The Big Hollywood Myth About Mediums—And Why You’re More Intuitive Than You Think
What the Movie "Ghost" Taught Us About Talking to the Dead
In the classic 90’s movie Ghost, Whoopi Goldberg’s character is being haunted by Patrick Swayze.
He is trying to get a message to his girlfriend about his former business partner, who he suspects is trying to kill her (spoiler alert!).
The audience can see Patrick Swayze on screen, even though Whoopi can only hear him.
This makes the audience more invested in his character, and makes the film more fun to watch as we see Patrick annoy Whoopi throughout the movie until she finally agrees to reach out to Patrick’s girlfriend (played by Demi Moore).
However as entertaining as this (and other films about mediumship) might be, this entertainment trope confuses audiences into thinking that a connection with ghosts happens here on Earth, when it actually happens in the Spirit World.
The Spirit World is what I refer to as the place in your mind where you can connect with other beings, ancestors, guides, and information.
Another word for Spirit World could be imagination—it happens right in your mind or your third eye.
That’s why so many mediums close their eyes when they channel. It’s easier for them to see into their imagination or Spirit World when their eyes are closed.
Everything happens right within you.
So before we learn to channel and connect with Spirit, we have to set an expectation that it isn’t going to be Patrick Swayze singing right next to us.
Now, if you close your eyes and imagine what Patrick Swayze looks like, or play your favorite song in your head, that is the level of imagery and sound we are going to expect when we are starting out.
As your meditation practice and your trust in the process grows, so will your mind’s ability to see, hear, smell, or know information. As a practicing medium for over a year, some days my connection to Spirit is soft and subtle like a gentle breeze, and some days it’s wild and vivid like I’ve been dropped onto the set of a movie.
Want to practice dropping in and connecting with your guides? Click here to do my 10 min meditation ‘Entering Your Spirit House’ to meet your guides and see what messages they have for you.
What about you? What is your favorite spiritual movie? Drop your pick in the comments below.
With love from Under the Moon Gate,
Erin
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Timely!!! I needed to see this today. Thank you.