Why do we need 'protection'?

mac wrote:


A competent medium isn't (quote) "open to everything".  A vital part of mediumship is being in charge of oneself.  If someone is open in such a way then there's something needing attention.

Psychics and sensitives are a different consideration.  
This is only your opinion.I'm not talking about choosing when to use mediumship.I was talking about people who are mediums.
Plenty of people can reach for the spiritual world and have successful contacts.That doesn't make them mediums.
And i doubt as well for some people who claim to be mediums.

Native spirit wrote:I am a Medium whenever i connect to spirit i do it through my Guides. they provide the protection if any is needed.
 I know a Paranormal investigator or so he calls himself. he also says he is a Medium also.
 I very much doubt he is any of them.
 He uses a different tools  all the gizmos you need,
 he had a programme he filmed in three different Locations with his partner and a few friends,
......
 Namaste

mac wrote:At the risk of sounding like a scratchy, old LP record, what some practitioners mean by 'a medium' is very different from what I know as a medium.  There's nothing vague about the word but there is much confusion about it.

It doesn't mean others are necessarily wrong when they refer to someone being a medium but one needs to be mindful folk may use the same word to refer to individuals who do things that are very different.

And as I said earlier, 'cleansing, grounding and protection' may be desirable when doing things other practitioners do.  I don't know because they're not my field of interest or knowledge.

RainbowLight wrote:

mac wrote:At the risk of sounding like a scratchy, old LP record, what some practitioners mean by 'a medium' is very different from what I know as a medium.  There's nothing vague about the word but there is much confusion about it.

It doesn't mean others are necessarily wrong when they refer to someone being a medium but one needs to be mindful folk may use the same word to refer to individuals who do things that are very different.

And as I said earlier, 'cleansing, grounding and protection' may be desirable when doing things other practitioners do.  I don't know because they're not my field of interest or knowledge.

May I suggest you stop repeating yourself... Then you automatically stop sounding like a scratchy, old LP record. 

mac wrote:A competent medium isn't (quote) "open to everything".  A vital part of mediumship is being in charge of oneself.  If someone is open in such a way then there's something needing attention.  Psychics and sensitives are a different consideration.

lomax wrote: This is only your opinion.

I'm not talking about choosing when to use mediumship.I was talking about people who are mediums.

Plenty of people can reach for the spiritual world and have successful contacts.That doesn't make them mediums.

 And i doubt as well for some people who claim to be mediums.

mac wrote:It seems there's a great appetite for re-visiting conversations we regulars held many years ago.  In that vein I'll re-open a discussion topic I've often written about - what is a medium?  I don't want to hear about what individuals do personally - I want to hear what members think mediums in general do.  If we stick to mediums then anyone doing something different will be in a different category.

Here's my starter: A medium is a facilitator of communication from the world of the spirit that's intended to benefit others.  Examples are:

messages or other evidence to demonstrate the survival of 'dead' loved ones

teaching intended to improve  humankind's understanding. (not teaching meant only for the medium)  

Healing help for the sick.
A medium is................
According to whom?If this is your opinion,know that it's well respected,but that doesn't mean that your definition is a rule.
Have you ever let your self to be the medium-conduct of a being?Do you know that everytime you 'call' on something,the energetic impact takes place on a cellular level?
Also the dead ones,are carriers of death energies.Have you ever seen people who deal with necromancy how they look like?
Sorry,but for me you're speaking of things you have no direct experience.
Reading about Paris isn't the same as being in Paris.

mac wrote:It seems there's a great appetite for re-visiting conversations we regulars held many years ago.  In that vein I'll re-open a discussion topic I've often written about - what is a medium?  I don't want to hear about what individuals do personally - I want to hear what members think mediums in general do.  If we stick to mediums then anyone doing something different will be in a different category.

Here's my starter: A medium is a facilitator of communication from the world of the spirit that's intended to benefit others.  Examples are:

messages or other evidence to demonstrate the survival of 'dead' loved ones

teaching intended to improve  humankind's understanding. (not teaching meant only for the medium)  

Healing help for the sick.

lomax wrote:And for the record,very few mediums are capable to reach for those who departed.And even in that case,they have to be familiar with astral travelling.
This is the only way to travel to their realm and come back with some solid and legit answers.

As from healing for the sick,this is power mediation from point A to point B.
The medium acts as a conduct-bridge of the healing power.
If you ask a being-higher force to do the work (go to the sick person and heal him),it's not mediumship.It's manipulation-magic.(or anything else except mediumship).

Rah nam wrote:

lomax wrote:And for the record,very few mediums are capable to reach for those who departed.And even in that case,they have to be familiar with astral travelling.
This is the only way to travel to their realm and come back with some solid and legit answers.

As from healing for the sick,this is power mediation from point A to point B.
The medium acts as a conduct-bridge of the healing power.
If you ask a being-higher force to do the work (go to the sick person and heal him),it's not mediumship.It's manipulation-magic.(or anything else except mediumship).

I definitely disagree with your last like.
It is not as simple as it is said. Many entities and/or beings have to agree it is an appropriate action to take.
But it is possible.

Someone did that to me with Michael's energies.First he invoked the angel,and then he directed the current to me.It wasn't exactly a ''go to lomax''.More like energy work,with the source as Michael,the magician as the medium,and me as the target point.
But i agree with what you wrote above.

mac wrote:   It seems there's a great appetite for re-visiting conversations we regulars held many years ago.  In that vein I'll re-open a discussion topic I've often written about - what is a medium?  I don't want to hear abo.............d's understanding. (not teaching meant only for the medium)  

lomax wrote:    According to whom?If this is your opinion,know that it's well respected,but that doesn't mean that your definition is a rule.  

Have you ever let your self to be the medium-conduct of a being?Do you know that everytime you 'call' on something,the energetic impact takes place on a cellular level?
   Also the dead ones,are carriers of death energies.Have you ever seen people who deal with necromancy how they look like?  Sorry,but for me you're speaking of things you have no direct experience.  Reading about Paris isn't the same as being in Paris.  

mac wrote:

mac wrote:   It seems there's a great appetite for re-visiting conversations we regulars held many years ago.  In that vein I'll re-open a discussion topic I've often written about - what is a medium?  I don't want to hear abo.............d's understanding. (not teaching meant only for the medium)  

   

lomax wrote:    According to whom?If this is your opinion,know that it's well respected,but that doesn't mean that your definition is a rule.  

According to whom?  According to me!  Wasn't that clear when I wrote "Here''s my starter."? But not for an instant did I suggest there's a rule and you're misrepresenting what I wrote. I was clear when I said "I want to hear what members think mediums in general do.  If we stick to mediums then anyone doing something different will be in a different category."  I'm now having to repeat myself.
   

Have you ever let your self to be the medium-conduct of a being?Do you know that everytime you 'call' on something,the energetic impact takes place on a cellular level?
   Also the dead ones,are carriers of death energies.Have you ever seen people who deal with necromancy how they look like?  Sorry,but for me you're speaking of things you have no direct experience.  Reading about Paris isn't the same as being in Paris.  

Sorry but what's all that got to do with telling us what you think a medium is or does?  In all your words you've still not told us, apparently preferring just to have a pop at me.