The Mediumship Training Deck: 50 Practical Tools for Developing Your Connection to the Other-Side

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So, whether you want to blaze a trail like Tyler Henry andTheresa Caputo, or would simply like to learn an incredible skill that will serve you for the rest of your life, you just need to put in the practice – and plenty of patience. To get you started, we have listed the most important steps of how to become a psychic medium. But first, an important question… What is the difference between a psychic and a medium? What is a psychic? One of the most common questions we get asked at The College of Psychic Studies is: 'How do I become a psychic medium?' We relish this question because the answer is simple: If you're asking, it indicates that you are a psychic medium waiting to happen.You may just need to work on developing your innate skills. 'Innate' is the operative word here because we ALL have the potential to develop our psychic and mediumistic gifts. Clairalience means "clear smelling". This is a lovely way for our own loved ones to let us know they are around us as the sense of smell is so strongly linked to our memory. Pay attention to how you feel when this happens to you. Much of this article was adapted from a lecture presented by Ivy Northage at The College of Psychic Studies called What Defines a Psychic Medium? To learn how to be a psychic medium, our beginner courses are a great place to start.

Occasionally, the information we receive through our psychic senses is completely at odds with our rational mind. Our rational mind has been trained to think and act in a certain way by various social institutions. We have all learned appropriate modes of behaviour from our school, family, workplace and society at large. Furthermore, we have been taught about the things that society holds valuable, such as a 'sensible' job, a house, a car etc. We have perhaps been taught that our psychic abilities are nonsensical or flights of fancy. We are trained to override them and trust our rational mind instead. Most of us have learnt to ignore the information we receive through our psychic senses.So, when you receive those random bytes of information, sit up and pay attention! As soon as you commit to becoming a psychic medium, your spirit guides and helpers will start coming through to support, guide and assist you. In fact, they are already here with you, waiting in the wings for you to step up.It's important at this stage that you start to meet your spirit guides. Spend time becoming familiar with how they work with you. Your spirit guides and helpers are your greatest friends on the path of psychic mediumship. They are your support network, your teachers, and your road map. If you ever experience doubt on the spiritual path, they are your first port of call. You can never go wrong if you listen to the advice of your spirit guides and helpers. They make you doubt yourself or your intuition. A good reading will help you to connect with your intuition and trust yourself. A Mediumship Development Circle is a dedicated practice space for the development of mediumship. The circle leader or teacher is responsible for guiding participants and ensuring that everyone participates in a kind and authentic manner. Typically, a portion of the time is dedicated to sitting in the power. Sitting in the power in mediumship looks like meditating, however it feels very different. In mediumship, sitting in the power means connecting to your own Spirit, your own love, and being in the presence of the Spirit World without any agenda other than attunement. Practice circles may meet weekly online or in person. I teach an online Mediumship Development Circle that meets biweekly and a development circle that meets every week in person. The Sprit World is not limited by time and space and online circles are a great option if there isn’t a development circle in your local area. Clairvoyant or “clear seeing,” in mediumship or intuitive work, refers to seeing or perceiving information through images or visions. Clairvoyant images may appear in the same space as your imagination but will be clearer and easily recalled. There is also a rarer type of clairvoyance called objective clairvoyance where mediums may see objectively—outside their mind—with their physical eyes.”Today in the U.S., mediumship is more closely linked to the wellness industry and the practice is used as a healing modality to bring peace and comfort to the grieving or those who are looking for life guidance.

Clairsentience means “clear feeling” refers to the ability of a person to receive information by feeling and sensing energy. All humans have this sense and may develop it. Mediumship is the communication between Spirits of the deceased and those who are still living. As a Psychic Medium, I will communicate with those who have passed to the spirit world through seeing, feeling, hearing, and knowing and act as a bridge between the spirit world and this world. My goal is to deliver messages and evidence to my clients that their loved ones are very much alive and present in their lives. Direct voice is another rare type of physical mediumship that gained popularity in the 1850’s with the rise of the spiritualists movement. Typically at a seance a highly trained trance medium would sit and at times the voices of the deceased could be heard by attendees of the seance. Oftentimes the medium would use a trumpet (a cone made of heavy paper or metal used in physical mediumship) and this was meant to amplify the sound.Clairaudient means “clear hearing” and refers to the ability to perceive energy through hearing sounds, voices, or music. Clairaudience may be subtle—sometimes it feels like you are hearing your own thoughts, or maybe your own voice. Objective clairaudience hearing voices, music, thoughts outside of the mind is also possible. Suggestion to develop a spiritual practice that supports your intentions: Sit in front of your altar (or a special place in your home where you keep candles or spiritual items) for a few minutes a day and speak your intentions out loud as you light the candles. New Age practices have popularized crystals, tarot cards, flowers essences and other “tools of the trade” however the only thing needed to practice mediumship is you. Your Spirit, the eternal part of you that is all loving and connected with all life, is all you need to connect. The source of the power that it takes to practice mediumship is the love each of us have within us. I am a huge advocate of connecting with like-minded people and finding a safe space to practice and develop, however I believe that all that is truly needed is you and your Spirit Guides to learn mediumship.

