The Search for Meaning

So here we are, it's 2012, and it's August already.  The millennium came and went without the world ending, there was no second coming of the Christ, and no spaceships landed; so it seems we are on our own, still looking for meaning in our lives.

With church attendance at an all time low, it seems that the traditional mainstream religions no longer offer many people the answers they are looking for.  OK, so that's  hardly breaking news, but it is still very true in Britain today at least.

Some people have, perhaps optimistically, turned to other alternative religions or ancient beliefs looking for validation (surely the truth must be out there?) and for answers to those age old questions that intrigue us all at some point in our lives:

Why am I here, where did I come from and what happens after I die? What's the point?

Well the bad news is I can't give you a simple answer, so I'm not going to try. So unless you're happy with Douglas Adam's suggestion from Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy that the answer to Life the Universe and Everything really is 42, the chances are you are going to be taking a very long journey to find out, throughout your whole life.

I recently saw Clint Eastwood's movie Hereafter, which to my surprise, turned out to be a film about what I do, about a psychic medium. It was refreshing to see a film that finally caters for the public's thirst for knowledge about the afterlife and the big question of whether there really is life after death. 

I was pleasantly surprised that my favourite topic had been chosen for a big Hollywood film and more importantly, put across in such a sympathetic and open-minded manner. 

Lets be honest, when a film talks about life after death, you can I usually expect to be subjected to a story about a frightening poltergeist haunting, or a demonisation of psychic abilities where an innocent virgin is possessed and tortured, or some sappy romantic nonsense ... you know the type. 

It was nice to finally see a mainstream film that broached the subject of mediumship and life after death, without any religious bias being pandered to, or even mentioned.

The film feels a bit slow to get going, but like all good yarns, it all makes perfect sense in the end.  The story brings together two main characters; a French journalist Marie Lelay who has a near death experience during the Tsunami, and George a reluctant, but very talented American psychic medium.

I wont spoil the story if you haven't seen it, but suffice to say it really is a breath of fresh air. Speaking and as a formerly rather reluctant medium myself, I was left with a wry smile on my face, feeling validated for once, and  possibly a little guilty for taking so long to start working with my own abilities.

Admittedly, for a long time I didn't do much with my gifts, and for a time, I even shared George's view that life is so much easier if you just pretend that you don't have them at all. 

Like George, I have always had a full-time job as well as my spiritual work, so I never really had time to think about spirit or readings for 8 hours a day while sorting out the more mundane and definitely un-spiritual matter of people's insurance claims. 

Unlike George, I learned that I do need to stand up and use my abilities for everybody's good.

For too long now, mediumship and spirituality has stayed in the shadows for fear of being rejected by a fearful public, who for a long time were manipulated by those with vested interests in keeping us ignorant on the subject.  The tide is slowly turning, attitudes are changing, and whether they realise it or not, people are becoming more spiritually open-minded and curious.

Nobody likes to be the first to stand up and stick their neck out; it's a pretty scary thing to do.  I greatly admire the likes of Colin Fry, Jackie Newcombe, Gordon Smith and others who have put themselves in the public eye, and at the same time at mercy of the unforgiving media as a result.

Somebody told me once that to walk the spiritual path is never an easy one, in fact it can feel like the most difficult one you can go down at times, but it is also very rewarding.

These days I can vouch for that, and I certainly wouldn't have it any other way.

We each have our own personal spiritual journey to follow, so maybe by sharing our experiences, and using our own abilities, we can give others the key to finding their  truth and their own answers.

One thing I know for sure; you've got to find your truth and follow your own path. 

Like they say, you have to be yourself - everyone else is already taken!

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