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Spirit Chamber.

2012-01-21T03:47:00.000-08:00

Spirit Chamber – 19^th January 2012

My third night at one of Jerry’s seances was of personal importance to me for two reasons. One, I had been allowed to invite my friend Julie along who is a ‘mental’ medium, but had not sat in a physical circle before and two, I came to realise that one of my spirit Guides is a very special man indeed.

There was a short blackout period whilst the energy grew in the room. Last night I felt the energy to be the most enveloping I have ever felt. It was almost hypnotic. As soon as the lights had been turned off I felt I was glowing with happiness! Far from being nervous, I enjoy the blackout now. It brings a powerful ‘love’ and has become, for me, as much part of the experience as the physical phenomena.

After a bit of a sing along with the music on the CD the red light was put on and directed towards the medium. Faces started to form over Jerry’s own almost immediately. Jerry always leans forward in the chair, as instructed by the spirits, and turns to gaze at each of us. Lingering on a sitter for whom the presented face may be intended.

The faces were formed of a fluid, semi solid energy that moved and settled into position. Sometimes the eyes may be a little too high at first or slightly wonky and then repositioned until another and yet another face ebbed and flowed in constant, breathtaking motion.

At times I thought I saw glimpses of family members although I made an effort not to actively look for them tonight so that I could witness events more objectively. This, as it turned out later, was clearly not meant to be….

Gran, who I’ve been told is a frequent visitor in the Lodge now and is recognised by all the sitters by her lovely smile, popped in to beam at us. Her rounded face presented to everyone in turn and her joy at being able to achieve this connection was evident. She gave me a little wave and left me feeling so proud of her that my eyes were watering.

A couple of times during the séance, Jerry lifted both or one hand to his face. Heinz, Jerry’s Guide, later explained that when he did this they were using his own body energy to help build the faces. The results of this were that the faces, for a while afterwards, seemed more solid and stable. It seems the spirit team are experimenting with a few different things and have so much more to offer in the future.

I was amazed at one point to witness that a spirit had entered Jerry that was getting used to the ‘driving seat’. He bumped Jerry around a little and as Jerry’s head turned quickly from side to side, the energy faces had a job to catch up! They were seen as a stretched smudge that took a second or two to land back in place. It made me gasp out loud and I realised I had been watching open mouthed for the duration. Sometimes I’m very glad it’s dark in there!

Lynne was visited by one of her spirit team, Maurice, who appears to her facially and by holding an unseen pendulum. Lynne speaks to Maurice via a pendulum so this is valued evidence that her connection with him is real. He pointed to the light fitting and then to himself. Later, Lynne spoke to him through her dousing and was told that he was going to try to dim the light at her house during her home circle.

At the end of the evening Heinz had a little surprise for us. He told us he was going to let a couple of others through whilst standing up. He stood Jerry up with alarming speed and presented himself by crooking Jerry’s arm and moving his leg slightly to show us the disabilities that he had carried whilst in our world. It was quite a step forward to be able to manipulate the medium’s body to such an extent. Heinz’s body was not displayed in energy as the team are working still on being able to hold Jerry’s physical body in a standing position before this can be achieved.

Heinz was able to talk to us whilst standing and told me he had been practicing for a little while. He is a gentle man and everyone feels great fondness for him.

Then came another person, still standing up, only this man was not yet able to communicate verbally through Jerry. As he looked at me and his face grew stable I exclaimed that he looked just like my Dad! He continued to stare at me and I felt sure then it was indeed my father and he was standing up! I can’t begin to explain the surprise and joy I felt.

Another person took over from Dad; a taller man who stood Jerry upright and was immediately recognised as Clyde who is a well known Guide of another medium, Syann, who started her early development at the lodge.

It was then that a revelation was made to me. All three men that stood up that night were Guides, including my Dad….. He is one of my Guides! The notion came like a light being turned on in my head. This morning I emailed Christine, the circle leader, to be advised whether this idea was improbable. To my delight she confirmed that she too knew that my Dad had been my Guide for a long time.

It seems he is still helping me with my homework… Eternal patience!

Jerry afterwards mentioned that his legs were aching. He told us that during the séance he felt as if ‘roots’ were being drawn down through his feet into the floor in order to hold him in place whilst he stood. He and his team are working towards presenting complete body forms and also more speech. Jerry also expressed a wish to ‘go deeper’ in his trance so that he not so aware of the talking. It seems that his voice box may also be being manipulated and whilst Henry, a regular spirit visitor, was speaking through Jerry the voice became very deep and gravely.

