGM
17th VANESSA SMALLWOOD
24th MARTIN JONES
31st OPEN PLATFORM
Distant Healing
Sent Tuesdays at 10.30am
Church accessible for
wheelchairs and has a
loop system for hearing
aid wearers
KINSON
SPIRITUALIST GROUP
Kinson Community Centre,
Pelhams Park, Kinson,
Bournemouth BH10 7LH
Telephone: 01202 715754
www.facebook.com/
KinsonSpiritualistGroup
OPEN – SEE BELOW
Sunday 6.30pm
Divine Service
See Facebook page for
other events
All Welcome
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
CHELTENHAM
NATIONAL
SPIRITUALIST CHURCH
Bennington Street,
Cheltenham,
Gloucestershire
GL50 4ED
Telephone: 01242 703 288
Registered for Funerals,
Weddings, Blessings,
Naming Ceremonies,
Commitment of Union
OPEN – CHECK
FACEBOOK OR PHONE
FOR DAYS & TIMES
www.snu.org.uk/cheltenhamspiritualist-church
Follow us on Facebook:
Cheltenham Spiritualist
Church
Sundays at 11am
DIVINE SERVICE
Thursday 7.30pm
Open Awareness and
Development Group
Friday 2pm Healing
Saturday 7pm
Evening of Mediumship
Specials and Workshops
every six weeks
All Are Welcome
HAMPSHIRE
BASINGSTOKE
SPIRITUALIST
CHURCH
28 Victoria St,
Basingstoke,
Hampshire
RG21 3BT
Tel: 07544 548172
CURRENTLY CLOSED
www.basingstokesc.co.uk
Facebook: BasingstokeSC
Sunday 6.30pm
Divine Service
Thursday 7.30pm Mediumship
Open Circle
First, Second & Last
Wednesday of month
at 7.30pm £3
Open Platform
Third Wednesday of month
at 7.30pm £2
Spiritual Healing
Monday 2pm – 3.30pm
Sunday 5pm – 6pm
BITTERNE
SPIRITUALIST
CHURCH
Top of Lances Hill,
390 Bitterne Road,
Bitterne, Southampton,
Hampshire SO18 1DR
Telephone: 07731 938587
OPEN – SEE BELOW
www.bscw.andydowland.com
Follow us on Facebook:
Bitterne Spiritualist Church
Official services offered:
Spiritual Naming, Weddings
(including Same-Sex Marriages),
Renewal of Vows, Civil Partnerships,
Funerals, Memorial Services
MARCH 2022
Sunday 6th 6.30pm
Divine Service with
TRACEY CRAIG
Monday 7th 7.30pm £5
Pathways Development Group
with DAVID POWELL CSNU
Wednesday 9th 2pm - 4pm
Six-Month Development Class
on Psychism and Mediumship
with ELAINE BEVAN
If you are interested in joining
the group, please contact
Suzanne Boyd-Wallis
on 01489 885552
Each class costs £6
Sunday 13th 6.30pm
Divine Service with
JON GAULT
Monday 14th 7.30pm £5
Pathways Development Group
with DAVID POWELL CSNU
Sunday 20th 6.30pm
Divine Service with
JIMMY DEMETRI
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Monday 21st 7.30pm £5
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Friday 25th 7.30pm
Clairvoyant Evening with
ELAINE BEVAN
Saturday 26th 10am - 4pm
Workshop with
ELAINE BEVAN
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Sunday 27th 6.30pm
Divine Service with
CAROL DAWBER CSNU &
VAL TRIGGS CSNU
Monday 28th 7.30pm £5
Pathways Development Group
with DAVID POWELL CSNU
Spiritual Healing
Tuesdays
2pm - 4pm & 5pm - 7pm
Healing is free but donations
are gratefully received
See website for details of our
Special Events, Workshops and
Development Groups
All Welcome
HERTFORDSHIRE
CARPENDERS PARK
CHRISTIAN
SPIRITUALISTS
Bushford Scout Hall,
St Georges Drive,
Carpenders Park,
Watford,
Hertfordshire
WD19 5HD
(Hall cannot be seen
from road – go up drive
between numbers
37 and 39 St Georges Drive)
Contact Chris Palmer:
01923 221918
OPEN – SEE BELOW
Sundays 10.30am
Divine Service
Healing Available
All Are Welcome
An activity table
