Category: Serving Spirit

Northern Light 2025

Sitting at home awaiting Julie my girlfriend to arrive, thinking of the drive to premier inn Blackburn south. Contemplating my third visit north to serve spirit, as previous blogs will testify, knowing I am honored and privileged to be invited to serve northern churches three years in a row. Knowing I want to be the best medium that I can be for spirit, and reminding myself we mediums are nothing without spirit, we mediums all to often get caught up in the hype of showbiz spiritualism, leading to exaggerated expectations and ego, I love to travel in my service to spirit, I was told by spirit years ago that I would demonstrate all over the country. It is great to serve new churches and to meet so many dedicated people who run spiritualist churches.

This years visit is bitter sweet as in the last ten months I have separated from my wife, final order of divorce due in late August, now I have a girlfriend and a new home, it has been a rollercoaster of upheaval change and emotions. It was as if I fell asleep in one world and awoke in another, the last ten months have been a time of adjustment for me, adapting to my new world whilst saying a long slow painful farewell to my old world, throughout the last ten months whilst serving spirit in churches. I have found that my mediumship has got stronger and more evidential, I realise that as my marriage was coming to an end I was in a state of inertia, now out of that state of inertia energies are rising and my mediumship is becoming stronger. I have struggled to adapt to my new world as I loved my wife deeply, Julie has been very patient and understanding with me, it still feels strange at times not having my wife around anymore, and not sensing that beautiful togetherness I thought we had.

Sitting at breakfast this morning. with memories of bringing my wife here in 2023, it hit me like a freight train that I had got my life back my life has been reset back to as it was before I met my wife in 2017, when I dwell on my memories of my wife I am living in a past lament. My life has been reset for a reason so now I must embrace it, there must be much to do, for my life to be reset in this way. This thought is very empowering, as I have always felt I am a leaf being blown by the spirit breeze to wherever spirit need me to be, the sense of freedom and purpose I feel right now is indescribable, last year northern light 2024 I grieved for lost love, it was very hard to raise my vibration out of my grief to spirit somehow we managed, this year northern light 2025 is a journey of development discovery and service.

It was great to be serving Clitheroe Spiritualist Church once again. Myself and Julie received a warm welcome from Angela, the new president of the church and her husband Mark, Angela asked me to pick a song or a hymn for service, I picked the hymn Open My Eyes, a traditional spiritualist hymn and one of the first hymns I sang in a spiritualist church 47 years ago, Open My Eyes is still my favourite hymn, I was delighted when Angela told me she was very happy that I had picked a traditional spiritualist hymn. The energy within the church was warm and friendly, a good energy to open to spirit. I took my coffee into the mediums room to meditate and open my channel to spirit, as I opened heart and mind to spirit. I felt the presence of an angel, and George who always calls out his name when I open to spirit, and a black cat.

I was asked to light a candle on platform before I opened the service in prayer, I asked for the light of the candle to bring healing to all in need, opened in prayer followed by the lords prayer. We sang Open My Eyes, then it was time for me to demonstrate mediumship, I see this as a time to connect loved ones in spirit to loved ones on earth, it is a privilege to pass on messages from loved ones in spirit, and I am so very humbled to be a part of that connection. Not only for evidence of survival after physical death, this is secondary to me what is more important is the love, healing, comfort, upliftment, and guidance. A message from a loved one in spirit can bring to a loved one on earth, I was taught that evidence should be given purely for recognition purposes only. This became apparent, when I was connecting a grandmother in spirit to her teenage grandson, she gave her grandson evidence, that his mother sitting next to him did not know. The grandmother in spirit gave her grandson on earth a birthday cake, he confirmed he had just had his seventeenth birthday.

After service he came to me and thanked me for the message, he told me the reason he comes to Clitheroe Spiritualist Church is to talk to his grandmother. I was humbled by this, as yet again it reminds me of why we mediums do what we do for spirit, the heart to heart connection from spirit communicators to their beloved on earth, messages from spirit should always be given through the heart, as they bring upliftment comfort and healing to the bereaved. There is great purpose in spirit communication, to bring not only upliftment comfort and healing, also to bring teaching to raise the collective consciousness of the human soul. Towards the end of service I was giving a lady a message from a spirit lady who came with a black cat, as I mentioned the cat, a dog who had been sitting quietly throughout the service, started growling and barking at something behind me, Angela said this was the best evidence of the night. Another example I would like to share with you 30/07/25 I was serving Cadoxten Spiritualist Church, I gave a message to a young man from several of his loved ones in spirit, after service he told me he walked into church as a sceptic, but messages I passed onto him from his loved ones in spirit, were on point and accurate, and that he would attend church every week to learn more about life after death. The path of spiritual service is so sacred and divine, to be able to bring enlightenment and healing to all who seek through heart to heart connection is beyond words and earthly reward.

Clitheroe Spiritualist Church

My third visit to connections of light Darwen. I must say I love to serve connections, as it is a opportunity to meet old friends, from when I used to do zoom demonstrations for them in lockdown. was lovely to see Andy, Sylvia, Karen, Alice, and Stephanie again. Connections is a high energy church and it is a privilege to open to spirit in this high energy, I am often telling people you get out of spirit communication what you put into it. There is the loving power of spirit within connections of light, because the energy of love has been created within the church by those who run it and also the people who attend. I wish more churches and centres understood, that the building they are in is a medium for spirit, and it is important that the energy of love must be created within the building, to create the right environment for spirit to communicate in. As spirit reach out to us from a realm of unconditional love. Connections also serve their community as a spiritual hub, running workshops and demonstrations from many spiritual disciplines, also raising money for local people and charities and social events. It is an honour for me to serve connections of light. As for the demonstration of mediumship, the love flowed between the spirit and physical realms, evidence was on point and accepted. As always I look forward to serving connections of light next year.

Me with Stephanie Darlington
Me with Andy Ash

It was originally intended, that I should demonstrate transfiguration and trance at Wigan SNU Church, unfortunately Wigan had a flood and they have builders in repairing flood damage, and they would not be open in time for me and my spirit team to demonstrate. Tina the booking secretary for Wigan suggested that she would offer my demonstration of transfiguration and trance to local churches to see if anyone of them would like to host transfiguration and trance. I was delighted when Horwich National Spiritualist Church, offered to host transfiguration and trance the same night, as the Wigan demonstration would have been. Chris the president contacted me and arrangements were made.

Horwich National Spiritualist Church, is a large church with a hundred and twenty six years of history of serving it’s community, it is an honour and privilege to serve there, I was met by the committee who opened the church. I set up the cabinet the lovely Janet agreed to work with me, and guide people who wanted to ask my spirit guide questions to the chair next to the cabinet. Janette told me they have trance demonstrations at Horwich, but this would be the first one with a cabinet and red light. I advised Janette that I wanted to demonstrate transfiguration and trance in the old traditional way, using the cabinet to harness spirit energy, and red light to help people to see spirit easier.

Janet introduced me to the twenty sitters in attendance. I gave a short talk about how transfiguration and trance works, what may happen within the cabinet, as I explained to the sitters something or nothing may happen, as each transfiguration and trance sit that I do is experimental and developmental. Also the safety rules the do’s and dont’s, I sat in the cabinet giving the opening prayer asking for protection and inviting my spirit team to use me as a channel for transfiguration and trance, going into my countdown meditation to trance state.

