What do messages from the Spirit World feel like to you?

They can be incredibly moving as the very powerful love flows through when a loved one in spirit draws close to the person I am giving the message to. It’s difficult, if not impossible to put into words. I have met so many genuine people who truly still love those that are no longer on our side of life.

By way of example, I remember doing a reading for a lady when I became aware of a spirit gentleman standing in the room with us. He told me he was her husband and then proceeded to tell me about their very special bond and described some very specific parts of their lives together. Being honest, I had to pause occasionally for this wonderful lady had tears rolling down her cheeks but was smiling too for she knew and fully believed in his continued existence and felt his presence in the room.

I was also overcome with the deep love these two fine people had for each other.

Each love is unique but special and obviously very personal to the people involved.

I told this lady that her devoted husband still kissed her head each night and she said ‘I know, I feel it’. It was one of the most moving and rewarding links I have ever had the honour of being part of.

What sort of people do you both admire and respect?

All those that look after our physical, mental or spiritual well-being; such as doctors, carers, nurses, cleaners, police officers, the armed services, and charitable organisations.

It does include sincere public servants, journalists and aid workers who both risk and have lost their lives in the many troubled spots of the world.

Do all people believe in the Spirit World?

Sadly not, but most people in the world believe in some form of afterlife. To explain, imagine a line, that at one end are the people that totally believe and at the other those that completely disbelieve. Everyone else lies somewhere in between.

The very sceptical have a view of existence that excludes all paranormal phenomena. Their belief system excludes not only psychics and mediums but God too. I believe that is the position of Y.N.D (initials) as well. To that extent their opinion about all such matters is based on the physical and rational world. It is a perfectly understandable position. Indeed, I would much rather live in a society that allows different opinions than one that does not.

Therefore to a sceptic, if a medium claims to have received a full name when performing in front of an audience, they will assume that the information was obtained by a non- paranormal method such as chance, guesswork or some form of trickery. They may, for instance, form the view that the medium had access to the names and addresses of theatre audience members.

At this point I would like to state that we have never asked for such information prior to a show. Indeed, it is highly unlikely that any theatre would provide it if asked. Furthermore, even for those shows we book through our own office, only a person’s initials are asked for, not their names, for that very reason. This policy has been in place for some years. The point being, that we feel very strongly that a medium should have no prior information regarding his or her audience members.

We believe that it is important that each person forms their own view about psychic medium-ship. In fairness, to a non-believer asking someone to accept the existence of a spirit being let alone any ability for him or her to be able to communicate can be a huge step for someone.

Faith and belief for many are often very private matters. All we ask at shows is for people to come with an open mind.

What types of people attend your shows?

Wide ranges from those who have lost somebody from our side of life, people that are interested in paranormal subjects, fellow mediums and the curious too. Those of a sensitive nature are certainly interested in the subject. For instance, it is my experience that many females are naturally intuitive and are drawn to the subject of life after death.

There have been occasions when I have carried out follow-up visits to the homes of people who have attended my shows. Two of those that are shown in the second page of the Media Section of my website were also featured in a two page spread in a national magazine called Chat its fate.

The first of these, Marie Black, concerns a television documentary she was featured in as a direct result of a very serious assault she was subjected to. At a performance, I gave her a message from her grandmother (who also gave her name) and the road where they lived before this unfortunate event had taken place. During this spirit message the exact location of the houses within that road were also mentioned. However what was really surprising is that she did feature in a documentary as a result of this tragic incident. At the time I didn’t know it was going to be as the result of her being the victim of a personal attack.

One aspect of this situation that I would like to point out is that despite having to deal with this harrowing assault, Marie and her daughter are like others in this World, trying to put their life back together again. This fine young lady has already had facial reconstructive surgery and is likely to need more. Her mother, also called Marie has been a constant source of strength throughout. Thank God for mothers like this!

The other story that was featured in the magazine is about Susanne Todd that attended one of my shows. Her husband now in spirit made a very moving connection with her that provided some surprising details including his name and the names of other family/friends that came with her along with the number on her door. An after-show interview of her is also shown on the second page of the Media Section of my website. They are also featured on the Testimonials Section of this site. To me, the females mentioned above are the real heroes! I never cease to be surprised at the tremendous inner reserves of strength that women like these can call upon when tragedy strikes.

What type of person becomes a medium?