is provided for children
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Spiritualist
Churches
and Centers
in the USA,
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KENT
BEXLEYHEATH
CHRISTIAN
SPIRITUALIST CHURCH
85 Lion Road,
Bexleyheath,
Kent DA6 8NT
Enquiries: 07950 672200
Email: Bexleyheath.church@
gmail.com
Or see us on Facebook
OPEN – SEE BELOW
MARCH 2022
Sunday Divine Service
at 6.30pm
6th SHARON FORDE
13th RICHARD HARRINGTON
20th PAMELA STEVENS
27th SHEILA SMITH
Tuesday Service at 2pm
1st JULIE SINCLAIR
8th MARIA MEREDITH &
ROBERT SMITH
15th TERESA RICKETTS
22nd KAREN HAMBLETONOWEN
29th KIM ELSTON
Spiritual Healing
Every Tuesday 7.30pm - 8.30pm
Healer Training Course
Starting in April – Please
phone church for details
Open Circles
Mondays 7.30pm - 9.30pm £5
(Not Monday 28th March)
Alternate Wednesdays
2nd & 16th March
12 noon - 2pm £5
Special Events
Wednesday 9th March
via ZOOM 7.30pm - 9pm £5
Evening of Mediumship with
HELEN AYRES
Wednesday 23rd March
7.30pm - 9pm £5
Open Platform with
SHERRIE HARDAKER
Saturday 26th March
1pm - 3pm Private Readings
£7 for 15 mins or
£14 for 35 mins
Wednesday 30th March
7.30pm - 9pm £5
Evening of Mediumship with
CHRIS CONNELLY
THE
SANCTUARY OF
HEALING CHRISTIAN
SPIRITUALIST
CHURCH
Mills Terrace,
Chatham,
Kent ME4 5NZ
Tel: 01634 880039
Email: george.mcqueen@
yahoo.co.uk
Website: www.
sanctuaryofhealing.co.uk
OPEN - SEE DETAILS LISTED
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MARCH 2022
Sundays 6.30pm – 8pm
Divine Service (Donations)
6th COLIN ROSS
13th GWEN LEGG &
CHRISTOPHER RAHR
20th MICHELLE RIDLEY
27th CRAIG O’ MALLEY
Friday Evenings of
Clairvoyance 7.30pm - 9pm
£4 (Members £3.50)
4th ANN & DAVID GROVE
11th CLOSED
18th CHRIS KING
25th PAULA STEVENS
Special Event
Saturday 12th March
12.30pm - 5.30pm £2
PSYCHIC FAYRE
Readings approx. 30 mins with
good, experienced mediums
will cost £15
Stalls with Crystals, Jewellery,
Clothes, Books and much more
Hot & Cold Food, Drinks & Snacks
WEST WICKHAM
SPIRITUALIST CHURCH
Surrey Road, West Wickham,
Kent BR4 0LU
President:
Alan Mitchell-Sleight
Tel: 01959 573049
E-mail: mitchellsleight@
btinternet.com
Mediums’ Secretary: Pat Dalby
Telephone: 07739 968645
OPEN - SEE BELOW
MARCH 2022
Sunday Services 6.30pm
(doors open 5.50pm)
6th TERESA RICKETTS
13th BILL HUGHES
20th PHIL TOWLER
27th DONNA BARKER
Wednesday
Evening of Mediumship 8pm
£5 (Members £4)
2nd ANN MARIA BOND
16th TBC
Open Circle via ZOOM
Thursdays 11.30am -1pm,
5pm - 6.30pm & 7pm - 8.30pm
Private Readings
Thursdays by phone or online
Please contact Karen Wood
on: 07958 622656 for details
Spiritual Healing
Before the service on a Sunday
from 5pm - 6pm (providing
healers are available)
Monday Church Circle
Mondays 7pm Entrance £5
Open Circle
Email: info@westwickham
spiritualistchurch.co.uk
if you would like to join
Please visit our website
www.westwickhamspiritualist
church.co.uk
for other upcoming events
LANCASHIRE
BURY
SPIRITUALIST CENTRE
3 Russell Street, Bury,
Lancashire BL9 5AX
Tel: 0161 654 9282
OPEN – SEE BELOW
Website:
burysnu.weebly.com
Follow us on Facebook:
Bury Spiritual Centre
Tuesdays 7.30pm - 8.45pm
Evening of Mediumship
Saturdays 7.30pm - 8.45pm
Divine Service
Due to Covid restrictions we are
limited to the number of people
we can have in the centre.
Please reserve your place via our
Facebook page before attending.
