Interview With The Dead: Joseph Merick

I just want to start by stating that influential and well known people in history, and celebrities, are human beings too, and posses a spirit just as I and you do. So the procedure to communicate with them on demand, has no discrepancies against the procedure to converse with family members. Many people will visit a medium to enquire about a deceased loved one, with hope that they will be able to comfort their grief. The medium, can indeed, if the spirit is available and/or willing to communicate, initiate contact and act as a go between the client and deceased, hence the term, medium. So with that in mind, I decided to use my abilities to make contact with some well known people in history of interest to me.

This notion isn't a new one to me, as many years ago, a spirit claiming to be that of Marilyn Monroe, made contact while I was performing a session. Prior to this, I had not much interest in the star, and hadn't watched many of her films or any documentaries about her life. So I am 100 percent confident that there was nothing in my subconscious memory bank about her profile for me to bring to the surface. The supposed spirit of Monroe remained with me for around 30 minutes, and she said that she was happy, which was no surprise to me, as 99.9 percent of spiritual entities are implicitly happy. Before she departed the session, she said she had one last thing to tell me. In life, she claimed that she was in fact murdered by a man with the initials,
"P L". PL was known to her, and had taken her life for reasons unknown. As she grew in confidence with me, Monroe revealed PL's full as, Peter Lawford. The name meant nothing to me, I had never heard of a such a man, and I was only around 14 years old at the time.

To my absolute amazement, it turned that out a Peter Lawford did in fact exist. He was an actor, and the brother-in-law to the then president of the USA, John F. Kennedy. And as you may know, Kennedy has been linked to Monroe's supposed assassination for decades, without evidence. So think of that what you will. After that experience, I now believe I was speaking to Monroe, but we will never know...

Joseph Merrick
So, I have decided that I would like to try again with "interviewing" a deceased person from history, but this time, someone of great interest to me. I have always been fascinated by the lovely and alluring gentleman that was Joseph Merrick. I would even say he is one of my heroes, despite being dead for 125 years. And, I am not convinced that this is my first contact with Mr Merrick. As a child, the 1980 David Lynch film, The Elephant Man, scared the living hell out of me. I grew up watching films such as, Hellraiser, A Nightmare On Elmstreet, Aliens and the 1980's reworking of The Fly, to much amusement and awe for the special effects. But The Elephant Man had the ability to paralyze me with fear, so much so, that I couldn't sleep with the light off, for several nights after my first viewing of the film.

One evening, after being put to bed as usual, and my mum turning out the light, I began to relive the image of the Elephant Man again, the sack and large hat he wore to conceal his appearance haunted me, probably much more than his actual face did. The way he ran with a lame hip and disfigured spine. It all got too much and I hid under the covers, to then the feeling of something stroking me above the duvet. Now, this was enough to just kill me of fear there and then, but suddenly a calming feel came over me and a faint voice said something like "don't be frightened of me, I wont hurt you", and with that I feel instantly asleep as though I had been anesthetized. Of course, from that night onward, I never feared the Elephant Man again!

Did Joseph Merrick comfort a frightened child? Did his essence sense my fear of him, prompting him to come and investigate? After all, it is believed that, when we simply think of a deceased loved one, it sends a subconscious, notification as it were, to them, which in turn brings them into our presence, a bit like a psychic phone call. This is why, often we hear stories of someone, who was sat thinking of their deceased parent or partner etc. And then feel their presence or a physical touch. So, it is quite possible, being a psychic child also, that I sent a subconscious phone call out to Joseph Merrick, whom was probably rather amused to find a little boy shaking under the duvet!

Before I proceed with the "interview" portion of this article, I want to cover a few details about Joseph Merrick's life. The following is a brief history based on fact and literature, and not part of my spiritually investigation.

Those who have watched the film, The Elephant Man, will be surprised to learn that it was completely dramatized and a corrupt tale of the true facts. The film tells the story of a disfigured man whom is used and abused by a novelties and curiosities expeditionist, Mr Bytes. Bytes proudly presents his most outstanding and disgusting curiosity of all, The Elephant Man - half man, half elephant.  A doctor, by the name of Frederick Treeves, heard the screams of disturbed onlookers and proposes that Bytes give him a private viewing. So distraught by what he is seeing, he invites the Elephant Man to the London Hospital for a physical examination. Bytes appears to be reluctant, but let's his creature attend nonetheless.  The film goes on to portray the Elephant Man --whom turns out to actually be of above average intelligence and called Joseph Merrick -- as a constant victim of bullying and persecution, with Bytes waiting to remove his former curiosity from the hospital and back into his care, so he can profit from the Elephant Man attraction once more.

Of course, Mr Bytes never existed, and was introduced into the film to play the villain which we come to expect from the movie dynamic. He in truth, is a cruel and damning portrayal of Tom Norman, whom in life, cared for Merrick greatly. It was in fact Joseph himself, whom, in an attempt to garner some money to buy a home, asked Norman to help promote the Elephant Man act. It is obvious that Lynch felt that, had he used the character of Norman in his film, that it would not be compelling enough to pull at the heart strings and make us feel the empathy for Merrick needed,  to create a story of courage and bravery.

Merrick was indeed a brave and courageous man,  but was far more accepted into society than we are lead to believe by such films as The Elephant Man. He would of course have been brutally victimised and felt incredibly isolated. He left home at the age of 17, after his father severely beat him,  due to his failure to find employment.  We know that Merrick called various Victorian work houses home, before finally settling into his own quartets at the London Hospital. It was in these work houses he gained friends and supporters, but the conditions were dire, so he spent most of his day times searching the streets for work,  to moderate success, until his condition worsened, preventing him from performing certain actions. As his physical appearance became more distorted, Merrick attracted much negative attention. He was excluded from entering certain places and from using some services.

Merrick had dreams of a home of his own. He was a man of a certain eccentricity, and was interested in the arts and nature. He concluded that the only way to garner funds for his ideal lifestyle, was to use what he was given at birth, and become a curiosity.

Freak shows were an important part of Victorian entertainment.  The oddities whom starred in these shows were proud and hard working. There is a stigma, that side show oddities were forced into a life of exploitation and paraded in front of curious onlookers at a price, with the proceeds being pocketed by some cruel and selfish management. However,  in reality,  most freaks enjoyed the limelight,  were proud of their much rehearsed routines and developed fan bases,  signing autographs to impressed admirers. Had such shows not existed, many people with disabilities, would have had very limited options to make a living. Like any industry,  there was a darker side which the acts feared would bestow onto them, but for Joseph Merrick,  the Elephant Man was a success.  And while many found his grotesque appearance to be unbearable,  many more flocked to purchase a copy of his autobiography pamphlet, the proceeds of which he saved.