When I returned back into my physical consciousness, sitters told me they had seen my spirit guides in transfiguration describing them accurately, also some of the sitters had witnessed loved ones appear in transfiguration, the ladies who asked my spirit guide questions told me their questions were answered and now they have a greater understanding of eternal life. Many of the sitters said they experienced the healing energies from the cabinet. I left Horwich National Spiritualist Church, feeling empowered and energised that my spirit team had touched hearts, also a invitation to return next year.

Horwich National Spiritualist Church
Sitters for demonstration of transfiguration and trance

I am very much looking forward to serving Bankfoot SNU Church this evening, my last service of this years Northern Light. This will be the second time I have served Bankfoot, it is a large friendly spiritualist church in Bradford, tonight will be a divine service, with a inspired address and messages from loved ones. I will meditate to receive inspiration for the address from my spirit guides, inviting them to choose which of my poems to read out before I give the address. Today I will rest and meditate as I intend to drive home over night, as I am serving Bognor Regis Spiritualist Centre tomorrow evening.

Arriving at Bankfoot SNU Church around 6pm, I had plenty of time to prepare for service, spiritual healing was being given in the main church, a lady made myself and Julie a cup of coffee. I relaxed as the church began to fill with people, I went to a quiet room to meditate, Steve who chaired for me last year again chaired for me this year, Steve asked me if I was going to give philosophy. I said yes as I see philosophy and teaching as a integral part of raising consciousness, spiritualism with just evidential mediumship is just a glimpse of the truth of eternal life. Knowledge should be given to allow people to put the way of eternal life, into their spiritual practice. The service began I gave the opening prayer followed by the lords prayer, then a meditation to receive spiritual healing was given by the lovely Christine, a lady read out a reading teaching us that everything happens in it’s own time. and that we are all loved and guided, I followed this with an inspired address, stating that we should be aware that we are eternal now, and that we have chosen life on the earth plane, to evolve our eternal soul and the collective consciousness of the human race,

We sang a hymn then it was time for me to connect loved ones in spirit to loved ones present in the church. The energy within the church suddenly uplifted, the messages flowed and evidence was accepted, the laughter of those in attendance really raised the energy, one message I was blessed to have given from a Jewish professor in spirit, to a Muslim lady in the congregation, showing me himself so I could give a full description of him, he also gave her a Menorah Candelabra, the lady was overjoyed to receive a message from him, as he was a very close friend and they used to share deep conversations about religion. That was the last message I closed in prayer we said the vesper, after a cup of coffee and a big slice of Victoria sponge it was time to drive home, as I am serving Bognor Regis Spiritualist Centre 10/08/25. I have come away from Northern Light 2025, feeling empowered and truly blessed, hoping to do it all again next year.

Bankfoot SNU Church
Menorah Candelabra
Me and Julie x

Stephen Rowlands 10/08/25

Welsh Light

I was very happy to receive a message from the lovely Angela Brigenshaw, who runs Aberaeron Spiritualist Church, with her husband David. Angela asked me if I would like to serve the church, for a divine service on the Saturday, and for a demonstration of trance on the Sunday. I agreed to serve as I love serving Welsh churches, my late father was Welsh. So in my own little way serving Welsh churches, is my way of remembering and paying my respects to my dad. Myself and Angela agreed the dates for both demonstrations to be the 3rd and 4th August 2024. Angela also invited me to stay with her and David whilst I was in Wales, this was a welcome invitation as it would save me the cost of a hotel. Angela also asked if I would like to serve The Ray of Light Spiritualist Church, up the road from them in Llechryd, I said I would if they would like me to serve. During the following week the lovely Linda Mulvey contacted me from The Ray of light giving me a booking for a demonstration of mediumship 6th August 2024. Angela told me I was welcome to stay with her and David until after the demonstration at The Ray of Light. Angela told me they have trouble getting mediums to travel that far to serve them, the least they could do was put the mediums up, who are prepared to travel to them, I thought this was very kind of Angela and David to accommodate we circuit mediums who serve their church.

I arrived at Angela and David’s home at around 4.45pm 02/08/24, after a nearly 6 hour journey from my home near Winchester. I encountered traffic jams on the M4, which delayed my arrival, I was glad to not be driving, I was given a warm welcome, we had dinner and caught up as I have not seen Angela and David for several years. The next morning the sun was shining, it was a beautiful morning, enhanced by the beautiful welsh countryside and mountains. I took a picture of the landscape as I felt blessed to be there, we had breakfast and I relaxed then meditated to prepare for divine service at 2.30pm. Aberaeron Spiritualist Church is around 200 yards from the seafront, the energy of the sea provides beautiful energy, we arrived at church and Angela and David set about preparing church for divine service, apart from the church they have a separate hall adjacent to the church, which they use as a tea room with table and chairs and a kitchen area, they also use the tea room for workshops which is a great use of the space, and helps promote the family and community of spiritualism, the energy in both buildings was amazing. I felt very comfortable to be working there, to my surprise and delight the church was well attended, also present were Ray and Tina Abbot who I had been Facebook friends with for several years, it was great to meet them in person.

At 2.30pm the service began, for the inspired address I read out my poem far away. talking about grieving for the loss of a loved one, and how we as spiritualists should not hang on to the pain of grief , but to let our loved ones go with love to continue their eternal journey. but also to remember the blessing our loved ones in spirit were to us to help ease the pain of grief and the physical loss of our loved ones. A lady said to me before service, that they talk about some strange things at church but at 2.30pm they will be spiritualists. I added in the address that spirituality is a 24/7 thing not just when we are at church, and that I have the same human frailties as everyone else, but as a spiritualist I know that I am connected to something far greater than myself, that guides me in life, and that I endeavor to put the teachings of spirit into practice in my daily life, to turn my negatives into positives and the through the teachings of spirit. I had been on a journey of self discovery, which to me is true spiritual development, and that all people are in a state of spiritual development whether they are aware of it or not.

It came the time for me to demonstrate mediumship to bring messages from loved ones and life guidance from spirit. I must say I felt my link with spirit was not as strong as it usually is, and felt like I was struggling to connect, note to self do not dink a bottle of wine the night before service. but as the demonstration went on the energy of spirit got stronger and stronger, to my relief and the mediumship flowed, I still felt that I had not worked very well. David told me after service that people enjoyed the way I presented mediumship and were impressed by some of the evidence given, after a cup of coffee and a slice of gateaux, myself and David set the church up ready for my demonstration of transfiguration and trance the following evening. Angela and David very kindly took me out for dinner at a local restaurant, we had a lovely meal, then went back their home and a early night was had by all. Aberaeron is a beautiful welsh seaside town and Aberaeron Spiritualist Church has a beautiful energy within, and I must say the congregation were lovely, with the sunshine I feel truly privileged to have served there.

With Ray and Tina Abbot

Transfiguration~Trance Aberaeron Spiritualist Church 04/08/24

It was a lazy morning rising around 10am we had coffee and toast , myself and Angela and David were sharing stories from the platform circuit. I enjoy talking with other mediums, about our experiences on the circuit, I could feel my spirit guides energy building around me I knew it was time to be quiet. So I went to my bedroom played my farm town game, and watched a couple of documentaries on YouTube. I always get apprehensive before a trance demonstration, as it is a step into the unknown and very experimental, it was good to be in my own little world for awhile, Angela cooked a marvelous Sunday lunch, then it was time to meditate and shower to prepare for service. We got to Aberaeron Spiritualist Church at 5.15pm, myself and David had set up the cabinet the day before, so all that needed to be done was play my Enya greatest hits CD and switch the red light on to build spirit energy for the demonstration. Angela made me a cup of coffee, I sat in the tearoom quietly and asked Angels, Spirit Guides, and Loved Ones. To draw close to me to prepare for trance, it came the time to walk across to the church, to my surprise and delight the church was full of people 48 in total, David had to put out extra chairs to accommodate everyone.

