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The modern psychic medium faces the challenge of remaining true to a spiritual calling, despite the sometimes unrealistic client expectations engendered by popular culture. Mediumship is in truth not a dog and pony show aimed at applause or viewer ratings. It is a spiritual endeavor that seeks to validate, console, heal and uplift. It's a blessing from beyond... like a phone call from God. Mediumship presented as entertainment is a double-edged sword. The media hype generated by psychic television shows, and live stage performances featuring celebrity mediums, has no doubt contributed much to an increased public awareness of mediumship. It has liberated spiritualism from the stereotype of the 19th century séance by bringing the work of the psychic medium into the public domain and mainstream culture. But does mediumship as an entertainment genre do spiritualism and the daily work of psychics any real justice? I am certainly not a purist. Neither am I a traditionalist when it comes to spiritual matters. I tend to shy away from any form of fundamentalism or fanaticism. But having the work of talented mediums dished up as trivial amusement has certainly proven to be a mixed blessing in my own practice as psychic medium. The modern psychic medium faces the challenge of remaining true to a spiritual calling, despite the sometimes unrealistic client expectations engendered by popular culture and the mass media. Mediumship is after all not a psychic sideshow, but a spiritual blessing. It is a gift to humanity. There is a reason why the outdoor services at the Lily Dale Assembly , for example, are traditionally described as “religious services”. So many people in this world seem to think being a medium is glamorous and something with an almost ‘celebrity’ status. That’s probably because we see it portrayed on our television screens in that way ~ Lorraine Holloway-White Mediumship is not aimed at applause or viewer ratings – it seeks to validate, console, heal and uplift. Mediumship is a phone call from God. “Ghost whispering”, as it is portrayed on your television screen, is therefore not an accurate reflection of what you should expect from a proper mediumship reading. If you are planning to consult with a psychic medium or spiritualist, you may find it useful to adjust your expectations and cultivate a flexible attitude, to ensure you get the most from your session. Remember that mediumship is always an experiment , and never an exact science. Booking a session with a medium does not guarantee you will receive any messages from spirit. Mediumship is not a dial-up service, nor is it a fast food order. Spirit does not communicate on-demand and the psychic medium is not an automated teller machine (ATM). In my practice it seldom happens that nothing comes through during a session, but from time to time I do experience a complete, resounding silence… like a ‘dead phone line’ from the other side. In these rare cases I simply refund the client. Nothing more to be done. Like some experiments, mediumship sessions sometimes fail, and it is usually not the fault of the client, nor the medium for that matter. I have, however, noticed that connection is sometimes blocked by spirit when a client expects the session to be entertaining, or dished up like the frivolous ' comediumship ' they have seen on television. Humor can indeed be very healing during a mediumship reading, and some fun and laughter is often welcome when the mood becomes too solemn. But, when humor and entertainment happen to be the main aim of a session, it is unlikely that the reading will be much of a success. ​Beware also those “mediums” who claim they can call on specific spirits to come forth on your behalf. True Lightworkers will never command the dead. That is not spiritualism or mediumship, it is necromancy . And necromancy is a dark magical art using spirit invocation as a form of divination. Summoning spirits is treacherous territory and certainly not something to be trifled with for entertainment purposes. Do mediums who go into a trance make moaning sounds and gyrate their bodies in circles, before speaking in loud exaggerated voices? Yes, they do - when they’re hamming it up! ~ Gordon Smith It is impossible to control or predict who will come through during a mediumship reading. You may expect your deceased grandmother, but instead you might receive messages from a former colleague, or a distant cousin. Spirit shall communicate as it pleases. Patience in this regard sometimes does pay off, because once the initial communicators have been acknowledged and dealt with, the loved ones who you were hoping to hear from might speak up next. Different spiritual energies or personalities will also communicate in different ways, utilizing the medium’s different pathways of psychic ability in their own, unique way. For example, in some sessions I often rely more on clairyoyance and clairaudience , while in others I will receive more information through clairsentient and claircognisant channels. How the information presents itself is beyond my control, and sometimes also subject to my flawed, human interpretation. In my experience spirit often comes through only once to validate that there is life after death , and to bring messages of hope, consolation and forgiveness. I have had many cases where clients failed in their attempts to get additional messages from the same loved one, by scheduling unnecessary follow-up sessions. If you have had a successful, satisfying mediumship session concerning a specific loved one, I recommend you be content and grateful, and let your loved one rest in peace. ​ ​Clients who pursue what I call “psychic binge sessions” are