I was pleased that my friend Julie has had confidence inspired by the evening. She’s expressed a wish to go again. There is a great deal of myth and fear attached to physical mediumship, mostly I think due to ignorance on how it should be safely structured, but Julie now appreciates the benefits that come from a well managed circle with a positive focus.

I enjoy Jerry’s séances immensely. He sits with a greater intent than his own development. I appreciate the gentleness of the sittings, the indisputable evidence provided by the faces, and the way knowledge seems to settle in my brain afterwards. I wonder sometimes how I could have been so blind before.

This is a lesson in itself. Once the shock of realisation that life continues has settled then the spirits can begin to teach you things. They do it gradually, opening little doors for you and giving you whatever is necessary for your own spiritual progress so that, in turn, you can help others with theirs.

Rachael

2011-12-09T08:41:00.000-08:00

Wednesday 7^th December 2011

An evening as a guest sitter at Bristol Spirit Lodge

Spirit Haven Circle

I have to say that I never once thought that an evening spent sitting to support physical mediumship would be enjoyable. Surreal and spooky perhaps but never did I dream it could be as breathtaking, amusing, and mind stretching as I have found it to be. These last few months as a visitor at The Bristol Spirit Lodge have been life changing for me in many ways.

Lee’s circle 'Spirit Haven' was no exception. It was my first time as a guest sitter in a ‘direct voice development’ circle and although I have been following Lee’s progress via the Lodge Blogsite I cannot stress enough to anyone new to this kind of mediumship how, although beneficial, there is nothing to which you can read or listen online that can substitute first hand experience.

I had listened, via the site, to the voice of the Native American spirit slowly forming words through Lee for many weeks but to actually hear the broken sentences booming into the complete darkness around you is something quite amazing. I also noticed that an hour of blackout holds a unique quality of its own. The energy is consuming and buoyant and I ‘felt’ and ‘saw’ cloudy wisps of green, grey smudges that obliterated the small electrical lights on the CD player.

For all those who, like me, have thought, ‘well, it’s easy to make gurgly noises in your throat and put on voices and pretend it’s a spirit voice’, you need to actually sit in a circle and listen for yourself. The spine tingling ‘practice’ noises, rasping and incredibly loud grating that emanates from the cabinet where Lee sits would tear the poor lad’s throat to shreds should he produce them unaided. He certainly would not be able to talk normally afterwards as he did whilst I was there. The voices also respond conversationally to the sitter’s comments so it is not a recording that’s played over speakers – and this fact, to anyone actually in the room, is obvious by the quality of the voices. I have only heard a voice of such amazing volume once before and that was when listening to a trained opera singer doing vocal exercises a few feet from me. Although ‘volume’ is perhaps not quite the right term for the sound of Lee’s spirit voices- it’s more a ‘cutting’ of the air.

The voice of the Native American (at least that’s what I presumed him to be by his speech pattern) was completely unlike the medium’s own. Lee is a young man with a young man’s, tonally lighter, voice. The spirit voice was deep and resonant. If you can imagine a voice that could span centuries or rumble from an ancient tree, then this was it. He told us that he was taking care of Lee. That Lee was ‘in between’ and that this was a trance state beyond the ‘dream’ state. He laughed as he reassured us that nothing would get passed him even though there were many spirit people who wanted to present themselves. He also mentioned that there were ‘higher beings’ that were watching which amazed us all and whetted my curiosity to almost painful proportions. The spirit man also explained that they had succeeded in forming ectoplasm outside of the mediums body but the medium had woken. I have read that this is done to produce a voice box outside of the medium with which they can talk through but I’ve yet to confirm if this is the case with Lee’s team.

Another voice took an occasional turn at speaking but was talking so quickly that the words were indefinable but very amusing to listen to. It reminded me of the Kenny Everett sketch where the cannibal face jibbers a long insensible word. (I’m showing my age now!) The Native American explained that the speaker was still learning to slow his speech rate down. I then felt a bit mean for laughing.

There was lots of laughter, on both sides. One of the spirits thought our singing along to the CD was hilarious and laughed with an infectious, wheezy chuckle on several occasions.

