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!