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Developing Mediumship
In Developing Mediumship, Gordon Smith – 'Hailed as the UK's most accurate medium' – teaches you how to develop your own abilities as a medium, with humour, warmth and skill.
Using simple yet powerful exercises Gordon talks you through each stage of your journey to become a medium, teaching by example and including some of his most memorable and enlightening experiences.
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242 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 14, 2007
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Gordon Smith
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Hailed as “Britain’s most accurate medium” Gordon has been featured in numerous television documentaries including the BBC’s Everyman, "Mediums: Talking With the Dead" 3 part series as well as appearing as an expert guest on various shows such as This Morning, Richard and Judy and the BBC's Heaven and Earth. Gordon has also presented one of the nation's favourite paranormal shows, Living TV's 'Most Haunted', as well as his own series on the Biography Channel. He even managed to find the time to squeeze in a cameo in a Jacki Collins movie, Paris Connections!
He has travelled to many parts of the world to appear before audiences, read for many celebrities, and written numerous books, including Spirit Messenger and The Unbelievable Truth, which have been published to critical acclaim. Gordon has written regular columns for newspapers such as the Daily Record, Take A Break magazine and Best magazine.
From early childhood Gordon had the ability to see, sense and hear spirit people. As a young boy his ability often unnerved those around him and so he learned to close his mind to these experiences.
Through his teenage years he pushed his abilities into the background of his awareness and lived a very average teenage life. He pursued his passion for gymnastics until he was 19. He was good enough to be selected for the Scottish Commonwealth Games squad. It wasn’t until he was 24, when a friend’s brother appeared at his bedside in the middle of the night that these gifts were re-awakened. He later learned that the brother had died that night in a tragic fire. Gordon went with his friend to a spiritualist church, during the service he was told that he would one day be speaking from the ‘platform’. This was the start of over 15 years of study and practice as Gordon went on to develop his outstanding abilities as a medium or messenger from the spirit world under the tutelage of some of the great legends of the spiritualist church. He developed in a mediumship circle run by the extraordinary Mrs. Primrose, an inspirational figure in Scottish spiritualism and became a close friend of the legendary Albert Best, who is widely acknowledged as one of be best mediums of the last century.
Many years on Gordon Smith is now one of the world’s top psychic mediums and spiritual teachers in the UK. Having spent 15 years balancing his work as an internationally renowned medium with his day job, as a barber in his native Glasgow, Gordon now conducts mediumship workshops and events around the world. Gordon’s Celtic charm and lively demonstrations provide his audience with a rare opportunity to experience the fascinating phenomenon of mediumship, which he delivers to his audience with a mix of his distinctive style of humour, pure passion, and empathy to others.
Hailed as “Britain’s most accurate medium” Gordon has been featured in numerous television documentaries including the BBC’s Everyman, "Mediums: Talking With the Dead" 3 part series as well as appearing as an expert guest on various shows such as This Morning, Richard and Judy and the BBC's Heaven and Earth. Gordon has also presented one of the nation's favourite paranormal shows, Living TV's 'Most Haunted', as well as his own series on the Biography Channel. He even managed to find the time to squeeze in a cameo in a Jacki Collins movie, Paris Connections!
He has travelled to many parts of the world to appear before audiences, read for many celebrities, and written numerous books, including Spirit Messenger and The Unbelievable Truth, which have been published to critical acclaim. Gordon has written regular columns for newspapers such as the Daily Record, Take A Break magazine and Best magazine.
From early childhood Gordon had the ability to see, sense and hear spirit people. As a young boy his ability often unnerved those around him and so he learned to close his mind to these experiences.
Through his teenage years he pushed his abilities into the background of his awareness and lived a very average teenage life. He pursued his passion for gymnastics until he was 19. He was good enough to be selected for the Scottish Commonwealth Games squad. It wasn’t until he was 24, when a friend’s brother appeared at his bedside in the middle of the night that these gifts were re-awakened. He later learned that the brother had died that night in a tragic fire. Gordon went with his friend to a spiritualist church, during the service he was told that he would one day be speaking from the ‘platform’. This was the start of over 15 years of study and practice as Gordon went on to develop his outstanding abilities as a medium or messenger from the spirit world under the tutelage of some of the great legends of the spiritualist church. He developed in a mediumship circle run by the extraordinary Mrs. Primrose, an inspirational figure in Scottish spiritualism and became a close friend of the legendary Albert Best, who is widely acknowledged as one of be best mediums of the last century.
Many years on Gordon Smith is now one of the world’s top psychic mediums and spiritual teachers in the UK. Having spent 15 years balancing his work as an internationally renowned medium with his day job, as a barber in his native Glasgow, Gordon now conducts mediumship workshops and events around the world. Gordon’s Celtic charm and lively demonstrations provide his audience with a rare opportunity to experience the fascinating phenomenon of mediumship, which he delivers to his audience with a mix of his distinctive style of humour, pure passion, and empathy to others.
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February 26, 2017
Renowned medium Gordon Smith gives a breakdown of what it takes to become a working medium. This is not a course in development and if what you’re looking for is a how-to guide, this is not the book for you. Smith takes us through and helps us understand the levels of anticipation, expectation and the path of development based on his own experience.
Gordon explodes some of the myths that it’s just a simple case of opening up, giving messages then closing off. To truly develop mediumship, you must be prepared to put in hours of effort over a lifetime. This book assumes you are willing to do so, if indeed you are reading it as a starting point in your explorations and as such provides some meditation practices to support your connection with spirit.
He explains some important steps, such as finding and working with a development circle and also knowledge of yourself and learning who you are in order to become an effective medium.
Smith’s own experiences and interactions add a touch of personal reality, putting his analysis in context. This is a very good book as a starting point, preparing you for the preparation. No sensationalism here – down to earth, grass roots introduction with sound advice.
Gordon explodes some of the myths that it’s just a simple case of opening up, giving messages then closing off. To truly develop mediumship, you must be prepared to put in hours of effort over a lifetime. This book assumes you are willing to do so, if indeed you are reading it as a starting point in your explorations and as such provides some meditation practices to support your connection with spirit.
He explains some important steps, such as finding and working with a development circle and also knowledge of yourself and learning who you are in order to become an effective medium.
Smith’s own experiences and interactions add a touch of personal reality, putting his analysis in context. This is a very good book as a starting point, preparing you for the preparation. No sensationalism here – down to earth, grass roots introduction with sound advice.
July 11, 2012
interesting book id consider it more of a personal account then actual development guide . it has some meditations and things in it but no real guide to doing it beyond join a development circle .
it is enjoyable and i do like the meditation that are in the book
it is enjoyable and i do like the meditation that are in the book
July 23, 2023
I bought this book years back and just got around to listening to it. I found it to be a talk which seemed to be more than one put together. The author makes statements about certain lessons, but I don't remember them at all. I will admit 1.5 hours is little time to get in depth on this subject. I have completed Gordon's online class through Hay House where he does go in depth which was better in all ways as it should be a 6 week course.
If you read this book just remember it's the beginning and not the end of the journey. You must take the steps or you will not learn. This is what I got from this book as well as only I can do the work for me and no one else can do it for me.
If you read this book just remember it's the beginning and not the end of the journey. You must take the steps or you will not learn. This is what I got from this book as well as only I can do the work for me and no one else can do it for me.
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