A high concern for the welfare of others is normally present. This extends to all living creatures. Many, like myself, are vegetarians. A strong faith is obviously a great asset too as is a non-judgemental attitude wherever possible.
The person will possess a deeper level of empathy and sensitivity involving so-called sixth sense abilities enabling them to act as an instrument between ‘Worlds’. Although great emphasis is placed on psychic abilities, in my view, these channels are being put to their best use when they are applied to bring comfort and reassurance to the lives of others. This, in essence, is the work of a medium.
Usually, but not always, a medium first serves for many years in a voluntary way for The Spiritualist Movement. This was the road I followed. Indeed, during my life I have spent many years in gaining valuable experience while involved in voluntary roles of one sort or another. At some point events will take place to persuade the medium to devote all of their working time to the role. For some this can be a major event in their lives such as a potentially life-threatening illness or perhaps losing someone very special from this side of life. The path of medium-ship obviously requires a high level of commitment. Contrary to some views money is not the driving force. For if it was, the medium would not have spent so many years out several times a week in all weathers on a voluntary basis. There is a view that some backgrounds are better than others in helping a person to become a medium. Its situations such as these that have provided me with the honour of touching the lives of people in a very meaningful way which can be a very humbling experience. However, my background before public stage medium-ship also involved working with people in challenging official roles and situations, training or representing them in various ways.  Being able to stand in front of an audience or congregation and keep calm and confident is essential along with a strong sense of humour!

Why can’t the Spirit World provide full names all the time in their communications?

We must try to understand that the spirit body does not have a physical voice box as we have and they do live in another sort of dimension called by many names including heaven. It can be an immense task for them to place recognisable information into the mind of a medium.

By using pictures, feelings and what I sometimes call living thoughts they try to get the right message to our side of life. For instance, you will often hear a medium saying something like ‘Its either Stephen or Stephanie because very often they are able to get the ‘Steph’ thought in but not always the ending of the word.

Similarly, if when giving a road the first part might be clear but the ending less so. I remember giving a message to a lady saying its Green something. I was half expecting her to say its Green Lane or Greenfields Lane. She just smiled with surprise and said ‘my surname is Green’. We
both laughed.

It is my firm belief that one day we will all fully accept the reality of the continuation of the living soul. All forms of communication have their difficulties. If we try and understand it from the spirit loved one’s point of view rather than a sometimes-limited opinion on this side of life, we might be then able to work with their attempts rather than against them.

Mediums have made the conscious choice to devote part of their lives to be both a channel and bridge between worlds. Although the public performers are well known, there are countless others who serve in Spiritualist Churches day-in and day-out, wishing to bring comfort to the bereaved. For all genuine mediums, that is their best and most meaningful reward!

Do you believe in Reincarnation?

I believe that the core essence of our  eternal spiritual nature is our soul.  Its quest is to constantly improve which  can be achieved,  like other aspects of our lives,  by a series of tests.

To that  end, each thought, word or action can bring us nearer to the divine centre or  further away from it. Our physical lives and some of the choices we make during  our time this side of the veil provide us with the opportunities to improve our  spiritual nature. I believe that this progress can either take place within the  heavenly realms or by making the right decisions during a series of earthly  lives.
Many of the people who have been subject to  a procedure called regression have often reported in extraordinary  detail what happened to them, in what many believe as past lives.  Many years ago, I used to regress  volunteers in special sessions when working within the Spiritualist Church  Movement. Many of these outcomes were also very surprising in their content.  Once again, however, I would prefer it if the reader used their own judgement  when forming opinions about this fascinating subject.

Do the spirit world communicate with you all the time?

Most people who have been professionally trained in this type of work will be both taught and advised to ‘open up’ before acting as a spirit link and to properly ‘close down’ at the end of a session. Failure to do this could lead to unwanted intrusions within our ordinary day-to-day lives.

What ‘deaths’ have you found to be most difficult?

Each passing is both unique and moving in its own way to those affected. However, the loss of a child I have found to be very traumatic for parents to cope with. If this has involved violence or the recklessness by another individual, the trauma and loss can be that much greater.

Do evil spirits exist?

Opinions on this one differ. I take the view  that good and evil exists on this side of the veil and in the inner realms too.  Like many questions, a response involving a few lines is inevitably inadequate. Our main concern should be the harm that  one human being can do to another. Perhaps the greatest evidence of this in  history are the acts of attempted genocide. Events such as the Holocaust, the slaughter of the innocents in Rwanda and now what is taking place in Darfur. In addition, we should not forget the countless lives that have been affected by that dark stain on human history referred to as the Slave Trade. There are some people on this planet that have  experienced many centuries if not thousands of years of persecution, merely because of their race, colour or creed.