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Being Brave & Building Spiritual Self Esteem with Sheila V

I'm so excited to have Sheila V back on the Spirit School podcast! This is her third time as a guest and we both have expanded a lot since our last conversation. We originally met when we were both contributors to a blog and felt a soul connection. I always feel the presence of spirit when I am in Sheila’s energy and her episodes have been popular with Spirit School listeners too!

In this conversation, Sheila talks about her book, Brave, and how you can start being more brave in your everyday life. We both share the philosophy that you can apply your spiritual gifts in your existing career and start opening up to ways you can serve. Being brave also helps you build your spiritual self esteem and learn to trust in your abilities. Sheila also shares about her experience manifesting her husband and their IVF journey. In addition to speaking on stages, her dream of having a platform was also realized in a way she couldn’t have predicted when she was approached by a TV network about documenting her fertility journey. When we surrender, our manifestations will come in divine timing!

Join us both for the Bravely Spiritual 2-Day Accelerator at Spirit School in beautiful Squamish, BC! This 2-Day retreat will expand you spiritually and increase your confidence when connecting with spirit. Development and transformation are amplified in these settings!  

The Bravely Spiritual 2-Day Accelerator at Spirit School: https://www.sheilav.co/bravely-spiritual-squamish

 

Connect with Sheila V

Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/sheila_v__/

Website: https://www.sheilav.co/

Spirit School Links

The Initiation Spring 2023: https://www.squamishmedium.com/mediumship-foundations

The Initiation 2.0: Advancing Mediumship Development: https://www.squamishmedium.com/mediumship-advancement

Spirit School Collective: https://www.squamishmedium.com/spiritschoolcollective

Join us on the FREE Spirit School platform: https://myspiritschoolcollective.com/plans/

Trauma Informed Lightworker Waitlist: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/6398f03888aca7e15696b1fa

Visit Spirit School at https://www.squamishmedium.com/ for all courses and upcoming programs

View full transcripts of podcast episodes at https://www.squamishmedium.com/blog

 

In this episode:

• Sheila’s powerful energy comes from being brave and building spiritual self esteem

• She quit her job to write her book because she believed in it and it sold well
• Sheila attributes her personal power to the amount of trauma healing she’s done
• Connecting to spirit can happen because of dissociation and trauma
• Psilocybin and other Indigenous medicines have also given her personal power
• There is a lot of research around psilocybin and mediumship
• Sheila’s book, Brave, has led to global keynote speaking opportunities
• She didn’t realize that the book would help so many people on their spiritual path
• When you awaken to authenticity and your gifts, life may not make sense anymore
• People in the corporate world were open to this message of reconciling the two lives
• Sheila suggests that you do both spiritual and corporate work first and enjoy it
• Meet new spiritual people that are more aligned as you transition
• Having a mentor and being part of a community can help you feel less alone
• I used to ask spirit to put me to work while I was still in corporate
• You may go part time before eventually quitting to do spiritual work
• Natural conflict between departments may drain your energy if you’re sensitive
• Sheila suggests leaning into the socialization at work instead of isolating
• I feel like being brave doesn’t get easier, but that we choose to do things anyways
• Sheila says we become more resilient and it doesn’t get easier because we do bigger things
• She leans into, “what is the new version of me that's trying to be reborn?”
• Bringing in guides, resting more, and self care make you more masterful in bravery
• Spirit rewards you for trusting, and the rewards make you braver
• Sheila hit a low point when a relationship ended at the same time her book came out
• She learned about the laws of manifesting to call in a conscious man
• She met him, moved in with him and began IVF together within a few months
• Their journey was followed by an Australian TV show called Big Miracles
• Going through IVF with a production crew required a lot of vulnerability
• Sheila believes that part of her purpose is showing the messy parts of the process
• Her partner Tyson has opened her up to nature as a form of spirituality
• We need teachers to show more vulnerable and dynamic sides of themselves
• Sheila and Tyson’s donor egg journey will also be featured on Season 2
• Hearing stories from people who share with her are inspiring
• Manifestations may come in unexpected ways, and in divine timing
• Using yourself as a channel for spirit is when miracles happen
• Holding onto the old has made depression and anxiety worse
• I’ve been manifesting sunshine instead of the original rainy forecast for the retreat
• Visualizing, feeling, repetition, music and journaling can help to manifest
• Sheila is coming to teach a two-day workshop with me at Spirit School
• Learn how to become bravely spiritual on your path and build up your spiritual self-esteem
• Strengthen your connection to your spirit guides, to your ancestors
• Master the art of channeling and learn the basic 12 laws of manifesting.
• Development and transformation is amplified in 2-day retreats with everyone together

My Night at Chillingham Castle

I polled my Instagram audience to choose the topic for this episode and the choices were either energy, or my trip to Chillingham Castle. Obviously, Chillingham Castle won! I decided to begin with the audio from a TikTok by @historyhit that gives some historical context before I share my experience. I spent years as a documenter for a paranormal investigators group in Vancouver, so visiting the castle was on my bucket list! 