All Welcome
CLEVELEYS
SPIRITUALIST CHURCH
93 Beach Road,
Cleveleys,
Lancashire FY5 1EW
(Opposite the Travellers Rest
Public House)
Call us on: 07756 967803
OPEN – SEE BELOW
Now open with some
restrictions
Sundays
2.30pm Divine Service
Wednesdays
12.15pm - 1.15pm
Absent Healing
2.30pm Wednesday Service
For both days booking is
essential by calling the
numbers below:
Sunday Service:
07756 967803
Absent Healing:
01253 681535
We have very limited numbers
available for both days
Face masks are required
We will take temperatures on
entry and request you bring
your own drinks
We are on Facebook
LEICESTERSHIRE
LEICESTER
PROGRESSIVE
SPIRITUALIST CENTRE
4 St. James Street, Lee Circle,
Leicester LE1 3RE
President: Marian Sawczuk
OPEN - SEE BELOW
Services with Mediumship
Sundays 6pm Divine Service
Mondays 7.30pm
Clairvoyant Hour
Wednesdays 2.30pm
Thursdays, Fridays and
Saturdays:
Special Demonstrations
as advertised
Development Groups & Circles
held every day of the week
Healing
Saturdays 10.30am - 12.30pm
Mondays 6pm - 7pm
Wednesdays 12.30pm - 2pm
For details of workshops
and special events, visit our
Facebook page or website:
www.progressivespiritualist
church.co.uk
Email:
spiritchurch@outlook.com
Telephone: 0116 2536098
All Welcome
LONDON
BARNES
HEALING CHURCH
Between
77-79 White Hart Lane,
London SW13 0PW
Five-minute walk from
Barnes Bridge railway station
Enquiries: 07581 534028
Facebook:
BarnesHealingChurch
OPEN – SEE BELOW
Website:
www.barneshealingchurch.
co.uk
E-mail: barneshealingchurch@
hotmail.co.uk
MARCH 2022
Sunday Service of Mediumship
at 6.30pm
6th ROBERT GIACHE
13th SHERON MARTIN
20th STEPHEN ROWLANDS
27th TBC
Wednesday Service of
Mediumship at 7.30pm
2nd ANGELA WATKINS
9th WILL TURNER
16th OWEN WILLIAMS
23rd JEFF HEWITT
Healing
Every Thursday
10.30am - 12.30pm
Please see our website or
Facebook page for details
about Private Readings, Open
Platforms and more, and for
any changes to the advertised
times and mediums above
A Warm Welcome Awaits Everyone
REGISTERED FOR
MARRIAGES, CEREMONIES
& SACRED SERVICES
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Psychic News
Magazine on
EALING
NATIONAL
SPIRITUALIST
CHURCH
66-68 Uxbridge Road,
West Ealing,
London W13 8RA
OPEN - SEE BELOW
(Next to Ealing Fire Station)
Buses 207, 83, E2, E7, E8
Enquiries: Alison
Tel: 07958 463529
MARCH 2022
Sundays 6.30pm - 8.00pm
Voluntary Donation
6th BRENDA ELVIN
13th ANASTASIA
20th KARIM
th
27 LORRAINE FRANCOISE
Thursdays 7.30pm - 9pm
Entrance £3.50
3rd MICHAEL LENNON
10th LORRAINE GILBERT
GREY and her Fledglings
17th MOIRA
th
24 ROY SUNLEY
31st ANNMARIE LORD
Healing
Sundays 5pm - 6.15pm
Donations welcome
Open Circles
Monday 7th March
7.30pm - 9.30pm
Tuesdays 15th & 29th March
7.30pm - 9.30pm
Friendship Circle
Tuesday 15th March
2pm - 4.30pm
Private Readings
Saturday 19th March
10am - 1pm
20-minute Reading £12.50
(Members £10.50)
Payable at time of booking
Ring Jeannine on
07956 312753 to book
a private reading
Find us on Facebook:
Ealing National
Spiritualist Church
MARRIAGES SOLEMNISED
NAMINGS
MORDEN
SPIRITUALIST CHURCH
214 Morden Road,
Morden,
London
SW19 3BY
Enquiries: 020 8648 5369
Church Telephone:
020 8544 1816
