3 tips for practicing natural description.

"Your old coworker is here..."

Mediums are taught to narrate their ways of working. They are encouraged to say, “I see” or “I feel” or “I am aware of” in order to let their audience know of the presence of a spirit communicator.

When we greet people in our day-to-day lives, do we say such things? No. It’s evident that we are aware. Of course, we see, feel, hear, smell and taste the objects of our experience, but instead, we say things like, “Hello, nice to meet you. What can I do for you?” or “Hi! I’m Melanie, what’s your name?”

In my work as a receptionist, I meet people every day and never do I say, “Hello. I feel you are a womanly vibration. I see that you are about five foot three. I know you are anywhere between twenty-five and forty years old....” It’s absurd!

When a medium is working in public or during a private sitting, spirit communicators arrive for their audience, and they should be greeted in the same way as any person you meet in life. Ask them their name, who they are here to speak to, their relationship, then give the recipient this information, along with a description. Finally, let the communicator and recipient chat a while.

Of course, you are feeling into the information as you blend with Spirit; using your clairs, you are seeing, knowing, and hearing, but you should try not to narrate what you’re doing.

Bring forth the spirit’s personality in ways like this: “Your old coworker Jeremy is here; he is dressed so nicely! He’s very professional, but my gosh, he’s chatty! You’ll remember his clean-shaven face and that he has short, brown hair, and his eyes are hazel. His fingernails are manicured, and he loved to exercise during his lunch hour…”

Doesn’t that sound nicer?

How do you move from the “I see, hear, feel, know” model to the one of natural expression? Here are a few tips:

1. Practice by linking with study spirits. Set an intention with your spirit guides to sit with several different spirits in a meditation. Picture yourself and your communicator sitting beside each other, and describe them without fear of getting any information wrong. Feel free to compliment them: “You have such pretty blonde curls.You’re very bright because your eyes sparkle. You dress in such vibrant colors! Your voice sounds so soothing…” The next spirit may be totally different:  “You’re a coal miner, aren’t you? There’s black soot all over your face, and you’re wearing a helmet. You look a bit grumpy, but you’re easy to talk to….”
2. Talk to check out cashiers wherever you shop. Check out cashiers tend to be friendly and usually wear name tags. I like to use their name, and make casual small talk with them, whilst getting a sense of their personality and mood. Afterward, I recall what they looked like and describe them in three precise words.
3. Describe people in photographs. Open up any magazine and instead of breezing through the articles and ads, take a moment to really look at a person and describe them naturally, such as: “This man is in his seventies. He wears a black leather jacket, black horn-rimmed glasses and has a full head of white hair. He has deep frown lines, and he stands in the middle of a street, looking confused...” etc.

Notice how first-person pronouns are missing from these descriptions. As for clothing, try not to be overly descriptive unless the person’s clothing is unusual, like the confused seventy-year-old man in a black leather jacket, or clothing that is especially noticeable, such as a uniform.

As you work, do encourage feedback from your recipients, but don’t get into a dialog with them. Let Spirit do the talking, and if you hear a “no” from your recipient, go back to Spirit to ask for clarification.

Have fun describing the amazing variety of spirits you meet!