either struggling to accept their bereavement, or they are using repeated readings to postpone the necessary process of grief. Much worse, for some individuals it is a hobby or mere entertainment. Mediums who encourage people to get repetitive follow-up readings about the same family member are simply not being ethical. Mediumship is not meant to be a weekly tea party. ​​I have, however, experienced some interesting cases where spirit came through repeatedly, sometimes in very remarkable ways. My most memorable experience was with a deceased airline pilot who came through on three occasions over a period of about two months. On each occasion the session was with a different family member: first his mother, then his wife, and finally his daughter. This in itself was unusual, but what made it even more extraordinary was that none of the three women knew that the other would be consulting with me. Each of them booked their own session without knowing that the other had done the same. They all found me of their own accord, a few weeks apart, without ever discussing it with each other. In fact, two of them had not spoken a single word to each other in the five years since this man’s passing! In time it became clear why the former pilot was so determined to guide his relatives to me for mediumship consultations. ​​ His family had become torn apart after his passing. He was the key person who always kept his large family together and his passing left a considerable void. He was no longer around to guide and lead his family, who was now falling to pieces due to strife and petty feuds. The separate consultations I had with his three relatives ultimately served to heal many wounds and to reunite the family. Part of the reason that the prominent Spiritualist leader Emma Hardinge Britten left her work as a public ‘test medium’ for a career in lecturing for the cause, seems to be that her ’spirit friends’ told her not to turn mediumship into a show from the platform ~ Charles & Penelope Emmons I have also found over the years that some clients are so determined to connect with a specific person that they experience what is known as ' psychic amnesia.' In these cases the sitter does not recognize or understand any of the information I relay to them, because it is not coming from the person they are hoping to hear from, or in the form they expected. Only much later in the session, or sometimes days, weeks or months later, do they suddenly connect the dots and comprehend what the message was all about. One client contacted me two years after a reading to let me know she finally figured out who I was talking about! It is also not wise to strike some sort of ‘bargain’ with spirit before your reading. Don’t make deals about what you expect the message to be. Some people try to make a mental agreement with their loved one to present specific information, or relay certain facts as proof of the authenticity of the reading. This strategy is seldom effective, and often the client misses out on valuable messages, because they were holding out to hear about that golden pendant, or the funny bumper sticker, or that photo on the dresser. Spirit communication does not always convey what we demand to hear. It is best to keep an open mind and not have rigid expectations, because it simply sets you up for disappointment. It is best to keep an open mind and have no set expectations, but never attempt to force any of the information to 'fit.' A successful mediumship reading does not always run as smoothly as depicted on television. Anyone who has been to a recording of a psychic show will tell you that the show they later saw on television did not accurately reflect the actual chronological events of the original live performance. ​ Nineteenth-century British medium Bessie Williams said, ‘When these mediumistic gifts are used, it should be for some higher purpose than an hour’s entertainment ~ Charles & Penelope Emmons Broadcasts featuring celebrity mediums are usually edited to create drama and add entertainment value. Do not expect your reading with a psychic medium to necessarily offer a similar series of quick-fire and awe-inspiring 'hits,' or amazing 'aha moments.' If psychic parlor tricks are what you’re after, you might find the typical, garden-variety medium rather dull and unimaginative. Other precautions you can take when consulting with a psychic medium is to ensure that you are relaxed, well-rested and sober. Participating in a mediumship session when you are stressed, sleep deprived, intoxicated, or stoned, is never a good idea. It will affect the clarity of the reading and will most likely restrict the quality of the psychic connection. Most of all, approaching a mediumship session with love, trust and respect will ensure the best clarity and accuracy during the reading. I remember one incident where a client booked a second reading with me, less than a month after her first session. Instead of booking under her own name, she chose for some bizarre reason to schedule the second session under a false name by using a pseudonym. The moment we connected on the phone I instantly knew that we had spoken before. I asked her if this was true, but she vehemently denied it. I was once again shown that we had spoken before, yet still she denied it. I asked her for the third time, and then she suddenly admitted that “we may have spoken before”. She finally admitted that we had indeed spoken before. When I asked her why she was pretending to be someone else, she confessed that she was so astonished by the accuracy of the first reading, during which I communicated with her deceased husband, that she decided to “test” me the second time… to see if I was the real deal? Apparently none of the