I have had a connection with the spirit world from a very young age. My first memory is when I was six years old. I would get visits on a regular basis and sense and feel a presence in my bedroom this always accured late at night. I would at the time hide under the covers and not move until the morning came. This went on for a short period of time as well as vivid dreams I would have. I was born
in Bolton and moved to Sunderland at five years old. It is then that these strange events started. I moved back to the northwest at the age of twelve. I don't have a great memory of all the experiences from being little other than the times I was visited and other occasions whilst I was out with a friend. I would ask him did you see that person and he would say he couldn't. This was spirit actually showing themselves instead of me just sensing them in my room. At the age of fourteen I had a psychic dream and it came true two days later it was about a scene in school drama production I was in and how it would go wrong but what would happen. All these small events suddenly stopped. I know now this is because of the fear I had that blocked it. I always had a fear of the dark and as silly as this sounds I wouldn't sleep with my feet out the covers. My real connection and journey of self discovery that I am still on started at a later age. When I turned thirty I went on a holiday to Cyprus with my wife and four children. One night whilst being there a gentleman was being really loud outside our apartment right underneath our balcony. I shouted to be quiet and made a remark as well. That night whilst I was drifting off to sleep but not quite there. I heard for the first time external a man's voice say I smell the blood of a English man. Well I I lept up out the bed and screamed out. I was a white as the bed sheets. I also caught a split second glimpse of a really tall well built man with long wavy dark hair. This gentleman I now know to be one of my guides. I also know he was teaching me a lesson for calling the gentleman who was Cypriot and I had made a remark about that fact. Yes I know that was wrong. Not long after I was diagnosed with kidney disease and six years later I received a transplant from my mum who donated to me. During this time of finding out my kidneys declining to receiving a transplant is when my connection to spirit really came alive. I did always have a sceptical mindset and I know this was down to my fear of the unknown even though I had experiences growing up but not really understanding what it was. My wife Karen was always fascinated with all things paranormal and she had joined a paranormal team. Karen would go on regular ghost hunts. One day I decided I would go with her to see what all this was about. The place l went to was Morecambe winter Gardens. It was a really old theatre full of history. That evening really was a eye opener I had many experiences from seeing spirit to being touched and hearing them. Something in me them accepted that this is real as there was no way now I could give a rational explanation of what had taken place and it really connected with the small experiences I had when I was younger. I attended many more for the next two years and I went from picking things up to giving messages from what I was receiving. I had many events from seeing flashes of lights all different colours in the night and daytime, hearing tapping noises, seeing objects being moved and no physical person being present. I also had been overshadowed and had a spirit connect really strong and changed my voice. I really needed someone to help me understand what this was about. I joined a development group local to me that a lady called Ellen Ashcroft was running. Here I did many activities and exercises to do with psychic and also mediumistic work. Ellen would take me to many churches and open circles that was local. She would throw me in at the deep end. When the circle leader asked has anyone got anything Ellen would volunteer me. It was as I see it part of my learning but what I would call it a sink or swim situation. However I am thankful for this as my connection grew stronger and a very fast rate. After six months of attending class, visiting different churches watching other mediums and sitting in circles I organised a charity demonstration night for kidney research. It would be my very first public demonstration alongside three other mediums Ellen my mentor was one. Nighty people attended this event and it was a scary but have to say amazing experience. I gew from strength to strength. I teamed up with Joe Ellen's husband and for the next two years gained more platform experience at churches across the northwest and Wales. I then started organising 121 readings with the general public and for a full year would give these sittings free of charge. I progressed from sitting in a class to working on platform with someone as to help, to working platform solo and running my own development class helping others open their awareness and assisting them to develop their own unique natural abilities. I'm now forty and have worked on the platform for the last 5 years and ran classes and circles for the last three . I continue everyday to sit in the stillness and connect and gain that knowledge and also practice in circles. I have gained a understanding of energy and how it works, the different connections spiritually and psychically our chakras and auras and the learn about the concepts of universal energy . I am a Reiki master and teacher so also have pursued the healing side as well. I love being of service to spirit and bring that evidence that they watch over us and that life is eternal. I love that this not only brings that closure and validation to others but also a understanding of myself. Spirituality is more than just mediumship it's about self discovery. I'm so thankful for the connection and the experiences and continue to raise my vibration everyday and enhance my knowledge to give clarity and peace of mind to others but myself as well for the greater good.