There is a link between energy levels and music. This in itself would make a fascinating study. On a personal level I receive confirmation of spirit presence in the same way as an enjoyable piece of music effects me- a tingling spread of goosebumps all over and then my eyes water as a wave of joy pulses through me. It’s been the same all my life so I’m very interested to find out that music really does play an important role in connection between worlds.

After the séance we all drank tea and ate cake and discussed the evening. A new sitter, Tony, had a familiar expression of wonder on his face and I smiled inwardly, knowing exactly how he felt.

Lee, the medium, took a long time to return to normal. He was having a problem with sounds hurting his ears for a few minutes. He explained that if he ‘came back’ during the séance he had difficulty breathing and felt he was going to choke. Jerry, who is Lee’s father and also a medium, had sat with Lee at home and the spirits had told him that they were going to eventually take Lee from the ‘in between’ to where they live. This information when relayed was met by the group with expressive silence. It’s a little shocking to think of someone who is not dead being taken to the spirit world.

It is with a growing respect that I meet and learn about this rare breed of person, the physical medium. It takes some courage to render your body and spirit to such vulnerability and emphasises the absolute faith they must have in their spirit teams and the dedication and care of the sitters to keep them safe. It’s true to say that the friendships formed at these meetings become strengthened by this need. It’s a continuum of love and trust that is rarely experienced in the world outside.

Rachael

December 2nd 2011. From Johannes

2011-12-04T01:44:00.000-08:00

Hi Chris,

First of all I want to thank you and your circle, both those in spirit and in body, for this wonderful experience of being invited within this circle, in this magical place of your lodge.

I say magical because as one enters the lodge and circle, the ordinary laws of nature known by the mind give up their dominance and other laws, not so well understood by the mind, start to do their work. I feel this can happen because inside the lodge so much safety and ease is created, by mutual respect, trust and honesty without judgement. It is then easy for the mind to let go of control, yet stay very alert in light happy energy.

I had fun but, but not like in a pub which drains you in a way, and even though some things seemed totally silly, underneath there was always the feeling of a greater purpose, like all that is happening is a natural and necessary stage for something great and wonderful.

As I told you I have had my own experiences with mediumship but not so much with true physical mediumship, and to be honest up till now I don’t think a had the right idea about it. But for a reason known to some, but not to me, yet I am guided towards studying this field of life.

I read about some striking examples of materialization of people that had passed over (see attachment as an example) and in trying to find out more about it, the right connections were made..and then I heard about your lodge.

In preparation for my visit I read the reports on your website and understood this kind of materialization was not happening as yet in your circle. And I was a little apprehensive of disappointment and had doubts if I should go at all. My own spirit friends were “annoyed” with me and told me not to moan, but just go. So I came, open to whatever might happen.

I am so glad I did.

Being there was a totally different story. I immediately felt quite at ease with the group, felt accepted and welcome. And I could hardly wait to go into the lodge. The first night was maybe not easy to let in all what happened, which was a lot with all the body movements, which seemed strange to say the least. My mind was not quite at peace with this and wanted something “more real” but my deeper sense could let the mind be for what it was and just watch and enjoy what was happening, accepting it in the scheme of things. NOTE: Johannes first sat within the Spirit Harmony circle. The medium is a newly developing towards physical mediumship and his spirit team were experimenting with their control his physical movements. Basically they are demonstrating their ability to control and also teaching him to trust them. This we understand to be a 'first stage' with further development will follow.

Sitting myself in the cabinet next day for a “trial” séance made me more aware of the genuineness of it all. Yes ,one could make all those movements voluntarily, or even let the subconscious have its fun, but it definitely is different when the spirits do it.

Wednesday evening with Lee, I do not remember much of it.

Note: Lee sits in the Spirit Harmony circle. Direct Voice is being developed.

Mostly a very warm loving energy, which lasted also after the séance. Lee needed a long time to recover. But when I asked him why he was doing this, seeing him apparently so uncomfortable, his eyes started to sparkle and that was enough answer for me, actually he had trouble to find words to express it, but there was no doubt there.

Thursday afternoon, myself in the cabinet again with Christine and Pat as sitters, I felt at the one hand the trance less deep at first , at the other hand I could let go of control much more and let things happen much more than the first time. And it really felt like a try out, many things happening out of my control, but all for a very short time, like an overview what could or may be done.

It made also my relation with my spirit friends much more real, trusting them and my awareness of them instead of having secretly doubts if I was not making it up…(I just become aware of this last thing now).