I gave the sitters a brief spiritual history of myself, and I explained how transfiguration and trance works, then I discussed health and safety rules with them. 1. please turn your phones off as loud noise, will bring me back to my consciousness with a thud, I told them noise had happened before in three previous trance sits, Each time I was ill taking me a week to recover. 2. please do not touch me as it will bring me back into my consciousness hard. 3. if you need to leave for any reason, or you feel ill please raise your hand, and David will ask my spirit guides to step back, when I am back you can leave. 4. Please use the loo now as you will not be able to use the loo during the trance. I opened in prayer and began my countdown into trance state, as I began my countdown, I heard a voice clearly within my mind saying the name John, my spirit guide Li said to me their is a lady here who needs to hear from John. I continued my countdown to trance state.

My consciousness had arrived within my sacred space, a place of unconditional love, it was time to enjoy the peace and connection of this sacred space, awaiting my spirit guides to bring me back into my physical and material consciousness. After awhile I found myself half in my physical consciousness and half in my sacred space, David had asked my spirit guides to step back and allow me into consciousness, as a lady was feeling claustrophobic and wanted to leave, once she had left and David went back to his seat. I was taken back to my sacred space, in no time at all I was back in a half in and half out state, this time a young man was spooked by the church being in darkness except for the red light upon myself and needed to leave. Once the room had settled again I was taken back into my sacred space. and then a third time I was called back because a medium needed to use the loo and several ladies joined her. This time I was not in a half in half out state, I was more or less back into my physical consciousness, I could feel the spirit of a man on the outskirts of my aura, I told the congregation that as I was going into trance I was given the name John, and spirit guide Li had told me that there is a lady here that needs to hear from John. A lady at the back of the church put her hand up saying my husband is John, I endeavored to give the lady a message from John but his energy was very weak, I invited the lady to sit in front of me. As I knew John was desperately trying to communicate with her, but I could not go back to my sacred space, as by this time through the disturbances to the trance, had greatly weakened the energies and my spirit guides with John stepped back, I apologized to the congregation for not being able to continue, explaining why I could not continue, also that I had never before been called back out of trance state before. I closed the meeting in prayer.

I really felt that I had let people down by not being able to continue the trance, but it ended due to extraordinary circumstances by people needing to leave, due to sickness, becoming frightened, or a medium having a weak bladder, the feedback given from some of the people in attendance was largely positive, they witnessed transfiguration, felt the healing energies being generated from the cabinet, saying they felt better than when they walked in. some gaining insight from the teaching given through me by spirit guide Li. All in all I am happy with what was given by spirit through me in trance state. I am very aware that I need to learn the lessons from that trance session, as demonstration of trance to the general public is fraught with danger, and I think spirit made those lessons apparent in that meeting. In future my trance demonstrations will be ticketed to a maximum of 20 people, they will also be vetted as to their physical and mental health, and they are not of a nervous disposition. Also that they are genuine seekers of spiritual truth. I thank spirit for the lessons learned.

Divine Service Ray of Light Spiritualist Church. Llechryd 06/08/24

Another lazy morning with a lovely breakfast, with spiritual discussion with Angela and David. I went to my room to play my farm town game, and to watch YouTube videos as a way of relaxing before service, I had done most of my packing as I intended to go home after service at Llechryd, as there were road works on the severn bridge causing several miles of tailback, leaving Wales at night time I would avoid the tailback at the severn bridge. Angela cooked a marvelous lunch of lemon chicken pasta and salad, it came the time to shower meditate and load the car ready for service and my journey home. It is only a shot drive to the coracle hall Llechryd, I followed Angela and David in their car, arriving there at 7.10pm, there is a petrol station opposite the hall I took the opportunity to fill up with petrol for my journey home, and parked at the coracle hall. The Lovely Linda Mulvey who runs The Ray Of Light Spiritualist Church, welcomed me to her church, which is a small room within the coracle hall, to my surprise and delight the small room was full of people, most of whom I recognised from the two demonstrations at Aberaeron Spiritualist Church.

The lovely Tina Abbot introduced herself as she was going to be the chairperson for the evening, a gentleman was handing out small scrolls of paper, my scroll read, “Live your life like a candle burning bright with love, so others can see the love in themselves. AR” I thought I must include that in my address, for the address I read out my poem Go I, talking about freewill and grace, and that we should have grace for others as we all make mistakes and do bad things. Having grace for others to me is all about true spiritual development of the soul, I read out the spiritual saying I had been given, I spoke about self love and how spirit need us to shine our inner love light to all. It came the time to give messages from loved ones guides and angels, the messages were positively received, the mediumship was called to time, after notices and closing prayer, I chatted with a few people thanking them for coming to my services, the feedback about the services I am pleased to say was positive. I gave Angela and David my heartfelt thanks for their amazing hospitality and spiritual chats. Without them the three services could not have taken place, as going home after each service would have been logistically impossible and expensive. I can honestly say it has been a real privilege, to demonstrate at Aberaeron Spiritualist Church and Ray Of Light Spiritualist Church. The hospitality I received, the warmth of the welsh people I met, and the beautiful welsh countryside, I left Wales 9.30pm and arrived home 02.10am.

With Linda Mulvey Angela and David Brigenshaw
With Rosyn Deksnis

THOUGHTS

It warmed my heart to see the high level of dedication that Angela and David Brigenshaw, and Linda Mulvey, have in running the Aberaeron and Ray Of Light Spiritualist Churches. It was refreshing to be in the company of dedicated spiritualists, spirit need dedication and commitment not only from we mediums and healers, but also those dedicated and selfless people who run the churches, who keep the doors of the churches open. to facilitate the spiritual seeker, through these dedicated people welsh light shines brightly for all who seek spiritual truth. It was also refreshing to see a mixture of age groups in both churches, hopefully the youngsters will carry the light of spirit into the future, when we have passed into the higher realms, whilst it was a privilege to serve both churches it was also massive a learning curve for me.

There was discussion about how ignorant people have become about spirit communication, and I agree the most haunted tv program and the ghost hunting business that sprang from it, coupled with celebrity and showbiz spiritualism, has done a lot to damage peoples perceptions of mediums and spirit communication, and spiritualist churches. People are ignorant due to a lack of knowledge being shared, about how spirit communication works, and the spiritual development that is necessary on both sides of life, to achieve accurate and meaningful spirit communication. Not only to provide evidence of survival after physical death, but also to give messages of guidance healing and comfort to those who need it, also allowing spirit guides to share the truths of eternal life, to help us develop new ways of thinking being and doing, raising consciousness to help better our lives and our eternal path.

