Month: July 2023

A Weekend Of Spiritual Service 29th &30th July 2023

I feel drawn to write about last weekend. It was a busy weekend with a shift at work and two demonstrations of mediumship to do, one of them being trance. I started work 9am Saturday morning, very excited that I was going to give my first private demonstration of transfiguration and trance, to a group of 7 people in Swindon. Organised by the lovely Barbara-Ann Winter who wanted to see me demonstrate trance in person rather than online. I was filled with anticipation of what my spirit team had planned for the evening, I joked with my work colleagues that I was going to be like the Marvel Character Flash, and get my meals on wheels round done as quick as I could, so I would have time for a little rest, before loading my car and driving to Swindon, my round went really well with no hold ups. I got back to the warehouse at 13.50 emptied my van and cleaned the ovens, after handing over my round to the admin team I drove home. Arriving home at 14.45, kissed my Veronica and made a sandwich, Veronica was complaining of a bad migraine headache, I was concerned for her as she really looked unwell. I said to Veronica you stay home and rest I will go to Swindon. I text Barbara-Ann to tell her Veronica would not be coming with me.

I loaded the car with spirit box, red light, chair, black cover, and germanium crystal. I headed to Swindon at 16.00, unfortunately there had been a bad accident on the M3 motorway, so I had to divert driving around the outskirts of Winchester to catch the A34. I arrived at Barbara-Ann’s at 17.40, after a coffee and chat we set up her lounge for trance, setting up the spirit box, red light, bringing source energy into the lounge, and playing my Enya CD, to help to raise the energies in the lounge for trance communication. We have to create loving energies for spirit to be able to draw close to us to communicate, it is very important to do so low energy = poor spirit communication. Barbara-Ann went to the Chinese to collect mushroom fu yong and chips for me to zap in the microwave after trance demonstration, as it is best to have an empty stomach for trance. Whilst Barbara-Ann was out I sat in the power of the room, the energies were building nicely. I was filled with anticipation of what my spirit team would bring forward, the guests arrived at 7pm, all spiritualists who run their own spiritualist churches, or serve spirit through mental mediumship and trance, and spiritual healing. I was honoured to be amongst dedicated spiritualists and humbled that I had been invited to demonstrate trance for them.

I gave a short talk to introduce myself, and to tell sitters what they might see and experience through the trance, such as transfiguration where spirit form an ectoplasmic screen over my face, so that their faces can be seen over my face, little coloured lights, faces in the spirit box, they may see silhouettes of people walking around the room, they may feel spirit touching them on the arms and head, also the room temperature changing from hot to cold and vice versa. I added that my spirit guides usually speak through me, giving teaching and they usually invite questions from sitters. I also advised the sitters to send their love to the spirit box, to aid spirit to use me as a trance channel, as I strongly believe you get out of spirit communication what you put into it, as it really is a meeting of the earth plane and realms of spirit. I gave the opening prayer to welcome spirit to our circle and to ask for protection for our circle, I sat in the spirit box and did my countdown meditation, which is simply stepping out of my material mind and stepping into my spiritual sacred space, so that my consciousness can step to one side and allow spirit guides into my aura to communicate through me.

I suppose my consciousness re entered the around 90 minutes later, the sitters told me they had seen the face of my Chinese guide, Li and native american chief Sitting Bull’s face transfigured over mine. And that my spirit guides Li and Red Cloud had spoken through me to give the teachings of spirit, and that Red Cloud had answered their questions, confirming where they were on their path of development, and what they were experiencing with their spirit guides, which gave the sitters welcome validation and confirmation of their spiritual path. All told me it was an amazing evening with spirit, I gave the closing prayer to thank my spirit guides for being with us. Barbara-Ann warmed up my mushroom fu yong and provided cold snacks for the sitters, we sat and talked about our evening with spirit, the sitters went home around 10pm, I stayed for a little while longer to come down from the trance, to make sure I felt safe to drive home to Winchester, all in all I feel to say it was a successful evening of spirit communication. Barbara-Ann to told me she would invite me back to do another trance sit in the future, which warms my heart and I feel spirit truly gave love and upliftment to the sitters. I drove home listening to music there was a beautiful full moon above me, I had the feeling of purpose and felt uplifted it was a amazing feeling, I go home around 11.45pm tired but with a real sense I was living my best life,

