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Are you fascinated by the spirit world? Wish you could communicate with loved ones on the Other Side? According to Spiritualist minister Rose Vanden Eynden, everyone possesses innate capabilities for spirit communication. Emphasizing the principles of modern Spiritualism, So You Want to Be a Medium? demonstrates how to enhance one's spiritual senses for working between worlds.

Through exercises involving meditation, breathing, dream work, symbols, and energy systems, the author teaches how to prepare one's mind and body for spiritual communication. Readers also learn about the many kinds of spirit guides and elemental energies, how to get in touch with them, and how to interpret their messages. Whether you're seeking to become a professional medium or simply interested in a closer connection to Creator, this fascinating guide to the spirit world can enrich your spiritual life-no matter what your religious background.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #91924 in Books
• Published on: 2006-05-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 288 pages

About the Author
Reverend Rose Vanden Eynden (Ohio) has been a spiritual student all of her life. At sixteen, she began reading Tarot cards and became a professional consultant in her early twenties. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Education  and has been a licensed massage therapist since 1996. Rose started studying mediumship in 1997, and in 2000 became a certified medium with the Indiana Association of Spiritualists and an ordained Spiritualist minister with the United Spiritualists of the Christ Light Church. She is a founding member of the U.S.C.L. and now serves as their Director of Education. She is a popular lecturer on a variety of esoteric subjects, including mediumship development, Tarot, Wicca, magick, angels, and energy healing. She has been featured in regional newspapers and television news programs, has published several metaphysical articles in national magazines, and has co-hosted a spiritual radio program.


Reverend Rose Vanden Eynden (Ohio) has been a spiritual student all of her life. At sixteen, she began reading Tarot cards and became a professional consultant in her early twenties. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Education  and has been a licensed massage therapist since 1996. Rose started studying mediumship in 1997, and in 2000 became a certified medium with the Indiana Association of Spiritualists and an ordained Spiritualist minister with the United Spiritualists of the Christ Light Church. She is a founding member of the U.S.C.L. and now serves as their Director of Education. She is a popular lecturer on a variety of esoteric subjects, including mediumship development, Tarot, Wicca, magick, angels, and energy healing. She has been featured in regional newspapers and television news programs, has published several metaphysical articles in national magazines, and has co-hosted a spiritual radio program.

Excerpted from So You Want To Be A Medium?: A Down to Earth Guide by Rose Vanden Eynden. Copyright © 2006. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
Part 1

Starting from Scratch So what exactly are we talking about when we say the word mediumship? Because there are so many different sources available today and so many different meanings ascribed to the words that we use, I think a good way to start this book is by defining our terms. More than likely, we are discussing the very same issues, situations, and experiences. Semantics, however, often has a way of building roadblocks to understanding rather than helping people to communicate better. Let's talk first about some different terminology that will be used throughout this book, so that we're all starting with the same information. 1 Defining Terms A medium is someone who is sensitive to the vibrations of the spirit world and can communicate with entities there. This person may also relate messages from those in the spirit world to those here in the physical world. A medium is different from a psychic. The difference between the two hinges on the concept of spirit contact. A psychic picks up her impressions through ESP, or extrasensory perception. She may also utilize telepathy, or a mind-to-mind link with the person for whom she reads (although the psychic may or may not be aware of this method of retrieving information). A medium gets his information directly from Spirit. He may communicate with his client's loved ones who have passed, or information may come from his client's spirit guides. This direct link makes the information very accurate and reliable. I believe that many psychics receive their impressions from their own spirit guides but just don't realize it. They would probably enhance their readings immeasurably if they learned how to work more closely with their spirit people. Now, just a side note: please don't take this comparison between psychics and mediums as some sort of one-upsmanship. There are many talented psychics working today who are not mediums, and I am not suggesting that they all need to become mediums to be better professionals. I can only speak from my own experience, which illuminates for me how much more accurate the readings I have done for my own clients have been since I've learned to work with Spirit in my practice. Everyone must follow the path that is right for his or her own individual progression. Becoming a medium was the way to go for me; it might not be for everyone. For you, however, who have picked up this book to learn more about communicating with Spirit, let's move on. Mediumship, then, can be defined as the process by which a medium establishes contact with an entity in the spirit world and communicates with that entity. The entities in the spirit world can be human, as in the case of passed loved ones and spirit guides, or a medium may contact angels, animal energies (such as beloved pets), and elemental energies (such as faeries). After-death communication can be included under the umbrella of mediumship, for it refers specifically to the process of communicating with someone who has experienced the change called death and dwells now on the Other Side. Summerland is one of the myriad terms used to describe what people experience after they transition from their physical life. In this book, we will refer to the afterlife as Summerland, the Other Side, the spirit world, and possibly other names. Summerland comes from the Welsh Gwlad Yr Haf, which translates into "the Land of Summer" and is the origin of the Wiccan term for the otherworld (Spiral Dance 2004). Summerland is all around us here in the physical plane, but most of the time, we cannot see it or sense it in any way. This is because everything in the spirit world vibrates energetically at a much higher rate than we do in our plane of existence. Higher vibrations cannot be seen with the naked eye, nor can they be picked up using the normal senses of hearing, touch, taste, sight, and smell. Occasionally, we are able to tap into the spirit world, often when we're not even trying. Have you ever seen movement out of the corner of your eye, but when you turned to look in that direction, you saw nothing at all? More than likely, you just saw a spirit moving past you in Summerland. When we as mediums work with Spirit, we have to heighten our vibrations to hear, see, or sense them. We'll talk more about that process later in the book. Summerland, though, is a wonderful place, and we can learn to have access to those who dwell there, like our passed loved ones and spirit guides. Spirit guides are the people in Spirit who work with us, performing a variety of duties. We have at least five main spirit guides. Before our current incarnation, while we were still in Summerland, these particular guides agreed to aid us while we took on another lifetime. As we grow spiritually during our physical incarnation, our guides grow spiritually on the Other Side. They are our closest companions, and they will be with us until we make our transition to Summerland, where they will meet us again. We'll discuss all of our different guides at length in Part Three, "Who's Who in the Spirit World." Spirit (with a capital S) is a catch-all way to refer to those who dwell in Summerland, as well as a word that highlights belief in Creator. When a medium mentions communicating with Spirit or being led by Spirit, he is acknowledging the influences of his spirit guides and teachers, his passed loved ones, and his connection and faith in a higher power. Most people refer to this divine presence as God. Some people, though, are uncomfortable with that term because of its connotation of God as a male entity. I prefer a more general, gender-neutral term, which is...(Continues)

Customer Reviews

Very Informative
This is an excellent book for beginners. It explains in depth yet in a simple way.

Must Read for Anyone Interested in Mediumship
LOVED THIS BOOK!!!!
I especially like the fact that the author gives assignments at the end of each chapter that assist in honing in your skills. I am a medium, and I recommend this book to all of my students who are serious about finding out the "ins and outs" of mediumship. The author is amazing and shoots straight from the hip with her knowledge and information - there is no garbage to cut through - it is simple and to the point. You will learn alot from reading this book.

So you want to be a medium?
I loved this book, you really don't have to want to be a medium to read this. An awesome read. I learned quite a bit from it.