Every time I demonstrate mediumship now, I ask people not to stare at me with a blank faced, or to start gurning at me with arms folded when receiving a message from spirit. As this is very unsettling for the medium and the spirit communicator, I usually remind them that I have done a days work, and travelled however many miles to be there, and the fact is I am getting petrol money, it is not a celebrity show where they have paid a lot of money to get in, so I tell them there is nothing in it for me I am there to bring spirit to them. All we need from them when they get a message, yes, no, or I do not understand. So I can ask spirit for clarification on what they are giving me, so that the receiver of the message can identify the spirit communicator and the information being given. Once upon a time we did not need to tell people this, but more and more mediums and chairpersons, are having to tell congregations at every service, to turn their phones off and to answer yes or no or I do not understand when receiving a message. Back in the day there were only spiritualist churches, which attracted the genuine spiritual seeker, now mediums are demonstrating in pubs and trying to get theatre gigs, this adds to the showbiz mentality of those who attend right I have paid my money now I want to be entertained, and all this belittles genuine mediums and the development put in by both sides of the veil to achieve good spirit communication.

As discussed above, the transfiguration and trance sit at Aberaeron Spiritualist Church, was a massive learning curve for myself Angela and David, inviting the general public many of whom had never been to a transfiguration and trance demonstration was a mistake. on all our parts. my spirit guides told me that the church would be full, but we did not expect 48 people, Aberaeron is a small church so with 51 people in total the church was bursting at the seams. As discussed above the transfiguration and trance was cut short, due to 3 stoppages in the demonstration, I am pleased the people who needed to leave or use the loo, followed the safety protocols put in place, by raising their hands, David asking spirit to step back, worked but in the end spirit energy was insufficient to continue, I decided the next day after discussion with Angela and David, that I would limit future transfiguration and trance sits to 20 people and make it a ticketed event, to attract the more genuine spiritual seeker to attend. With stricter controls in place, I feel strongly we need to educate people about spirit communication and how it all works, so these problems do not arise again, and to teach people that a demonstration of mediumship, is not Saturday night at the london Palladium. Whilst my time in Wales was a privilege and a total blessing, I am thankful for the lessons learned.

Stephen Rowlands 07/08/24

Northern Light Church Tour 2024

Sitting here casting my thoughts back to 30th June 2023, the night I served Connections of Light Spiritualist church Darwen. from that service two other churches in the Lancashire, and one in Yorkshire, asked me to serve them, I suggested to those churches that I was booked to serve Connections of light 14th June 2024, if they had services that week I could serve them, as I live approximately 250 miles from them, my petrol expenses would be to much for them to book me, but as I would be staying in the area, I would charge for petrol from my hotel in Blackburn, and I was happy to extend my stay to serve them, the churches agreed. I was telling medium Kate Green about the other churches booking me, and she suggested I call it the northern light tour. Why not I thought as her suggestion rang a bell with me, and it would highlight the great service the spiritualist churches, in Lancashire and Yorkshire are doing for their communities.

PURPLE LIGHT SPIRITUALIST CHURCH 13/06/24

I had a quiet day spent at the premier inn I was staying at, a good breakfast and a walk to the local shop, gave me some much needed fresh air. As the day progressed, I was getting more and more nervous about, serving spirit for the first time at Purple Light Spiritualist Church. I sat down to meditate at 5pm, to raise heart and mind out of my material aches pains and woes, to connect with spirit. The good thing about this process is you can put your problems to one side, to raise your vibration high enough for connection with spirit, it was a wonderful meditation, with my spirit guides cleansing and clearing my chakras to prepare for service, at 6pm it was time to dress and prepare for the journey to church.

I arrived at the unitarian meeting hall 6.45pm, the church was starting to fill with people, there were sandwiches cakes tea and coffee being served. I thought this is lovely, the lovely Lorraine Mackenzie gave me a hug and a warm welcome offering me a hot drink, I presented Lorraine with a framed copy of my poem Rainbow as a gift for the church, as a thankyou for booking me, I took my coffee and sat down in the healing room, healing energy is always lovely to sit in and prepare for service. Karen James introduced herself to me as she was going to be chairing for me, I went to the platform at 7.25pm, the church was full of people, I said to Karen ” I was not expecting this lot”, Karen told me that this amount of people was normal, and that the church was growing in numbers every week. I said to Karen it is lovely to see a spiritualist church so well attended, the energy within the room was high, due to the friendly and good nature of the people within. I opened the service in prayer, spirit communicated with love and evidence of survival, to finish off the service I read my poem Rainbow to the congregation, my poem was well received and I closed the service in prayer. After service I ate the egg sandwiches that were put to one side for me, Lorraine gave me my expenses, I can honestly say it was a real pleasure to serve Purple Light Spiritualist Church. As there is a real sense of community service and belonging within the church. If your in the Chorley area, I highly recommend a visit to Purple Light Spiritualist Church.

CONNECTIONS OF LIGHT SPIITUALIST CHURCH – DARWEN 14/06/24

I have been looking forward to serving, Connections Of Light Spiritualist Church – Darwen. Since I served there last year 30/06/23, connections is a beautiful church filled with high spirit energy. I can honestly say it is a humble honour to work within that high energy, I had a lazy day at hotel relaxing, I sat for meditation once again to prepare for service, my spirit guides once again gave me much needed healing, as in recent weeks my emotional self has been all over the place. The healing given allowed me to balance myself, and focus on the demonstration of mediumship I was about to give, I have served connections online doing Zoom and Facebook Live demonstrations, of mediumship for their online spiritual group Eternal Spirit Online Team. When I arrived at connections it was really a meeting of old friends that warmed my heart, was lovely to see again Andy Ash and medium Kate Green who run connections, and the lovely Karen Burchill who chaired for me for Zooms, as I walked into the church I was filled with the high energy of spirit.

Inside the church I met the lovely medium Victoria Cowell ( Giggles), who has worked with me online doing coffee time chats and demonstrations of mediumship, also there was Denise and Tony Bull, fellow mediums who I have met on Zoom. Tony was going to be my chairperson for the demonstration of mediumship. I presented Kate Green with my framed poem Rainbow, as I really feel the words of the poem suit connections and the service to the community connections provide along with their charity fundraising, Kate placed Rainbow on the platform. The high energy of spirit did not let me down, spirit communicated through me with love guidance and evidence. After demonstration I had a lovely chat and a cuppa with all concerned, Kate gave me a booking for next year 06/08/25, which I can honestly say I am very much looking forward to returning to connections next year.

Victoria Cowell
Tony & Denise Bull

BANKFOOT SNU CHURCH DIVINE SERVICE. 15/06/24

Although I slept well I awoke mentally tired, for me four services in four days is mentally challenging, running the risk of becoming mentally drained, as with mediumship we have to concentrate and focus to higher levels, than in everyday life, with this in mind, today it is important that I recharge mentally. take a little walk to be in nature and just to relax my mind. Tonight’s service is a fundraiser for Bankfoot SNU Church, to raise funds for church repairs, so I needed to be on form for spirit. So spirit can bring through me their love guidance upliftment and evidence of survival, to all in attendance tonight.

I had been aware of a nun spirit guide around me all day, as I sat down to meditate she drew closer to me. I remembered seeing her as a child in infant school, she used to tell me off for being lazy at school, but here she was today soothing and recharging my mental state. Allowing me to concentrate at the required level for service, I arrived at Bankfoot SNU Church 6.20 pm to prepare for service at 7pm, I was given a lovely warm welcome by Steve who would be chairing for me. I was given a coffee myself and Steve went through the order of service, I met the lovely Lena Hunt, who booked me to serve that night, I presented her with my poem Rainbow, to thank her for booking me, Lena gave me a woolen worry bear as a keepsake, for me to remember my visit to Bankfoot, then it was time to sit quietly and open my channel to spirit, five minutes before service the lovely Tracy Young came to say hello, I had not seen her for years, I remember her from my early days of platform mediumship, at Hayes Spiritualist Church, and White Arrow Spiritualist Church Hillingdon. in the 80’s 90’s and early 2000’s it was great to see her and it gave my energy a boost meeting her again.