E-mail: morden.church@
hotmail.co.uk
OPEN – LIMITED NUMBERS
PLEASE RING IN ADVANCE
Sunday at 6.30pm
Evening Service and
Clairvoyance
Thursday Evening 7.45pm
Clairvoyance
Entrance £2.50
FULHAM
NATIONAL
SPIRITUALIST CHURCH
Kelvedon Road,
Fulham,
London SW6 5BP
(Nearest Underground station
Parsons Green)
Buses No. 11 and 14
Email: fulhamspiritualist
church@yahoo.co.uk
Working for Spirit
into the 21st century
OPEN - SEE BELOW
MARCH 2022
Sunday Divine Services in
Church at 6.30pm
6th ELAIN STAINTON
13th PAMELA POLLINGTON
20th MARTIN JONES
27th NATHAN POOLE
Thursday Online Zoom
7.30pm Services
3rd LORRAINE FRANCOIS
& ALAN SALMON
10th JILL THOMAS &
KAREN BAZAZAN NOGHANI
17th BILL HUGHES
24th TBC
st
31 SARAH WARMAN &
SARAH MCLAUCHLAN
ONLINE ZOOM SERVICES
ID: 689 400 7125
Passcode: FULHAM (capitals)
Workshop
Sunday 27th March
10.30am - 4pm
Held in Church
“Mediumship – All Levels”
with NATHAN POOLE
For more information please
contact us via our email
address:
fulhamspiritualistchurch@
yahoo.co.uk
THE LONDON
SPIRITUAL MISSION
13 Pembridge Place,
London
W2 4XB
Email: secretary@
spiritualmission.co.uk
www.spiritualmission.co.uk
Telephone: 020 7229 2024
OPEN - SEE BELOW
Church Activities
Sunday Services
6.30pm - 8pm
Wednesdays 7pm - 8pm
for Demonstration
of Clairvoyance
Spiritual Healing
Mondays 1pm - 5pm
Thursdays 5pm - 7pm
Animal Healing
Domestic pets welcome
at the Monday and Thursday
Healing Sessions
For Special Events, Courses
& Workshops please see our
website
SYDENHAM
SPIRITUAL & HEALING
CENTRE
Venner Community Hall,
1, Venner Road, Sydenham,
London SE26 5EQ
(Venner Road is opposite
Sydenham Railway Station
The hall is adjacent to
Sydenham High Street)
Bus: 176, 312, 75, 194, 202, 450
Enquiries: Caroline Hackett
on 07891 067478
OPEN – DETAILS BELOW
Demonstration of Clairvoyance
every Wednesday at 8.00pm
Doors open 7.30pm
MARCH 2022
2nd TRACEY KRAY
9th STEVE CORBETT &
LYNN ROSE
16th MARK FLANNIGAN &
SONIA THOMAS
23rd CHARLENE AUSTIN
30th MAGGIE JONES
Healing every week by
from 7.30pm until 9pm
Visit our website at:
www.sydenhamspiritual
centre.co.uk
VIOLET MOON
SPIRITUAL CENTRE
Ruskin House,
Nelson Mandela Room,
23 Coombe Road, Croydon,
Greater London CR0 1BD
PARTIALLY OPEN
PLEASE SEE WEBSITE
www.violetmoonpsychic.com
Email: lorraine@
violetmoonpsychic.com
Fridays: 7pm - 8.30pm
Demonstrations of
Mediumship Clairvoyance
Events
WOOD GREEN
SPIRITUALIST CHURCH
(Cnr of Maryland Road)
High Road,
Wood Green,
London N22 5AR
OPEN – SEE BELOW
Minister in Spirit:
Mrs Ida Stenning
Enquiries: 020 8888 1992
Website:
www.woodgreen
spiritualistchurch.co.uk
MARCH 2022
Sundays 6.30pm Service
6th TBC
th
13 PAUL CHARNICK
20th TBC
th
27 PAT MURRAY
Wednesdays 7.30pm Service
2nd DEBBIE & GAIL
9th ROSANNE SMITH
16th JONATHAN WHITAKER
23rd MICHAEL LENNON
30th PAULINE WING
MIDDLESEX
KENTON
SPIRITUALIST
CHURCH & HEALING
CENTRE
35 Churchill Avenue,
Kenton, Harrow,
Middlesex HA3 0AX
President: Bette Kotecha
Tel: 020 8621 3103
(Answerphone)
CURRENTLY CLOSED
Visit: www.kentonspiritualist
church.co.uk for details
THE LIGHT ON THE HILL
HARROW
SPIRITUALIST CHURCH
1 Vaughan Road,
Harrow, Middlesex,
London HA1 1DP
OPEN - SEE BELOW
Website:
www.harrowsnuchurch.
