Understanding Channeling and Mediums

Since the dawn of civilization, we have always made a concerted effort to communicate with the spiritual realm. Mystical practitioners specialized in this art, acting as receivers of the messages sent from the other side. Nowadays we call these mystics “mediums”. The act of communicating with the spirit world is called “channeling”.

To open the pathways of communication, most mystics engage is some form of meditation. Meditation creates mental focus, elevating the medium’s mind until they can hear and understand spiritual messages.

Channeling can look different for different mediums. Some go into a trance-like state, speaking and using the mannerisms of the spirit they connect to. Some mediums receive messages telepathically, as in directly into the mind. They are then able to vocalize these messages to others.

As magical as this sounds, it is not an exact science. Spirits still have free will, and do not always respond when called upon. And in many cases, the response you get may not correspond to the question you first asked. They offer what they feels must be shared, and the relevance to you may not be apparent right away.

Because our plane and the spiritual plane of existence are on such different levels, it may be difficult for the medium or you to understand the message that is sent. This depends on how close the spirit and medium can get to the same wavelength of energy. It really depends mostly on the spirit, because the living can only vibrate so high. We have our limits on this plane of existence. The spirit may or may not lower it’s vibrations to meet the medium in the middle. You can always try again at another time and see if the lines of communication are clearer then. Channeling is a talent and a skill, but by no means is it an exact science.

Changing your mantra can change your life

We talk to ourselves every day. It’s only normal. It’s part of our nature as humans. The thing is to tune ourselves in to what we are saying and if the message we are spouting is positive. As we know, words are powerful. As long as we know were are talking to ourselves, we have to ask
What’s the message
Once we know the message, it’s actually quite easy to reshape them to help us change our lives and outlook. Take a moment to examine what you are saying. Is it a positive message or is it a negative message masquerading as matter of fact statement? It may seem petty, but how do you talk to yourself?

Your mantra can shape your mood and strength

Have you been telling yourself the same thing over and over for years? If you have, it may be time for a change. Just as you have changed over the past few years, so have your psychological needs.

Ask yourself a few questions to see if you need a change:

Are you happy?
Are you healthy?
Are you using your creativity in a satisfying way?
Are you enjoying your life?
Are you having fun with your friends?
Are you financially solvent?
Do you like your job?
Do your friends treat your well?
Can you handle a crisis?
Do you set aside resources for the future
Are you self-assured?

It is no accident that there are 11 questions. Eleven is the number that is linked to enlightenment. If the answer to any of these is no, then you need to change your message so that you can grow stronger.

A mantra is something you can say to yourself out loud or in your mind. It is always a good idea to have a stock of positive things you can tell yourself when you need a bit of peace in your life.

Each mantra can serve a different purpose. If you can’t seem to find a solution and have tried your hardest, a good mantra might be, “Make it work.”

If you are feeling overwhelmed and overwrought, you can just tell yourself, “ I am bigger than my problems.”

If you are prone to panic, you can say, “Today I will live in the moment.” to help you get focused.

If you are facing a challenge, you can remind yourself of how hurdles and obstacles make you rise higher than you imagined.

Remind yourself take care of yourself and be kind.

Strength and Positivity

Our worlds are full of noise. If we use them properly, mantras can help us filter through this noise so we can grow through our strength and positivity. It is the best way to take care of ourselves, mentally and spiritually.

Do You Believe in Ghosts?

The concept of ghosts and haunting is a topic an array of people find interesting, including me. Through this blog, I will share my personal experiences and the experiences of others, as we try to draw conclusions about what lies beyond based on what we know and learn.

When you read, see or hear the word “ghost,” what image does your brain conjure? What thoughts do you have in your mind? If you’re like a lot of people, you may think of how ghosts are portrayed in TV, film, literature an pop culture. There’s the movie, Ghost, with Demi Moore and the late Patrick Swayze. There’s Marley’s ghost in A Christmas Carol, and there are a ton of ghost hunting shows on television. Sometimes ghosts are portrayed as harmless spirits and other times they’re portrayed as malevolent.