For the philosophy part of the service. I read out my spirit inspired poem Far Away, which was well received, I gave philosophy about how grief teaches us to let go and move on, and that as spiritualists, we know that we are connected to all things, and that we know we are still connected to our loved ones far away, and that we can still connect with our loved ones through, thought emotion and prayer, even though our loved ones are no longer physically with us. I gave examples of the signs my dad gave me of his presence after his passing to spirit. For the demonstration of mediumship the energy of spirit gradually grew and deepened over the course of the demonstration, with the messages being given gradually grew more evidential and deeply spiritual, I feel very blessed to have been able to give those messages. After service it was time for coffee and cake, and to chat with people, I am pleased to say Lena booked me again for next year 09/08/25, I wish I had taken more photos, because Bankfoot SNU Church is a lovely old church, with dedicated spiritualists running it, and it was a real pleasure to serve there. I highly recommend to anyone a visit to Bankfoot SNU Church.

CLITHEROE SPIRITUALIST CHURCH RIBBLE VALLEY. DIVINE SERVICE 16/06/24

Today is fathers day, as I sit typing this blog, I am contemplating tonight’s inspired address, I am going to read out my poem Reflections, I was inspired to write about a moment of grief, for my dad who passed away in 2015. I am an advocate of spiritualist churches not only providing evidence of eternal life, but also giving comfort and support to grieving people who have loved ones passed away, and the knowledge that we can connect with our loved ones passed away, and that our loved ones are still with us and connect with us, to guide us through our earthly lives until we meet again. I very much feel that will help comfort and take a lot of the pain of grief away. I am mentally tired but Mother and Fathers Day services are very special, I am honoured to be doing this service tonight

I arrived at Clitheroe Spiritualist Church at 6.15pm. I was given a warm welcome by the lovely Gilly, who had also booked me for the divine service, I clicked with Gilly straight away a bubbly friendly lady, who told me I spoke foreign because of southern Slough accent, there is a lovely energy within the church very light and welcoming. Gilly asked me to pick the first hymn to be sung in the service, as it was fathers day I picked How Great Thou Art, my dads favourite hymn. There were pictures on the wall of the pioneers of spiritualism, Emma Hardinge Britten who chanelled the seven principles of spiritualism, Maurice Barbanell channel to spirit guide Silver Birch, Harry Edwards spiritual healer. Hannan Swaffer journalist and promoter of spiritualism through his reports on physical mediumship circles. I am in good company I thought to myself, I presented Gilly with my framed poem Rainbow, Gilly said that’s beautiful I will hang it on the wall, I was very honoured that Rainbow would be hung on the wall of such a beautiful church. I asked Gilly if I could take my shoes off for earth power during service, Gilly refused my request saying we are not that sort of church. I was a bit miffed by this as in forty one years of demonstrating mediumship, I had only worn my shoes twice, once because Hayes Spiritualist Church had been flooded and the floor was wet, and at Cavendish Spiritualist Church because the chairperson objected to me taking my shoes off for a divine service.

I went into the mediums room to meditate, still miffed about having to wear my shoes for service, my nun spirit guide stepped forward and said to me why are you making such a fuss about wearing your shoes. It will not effect the way we link with you, I felt a bit silly about feeling miffed about my shoes, I said to my nun guide let’s rock she smiled and stepped back. It was time for the service to begin, I joined Gilly on he platform and she introduced me to the congregation, asking me to open the service in prayer, the lovely thing at Clitheroe Spiritualist Church is the medium lights a candle before giving the opening prayer, as I lit the candle I said in thought to spirit, may the light and love of spirit fill this church. I gave the opening prayer, for the address spirit asked me to change the poem to Far Away, The Poem I had read out at Bankfoot SNU Church, I gave virtually the same address as I did at Bankfoot, I thought it will be fine as this is my first time here and they have not heard this address before. The spirit energy of love had been gradually building throughout the service, it was time to give the messages, spirit communicated with a lot of heart and love as well as evidence of survival. I closed the service in prayer. A gentleman thanked me for the service, I thanked him for coming to the service, as spirit and me cannot do what we do without people turning up to services, as spirit would have no one to communicate too. I had a coffee and drove back to my hotel, and enjoyed a glass or two of sauvignon blanc, feeling very blessed to be a channel for spirit for the four services.

THOUGHTS

I can honestly say the light of spirit shines brightly in the northern churches I visited, very friendly people, the most refreshing thing there were open and closed circles in the churches I visited, that are very well attended, it is great for me to see that people are wanting to learn about eternal life and how it works and to connect with spirit, through this we can help to make the world a better place. Also the strong sense of community and service within the churches is a true example of the practice of the teachings of spirit. I feel very blessed to be asked to serve the four churches, although the trip cost me personally £500.00 the churches covered my fuel expenses, it was worth it for the experience, and the lovely people I met, and for the deep connection with spirit I felt during the services, I feel that mediums should travel as far and as wide as they can, to share the love teachings and communication of spirit. In this day and age of the spiritual industry and celebrity mediumship, where fame and money are given more importance than service to spirit and others, my trip up north reminded me of my early years when I used to spend a week in south Wales serving churches, and all the other mediums I met on the church circuit who like me would travel all over the country, giving spirit teachings and evidence of survival. Spirit need we mediums to bring their teachings and evidence of survival after physical death, to the people in the churches and centres around the country. I drove home the next day mentally drained but truly blessed and humbled by what spirit had communicated through me, today 18/06/24 I returned to my work with meals on wheels, although mentally drained I hope I get the chance to tour more churches like I did up north, as it was such an amazing experience for me, plus fulfilling my purpose as a spirit messenger.

Stephen Rowlands 19/06/24

Transfiguration & Trance Zen Broughshane

13th November 2023. My Friend Lisa Ann Horner contacted me, to ask if I would travel to Northern Ireland , to give a demonstration of transfiguration and trance, at her friends spiritual holistic shop called Zen in Broughshane Northern Ireland. Her call came completely out of the blue, as I had not seen or heard of her for a good eleven years, when I last visited her in Plymouth in 2013. Lisa told me that she had moved from Plymouth to Northern Ireland, remarried and settled down, she was running spiritual awareness courses at Zen, and my name had come up in conversation, we caught up on old times and I accepted Lisa’s invitation to demonstrate transfiguration and trance. we agreed the date for the demonstration to be 30th January 2024. Lisa also kindly invited me to stay at her home. I booked the time off work three days, one day for travel and rest and to visit Paul Mccormick in his Zen shop, a day to set up build energy for transfiguration and trance, and to give the demonstration, and to travel home on the third day.

29th January 2024, the day had come for me to fly to Belfast City Airport. I could not take all my trance equipment with me, as my chair and red light was to big to go into my small suitcase, and my luggage would have been over the weight restrictions for the flight, so I had to improvise. I bought a small clip on light fitting to house my red bulb, the idea being we could put a cardboard box with a hole in it over the red light, to focus the red light into the cabinet. My cabinet is a wolfwise privacy tent which folds in a bag, and I could take that onboard the aircraft as hand luggage, my germanium crystal which I hang in the cabinet to conduct spirit energy. My black chair cover fitted nicely in my suitcase, total weight of my luggage was 12kg so well within flight weight limits, it was an early flight 08.45am. I had to be at Southampton Airport 2 hours before flight, my wife dropped me off at the airport for 06.30am, I checked my bags in and went through security with no problems. In the departures lounge a costa coffee shop was open, I treated myself to an americano and a hot sausage roll. I am nervous of flying, I usually have a couple of drinks to fortify me for the flight. A bar was open a few people were having a drink, I thought shall I but then the realisation came it was to early in the morning for a drink even for me. I did not want to meet my friends at Belfast City smelling of Bells whiskey, this thought made me chuckle as it was good to let go of my old ways.