NOTE: Johannes final sitting was in the Spirit Chamber circle, with medium Jerry. Jerry enables the demonstration of transfiguration phenomena.

The transfigurations with Jerry were most enjoyable and for me convincing, maybe also because of what happened during the previous days gave me the right state of mind. One could call it belief, but it is not the belief upon someone else’s authority, however high, but more a deep inner knowing that what happens is not an imaginary thing, an illusion or phantasy, it is just as real or even more real than what we see with our eyes in ordinary life. The difference is we have nothing to compare it with, and in some way that is good because it helps us to not have “ideas” about it, to just experience it as it is. With that the “other side” becomes more real, more part of our ordinary life, the separation disappears.

The faces come, one after the other, but not just the faces, I felt the presence of the persons they belonged to. I saw the changes, sometimes like a piece of wax without features, next moment a clear face, different from Jerry’s face or the next or the previous face. Sometimes the head enlarged or shrank. Sometimes a bald head sometimes with more hair than Jerry.

We were asked to say if we recognized someone, but I just couldn’t utter a word, even though I did recognize some faces, like Winston Churchill, Murdo McDonald-Bayne, my father (mostly his eyes) but all just a second and the next face was already there before I could gather myself to say their names. And of course the exhilarating figure of Henry was there like he was just there sitting with us and having great fun being with us.

All this happening in a warm, cosy loving energy.

I left deeply satisfied, feeling sorry it was already the last time, and already starting to think how to go on with this. Iwish to develop for myself. Christine certainly helped me with some good ideas. And I think I will order the TTCabinet J, it seems the simplest solution.

While I am writing this my sister calls, she knew where I had been , and wants to know how it was. And she is very interested, even suggests that we might work together… Maybe I will be moving to the Netherlands in the not-so-far future?

Thank you Christine and Pat and Jerry and Richard and Lee and Jon and Julie and Steve for all the great work you have done and do. I certainly hope we will see much more of each other.

Bless you all. Johannes.

2011-11-04T12:47:00.000-07:00

Tuesday 1^st November 2011

An evening as a guest sitter at Bristol Spirit Lodge

This was my 4^th séance at the lodge but my first time as a guest sitter at Jon’s circle, Spirit Sanctuary. Since my first, rather emotional experience at one of Jerry’s séances (Spirit Chamber. November 22nd) I had since resolved to be much more objective. I was feeling rather smug that I’d managed to not shower each sitting with tears and shocked expletives. I had now ‘done it’ and seen it’ and nothing could surprise me now …I couldn’t have been more wrong.

Even as the evening began I could feel that Chris’s living room was filling with energy. There were six of us chatting around the table but the room felt thick and warm as it does at a bustling party. Someone, unseen to me, was stroking my head in a comforting, parental manner. I became aware that even at this early stage in the evening Jon, the medium, seemed to be drifting away. His conversation has stopped and he no longer made eye contact with anyone.

Inside the lodge Jon sat inside the curtained cabinet whilst we sat in a blackout and listened to a couple of tracks on the CD. I felt relaxed and happy and watched the usual foggy smudge glide across the lights on the CD player and the dance of shadows across the other small lights of electrical appliances. It was then that my head started to spin, and to my horror I felt my consciousness slipping away. I didn’t want to make a fuss and ruin things for Jon so I prepared myself for the embarrassment of silently sliding to the floor. I sent out a mental plea ‘Please don’t let this happen to me now!” and to my relief the feeling passed. The red light was then turned on by Chris and I felt completely fine but for a dry, bitter sensation in my mouth that I’d had last week during blackout. I mention this only due of the fact that it was suggested later by Christine that my experience may have been spirit induced, but that’s yet to be proved – it may have been tiredness or my inability to find my balance in complete darkness?

To continue with the seance. Jon was lying back in the chair and the wave of ever-changing faces was immediate and breathtaking to see. As with Jerry the substance used to build features was a fluid, semi solid fuzz of energy around the mediums face. It was sometimes stable and fully formed and others times fine and wavering as eyes, noses, cheekbones and chins moved and settled, then were replaced by a wash of other faces.

Jon has a slim, characterful face but he was lost behind others with round faces, big faces, and bushy eyebrows, pairs of glasses, rugged chins and podgy cheeks. I could also see fuzzy wiggles of light shooting from Jon’s head and body and an all over faint glow that moved around him.