In addition to the eerie encounters, I also talked about my evolving beliefs around ghosts and earthbound spirits. As I’ve said on the podcast before, it’s important to remain flexible in our beliefs so that we can meet new experiences with curiosity. Grasping firmly to beliefs can also invalidate the lived experiences of others, and I think there is divinity in having differing perspectives. 

 

I would love to hear your experiences with haunted places over in the free Spirit School community!

@historyhit TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@historyhit  

 

Spirit School Links

The Initiation Summer 2023 Waitlist: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/63d3191cde520bd60dc33d63

The Initiation 2.0 Summer 2023 Waitlist: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/641a55f4dc3789176b6944ea

Spirit School Collective: https://www.squamishmedium.com/spiritschoolcollective

Join us on the FREE Spirit School platform: https://myspiritschoolcollective.com/plans/

Trauma Informed Lightworker Waitlist: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/6398f03888aca7e15696b1fa

Visit Spirit School at https://www.squamishmedium.com/ for all courses and upcoming programs

View full transcripts of podcast episodes at https://www.squamishmedium.com/blog

 

History of Chillingham Castle (@historyhit):

• Chillingham Castle was a monastery in the 12th Century

• Edward the first, the hammer of the Scots, led his Scottish campaigns from this location
• The first recorded accounts of the ghosts were penned by Lady Leonora Tankerville
• There was an increase in occult spiritualism during Edwardian and Victorian times
• Sir Arthur Conan Doyle commended Lady Tankerville on her reports of the Chillingham ghosts
• The current owner is from the original Gray family owners and has overseen renovations
• Guests still report seeing flashes of blue similar to ghosts sightings of the past
• A priest who traveled to get rid of ghosts said there were too many there

 

My Experience of Chillingham Castle:

• I went when I was 19 years old in 2002, right out of high school and obsessed with Most Haunted
• Putting this show together was fun because it brought up so much nostalgia
• Paranormal things and ghosts tend to be our entry into the spiritual space
• At that time, I was immersed in books and TV shows with Sylvia Brown and John Edwards 
• I joined a paranormal investigation group when the first Most Haunted episode came out
• I was so excited at that time and didn’t know that I was a medium yet
• I validated what the mediums got and went through photos and audio recordings of our outings
• I caught some EVPs from those recordings and overnight ones from my bedside
• My ex husband was from England and we traveled once a year
• We stayed in the tower at Chillingham Castle in the off season and I was so excited
• My memories of this time are piecemeal because it was not a healthy relationship
• Scotland has my heart and I still want to visit there again
• I couldn’t believe how much I missed the mountains when traveling
• My ex-husband and I were the only people there other than the caretaker 
• We stayed in the tower, which was used for Scottish prisoners of war
• I was in awe of how much history was there compared to somewhere like Vancouver
• Going to the bathroom in the middle of the night was terrifying in the castle
• The strangest thing that happened was not being able to see the castle on the only road
• The keeper gave us a midnight tour of the torture chamber that scared me
• One paranormal thing that happened was light coming in and a loud popping noise that woke me
• I have heard a voice yelling my name in my ear a couple of times 
• A friend’s mom came to me and I saw the Almost Famous poster and her name was Penny
• My friend wasn’t initially receptive and that is part of why I don’t do drive-by readings
• I am still unsure of my belief in earthbound spirits or if they have passed on and choose to visit
• Part of the reason I am undecided is that some teachers I respect believe in them
• We never caught anything definitive in my paranormal investigation years
• Beautiful music or framing it as an angel experience could change your perspective
• Our beliefs are our choices and we have free will
• The more spiritually aware we become, the more we realize we don’t know
• Because of Mavis’ beliefs, I firmly believed earthbound spirits didn’t exist a couple years ago
• I think there are reasons for mysteries, including the opportunity to expand our beliefs
• Some Spirit School Collective members share their experiences with haunted places
• Being stuck on specific beliefs limits our potential for spiritual growth and expansion
• I saw a full apparition of a little boy by my husband’s side of the bed when I was pregnant
• I lost that pregnancy and learned through a medium that it was my child that I saw
• Before my trauma informed training I would negate people’s lived experiences
• I like to straddle both sides of the conversation without imposing my beliefs
• Each of us having our own truth does not make it the capital T truth
• I believe there is a divine reason for us to be divided in spiritual beliefs

April 2023 Spirit Messages

I am so excited to be here with your April Spirit messages. I have not felt this energy for a long time. The world of Spirit came through so strong with the message, 'Don't forget you came here to live. You came here to live an expansive life. You came here to live a life that is not meant to be easy. That is not meant to be smooth all the time. Do not forget you came here to live. We did not come here to merely survive.’