Ghost and Haunting Defined

The word “ghost” is defined as: the soul of a dead person; a disembodied spirit imagined as a vague, shadowy or evanescent form wandering among or haunting living persons. In all of my years as a professional psychic and medium, this is the first time I’ve ever looked up that word in the dictionary! I also looked up “haunting,” and it is defined as: remaining in the consciousness; not quickly forgotten.

Emotional Imprints

In my experience (and the research agrees), most hauntings are not negative experiences. They are often nothing more than emotional imprints. An emotional imprint is energy that is left in the energetic field of a place. It’s like a distinct marking of an event that contained heightened emotions. Have you ever heard of the hitchhiking ghost who walks along the road where they were struck and killed? If you see that ghost, what you’re actually seeing is the emotional imprint that event created. It does not mean that the spirit of the person is stuck wandering that stretch of road for all eternity. It’s just that the emotional energy of the event is sealed in that place.

Everything Has Energy

Everything has energy and is surrounded by energy. It’s like a photograph—a moment in time has been captured and is being viewed. When it comes to ghosts, that “photograph” is being viewed over and over again. Once the story is shared, others become more open to viewing it. This is how the story of a haunting begins.

The Spirits Around Us

We tend to think of ghosts as earthbound spirits, but just because spirits are around us, it doesn’t mean they’re earthbound. Because spirits no longer inhabit a physical body, they are not easily noticed. So when we notice them, we think it’s a special event—a haunting! However, it’s important to note that the reason we often see ghosts is because they are working to be seen! They may be trying to connect with you because they want to tell you something. Or, if they lived in the house you live in now, they could just be making their presence known. Or you could just be seeing the imprint they’ve left behind. How can you tell the difference? I just ask the ghost! But you have to be willing to listen for the answer. Sometimes the answer comes in a direct way. Many times it comes as pictures in your mind, a feeling within or as something that happens down the road.

Helping, Not Harming

Another thing to know is that spirits are usually looking to help, not harm. If their presence makes you uncomfortable, politely ask them to back off and tell them that they are making you nervous. Generally, they will oblige. But if you feel like you’re being haunted, or know that you’re being haunted and would like help getting the spirit to back off or would like to communicate with them directly, a psychic medium is your best bet.

Who’s haunting you?

How Important are Your Dreams?

Dreams are both baffling and mysterious. It can be maddening to try understand them. This may be due to the fact that the dreams themselves seem to switch meaning from one moment to the next. Our dreams can be so vivid they must mean something.

Enjoy Dreaming

To help you understand yourself and your feelings, pay close attention to your dreams. Your dreams can give you insight but also provide you with an escape, sort of a virtual amusement park. You can learn to enjoy your dreams by journaling or otherwise recording your dreams. You can also learn how to lucid dreams; this means to be aware of what you are dreaming and maybe even control the dreams themselves. If you let your dreams entertain you, you can change your mood and add some positivity to your life

A Source of Knowledge

Dreams can provide you with information. This information is available to anyone who can decode the dreams. We can learn things about ourselves by deciphering what lies in our sleeping consciousness. This is because we reveal our true feelings while we are asleep.

Multiple Levels of Meaning

Understanding how you associate words or symbols and their meanings, you can start to understand your dreams. Some even dream about an illness before it manifests itself in reality.

Dream Dictionaries and Journals

You are the only one who can know for certain what you dreams truly mean. You may find help by using a Dream Dictionary or consulting a dream interpreter, but only you can make the final decision about what your dreams really mean. This is where a dream journal can truly help.

Understanding the Message

However you chose to understand or enjoy your dreams, know that they are a part of you and are ultimately connected to your happiness and health.

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The I Ching and Mediumship: History, Meaning and Important Differences

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Updated 8 September 2026

An I Ching reading interprets a figure and passages from the Chinese Book of Changes. Mediumship involves a claim of communication with someone who has died. A practitioner may offer both, but drawing a hexagram does not itself establish that a deceased person sent a message.