Not far from the shop where Merrick and Norman staged The Elephant Man,  stood London Hospital -- now known as the Royal London Hospital -- which employed a Dr Frederick Treeves, whom upon hearing of the half man - half elephant oddity, arranged a private viewing to satisfy his own curiosity. The Dr was horrified by the grotesque physical abnormalities of the Elephant Man, and as he recalled some years later, in his book, hours after his private showing, he invited Merrick to the hospital for examination, to which he willfully accepted. 

Early into the examination, due to his shy and timid nature, and impaired ability to communicate, medical professionals, Including Treeves, assumed Merrick an imbecile, to which they soon discovered not to be the case,  and unearthed an intelligent, somewhat eccentric and highly refined gentleman.

As Merrick's condition deteriorated he became in need of round the clock care, eventually finding himself a home at the London Hospital. His quality of life improved, and so did his health, however, the hospital was not accustomed to holding incurable patients and deemed it best to move him to facilities better suited to caring for chronic patients. The hospital began to raise awareness of Merrick's predicament,  garnering much attention from London's high society, including a visit from Princess Alexandra. It didn't take long before generous donations were put forward,  and it was decided that the London Hospital would be Joseph Merrick's permanent residence.

Merrick's death has not been overly debated. Most agree that, he accidentally dislocated his neck while trying to lay down, something he wished he could do, "like other people", and it was ruled that the cause of death was Asphyxia. Merrick could only sleep with his head supported, usually with his legs drawn upwards while resting his head on his knees, although his sleeping conditions vastly improved during his time at the London Hospital. We will never known for sure if a desolate Merrick committed suicide or died in an experiment gone awry, in an attempt to feel the pleasures of a normal nights sleep, or less frequently speculated, the possibility of murder.

Before you proceed to read the interview, I just want to lay a few things down on how I work and what to expect from my text. Before I begin a session, I enter it open minded and expect nothing. I don't know what will come to me, if anything.

To attain an interview with the spirit -- well known or otherwise -- I begin by preparing what kind of questions I am going to ask. Once I have an idea of what I would like to discover, I proceed to reaching a very relaxed state. Once I am happy that I am open to receiving information, I invite the entity into my space. Depending on what feels right at the time, I may visualize a room, or bus stop, and ask the spirit to come to my destination. The answers I receive will be presented in the form of mental dialogue, visualizations, hunches and feelings and sounds. The spirit may only choose to communicate with one of the said methods, or use all of them. It may be as plain as day, having a conversation with someone face to face, but in my mind. There may be whispers in my ear, and of course anything that I do receive may make no sense to me and I may have to discard the information.

When the session is over, I shall piece together everything I have mentally collected and construct the interview into written text. I hope you enjoy :)

Interview With The Dead I: Joseph Carey Merrick
The following is from my own personal experience and mediumship. I do discourage anyone from taking the information as definitive. I always like to keep an open mind, and if information proves to be false, then I am happy to admit I may have interpreted the messaged incorrectly, or may have been purposely given the wrong information, for whatever reason.

Thank you for joining me. How are you feeling? And are you happy to answer some questions for me?
Good day, Anthony! I am very happy to answer your questions and it is my utmost pleasure to speak with you. The weather is lovely outside, so I appreciate you staying indoors to speak with me.

As I speak with you, I am seeing you as a "normal" looking man, then you change to the image we all know? Do you change between the too?
My soul is pure and has no deformity or corruption, therefore i am able to be what i never was. the image you may see of my disfigured form is your mental illusion, i am happy to be seen either way.

(Joseph has brought with him a black shiny box, he shows me it)

Thank you for sharing this with me, could you tell me more or show me the contents?
This is a trinket of my memories on earth. here is a photo of Mr Treeves and my mother. I can't recall actually seeing this photo of my mother,  in life, she looks beautiful.

Can I just ask if you prefer to be called Joseph or John?
I like John. I has become my name, however most of my years alive blessed me with the name, Joseph.

Can I ask, what was your life like? Your day to day routine?
My life was not a cursed one, but blessed. I was special as we all are, but my life was somewhat impaired and made more challenging. I did enjoy what I had. Most days were spent holding onto my dignity, trying to find employment so I could live with everyone else in society. Money, even then was a ticket to better standards for anyone. Had things been different for me, I imagine that I would have followed my father's footsteps and married and had children, but somewhat blessed I was to be fortunate to have a different life of performance and grandeur. It was great fun and sometimes the attention I received, especially during my shows, was not a negative experience at all, but when the sun went down and the streets became dark, and the only companion was my mass of hideous flesh and growths, I felt withdrawn and isolated. Everyone was incredibly kind to me at the hospital I made residence. I came to expect many visitors, some rude and uninvited onlookers and some very special guests. It was certainly never a dull day.

I want to ask if you are aware of your death and how it came to be? There is an agreement that it was accidental, and the result of you experimenting with the notion of laying like others? What really happened?
I didn't practice sleeping like normal people, I knew I could not do this. I got out of my bed around nine thirty I think, and it was warm. I felt very warm and my joints did ache quite chronic that day, although that was not something new. In my frustration, I tried to get more comfortable, on my bed but not in it, the pillows were pressing on my back making me feel irritated, so I moved them. And it is rather unclear after that, for me personally. I felt tired and I must have fallen back in my slumber and couldn't get back my composure.

So it was purely an accident, and you didn't want to end your life?
Of course not. I was incredibly blessed and enjoyed what god had given me. I was a happy person, I will forever be a happy person. It is very sad when somebody wants to end their life, there is always another way and a light of love around everyone, that we can tap into.

Conclusion
The session had to end abruptly due to the physical discomfort I was beginning to experiencing, due to being sat for a while in the same position. I thanked Joseph for taking part and he remained seated in my mental room I created, he seemed somewhat melancholic when I finished, he may have wanted to say more.

The black box shown could quite possibly have been Joseph's grooming kit. The story her presented to me, regarding his death is very plausible. Until after doing this interview, I always assumed Joseph went to bed at the night time and was found the morning after in bed. However, research today has taught me that he was discovered in the afternoon, laid across his bed. So, my findings during the mediumship session could solve the enigma surrounding events leading to Josephdislocating his neck.

Tarot: Suits In More Detail

In this post, I shared the method I used to learn the universal and basic meanings of the tarot. It uses numerology, which consistently flows throughout the cards, giving beginners and experts a better understanding of how the tarot is structured.  For this article, I wanted to talk in further detail about the suits themselves, and what they actually represent within the tarot.

If you were to completely remove the knights from the minor arcana of the tarot, then structurally, it would be identical to a standard deck of playing cards, each having four suits, numbered 0 (Ace) to 10, and a corresponding set of court cards: King, Queen and Page (known as Jack in modern playing cards). Of course, you wouldn't be wrong for thinking that, the playing cards we all know today, actually derived from the tarot, which is absolutely what happened. Tarot, before it became widely used as a divination tool, was actually a card game titled, Trumps, how it came to be an oracle isn't exactly known.