Sunday was a restful morning, I treated myself to a bowl of cinnamon porridge, worked on my cyber farm, I really enjoy the peace of where I live it was so good to breathe and relax. Veronica got up and I was relieved that she was feeling a bit better from the night before, it was also good to spend some time with Veronica, we both work and with my spiritual commitments we do not get alot of quality time together so peaceful Sunday mornings with Veronica are very special to me. we chatted and watched tv together, Veronica cooked lunch and I had a doze on the sofa, at 3.30 pm it was time for me to meditate, to prepare for divine service at Woking Spiritualist Church. A church I have been serving since 1984, I have many fond memories of Woking Spiritualist Church, as it was my go to church in troubled times and made friends, also I have run three development circles there and demonstrated trance there. On the way to Woking, Wandrin Star sang by Lee Marvin started to play, it was my dads favourite song, I felt my dad was with me and that he approved of my path and travels.

I arrived at Woking Spiritualist Church at around 17.40 pm, and was greeted by Jackie Shellard Millard the church president. I sat and chatted with a coffee, then I went into the church office to meditate, to call on spirit guides and loved ones to draw close to prepare for service, Stewart the Chairperson came and collected me and we walked to the platform, the service actually turned into a bit of a mish mash, as Stewart had forgotten the order of service, there was laughter as we worked out which part of the service we were at, my guides inspired me to give the address about how we should all be non judgmental, and how we are all connected by the one source of life that we know as God, I told the congregation that this truth is validated, with the truth that billions of years ago a supernova blew up, and through a series of universal events over millions of years our planet and life on earth was created, so all is connected from the supernova blowing up as it created everything we see and know in this life, my guides also inspired me to say that we are all brothers and sisters in spirit, as we are all living as spirit in this life within and around a physical body. Our earth plane is a giant school and we are all in our different classrooms, experiencing life from our own level of perception and understanding, instead of judging others that live and behave differently to us, we should have compassion for those who we deem to live negative lives, as we are all brothers and sisters in spirit born in the one source.

It came the time to give messages from loved ones in spirit and spirit guides, it is such a joy when a communicating loved one, is recognised and accepted by the recipient of the message, and to sense the unconditional love from loved ones in spirit to the recipient. I gave messages from a husband, a guy who described himself as the fastest brick layer in the west, as he was paid by the amount of bricks he laid, a grandmother showing me the diabetic ulcers on the feet, a man who sold his house and bought the house next door but one to him, the messages were given and accepted guidance and upliftment was received by the recipients, at the end of the service Stewart could not give church notices as he had forgotten his notes, I closed the service in prayer to thank spirit for being with us and for their love and guidance, and to ask for a blessing for all in attendance, a couple of people thanked me for their messages which is always humbling, as I feel that I am just a parrot for spirit.

I drove home thankful that I was able to communicate spirit teachings and messages, I thought to myself being a channel for spirit is the best job in the world, as it is so inwardly rewarding, and I get to meet lots of amazing people, yes it can be hard, it can be tiring, and to be a platform medium you have to have the skin of a rhino, as there are people that are happy to shoot us down in flames. By and large it is a blessing to be on a path of spiritual service, the many pro’s outweigh the few cons, I am aware that I need to rest more and to spend more quality time with Veronica, but this last weekend although tiring has been a blessing in many ways. As I was driving home Blessed Are The Meek by Status Quo started to play it was one of my late friend Sandra Highams favourite songs, I thought of her and I am thankful she was a part of my life, as she truly believed in me and my mediumship, and encouraged me to keep going on my spiritual path, and I know the song playing was her sign to me she was with me. I am on a day off today so taking the time to relax and to share my thoughts here. Blessings To All

Stephen Rowlands 31/07/23

Zooming To Darwen

Spiritualism since the dawn of Covid 19, has been going through an epiphany a technological awakening, that has connected churches, center’s, mediums and congregations, all over the world. Which has joined likeminded people worldwide, The world has become a much smaller place due to our connectivity through the internet. Through Facebook lives and Zoom demonstrations of mediumship, I have connected with people from all over the world, some have become good friends together we transmit spirit teaching, guidance, healing, and evidence of survival after physical death. Although now churches and centres are suffering due to lower attendance, due to covid and people now do not have to leave their homes, as there is a lot of spiritualism of all kinds online now.

Back in 2021 I started serving Facebook group Eternal Spirit Online Team, doing Facebook Lives and Zoom demonstrations of mediumship and trance. I was very pleased to be invited back to serve them online, as they are a friendly down to earth group, also they put on different aspects of spirit communication, which to me is forward thinking as in general most groups just churn out messages. I liked the fact that they actively raise money for charities, which is in line with spirit teaching of service to others, I have been happily serving Eternal Spirit Online Team for a couple of years. They also have a beautiful church Connections of Light Darwen near Blackburn, I have seen the pictures of the church, and thought I would love to do a demonstration there, as the building is an old church/chapel and beautiful inside, looking at the pictures you could tell there is a beautiful energy within the church.