When we step onto the path of becoming a psychic medium, we offer ourselves in service. This means that the emphasis shifts from 'me' to 'we'. It no longer becomes about what I want as an individual. Rather, it becomes: 'Here I am! Where do you want me?' As Ivy Northagesays, you cannot possibly know the true value of your psychic power. You can only offer it in service of spirit. That means you must follow the guidance from your spirit helpers. You may never have imagined that you would be called to do platform work… but here you are, offering a live demonstration! Whatever your calling, honour it and follow your guidance. Remember, you are only human!All over the world, occultists, seekers, and mystics admire and collect crystals. They are one of the easiest ways to bring something beautiful and living into your space. They are alive and, like plants, have an aura—an energy that can be felt by highly sensitive and intuitive people. Crystals not only enhance the beauty of a space, but they are also healing. A Trance Medium is less common and refers to a Medium who is so blended with a Spirit Person, typically their Spirit Guide, that their guide may provide healing or speak through them. This type of mediumship is perhaps the most misunderstood and is often portrayed in Hollywood more as possession where the person acting as a Medium has no control or recollection of their actions. This often comes across as frightening or ridiculous. Genuine trance mediumship is a beautiful blending of the Medium and their guide to share healing and wisdom with their recipients. This type of mediumship takes years of practice to achieve authenticity and many Mediums practice solely for the benefit of having a closer relationship with the Spirit World. Find a community or Mediumship Development Circle where you feel safe and comfortable to share your experiences and ask questions. Let your intuition guide you in finding the right space for you. From there, the best way to learn mediumship is to practice! Allow your journey to unfold authentically and trust that you will be guided to learn and develop in the perfect timing for you. Anthony Kesner is an excellent teacher who strongly supports is students and does all he can to help them develop." clairsentient ('clear feeling') is about feeling information through the body, for example, you might feel anxious if the person you are reading foris stressed, or you may experience a pain in our kidney if they have an issue there.

Clairgustance means “clear tasting.” A Spirit person may communicate to you through Clairgustance to convey evidence of their likes or dislikes in food or other things that may be tasted, for example a cigar, special drink, or spices that link to their unique culture. Many Mediums offer Psychic or Intuitive readings to help guide their clients with all matters here on Earth: love life, career and life purpose are the most common types of questions my clients ask about. There are also many talented Psychics working who are not Mediums, or who do not offer mediumship readings. Try a variety of visualisations to find the one that works most effectively for you. It is essential to keep yourself protected because this helps you maintain your own vibration and it insulates you from the energy, moods and influences of others. Trust yourself Now that we have established that you are naturally psychic, how do we actually become a psychic medium? Recognition is your first step. Any programme of serious psychic development must begin with the recognition that you have psychic ability. For some, this ability might be just a tiny inkling of one of Ivy Northage's psychic signs listed above. While for others, it might be a more heightened awareness of your abilities. Whatever your level right now, it is important at this stage to admit to – and own! – your psychic potential. Affirm to yourself, with assurance, that you have some degree of psychic ability. This is your first step to becoming a psychic medium. Exercise: Affirm your psychic abilities They use fear as a motivator, or tell you they need more money or more sessions to help you remove a curse, bad energy or anything similar. They try to sell you crystals or other items outside of your budget to help “heal you".The key to being a psychic medium is intuition. Have you ever thought of a friend hours or minutes before they call you? Or perhaps you've experienced an overwhelming urge to go somewhere, only to realise, in retrospect, that there was a very good reason for going there. Alternatively, you may just know something about someone without them telling you, or you may sense that something is going to happen before it happens. It could be that you can detect when someone is telling a fib. That's your intuition in action. We don’t need to invest money into crystals, plants, tarot cards, or expensive items. Your intuition and innate wisdom are not dependent on the presence of a crystal. They are simply a beautiful yet optional part of complementing your physical space. Let your body and intuition guide you toward what feels right for you. They make a lot of miracle cure promises for a price. A psychic or mediumship session should be a healing experience and help you to feel more free and move forward on your spiritual journey, but sessions are never a fix-all or cure-all. They make you feel uncomfortable or uneasy. A psychic or mediumship reading should be a comforting and healing experience that helps you connect to your soul and feel empowered. If you get a bad vibe, you might not have found the right reader for you. You have chosen a wonderful journey of awakening and development, and as College Tutor Maria Antoniou says, you can never stop learning! There is always room to grow, to develop, to learn something new. Our online courses in psychic training and mediumship development celebrate this! We look forward to helping you discover gifts you never knew you had.