We were all watching in awe when suddenly one of the faces shouted “Hello!” in a loud high pitched voice. It made us all jump and ‘Billy’ was greeted with affection by the other sitters. He was a light hearted, humorous young chap who answered my question first in jest and then went on to explain that he can see us by using his own eyes or the eyes of the medium. To demonstrate this he opened Jon’s eyes but was then lost for a few moments. He came back saying, ‘I shouldn’t have done that!”

He explained that with his own eyes he sees us as energy and colours and that we each have a different colour. Billy had a high pitched midlands accent. I could see that his face was not Jon’s but I could not define it completely.

‘Buffalo’ appeared next and had a strong Native American face. He even had a broken accent as he spoke about healing and made us laugh as he described our ‘wooshy wooshy' healing ways and all the names we have for what is essentially the same thing – healing through energy. He told Christine, the circle leader, that concentrating on an area that needs healing does not make it worse but can make it better and told us that we only need to ask for healing and it will be there. He likes to visit the lodge as it serves as a source of energy for helping others

I was especially touched by his mention of the contact made by healers with people who would otherwise have no contact with anyone. He mentioned that healing was basically love and this is as important to give as the healing, to those who have none in their lives.

A wise Chinese man called Charlie let me ask a question also. I asked how things stayed in place in the spirit world if there was no gravity there. Charlie explained that the spirit world is not a separate place. It is all around us and has gravity that we may choose to acknowledge or not when we lose our physical bodies. He explained that we often hang on to a physical form for a while and things are not so different. He reiterated that the spirit world is all around us. His words jolted a memory of my father telling me the same thing in almost the exact words when he was dying. I told Charlie this and added “So he was right wasn’t he!?” It was then that the most exceptional thing happened:

An unearthly sigh (I can't explain this any other way) escaped from Jon’s direction. It penetrated the air above us and we all fell silent. Charlie seemed to be nudged aside by another man whose face was forming. I could not make the face out very well as it was moving but glimpses of my Dad emerged for us to see. With a quiet, breathy voice that spoke slowly he said:

“See, I told you….” My Dad was speaking to me!

It was so like him to make such an entrance and gently tell me off… I can imagine him being increasingly restless because he couldn’t respond to me and eventually just butting in! I managed to say ‘Hello’ and ask him how he was, which he answered with a quiet ‘Hello’ and ‘Good’.

It’s annoying that I could not think of something better to say than,

“Hello, Dad, how ya doing?”

If you can envisage making contact for the first time with your father after 17 years it should be with a degree of poetic depth – I may as well have winked and said, “watcha!”

But frankly I’m surprised I managed to speak at all. I spent the rest of the séance with trembling hands and my brain functioning on ‘slowcook’. I felt very proud that he had achieved this level of communication. Knowing Dad he will not stop at that.

Charlie quickly returned, apologised to us for the surprise and expertly continued his explanations. I’m sure he said some very enlightening things but I confess I found it hard to concentrate after my shock for a little while.

‘Paulie’ also mentioned the ‘surprise’ and made us all laugh with his dry, camp innuendoes. He told us about his dancing. It was a relief to only have to engage my mind in memories of pogoing (a dance involving jumping frantically on the spot) and other light hearted chat.

It was an inspirational evening. A chance to ask questions about the most controversial subject in history; life after death. I wasn’t asking a priest or a medium. I was asking learnéd, ancient people who were living spirits. How many people get that opportunity? Surely it has to be the dream of every scholar, theologist, historian, anthropologist etc. to have this kind of first hand information?

I’m still struck by how little notice is taken of this form of mediumship. The evidence is indisputable. If these people could project these faces by illusionary means they’d be millionaires... but actual communication and co-working with spirit people isn’t worth a jot to our society. You get more media coverage if you tattoo lizard scales over your body and file your teeth to a point! It's a mad world.

Since this séance I have felt a growing awareness of how this is only a small, but important part in a massive plan to develop this type of contact. I feel that one day every household will be sitting a day a week in their living rooms, and families and friends on both sides of life will be able to chat. It’s going to take some time…I will not be able to see these results in my earthly lifetime but I’m sure I’ll be part of it in my next one.

Rachael

2011-09-24T08:36:00.000-07:00

Thursday 22^nd September 2011

An evening as a guest sitter at Bristol Spirit Lodge

This account gives my subjective but honest review of an evening as a guest at the Bristol Spirit Lodge physical mediumship circle. The night opened my eyes, my heart and my mind to incredible phenomena and evidence of an afterlife.

