Mindful mediumship.

“Every time you sit you’re wanting this or hoping that something might happen. All the time you’re seeking improvement during your sitting. Your mind is full of this. But it is proving to be a barrier to the spirit world. ‘Just sit’ and allow the spirit to work with you and use you. Instead of presenting them with all your wants, start discovering why they have come, what they are seeking to unfold within and through you and this way you will acquire the power to become a more responsive medium that communicates more naturally with the spirit world.” — Gordon Higginson in Glyn Edwards’ The Potential of Mediumship

I love this quote because it encapsulates natural mediumship: "Just sit and allow the spirit to work with you."

It reminds me of a book that I'm reading now called The Yoga of Eating by Charles Eisenstein. Charles talks about mindful eating, about not doing anything but focusing on chewing and tasting the food before you.

Mindful mediumship is like that, savoring each link with Spirit and noticing the nuances of flavors from each communicator. How lovely it is in our fast-paced world to really take the time to welcome Spirit, to revel in the interconnectedness of awareness that we share!

What does it mean to become "a more responsive medium?" That's the question I'm going to put forth to the mediums who join me tonight during our development circle.

To me, I feel it has to do with being curious about Spirit's presence, why they have come forth to communicate with us, and not interrogating them for hard facts. Let's invite them to sit for a spell, to linger and savor the beauty of a natural, mediumistic experience.

Let's not rush to conclusions when information is not accepted and "ask then to step back" or wherever mediums feel unwanted spirit communicators go if no one can accept them. Let's be gracious and welcoming to our spirit guests. What are they seeking to unfold within us and through us, as Gordon said?

Let's take our time, and use our full attention. Charles wrote, "When you eat, eat. When you talk, talk. Only with full attention can your body sense and assimilate the subtle nutritive energies of food. As for talking, the best conversationalists are those whose attention rarely wavers from the dialogue."