MEDIUMS, SEANCES AND SPIRIT MESSAGES
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Valerie
Sturesteps.
She was born Valerie Turner on
23/11/1935 in Birmingham, U.K., and passed away on
19/8/1997. Valerie grew up in Birmingham and attended there the local Spiritualist church as a young girl. She was
always deeply religious, but was not attracted to any particular
church. At
the age of about 30 she became interested in Indian religion and
practised yoga
for about 12 years.
She came to meet a local Canberra medium, and started to regularly attend his home circle. After 2-3 years of attendance, she spontaneously went into trance instead of the regular medium, and the spirit of her dead father came through. There was a powerful emotional discharge, as old and painful conflicts were resolved between father and daughter. From then on she started to trance regularly and for many years ran her own home circle. She became president of the Canberra Spiritualist Association. In 1993 she got a Master of Science degree in Psychology from the ANU.
Unfortunately Valerie's association with Spiritualism ended tragically. Around 2 years before her death she was diagnosed with cancer. This diagnosis was a a very heavy emotional shock to her, since her guides had not given any indication of the upcoming illness beforehand. She stopped all mediumistic activities, and tried to heal herself by meditation - unfortunately to no avail.
Valerie's husband Gaidis (Guy)
Sturesteps (10/12/1927 - 22/4/2006), who
besides being an engineer, held a BA in Philosophy and Religious
Studies from the ANU, taped all the séances, which
then
were transcribed in machine readable format. Here is a collection of
the
transcripts. Only a few less relevant ones have been omitted. This
material is quite voluminous, and in quality rivalling anything
hitherto
published! However, before you get carried away, please read my disclaimer, on how to interpret
these talks.
Please read also:
Some doubts about Trance Mediumship.
The sessions
consist mostly of "Spirit Talks", where a spirit gives a lecture on a
certain subject - from séances held during the 70s to 90s. The
spirits
involved are inter alia Arrian alias Robin, Ah-So, Jhannee, Sartorius,
Silver Moon, Margaret McMurray, Verna, and Wung-Lo - not necessarily
their names in the material world! Arrian is also the "chief guide of
the group" - this function is often described as the "Control" on the
spiritual side.
Spiritualists often have been classified as superficial, having no philosophical concept about spiritual life. Nothing could be further from the truth. These lectures prove otherwise. I have ordered them by subjects and added - as far as possible - an abstract, outlining the teachings:
- Conditions in The Spirit World
- Christmas-, Easter- and Other Messages
- Life and Death in The Material World
- Prayer, Meditation, and Spirit Contact
- Healing and The Aura
- Psychic Rescues
- General Talks, Q&A Sessions
- Meditations
- Talks given through Betty Foster
CONDITIONS IN THE SPIRIT WORLD
Abstract- People create their surroundings in the spiritual world themselves.
- People with similar attitudes congregate together.
- Progress is possible and encouraged.
- Higher animals are to be found in the Spirit World.
- Ultimately individuality is dissolved (Union with God).
A thorough explanation!
Arrian on
spirit world and material world
A Church talk, somehow lighter than the first one.
Arrian on
Levels in the spirit world
Again a Church talk.
Arrian on
the goods of heaven
More about guilt, remorse, retribution and forgiveness.
Arrian on
the
pre-birth process
Reminiscent of "Life Before Life" by Helen Wambach.
Ah-So on
spiritual realms and unity
A church talk.
Levels of
worlds
Related by Valerie from Ah-so's ideas.
Sertorius
on
progression in spirit
The institution remains - the persons move on.
Spiritualism
from the other side
Arrian talks about the spirit side of spiritualism!
Jhannee on
the Spirit-World
Many aspects are covered, even exorcism.
Jhannee on
conditions in the world
Reflections on the Bangladeshi tidal wave disaster.
Jhannee on
the unreality of the world
Relationships between spiritual and natural world.
Ah-So on the
lower astral world
Inter alia a more civilised version of the traditional "Hell".
Silver Moon
on
spirit's influence on the
earth
Or better: ... on the earths.
Verna on
how
spirit guides see the material
world
It's not easy for them to tune in!
CHRISTMAS-, EASTER- AND OTHER MESSAGES
Abstract- God is love. Love is everything. Forgiveness is everything.
- Just as Jesus rose from the dead, you will.
- Joy and love expressed during religious festivals uplifts all mankind.
- You need to play your part in the material world to your full capabilities.
- There is a change in the consciousness of mankind coming about.
Church talk.
Ah-So
Easter
Church talk
About the general meaning of Easter.
Arrian on
the
meaning of Easter
This again is an easy church talk.
Easter
Church talk by Arrian
A few years on.
Christmas
Church talk by Arrian(?)
A simple Christmas message.
Christmas
Messages 1984
Ah-So, Verna and Sertorius.
Christmas
Messages 1989
Jhannee, Ah-So and Silver Moon.