I knew about the Bristol Spirit Lodge through a friend, Lynne, who attends weekly as a sitter. Over the past few months I have developed an overwhelming curiosity and need to experience transfiguration and voice phenomena first hand.

Lynne had done her best to prepare me for my first attendance at the séance and I had devoured as many books on the subject as I could, but nothing in this world could have prepared me for what I was about to witness.

The evening started normally enough, everyone met at Chris’s house (the circle leader) and I was made welcome by a very friendly group of people who chatted and joked and put me at my ease.

At 8 o’clock we filed into the lodge, which is a summer house (with no windows) in Chris’s lovely garden. Jerry, the medium was seated in the ‘cabinet’- a corner of the room, enclosed by a curtain - and the remaining 5 of us were seated around the perimeters of the room. The meeting started with a prayer for guidance and protection and evidence of life after death and then the lights were switched out. This was the part I was dreading as I am, still, at 41 years of age, afraid of the dark! (And ghosts!). Upbeat music was played on a cd player and everyone sang along, which helped relax me. As I started to relax I became aware of a feeling of closeness of other people. The room felt as if it were bustling, like a party. (I’ve no evidence for this, it was just a feeling)

After 6 songs a red light was switched on and the curtains opened to reveal Jerry who was seated with his head back on the chair as if asleep. As he sat up and my eyes adjusted to the light I noticed that his face was a little out of focus. I rubbed my eyes and the lenses of my glasses and continued to watch. I became aware of a moving substance around his eyes and nose that I am at a loss to describe as I have never witnessed anything to compare it with. It was not gas, solid, or liquid but a mixture of all three.

As I watched, the substance became human features that formed and changed fluidly over Jerry’s own face. At times the features became so stable and formed that the other sitters recognised the faces and gave names to them. They were greeted as if they were old friends. There was no speech at this time but as Jerry turned to each of us the faces seemed to be looking back and have distinct personalities.

At this point my brain was desperately trying to compute what my eyes were seeing. There was no bank of experience to fall back on and I felt my head spinning with confusion and wonder.

“It’s bloody real!” was my predominant thought.

Then, to my absolute delight and amazement I recognised the face that was staring so intently at me as my father! We were never close. He was an alcoholic in life and I had been brought up by my stepfather, but as I voiced his name he smiled and drew a tear down his cheek using Jerry’s hand. A wave of emotion hit me and I knew he was saying sorry. Time seemed to stretch. Seconds felt like minutes and wave after wave of faces appeared for everyone to see. That was the most amazing thing; everyone was witnessing the changes and remarking on them.

My Gran appeared. She was smiling at me and as I looked at her, Jerry, the room and everyone in it faded completely from my view and I felt as if I was being somehow absorbed into her world. All I could see was Gran - her face, so clear it caused me to gasp, I saw her white hair and an indistinct smudge of clothing. Her face began to change and reform into what I think may have been my great grandmother, who in life was a very good medium.

A young boy called Bobby spoke through Jerry. He was well known to the rest of the group and explained to me that he had died under the table with his family when a bomb had landed on his house. He had an endearing humour and gentle manner.

If that wasn’t enough, my stepfather also paid a visit. He was my ‘Dad’ and I’ve missed him terribly for 16 years. All I’ve wanted since the day he died was a chance to communicate with him and here he was, in front of me. A young Dad as I remember him when I was a child, his mannerisms, the way he sat in the chair, his smile. He raised two fingers to his mouth and blew me a kiss. The gesture reduced me to an embarrassing mush of joy and I burst into tears. I was overwhelmed. I told him I loved him and made a mental acknowledgment to him that I would tell mum that he is not gone.

He was not gone. None of them were. They were here, saying ‘Hi’ and letting me know in the only way they knew I would believe, that they had survived death. My heart had always hoped but my head had wanted proof. There was no more proof than this.

To top it all, a spirit that everyone greeted as Heinz, appeared at the end of the séance and spoke. His face was broad and his cheekbones high. He was as clear as the flesh and blood around me. In a gentle, slow voice that came from Jerry’s own voice box, Heinz told me not to worry about Richard, a sitter and medium who was beside me and had gone into trance and was making wheezing noises (I was concerned he was having an asthma attack!) and asked me if I had witnessed all I was hoping for and that he hoped I would want to come again.

