Many
people have had little experience of mediums, psychic clairvoyants or spiritual
healers. So it must come of no surprise I’ve had to counter sceptics all my
life. Some are just ignorant of my role in society, whereas others have a basic
understanding of what I do, but nevertheless adopt a position of dogmatic
disbelief and total un-acceptance. There are even those for whom, no matter how
much proof you present, it is never enough. Their argument is you might have
known the person, heard or read about them, ... and the one I love the most – you
might have researched them. As if I don’t have
better things to do with my time than target specific individuals and research
their intimate day-to-day activities. With that degree of investigative skill
and financial commitment, I’d be better suited opening a professional detective
agency!
There are
sceptics who accuse me of ‘cold reading’, a
technique whereby one person attempts to determine details about another by
analysing their body language and appearance. In my opinion, that type of skill
is best left to the performing stage mentalists who try to mimic spiritual
communication in an attempt to debunk it, and promote further scepticism. How
can ‘cold reading’ be a useful skill to me when an increasing proportion of my
work is executed by online-audio or telephone? Anybody with a modicum of sense
would wonder if I practiced any type of trickery, how could have I successfully
worked openly in the public eye as a professional therapist for over thirty
years, especially these days with the freedom of expression on the internet?
Why would I even want to devote my whole life to any type of deceit, exposing
my whole family to disgrace? Actually, as an articulate and resourceful woman,
I could have quite easily chosen another profession and excelled elsewhere if I
wasn’t so accomplished and totally committed to
what I do.
When I
have encountered scepticism, it has been from people who don’t
know me, not from my client base. Recognising how some people can harshly judge
me, you can understand why I sometimes have to be very careful whom I tell
about my extraordinary experiences to avoid being thought incredulous, a little
batty, or at worst, an outright deceiver. In the 21st century, when diversity
and idiosyncrasy is actively embraced, it is absurd that my unconventional
natural ability is so vilified and censored.
As might
be expected, there are people who say to me, “Oh! I don’t
believe in it.” This attitude I find most challenging, as I usually respond by
asking, “What is the – it – you don’t believe
in? Are you saying you don’t believe
in an afterlife or are you saying you accept there is an afterlife, but you don’t
believe anyone can communicate with it?” These are two totally different stances and can open a chink for learning in the most closed
minds.
Actually,
I am not offended by genuine scepticism, as I believe healthy doubt can easily
be dissolved when the truth is presented.
When
confronting scepticism from the media, I find it quite unsettling as my
accomplishments are never taken at face value and journalists are predictably
confrontational at a very base level. Society would have so much to learn and
benefit if only the media could move forward from this divisive stance.
Fortunately, the freedom of the internet does mean there is considerably more
information at peoples disposal, but even in this day and age, the mainstream
media still has a very strong influence over public opinion and its perception
of the truth.
However,
over the years I have witnessed that no matter how much proof you give of a
spiritual afterlife and the ability to communicate with it, people sometimes
want something specific to be said, and nothing else will suffice. In such
circumstances, the recipient may well become disappointed. I learned long ago
it’s not my role to wantonly convert every sceptic to believe in the afterlife
in the exact way they want it to be revealed. If your friends and family need
to offer proof in a specific way for your clarity, it is their responsibility
to provide the information in an acceptable format, not mine.
Also, I don’t
pick up the gauntlet every time I am challenged, that would be a little too
self-indulgent. On the contrary, I will only take the challenge when there is
someone in genuine need and when requested by my guides in service to the
spirit world.
Sceptic or
otherwise, the truth is the truth, and my reality is truth to me. I cannot
change who I am and how I was born just for public convenience or palatability.
Would you?!
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About the author: Living in Wales with
her husband, Helen Parry Jones has been a professional spiritual healer and
empathic medium for over thirty years. She has filled theatres and auditoriums
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media including; The Daily Mail, Psychic News, RTÉ, BBC Radio 4 and Woman’s
Way. Previous titles include, Hands of An Angel (published 2011 by
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