wixsite.com/harrow
Email:
lightonthehill@live.co.uk
Tel: 07528 348432
MARCH 2022
Healing & Divine Service
in Church
Wednesdays at 7.30pm
2nd LORRAINE FRANCOIS &
ALAN SALMON
9th ELAINE BIRD
16th MARC IMPEY
23rd JO STONE
30th GARY WRIGHT
Monday ZOOM Healing and
Divine Service
at 7pm
Please see Facebook or our
website for details
Zoom ID: 916 859 8296
Password: harrow
Please see our Facebook
Group: Harrow Spiritualist
Church for up-to-date news,
events and serving Mediums
All Welcome
NORFOLK
SNETTISHAM
INDEPENDENT
SPIRITUALIST CHURCH
Memorial Hall,
Old Church Rd,
(Next to the Rose and Crown)
Snettisham,
Norfolk PE31 7NA
OPEN – PLEASE SEE
FACEBOOK FOR DETAILS
Follow us on Facebook
Search for: Snettisham
Spiritualist Church
Services
Every 2nd and 4th Sunday
of the month at 3.30pm
Healing available after Service
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SHROPSHIRE
SURREY
DAWLEY
GUIDING LIGHT
SPIRITUALIST CHURCH
Dawley House,
22 Burton Street,
Telford,
Shropshire
TF4 2ES
Contact us: 01952 507188
OPEN - SEE BELOW
Facebook: Dawley Guiding
Light Spiritualist Church
Saturdays 7.30pm - 9pm £3
Doors open 6.30pm
Fridays: Specials as advertised
See our Facebook page
CROYDON
SPIRITUALIST
CHURCH
Chatsworth Road,
Croydon,
Surrey CR0 1HE
Contact Telephone:
020 8688 1827
Email:
croydonspiritualistchurch@
gmail.com
OPEN – SEE BELOW
Website:
www.croydon
spiritualistchurch.org.uk
MARCH 2022
Sunday 11am Service
6th BRENDA HODGSON
13th CHRIS CONNELLY
20th VICKY KNIGHT &
DEREK PIPE
27th VANDA GALAZKA
Sunday 6.30pm Service
6th DOROTHY YOUNG
13th MARTIN TWYCROSS
20th SARAH NORRIS
27th KIM ELSTONE
Wednesday 7.45pm Service
2nd MARIEA RUDENKO
9th EVE ELLAR
16th LINDA HOTCHINS
23rd EVE ELLAR
th
30 SHERON MARTIN
Healing
Thursdays 6pm - 8pm
All Welcome
SOMERSET
ALCOMBE & MINEHEAD
CHRISTIAN
SPIRITUALIST CHURCH
Grove Place, Manor Road,
Alcombe, Minehead TA24 6EH
Tel: 0783 110 4896
OPEN – PLEASE SEE WEBSITE
FOR DETAILS OF GROUPS,
MEDITATION AND HEALING
Spring & Summer
Sunday Service at 6.30pm
(March to end of October)
Winter Sunday Service at 3pm
(November to end of February)
Healing Groups,
a monthly Healing Day,
Healing Evenings, Open Circles,
Evenings of Clairvoyance
all available on various days
during each month.
See our website for the full
day-by-day itinerary of what
our church can offer you.