It is possible to conduct a reading using playing cards. Of course you would be loosing the major arcana, which most scholars agree is the most important part of the oracle, but if one wanted to divine with a standard pack of playing cards, then all you need to do is to treat the suits as follows:

Diamonds - Pentacles
Hearts - Cups
Spaces - Swords
Clubs - Wands

So, playing cards aside, let us focus on the tarot's minor arcana. As discussed previously, it is comprises of 4 suits: Wands, Swords, Cups and Pentacles, each having ten cards (with numerical vales of 0 - 10), and four court cards (King, Queen, Knight and Page). The term, Minor Arcana, simply means, little secrets, and as that suggests, the lesser concerning aspects of our spiritual being. The minor arcana focuses on our physical and daily life, the material world and the people we meet within it. The major arcana (meaning, big secrets) foretells the journey of our soul and spirituality and reaching spiritual attainment. This is why it is traditionally considered the most important and powerful unit in the tarot. However, in our modern society, were money, jobs, possessions and relationships etc. Are at the forefront of our minds, the minor arcana is an extremely important part of the deck, if not more powerful than the major house, because of our disconnection to true spirituality and lack of interest in reaching attainment there. We are so money driven, focused on lovers, friends, bills and parties that if, during a reading I directed the attention to the clients spirituality, they would very likely be rather bored and disappointed, coming away with nothing memorable from the session. Thankfully, the minor arcana covers such a vast range of daily life events, that it connects us modern day beings to the tarot far greatly, because it covers the areas we want to know about most of all.

Wands
The suit of wands is governed by the fire element, which ignites action into our ideas. It depicts the story of man, finding his place in the community, settling in, making new friends and colleagues and finally he is burdened by too much responsibility and too many ideas, ending the cycle as he starts all over again.

The wands are powerful cards, which tell us that there are a lot of ideas forming and seeds planting within the clients mind. Many wands in a spread indicate that they are ambitious, perhaps too ambitious. It may also be trying to tell us that they have a strong place in the community.

Fire is strong, powerful and can be extremely destructive, especially if it is fueled and left unattended to become out of control. If we throw too much in, the flames grow larger and stronger and will inevitably overpower us. Sometimes, the flames need to be tamed, and we need not go too far. The ten of wands shows ourselves when we are burdened with responsibility that we ultimately brought upon ourselves.

Cups
The suit of cups is governed by the air element, and is concerned with our spirituality on the earth plane and matters of the heart. Our spirit is what makes us love and hate; it also governs our preferences in an ideal partner. The suit depicts the story of the soul, and it's search for love and happiness in abundance. Early scenes show us that love can be found in unexpected places. After the usual trials and tests, we finally reach the end of the cycle, and the cards illustrate a perfect family unit, content and united.

Of course when one cycle ends, another begins, and if we pretend that there are further numerical values in the cups -- from 11 to 20 -- we would most likely see how the temptation of fidelity comes into play, and a potential breakdown of that said family unit.

Many cups in a spread would indicate that the client has love on his or her mind, or that they may be an emotional or sensitive personality. It could signify that, at the present time, they feel incredibly happy, but we must remember that too much of one thing is not healthy. Focus needs to shared out across over areas of our lives, or we can become disillusioned and living in a fantasy world.

Swords
The suit of swords -- governed by the water element -- is an intricately complex unit of the minor arcana. It corresponds to our health, both physically and mentally, and how problems and strife have an effect on it. It should be treat delicately, as, let's face it, our health is of incredible importance to us, but often overlooked. Just as the water flows gently, the swords remind us that it can equally come cascading down around us like a waterfall, and completely overpower us. Many swords in a spread can indicate that the client has a lot of mental baggage and worries, and could possibly be in denial about pressing matters in their life. They may have become blinded to the truth and find themselves trapped with no obvious ways forward.

The Swords are often seen as holding the most negative cards in the whole of the tarot, but we should look beyond any negativity and pay attention to the advice that is given for example, The Ten of Swords may look bleak, but the tarot wants to tell us that, here is the end of the road, but the only way from here is up, things can't get no worse than this, only better.

Pentacles
The suit of Pentacles is governed by the Earth element, and represents the aspects in life that ground and bound us to it. The unit covers all things physical -- the materialistic and financial matters in our lives -- our possessions and real estate, and how we feel during the process of financial growth and material gain. The suit depicts man's journey on the Earth plane, within the physical realm, from his foundations; planting the seeds he needs and carefully nurturing the plants as they grow, so that they can bare beautifully ripe fruits; which can then be sold to garner profit. There are ups and down, loss and gain, but with perseverance and hard work, the pentacles tells us that we will be rewarded.

Many Pentacles in a spread could tell us that the client is too focused on material possessions and financially driven. It could also indicate that they are wealthy and living a life of grandeur.

If the Devil card (XV) is among many pentacles in a spread, it is highly likely that the client is tied to the material world, is possibly a gambler and is obsessed by financial security. They may also be a shopaholic, and in debt as a result. The pentacles are a positive suit, however. The cards show us how we can reap the rewards of our efforts.  The suit can tell us how we feel about our physical appearance and make up, which can have, either a positive effect on our life, or a negative one. The Pentacles shows us our place on planet Earth, the status of our wealth and the kind of property we own and/or live in.

Ouija Boards: Are They Really a Tool of the Devil?

Before I proceed any further, I just want to state in advance that I appreciate that this subject is often taboo and any opinions expressed in my blog are my own and it is not my intention to insult anybones personal beliefs or religion. My own experience and studies have taught me the knowledge which I trust and believe in.

The Ouija Board. It is feared and equally loathed by millions of people, but not many actually understand how they work and what they actually do. Fear comes from a lack of understanding, and in most cases because our parents instill ideas and suggestions into our mind's from an early age. Knowledge really is power and this controversial and and misunderstood device has been at the forefront of many so called demon possession and exorcism stories.

Firstly, let's start by knocking the term, Ouija Board, on the head. These oracles are not called Ouija Boards, but in fact Spirit Talking Boards. Ouija, is merely the name of the particular design by Elijah Bond, which was named and manufactured by William Fuld and his company, The Ouija Novelty Company in 1892. The name Ouija is bilingual, French for "Yes" (Oui) and German for "Yes" (Ja).

