"The days come and go like muffled and veiled figures,

Sent from a distant friendly party.

But they say nothing.

And if we do not use the gifts they bring,

They carry them as silently away."

From 'Journals' by Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Like the Emerson poem, I reason that if you don't ask a question when opportunity knocks, then it's time-a-wastin' !

WELCOME TO "FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS"

This part is for the quick ‘look-see’, then go to the ARTICLES section for more info... OK?

This section is made up of questions asked by my students, conversations with friends - and when I think about it - strangers too, chats that I’ve had in all sorts of places … sitting in waiting rooms etc ...

THE SPIRIT WORLD - WHAT’S IT LIKE?

So, where do we get all this information about the Spirit World?

The information we have which helps us to describe life in the Spirit World comes from many sources, for example from near death experiences of folks who have lived to tell the tale, but don't think this is the only way....

Automatic writing with a 'planchette' is one method of communicating through people with mediumistic ability, this is how some books were written.

Another way is 'direct voice' a secretary takes down dictation from known spirit friends - of course their credentials are checked first, that's what evidence is all about!

Read on......

The scrambled eggs of a wasted day

The Swan of Time cannot re-lay

Anon.

Here is the book list for General Interest.

I have read them all myself over the years of studying, and later again for teaching; I hope you find them useful. If you think some seem too much just now, then look for the one that stands out.

Or ... meditate for spirit guidence on where to start, and leave it for a while then when you feel moved come back and look again, this time a book will seem to stand out for you!

This list is also in the Articles Section under General Knowledge called ... "Reading for All / Book List"

ANSWER: NO - Some of these books can only bought as antiques on the “Albris�? web site where there is a section of ‘find by author / title’, and there are many others sites just type in keyword ‘find book’, [that’s if there is any difficulty at your nearest decent bookshop.] IBSN number to order a book with usually means its still in print.

As the paradox in the old Arabian proverb has it:

Live as though you are going to die tomorrow,

but live as though you are going to live for ever.

Namaste.

Here's a typical question: What is the point of talking to dead people?

Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting:
The soul that rises with us, our life's Star,
Hath had elsewhere its setting,
And cometh from afar:
Not in entire forgetfulness,
and not in utter nakedness,
But trailing clouds of glory do we come
From God, who is our home:
Heaven lies about us in our infancy!

Wordsworth. From Ode to the Intimations of Immortality

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I find the Philosophy part of Spiritualism has been neglected in the past. Perhaps it seems to be a 'high-brow' subject?

Anyway, these questions are the ones I get asked most on the subject, and they are usually from strangers when they find out that I am a Spiritualist.

The difficulty in starting a conversation about the philosophy of spiritualism is often anticipating argument, or seeing the subject as trying to convert the non believer - this is not our job!

We are only to act as witness to what we do know and perhaps have seen, all else is the function of the inward spirit of that person, [and all our guides and helpers.]

CLAIRVOYANCE QUESTIONS MOST FREQUENTLY ASKED

Q 1:

How do you know that you are getting the communication from Spirit and it’s not your own imagination?

Q 2:

“We are told we need to 'tune' in to spirit - some say 'up' and some say 'down' - what does 'tune in' mean, and how do we do it?�?

Q 3:

What's an Aura, and what's it for anyway?

Q 4:

Are a Medium and a Psychic the same thing?

These typical questions have long answers so I have divided tham up into the goups below...OK?

Question: What is a Medium?

Answer: A person who uses their psychic abilities together with what has become known as ‘Clairvoyance’ - which is only a French word for 'clear seeing'.

A medium must be physic, but a psychic is not always a medium.

Look below at the list for more things to investigate...

In this section we have put a list of titles that may be chosen as subject headings for workshops lectures etc - these are only suggestions - can you think of any other titles you might like?

Do let me know and I will try to oblige!

Talks and lectures are now only in the Norfolk area, because my Husband in no longer able to travel, sorry.