MEDIUMSHIP – FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
WHAT IS MEDIUMSHIP?
When a person dies and the physical body decays, the soul leaves the body and goes to another place. This is what some people call ‘heaven’, and others call ‘going home’: it can be called ‘going to the light’ or it can simply be called ‘another dimension’. A medium is a person who has the gift of being able to communicate with souls who have passed over from earth to that other place.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
All matter is energy, vibrating at different frequencies. Nowadays our world is full of these invisible waves for the multitude of radio and television stations; mobile telephones and so on: the concept of invisible energy waves is no longer strange to us. In the overall scale of things, a mountain is solid, and has a low vibration. People are more mobile, lighter, and have a higher vibration. Souls who have left behind the weight and mass of a physical body are even lighter, and have a much higher vibration.
A medium is a person who has the gift of being able to communicate with these souls from a much higher vibration, who can “tune in” to the right frequency. We know now that birds and animals communicate on different frequencies – a special dog whistle, for instance, is not audible to the human ear – and a medium has the ability to raise his or her vibration level and communicate on another frequency. Mediums have been likened to transformers, who can step up and step down energy to the correct frequency to allow communication to flow.
WHAT CAN A MEDIUM SUCH AS DOUGLAS DO FOR ME?
Let us talk about the way that Douglas Ballard works, and what his work as a medium encompasses. There are two typical scenarios.
The first is when a client has lost a loved one: perhaps a parent, spouse or child has died recently, and the client wants to communicate with the person who has passed over. It may be that a couple had argued in the morning, the husband had gone to work and been killed in a car accident on the way. The wife wants to make peace with the husband, and to say that final goodbye. Perhaps a young child died as a result of a painful illness, and the parents want to know that the child is no longer suffering. Maybe a parent was ill, and the child did not make it home in time to say the things that we all need to say at a final farewell.
Douglas can facilitate that communication with the soul of the person who has passed over. Typically Douglas would describe the person as he or she was on earth, and perhaps give “evidence” – naming favourite places or pastimes, habits or tunes. This reassures the client that he or she is actually talking to the right person, and can ask or say whatever is appropriate- and receive answers. Such sessions are always emotional, which is a very positive sign, and invariably the client leaves saying they feel much “lighter” and hugely comforted by the experience. Always, there is the sensation of that wonderful unconditional love that only those from that other place can give.
The second scenario is when a client wants some practical advice about what is happening here and now in his or her life. Typically the client feels as though they have reached a crossroads in their life and do not know which path to follow – or perhaps they feel that they do not have any options left at all, and that they are facing a big blank wall. Common questions include, “which job offer should I take?” “When will I sell my house?” “Am I on the right path in my life?” “I am unhappy in my marriage/relationship: should I stay or should I go? What is the way forward?”
Here, Douglas works with his Guide to provide insights, information and practical advice. If a client arrives and asks a general question about what is happening in their life, that is what they will hear – an overview of what is happening in their life. The more specific the question, the more specific the answer, and regular clients of Douglas bring a “shopping list” of questions covering the issues that are foremost in their lives at that time. Time and time again, clients have been amazed at the information that Douglas provides. “How did you know that? Nobody knows that!” they say when he tells them of incidents that happened when they were very young, or secrets that they have told nobody. And that is the whole point. There are no secrets to those in that other place – the source of Universal knowledge and understanding. Past, present and future; people, places and events – there is nothing that is outside the remit of such a source – except, as Douglas says, “please don’t ask for the lottery numbers!”
Often, people will think that what they are told is impossible – “that could never happen” or “you’re wrong, that is not what I am going to do”. One way or another, however, it always turns out as they have been told – but not always in the way they might have expected!
FOR BUSINESS PEOPLE TOO
Increasing numbers of business people are turning to Douglas for advice and guidance – he is building quite a reputation as a “business consultant with a difference”! Both in UK and in the Algarve, one of his regular international destinations, business clients come to him on a regular basis. “Everything you told me last time has come true, so I’m here for an update!” they will say. Information about business trends and new contracts; staff issues and business contacts: all are perfectly valid topics, and more and more CEOs and managers are discovering the value of having a consultant like Douglas on their team!
WHAT HAPPENS IN A SESSION?
A consultation with Douglas is like talking with an old friend. Douglas sits in one chair, the client sits in another – and the conversation starts. Understandably, some people are a little nervous on their first consultation, half expecting things to fly around the room, or for strange voices to be heard. It is nothing like that, it is a perfectly normal session of questions, answers and conversation – except, of course, the answers are coming from that other place.
