Psychic medium John Edward chats with Be
Psychic medium John Edward visited the Be office today to chat about what he does.
Q&A
Do you see messages from beyond? How do things come though?
Its like a psychic jigsaw puzzle, you have all the pieces and have to try and figure our what goes with what. It’s a layered process and you have to try and figure out what does it mean.
You join it all at the end?
Yes, it's almost like this maze, you enter at the beginning and you start and go all around the room
Can you turn it off?
Yes I think it’s really important when you are embarking on anything, whether it's being a singer, being a dancer, being an artist, anything, specifically in this field, you have to know there’s a time and place. Powering down is important, you want to recharge and re-energise and tap into that reserve. If you’re constantly on you can’t do that.
How do youre-energise?
Meditation, prayer, trying to be healthy and work out and do those things to the best of my ability. My Twitter feed is full of food!
How can we develop our own ability?
When people approach development, they’re looking for that sign. I think it's important to look beyond that we want to go to our gut – trust your gut, pay attention to your gut instincts.
Do animal souls come through?
All the time! Somebody at an event not long ago told me animals don’t have souls and I told them, incorrect! They 100 per cent come through and communicate in a very specific manner. In some cases there’s not a lot of difference between human and animal. The reason is love is love – the pet for some people is like their child. That energy can come through.
How can you tellif someone dear to you who has passed is still present?
I believe that when we pay attention to our thoughts and feelings and dreams and keep a journal or a log, write them down, you will see the repeated things that take place. And notice the pattern.
Do we make the pattern?
I follow the 95-5 rule. The majority of the time we are making the pattern or you can logically explain things away. But sometimes it is a message. So the only way to know the difference is being able to ask those questions and learn.
How can we see the signs of loved ones trying to communicate?
The important thing is not to look for them. Two, understand how info comes through and three, give permission to accept them as they’re happening. Meditation and prayer is important. You have to protect yourself, you are opening yourself up to energy, and you might want to connect with someone, but when you open the door you are connecting with other energies as well.
Negative attachment – how to get rid of it?
If someone feels like they have a negative thing happening, for example if someone gets splashed by a bus and gets dirty, you don’t go to work like that do you? So we go shower and change – the first thing you do is consciously release it. You have to move away from it. Sometimes you’re thinking you’re releasing it but you’re not. For example if someone is dieting they have to constantly remind themselves not to eat things, but there is that pull to eat ice cream. So you have to be able to block that out.
What do you need for a reading?
Never give them an article item or photo of the person who has passed, because if they do they can read the energy of that person and be accurate but it doesn’t mean it’s a connection with that person. I want to make sure I’m connecting with a person, not just the item.
Can you see a change in people when you connect?
We shouldn’t look for closure, we should look for connection. If you want closure you want to put an end to it – you want a comma or a dash. But I call it seeing the lights go on, watching the lights go on in someone’s eyes. It’s a great feeling.
How do you deal with your critics?
I deal with criticism in a very basic way, I respect other people's opinions, that they’re coming from a place where they don’t understand the subject matter. I’m not out to convince or convert somebody, I’m not a religion, I’m just giving information. I don’t think the folks that are the cynics are reciprocal, they go on the attack. And that’s not always pleasant, that’s making it personal when it's not.
Have you ever been in a reading and had to stop it?
I have, and I have stopped them but not because I’ve been scared. I stopped them because I didn’t like the energy of the person I was reading. It takes a lot of energy and sometimes I don’t think I’m the right person for you. It’s a lot how they’re coming at me. If someone hasn’t dealt with their feelings, then that medium has to deal with that person’s anger and hostility to the loss. It’s like reading for a celebrity; there is a wall in front of you because you have all this public knowledge which you have to overcome.
What happens when people want toknow about their future?
My career began doing psychic readings. I started in 1985, so from then to 1990, that period of time was mostly doing psychic work. I wasn’t a medium. In 1989 I lost my mum and it kind of shifted everything for me and it became personal. So that’s when I shifted to working as a medium.
Can everyone "connect"?
Everyone has intuition and has the ability to pay attention to it. Some will be stronger at different times. I think everybody should, if they’re paying attention.
If you want to connect, but can’t, why would that be?
It can be a whole bunch of things. When we want to connect with someone, let's not expect them to be there. Let's put it on them a little bit, but we also have to do the same thing – we have to reach out to them. I’m a big advocate of creating a journal or writing letters, doing stuff where you’re reaching out to them. We live in a society right now where we accept a symbolic form of communication, called a "text", but when someone crosses over we expect them to become so much more of a communicator. So we have to rely on the energetic signs.
And question everything. It's important, the more you question the more you see and raise your awareness.
Have you ever been in a situation where you had to tell a stranger something?
No, not now. During my younger days it came from a place of ego, then yes, but you learn the inappropriateness. I actually ruined a woman’s birthday once because of it. I made a connection with this person’s father, I told her he said happy birthday. She was not happy. I will never forget that woman’s face and I just realised it wasn’t appropriate to do it.
Did you ever get scared?
I didn’t. Fear was not a factor, because I didn’t believe it. When you don’t believe, it's about discovery, when you have a belief then you have an expectation – that’s where fear comes in.
Do you think people want to see or sense something?
I think more people have had experiences for real without realising that they were. A lot of people already have the answers they’re looking for, but you’re looking to someone like me to give you those. I’m a big believer in reading, and the more you read the more you understand your own experiences.
How can you help lost souls who don’t move on?
There’s an implication that there is an issue when we cross. I’m going to generically say that when someone passes it's prayer – that's like the fuel for their spirit. Set an intention, that way you're assisting that person, like putting money in their PayPal account to use overseas.
Do you believe in guardian angels?
Yes, I believe we have a master guide that’s with us from the start. My children know they have a team. And they don’t have to be our loved ones and friends who have crossed over – and they’re usually not.
John Edward will be touring Australia in November: Nov 4 Melbourne, Nov 7 Adelaide, Nov 11 Brisbane, Nov 12 Sydney, Nov 14 Perth, Nov 16 Cairns, Nov 18 Canberra.
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