Willa White's Blog

My baby son is 10 months old now and one of his favorite pastimes is climbing up the stairs.  More and more frequently, he heads to the stairs for his climbing exercise.  Sometimes we head him off at the pass and sometimes we allow him to climb with supervision.  I let him go at his pace, but I am his safety net for now. As I hovered behind him during one of his stairclimbing adventures, he stopped halfway up.  Usually he climbs up as fast as he can go.  He climbs with a smile on his face and jabbering his excitement as his ascends each step. This time, he paused to examine his pathway.  He intently studied the light and dark variation of the wood grain, touching the pattern with his little baby fingers.  He was fascinated by the knotholes in the wood, tapping at them. As he examined the steps, I found myself thinking about how we as humans often use the ladder or stairway as a symbol for spiritual development....

For those who attended my 'Language of Spirit' class on Friday March 7th, I wish to share the book quotes I read regarding the development of Mediumship. Speaking from the Spirit World, W.T. Snead said, "I do not transmit words.  I speak to you in the language of spirits, that is to say, I think, and the vibrations of my thoughts are transmitted by the intermediary of our spirit bodies.  Your spirit body then gives consciousness of my thoughts to your brain."  I feel this is an excellent way of describing the process of spirit communication.  Mediumship is about speaking soul to soul, using the faculties of the mind and thought to give expression to the impressions received from the spirit world. Another important point to remember is the great part which is played in mediumship by the subconscious.  All spirit messages come through the subconscious, which is the seat of the most wonderful organ of all, the memory... A mediums reacts to her ethereal envi...

The other day, a client came for a reading.  During the course of the session, the client's loved ones in Spirit explained how they were witnessing her life, the ways they noticed she was feeling overwhelmed, and they offered their loving support and encouragement.  And then I got the "nudge". Frequently, spirit loved ones offer their "two cents" about situations and sometimes they nudge me to share something I have learned about, read about, or experienced directly.  These are things they feel are helpful to the client.  And every time this happens, clients are very grateful to have the validation and discussion.  Because I prefer to be a clean slate for the reading and also because I need and deserve my down-time to live my own life, I make it a rule to NOT receive spirit information in advance of a session.  However, I still make room for Spiritual Natural Law. This means that I allow the Divine to work with m...

Next month, I will be teaching two classes:  "The Language of Spirit" Friday March 7, 2014 and "Mediumship Exercises to Enhance Awareness" Friday March 14, 2014 These classes are part of a 15 week series hosted by the Church of the Living Spirit in Lily Dale NY.  Each week, an experienced Medium will share their unique version and insights into spirit communication. Students may attend all, or one, or any number of Fridays  they choose. Those attending 8 of the 15 classes will receive a certificate of completion. This class gives the aspiring medium the benefit of our most experienced teachers and is for everyone interested in greater spirit connection. Wisdom of what lies within enhances our own lives and the lives of those around us. The expression of that wisdom through mediumship is the gift of this class.  A discounted price for attendance at all classes paid in advance will be $250.  Singular classes will be $20 each....

In honor Groundhog's Day and because I am wrapping my mind around his prediction of six more weeks of winter (SIX MORE WEEKS!), I am writing a diatribe about winter.  Maybe another time I will be able to write an account of the glories of winter, but today is not that day. Very often, clients ask me about the winters here at Lily Dale.  Even in the heat of summer, I can still shiver as I recall winter.  My standard reply is: "We get a LOT of snow!"  When I say it, I don't feel they truly comprehend what I mean or maybe it's because I haven't found the right way to convey it through words.  Add in this year's "polar vortex" and I'm ready to move to sunny Florida. So here we go... We live in a zone called the Chautauqua Ridge.  We consistently get loads of lake-effect snow dumped on us because of our close proximity to Lake Erie and our higher elevation.  On Route 60 (the major road that runs ...

Today I was driving home and I had the choice of two possible paths that would take me there. So I asked my soul which path to take - what path is the highest and best for me.  I immediately felt drawn in one direction. With that decision now made, I eased out of the store parking lot. I trundled along happily until I spotted up ahead the distinctive orange sign indicating men working. Ugh, I thought. Now I will delayed. I immediately cancelled that thought, replacing it with "My journey will not be interrupted for long and there is a reason that this path was chosen. I shall have the opportunity for another blessing in my life." The cars ahead of me began to slow and I noticed two more orange signs "Single lane" and "Road closed on the left". But I refused to be upset, I was calm. And I was right not to dread the path. Our lane was open and the cars flowed without stopping.  Barely a pause on the trip. A tree was being cut and removed. A...

Deepak Chopra shares in his book "Perfect Health": "There exists in every person a place that is free from disease, that never feels pain, that cannot age or die. When you go to this place, limitations which all of us accept cease to exist. They are not even entertained as a possibility. This is the place called perfect health." As a Spiritualist, I believe in personal responsibility and that individuals create their own reality according to Spiritual Natural Law. This also means that suffering is a choice. Suffering in our relationships, our finances, and our lives is a choice. When I first read about this concept, I was blown out of the water, especially in terms of Health. For when personal responsibility and spiritual natural law are applied to health, this means that suffering with sickness is a choice. On top of that, when one examines the cause of disease, it seems to involve a mysterious factor called "control by the host", meaning that we...