Verna's
Christmas Message 1989
Followed by Wung-Lo and Ah-So.
Christmas
Messages 1990
Margaret McMurray, Sertorius, Verna.
Margaret
McMurray on the children and
Christmas
Another friendly chat in the circle.
Ah-So -
Pre-Christmas talk and meditation
A multi-subject session.
Sertorius
Christmas Message 1989
Arrian and Verna also chip in.
Jhannee's
general Church talk
Love and hate, and how they affect you.
LIFE AND DEATH IN THE MATERIAL WORLD
Abstract- Don't suppress psychic abilities in children.
- Set aside time and space for meditation.
- A physical world needs physical action.
- Don't overstretch yourself - strike a balance.
- You can hinder your progress, but you can't halt it.
Good parenting from a spiritual development viewpoint.
A "relative"
of
Robin about expansion of
knowledge
Again some quite down to earth advice.
Arrian about
creativity
A church talk.
Verna on
material life
Some down to earth advice.
Verna and
creativity
An often light-hearted discussion.
Ah-So on
thoughts and emotions
Includes creative visualisation.
Sertorius
-
Note on changing a future
event
A bit like creative visualisation.
Sertorius on
life
Quite general.
Sertorius
and
Jhannee on life
More authoritative.
Silver
Moon
on attitudes to the world
Church talk about world-interrelationships.
Pat and an
unknown entity
Deep philosophical talk.
Sertorius
on
evildoers
Church talk rationalising Christian principles.
Sertorius on
balance in life
Church talk.
Silver Moon
on
vibrations in foods
What's good and what's not.
Silver
Moon
on mental health
Alternative views on mental illness.
The dying
process
A look from both sides of the divide.
Jhannee on
why
some babies die at a young
age
Covers a wide range of subjects - including suicide!
Margaret
McMurray on the death of young
children
Similar subject - different spirit.
Jhannee on
"Walk-Ins"
An often light-hearted discussion.
Ah-So -
Introduction
Some good advice how to lead your life.
Ah-So on
China
He is still concerned with his home-country!
Ah-So
discusses sleep states with the
circle
Some interesting questions are answered!
Ah-So
debates
disasters
Puts the "Acts of God" in perspective.
PRAYER, MEDITATION, AND SPIRIT CONTACT
Abstract- Prayer works best when used to visualise outcomes.
- Concentrate on what you WANT, not on what you DON'T WANT.
- Respect the free will of everyone.
- Use prayer ONLY FOR GOOD!
- There are things which some people may be able to alter or to avoid. There are some things which you cannot.
- Alcohol and drugs can make spirit contact near impossible.
Some unintuitive answers.
Again
Ah-So
on praying
This time a Church talk.
Wung-Lo on
meditation
A few useful techniques are given.
Ah-So
introductory talk
Ah-So introduces himself and the essence of his lectures.
Ah-So about
divination
What is valid and what is best.
Ah-So on
people's relationship with
guides
An introduction to the subject.
Sertorius
on
guides
The nature of guides, and how to contact them.
Wung-Lo on
spirit doorkeepers
A very important reminder. Don't leave yourself open to undesirable
spirits!
The Egyptian
priest - Isis of Amun Re - on the beginning
of guides
A historical view.
Silver Moon
on
magic
Evil influences and how to prevent them.
Lecture and
discussion
The lecture is given through Valerie's trance-mediumship by an unknown
entity. Later "Albert" takes over through the mediumship of John Dixon,
and involves
the circle in a lively discussion about techniques and impressions of
the
séance. Commentary is by Valerie herself.
Jhannee on
the
guru-disciple relationship
More an instruction for spiritual development.
Verna -
Development and Healing
Another instruction for spiritual development.
Verna on
the
aims of the circle
Why have a circle?
Ah-So on
the
organisation of the circle
...and many other topics!
Silver
Moon
on the responsibilities of
mediums
Being a medium can be quite a burden!
Verna on
mediumship
There even is an answer to the question: "What happened to Adolf Hitler
in the spiritual world?".
Verna on
mediumship (short talk)
Given at a spiritual development circle.
Sertorius on
mischievous spirit influences
How to protect yourself.
HEALING AND THE AURA
Abstract- The aura is an emanation of the "centre" of a person.
- Physical and emotional traumas affect the aura greatly. It may take a long time to overcome that.
- Your aura will be affected by the people with whom you come in contact.
- Use visualisation to strengthen the aura (psychic protection).
- A person must WANT to be healed, otherwise they cannot be healed.
- The healer receives inspirations from spirit as to what will help the sick person.
A thorough explanation.
Verna on
auras and energy
A hands-on approach.
Wung-Lo on
energy and the aura
Questions are answered by Verna.
Silver Moon
on
healing
The general principles and techniques.
Silver Moon
on
healing and the aura
How both are interconnected.
Jhannee on
healing methods
A thorough view at spiritual healing.