There's an opportunity coming into April to tap into this life force that is all around us. In the recording, you will hear that I feel absolutely giddy, and I hope you will feel the contagiousness of Spirit's presence. I could not get to the microphone quick enough to record these messages because it was just coming in so strong, this energy that Spirit wants people to feel.

The invitation at the end of this episode is quite new. I'm inviting you to dance with me. If you know me, you know I do not dance!

Note: Due to the sound quality in the recording, you can click on one of the links for your personal dance party.

Song: My Love is Your Love by Whitney Houston

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/1ckU1EhAO0Nr73QYw24SWJ?si=2626afa66c2f4a4d

Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/my-love-is-your-love/251090652?i=251090745

 

Spirit School Links

The Initiation Summer 2023 Waitlist: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/63d3191cde520bd60dc33d63

The Initiation 2.0 Summer 2023 Waitlist: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/641a55f4dc3789176b6944ea

Spirit School Collective: https://www.squamishmedium.com/spiritschoolcollective

Join us on the FREE Spirit School platform: https://myspiritschoolcollective.com/plans/

Trauma Informed Lightworker Waitlist: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/6398f03888aca7e15696b1fa

Visit Spirit School at https://www.squamishmedium.com/ for all courses and upcoming programs

View full transcripts of podcast episodes at https://www.squamishmedium.com/blog

 

In this episode:

• We did not come here to chase the next thing constantly.

• It is up to us to continue to expand on this path and to continue to expand through the hurdles and road bumps that come our way.

• We are signifying the re-emergence of Mother Earth in the northern hemisphere.

• A big word that Spirit is giving me revitalization.

• Tap into that life force and allow it to grow inside of you.

• An activation of life force continues to move through us.

• Remember that only the most courageous have chosen to come forward during this time.

• Set out a new course for a new way of being on this planet, a new way of being in community with one another.

• We need to get uncomfortable before we can tap into a higher vision of newness.

• We can pave a path forward that is more aligned with what we want to see for ourselves, our families and the collective.

• The world of Spirit is letting us know that a new awareness is coming.

• It takes courage to pave a path that has yet to be walked.

• The guides are very close for April.

• We enter a new year for the astrological calendar of April.

• We haven't been alone on this journey; our next steps will not be misguided.

• If we are stuck in a cycle of old ways of being with ourselves and each other, we must choose new thoughts.

• We have to feel worthy of this life force and revitalization to move it through us.

• I am here to remind you that you were born worthy, and nothing has changed.

• The month of April is asking you to assess your wheel of life.

• Where does your desire for change want to guide you?

• We all are amplifiers of energy, and we get to choose what kind of energy radiates through us.

• There has been a lot of deep spiritual work in the winter months, and the world of Spirit applauds you for meeting your shadow.

• You are free to move on to a lighter path and trust that the lingering energetics of everything you worked on through the winter will be completed as you move forward.

• We have to stop thinking about things as being so linear.

• There is a lot of focus on love relationships coming up into spring; we're willing to be more vulnerable and more ourselves around each other.

• We cannot hide our deepest sense of self anymore.

• If we have not done the work to allow our most vulnerable sides to come through, we will enter this season feeling very naked.

• We are going to be finding much deeper relationships in our lives.

Lecture Series: Initiation Mediumship Q+A

For today’s episode, I am sharing a Q+A session from the most recent cohort of The Initiation so that you can get a taste of the types of topics we cover! I will be running this signature program at least one more time, and the waitlist is available below. In addition to the foundations for your first 3 years of mediumship development, I also tailor the classes and Q+A sessions to the needs of the students in the cohort, making each round of the experience unique! 

Before the episode, I shared a few Spirit School updates before I take my first break in 2023! There has been so much happening between the membership, running programs, planning the retreat, and building my physical school on the Squamish waterfront. I may be experiencing decision fatigue from the renovation, but there have been so many magical moments on this journey. I already have Sheila V, Dominic Bogue and Julie Poole scheduled to teach in the Spirit School space this year! I’ve also had money and connections appear effortlessly to provide solutions as I needed them. I’ve felt that my late mentor Mavis Pittilla has had a hand in making the Spirit School journey so magical!

Spirit School Links

The Initiation Summer 2023 Waitlist: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/63d3191cde520bd60dc33d63

The Initiation 2.0 Summer 2023 Waitlist: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/641a55f4dc3789176b6944ea

Spirit School Collective: https://www.squamishmedium.com/spiritschoolcollective

Join us on the FREE Spirit School platform: https://myspiritschoolcollective.com/plans/

Trauma Informed Lightworker Waitlist: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/6398f03888aca7e15696b1fa

Visit Spirit School at https://www.squamishmedium.com/ for all courses and upcoming programs

View full transcripts of podcast episodes at https://www.squamishmedium.com/blog

 

Questions & Topics:

• Some of my readings are intuitive, and some mediumship, and some both. I've had a lot of people ask how often they can book a session. I just said they could whenever they feel called to do so. But I'm not really sure if there's a rule of thumb for this. What do you suggest, Danielle? 

