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Revisiting Sitting in the Power - part three
17-Mar-2023
In the previous blog I suggested that the practice of Sitting in the Power is made from a number of constituient parts all orginating from different meditation practices working together to benefit the individuals mediumistic unfoldment. In this edition I’ll suggest why I find this of particular interest and how the benefits of Sitting in the Power align with findings from research conducted with nineteen of the world most renowned mediums. It is well documented in scientific and medical literat…
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Revisiting Sitting in the Power - part two
17-Mar-2023
In the previous blog, we explored the main types of meditation practices (visualisation, focus and transcendental) that provide physical, psychological and spiritual benefits in their own way. Still, in this part, we will look more at the practice of Sitting in the Power. Sitting in the Power has gone through several iterations from the version I was taught and still teach from the 1990s. It is my personal opinion that some of these iterations have minimal relation to the version I was taught an…
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Revisiting Sitting in the Power - part one
17-Mar-2023
Revisiting Sitting in the Power: Part One. Meditation is, for many mediums and healers, a regular part of their mediumistic unfoldment. As our past President of the ISF, Eileen Roberts, said in the book the Misconceptions in Mediumship, "Meditative practices are always good if you use them for good purpose. In your development, it will assist the growth and strength of your inner world, of your spirit, struggling to be free in a world of turmoil". Though not technically a meditation, Sitting i…
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Archaeoacoustics
04-Dec-2022
Archaeoacoustics is a field within archaeology and acoustics which studies the relationship between people and sound, including sound resonance of ancient dwellings and buildings. There is a fascinating article written back in 2008 by researchers at ULCA that explored the sound resonances of buildings such as the Hypogeum in Malta dating back to 2500 BC and there effect in inducing an altered state of consciousness in individuals in those buildings. It is thought that shamans used these resonanc…
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The Power of Prayer
16-Oct-2022
Prayer may be conceptualised as a simple ritual through which a person develops their thoughts and relationship with a Deity (Janssen, Hart and den Draak, 1990), which forms the centre of all religious beliefs (Brown, 1994). A survey by Foster (1992) of world religions and the usage of prayer suggested at least 21 different forms of prayer, while others have suggested over 100 categories of prayer in common usage (Richards and Hildebrand, 1990). In the most common usage, prayer consists of thank…