Spirit Talking Boards have been around for centuries and are believed to communicate with the deceased, whom seemingly move a pointed device around to spell out messages using the alphanumerical digits printed on the board. Later designs, such as the Ouija Board, introduced Yes, No and Goodbye for ease of use. The board usually requires a minimum of two participants, that sit around the board and place a pointer on it's surface, upon which they place a finger each and voice out aloud one question at a time. The spirit is then said to manipulate the muscles of one of the players, whom then moves the pointer subconsciously. It is often unknown which person is being manipulated, and the pointer appears to drag the players around the board. Scientific testing has proved that, in instances where is Talking Board is used, muscles in one more of the participants are stimulated and work during the movement of the pointer, in the same way a pendulum is manipulated by the users involuntary and subconscious arm movements. This is incredibly plausible, as it is ourselves that acts as a medium, between the physical and spirit world and all instances of spiritual communication. Therefore, a Talking Board can be seen as a quick, do-it-yourself mediumship tool, for those who lack the ability to gain contact mentally, just as the Tarot can aid a fortune teller.

Glorification and Media Frenzy
British Victorians reveled in all things spiritual.  The trend began in New York, when the Fox sisters, Leah, Margaret and Kate began holding seances in their home, welcoming in strangers to watch on in amazement. On one occasion , they claimed to be in contact with the Devil, but later stated he was actually called Charles B Rosna, and that his mortal body was murdered and then buried in the cellar some five years prior. In the early 1900's, a skeleton was indeed discovered in the cellar, but it has never been linked to Rosna, who's identity could never be traced and there is no proof of his existence.

Mediumship spread to the United Kingdom, and charalatans jumped on the band wagon to earn money on the back of the trend. Most notably, Henry Slade from London, was often exposed as a fraudster and proved to have no spiritual gifts whatsoever. Leonora Piper was also exposed as a fake when she made contact with spirits, whom never actually lived or died, but where created in a successful attempt to catch Piper out.

Before long, Victorian fraudsters were raising their game to become the most popular and ultimately profitable mediums in town, thus they began to claim that attendees could actually get to see a gruesome formation of a spirit or hear one out loud. To make the presence of a spirit more convincing, the con men and women introduced slimy substances, which they named ectoplasm, a so called substance rendering of an entity not of this world. These were all, in fact totally fake. Notably, a popular medium by the name of Eva Carriere claimed that ectoplasm came from her ear, which would form a face. She was later exposed as using cuttings of faces from French newspapers, which she would attach to the side of her head along with cloth to ad to the illusion. But so convincing they were back then, that many still believe, and so the seance as we know it today lives on, and the horrors witnessed in those sessions, remain etched in people's minds. Note, that nobody demonstrates that same ability to discharge ectoplasm nowadays. This is because the illusion would look completely unrealistic, in our modern world of technology, and where we are also far more inquisitive than the gullible Victorians.

Those annoyingly, egotistical so-called mediums of today, that lead a group of paranormal investigators to an alleged haunted house, are actually imitating the techniques used to con those aforementioned gullible Victorian citizens out of their hard earned money back the late 1800's. Ironically, it is paranormal investigators that often preach the evil of Spirit Talking Boards, but yet have no qualms about shouting out aloud to a spirit while stood in a circle, or round a table, just as people would do during a Talking Board session. Paranormal investigators take it upon themselves to try and expose a sacred world, one that obviously does not want to be revealed, by setting up video cameras and audio capturing equipment, and yet they claim the Ouija Board is an evil tool. Surely, an attempt to expose an angry spirit would bring  much more dire consequences, than a private and respectful Talking Board session would? There are of course many genuinely talented mediums and paranormal investigators out there, whom respect the spirit world and merely take part in sessions for their own personal experience, but TV shows such as Most Haunted, give them a horribly bad representation.

In my experience, any true medium would feel comfortable using a Talking Board, because he understands and appreciates the spirit world, and takes advantage of a very handy tool which saves on a lot of physical and mental strain.

So, how did the Ouija Board become so evil? Prior to 1973, Talking Boards were sold in Britain as board games, in fact they are still branded as such in the United States, to this day. People would play the game late at night, during sleepovers or parties, with relatively positive experiences. My own Grandmother and her two sisters were regular users of the not so controversial Ouija Board. It wasn't until 1973, with the release of the The Exorcist, a film based on a supposedly true story of a boy possessed by a demon (although in the film, a girl is used), that people's fear in the Ouija Board was created. The media is one of the main contributors to myths, conspiracies and untrue theories than any other source, and the controversy surrounding The Exorcist, garnered much negative attention to the Spirit Talking Board. We have all done it. As a child, we watched the scary film where a monster lives under the bed, and when the credits roll, we carry that fear and belief with us to our bed. But it is even more frighting when we believe something is a true story because the media has told us. Of course, The Exorcist is an extremely exaggerated and glamorized depiction of events that took place, where the Ouija Board was an innocent piece of wood.

The Unseen Around Us
The spirit world is in parallel with our own. There are entities around us, all the time, so why do people believe that a Talking Board opens up an apparent gateway, to a world that is already open to us in the first place? A Talking Board, does without doubt initiate contact with a spirit, whom if it carried demonic tendencies, could decide to make himself more known, long after the session is over, but he was already there to begin with, passing through, whatever his intentions initially were. I am without doubt that, going into your local town center increases your chances of encountering something demonic and evil, who could inflict much more damage on you than a spirit whom you may communicate with on a Talking Board.  In The Exorcist, is it the Ouija Board to blame or is the girl at fault? A girl whom initiated the contact, which she could have easily done verbally, without the use of a board. In true instances of possession, where a Talking Board was supposedly to blame, how do we know that the persons present, didn't act inappropriately and not show the respect that the spirit duly deserves?

The same theories have accumulated upon Tarot cards. To one man it is evil, but to another it is a blessed gift.  The Tarot is something that is used by millions of people everyday, and manufactured on a mass scale in a factory. They are simply a deck of cards, cut from trees just as the letter that came through your letterbox this morning was. There is no sacred ceremonial curse or blessings cast upon them. They are printed, trimmed, sealed, packaged and then sent to shops for sale, just as Ouija Boards are today.

My answer to the question, "is the Ouija Board really a tool of devil", is implicitly no. The true tool of the devil in this world is mankind himself, equipped with his ego, deception, fraud, mediatization and misunderstanding. Therefore, in my opinion, as a user of it since a child, and not having once encountered a bad experience, nor bad luck, the Spirit Talking Board is completely safe to use and an incredibly helpful tool for contacting loved ones on the other side. I also sleep with 24 boards of different design in my bedroom at night, and in my environment is a happy and comfortable one.

It is a crying shame that this tool is so feared, when in reality it is an incredibly enjoyable and fun experience, which offers much needed comfort and support to the world of the living, whom, at times are unquestionably more evil than our spiritual friends :)

Pendulums

The pendulum is like a pocket spirit guide, one that you can converse with in the physical sense. Mine is my trusted sidekick, and it has got me through some tricky situations.