20/01/23 I was thrilled when Kate Green the booking secretary for Connections Of Light, messaged me and asked if I would like to do a demonstration of mediumship at the church. I of course told her I would love to serve Connections Of Light, travel expenses agreed, the date for demonstration of mediumship was agreed 30/06/23 at 7.30pm. I also had to book a room at the local premier inn for two nights, as I live 240 miles from the church. This expense was covered by the private readings I give. I save the money and use it to pay for accommodation, if I am booked for a long distance demonstration. Myself and my wife Veronica drove to Darwen 29/06/23 settling in to our hotel room.

Later that evening Kate Green and Andy Ash Fielding, who is President of Connections Of Light, met us at the hotel for a coffee and a chat, I can honestly say it was great to meet them, as I had only ever met them online on Zoom, or celebrity squares as I call Zoom meetings. It was a great night chatting about mediumship and the spiritualist scene in Blackburn, time passed by quickly it was like we had been chatting for half an hour, but 4 hours had passed us by Kate and Andy went home all in all it was a very uplifting evening. As they were leaving I thought to myself I would never have met them or known about their church let alone get booked to serve their church, If it was not for Zoom.

The next day me and Veronica had breakfast, and went for a little drive to the local shop to buy a few bits. Veronica went for lunch in the brewers fayre next to hotel, I sat in the hotel room and ate a sandwich, as a light meal before a demonstration of mediumship is always best. Later I sat down and meditated to prepare for demonstration, I was taken above the clouds, I was wearing biblical clothes, and I felt the presence of Jesus with me. Jesus said to me when you serve others you represent me, I asked Jesus for energy as it was going to be a 90 minute demonstration, Jesus pointed up ahead into the distance, there was a small orangey red sun, emitting orangey red beams of light to all points of the compass. Jesus said to me there is the energy you need it is eternal and everlasting, draw your energy from God. I was so humbled to be in this place, I asked Angels Spirit Guides and Loved Ones to draw close to me to prepare for the demonstration.

Kate and Andy agreed, that I could sign and sell copies of my poetry book Reflections, after the demonstration. Myself and Veronica drove the mile to Connections Of Light Spiritualist Church,. I must say we received a very warm welcome from Kate Andy and co, I set my books on the table ready for the book signing, I must say the energy within the church was high, sadly the energy I speak of is rare in the spiritualist churches I serve, and it is a credit to Kate and Andy for the energy and community they have created within the church. 15 minutes before Demonstration I sat in the healing room calling on Angels Guides and Loved Ones to draw close to me. The energy as you would expect within the healing room as serene and peaceful, a perfect place to sit in the power and call on spirit.

At 7.30pm the demonstration began, I was introduced to the congregation, and I gave the opening prayer to invite spirit into the demonstration, we then sang the song Spirit In The Sky to raise the energy even more, spirit were having the last laugh as they kept stopping the music for the song, Andy told me afterwards spirit only do that with certain mediums. after much laughter the demonstration begun, there was laughter and tears as I passed on messages to people from Angels Guides and Loved Ones, I feel to say because of the high energy within the church, my link with spirit communicators was clearer and stronger than usual. I actually feel humbled by the messages I passed onto people in the congregation, and I could see upliftment was being given by spirit, spirit truly touched hearts that night, as I returned back onto platform, Kate said to me that was lovely would you like to come back next year, I replied I would love to. After Demo Andy went to the chippie and got us a chip supper, I must say it was also great to meet and chat to some of the people I had met on Zoom. I also managed to sell a few of my books all in all the demonstration was a success, and the love of spirit shone through that night.

REALISATION

Although Zoom and Facebook Lives have made the spiritualist world a lot smaller, I have met people and served places. I never would have before covid19, the internet has breathed new life into the spiritualist world, and many of us who serve spirit are benefitting demonstrating our abilities online. With the people we meet and the new churches and centres we serve, although all this is fantastic, I feel I should say that a in person demonstration or service in a church or centre, is where the loving heart of spirit is, and the connection between spirit and the recipient of the message is much stronger. I say to all who read this please support your local church or centre, Zoom and Facebook Lives provide valuable access a lifeline, to people who cannot get to church through illness and disability,

BLESSINGS TO ALL

Stephen Rowlands 03/07/23