medium

As a medium, I’ve always considered the work I do as ‘spiritual’ in nature; there’s nothing scientific about it, not by any stretch of the imagination. If there was, then science would require me to think, analyze and assess what’s taking place during a mediumship reading – and as any skilled medium will tell you, that is not the way the process works for us. In fact, we never think about or analyze information; we simply expand our awareness and interpret whatever is coming through. At the same time, I think it’s important to look at the scientific aspect of what we do, which is technically, accessing information from a different stream of consciousness; it does deserve to be studied.  One of the challenges for a scientist however, might be trying to understand how the mind of a medium typically works and what the process might be like for most of us. 

As a lab certified psychic medium, I’ve been tested under strict laboratory conditions, first at the University of Arizona and more currently at the Windbridge Institute where I’ve participated in double blind and triple blind research studies for the past eight years. These protocols are so strict that it virtually eliminates any possibility of cold reading, guessing or cheating, on any level. And I’m proud to have had the opportunity to participate in research conducted at such a high level of integrity. However, there have been other research studies done on survival of consciousness as well (both in the US and abroad), although from some of this other research I’ve read about, it seems that those studies may not have been conducted, or understood, very well.  

The overall problem with this type of research (as I see it) is that in order to truly study the phenomenon, you not only need the right ‘tools’, but you need to assess it with a perspective outside of mainstream thinking. Scientists have a tendency to measure things within the realm of ‘brain function’, and in my opinion, mediumship is anything but that. And while I can fully appreciate their scientific methodology, all of their mathematical statistics will probably never prove mediumship. Why not?  Because what takes place is much more than a mental process. 

I think that mediums simply use the brain/mind function as a ‘pathway’ to experience and/or communicate with another stream of consciousness. Scientists on the other hand, keep studying the pathway instead of the phenomenon itself, which in my mind, are two very different and distinct things. As mediums, we ‘feel’ things and usually interpret those feelings within a context of ‘core beliefs’ which is oftentimes outside of [most types of] mainstream thinking. We are also flexible in nature (i.e., we simply ‘go with the flow’ and remain open to whatever information comes through).

Have you ever wondered what life is typically like for someone who is a professional psychic – or how our minds process everything? Well, here are a couple of insights into a psychic reader’s world... and I’m not referring to the actual work we do, but more about what the expectations should be – since we are constantly shifting our focus between readings and clients – and the mundane matters of life.

The truth is that our lives are not really much different than yours. I conduct scheduled sessions daily where I’m either reading Tarot and answering questions about your love life – or connecting with your loved ones in the afterlife to help bring you some peace of mind. But I also have to go grocery shopping, make dinner for my family, do the laundry and maintain my home – just like you do! 

Time is also of the essence for most of us, and psychic readers are no different.  Oftentimes, we are juggling several things during the course of a day, in addition to our families and kids. For instance, in between my reading appointments on any given day, I may also be scheduling appointment requests, writing articles, updating my web site or working on presentations for events, conferences and/or workshops. Of course, there is always a constant stream of voice mails and emails to answer. And several times a month, I get emails from people who are developing (either psychic or mediumistic abilities), but are frightened by what they are experiencing. And I do take the time to answer those – to both guide them and put their mind at ease. And the list goes on... So it does require significant time to fit everything in, much in the same way that your schedule probably works.