Willa White's Blog

So often throughout the day, I find myself in awe of our son.  At age four, he is an entrancing mixture of creativity and sweetness. And tonight is no exception. In our home, we say table grace at meals. We randomly take turns offering the prayer with no set rotation. And tonight, my son wanted to say it. He offered this beautiful prayer at dinner: "Now I know my soul. When I wake up in the morning, I can't wait to be alive. God bless this food, God bless this family. Amen." After grace, he ate a few bites and said, "I don't know if I will remember the prayer that I just said.  But I hope that I do remember."  Then, he smiled what I call his 'little angel smile' and the joy I had felt during his prayer continued to expand to every part of my being. Often, he is the one who helps us to remember to say grace at meals. I think he enjoys those brief moments of bonding with our family, friends, and the Divine. Along with giving thank...

This Sunday, I will be the Featured Speaker and Medium at the Lily Dale Spiritualist Church. Church services are held at the Healing Temple in Lily Dale, NY at 11:00 a.m.   For those of you who are not familiar with a Spiritualist church service at the Lily Dale Spiritualist Church, here is a basic outline of events:   10:30 a.m. (before the official church service) - Healing time - opportunity to receive beautiful, channeled energy from one of the healers 11:00 a.m. - service begins Lecture from the featured speaker (me, this Sunday) Messages from Spirit - demonstrations of mediumship are presented by the medium (me, again!) giving short messages to those in the audience Music - songs with live music accompaniment So there you go - if you are coming to church, you will see me!   For more info, visit http://www.willawhite.com/ and http://www.lilydalespiritualistchurch.com/.

A couple of weeks ago when the effects of Hurricane Sandy were sweeping through the East, we experienced some high winds and rain (very mild compared to other areas).  And it was enough rain to create the most flooding I have ever seen at Lily Dale. During a walk, we were able to see the extent of the flooding.  It was a case of "water water everywhere".  Cassadaga Lake was still high from the summer rains, so with the additional rain the "cup" was brimming over. Lily Dale's beach was under water.  The swans walking on the swimming pier looked like they were walking on water.  The pavilion on the water (commonly referred to as the boat house) was under water too.  It's flooring had become a glassy mirror.  Various boat docks were also hidden under the water.  And a section of floating dock was stuck under the bridge.  Outside of Lily Dale... Schools closed for the day.  In the upper Cassadaga Lake, a boat was floating free and the ...

Is there anyone in your life who is now dead who attracted you because of their goodness and kindness?  Or who supported you and took a special interest in you and others?   Maybe this person was your aunt, uncle, parent, grandparent, teacher, or friend.  And perhaps you were inspired by their example and wish to also embody similar qualities. Do you ever ask that person for help now that he or she has passed? Do you wish to emulate their warmth, kindness, generosity, and talents? Do you sometimes feel their loving support and presence around you? The loving bonds we establish here on the earth plane carry onto the next space of consciousness because LOVE NEVER DIES.  And we can continue to connect with our loved ones in Spirit because communication between all planes of existence is a reality.  For more info, see Where are they? post.   My clients frequently share stories of their own communication with their friends and family in Sp...

Tis the season for spook and boo. With Halloween right around the corner, folks across America are decorating their homes with scary jack-o-lanterns, scarecrows, the occasional fake cobweb, and monsters galore.  Many are flocking to haunted houses, corn mazes, and stocking up on horror movies and candy.  Because of the intensity on the macabre at this time year, I thought it appropriate to differentiate between "spook and boo" scare tactics and true-blue spirit communication. Several people inappropriately pigeon-hole spirit communication (aka Mediumship) in the "spook and boo" category.  Horror movies and books seem to focus on scary touches, poltergeists, hauntings, ghostly forms that bully, and lots of screaming.  This is what I mean by "spook and boo".  This is NOT mediumship, and this is most definitely not spirit communication as I know it.  Spirit communication via Mediumship is a gentle, wonderful, and sacred pr...

This morning, my feet took me into the Leolyn Woods and its' autumn splendor.  Orange and yellow carpeted the ground.  Dark brown, gray, and mossy green surrounded me to the sides and blue sky peeked at me from above.  The crisp leaves crunched underfoot and the morning sun glinted through the trees.  I felt a hush within me and a happy sense of human solitude yet communion with Nature.  In this space, there are no demands.  And I noticed the difference in my own energy.  My aura didn't feel oversensitized by interactions with others and I could feel it clearing and getting bigger in this safe space.  With only the trees as company, I relaxed. Eventually, I arrived at Inspiration Stump and sat down on the front bench.  I looked up at the cathedral of tall trees overhead, remembering their green leaves of summer.  Now, the ancient trees were releasing those leaves.  With the help of the breezy autumn winds...

We had a great class on Wednesday night.  The vast majority of the attendees had never been to Lily Dale before and the handful of people who had been before only came in for a reading or a walk around the Dale, so the entire group had never attended a public message service or a healing service before.  I welcomed them to Lily Dale and to the " Lily Dale Experience ".  Then, I proceeded to explain about Spiritualism, Mediumship, Spiritual Healing, and a little of Lily Dale's background, what happens during the Season and the off-Season , and what opportunities are available to them here at Lily Dale. We then attended the Community Healing Service at the Healing Temple here in Lily Dale.  The service consists of a healing portion, a spirit message portion, and some hymns and prayers.  I served as both a healer and a medium that night.  After the service, our class stayed behind for Q&A.  My students were very curious about var...