My flight was delayed by 25 minutes, we took off at 09.10am. As the aircraft climbed with me staring out of the window, I could not see anything due to cloud, but looking out of the window when in flight gives me a sense of control, daft I know but it helps. I remember feeling so very blessed and grateful, that I was taking this journey to give a demonstration of transfiguration and trance in Broughshane Northern Ireland. It took me back to 1983 when I started demonstrating mediumship in spiritualist churches, I remember saying to my spirit guides at the time, let’s see where this journey takes us. Throughout all the highs and lows of my life my spirit guides have stood by me, I felt truly blessed that my spirit guides are guiding my path of spiritual service, to where I do not know I have no expectation on my path, as I had no expectation in 1983. I am happy to be a leaf on the spirit breeze, landing I know not where, but wherever I land it is where I am meant to be. I still get the same sense of excitement when I get invited to demonstrate somewhere new, as I did in 1983.

We landed at Belfast City at 10.40am I collected my luggage and met Lisa and her husband Mark who drove me to their home. It was great to catch up with Lisa and reminisce on old times, Lisa advised me that the 20 people who had bought tickets for the demonstration, where all spiritual seekers who had sat in her awareness circle at Zen. Lisa advised that most of them had never seen transfiguration and trance, as trance mediumship is something that is not done in Northern Ireland. I have friends In Ireland who are Trance Healers, but trance mediumship is not known in Ireland. This is a shame and I hope my visit will inspire people to develop trance mediumship, in Ireland as a whole, because it is a unique form of spirit communication, where spirit guides and loved ones can be seen and spoken to.

30/01/2024 After a good night’s sleep and breakfast I felt rested, I sat in Lisa’s dining room where she gives readings, the energy in the dining room was high vibrational, a great place to sit and discuss spirit and allow my spirit guides to draw close to prepare for the demonstration that evening. I felt a sense of excitement from my spirit guides, this lets me know my spirit guides are looking forward to communicating to the earth plane. I had forgotten to bring my business cards to hand out to those in attendance, through the power of microsoft publisher and Lisa and Mark’s kindness, new business cards and question cards for the sitters were made up using their printer. We found a cardboard box and customised it for the red light. I had a light lunch as it is always best to have an empty stomach for trance, as a full stomach can create a block for the spirit communicators. We loaded Lisa’s car with trance kit and headed to Zen in Broughshane.

Arriving at Zen at 17.30pm. I must say I was impressed with Zen the energy within was warm and welcoming, the shop was full of crystals of every description and spiritual items, I met Paul Mccormick the owner and introduced myself, thanking him for allowing me and my spirit team to demonstrate at Zen. Paul is a Reiki Master who channels Reiki Healing at Zen, his energy is of a powerful loving kind vibration a man who is dedicated to the upliftment of others, through healing and teaching. We had the cabinet and red light set up by 18.00pm, we played Enya’s greatest hits to help raise the energy for my spirit guides to communicate in. All attendees had arrived by 19.05pm, I gave a little talk about myself the do’s and dont’s of trance. I asked people to switch their phones off. As any sudden noises could bring me back to quickly and rip the spirit guide from my aura, sure enough as I had just spoken of the dangers of noise to me and spirit, a ladies phone went off she apologised, I repeated the dangers of sudden noise to me and spirit. As twice people have made noise, and twice the spirit guide has been ripped from my aura, and I have come back hard. Making me feel physically ill and I had to take a week off work each time. My spirit guides have advised me, that when this happens it is very unhealthy for them, as they are vibrating at a more physical level and it hurts them, and have to recover themselves after being forcibly removed from the mediums auric field. I gave an opening prayer and did my internal countdown to a trance state. When I returned to my consciousness when my spirit guides had stood back, I saw many attendees sat open mouthed and I thought yes they have not witnessed transfiguration and trance before. I answered questions from attendees, and I must say I enjoyed answering their questions.

Transfiguration & Trance Report Zen Broughshane Northern Ireland 30/01/24

Last evening Stephen demonstrated too an audience of 20 people. It was an evening of unexpected remarkable experience which non of us had come across before. Stephens physical form changed, his face became elongated more defined and hair was black.( he’s grey as a ghost). Questions  where delivered to the entity /guide and answered with direct concise response. Lights were witnessed around Stephen whilst he channeled. It was very apparent to all present that an Entity/Guide sat before us. Each member of the audience remarked afterwards what an awe inspiring experience we had just witnessed.

We hope Stephen will take up the invite to revisit.

Lisa day Medium

Transfiguration & Trance Report Zen Broughshane Northern Ireland 30/01/24

On Tuesday I was grateful to have the opportunity of watching Stephen Rowlands at his demonstration in Broughshane , Northern Ireland. Before Stephen began his demonstration, he took the time to explain how he worked with spirit, gave us the opportunity to ask spirit a question. I was very lucky to be right at the front with a fantastic view. As Stephen began his demonstration you could slowly see changes in his appearance. As the demonstration continued you could see the transfiguration and spirit working with Stephen, the changes in his appearance, especially his face. I could see the build up of spirit mist flowing outwards from the tent Stephen was sitting in. Spirit was also moving within the tent and room, you could feel their energy, I felt spirit touch my leg. Spirit began to give much healing, I went very warm and could feel the love and warmth within my heart as spirit surrounded us all with love and healing energy. It was a pleasure to get to watch Stephen not only did he explain in detail the whole process before he began his demonstration, he also took the time after his demonstration to answer questions and help others with any guidance they needed. I have to say such a lovely humble gentleman, spirit very much shone and so did Stephen, if you get the opportunity to go to one of Stephens demonstrations, you will thoroughly enjoy it.

Thank you & spirit for a wonderful evening Stephen.

Judith Millar, Medium and Spiritual Guidance Coach.

Stephen Rowlands 02/02/24

ETERNITY IS NOW

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

What Being A Medium Means To Me

From my earliest memories spirit have been with me. I can honestly say my journey with spirit has been a life long Journey, from my earliest experiences with spirit to my teenage years, when I thought I was going mad and questioning why. I see things and felt things differently to others who could not see and feel what I was, I realised there must be some kind of purpose to all my experiences with spirit, I started to seek God to find answers as to what purpose my experiences were for, spiritualism gave me the answers I needed to find, this started I suppose I could say my calling to serve spirit through my developing spirit channel, family and friends did not like my involvement in spiritualism, this led to from family asking me to give up my spiritualism as it was upsetting them and in some cases causing embarrassment, from certain friends there was ridicule calling me witchypoo and izzy whizzy lets get busy, some said I was either delusional or a fraud.

I stuck to my guns, and was determined to continue my learning pathway in spiritualism, as I had begun to realise my journey had become my calling, and the purpose of my calling the future would unfold. As spiritual development in development circle, spirit teachings, and asking questions of people much more learned than myself, were helping me to learn about myself and to know who I truly am. I have always struggled in the material world of the earth plane, with what the earth plane expects from us, as worker ants for the world economy, to marry raise a family buy a house grow old and fade away, once I started demonstrating mediumship in spiritualist churches, I saw myself as an on the road medium, and I would travel as far and wide as my mediumship would take me. This is still true of me today I love to travel and serve as many spiritualist churches as possible.