This difference matters when you are remembering someone. A passage can feel personal or bring a memory to mind without proving where that feeling came from.

A text with a history, rather than a personal message addressed to you

The I Ching is also written as Yijing. Its traditional origin accounts refer to Fu Xi, King Wen and the Duke of Zhou. Legge’s introduction to the Book of Changes records different accounts of how the figures and text arose. They should be described as traditions, not as a verified eyewitness history.

Later readers brought philosophical perspectives to the book. Wang Bi’s commentary, available in Richard John Lynn’s translation, interprets it through moral and political ideas. The text therefore has a history of interpretation beyond any one present-day spiritual service.

Its 64 hexagrams each contain six solid or broken lines. A reading may use the passage for the whole figure, individual line passages and commentary. Lines are counted from the bottom upward. Ask which edition and method a reader is using.

Ask what kind of session is actually being offered

Before booking, describe whether you want to study a text, reflect on a situation or explore a claimed mediumship message. Those are different expectations, even when a website places them in the same category.

Will the session use the I Ching, mediumship, or both?
Will the reader identify the source of an interpretation?
Can you decline a topic or stop a session?
What is the complete price, including any follow-up?

The guide to preparing for a mediumship reading after loss can help you consider your boundaries. You do not need to book a reading to honour someone’s memory.

A remembrance exercise that keeps its meaning clear

If reading is something you enjoy, choose a brief passage and make three separate notes. This is an original journaling suggestion, not a traditional way to contact the dead.

The text: What does the passage actually say, and which translation am I reading?

The memory: What does it bring to mind about the person or our time together?

Today: Is there something I would like to do, such as share a story, look at photographs or contact a friend?

A memory belongs in the second note even when it feels unusually vivid. You do not have to label it a supernatural communication for it to matter. The article on songs that feel like signs explores a related experience.

Do not turn an unsettling passage into a threat

Language about difficulty or misfortune in an old text is not a diagnosis of your circumstances or proof that a loved one is in distress. Read the surrounding passage and the translator’s explanation. You can close the book if it is upsetting.

Be wary of anyone who says a payment is necessary to release, protect or appease a deceased person. A frightening interpretation is not evidence that such a service is needed.

Leave room for support outside a reading

The NHS grief guide describes support from trusted people, counsellors and healthcare professionals, particularly when coping is difficult. A symbolic exercise can remain optional while you seek the support that fits your life.

Fun Facts about Dreams

Almost everyone dreams, but they are often viewed as dangerous or mysterious. Dreams can last from a mere few seconds or even as long as the standard TV show. Most people go through three to five dreams each night. These dreams manifest during the REM stage of sleep. During this stage, the brain is almost as active as it is when you are awake. Even though dreaming is common, there are a few fun and interesting facts that you may not know:

You only remember about 10% of your dreams. Some keep a journal at the ready to help record the dream, because once you have been awake for a few minutes, most of the dream is gone. Sigmund Freud had a theory that because dreams are repressed feelings, our subconscious doesn’t want us to remember so they are forgotten.
Men have fewer nightmares than women. Recent studies show that, generally speaking, women have more nightmares. Women also have more emotionally intense dreams.
Those who stay up late have more nightmares. Studies show that those who generally stay up and wake up late have bad dreams. It is thought that this is due to a build up of stress related cortisol and fighting against circadian rhythms.
Your dream may contain the next big invention. Many students have reported that if they are consciously focusing on a problem as they are
going to sleep, they continue to dream about the problem, sometimes even finding a solution.
You may be burning calories while you sleep. Another dream study showed that those who sleep deeply and dream more ate less. this leads to the possibility that rest is good for dieters.
People with clinical depression may have more enjoyable dreams. A Rush University study showed that depressed subjects had short and pleasant dreams, but those who did not have this diagnosis had almost brutal dreams.
Pregnant women may be aided by their nightmares. An Italian study shows that women who had unsettling dreams about birth actually had shorter labor when giving birth.
Dreams of violence may be sent to warn you. Night terrors or other disrupted dreaming may indicate a brain disorder.
Dreams can relieve stress. During REM sleep, the brain has showed a decrease in the levels of stress chemicals.
Recurring dreams are very common. There are over fifty regular themes that recur in dreams.
Dreams are about sex are very common. For everyone. An equal number of men and women have dreams about sex.
Dreams aren’t always in color. By estimate , 10% of people dream in black and white.
You can be paralyzed by your dreams. During the REM stage, the body is suppressing the neurotransmitters that help you move. Thus, you are essentially paralyzed when you re dreaming.
Pets also dream Anyone who has watched a dog’s paws twitch while they are sleeping knows that animals also have REM sleep and do dream.
There is a science to understanding dreams Oneirology, is the study of dreams.
Blind people dream. Because dreams are largely symbolic, it is perfectly reasonable that blind people can dream. Their dreams focus on the other senses for input.
People who have stopped smoking have more vivid dreams. One third of people who have quit smoking dream that they are in the act of enjoying a cigarette.
Deja Vu is a real experience. Even those who are skeptical about psychic phenomena report having feelings of seeing or experiencing things as if they have felt them before. This feeling may be the result of a precognitive dream.
It is likely that you know the cast of characters in your dreams. Even if you do not know everyone you see in your dreams, it is likely that you have seen their faces at one time or another in your lifetime.
Dreams can blend into the real world. Your brain can take sensory input and incorporate them into your dream. It is not uncommon that sounds and smells can fold gently into an ongoing dream.

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Revisiting Personal Goals After Loss: A Gentle Planning Guide

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Updated 8 September 2026

After a loss, an old definition of success may no longer fit your life. You do not have to replace it immediately or turn grief into a project with a completion date. A smaller aim, such as getting help with one practical task, can be enough for now.

This is an optional planning exercise for life after bereavement. It does not prescribe how to grieve or promise that a new goal will remove sorrow.

Separate what is necessary from what can wait

Make two short lists. The first contains immediate practical responsibilities. The second contains ideas that interest you but do not need a decision today. Ask a trusted person to help identify actual deadlines if everything feels equally urgent.

You can put an old ambition on the second list without abandoning it forever. Equally, you can decide that a goal belonged to an earlier part of your life and no longer needs to guide you.

Define success at the scale of the next step

Instead of “rebuild my whole life,” choose a small, specific action: find the contact details for a support service, arrange transport to an appointment or ask someone to sit with you while you sort one folder.

The action should be small enough to reconsider. A completed task does not mean grief is over, and an unfinished task does not mean you are grieving incorrectly. The National Institute on Aging’s grief guidance emphasizes that there is no single right way to mourn.

Let remembrance and new plans coexist

You might carry a loved one’s value into a new activity, such as generosity, curiosity or patience. Choose how to express that value yourself. It could mean sharing a story, helping a neighbor or keeping a familiar tradition.

Continuing an activity is not proof of loyalty, and changing it is not betrayal. Family members may remember the same person differently. You can explain what matters to you without asking everyone to adopt the same practice.

Keep spiritual suggestions optional

If a reading offers advice about your future, keep that advice separate from your own priorities and verified practical information. A claimed message from someone who died should not become an obligation to sell a home, spend money, change treatment or make a decision before you are ready.

Our guide to preparing for a mediumship reading after loss explains boundaries, costs and the option to postpone. A reading is not required for remembrance or for choosing your next step.

Build support into the plan

The task: What is one thing that actually needs attention?
The helper: Who could offer practical company or information?
The limit: How much time or effort feels manageable today?
The pause: What can be left for another time?

Support can come from people you trust, a bereavement service or a qualified professional. You do not have to wait until you can explain your feelings neatly to ask for help.

Review the plan without grading yourself

Ask whether the step was workable and whether the support was useful. Make the next step smaller if necessary. You may choose a different goal or no new goal while attending to ordinary needs. A personal path can include pauses, companionship and uncertainty.