www.mineheadspiritualist
church.co.uk
STAFFORDSHIRE
ANGEL ATTIC
Staffordshire’s Principal
Independent Psychic Centre,
St Patricks Place, Stafford,
Staffordshire ST16 2PN
TEL: 07504 126336
E: rachel.angelattic@gmail.com
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FARNHAM
INDEPENDENT
CHRISTIAN
SPIRITUALIST CHURCH
Hale Village Hall,
1 Wings Road,
Farnham
GU9 0HN
President:
Jean Harris
Tel: 07936 708882
OPEN
This year we are sharing
our Services between Zoom
and Hale Village Hall
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MARCH 2022
Divine Service
Sundays at 6.30pm
6th SUE ELLIS (Zoom)
13th NEIL PAYNE &
SHAZ MAYELL (Zoom)
Zoom details for
above events
Meeting Number:
845 9445 1863
Pass: 323327
20th LORRAINE FRANCOIS
& ALAN SALMON
at Hale Village Hall, live
27th IRENE HALL
at Hale Village Hall, live
Always a warm welcome
KINGSTON NATIONAL
SPIRITUALIST CHURCH
Villiers Road,
Kingston upon Thames,
Surrey KT1 3AR
Website: www.kingstonsc.net
Email:
kingston.spiritualist@yahoo.com
Follow us on Facebook
Enquiries: 07503 405007
Booking Line: 07780 474440
OPEN – SEE BELOW
MARCH 2022
Sunday Service, 11am
6th TRICIA BAMSEY
13th VANDA GALAZKA
20th DOMINIC BOAG
27th JUNE FROST
Mondays
Evening of Mediumship at
7.30pm £4 (members £3.50)
followed by Healing
7th SHEILA SMOOTHY
14th PAMELA POLLINGTON
21st JEFFREY HEWITT
28th ROSA PLAZA
Special Evening of Mediumship
Saturday 19th March 7pm £10
“Whispers from Heaven”
with International Medium
DOMINIC BOAG
Please pre-book on:
07780 474440
Healing by donation
Monday 8.45pm - 9.15pm
Wednesday (Pets allowed)
2pm - 3.45pm
Open Platform
Medium training on first
Saturday of month with
LESLEY HAMILTON
Saturday 5th March 2pm - 4pm
£4.50 (Members £4)
Audience £3
Guided Meditation
Third Wednesday
of month with
CHERRY SRINAGANAND
A different theme each month
Wednesday 16th March
7.30pm - 9pm
£4.50 (Members £4)
Exploring Your Spirituality
A different talk or workshop
on the last Friday of the month
at 7.30pm - 9pm
£5.50 (Members £5)
Friday 25th March
“A Talk on Shere and the Healer
Harry Edwards”
with MARTIN THOMAS
Please check website
for updates
All Are Welcome
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RICHMOND
SPIRITUALIST CHURCH
97 Church Road,
Richmond,
Surrey TW10 6LU
Website: www.richmond
spiritualistchurch.com
Email:
richmondchurch97@gmail.com
Enquiries: 07507 703497
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OPEN – SEE BELOW
MARCH 2022
Sunday Divine Service at 6.30pm
Free will donation
6th SARAH NORRIS
13th CHARLOTTE UNDERWOOD
20th ASHLEY MILLS
27th EVE COWELL
Wednesday Demonstration of
Mediumship at 7.30pm
£3.50 (Members £3)
2nd ROBERT GIACCHE
9th ESI CAKMAKCIOGLU
Spirit Art
16th JEFF HEWITT
23rd WILL TURNER
SPECIAL EVENTS
Circles, Events, Workshops
and Private Readings
Tuesday 1st March
2pm - 4pm
Entry £5 (members £3.50)
Friendship Group
(in person) led by
JANET NEVILLE giving
messages in a friendship circle
Coffee, tea & cake afterwards
Tuesday 1st March
7.30pm - 9.30pm
Entry £4.50 (members £3.50)
Speakers and Chairpersons
Class (in person) with
LORRAINE GILBERT
Tuesday 8th March
7.30pm - 9.30pm
Entry £4.50 (members £3.50)
Open Platform (in person) with
PAULINE WALSH
Saturday 19th March
7.30pm - 10pm
£10 (members £7)
Drumming & Sound Healing
Workshop with
LORNA HUNTE
A few spare drums and rattles
are available but please bring
your own if possible
Please contact church
for tickets
Sunday 20th March
Private Readings
12noon - 5pm
£22.50 for 30 minutes
or £45 for 1 hour
Tuesday 29th March
7.30pm - 9.30pm
Entry £5 (members £3.50)
Open Circle (in person) with
OWEN WILLIAMS
Private Readings are available
on request
SPIRITUAL
AWARENESS GROUP
Bringing Spirit to the people
Glyn Hall,
Cheam Road,
Ewell Village,
Surrey KT17 1SP
CURRENTLY CLOSED
Enquiries: Betty Masters
Tel: 07786 741509
Email: spiritualawareness
group@gmail.com
SUTTON YOUNG
SPIRITUALIST CHURCH
Thomas Wall Centre,
Benhill Avenue, Sutton,
Surrey SM1 4DP
CURRENTLY CLOSED
Enquiries: 020 8641 2630
Sunday Service at 6.30pm
followed by Healing
Clairvoyant Evening at 7.30pm
One Wednesday per month
We are a friendly independent
Spiritualist church
All very welcome indeed
Do come and visit us!