In spiritual development circle, spirit guide Li spoke through Ian Watts, to bring to us the teachings of spirit. He taught us our service as mediums was to Channel spirit, to bring upliftment to all in need, and to bring teaching and enlightenment from spirit, to all who will listen to help raise the collective consciousness of the human race. This teaching from Li I hold dear to my heart, and gives me clear purpose to my role as a medium. and it is how I practice my mediumship to this day, spirit guide Li went on to say that evidence of survival after physical death once proven to us, should be the start of our journey of discovery and learning about eternal life, the journey of the spirit through many life forms and consciousness. to achieve purity and oneness with God, through reincarnation governed by universal law.

The Spiritualists National Union like to dictate to it’s churches, and the mediums who serve them, on the messages that can be given by spirit through mediums in SNU churches, by demanding that only evidence of survival after physical death can be given, this is censoring spirit on what they can and cannot say, not allowing any upliftment or guidance from loved ones in spirit or spirit guides to come through, I find this very blinkered and very restrictive as a medium, and it must frustrate spirit communicators, as they are only being asked to give information about their life on earth, to prove their survival after physical death to the recipient. Information the recipient of the message already knows, and usually has received evidence of survival many times, but has no knowledge of eternal life or spirit teachings to put into spiritual practice, to help them to grow and evolve as spirit living through a physical body in a material world, helping them to overcome the trials of life on the earth plane, and developing the best version of themselves.

Ironically the 3rd principle of SNU Spiritualism, The 7 Principles of Spiritualism is, The Communion of Spirits and The Ministry of Angels, and yet communication with spirit guides and angels is frowned upon and in the odd SNU church is strictly prohibited. with only evidence of survival permitted via mediums that serve their churches and centers. The SNU on their website state, that our loved ones in spirit, continue to show an interest in our welfare and us, but advice given by spirit loved ones is not regarded as evidence of survival. Their website also states, there are spirit people who are dedicated to the welfare and service of mankind, such as Silver Birch Spirit Guide to Maurice Barbanell, and yet communication and advice from spirit guides, is not seen as evidential mediumship. Spirit Guide Li taught us, evidence of survival only needs to be given to those who seek evidence of survival, or for recognition of the spirit communicator, so the recipient of the message can recognise who is speaking to them from the spirit realms.

As a medium I will give evidence of survival after physical death, if my spirit guides think it is needed for the recipient, but also the recipient of the message will know who is speaking to them, to me that is the first part of the message, I will make plenty of room for loved ones to pass on advice to the recipient of the message, can you imagine how frustrating it is, for a loved one in spirit who can see your problems in life, and want to give the recipient advice to help to support them and all the medium is interested in is the facts of the spirit communicators earth life to prove survival after death, evidence of survival should be given as the first part of the message, for recognition purposes only. Leaving plenty of room for loved ones angels spirit guides to communicate their love and guidance to the recipient. Having said all this when I demonstrate mediumship, I see it as a get together with loved ones in spirit and loved ones on earth, and I feel very privileged to be able to facilitate this get together, through my mediumship the love and guidance given by loved ones, angels, and spirit guides. Is truly humbling for me as a medium, it is my purpose to bring the beautiful love upliftment guidance and teachings of spirit, as well as the evidence of survival, it is my purpose to serve spirit in this way, and that is what being a medium means to me.

Stephen Rowlands 08/02/23

Finding Balance In 2022

As I sit contemplating my yearly boxing day blog, I am wondering were to start, going back to October 2021. I was working as a relief worker for Two Saints at their Acton Lodge Hostel, a support worker had resigned due to his ill health giving a month’s notice, as a replacement had not been found, the manager asked me if I would like to work in the community rather than being hostel based. Working in the community would mean supporting clients in sublet accommodation, as well as clients in hostels awaiting sublet accommodation, the clients had previously been homeless suffering with drug, alcohol, and mental health issues. I jumped for this new opportunity as I wanted to do more to help clients, rather than day to day hostel duties. I explained to my manager that I had no experience of support work, but I would love to give it a try, as I hoped to become a full-time support worker, I had applied for the vacant position. this would mean I would have practical experience, and it would support my job application.

I feel I have learned important lessons during my time employed by Two Saints. I will discuss the lessons I learned throughout this blog. January 2022 started with me suffering with covid. Although I felt I had recovered enough to do my first service, which was a zoom demonstration of mediumship for Bognor Spiritualist Centre, the meeting went well although my voice became hoarse, and the meeting was called to time, fortunately before my voice gave out. A private reading with me was raffled, I was told lots of people had bought raffle tickets, because the reading would be with me, I know this sounds arrogant, but it made me feel good to know that my spirit team’s work, through me was touching heart’s helping people and making it’s mark.

I started out with a caseload of ten clients, and considered as a complex caseload, because of the client’s lifestyle, addictions, and mental health. I realise now as I am writing that I had bitten off more than I could chew, I started to realise that I had been thrown in the deep end. As a relief worker I was not entitled to travelling expenses, but I was expected to visit clients using my own car, and I had to get business insurance for my car, as at times I would have to take clients to professional appointments, such as doctors, dentists, and hospitals, or to the council, or to get benefit assessments, or to move clients from one property to another with their belongings. I was also not entitled to a company phone, as I could not give clients my personal phone number, this made things difficult, if a client wanted to phone me they had to leave a message at hostel for me, or if I needed to phone a client. I would have to drive back to hostel to phone them, or call hostel staff to call the client to give them a message from me.

In January 2022 I was interviewed for the role of support worker along with other candidates, I was unsuccessful in my application, and the job was offered to another candidate. I was a bit miffed as since October 21 I was working the vacant post without the correct renumeration, phone or training to do the job being asked of me, my manager asked me to do certain online training courses, but when I tried to do the training courses, I was not allowed to do them as I was still a relief worker. A week or so later I was told they could not employ the successful candidate in the community role, as she did not have a car or driving licence, she had started work at a hostel a bus ride from her home.

I was offered the support worker role. In hindsight I should have rejected the job offer, because it was clear I was second choice for the role, as a colleague reminded me a few days later. But I was happy as now. I would be working on a full-time basis, the working hours were 9am-5pm, which would allow me to earn a decent wage and accommodate my spiritual service, on the 7th February 2022 I started work aa a homeless recovery worker, not only did I have to manage my caseload, a new world of training had opened up for me, which meant I would lose alot of time to do training. I was working longer and longer hours to keep up with my caseload and the admin that comes with it, my predecessor had not done up to date support plans for the clients I had inherited from him, or arranged housing benefit for a client , which led to extra workload, with me asking lots of questions, as I had never dealt with housing benefits before.

It was at this point I realised I was becoming stressed, with my workload as I was working extra hours to keep up, also doing 3-4 services a week online and in person. I was not getting anytime for myself and quality time with my wife. I just seemed to be constantly working, the only respite I seemed to have was when it was time to sleep, as in the darkness of the night there was no expectation of me. and I could relax, at times I still had to meditate to relax enough to sleep, as to what I needed to do or worrying about what I may not have done was heavy on my mind, me and my wife had booked a 11 night cruise to the canary islands in March, which I was very much looking forward to, as I had never been on a ocean cruise before, and it would be a break from everything visiting new places, a time to rest and relax and spend time with my wife, who I missed as I was always working, and hoping to be inspired by the sea to write new poems.

