The message is in the evidence.

(1918-1993)

In today’s mediumship development circle, I plan to show this YouTube clip of the legendary Gordon Higginson giving a demonstration of survival (it starts at about 2 minutes, 18 seconds into the video).

What I adore about this segment is the lightness, the humor, and especially the humility that comes through in Gordon’s mediumship. The clip goes by quickly, so I transcribed it (see below).

I hope you’ll agree that natural communication from Spirit is delightful.  

To me, the most essential technique is for the medium to remove as many intrusions of themselves as possible. Notice how there is no interrogation of the Spirit person; no lengthy descriptions, no imagery explained by the medium. Gordon simply gives information as he gets it, and his recipient readily accepts it, thus turning it into evidence.

Significantly, Gordon doesn’t use the personal pronoun more than about three times. His delivery is as immediate as his link with Spirit.

As you watch the clip, notice how Gordon relays a message as he delivers information: “It isn’t the things that matter,” he said. “It’s the love and companionship that was there.”

There is no separation of the evidence and the message. In today’s circle, we will practice this approach, demonstrating naturally and avoiding the word “message” altogether.

The result will be recipients who truly feel the presence of their loved ones and who hear their words in their own manners of speaking.

Here's my transcript of Gordon’s (GH) demonstration:

GH: And I have a gentleman named William who is trying to get through to a wife. [To a woman] Who is William?

Woman: My husband.

GH: That’s passed over I believe?

Woman: Oh, yes.

 

GH: Yes. He must’ve been passed a little while, is that true?
 
Woman: Oh, yes.

 

GH: But you miss him, don’t you?... 

Woman: I do, very much.

GH: ...because he was always there…

Woman: Yes.

 

GH: ...and you look at things and feel, “I’d rather have him here, than what I’ve got.” 

Woman: It’s true. 

GH: And you’d, you’d, you’d really give so much up, you’d...it isn’t the things that, that matter. It’s the love and companionship that was there.

Woman: Yes. 

GH: Have you got that?

Woman: Uh-huh.

GH: Well, he’s got a lovely place waiting for you, and I have to say something to you here, and take this the way I’m going to give it to you: 12 months ago, just over, weren’t you very well?

Woman: No, that’s right. Yes.

 

GH: Well, you know he was rubbing his hands hoping you were going?

Woman: Oh? [Laughter] I wouldn’t mind!

GH: Pardon?

Woman: I wouldn’t mind!

GH: You wouldn’t mind?

Woman: No.

GH: Well, he was hoping so, because, you know, [indistinct] he says, she’s not at all well, and she really wishes sometimes she was with me and with the family. 

Woman: That’s true.

GH: Because they’ve nearly all gone now, haven’t they?

Woman: Yes.

GH: There’s only three of you left, he says…

Woman: Yes, that’s true. 

GH: That’s right, he just said so. [Laughter] Now, he’s talking about Mr. Kitchen. And then he said you left Mrs. Kitchen behind…

Woman: Yes.

GH: ...and you used to know her…

Woman: Quite well.

GH: ...and she used to be around you, and is that right?

Woman: That’s true. 

GH: She was rather nice, wasn’t she?

Woman: Very nice.

 

GH: Yes, because she used to speak about Mr. Stead.

Woman: Yes.

GH: Well, they’ve met Mr. Stead on the other side. And now they’ve spoken about Mrs. Stead. Do you understand that?

 
Woman: Yes, I understand.

GH: Yes, you’ve been talking about Mrs. Stead, haven’t you?

Woman: Yes, I’ve been talking to her daughter the other day. 

GH: That’s right! That’s right, they’ve come to see you. Now, isn’t that interesting, you see. That’s very good, you know. [Laughter].