Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, albeit to differing degrees. Some people call it intuition or gut feeling. Everyone can learn to develop this intuition and to extend this ability to link with the spirit world but some people will always be more successful than others.
- 2. How can psychics tell the future?
The simple answer is that they can't. All living things have an Aura (an electro-magnetic field) which surrounds the physical body and information about the person's past, present and just into the future is imprinted on it. People who are adept at reading it (if they realise what they are doing or not) can 'predict' your future for you but this, at best, can become a self-fulfilling prophesy. Fortune Telling is illegal under the Fraudulent Mediums Act.
- 3. Isn't Spiritualism a cult?
No. Spiritualism is a registered religion with the British Government.
- 4. We are told that it is wrong to try and contact the dead. Why do mediums do it?
Mediums cannot 'raise the dead'. They cannot demand that a person communicates via their mediumship, only send out a thought to the spirit world and invite anyone who wishes to communicate with the sitter to do so. Loved ones come forward to prove to their families that they have survived that physical change called death and are alive and well in another state of existence.
A medium is someone who has developed an ability to communicate with people in the spirit world. They use the spiritual gifts of clairvoyance (clear seeing), clairaudience (clear hearing), or clairsentience (clear sensing) depending on their own abilities. It is their job to give the evidence from the spirit world that loved ones are still taking an interest in your lives by describing what is happening around you at the moment after giving you information that you would be able to recognise about your loved ones. This information should contain physical descriptions, memories, character traits, anniversaries of important events etc.
- 6. What is Spiritual Healing?
Spiritual Healing is a transference of spiritual energy from the spirit world through the healing medium to the person who is having healing. It is possible to transmit this energy without the person being physically present by sitting quietly and thinking of the person who needs the help. Spiritual healing works alongside orthodox medicine and healers cannot promise a cure for your problems.
- 7. Who goes to a Spiritualist Church?
Anyone can attend a spiritualist church whatever their race, creed, colour or age. We believe that everyone has something to offer whatever their age or experience and that everyone is equally important. Everyone is capable of developing spiritual gifts.
- 8. Why does God allow atrocities like the Trade Towersto happen?
God does not allow atrocities like this to happen, man does. We are placed on this earth to learn that everyone is equal and to try and to progress in a spiritual way. Man has freewill and makes his own decisions and it is by these decisions he learns.
- 9. What happens in a service?
Prayers are said, hymns are sung, a reading is given and then the medium will give a short philosophy (which is equal to a sermon in an orthodox church) and is based on spiritual law, and then will give clairvoyance which is communication from the people in the spirit world. Other types of services do take place but the service described above is a Divine Service.
- 10. Who goes to the Spirit World?
Everyone regardless of race, colour, creed or religion goes to the spirit world (Heaven) when they die.
- 11. What happens if someone has been married twice?
There is no jealousy in the spirit world and you can be with both partners or just the one, it is entirely up to you. You will be with people in the spirit world who are similar to you and can do whatever you want to.
Rescue Work / Haunting Frequently Asked Questions.
- 1) - Is there a difference between a ‘ghost’ and a ‘spirit’?
Yes, most definitely. A ghost essentially is an imprint on time, a type of video that is replayed over and over again. You would usually find a ‘ghost’ where there has been a tragic happening, e.g. a murder, as the emotion of the event is what imprints the ‘ghost’ on the atmosphere of a place. It is impossible to communicate with a ghost; they have no awareness of you whatsoever and are not a living entity. They are simply a photograph in time and anybody would be able to see them if the conditions were right.
A spirit is a living entity with full awareness of a person who they have chosen to make themselves aware to. It is possible to communicate with a spirit as they still have the intelligence they had when they were on the earth. They are more likely to want to get a message across to a loved one but sometimes they feel drawn back to a place that had particular memories for them, i.e. their home, workplace etc. If you think about previous homes you have lived in and have wondered from time to time what the place is like now then you have an idea why sometimes spirits are drawn back to their previous homes.
- 2) - What causes spirit activity?
More often than not you will find that ‘paranormal activity’ is experienced in a location when physical alterations start to be made and this is because the spirit may feel that it is still their home and don’t want the changes that are being made and are trying to make their thoughts known about it. High emotion, i.e. a teenager going through puberty, a person undergoing a lot of stress or a bereavement can also be a catalyst for this type of activity.
- 3) - Is it possible to ‘get rid’ of a spirit?
Yes, but please remember that a spirit is a living entity and therefore needs as much help, and respect, as someone alive in the physical sense. If you are experiencing these kinds of problems then please contact your nearest Spiritualist Church and ask them if they have a medium who is able to help in these circumstances. Only people who have been trained specifically and know what they are doing should undertake this type of work.