We know that the power of the pendulum has been harnessed for centuries. Originally used for locating naturally flowing water and energy, it wasn't long before it became a handy divination tool. With a bit of training, your pendulum can answer most questions you pose to it. You can seek advice during a troublesome period, in the form of "yes" and "no" responses, or access it's more traditional and native abilities for locating lost items.

I have ten pendulums, each made of different minerals which have various colours and shapes. Depending on the situation, only a certain pendulum will seem right for the job, for example, when seeking guidance regarding matters linked to my heart, I find that my amethyst (birth stone) pendulum performs better. And when trying to locate an object, my green quartz tends to excel.

The pendulum can offer you one of four responses. These are usually

• Yes
• No
• Maybe
• Can't Say

Although you can calibrate your pendulum to deliver different answers, such yes

• Yes
• No
• Don't Know
• Ask Me Later

Or more specifically, if asking what shirt would suit you best for the job interview

• White
• Black
• Red
• Blue

Nowadays, I don't use my pendulums as often as I should. If left untouched for a long period of time, certain re calibration is needed. What once represented a "yes" response, may well be a "no" the next the next time you ask a question. So it is important, if you haven't used a pendulum for a while, to check what it's preference is, for showing you a "yes", "no", "maybe" and "can't say" answer.

In some up and coming blogs, I will share some stories where the pendulum is at the center, and see what it has to say on world events. In 2014, my pendulum successfully predicted that the Conservative Party would be reelected in 2015's general election, something a lot of people were quite sure wouldn't happen.

Tarot: Linking By Numbers Method (Parts I, II and III)

Now that I have covered all of the suits of the minor arcana, I have decided to merge the complete tutorial into one post. I will discuss the court cards separately, as they have no numerical value and are therefore omitted from the number system.

A quick note. If you are struggling to learn all the meanings of the cards, you must persevere. I hold in my brain, nearly 20 years of research, which has enabled me to read the way I do now. I have not just memorized the universal meanings of 78 cards, but 156, as each one has it's own reversed attributes. I must point out that there are no definitive interpretations of the tarot cards, however. The meanings of them should be unique to you, but when training, the universal themes should apply, which you should extend upon or omit what doesn't feel right for you.

Throughout this blog, I wanted to share my own methods which helped me learn how to successfully and accurately read the Tarot. This technique is not new, and I have indeed learnt the foundations of it from brilliant books, but this is my own take on it and how I personally see the cards. Sylvia Abraham devised the brilliant Keyword System in her book of the same name, and although it deals with keywords, the numerology still flows through it. Her book is great starting if you are learning to read the tarot. I was hooked on this book as a kid, and I was surprised how quick it was to pick up. The following is a system I devised myself, inspired by Sylvia's Keyword System literature.

Each card is numbered (with the exception of the court cards. I like to class The Fool as 0). There are 22 major arcana cards and 57 minor, so naturally the cards under the minor banner take more practice to learn than the small in comparison major house. So for now, let's only focus on the first 10 cards of the major arcana (omitting The Fool). I will give each card a simple keyword. This is what the cards means to me, although most of the basic meanings are universal.

1. The Magician - New beginnings

2. The High Priestess - Hidden Knowledge

3. The Empress - Creativity and abundance (mother)

4. The Emperor - Authority, organisation and evaluation (father)

5. The Hierophant - Traditional ways of solving conflict, learning from your mistakes

6. The Lovers - Choices

7. The Chariot - Taking control

8. Strength - Advancement, moving forward

9. The Hermit - Inner wisdom, happy with one's own situation, making the most of it

10. The Wheel of Fortune - Changes, cycles, closure

These are the first 10 higher meanings of the Tarot, which we can also apply to the cards of the minor arcana, in addition to using each suit's theme. This will help you vastly when learning what the cards mean.

The suits of the minor arcana and their theme are as follows:

Wands - Daily life, work, friends community, personal growth and ideas -  Universal Realm

Cups - Love, emotions and people in your heart - Spiritual Realm

Swords - Problems, health, mental thought processes, strife - Mental Realm/Self

Pentacles - Money, material position and growth, financial matters, possessions, jobs - Physical Realm/Earth

So now let us now apply each major card number, and key word to the minor arcana cards:

Wands

1. New beginnings - Ideas, a job, career.

2. Hidden knowledge - Knowing what you want, knowledge is in within you to find the way.

3. Creativity and abundance - Foundations, being creative and content with your ideas. Just so.

4. Authority, organisation and evaluation (father) - Time to assess your ideas, having the authority to take action and make things happen.

5. Traditional ways of solving conflict - An upset within a circle of friends, community or work, the Hierophant teaches us to use be wise and use traditional values. Don't fuel the situation further but be firm, learn from one's mistakes.

6. Choice - Making good choices with work. Your ideas prove to be useful and people recognize it.

7. Taking control - Acting and standing up for what you believe in. Your friends and community may disagree but you are in control of your own life.

8. Advancement - Light the match and watch it go! Ideas take off, good times socially. The community or work place benefits from your intelligence.

9. Inner wisdom, happy with one's own situation, making the most of it - The Hermit teaches us to look within and be content. Accepting the place you live and the friends you have. It could be worse.

10. Changes - The end of a cycle in work or the community. It has become too much and it may be time for you to move to a new town and take the good memories, and the ups and the downs with you to the next community.

Cups

1. New beginnings - A new relationship, that butterfly feeling.

2. Hidden Knowledge - Is the one you love the right one for you? Have you listened to your heart or have you listened to your head? Following your heart to the "perfect" partner.

3. Creativity and abundance - Wonderfully happy times with loved ones. A celebration, wedding, birth announcement, being a mother.

4. Authority, organisation and evaluation (father) - Time to evaluate things. Your father could offer good advice in matters of the heart right now. Don't be afraid to ask for help when making decisions in love.

5. Traditional ways of solving conflict - Upsetting the balance in love. Remember, traditional ways fix it better. Do not make it worse, move on and learn from it.

6. Choices - Making positive choices and stimulating your emotional needs well.

7. Taking control - A need to take control and stop living in the clouds. You are victim to your heart and you are being lead astray. You need to listen to your inner voice and do the logical thing on this occasion.

8. Advancement, moving forward - Moving on in love. You finally brushed yourself down and have decided to move to pastures new. A clearance of emotional baggage.

9. Inner wisdom, happy with one's own situation, making the most of it - Happy with yourself and your loved ones. My family ins't perfect but they are mine, and I am happy.

10. Changes, cycles, closure - Closure on the past and new beginnings and happiness. Having learned from the past you made it to where you are now.

Swords
A note: The suit of Swords are my favourite cards in the whole of the tarot. They are a very complex set, dealing with the negative aspects in life, and how we cope with them. The suit of Swords, shows us the harsh reality, and flips over the meanings in the numerical system, and can represent delays. For example, the number eight symbolizes strength, advancement and moving forward, Sword VIII however, tells us that the those advancements are being prevented right now, because we are trapped in the problems that seem to slipping out of our control.

