Willa White's Blog

I have learned that I have intellectual knowledge but I do not always behave in accord with that knowledge. A human being knows enough, but that knowledge needs to be brought into daily life. If this is not done, the knowledge remains limited within the boundaries of "knowing" only.  We all know what to do and what not to do, but it is very hard to learn how to be. Real knowledge is found not in knowing but rather in being. When you know truth directly, you do not need to ask your neighbor or your teacher. You don’t have to seek confirmation in books. Spiritual truth does not need an external witness. As long as you doubt, you have yet to know. All these achievements depend on practice, not just on verbal knowledge of them. If you know all about the piano but don’t practice, you will never create music. Knowing is useless without practice . Knowing is mere information. Practice gives direct experience which alone is VALID KNOWLEDGE. Tread the path of direct experien

My son and I were taking a child-directed walk recently.  And my little guy was using a stick to "weedwack" the grass (he loves this kind of imaginary play so much that maybe he'll have a lawn care business when he grows up, haha).  So he's buzzing away happily like a happy worker bee - quite literally making buzzing noises with his mouth - and he slowly meandered over to a clump of trees.  And THEN he did something that made my heart pound. He clamored up onto a little ivy-covered hill about two feet high.... and LEAPED forward into the air...grabbed a low-lying tree branch like a monkey... swung there for a few moments... and then let go in a perfect dismount! I was stunned. He's two.  Two going on three. While I stood there flabbergasted, he proceeded to climb the little hill again, leap for the branch, swing, then dismount.  He did this 10 times in a row with only one fall.  He had a blast! How freeing it is to be fearless!  To know that “I will d

On Thursday, I will be the Featured Speaker at the afternoon church service in Lily Dale. During the summer season, the afternoon services are held in Lily Dale's historic Auditorium starting at 2:30 p.m. The Auditorium platform has been a place for speakers of spiritual philosophy, social causes, and Spiritualism for 127 years. Several big names have spoken there - Susan B. Anthony, Deepak Chopra, Wayne Dyer, and more! I have had the honor of speaking on the summer platform for over a decade. For those of you who are not familiar with this service, here is a basic outline for this one hour event: Lecture from the featured speaker - (me this Thursday!) I will present a lecture on a spiritual subject. Messages from Spirit - demonstrations of mediumship are presented by the medium (registered medium Gretchen Clark, this Thursday). Music - songs with live music accompaniment (hopefully from our very historic and beautiful pipe organ) So there you go - if you are coming to the

Q:  If you have consecutive sessions with family members, does the same information from spirit loved ones come through to each person? A:  Each person has a unique relationship with the spirit individual, therefore the dynamics of the mediumship reading will be different.  For instance, let's say two sisters come for mediumship readings... their father comes through during both of their sessions.  He may offer how he passed, health issues he had while on the earth plane, and other identifiers --- so these things may be similar content.  But each daughter has a different kind of bond with the father.  He may offer personal information that identifies his connection with each daughter.  Maybe one of them went on a road trip to New Mexico with the father; while the other has wonderful memories of fishing with him.  Perhaps one of them was the favorite or Daddy's girl, while the other one felt he was too harsh with her.  Or perhaps one of them was the caregiver prior to his

Tonight, I am volunteering at the Church of the Living Spirit's Fun Fest.  This is an annual fund-raiser for the church.  The festivities begin at 8:00 pm at the Lily Dale Auditorium.  (***Read my updated comments about the event below) Fun for the Whole Family!  Admission is $5.00 and you receive five tickets toward the Basket Auction.  Children 16 and under are free.  Events include: Mini Readings $10 Healing Historical Presentation Shabby Chic and Book Sale Basket Auction Children Activities Refreshments I will serve as a medium and offer mini-readings to benefit the church.  Hope to see you there – and remember it all helps the church! *** Update: What a great night! I had so much fun doing mini-readings and afterward I enjoyed chatting with friends and acquaintances. Kudos to the many volunteers who made this event possible - you all did an incredible job! I especially have to mention... Mary Eileen McNamara (who looked lovely in an authentic-looking wh

On Sunday, I will be the Featured Medium at the afternoon church service in Lily Dale. (***read my updated comments below) During the summer season, the afternoon services are held in Lily Dale's historic Auditorium starting at 2:30 p.m. The Auditorium platform has been a place for speakers of spiritual philosophy, social causes, and Spiritualism for 127 years. Several big names have spoken there - Susan B. Anthony, Deepak Chopra, Wayne Dyer, and more! I have had the honor of speaking on the summer platform for over a decade. For those of you who are not familiar with this service, here is a basic outline for this one hour event: Lecture from the featured speaker - This Sunday, registered medium Jessie Furst will present a lecture on a spiritual subject. Messages from Spirit - demonstrations of mediumship are presented by the medium (me, this Sunday). Music - songs with live music accompaniment (hopefully from our very historic and beautiful pipe organ) So there you go -