• Avoiding codependency and taking opportunities to mentor clients in their own gifts
• Do you allow your sitters to record your readings? I know some mediums are very adamant about no recording, but this seems to be a popular request. What are the major concerns with this?
• Accepting cringe moments and shadows, and challenging “standards” in mediumship
• When did you really know that mediumship was for you, that this was something you wanted to do as a profession? Did you feel it like a calling or was it more like a slow burn?
• Could you talk a little bit about knowing when you're ready to serve the public? I'm finding that I'm always thinking I'm just not good enough and I am kind of wondering if I'll get to the point where I do feel good enough. 
• I've heard many people say it's easier to read for those who actually have a need, but then I get worried that I won't meet their need. Any insight to this? 
• I find myself asking clarifying questions during my readings to ensure I'm interpreting and discerning information from the spirit accurately. Any tips on how to get away from doing this?
• I find I do best when my sitter is more involved in the reading. For instance, when they ask questions, I receive the answers quickly. When we don't have a specific question or intention, I find the reading still works, but it's not as powerful. Any thoughts on this?
• Can you speak about when we have a hard time connecting to a sitter and what that might indicate, and maybe how to maintain a connection when you feel you're not connecting fluidly? 
• As a reader, how do you manage more than one spirit coming through in a reading? I often feel overwhelmed. 
• Have you ever used a feedback form for your sitters while you're still practicing prior to professional? 
• The importance of reciprocity

A Channelled Message from a Spirit Named G

This is a quick spontaneous episode, and if you get something out of it, share it and tag me on IG, I will happily record more like this as it's not uncommon to get channelled inspirations. 

Come join us in Spirit School and let me know what the message means for you! 

Free Spirit School Community: https://myspiritschoolcollective.com/plans/217455

 

Inner Child and Outer Expression with Jenni Conn

I'm so excited to introduce you to Jenni Conn today! I was on her podcast last year and I wanted to have her on Spirit School for quite a few reasons. Jenni is a psychic medium, a spiritual mentor, and the host of The Medium Experience podcast. She's a lover of champagne and all the beauty that this world has to offer.

Jenni has been a student of mine for a while,and has done some incredible development over the past few years including going to the UK. I admire her confidence, how she shows up in the world, and I just think that she is a fantastic human being. Jenni is giving and generous in all the different spaces she occupies, and I thought Spirit School listeners would resonate with her. Our inner world experience is different from how other people experience us and Jenni shares how astrology can help us to understand the nuances of that. 

Jenni loves psychology and uses her mediumship abilities strongly with the connection to inner child and the heart chakra. In this episode, she shares how her personal challenges have influenced how she is able to help her clients through their own inner child and emotional healing processes. She also hosts retreats where people are invited to do this deep work in a luxurious environment that reflects her champagne taste. 

TW: Suicide conversation; personal story and in the context of mediumship

Connect with Jenni

Instagram: @themediumexperience

Website: https://themediumexperience.com/

The Medium Experience Podcast
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6nfuHEWepMw57zigcFE5SM?si=28ac9366d5ce4616
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-medium-experience/id1624904694 

Spirit School Links

Spirit School Collective: https://www.squamishmedium.com/spiritschoolcollective

Join us on the FREE Spirit School platform: https://myspiritschoolcollective.com/plans/

Trauma Informed Lightworker Waitlist: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/6398f03888aca7e15696b1fa

Visit Spirit School at https://www.squamishmedium.com/ for all courses and upcoming programs

View full transcripts of podcast episodes at https://www.squamishmedium.com/blog

 

In this episode:

• Jenni uses her mediumship abilities with the connection to inner child and the heart chakra
• As a Cancer sun, she wants to soothe the inner child wound in others when it comes up
• Jenni recognized that she needed to take radical responsibility for her inner child healing
• Her psychic and mediumship gifts opened up when she started doing this work
• I had a powerful experience sitting with my inner child to heal my stage fright wound
• Jenni believes that our astrological sun sign is our highest self we evolve into
• Our rising sign is our egoic behaviour and our moon is our inner child
• Knowing the needs of each voice helps you manage your life easier
• Though she didn’t have an awareness of it, Jenni had psychic abilities at a young age
• She has an inner knowing when people lie, partly from past trauma
• Her psychic abilities kicked off when she was a hairstylist and was touching people
• Jenni learned that her intuition had been correct when she learned on infidelities in her marriage
• She learned to trust herself and her body through clairsentience
• Both of us have thrived in our masculine and are leaning into femininity
• Jenni surprised herself by doing a 365 day reels challenge despite the feminine being chaotic
• Mediumship is a medium that can be used many ways like a pencil so it can’t be compared
• Jenni uses hers to bring wisdom from the higher self rather than evidential mediumship 
• Even inspirational mediumship has an important role in advancing us as humans
• Not everyone is meant to be on TV at the highest capacity in mediumship
• Historically, mediumship is based on an external force rather than the wisdom within us
• Jenni believes that sharing what was not expressed in life is more healing than evidence
• A teacher’s views on suicide and Indigenous Spirits are partly why Jenni did minimal training
• Cancer is ruled by the moon and reflects the light of others, so Cancers impact people
• Fear-based teachers can have toxic and harmful beliefs 
• Jenni channels astrology information that is often validated by astrologists
• When she experiences hardships, they allow her to help clients experiencing the same
• You receive a lot more information from people who influence you when you’re psychic
• We have alter egos that come out in social situations to be seen (Leo) or mysterious (Scorpio)
• Jenni hosted the Je Vois retreat (I see) a 4 day, 360 degree view of your life
• She plans events through the lens of a woman who doesn’t know anyone
• Each day starts with education, then integration and celebration to keep from being too heavy
• Je Vois is a combination of deep hard work and luxury
• The topics for the days are inner child, align body and soul, and ascend to connect with Spirit
• Jenni is collaborating with Renata for the next step, Je Crée, which is I Create
• Themes are confess your truth, commit to rewriting the contract, and conquer the outer expression
• Champagne is part of Jenni’s brand and she sent two bottles for 2 years of the Collective

Physical Mediumship with Winter Brook

Today, I am talking to Winter Brook, a psychic and transfiguration medium, reiki master, spiritualist minister, teacher, attorney, and humanitarian. We met through Mavis Pittilla's Advanced Mediumship. I did it two years in a row and we were in a circle together in the cohort we were both in. We didn't have much time to engage with one another there, but we continued to follow each other on Facebook. Getting to know more about Winter and her physical mediumship through that connection is why I wanted to have her on today. This interview also showed how Winter’s love for animals and humanitarian work overlaps with her spiritual work. She is a natural teacher and we are so excited to have her join us in the Spirit School Collective as a guest mentor for the members to experience her energy and wisdom. 

In this episode, Winter defines some of the key terms associated with physical mediumship and transfiguration to provide us with a basic understanding. She shares some of her experiences as both a sitter and a medium, giving us more context around what happens in a dark seance. Winter also talks about how skeptics going into a reading with a code word can ruin a reading because the sitter’s energy impacts the energy. The only negativity she has experienced in this work is from other humans. For those feeling that there is negative energy around, Winter reminds us that we are also spirit and can set intentions for our energy!

If you want to see the images discussed in this video, head over to Youtube around the 30 minute mark: https://youtu.be/eGG1Y8xMmyY 

Winter will also be presenting as part of the Physical Mediumship in Victorian Times event in Lily Dale, NY June 18-22. Find out more at https://www.spiritartgallery.net/

 

Connect with Winter

Winter Brook is a certified psychic medium, a transfiguration physical medium, an Ordained Spiritualist minister, retired attorney, and a Reiki Master / Teacher. She has trained in the UK at the Arthur Findlay College as well as locally on Long Island. She has been teaching mediumship and working professionally for 14 years demonstrating at colleges, over 50 Long Island libraries, on behalf of governmental municipalities, at Lily Dale Assembly, Spiritualist churches and Metaphysical centers across the US and internationally. She is an Ambassador for the oldest Metaphysical not for profit learning community on Long Island, the Eyes of Learning. She is a former radio and tv host. Presently she hosts 2 monthly internet video shows on metaphysical topics and has been interviewed numerous times over the years. She is a former Woman of the Year for her volunteer humanitarian work saving the lives of children with heart defects from third world countries with Rotary International’s Gift of Life. She is a single mother of two girls, having adopted the youngest as a single mother, a proud pet owner, and foster mom to feral kittens.

YouTube: @winterbrookpsychicmedium

Instagram: @winterbrookpsychicmedium

Website: https://www.winterbrookmedium.com/

Spirit School Links

Spirit School Collective: https://www.squamishmedium.com/spiritschoolcollective

Join us on the FREE Spirit School platform: https://myspiritschoolcollective.com/plans/

Trauma Informed Lightworker Waitlist: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/6398f03888aca7e15696b1fa

Visit Spirit School at https://www.squamishmedium.com/ for all courses and upcoming programs

View full transcripts of podcast episodes at https://www.squamishmedium.com/blog

 

In this episode:

• Winter shut down the gifts she had as a child

• She raised her two daughters in her hometown on Long Island as a single mother
• She began to experience people’s thoughts and emotions in 2005
• Winter got books from the library and found out about Spiritualist churches in her area
• She is an advocate of continued education and we met through a class with Mavis Pittilla
• Lily Dale, New York is the largest spiritualist community in the US
• Spiritualism is a religion, philosophy, and science using mediumship to prove the continuity of life
• You need to be a Spiritualist for a year to live there and most homeowners are mediums
• In the summer, there would be 20-30,000 visitors pre-covid for readings and lectures
• When you go through the gate, it's almost like the energy is palpable
• There are workshops on all different metaphysical topics
• Dominic Boag is coming to teach at Spirit School and will be on the East Coast this summer
• There is a children’s week with programs so parents can go to classes
• Winter is teaching at a symposium of physical mediumship in Victorian times June 18-22
• Apports are when objects are materialized by spirit
• Transfiguration is when spirit changes the features of the medium
• Physical mediumship is usually done in the dark with red, green or blue light
• Physical mediumship has traditionally been hosted outside the boundaries of Lilydale proper
• An image of Winter’s dad with evidence was created on paper by spirit in a seance and after
• Not many mediums knew about physical mediumship, so Winter took courses to learn about it
• Mental mediumship is messages coming through for the sitter
• Sitters witness physical mediumship through the senses
• The room gets cold, and people may see, hear, smell, or feel the presence of spirit
• In transfiguration, an ectoplasmic mist builds up in front of her face and other faces appear
• Physical mediumship takes years of dedication with no guarantee of anything happening
• Elementals will elongate Winter’s ear, and recently her middle finger has been elongated
• A medium told her that she would know she’s working with an ET when her finger grows long
• In one of the photos, Winter’s face is transformed into what is clearly a man’s face
• Winter shares her opinion on Surviving Death such as how code words were depicted
• Having a code word comes from lack and prevents you from receiving other evidence
• Mediumship is not a perfect science, just as no one in other professions are perfect
• Mediums use cabinets for physical mediumship to contain the energy that is building
• Winter is tied down during transfiguration in case of unexpected movements and ectoplasm burns
• Metal jewellery needs to be removed so people don’t think it’s an apport, and to avoid interference
• Being able to communicate with animals has caused a “foster fail” for Winter with kittens
• Winter does feel some discomfort from physical mediumship but says you get over it
• As a sitter at a seance, you may feel nausea or pulling if spirit uses your energy
• Winter describes it as a 2 out of 10 for discomfort, though women have high pain tolerance
• I had a trance experience where I felt my crown being pulled and felt I needed to heal someone
• Trance is not the same as physical mediumship, but can benefit your mental mediumship
• I’ve been told by Winter and Mavis that I could do physical mediumship, but I love teaching
• Winter says the only negativity she’s experienced in mediumship is from other humans
• She does do house clearings and tries to teach people how to do it themselves
• We are all spirit, just in a different form, so you can set intentions and step into your power

March 2023 Spirit Messages

Welcome to the March 2023 Spirit Messages. This month's overarching themes are about the law of reciprocity, your interactions and knowledge exchanges, and a lot of spirituality and spiritual growth. 

 

Knowledge exchange came up in the February Spirit Messages, and I've been shifting my perspective on how I engage with my peers and with those who inspire me. I want to be reciprocal in nature to thank them for their time and energy. 

 

If I were to say that this month is to be focused on one thing, it's going be awareness around this exchange and looking at what you need as an exchange to feel filled up again.

 

As we are heading into spring, the world of Spirit really wants to bring to our attention this sense of renewal that we need to bring into ourselves. We will have some beautiful representations in the natural world around us, with Mother Earth and the abundance that comes with that reciprocity. 

 

It's a very spiritual month. A lot of the things that are coming up are around spirituality. So if you have been feeling disconnected from spirituality or disengaged from your spiritual path, this will be a really exciting month for you to reconnect.

Spirit School Links

Spirit School Collective: https://www.squamishmedium.com/spiritschoolcollective

Join us on the new FREE Spirit School platform: https://myspiritschoolcollective.com/plans/

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Visit Spirit School at https://www.squamishmedium.com/ for all courses and upcoming programs

View full transcripts of podcast episodes at https://www.squamishmedium.com/blog

 

In this episode:

• We're going to find ourselves outside and connecting with nature. 
• We give, give, give and tend to overgive as parents, but there is an opportunity to receive if we shift our perspective.
• There is the opportunity for us to be recharged and refilled by little nuances that happen every day. 
• This is going to be a month of expanding our awareness. 
• We will shift that perspective on 'how can I make this a more reciprocal experience?'
• The things that can bring us the most joy will be those little moments. 
• Be the person who looks out and takes in that moment of full presence and gratitude for the experience you're having right now.
• Reframe anxiety: 'It's like I get to experience these nerves and call them excitement.'
• Not everything that depletes us will be changeable.
• Find the law of reciprocity in existing situations and relationships.
• I don't believe we are meant to live this life without hiccups or depletion.
• We are coming into a lot of completions when it comes to the end of March - a lot of it is around stories you're telling yourself. 
• The practice of awareness and of being extremely hyper-present gives us spiritual resolve, and becoming aware of love and joy in your everyday moments will fill you up. 
• Little practices will help build the spiritual strength you have sought in other places. 
• Not everything that works for someone will work for you; spirituality, above all else, is not a one size fits all journey. 
• I need to say this directly from Spirit, 'you are not a burden.'
• Keeping so many different worries and concerns inside can lead to digestive issues, and it's time to break this cycle. 
• Release some of what you're carrying and share that load with others; it is helping other people in their karma. 
• When we are sitting and listening to people, we're not trading wounds.
• We need to ask the people approaching us, 'do you want me to sit back and listen to you? Or can you inform me when you are looking for my feedback or advice?'
• We want to get a lot more emotionally intelligent in our exchanges.
•  There are counsellors out there that will happily listen to you.
• There will be so many powerful dreams and feeling of the presence of the spirit world.
• Not everyone has the privilege of rest, but carve out time for it if you do.

From Hoping to Having with Julie Poole

Today, I am talking to Julie Poole, an intuitive psychic, healer, channeler, Reiki Master/Teacher, Professional Hypnotherapist, Coach and Author from the UK. I discovered her through her astrology forecasts on YouTube and resonated with her Virgo forecasts! I also had a reading with her, which was very accurate for what was happening in my life. Her background as a therapist and spiritual teacher are reflected in her grounded and holistic approach to her work. 

In today’s episode, we talked about our consciousness rising here on earth and how we are moving towards a Golden Age. Julie shared how aliens, highly evolved beings, are supporting us in our evolution and how we as humans will connect to each other in a new way. Her new book, From Hoping to Having, showcases her wisdom and experience with the law of attraction. Julie says that the reason many people don’t have results is that they are not following all the steps, so her book provides the foundation for you to manifest!

Connect with Julie

YouTube:@juliepoole

Podcast: The Julie Poole Show: Let’s Chat Universal Energy

Website: https://www.juliepooleonline.com

From Hoping To Having by Julie Poole. Now available on Amazon worldwide in kindle ebook, paperback and hardback. Audio version will follow shortly, (April 2023) for those of you who like to listen rather than read. There is also an Affirmation Booklet to go with it! I do hope it helps you to manifest your best life! For those of you who do not have kindle, the generic e-pub version (for any e-reader device except kindle) is available on Julie’s website:

https://juliepooleonline.com/product/from-hoping-to-having-e-book/

Amazon US
Amazon UK
Amazon Canada
Amazon Australia

Spirit School Links

Spirit School Collective: https://www.squamishmedium.com/spiritschoolcollective

Join us on the new FREE Spirit School platform: https://myspiritschoolcollective.com/plans/

Trauma Informed Lightworker Waitlist: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/6398f03888aca7e15696b1fa

Visit Spirit School at https://www.squamishmedium.com/ for all courses and upcoming programs

View full transcripts of podcast episodes at https://www.squamishmedium.com/blog

 

In this episode:

• I found Julie’s YouTube energy forecasts to be so accurate that I booked a reading
• As a hypnotherapist and counselor, she has a holistic approach as a spiritual/life coach
• Grounding spiritual teachings and connecting it to daily life
• You are a synergy of different parts and are greater when they come together
• She empowers you to use tools and find your own answers
• We can’t bypass the human experience of learning from our mistakes
• As a child, Julie noticed the disconnect in Christians between their behaviour in and out of church
• There are many people awakening and expanding as we approach the Golden Age
• We’re past the tipping point and it’s easier to see the darkness with more light
• We’ve signed up to be here and help others during this transition
• The Golden Age will be a time of genuinely caring for and understanding each other
• We’ve had the most rapid change in history in the last 100 years
• We are moving towards higher vibrational energies that are love-based, not fear-based
• Rules are breaking so we can step into our freedom and question them
• Spiritual teachers from the past show us how to be less judgemental and more compassionate
• As we expand, we become more aware of people’s emotions and energy
• Aliens can be in a body, or an energetic form, not from earth called HEBs (highly evolved beings)
• There are aliens already advanced to where we are heading in the next 500 years
• HEBs want to help up because the universe rises when earth does
• I grew up in a family obsessed with sci-fi and had a fear of aliens
• Our chakras are expanding to have more capacity for security, love and confidence
• Generations born in times of fear and war are more insecure, and each one gets stronger
• Having these abilities in the 70s and 80s was seen as a party trick
• Julie read books and connected to spirit on her own and joined a circle at 37
• Her children were brought up with her talking to spirit, using crystals, and running a circle
• Julie’s son joined her circle as a teen and was a natural but shifted away
• Her daughter learned from her example and has manifested amazing things with ease
• It’s more open to do this work and not behind closed doors through word of mouth
• It takes practice to develop intuitively and it’s great to have videos to look back on
• Julie received positive comments on videos she felt weren’t good enough, but said “it’ll do”
• It’s not about how good we think it is, but the fact that it is meant to help people
• Her YouTube channel started with free self hypnosis audios to help people
• In 2017, Julie had her first online session with a client over Skype
• She followed nudges to add tarot readings and her business took off
• Julie cut back her client hours to write her book and start a podcast
• She is learning about podcasting from scratch through YouTube
• Julie also reduced her hours to be with her children in their formative years
• Content from programs that didn’t take off ended up being part of her book
• Because her books are channeled, she writes them quickly, the longest taking 10 months
• Her new book is called From Hoping to Having: The Three Rs to Create Your Best Life. 
• The three parts, the three Rs are remember, reset, receive
• Remember is about your creating from your personal, spiritual and I am power 
• Reset is about reprogramming your responsibilities, boundaries and commitments
• Receiving is about kindness, gratitude, forgiveness, prosperity and health
• People feel that the law of attraction doesn’t work, but they are missing steps
• There is a separate affirmations booklet to complement the book
• You need to have boundaries in order to manifest the life of your dreams