EAST SUSSEX
SEAFORDSPIRIT
Seaford Independent
Spiritualist Church,
3 Warwick Road,
Seaford,
East Sussex
BN25 1RS
Telephone: 01323 737407
ONLINE SERVICES AVAILBLE
Email:
enquiries@seafordspirit.co.uk
Website:
www.seafordspirit.co.uk
MARCH 2022
ZOOM EVENTS
All start at 7.30pm
All services in March will
be online
Please take a look at our
website for updates and the
codes for the meetings
All are welcome
WEST SUSSEX
ANGEL IN BLUE
Storrington Village Hall,
59 West Street,
Storrington,
West Sussex
RH20 4DZ
OPEN
Social, Support and Mediumship
Demonstration Evenings
The last Friday of each month
Starts at 7.00pm
Entrance £6 inclusive of
Raffle and Refreshments
Enquiries to: Val Harber
01403 865823
or by email
angelinblue@btinternet.com
All Welcome
BARNHAM
SPIRITUAL CENTRE
Barnham Community Hall,
Murrell’s Field,
Yapton Road,
Barnham
PO22 0AY
OPEN – PLEASE SEE
FACEBOOK FOR EVENTS
Contact Darren Hart:
0774 945 4281
Every Monday 7.30pm
Evening of Mediumship
First Sunday of the month
6.30pm Divine Service
We are a spiritual centre
providing Evenings of
Mediumship on a weekly basis
and a monthly Divine Service
We also provide Private
Readings as well as Healing
Find details of all our latest
events on Facebook:
Barnham Spiritual Centre
Serving all local communities
All Welcome
WILTSHIRE
SCOTLAND
WILTON
SPIRITUALIST CHURCH
Light, Nature, Truth
3 Warminster Road, Wilton,
Salisbury, Wiltshire SP2 0AT
Telephone: 07892 685626
NOW OPEN
Sunday 6.30pm Divine Service
Includes Demonstration
of Mediumship
See Facebook for other events
Follow us on Facebook at:
Wilton Spiritualist Church
ARTHUR CONAN
DOYLE CENTRE
25 Palmerston Place,
Edinburgh,
Scotland
EH12 5AP
Website: www.
arthurconandoylecentre.com
Phone: 0131 625 0700
MARCH 2022
(Z) = via ZOOM
(IC) = In Centre
Mondays 6pm-7pm
Hatha Yoga £5.50 - £8.50
(Z & IC see website)
Tuesdays 2pm-3pm £3
Heart-Centred Meditation with
CHLOE DEAS (IC)
Tuesdays 5.45pm-6.45pm £12
Qi Gong (IC)
Wednesdays 6pm-7pm £5
Yin Yoga (Z)
Thursdays 2pm-3pm £3
Open Circle (IC)
Thursdays 6pm-7pm £3
Open Circle (Z)
Tuesday 1st March
7.30pm - 9pm £6 (Z)
“Unhandling Cottingley: Arthur
Conan Doyle’s The Coming of the
Fairies 100 Years On”
Talk by CHRISTINE FERGUSON
Sat 5th & Sun 6th March
10am - 5pm £100
Astrology Workshop with
SHEILAA L. HITE (IC)
Saturday 5th March
7.30pm - 8.30pm £6 (Z)
Mediumship Demonstration
ELIZABETH TITTERTON &
KIM MOORE CULLEN
Mondays 7th - 28th March
4-week Course 7pm - 9pm £40
“Master the Art of Channelling”
with ANN THÉATO (Z)
Tuesday 8th March
7.30pm - 9pm £6 (Z)
“From Quantum Mechanics to
Quantum Mythology – and Back
Again”
Talk by HANS BUSSTRA
Saturday 12th March
7.30pm - 8.30pm £6 (Z)
Mediumship Demonstration
EWAN IRVINE,
FREDRIK HAGLUND &
BETTY JANE WARE
Tuesday 15th March
7.30pm - 9pm £6 (Z)
“Open Minds Open Minds”
Talk by
DR RAYMOND MOODY
Friday 18th March
7.30pm - 9pm £15 (IC)
Mediumship Demonstration
ERIC SWEDER (CSNU)
Sat 19th & Sun 20th March
10am - 5pm £160
“Mediumship For Beginners”
ERIC SWEDER (CSNU) (IC)
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WEST MIDLANDS
CRAWLEY
SPIRITUALIST
CHURCH
& HEALING CENTRE
Capel Lane,
Gossops Green,
Crawley
RH11 8HL
OPEN – SEE BELOW
President: Tom Baker
Tel: 01342 870657
Wednesday
7.30pm Clairvoyance
Email:
crawleyspiritual@gmail.com
Website: www.crawley
spiritualistchurch.co.uk