Jerry, the medium, took a few minutes to come round and I was filled with an urge to hug this quiet, self effacing man who carried his ability with such gentle humility. In fact I wanted to hug everyone, but didn’t .( British reserve!)

I felt incredibly privileged and totally bemused as to why such phenomenon are not public knowledge and part of daily life. Why isn’t everyone talking about it? It’s not religion, it’s not politics, it’s not opinion and belief, it’s science. It’s a formation of molecules about which we know very little. As much as I try I can’t find any explanation that isn’t more outlandish than contact with spirits. I do realise though that I could not possibly keep up an objective opinion when my family were tugging at my heart all night. All I know is that I saw my dead loved ones and feel better for it and I’ve learnt that I have so much to learn.

I’ve been warned that what I experienced may be the work of the devil and told that it was my own need that made me believe I was seeing my family. I’ve heeded this but will say that the others in the room didn’t need to see my family, nor I theirs. I do not believe them to be liars, fantasist, lunatics, or con artist (no charge was made for the evening). And if the devil can make a room buzz with love, laughter and joy and bring a lasting comfort and positivity then he has been seriously misjudged.

I am sure that we were never expected to carry the weight of grief that we do in this modern era. We have lost knowledge about ourselves that was once our birthright. We have deadened parts of our brains which once connected readily to the spirit world and in so doing we have created our own misery.

That night has changed me. My priorities have shifted dramatically and a new journey of discovery has begun in earnest. I am committed to working towards becoming a medium in the hope that one day I can help someone to feel as full of hope as I now do.

Rachael

2010-02-15T01:13:00.000-08:00

A report from a guest sitter who attended three seances held within the lodge during April 2011

http://www.box.net/shared/6qgk8ipcg3

An e-mail from a guest sitter during August 2011:

Hi Chris

Last night was fantastic, all four of us thoroughly enjoyed the night and can't wait to return again in a few weeks.

Thank you so much for your kindness and hospitality it really did mean a great deal to us.

We are all so excited to start trance in our circle and are hoping it may be all systems go now... I really can't wait... We don't mind who goes into trance , we work a's a team and are all in it a's a group... Exciting times ahead..

Last night was an inspirational night and the work you have done is a credit to you and your commitment to spirit and other mediums.. I would like to thank you for allowing us to be part of it with you..

Thank you once again
Love and light
Nic xxxx

An e-mail from a web site visitor 2011:

Hi

Thank you for doing your web site and for helping me start my own circle which I love doing. I have six friends and we all sit twice each week to invite spirit forward. We have had spirit rapping in the room and also one of my friends is in trance. Thank you for getting this started and I always read what you and your circle is doing.

Mick

E-mail from a regular site visitor 2011:

Hi their. I am a regular visitor to your website and think I must have read it over and over and listened to your various audio files more times that I can remember.

I am writing to say thanks for taking time to share your experiences online. I personally have gained so much from the information you are posting, especially your communications with Fuzzy Critter.

Best wishes, Manda.

An e-mail from another visitor to our web site:

Hello.Somehow, after following random links from other websites, I ended up on your spirit lights page and felt I should write and let you know that "Remembering Ellie" really touched me.

I asked spirit a question two days ago, and today your website answered it. I feel I have been led to, and was meant to read "Remembering Ellie"

I guess that there are probably many others who are meant to read it too, each taking something different from the message.

But personally, it answered my question perfectly and has helped me stick with an important descision I had made but had begun to doubt.

So thank you for sending out the message and to the medium who received it. I don't think you could understand how important it was for me to read those words but it was and I am grateful I have had an opportunity to read them.

Kind regards, Miss C, West Yorks.

Chris (from Norwich):

Hello Christine, just a quick note to say thank you for such a warm welcome into your home and the lodge i had an amazing time, alan and pat were very kind too, I will go away now and digest what I have experienced and assuming I would be welcome return to see you again soon, thanx again to you and your team , Chris .

Sue (from Devon):

Dear Christine,
Thanks so much for inviting me to your home and to join the séance on Saturday. It really was an extraordinary experience and I was glad that I finally made the effort to join you all and to experience it for myself. With all best wishes, Sue.Nick (from Brighton):
....I've just about returned to earth after what was an amazing weekend with you guys and with spirit.

