By
CAROLE LYNNE
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CHAPTER
ONE
ALLOW
ME TO BE YOUR READING COMPANION
This book is for you, for those of you who have lost loved ones to the transition we call “death.” This book is for you who want to see if a medium can help you communicate with those in the world of spirit whom you love so deeply. People come to me because I have the ability to communicate with those who have given up their physical bodies and passed on to the spirit side of life. I bring them messages from their loved ones in the spirit world. Some of us call ourselves “mediums,” and some of us call ourselves “psychic mediums.” We all want to bring healing as we communicate with those who have passed to the other side of life.
My heart breaks sometimes from the look in the eyes of the people who walk into my reading room—the mother who has lost a child, the woman who has lost her husband, the man who has lost his mother. They are nervous as they approach me. How difficult it must be to come and see me, to be so vulnerable. They don’t even know me, and they are coming to ask me to connect with a loved one who has passed away. But they are willing to be vulnerable, because they yearn for communication with the spirit of a loved one. If there is the slightest chance that I will bring a message from one whom they miss so deeply, they are willing to come and see me.
Some are not grieving and feeling vulnerable as they walk through my door, but instead are very curious. They wonder if there is such as thing as an afterlife. They come to a reading hoping to find proof that when life is over, the spirit will continue on. Some arrive very skeptical and almost hostile. Their eyes say, “How dare you proclaim that you are in touch with spirits? I am here to prove you wrong.”
I pray before I meet each of you that I will be able to communicate with the spirit you want to hear from, but in my heart I know that I have no control over which spirits I will be able to link with on any day. I also know how crucial it is that I never try to please anyone…whether grieving, curious, or skeptical. I need to tell you what I see in the world of spirit, and nothing else. You deserve an honest reading from me, and that is what you are going to get, even if your Uncle Sam comes to visit with us when you wished your daughter had come. Out of total respect for you, myself, and the whole world of eternal life, I must only give you only what I receive from the world of spirit. You will get an honest reading, and if it is not all that you would wish it to be, I will help you to understand that in time you will receive communication from your loved one.
I am passionate about writing this book for you who grieve, you who are curious, and—yes—you who are skeptical, so that you can better understand the process of spirit communication called mediumship. I would like to offer you information about how to find a good medium and how to get a good reading from a medium. After reading this book you will know some things that will help you choose the medium who is right for you. Some of you, after reading this book, will realize that it is not a medium you need but a psychic, astrologer, or card reader. Or it may be that you do not need a reading at all. Perhaps you need to see a doctor, a therapist, an investment counselor, or even a real estate agent!
If you do need to see a medium, I want you to be informed. You may need helpful information, especially if you are grieving. I don’t want you to have to fumble around, during this difficult time, as you try to make an appointment with a medium. I want you to know what your choices are.
I offer and would like to be your coach as you make a decision to see a medium, call for an appointment, and receive a reading. I want to be there for you before you walk in the door and after you leave. For most of you, I will not be the medium you see, as you who are reading this are all around the world. But I can be in your pocket, in the glove compartment of your car, in your brief case, in your handbag. I can be there for you, and I want you to know I really care about you.
I was not always a medium, or at least I did not know that I was. This spiritual gift was delivered to my soul in midlife, and it was quite a surprise, like receiving a new baby on the doorstep. But I have been a coach most of my working life. For years I coached singers in New York City, the San Francisco Bay area, and the Boston area. These singers sang in shows, coffeehouses, and in their showers. I have also coached many public speakers. I coached a woman who needed to convince venture capitalists that they should invest money so she could start a business. She got the money. I’ve coached college professors who were terrible speakers, and they became great speakers. I’ve coached money managers, who then got more clients. If I do say so myself, I am a very good coach. And now I am privileged to be able to apply these coaching skills as I teach you how to get a good reading from a medium. I know how to spell things out in easy-to-understand language. I have also given many readings and received many readings from mediums. I know what information you need to be an informed consumer.
I want you to get a good reading, as I know how healing, and sometimes life-changing, it can be to connect with the spirits of those who have passed on. While it took me quite a few readings before I had that one great reading that changed my life, it was worth the struggle. When a medium one day gave me a perfect description of my relationship to my mother and father, and lots of descriptive information about them—plus my long lost friend, my dog—I realized that we really do survive when our physical body dies. I now know that when I give up my physical body, I will take my consciousness with me as I make my transition to the world of spirit. That realization makes me want to take a look at my consciousness and keep improving myself.
This may not happen the first time you go for a reading. It is an experience that no one can really explain, and the process can take time. If you want to go on this journey, you have to have patience.
I want to be with you on that journey. I am available to help you. If you are ready, let’s go. Allow me to be your coach, and I want you to know that I consider it a real privilege to play that role. Let’s get started.
What This Book Is NOT
This is not a book about my life as a medium. While I may tell you bits and pieces of my personal story as a medium, there are many books about famous mediums already on the market. You can read the life stories of James von Prague, John Edwards, Sylvia Browne, and others. I am not a famous medium, and being famous is not my goal. I enjoy traveling to big towns or small towns in the United States, Canada, England, and Scotland, and serving as a medium in Spiritualist churches, spiritual centers, and spiritual book stores. Sometimes I get paid well, and sometimes I work for very little or for free. I am here to serve those in the world of spirit who need to get messages to their loved ones living on earth. But this book is about you, not about me.
This is not a scientific book. I am not going to try to prove to you that mediums really do contact those in the eternal life. There is an excellent book with scientific studies that you can read if you like, The Afterlife Experiments, Gary E. Schwartz, Ph.D., and William L. Simon. This is a book that describes many experiments with what they call “superstar mediums.”
What This Book IS
This is a book about how to get a good reading from a medium. I am going to teach you:
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Here is a poem by Carole Lynne
OH SWEET VOYAGE
Carole
Lynne
Morning is the time
We return from out nightly voyage
We return from the world beyond
We return from the mist of the stars
We return from the warm rays of the moon
Afternoon is the time
We are solid in our earthy life
We go about the chores of the day
Silver strands of the love of Spirit
Wrap around us as we go thru the day
Evening is the time
We melt into the poetry and music
Of the world we will visit once again
We close our eyes and enter the deep sleep
We are voyagers among the stars
OH SWEET SLEEP
OH SWEET SLUMBER
OH SWEET SLEEP
OH SWEET VOYAGE