Collaboration and Community with Emily Barnard

Today, I am talking to my dear client turned friend, Emily Barnard of The Things That Make You Go Woo podcast, and @emilyandherstars. She is an astrologist, teacher, medium, and Akashic records reader Emily was my very first online mentorship client and we have become very close friends over the past few years. We have a mutual love of history, pop culture, and memes that translates into our passion for sharing information instead of gatekeeping.

In today’s conversation, Emily and I are discussing the importance of collaboration and community on the spiritual path. To foster these types of connections, Emily created the Third Eye Library, an online space for people to explore their spiritual curiosities in a safe and supportive environment off of social media. The tagline is “Ancient wisdom, modern mystics” and there are several librarians covering a wide range of topics. 

In the Spirit School Collective, Emily will also be teaching a series of classes on Astrology for Lightworkers to help us understand how it can support us on our path. 

Connect with Emily

Instagram: @emilyandherstars

Third Eye Library: https://www.thirdeyelibrary.com/

Things That Make You Go Woo Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0p8tqkplTm4wPvGlqG5Rj6?si=PE2kAMflQhaEKTtqk_OFKw

https://www.emilyandherstars.com/

 

Spirit School Links

Spirit School Collective: https://www.squamishmedium.com/spiritschoolcollective

Join us on the new FREE Spirit School platform: https://myspiritschoolcollective.com/plans/

Trauma Informed Lightworker Waitlist: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/6398f03888aca7e15696b1fa

Visit Spirit School at https://www.squamishmedium.com/ for all courses and upcoming programs

View full transcripts of podcast episodes at https://www.squamishmedium.com/blog

 

In this episode:

• Emily’s love of astrology was shared with her grandmother
• She started her mediumship journey on her own and reached out to me for mentorship
• Everyone has different insights into astrology and reading birth charts
• You can tap into the hidden superpowers in your chart at different times
• Your 12 month astrological cycle begins with your birthday
• Emily focuses on evolutionary astrology, the soul’s journey through lifetimes
• Past life and Akashic records came into her practice from exploring north and south node wounds
• I’ve been skeptical of past life work, but when it comes up, it makes so much sense
• Emily keeps astrology separate from her Akashic readings 
• She has a Cosmic Alignment that combines multiple modalities
• Emily talks about “woo” history on her podcast, Things That Make You Go Woo
• She loves to uncover the truth behind myths and questions that are relevant today
• We both appreciate inclusive history that honours the stories that have been removed
• Most of the evidence we have in history is from the Victorian era
• Something I promote that Emily does incredibly well is collaboration
• In the past, she followed the mindset of keeping information to yourself
• Everyone in Spirit School and in this field has been open with time and knowledge
• There is no need to gatekeep information because we’re all in this together
• It’s important to have friends who understand spiritual awakenings and experiences
• The Third Eye Library was created as a safe space for people to connect 
• The friends Emily has made is why she will continue to share
• The Third Eye Library was inspired by an art instruction platform
• It’s a place for community and for exploring new information and curiosities
• The tagline is, “Ancient wisdom, modern mystics” and it’s important to recognize origins
• Emily wanted to share the people that she trusts and refers to for classes and modalities 
• The Third Eye Library is a safety net for navigating spiritual awakening and exploration
• Being off of social media eliminates the fear that friends and family will see your posts
• It’s important that librarians in the space are still learning and on the journey
• There are rooms for animal alchemy, meditation, medical, oracle cards
• It’s a sacred feminine space of support, not turning out content for the masses
• Seeing a framework of collaboration is healing in a space focused on the individual