17th - It was unfortunate that I had to cancel my trip to Stranaer because of a hospital appointment.
21st I only had a short
journey to Kilmarnock Spiritualist Church (SNU)
Founded
in 1936 this church has long been a place of welcome, support and learning for
all those who have entered its doors . A quote from the church’s website “We offer an open door to all who wish
to enter and hope the saying “...there are no strangers here, only friends who
have yet to meet” holds true for all who do. The church is only a short distance from the
A77.
23rd... My diary had down the Cambuslang Spiritualist Church
but because of refurbishment of its original hall this church has moved to the
Fernhill Community Centre, 12 Auchenlarie Drive, Fernhill, and Glasgow, G73 4EQ. The church is slowly but surely
finding its feet in the area.
25th – A full house at The Lighthouse Spiritualist Church
Greenock. A sad night as it had only
been four days since the passing of founder and president of this church, Jenny Lafferty. More about Jenny later
27th I was at the Edinburgh College of Parapsychology for an
evening of clairvoyance.
29th Because of a nasty allergy that will just not go away I
had to cancel the Lamb’s Hill Spiritualist Church, Glasgow.
Jenny Lafferty founder and President of the Lighthouse Spiritualist Church passed to spirit on 21st October 2012.
Jenny Lafferty was well known and respected in the Spiritualist
movement in Scotland. She was in poor
health for several years but seldom if ever moaned about her own
condition. She was always thinking of
the plight of others and could always find something nice to say about those
who she disagreed with or those who gave her a hard time.
Jenny served as booking secretary at the White Rose
Spiritualist Church in Gourock for sixteen years and then after a break she
opened the Lighthouse Spiritualist Church with a few of her dedicated Spiritualist
friends. This was not just to be the
opening of another Spiritualist Church, renting a hall and booking
mediums. Jenny and her committee meant
this church to be part of the community, to be there for those in the community
who needed a little help etc. And that
Spiritual Healing was to play as important a part as the clairvoyance. From the first service at the church has gone
from strength to strength.
The passing of Jenny’s daughter earlier this year
hit her hard and although we spiritualists know that is not the end for a loved
one, we are only human and can grieve as much as those who don’t believe. To Jenny; Spiritualism was not just her
religion but a way of life.
Jenny will be sadly missed by all who knew her.
The
North American indigenous people were much maligned by Hollywood’s western
movies. The
indigenous peoples of North American were very spiritual in their own way. Their beliefs have a strong reverence for
animal life, the environment, and each other.
Organized religious meetings are not a part of
Native American spirituality. History
shows that originally, Native American spirituality was more of a way of daily
life. Just like many in Spiritualism
today who consider Spiritualism is a way of life for them and not a
religion. History books show us that the
white man viewed Native American spirituality to be nothing more than superstition.
Yet maybe we in Spiritualism and society
as a whole could learn a lot for the customs and beliefs of the Indigenous North
American tribes.
One in particular, the Crow Tribe, has interested a
friend of mine.
Human life with the natural kingdom
around them. They said there was a
mother goddess and a father god and believed in holy communion they were not
predominantly patriarchs or matriarchs .they were warriors but believed in necessity
they were great hunters and gatherers ... in all actuality the order of the Crow
is of most ancient origin and means that together we can face all obstacles and
challenges an live in peace and prosperity.
The Crow Indians were simple pagans they believed in the natural
organics of life and the balances of you already possess
everything necessary to become great. –
Native
American Ten Commandments
1. Treat the Earth and all that
dwell therein with respect
2. Remain close to the Great Spirit
3. Show great respect for your
fellow beings
4. Work together for the benefit of
all Mankind
5. Give assistance and kindness
wherever needed
6. Do what you know to be right
7. Look after the well-being of Mind
and Body
8. Dedicate a share of your efforts
to the greater Good
9. Be truthful and honest at all
times
10 Take full responsibility for your
actions
150Years ago 28/11/2003
In the past
few hundred years this physical world has received a lot of signals such as
rapping’s that have come from the spirit world but unfortunately, they were
never picked up by the people of this world.
This may
have been because they were afraid or perhaps it was just because they didn’t
understand that they could communicate with spirit. For
instance it is recorded that there were rapping sounds heard in 1716, in the
home of John Wesley the founder of the Methodist religion at Epworth Vicarage
in England
These
sounds were similar to the rapping’s at Hydesville ,
New York
It wasn’t
until about 1847 after centuries of what was at that time known as supernatural
happenings that we became aware of spirit through the antics of two young girls
and that the first two-way
communications with Spirit were received. It was only
through these early messages that we became more certain that we lived after
the death of the physical body and we learned from spirit that we would survive
in another dimension known now as the spirit world.
Time has
passed since these first communications, until once again we have in this
modern age rediscovered the ability through mediumship to communicate with the
people who have passed into the spirit world. For in the
centuries before 1847 it was not uncommon for spirit contact to be made and you
only have to read in some the ancient records such as the Bible of spirit
communication between the people of this world and the people of the spirit
world.
Today there
are many people who can make this contact, and it’s through them and the
information they have been given from spirit teachers that we have learned
about spiritual philosophy and spiritual religion. These
spiritual teachings have told us how we should behave towards each other and
how we should live our lives here on this earth.
If we allow
ourselves to be brought under the influence of Spirit we will begin to
understand the truth of the Spirit messages and allow that truth to change our
attitudes, and our sense of what is right, and what is wrong. Those of us
who have already been influenced by Spirit and are sincere in our thoughts and
actions can see what has been accomplished since the first communication was
received and message from Spirit is that there is a need for more people of
earth to have faith and belief in spirit.
We can now realise what can be accomplished in the days that lie ahead,
for the message from Spirit is that there is a need for more people to act as
instruments for Spirit, instruments that will have perfect faith in the power
of Spirit to guide and inspire them so that others may benefit. Those who allow
themselves to come under the influence of Spirit and to go forward in this work
needs to apply the Spiritual truths they will have learned to their everyday
life so that other people who they come in contact with will recognize that
they are messengers of Spirit by the type of life that they live.
In this short
address, I hope I have managed to convey to you the message of the Spirit
Guides. Which is to consider other people and to freely give of your love and
service to them?
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