So you want to be a Medium: A Down to Earth Guide Book

Contents

List of Exercises and Meditations xi

Acknowledgments xv

Introduction xvii

Part 1: Starting from Scratch

1Defining Terms 5
2Modern Spiritualism 9
3Natural Law 15

Part 2: Preparation of the Mind and Body

4I Want to Be a Medium When I Grow Up 31
5The Five Senses 35
6Discernment 39
7Physical versus Spiritual Awareness 43
8 Auras and Chakras 47
9Breathing 57
10Meditation 59

Part 3: Who's Who in the Spirit World

11Joy Guides 79
12Protector Guides 83
13Doctor Teachers 91
14Doctor Chemists
15Master Guides
16Ascended Masters
17Angels
18Outer Band Guides
19Sorting It All Out
20Guides of a Different Nature

Part 4: Digging In

21Roll Call
22Focus
23Symbolism
24Dreams and Dreamwork
25Other Exercises and Tasks
26The Games Spirit People Play
27Questions? I Got Questions!
28Putting It All Together
29Reach Out, Touch Spirit

Part 5: Readings and Sittings

30A Few Words about Divination Tools
31The Victim
32Introductions
33The Messages
34Look Who’s Talking
35The Don’t List
36Some Tips about Evidence
37Broaching the Subject of Death
38Ending a Reading

Conclusion: Where to Go from Here

Appendix A: The Principles of Spiritualism

Appendix B: Spiritualist Organizations in the United States

Bibliography

Index

This book is lovingly dedicated to my mother,
Frances Klein Finley,
who passed into spirit on May 10, 2000.
Mom, keep the light on for me, will you?