Is any of this Typical?
How my path to mediumship started
From a very young age, I possessed the ability to see spirits and communicate with them. I could see auras, feel people's emotions and pain, and it was as if I was suddenly thrust into a new version of myself. It took me a long time to understand that what I was experiencing was atypical. I paid no attention to it, except for the fear that I felt during these encounters and experiences. This really has been a journey of self-discovery and spiritual awakening, which has taken me years to understand and develop.
As I became more aware of my gifts, I realized that not everyone else could see and feel the things I did. My abilities have evolved, and I get clearer insights into people by simply looking at them or touching objects, and by immersing myself in different environments. I would get an immediate sense of knowing who a person is, how they feel, and the connections they share with their loved ones in spirit. I can experience their past, glimpse into their future, and even touch and move the energies that surround them.
It was not long after I became aware of my abilities that I was assigned a mentor, a woman who is a Matrix Energetics Practitioner. Along the way, my spirit guides have provided invaluable guidance on how to cope with my gifts and have allowed me to channel energies more effectively. I first learned that I was an empath, and I developed an affinity for healing through touch, dematerializing pain. Over time, I honed various psychic abilities, including Clairaudience, Clairvoyance, Clairsentience, and Claircognizance. I've also developed the gift of Automatic Writing, to channel messages unconsciously onto paper, and Psychometry, allowing me to see the past of objects and anyone who has touched them.
“When the messages got louder”
The beginning of my Mediumship
Once I recognized my calling, I decided to be a medium. It was like a switch turned on in my brain. I began hearing spirits and witnessing their presence. Spirits approached me in the middle of the night, urging me to reach out to specific people, seeing them standing above me in my sleep like a fever dream. This journey evolved into full-fledged Mediumship, shaped by a lifetime of sensitivity and dedication to the craft. Gradually, I learned to tune out these weird and debilitating experiences by creating boundaries with the Spirits that followed me.
My first profound reading experience occurred during the Ottawa Pride parade. A powerful energy drew me towards a woman in the crowd. I felt compelled to leave my friend who came with me to the parade. After feeling anxious for a few minutes, I went to speak to her, not knowing this stranger. It turned out to be a life-changing moment. I connected with her departed sister's spirit. I asked her if her sister had passed suddenly from a heart issue; ringing true, tears began to come down. I felt this pressure and pain in my chest, and my hands began to shake. I felt completely overwhelmed by anxiety; by the energies, and the pressure in my chest became a feeling of love; her sister in spirit wanted her to know that she was okay now. This powerful connection brought her sister back to her in an extremely powerful way. She told me she often prayed to her sister, and in that moment, she said she felt her soul for the first time since she passed away. Forever, this will be the cornerstone of my Mediumship journey.