PSYCHIC RESCUES
AbstractPsychic rescue is an interesting - but demanding - aspect of trance mediumship. In a nutshell it is the practice of a circle to help people, who could not handle their transition to the spiritual world, realise the facts of their circumstances, and set them free to move on. This can often be a daunting task, especially if the "lost" spirit does not believe in life after death.
Discussion
with Sidney about psychic
rescues
Sidney gives an introduction to psychic rescue work.
Ah-So
explains psychic rescue
The same from a slightly different angle.
Arrian(?)
on
psychic rescue
Church talk - again a slightly different angle.
Verna on
psychic rescue
Verna chips in with the same theme.
Verna
tells,
how to conduct rescues
..and gives a lecture, together with a visitor.
Verna -
Instructions on conducting
rescues
Same subject, one year later.
Psychic
rescue organised by Anderson
Anderson's first one! Followed by a lively discussion about rescues,
guides
and mediums.
The rescue
of Sister Dorothy
A MUST-READ for Christian fundamentalists!
Valija's
rescue
There is some background to this. During the rescue Guy recognises the
entity
as
his late sister in law Valija, who had died in February 1983 in Latvia
from TB
and
cancer of the throat. Her marriage had not been good and she died full
of
hate.
Her husband - Guy's brother - then had a series of misfortunes and
finally
in
January 1984 a terrifying vision about Valija and her dark companions
in
what
he describes as "hell" - wanting to hurt him, but being powerless to do
so. This
vision lasted for 15 hours. - Valerie writes about this:
"When Guy first translated this letter aloud to me I felt a little
thrill run
through
me. One of my guides intimated that something must be done about this,
and I
felt
as though one of them dashed off quickly to take action."
Seems, that this rescue is the result of this action!
Rescue of a
holocaust victim
A 10 year old girl too horrified to remember.
The rescue of
a
Mayan priest
Some long kept beliefs had to be left behind.
Margaret
McMurray - a rescue and the wee
ones
More like a chat with an old friend of the circle.
Talk at John
Dixon's circle after a rescue
Why rescues sometimes become necessary.
Alice's
rescue
Alice is a lady of the early 20th century. She needs a lot of
persuading!
GENERAL TALKS, Q&A SESSIONS
AbstractThese talks are more light-hearted chats, not lectures as some of the previous. They serve to clear up some misconceptions, that people might have about the spiritual worlds.
Anderson's
first session
Anderson's chattiness makes this entertaining.
A general
Q&A session
Valerie's guides take turns at answering.
Another
general Q&A session
Same here, more than 1 year on.
Silver Moon
-
Introduction
Silver Moon talks about himself.
Silver
Moon
on love and the Redman
Indigenous wisdom.
Silver Moon
on
time
Followed by a light-hearted talk with Verna.
Jhannee on
Jesus
Jhannee denies Jesus' trial and crucifixion, which contradicts recorded
history. Odd is also the mentioning of the shroud (presumably of
Turin), that has been proven, NOT to be the cloth that was put around
Jesus' body. It seems, that Jhannee is not telling the full truth here.
Anderson has a
chat with the circle
Anderson is not quite as advanced as Arrian. The reason given, why so many
people are coming to this earth now is slightly disconcerting...
Al-kara
talks
about her life on earth
This is a one-off!
Questions
answered by dictation
Not strictly Trance-Mediumship but interesting.
Questions
answered by dictation
Same thing - four years later.
Verna -
Discussion session
Various subjects.
Verna on
meditation
She has a social chat, the subject is incidental.
Jhannee
answers questions
Terminated pregnancies.
Beuzan the
priest of Stonehenge
A view into history.
Introduction
of Sertorius at John Dixon's
circle
Sertorius symbolises power and discipline and explains it.
MEDITATIONS
Sometimes the spirits lead a meditation for the circle:Arrian's meditation on the material world
Relatively light and easy to emulate.
Another
meditation by Arrian
Comments by Valerie.
Flower
meditation by Arrian
Followed by a Q&A session with the circle.
Philosophy
of
the underlying spirit
Inflow and outflow and their relation.
Meditation
by a high, unknown entity
A bit like astral travel.
TALKS GIVEN THROUGH BETTY FOSTER
Who Betty Foster isA short history of Spiritualism in Canberra and Betty's involvement.
An evening
with Betty Foster
Various aspects of Spiritualism are touched.
An Evening
Seminar Talk given in the Hughes Community
Centre
Spiritualism explained to the public.
Christmas
Church talk by Betty Foster
Not a spirit talk - What Christmas is all about.
New Years
Eve
Church talk by Betty Foster
Again not a spirit talk.
Some of
Betty's spiritual experiences
Another Church talk.
Spiritualism
Today
Modern aspects of Spiritualism.
Ka-la on
Christmas
Another Church talk.
Church talk
through Betty Foster
Highlighting deficiencies of conventional Christianity.
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