NATURAL HEALING – FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
WHAT IS NATURAL HEALING?
Natural healing is as old as civilisation itself. Although not everyone practises it today, we still have the principles deep within us. What does a mother do when her child falls over and grazes its knee? She rubs it better. It is totally instinctive, totally natural – and it is done with love and compassion.
By putting his (or her) hands onto the shoulders or affected part of the patient’s body, a healer is allowing a natural flow of energy to enter the patient and work to restore a state of balance and well-being. This type of healing works at every level – physical, emotional and mental – and the energy goes wherever it is needed.
WHAT HAPPENS IN A SESSION?
When the patient arrives, he/she will be asked to complete a medical card. This is a legal requirement and is, of course, strictly confidential. For the session itself, the patient does not have to remove any clothing – apart perhaps from shoes and, if appropriate, a heavy coat or jacket. The patient lays on a treatment couch and relaxes. Douglas will typically be sat behind the patient’s head at the start of a session, and will place his hands on the shoulders of the patient. It may be that, during the course of the session, he puts his hands on the head of the patient or on the affected area, but nothing more than that. The treatment is not intrusive, and does not require any action on the part of the patient.
WHAT DOES THE PATIENT FEEL OR EXPERIENCE?
This varies from person to person. It is quite common for the patient to feel warmth and a feeling of relaxation during the session. There may be some tingling or similar sensation in the affected area.
Patients with bad backs, old fractures or dislocations or similar complaints sometimes feel sore the day after the treatment. This is perfectly normal: It is a sign that the body is repairing, Similarly, some patients feel worse for a short time before they go on to feel much better after a treatment. The healing continues to work for several days after the treatment, and its positive effects will be felt for far longer.
WHAT SORT OF PROBLEMS OR AILMENTS CAN BE HELPED WITH HEALING?
This natural form of healing has proved very effective across a wide range of problems, including:
** Stress Our lives today are based on pressures of time, money, performance and achievement. Healing can help you to relax and unwind, allowing the body the time and space at every level to restore its natural equilibrium and give you a fresh perspective on a difficult situation.
** Pain relief Many people go though lives with residual pain from operations that went wrong, a fall when they were younger, an old injury that never seems to heal. The healing energy can get to the root cause of the pain and give relief. Douglas himself has had particular successes with patients suffering from back pain.
** Cancer Miracles and cures are never promised and it would be unethical to raise false hopes. What can be said in complete honesty, however, is that there are a significant number of cases on file where tumors have vanished, and where cancer cells have disappeared after regular sessions of healing.
**Ailments Douglas’s healing has helped many people with asthma, migraines, tennis elbow, strokes, rheumatism and many other conditions.
**Autism Not all healers take on the challenges presented by conditions such as autism. Douglas worked for some time with children in Michigan, USA, with some very encouraging results, and has also helped individual cases in England.
**Sport Fractures, sprains and ruptures are hazards of competitive sport where peak fitness, has to be maintained throughout the year. Many cases have been documented of top-level sports people having their injuries healed in record time after just one or two treatments.
IS THERE ANY FORMAL TRAINING FOR HEALERS? HOW DO I KNOW IF I HAVE FOUND A PROPER, QUALIFIED HEALER?
In times gone by, there was no formal system of training or qualification, no code of conduct or disciplinary procedure. Nowadays healing is now taking its rightful place within the UK National Health Service, Fully recognised by the British Government and the medical profession.
It was in 2000 that the House of Lords Select Committee on Science & Technology presented its first report on the introduction of legislation to cover all complementary therapies, and its second report was published in 2002. In brief the British Government introduced measures for the official registration of all complementary therapists in 44 major disciplines, including (hands on) healing.
Douglas has been working tirelessly with his particular association, Kent International Healing Association, to introduce the necessary framework for training and standards to meet these tough requirements. He has written the training manual and overseen the programme for training tutors and assessors to develop the next generation of healers.
Healing is a natural gift but, like playing the piano, some have a greater gift than others. While some say that such natural gifts should not be brought into a Government controlled situation, all professional healers welcome the move. For both patients and healers, it introduces a structure which will bring it into the mainstream of the NHS.
In order to become fully registered, a healer has to go though a training course and be examined by a panel of assessors in both the theory and practise of healing. Lists of registered healers are available from K.I.H.A. Kent International Healing Association
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