My wife and I were very excited to travel to Portsmouth, to board our cruise ship the valiant lady 21/03/22. We were greeted with a champagne reception when we boarded, my wife and I had booked a rock star suite on deck 11 at the stern of the ship, we sailed later that day having a gorgeous steak dinner before bed time, it was an 80’s cruise and live entertainment was provided by Martin Fry of ABC, Toyah Wilcox, Annie Logan of Altered Images, and Carole Decker of T’Pau, and Tony Hadley of Spandau Ballet. It was great to see them perform their hits live, over the cruise back in the day I loved all of my heart by ABC, and always wanted to see it sung live, so to watch Martin Fry singing All Of My Heart was truly my best highlight of the cruise, Veronica spent the first two days of the cruise in bed sea sick, to cut a long story short, the food was great and to a very high standard, the staff were wonderful, but other than the 80’s entertainment, there was not really much else to do on board the ship, apart from drink and lie on a sun lounger, there was also a blues band that entertained during the day in one of the bars.

Our cruise was struck by tragedy as a passenger had to be airlifted to hospital, due to a medical emergency, and we had to sail back a few hours so the helicopter could reach our ship, a man committed suicide by jumping overboard, he told his wife he was going to get some air as she was going to bed, his wife woke up 8 hours later to find that he had not returned to her, and a ship wide for him began, he captain made a tannoy announcement that the man was seen on cctv, jumping overboard and that no one else was involved, under maritime law we had to sail back to the man’s last known position, and search for him, we sailed back and the ship carried out a 100 mile search with the help of the French coastguard, once we had reached the search area me and Veronica and many passengers looked out to sea to see if we could spot him. The man was not found and an eerie silence fell upon the ship, our hearts going out to his wife and family.

Our cruise had been badly delayed, but it was no one’s fault the tragic circumstances for the delays, could not have been anticipated, it meant for me and Veronica that we spent a lot more time at sea watching movies in our suite, day trips were cancelled and our time in port was shortened, we did manage to visit Santa Cruz, Gran Canaria, Tenerife, and Lisbon. But basically it was just like being dropped off at the shops, in Tenerife me and Veronica walked around the shops and had coffee in a cafe, I remarked to Veronica “we could have done this in Eastleigh”. In Santa Cruz we hopped on board a coach trip that took us around the local sights and places of historical interest, with a very informative tour guide, that was a lovely day.

We landed back in Portsmouth 01/04/22, we saw the new Royal Navy aircraft carrier The Queen Elizabeth. to be bluntly honest I could not wait to get off the ship and go home, as I felt quite depressed this may sound very ungrateful, but due to spending a lot of time at sea with nothing much to do except eat and drink, and the tragedy that had occurred on board, coupled with the stress I thought I would escape from with this cruise, my mental health was way worse than before the cruise. I do feel blessed that me and Veronica could afford the cruise, but tragedy aside I guess cruising is not for me, tragedy aside my Veronica loved her time at sea and we may book another cruise in the future,

I returned to work 04/04/22 as expected I spent the first day replying to and actioning received emails, and visiting clients over the next 3 months my work load got heavier and heavier due to staff sickness, and being expected to cover hostel duties, as well as my own caseload and my off sick colleagues caseload, this I shared with another colleague who was also feeling stressed about he extra workload, I also had 2 complex clients that were being evicted and moved to another address, plus another client who I was trying to get sublet accommodation for, this involved a lot of report writing phone calls and emails, I was working longer and longer hours to keep up with my work load, coupled with doing 3-4 demonstrations of mediumship a week, I was not getting any adequate rest or quality time with Veronica, more than once I would get home at 7pm a quick meditate and tune in, and would be demonstrating mediumship by 7.30pm. During April 2022 I self published my collection of poetry titled Reflections on Amazon UK.

Over time I was becoming more and more stressed and anxious, as I could not keep up with my caseload and the workload it generated, I was also having to take time off to do training, which was giving me less time to focus on my workload. I had already resigned once before but was talked out of it by the service manager, things were coming to a head as I was becoming more and more stressed and dreading going to work each day, I took a weeks holiday in July, to decide what I was going to do with my life, and whether I could cope with stress and anxiety, and continue to do my job also realising the stress and anxiety, was getting harder and harder to rise above, and this would have a very negative effect on my spiritual service and marriage, my mental health was effecting my physical health as I was finding it very hard to sleep.

I unloaded my worries and woes onto my spirit guides, Red Cloud advised me if I did not find balance soon in my life, I would become to ill and I would be no good to anyone, and it would cut my pathway short, and they with me would not be able to achieve future service, I was reminded when I worked for an agency working around my spiritual commitments, I was rested and the household finances did not suffer, this was a lightbulb moment for me, although I realised Red Cloud was stating the obvious, my stress and anxiety was really affecting my train of thought, I decided to resign from Two Saints and go back to working for an agency so I could earn money have a better quality of life, and be well and rested enough for my spiritual service. 11/08/22 was my last day of working for Two Saints, it was a frantic day trying to complete the tasks my service manager and unloaded on me that day, I was full of stress and anxiety, my service manager asked me to return as a relief I told her I would think about it, a colleague asked me if I would come back as a relief, I told her with the way I was feeling I would not be back, staff had a collection for me, I received a lovely farewell card a bunch of sun flowers 2 bottles of my favourite wine sauvignon blanc and a box of maltesers, I was touched by their generosity.

My colleague Louisa invited me for farewell meal and drinks after work, I picked her up at the hostel she worked at and ranted about the events of the day, but I was touched she wanted to say a proper farewell to me, the sun was shining we sat in a pub garden had a drink and a meal which was most welcome I dropped her off in Gosport after the meal and went home, feeling relief about leaving my job and sentimental about my time with Two Saints, a curious mixture of emotions. I took the following week off to meditate and rest to get my stress and anxiety under control, midweek I went back to driver hire and signed on with them, a temp to perm job with meals on wheels was mentioned, I told them that the hours suited me and the hourly rate was good, I had a current DBS certificate so I start straight away, 22/08/22 I started work with meals on wheels and I have not looked back.

I am currently applying to work for meals on wheels full time on a 22 hour contract, which accommodates my spiritual service, I am renewing my DBS certificate once that is done I will be full time with meals on wheels, my stress and anxiety did not dissappear, it took a lot of meditation and self healing before I felt myself again, so I say to all take the time to be kind to yourself especially with mental health, myself and Veronica had a lovely week in York, to celebrate our 3rd wedding anniversary 07/09/22, sadly HM The Queen passed away 08/09/22, myself Veronica and the whole nation felt her loss as she was the only Queen we had known throughout our lives from birth, whilst in York I was invited to demonstrate trance healing at Harrogate Spiritualist Church, which was an honour and a blessing to do, 11 people received healing that night, also people saw loved ones and guides appear in the cabinet.

Spiritually I have got busier and busier, I am very blessed to say my 2023 diary is full, 2022 has taught me that I am not 30 years old anymore and I cannot do now what I did then, work full-time and do 3 demonstrations of mediumship a week, I have not got the energy I had 32 years ago, but hopefully now I have things in place, whereby I have balance in all areas of my life and the energy to fulfill all my commitments, I have also learned that I am not as mentally tough as I thought I was, and that self care with mental health is just as important as physical health.