The Sanctuary


In 2007 a small group of interested people decided to set up a
home circle dedicated to learning and understanding more about Physical
Mediumship.
This circle was named the Bristol Spirit Lodge - as Chris, whose home
hosted the circle and who created the idea, lived in Bristol at the time.
The BSL grew and evolved over time with many sitters and mediums coming
and going. I myself developed my own abilities as a Trance and Transfiguration
medium but the hoped for physical phenomena didn't appear to be on the agenda.
Much of the early development records as experienced by myself are
recorded in this blog up to the point where I really felt I was unable to add
anything new to the record.

In May 2013, some 5 yrs down the line, the BSL has relocated to Clevedon
and gone from strength to strength. Numerous new home circles have spun off and
have set up on their own and links to many others have been created
6 months ago, a young lady, wife and Mum contacted Chris to enquire
about physical mediumship. One thing led to another and she has now been sitting
in her own circle within the BSL for development with some amazing results. The
speed and level of her development has been stunning.

A few months ago, her spirit team who have been communicating through
direct voice whilst Emily has been in deep trance, told us that they wished to
form a small closed circle to sit weekly with a handful of dedicated sitters in
support to start what they called the “serious work”.

Last week was the inaugural sitting of the closed circle and what
follows below will be my own subjective account of my personal experiences
during this and subsequent sittings.
Chris will continue to update her own account of course on the BSL
on-line diary. My own diary in no way replaced these, this is just my own
personal record for my own interest and for anyone else who wants to follow.




To read the full diary and objective accounts of the other circles that meet in the Sanctuary, visit the main site at: http://www.spirit-lodge-diary.blogspot.com/




Wednesday, August 1, 2007

Tuesday 31st July.

This was to be a Trance evening this evening but with some experimental aspects although none of us had any ideas what these were to be.

Chris had been ‘advised’ to have us seated in specific chairs. David, who’s been away for a month or so was back and was sat in the infamous North Corner chair –where Brian had been seated at the beginning of the séance last week, and I was in the ‘cabinet’ opposite.
Paul was in his usual place and Chris & Sandy were opposite Paul as witnesses. There was a bell jar on the floor in the centre of the room although our ‘invisible friends’ had not told us why this was to be placed there, just that it should be there.

I think we all assumed that Paul was going to be taken into Trance and would bring though a ‘communication’.

As the music started both myself, Paul and David seemed to drift off. The red light was at some stage switched off, though I don’t know exactly when.
David went in to a deep trance pretty quickly by all accounts and I became very aware of an intense energy coming towards me (cabinet curtains being wide open). To me it felt like sitting in front of one of those Halogen vertical heaters. The heat was hitting me in waves every second or so and felt as though it was top to bottom.
This was quite intense for a while.

Chris had made a new music compilation CD for the evening and it was very relaxing, I pretty much forgot about everything and was just drifting along with the music when I heard her voice (which seemed abnormally loud and harsh) asking if there were any communicators wishing to come through as she and Sandy were getting bored!!
It was then that I realised my head had slumped forward and was on my chest, and at the same time I felt my self being sat / pulled dead upright. And even when I was sitting up straight, it felt as though I was continuing to be lifted even further upright –like being stretched. (I should have measured myself afterwards, I’ve always wished I was a few inches taller!!)

And this is pretty much where my account of the evening ends. As it seems as though my spirit friend (or at least the ‘energy’ that seems to make himself known through me when I’m off with the fairies) then took the floor and held court.
Davie and Paul were quiet and afterwards it was apparent that both were ‘absent’ on and off for most of the evening.

I can recall bits and pieces, although I do remember being completely aware and conscious of what was being said at the time. It’s a bit like a dream state. You’re fully cognisant in the moment, but when you ‘wake up’ it becomes hard to recall the exact sequence or more than a few snatches or highlights.
I do remember though right at the end being very aware of a huge tension in my body and an almost uncontrollable shaking/vibration coursing though me and then ‘Charlie’ making Chris jump by saying ‘Boo’ just as the lights came on. Immediately after this, I felt as though my ‘batteries’ had been removed and every muscle in my body relaxed completely and unlike previous attempts (this is only my 4th or 5th time working with trance) I felt absolutely shattered.

Chris has posted a summary write up on the Spirits Aloud Journal
But whatever ‘Charlie’ had been talking about was obviously amusing and personal as the pair of them (Sandy and Chris) were in fits of giggles and innuendo’s afterwards, leaving the other 3 of us totally bemused. And as they didn’t see fit to share the jokes, we ended up none the wiser and left them to it.

Next week, we’re back to Physical with Brian in Blackout conditions. And although it’s interesting to experiment with trance, being the witness is much more fun that being the medium. At least you get to remember what happened!

Jon


ps..I now have the recording of last weeks session and as and when I have time I will post transcripts here. let's hope it's more generally enlightening than whatever went on last night!

3 comments:

lynn said...

Hi Jon,
I'm looking forward to reading it. Beautiful!!!!!!!!

Jon said...

been on hols. ...camping in england in august.
Got rained out and came home soggy!

Normal service will be resumed shortly :-)

lynn said...

I bet those little munchkins of yours had a blast!
And Jon, there's been nothing "normal" about this at all. ;-)

Luv, Lynn xo