Willa White's Blog

The 131st Lily Dale summer season started this weekend and one of the signature kick-off events of opening day is the Silver Tea. Long ago, glorious Victorian ladies and gentlemen would gather for a respendlent tea, complete with real silver tea service and scrumptious goodies. Neighbors, friends, and visitors would enjoy greeting each other after the long winter months at this Opening Day celebration. Here at Lily Dale , we continue the tradition. We no longer use a silver tea service, however fun, fellowship, and enjoyment of an array of yummy goodies pervail. Some people dress up, wear pearls, hats, and other finery in memoriam of days gone by. Others wear street clothes, jeans, and shorts in style with today's fashions. This year....we found ourselves sitting with a group visiting from Ohio. They were friendly and an easy repoire developed. We also mingled with some of our friends and neighbors, exchanging pleasantries and commenting on the lovely update to the Auditorium plat...

There are people in our lives that become dear to us because they share our core spiritual beliefs. Sometimes they become closer to us than our biological family because they 'see' our souls and nurture our spiritual selves. These folks are our spiritual family . And while I am blessed by a biological family who is also my spiritual family (a rarity I am told), my spiritual family also consists of: close personal friends (a.k.a. kindred souls I trust) members of my church (a Spiritualist church I have attended for over 15 years) other residents here at Lily Dale (a spiritual community and the world's largest center for the religion of Spiritualism ) Certain friends of mine are open to discussing spiritual ideas and sharing spiritual experiences. They are supportive of my work and I am supportive of theirs. Most of them are not professional mediums or healers, but they are aware of using their intuitive abilities in their everyday life. It is wonderful to trade stories of s...

Q: I want to connect with a specific person in Spirit. Is there anything I can do (as the client) prior to our session to help bring a certain loved one in Spirit through during the reading? A: Prior to your appointment, you can speak to your loved ones, either verbally outloud or silently within, to notify them of the opportunity to communicate via a medium . Here is a possible script: "Hello, (name of spirit loved one) - I have an appointment for a mediumship reading at (this time) on (this date), please show up." You have now officially notified your loved one of the appointment. There is no guarantee that a certain spirit will connect during a reading - all you can do is request and see what happens. Several of my clients have told me they use the above technique. I also suggest that you raise the vibration by setting your divine intention for the Highest and Best to happen in the reading. For those who have had readings, what have you done to ensure communication with...

Something magical has happened. Today at the park, a dragonfly landed on my son. My little guy was playing on the steps to the slide when a dragonfly swooped down and attached itself to his shirt! The dragonfly took up residence exactly between my son's shoulderblades and a few inches from his neck of his shirt. It looked like my son had wings!! Beautiful irridescent angel wings. Incredibly, the dragonfly remained perched on my son while he explored some of the other playground equipment, stayed on him as he rambunctiously ran to the basketball court to pick up and throw the ball several times, and entered the maze hedge with him. He even stumbled a few times. All told, it remained unmoving on my son's back for over 20 minutes. Eventually, I saw the dragonfly fly on. It buzzed over a field of flowers and was gone. What was the message? The dragonfly has been a symbol of happiness, new beginnings, and change in many cultures. Some animal symbolism has the dragonfly representing...

Today's post is about parks --- city parks, state parks, national parks --- well it's really about the importance of parks . Research verifies what we intuitively know about the value of parks and related open spaces: parks reduce energy use and storm water runoff, parks increase the value of neighboring property (The National Homebuilders Association claims that park and recreation areas may enhance the value of land up to 20%), and parks improve academic performance among children and teens. In addition, studies have also shown that crime is lower in the neighborhoods where parks exist and visits to hospitals and emergency rooms are reduced when kids are given a safe alternative to playing in streets and parking lots. The availability of recreation opportunities and park amenities is also an important quality-of-life factor for businesses choosing where to locate and for individuals choosing a place to live. All of the above are very viable reasons for having, utilizing, and ...