1. New beginnings - New strength to deal with strife or health issues. Current problems ending, new ones beginning.

2. Hidden Knowledge - Using inner knowledge to overcome problems or make a decision. You can't see the bigger picture, so seeking wisdom within is the only way.

3. Creativity and abundance - An abundance of heartache. Confidence issues and a lack of creativitys.

4. Authority, organisation and evaluation (father) - Time to evaluate things and rest.
5. Traditional ways of solving conflict - Upsetting the balance. Remember, traditional ways fix it better. Do not make it worse, move on and learn from it.

6. Choices - Making positive choices and moving away from a negative situation.

7. Taking control - A need to take control! You are following a bad path and may be deceiving people. You are being a negative person and wallowing in self pitty. You need to take hold of the reins. Alternatively, someone could be using you, and you are letting it happen, only you can stop this.

8. Advancement, moving forward - Problems are coming in thick and fast, you have got yourself tangled in a web. You can see the way out, but prefer to stay where you are, because it has become comfortable. A delay.

9. Inner wisdom, happy with one's own situation, making the most of it - Feeling alone, isolation. Not happy with the situation and not making the most of it, instead you are worrying. Woe and misery.

10. Changes, cycles, closure - All the problems have come crashing down but the storm has passed and now the only way is up. Changes are coming, and you can climb out of rock bottom.

Pentacles

1. New beginnings - New beginnings in financial matters, a debt cleared, an inheritance, cash windfall.

2. Hidden Knowledge - Using one's own knowledge and experience to juggle financial matters.

3. Creativity and abundance - Using your creativity to make a living. Monetary gain from your art.

4. Authority, organisation and evaluation (father) - Evaluating your finances and keeping a close eye on them, perhaps too much. Greed and possessiveness.
5. Traditional ways of solving conflict - Upsetting the balance. Poverty. Financial hardship. Learn from the mistakes you made getting to this point.

6. Choices - Making positive choices with money lead to success. You are able to share your prosperity. Charity.

7. Taking control - Taking control of your finances and watching money grow. Enjoying the fruit of your labor.
8. Advancement, moving forward - Making good advancements with money. Getting stuck into a project that rewards your financially.

9. Inner wisdom, happy with one's own situation, making the most of it - Content with your financial situation and living a materialist life. No monetary worries.

10. Changes, cycles, closure - Enjoying the rewards you gain through your hard. A project is coming to an end and it is paying off. Retirement.

Tarot: Linking By Numbers (Part III)

Part I
Part II

In this chapter of my Linking By Numbers tutorial, I shall cover the suit of Pentacles. Often and overlooked set, they deal with the physical world, our material possessions, jobs and financial matters. The suit of Wands also focus on work and careers, but this is more in relation to our standing within the work force and our influence in it. The Pentacles shine a spotlight on our material gain garnered from jobs and careers and the satisfaction and personal growth we can achieve.

1. New beginnings - New beginnings in financial matters, a debt cleared, an inheritance, cash windfall.

2. Hidden Knowledge - Using one's own knowledge and experience to juggle financial matters.

3. Creativity and abundance - Using your creativity to make a living. Monetary gain from your art.

4. Authority, organisation and evaluation (father)Authority and evaluation - Evaluating your finances and keeping a close eye on them, perhaps too much. Greed and possessiveness.
5. Traditional ways of solving conflict - Upsetting the balance. Poverty. Financial hardship. Learn from the mistakes you made getting to this point.

6. Choices - Making positive choices with money lead to success. You are able to share your prosperity. Charity.

7. Taking control - Taking control of your finances and watching money grow. Enjoying the fruit of your labor.
8. Advancement, moving forward - Making good advancements with money. Getting stuck into a project that rewards your financially.

9. Inner wisdom, happy with one's own situation, making the most of it - Content with your financial situation and living a materialist life. No monetary worries.

10. Changes, cycles, closure - Enjoying the rewards you gain through your hard. A project is coming to an end and it is paying off. Retirement.

Tarot: Linking By Numbers (Part II)

In my last post, I discussed my linking by numbers method, for easy learning of the tarot's minor arcana and the first ten cards of the major house. In this chapter, I will show you how you can apply the linking technique to the suit of swords.

If you haven't done already, you will need to read part I of this tutorial.

Swords
A note: The suit of Swords are my favourite cards in the whole of the tarot. They are a very complex set, dealing with the negative aspects in life, and how we cope with them. The suit of Swords, shows us the harsh reality, and flips over the meanings in the numerical system, and can represent delays. For example, the number eight symbolizes strength, advancement and moving forward, Sword VIII however, tells us that the those advancements are being prevented right now, because we are trapped in the problems that seem to slipping out of our control.

1. New beginnings - New strength to deal with strife or health issues. Current problems ending, new ones beginning.

2. Hidden Knowledge - Using inner knowledge to overcome problems or make a decision. You can't see the bigger picture, so seeking wisdom within is the only way.

3. Creativity and abundance - An abundance of heartache. Confidence issues and a lack of creativitys.

4. Authority, organisation and evaluation (father) - Time to evaluate things and rest.
5. Traditional ways of solving conflict - Upsetting the balance. Remember, traditional ways fix it better. Do not make it worse, move on and learn from it.

6. Choices - Making positive choices and moving away from a negative situation.

7. Taking control - A need to take control! You are following a bad path and may be deceiving people. You are being a negative person and wallowing in self pitty. You need to take hold of the reins. Alternatively, someone could be using you, and you are letting it happen, only you can stop this.

8. Advancement, moving forward - Problems are coming in thick and fast, you have got yourself tangled in a web. You can see the way out, but prefer to stay where you are, because it has become comfortable. A delay.

9. Inner wisdom, happy with one's own situation, making the most of it - Feeling alone, isolation. Not happy with the situation and not making the most of it, instead you are worrying. Woe and misery.

10. Changes, cycles, closure - All the problems have come crashing down but the storm has passed and now the only way is up. Changes are coming, and you can climb out of rock bottom.

Ada: My Guide

I think it is time I introduced Ada in a little more detail. She is my spirit guide, and we all have one apparently. Some people are blissfully unaware of their guide's presence in their lives and never pay much attention to where those random hunches and gut feelings come from, and those caring entities are cool with that. They have no ego and don't take any credit for their work.

I actually have two guides, that I am aware of, although it is Ada who is at for forefront, helping me during readings and personal matters in a more obvious manner. The second guide I have is, Astarott. He tends to take on the form of a wise old wizard, think Merlin. I am under the impression that he deals with the major factors in my life. Maybe Ada is his little assistant, taking care of the life's general and lesser worrisome situations, while Astarott shapes me spiritually and prepares me for the next phase. As I do not know a great deal about him, for this blog post I shall focus on Ada.