Please see Facebook for
recent updates
All Welcome
SUTTON COLDFIELD
SPIRITUALIST
CHURCH
Kenelm Road,
Off Manor Hill,
Sutton Coldfield
B73 6HD
Website:
www.scsonline.co.uk
Telephone:
0121 354 3266
OPEN – SEE BELOW
MARCH 2022
Sunday 6.30pm
Divine Service
Monday 1.30pm Service
Tuesday 7.30pm
Mediumship Classes
Thursday 1.00pm Healing
Friday 7.30pm £3
Development Circle
For Details, Monthly Specials
& Workshops please see our
Website/Facebook pages
Follow us on Facebook at:
Spiritualist Church,
Sutton Coldfield
All Welcome
TYNE & WEAR
STH YORKS
NEWCASTLE
UPON TYNE,
HEATON AND BYKER
SPIRITUALIST
CHURCH
16 - 18 Tosson Terrace,
Heaton,
Newcastle upon Tyne,
Tyne and Wear
NE6 5LX
OPEN – PLEASE SEE
FACEBOOK PAGE FOR
MEDIUMS AND DETAILS
Telephone:
07809 532461
Sunday 4.30pm - 5.30pm
Healing
Sunday
6.30pm Divine Service
Monday 7pm Clairvoyance
Thursday 7pm Discussion
and Open Circle
Specials as advertised
All Welcome
WHITHAM ROAD
SPIRITUALIST
CHURCH
109 Whitham Road,
Broomhill,
Sheffield,
SouthYorkshire S10 2SL
Telephone: 0114 2664025
Mobile: 0742 266 5205
OPEN FOR IN CHURCH AND
ONLINE MEETINGS
www.whithamroad.co.uk
IN CHURCH SERVICES
Sundays at 3pm Divine Service
ONLINE SERVICES
Wednesday 8pm - 9pm
Zoom Open Circle
Friday 8pm – 9pm via Zoom
Mediumship Demonstration
Room Opens 7.45pm
Links posted on the day on our
Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/
groups/174768449232308
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GUERNSEY
GREECE
Saturday 19th March
7.30pm - 8.30pm £6 (Z)
Mediumship Demonstration with
ELIZABETH TITTERTON, JOAN FREW
& MANON ARNOLD
Tuesday 22nd March
7.30pm - 9pm £6 (Z)
IAIN MCGILCHRIST in dialogue with
LANCE BUTLER
Saturday 26th March
7.30pm - 8.30pm £6 (Z)
Mediumship Demonstration with
ELIZABETH TITTERTON, ANN THÉATO
& SANDRA AETHERIS
Tuesday 29th March
7.30pm - 9pm £6 (Z)
“A Spiritual Ramble through the Zodiac”
Talk by
MALCOLM CLARK
All Welcome
THE GREETING PLACE
FOUNDATION
SPIRITUALIST CENTRE
Douzaine Room,
St Peters,
Guernsey,
Channel Islands
Enquiries to: Ann Jennings
Telephone: 01481 247185
Mobile: 07781 413218
OPEN: SEE FACEBOOK
Email:
greetingplace@cwgsy.net
Website: www.healingand
spiritualcentre.co.uk
Our regular services are:
Sunday 11.00am
Address and Communication
Other services as announced
Everyone Welcome
SPIRITUALIST
SOCIETY OF ATHENS
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Channelled Teachings from the
highest authority of the
Heavenly Kingdom.
Various spiritual leaders, from Socrates and
St. John the Baptist to Goethe and Newton teach
invaluable lessons to humanity.
Website: www.divinelight.org.gr
E-mail:
info@divinelight.org.gr
Address:
12 Niovis Str.,
Athens, Greece,
11252
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RONALD HEARN
Born on June 9, 1927, Ronald Hearn (pictured left) became one of this world’s greatest
tried-and-tested mediums. Apart from public demonstrations, he reached countless thousands
of people through highly accurate taped sittings and many TV and radio programmes
The author of three books, London-based Ronald worked in the USA, Canada, Sweden,
Australia, Germany and New Zealand as well as the UK
Ronald passed to the spirit world on June 5, 2016
To read about his unique gifts, please visit the official Ronald Hearn website at:
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