....Warren's seance was spectacular and it was great that Syann got to meet and touch spirit in materialized form, she hasn't stopped talking about her new best buddy Luther!!!

....Sunday's experiments were even more enjoyable and it was interesting to see how well Lee's energies worked with Syann putting more volume and control into her direct voice development. There was an awful lot of emotion in that lodge and when the Morning Star song came on I had to fight to stop myself busting into tears!!! I find it interesting how all your groups can mix and match their energies so well, each helping the development of the other, I get the feeling that Physical Mediumship development is changing and it's getting easier now for different groups to blend their energies and for more than one medium to sit in the same circle, something which in the past rarely seemed to happen successfully.

....Then came my turn and I still can't get over how powerful the energies felt sitting in your cabinet on Sunday afternoon, are you sure that chair isn't wired up to the mains!!??!

....I'm sure we've both pocketed some of those energies and it's going to boost the Mercury Star Circle's development no end.

....Thanks for a fantastic weekend and I very much hope to be heading out west again soon, Nick.
Syann (from Brighton): Note: Syann is a developing PM:
Hi Chris,

Well, I'm still 'buzzing' after the weekend! What an amazing experience.

I'm still struggling to comprehend the 'fact' that I had my hair stroked by Luther, a 957yr dead pre-Egyptian!

I can't get over how 'normal'his hands felt - just like human hands. They were warm, and skin 'textured' - not cold, or hard, or squishy! I'd say they were prehaps very slightly 'clammy' or damp...but other than that, they felt like 'real' human hands - BIG human hands - his palm covered the entire top of my head!!

And his voice, when I must have been standing in front of him (as both hands were touching my hair), was well above my head (Warren is about the same height as me!).

I've been trying to think of words to adequately describe the sensation of his touch. I'd say about that, the use of his hands - his grip was strong, definately. But I'd also say that it felt like there wasn't 'in fact fine' detail' to the hands...like he didnt have very fine 'motor control' - does that make sense?

When he ran his hands down my hair, and massaged the sides of my head, it felt like a 'clumsy touch'...(Im not being rude Luther - honest!!). It was delicate - very delicate, but like maybe someone would do if they had a thick pair of gloves on that they couldnt feel through...it's very hard to describe!

Anway - it was amazing. The thing I later realised once I had 'chilled out a bit', was how difficult, if not impossible, it would have been to have walked anywhere in that room! I had serious trouble maintaining my balance as not only was it pitch black, but there was 'stuff' all over the floor. If I hadn't have been holding Luthers hand on the way back, I would have fallen at one point...I think I stepped on some chalk!

This makes me then think that there is no way anyone (as in a person!) could have been swinging that table around without seriously hurting someone!! Similary - the trumpet stopped right in front of my face at one point! Incredible!!!

And as for Sunday!! Brilliant! I had a great sitting. I'm very grateful to Lee, Jerry and Pat for coming back on Sunday to sit with me (Nick didn't have any choice!! Ha ha!!) - it's really appreciated - thanks guys! The energy in the room was really strong. I know I was a lot deeper than I have been before. Other than that, I can't really comment! Ha ha!

And it was great to see Jerry do 'his thing' too - the transfigured faces are so strong!

And then Nick sat too after lunch - brilliant! I was knocked out for a fair portion of his sitting. I remember this 'burning/heat' sensation in my tummy area, then...gone! I came round enough to see a few faces! I'm so pleased you and Pat have seen them too! I wasn't making it up - Ha ha!!

I love the fact that we could all sit like this, I really do - it feels so 'lovely' and 'right'! The energy exchange between everyone was fantastic, and so strong!!

I cant wait till our circle sits again on Thursday!! I'm sure everyone will benefit from this weekend!!

Hopefully see you soon! Thanks for organising it all!!

Syann xxx

A report from one of our guests 2010:
"I have now attended two seances within the Bristol Spirit Lodge setting, as a circle member, rather than as a guest sitter. I must say that, although the lodge is not a development circle, things have already started to occur in my life that I feel to be a result of my attending. My skeptisim has started to fade. There are a lot of subtle things going on that I can`t ignore. For one thing…my sleeping pattern is all over the place! I am normally a good sleeper, but now I am waking up every two hours… and not just stirring but waking up and sitting straight up and totally awake! In the mornings I don`t feel tired through lack of sleep, I just feel happy and a bit chilled out. I also notice my hearing sensitivity has increased and everything seems so loud." K

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