Ada introduced herself to me when I was around nine years old. I first noticed her as a thought or feeling, something that was just there but not obvious. Later, her communication became more audible, until eventually she made her appearance known. Guides do not consider their identity an important part of their relationship with you, however. Some guides have no physical identity and their being can be anything from a spirit of a human, an animal or a simple essence.

As mentioned in my first blog post, Ada communes with me on five different levels, which are as follows:

Level 1 - Feelings / hunches
Level 2 - Audible thoughts
Level 3 - Audible conversation
Level 4 - Visual
Level 5 - One on one conversation / trance state

Which level we communicate within, depends on several factors, such as my mental state, level of relaxation, both our energies and many other elements can play a part on the quality or type of spiritual communication.

Ada is in fact, wait for it... A fairy. It is somewhat difficult for this red blooded male, to admit that I talk to a fairy, but she is what she is, and I can not and would not want to change that. She looks like a traditional fairy from the children's story books ("they had to get it from somewhere", she often says!), think Tinkerbell, and you are not far from how she looks; a little glowing star sat on my shoulder, whispering in my ear. And, she likes to point out that it's, Faerie (with a capital F), not fairy.

I was blessed with the most sarcastic, witty and humorous guide. Faerie folk are traditional renowned for their mischievous little tricks, and Ada is no exception. It can be quite difficult to do a reading for somebody, sat opposite you, with tears in their eyes, while Ada is in my ear, being sarcastic and witty.

I have always been fascinated to know where she comes from and I am interested to learn more about what a Faerie actually is. All I know so far is that, a Faerie is a spirit of the air and a guardian of nature. She once asked me "Do you know what happens to all the insects and creepy crawlies when they are squashed?!" To which I replied "They go to the spirit world like everything else?". Ada told me that insects are part of the nature realm, and when their physical body dies, their spirit lives on in the realms of nature, among the Faerie folk. The next time you step on bug, or purposely crush a spider with your slipper, pay attention and see if anything bad happens to you, such as dropping your phone down the toilet, or tripping over that said slipper!

I would love to share much more about Ada with people reading my blog. When she reveals more to me about the mysterious Faerie folk, I shall be happy to write that down too, My guide is the one whom has constantly encouraged me to write about our work together. Whenever I have started a blog or website of some kind, a big smile has spread across the width of  her face, quickly followed by a sigh of disappointment, when she realizes it's just another thing about baking, music or photography!

Reading For Yourself

A girl emailed me today, which prompted me to write this. To you, If you are reading this, then I hope you don't mind me mentioning your question :)

She said she knew she had psychic ability but didn't want to read for herself because of the "rule" that says you shouldn't. This of course is a total myth and rather angers me that some books and text are discouraging people from using their gifts.

Look at it this way. When you are born, we are told that we are given six senses, the sixth being the gift of psychic sense. Your gift of sight, for example, is yours and yours alone, and you don't use it to aid anyone other than yourself, unless someone you know has lost their eye sight, and you help them. This is the same for psychic sense. Too many loose their gifts during childhood, and it is then people like myself whom help out those people by doing readings, just like an interpreter would with sign language for someone who is deaf, but had that person not lost their hearing, it would be theirs to use as they wish and theirs alone to enjoy.

One reason why we CAN'T read for ourselves, is that our own deepest desires can form a barrier and cloud our judgement.  If we ask the tarot, "Will she fall in love me?" Or "Will I get the job?", We really want the answer to be, yes. So sometimes it's hard for us to differentiate between what we desire and what the tarot is really trying to tell us, so hence why it is often easier to let someone else read for us. Employing a certain amount of discipline and proper training can fix this issue.

So please trust me, no bad luck will come to you if you read for yourself, mentally or with a tool such as the tarot. Enjoy it, it was your birth right and gift to use. I have met many psychics who have become good friends, and we all read for ourselves. If literature agree that we can use a pendulum or runes for our own needs, then surely the same should apply to the tarot.. Like most myths, the "don't read for yourself" rule is full of contradictions ;)

Tarot: Linking By Numbers

Throughout this blog, I wanted to share my own methods which helped me learn how to successfully and accurately read the Tarot. This technique is not new, and I have indeed learnt the foundations of it from brilliant books, but this is my own take on it and how I personally see the cards. Sylvia Abraham devised the brilliant Keyword System in her book of the same name, and although it deals with keywords, the numerology still flows through it. Her book is great starting if you are learning to read the tarot. I was hooked on this book as a kid, and I was surprised how quick it was to pick up. The following is a system I devised myself, inspired by Sylvia's Keyword System literature.

Each card is numbered (with the exception of the court cards. I like to class The Fool as 0). There are 22 major arcana cards and 57 minor, so naturally the cards under the minor banner take more practice to learn than the small in comparison major house. So for now, let's only focus on the first 10 cards of the major arcana (omitting The Fool). I will give each card a simple keyword. This is what the cards means to me, although most of the basic meanings are universal.

1. The Magician - New beginnings

2. The High Priestess - Hidden Knowledge

3. The Empress - Creativity and abundance (mother)

4. The Emperor - Authority, organisation and evaluation (father)

5. The Hierophant - Traditional ways of solving conflict, learning from your mistakes

6. The Lovers - Choices

7. The Chariot - Taking control

8. Strength - Advancement, moving forward

9. The Hermit - Inner wisdom, happy with one's own situation, making the most of it

10. The Wheel of Fortune - Changes, cycles, closure

These are the first 10 higher meanings of the Tarot, which we can also apply to the cards of the minor arcana, in addition to using each suit's theme. This will help you vastly when learning what the cards mean.

The suits of the minor arcana and their theme are as follows:

Wands - Daily life, work, friends community, personal growth and ideas -  Universal Realm

Cups - Love, emotions and people in your heart - Spiritual Realm

Swords - Problems, health, mental thought processes, strife - Mental Realm/Self

Pentacles - Money, material position and growth, financial matters, possessions, jobs - Physical Realm/Earth

So now let us now apply each major card number, and key word to the minor arcana cards:

Wands

1. New beginnings - Ideas, a job, career.

2. Hidden knowledge - Knowing what you want, knowledge is in within you to find the way.

3. Creativity and abundance - Foundations, being creative and content with your ideas. Just so.

4. Authority, organisation and evaluation (father) - Time to assess your ideas, having the authority to take action and make things happen.

5. Traditional ways of solving conflict - An upset within a circle of friends, community or work, the Hierophant teaches us to use be wise and use traditional values. Don't fuel the situation further but be firm, learn from one's mistakes.

