First Night Featured HEAT and it wasn't the weather

Ten sitters joined me for our first efforts at pyshical mediumship. As a non-singer, and with my students unused to singing, I thought a simple Hindu chant by Deva Premal, singing only one word over and over, would suffice. A non-techy sort I fumbled with the computer playlist but we managed. After teh 2nd round of chanting, we all noticed really strong heat in the room; most people reported it around their heads and faces. As the AC unit is noisy, it couldn't be on while we were sitting, but I had it on for a few hours prior to class, set to 62 degrees. And it was sweltering...as we wrapped up, the energy dissipated, the heat diminished.

A few sounds from the trumpet, just a few, were noted. Many saw the thick energy around it, and a few noticed energy coming out of it. One sitter felt her hands drawn toward it, just when the noises were heard (and no, she didn't touch it); a few others noticed that it was vibrating from where they were sitting.

For a first effort, with a new circle of sitters and as a lead medium who's not sat regularly for physical mediumship, I'm pleased with how things went.

Excited to see what Shannon got in her pictures...and if Carly Rose got anything on her recorder...

Tune in next Tuesday for our next adventure!

Dr. Lauren

We Start Tonight! An Experiment in Modern Physical Mediumship

Tonight's the night we begin our first of 4 experiments in traditional physical mediumship in New York City. To borrow the analogy of electrical terminology, as the "lead medium" (my term, not a traditional one) I'm the one who'll be acting as the 'power switch.' The sitters will serve as the 'amperage' or the 'juice.' Together we will pool our collective energies...and see what happens.

We expect about 9 or 10 to test this out over the next few months over 4 sessions. In September, those who are sincere in their ongoing commitment and have the kind of "vibe" that works for physical mediumship will begin to sit regularly together. That's exciting enough.

The best part? Thanks to technology, we'll be documenting our experiences, right here in this blog.

And we are thrilled that Shannon Taggart, an amazing photographer and photojournalist who's been intrigued with mediumship as a subject area for many years, will document our experiences using her top-notch, high quality digital camera equipment...you' won't see 'orbs' that result from optically imperfect lenses...and she'll tell you, right here, what her take on things is. (She used to be on the faculty of RIT and let me tell you, if she says it's an orb...it's an orb.)

My take on things? I'm done resisting...it hasn't stopped the physical effects that have happened around me for most of my life but increasingly in recent years. So, I'm ready for anything.

After all, famed eccentric electrical engineer Nikola Tesla lived (and died) in the building where we're meeting...and he's already shown up in my other circles a few times...

Let the adventure begin!

Dr. Lauren Thibodeau