6. Choice - Making good choices with work. Your ideas prove to be useful and people recognize it.

7. Taking control - Acting and standing up for what you believe in. Your friends and community may disagree but you are in control of your own life.

8. Advancement - Light the match and watch it go! Ideas take off, good times socially. The community or work place benefits from your intelligence.

9. Inner wisdom, happy with one's own situation, making the most of it - The Hermit teaches us to look within and be content. Accepting the place you live and the friends you have. It could be worse.

10. Changes - The end of a cycle in work or the community. It has become too much and it may be time for you to move to a new town and take the good memories, and the ups and the downs with you to the next community.

Cups

1. New beginnings - A new relationship, that butterfly feeling.

2. Hidden Knowledge - Is the one you love the right one for you? Have you listened to your heart or have you listened to your head? Following your heart to the "perfect" partner.

3. Creativity and abundance - Wonderfully happy times with loved ones. A celebration, wedding, birth announcement, being a mother.

4. Authority, organisation and evaluation (father) - Time to evaluate things. Your father could offer good advice in matters of the heart right now. Don't be afraid to ask for help when making decisions in love.

5. Traditional ways of solving conflict - Upsetting the balance in love. Remember, traditional ways fix it better. Do not make it worse, move on and learn from it.

6. Choices - Making positive choices and stimulating your emotional needs well.

7. Taking control - A need to take control and stop living in the clouds. You are victim to your heart and you are being lead astray. You need to listen to your inner voice and do the logical thing on this occasion.

8. Advancement, moving forward - Moving on in love. You finally brushed yourself down and have decided to move to pastures new. A clearance of emotional baggage.

9. Inner wisdom, happy with one's own situation, making the most of it - Happy with yourself and your loved ones. My family ins't perfect but they are mine, and I am happy.

10. Changes, cycles, closure - Closure on the past and new beginnings and happiness. Having learned from the past you made it to where you are now.

Ok folks, that is as much as I can type on the subject for now :). But in my next blog posts I will cover the Swords and Pentacles suits, the court cards, the remaining Major arcana cards and how to construct a reading using what I call my "Linking by Numbers" method ;)

An Introduction

I suppose the best way to kick off this blog is to introduce myself and explain where I place within the realm of the supernatural.

My blog is about my psychic work and discoveries. I was introduced to the spirit world at approximately five years old, when a mysterious boy, around the same age as me, began communicating with me. To me, he was a real person, but to the adults and other children, I appeared to be talking to myself. To cut a long story short, "David" turned out to be something not of this world, whether he was just imaginary or not, it certainly opened up the door to the psychic realms for me, and so my fascination with it began.

I have struggled with my belief in the supernatural throughout my life. The more I analyze and try to explain it, the more unlikely it all seems. I also wrestle with the fact I am a man, and there is a hideous misconception that psychics etc. are female gypsies. My pride and macho traits sometimes prevent me from admitting that I have gifts. So I may be nuts! I don't care, I just say what I hear and strangely these insights come true or prove to already be true. It may all just be a big coincidence, I am open to that theory just as much as I am to the suggestion that the spirit world may exist :)

I prefer to call myself a medium, as I all my messages and dealings seem to be with spirits, and I am the medium and bridge between them and they client here on Earth. I don't receive random visions or prophecies, instead I am shown or told messages from my guide or specific and willing entities. Like most mediums, I have a spirit guide, whom for me is called Ada. Guides come to us in many different ways (and forms) and mediums converse with them differently at different times. Some mediums never have any obvious interaction with their guides at all, but just have a sense of something is there. Ada communicates with me in levels which are as follows:

Level 1 - Feelings / hunches
Level 2 - Audible thoughts
Level 3 - Audible conversation
Level 4 - Visual
Level 5 - One on one conversation / trance state

When I do a reading for something, Ada or other entities, communicate with me within levels 1 and 2. I prefer this, as it is difficult to have a conversation with spirit while talking to a client at the same time. For my own personal communication, myself and Ada converse within levels 3 and 4, during relaxation or meditation (which I rarely do these days!)

I, at Ada's approval, decided to read to earn a living. My friends encouraged me to do so, after receiving a reading from me. I began working on the phone as a agent for the Psychic Circle, doing several hours of reading a week. I then left there and embarked on a career in music as a graphics designer. I would later return to the phones as an agent once again, for Freeview's dedicated TV channel Psychic Today, which I believe now runs on Sky TV only. After a stint there, I left again and decided that I would only read free of charge for family and friends, or to those who desperately needed help from the spirit world. Working on the phone lines was far too repetitive for me. The same question came several times an hour, "Does he/she love me? Are they cheating on me?" These people had already answered the question themselves and were in denial.

Though my readings are usually interpretations or relays of my mental messages, I naturally became interested in Tarot cards, purely because I loved the imagery and symbolism. As a reading tool, I personally think they are best saved for self help and guidance. When it comes to reading for others, the mind is the ultimate doorway. Whether I use tarot cards for readings or not, I have still devoted twenty years to learning about them, and I am still learning to this day. The tarot has infinite interpretations and hidden meanings, that no one can truly be a master of it. It seems that no psychic or medium is complete, without a deck of Tarot cards and I am no exception (with over 50 decks actually, as I became a collector of Tarot and standard playing cards! I truly do love the artwork, hence my collection)

So, here I am now, blogging about it all, which I think is a great way for me to share my own experiences. As mediums we are always encouraged to write things down, which I never do, because I simply can't be bothered. But hopefully now, I will have more motivation!  I am aware that the subject is increasing in popularity and I sincerely hope anyone dropping by enjoy my stories.

What to expect from my blog in the future

• Stories of my experiences
• Messages and "predictions" of world events
• Manuscripts of readings I have done which I deem interesting (provided the client approves)
• "Teachings" of my own techniques for contacting the spirit world, which you could try for yourself 
• My own interpretations of  the Tarot

Basically, I am going to be talking a lot about all aspects of the supernatural and divination. There are many different areas to cover from runes, crystals, talking spirit boards (Ouija boards), seances, to dreams, spells, magic and astral projection. And I am lucky enough to have been given the opportunity to experiment with all of these things and read some fanatic books based upon them. Most kids want to blow their pocket money on sweets, but I saved mine to visit the book shop in town. The only books I can read is cookery and anything to do with new age and supernatural.

This blog is far from an ego trip for me. I can not take soul credit for everything I am going to write about, as I have learned from many great books by fantastic writers and experts, whom I shall acknowledge in due course. I have, over the years adapted things to my own liking, which is what being a practitioner of any art is all about. For years Ada has wanted me to write a book about spirit guides, and I personally think she's nuts! I do not have the time, nor patience for it, and I really don't think anyone would be interested in a book seemingly all about my guide! But this way, with a blog, I can share my stories and hopefully meet and talk to fellow mediums!