powerful evidence this client had received from her husband during the first session fully satisfied her skeptical disposition, but she must have been sufficiently impressed to make a second appointment. So much for staring a gift horse in the mouth... Oddly, the duplicitous client was very shocked when I informed her I was unable to continue with the second session. She apologized, and she tried to encourage me to go on with the reading, but at this point everything inside me had simply shut down. In these situations it almost feels as if spirit slams the door in my face, and the phone line to the other side is then nothing more than a distant dial tone. She did not understand that I could not find it in myself to act as a medium for someone who treats me with such contempt and disrespect. Psychic mediums tend to be highly sensitive souls; we have to be in order to do this work. I cannot speak for other psychics and mediums, but personally I find it quite impossible to perform a ' dog and pony show ' for those who offend me, and those who choose not to believe. © 2016 Anthon St. Maarten ABOUT THE AUTHOR Anthon St. Maarten is a psychic medium and destiny coach with a global clientele of thought leaders, business executives, celebrities, politicians, academics, and luminaries in the arts and sciences in more than thirty countries spanning five continents. He is also a metaphysics teacher, psychic development coach, podcaster, and spiritual blogger. Anthon is a hereditary psychic medium in professional practice since 2004 and a liberal arts post-graduate with a major in psychology . Anthon publishes the spiritual life design blog, The S Word , and is the author of Divine Living: The Essential Guide To Your True Destiny and The Sensible Psychic: A Leading-Edge Guide To True Psychic Perception.

Clairaudience or 'psychic hearing’ is a psychic perception preference for auditory mental impressions that are perceived by clairaudient psychics and mediums as the 'inner hearing’ of voices, music, and sounds. The term clairaudience derives from French clair meaning ‘clear,’ and Old French audience meaning ‘act or state of hearing,’ or ‘action or condition of listening,’ as well as Latin audentia ‘hearing, listening.’ Clairaudience is to ‘clearly hear’ or ‘clear hearing.’ The American Psychological Association defines clairaudience as the ability “to hear voices or sounds beyond the normal range of hearing, including supposed messages from spirit guides or the dead. This may involve messages heard from, or attuned to an ‘inner voice’ or voices separate from thought. It is the auditory equivalent of clairvoyance.” [1] Psychics and mediums generally experience clairaudience as an ‘inner voice’ or an ‘inner hearing’ of voices, music, and other auditory-type mental impressions. Some hear their own voice, while some hear the voices of spirit entities or discarnate beings. Some also hear certain sounds, including whistling, buzzing, or ringing sounds. I hear a voice you cannot hear, which says I must not stay; I see a hand you cannot see, which beckons me away. ~ Thomas Tickell A practical way to simulate the experience of clairaudience is to silently count from one to ten in your mind, or to recall the lyrics of your favorite song. How you mentally 'hear' the numbers or words in your mind is essentially how psychics and mediums experience clairaudient psychic impressions. It can be described as 'audible thinking.' It is like a hit song stuck in your head, or when you think you ‘heard’ someone say your name in passing, only to discover that there is no one there. A clairaudient impression I often experience is to ‘hear’ popular songs during mediumship readings, which usually serves as an afterlife validation for the client. For example, one day I heard two classic songs from the late 50s or early 60s that my dad used to listen to when I was a kid. At first, I thought it might be his energy I was resonating with, but eventually it became clear this was related to someone else. Those two songs annoyingly remained stuck on repeat in my mind. To make the matter worse, I don't know much of the lyrics of these songs, only the ‘catchy’ parts. So, that was all I heard all day…in a weird mash-up…over, and over, and over again. Put your head on my shoulder…baaaay...beeeeh…Oh Carol, I am but a fool…darling, I love you… It became evident that evening that the ‘maddening mash-up’ came courtesy of a client's deceased grandfather. The client was too young to know the two classic ballads (by singer Paul Anka), but she could however confirm that her aunt, who happens to be named Carol (grandpa’s daughter) had been going through a really tough time. Aunt Carol was therefore being reassured that her dad was looking out for her from the other side. Psi researcher Ernesto Bozzano reports various cases of clairaudient ‘music’ perception, namely as a feature of deathbed experiences (including music heard in the room where no source was observed); music perceived telepathically; music in hauntings; music unrelated to death contexts; music heard on deathbeds, and music heard after a death. [2] In one case the ‘hearing of music’ was related to an apparition: I felt utterly terrified, and called out at once, “Did you see that?” and at the same time Miss Z. T. exclaimed, “Did you hear that?” Then, I said, instantly, “I saw an angel fly through the room,” and she said, “I heard an angel singing. [3] There are several famous accounts of clairaudients, including religious prophets and historic figures. The Biblical prophet Ezekiel, for example, saw a clairvoyant vision and heard a voice speaking to him in Ezekiel 1:28. Like the appearance of a rainbow in the clouds on a rainy day, so was the radiance around him. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord. When I saw it, I fell facedown, and I heard the voice of one speaking. In I Kings 19:12–13 the prophet Elijah heard the voice of God as a gentle whisper. When Elijah heard it, he pulled his cloak over his face and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave. Then a voice said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah? One of the most renowned clairaudients was Joan of Arc, known as 'The Maid of Orléans.' She led the French army in several successful battles. Joan heard the voices of saints and attributed her military decisions and victories to these direct messages from Heaven. Sadly, she was burned at the stake in 1431 for the crime of heresy. Her auditory perceptions remain an ongoing topic of interest, but have unfortunately been attributed by many scholars to all manner of medical ailments and pathological causes, including schizophrenia, epilepsy, and tuberculosis. A recent study finds the average age that spiritualist mediums first have a clairaudient experience is 21.7 years, but most experience it either before the age of twenty, or around the age of forty. Furthermore, as many as 44.6% of the subjects report having daily clairaudient experiences, and 65.1% of these clairaudient experiences occur within the medium’s mind, while 31.7% experience it both internally and externally, and 3.2% report is as purely external experiences. [4] According to researcher Adam Powell these findings further suggest people are more likely to become interested in psychic or ‘paranormal’ phenomena as a consequence of some unusual ‘sensory’ experience, instead of the other way round. I believe it was sent me from God. When I heard it for the third time, I recognized that it was the Voice of an Angel. This Voice has always guarded me well, and I have always understood it ~ Joan of Arc ​ For our participants, the tenets of Spiritualism seem to make sense of both extraordinary childhood experiences as well as the frequent auditory phenomena they experience as practicing mediums. But all of those experiences may result more from having certain tendencies or early abilities than from simply believing in the possibility of contacting the dead if one tries hard enough.[5] If you are curious to experience what clairaudient mediums hear when they perceive ‘spirit voices,’ I recommend listening to recordings of electronic voice phenomena (EVP), a research technique popularized in the 1970’s by parapsychologist Konstantīns Raudive. EVP are unexplained voices and sounds captured in audio recordings. The sounds are brief, usually just one word, or a short phrase. [6] The first time I heard an EVP recording, I immediately recognized the tonal quality of the sounds. I remember being excited having discovered a way I could demonstrate to other people what I sometimes ‘hear.’ Clairaudient perception of spirit voices can be especially overwhelming for novice mediums who do not understand what it is they are experiencing. In my childhood, hearing such ‘voices’ used to be very traumatizing and confusing. I kept it a secret, until well into adulthood, because it is something that is generally frowned upon, and often associated with mental illness or even with 'demonic forces’ or ‘spirit possession.’ Fortunately, as a psychology student I came to realize that what I was hearing was quite different from a mentally disordered patient having a conversation with his refrigerator! If clairaudients are truly ‘psychotic,’ or prone to ‘hallucinations,’ then our auditory perceptions should cause us much personal distress and psychological suffering, instead of bringing so much healing, confirmation, and validation to our clients. If clairaudience is indeed a form of psychosis, it would have been impossible for me to function or lead a ‘normal’ life, instead of it being such a positive blessing to so many people. I would also not have developed the good control I have over my clairaudient ability. As a practicing psychic medium, I only 'hear' when I work, and only when I work — apart from a few rare instances, when spirit simply cannot wait! Researcher Peter Moseley finds mediums tend to report “unusual auditory experiences which are positive, start early in life, and which they are often able to control. Understanding how these develop is important because it could help us understand more about distressing or non-controllable experiences of hearing voices too.” [7] Psychiatrist Ralph Hoffman argues the ‘hearing of voices’ is known to occur in states of religious or creative inspiration, and are not necessarily signs of mental illness. Hoffman cites the example of the renowned mystical poet Rainer Maria Rilke, who one day heard the ‘crystalline voice of an angel carried by the ocean wind.’ This profound experience inspired the writing of Rilke's famous work Duino Elegies . [8] Excerpt from The Sensible Psychic: A Leading-Edge Guide To True Psychic Perception . © 2022 Anthon St. Maarten REFERENCES [1] Clairaudience. (2021). Dictionary Of Psychology. American Psychological Association. Dictionary.apa.org [2] Alvarado, C. S. (2017). Ernesto Bozzano's ‘Psychic Phenomena At The Moment Of Death.’ Psi Encyclopedia. The Society For Psychical Research. [3] Sidgwick, H. et.al. (1894). Report On The Census Of Hallucinations. Proceedings Of The Society For Psychical Research. [4] Powell, A.J. & Moseley, P. (2020) When Spirits Speak: Absorption, Attribution, And Identity Among Spiritualists Who Report ‘Clairaudient’ Voice Experiences. Mental Health, Religion & Culture. [5] Vince, M. (2021). What Can Science Tell Us About Mediums Who Hear Voices? Medicalnewstoday.com. [6] Raudive, K. (1971). Breakthrough: An Amazing Experiment in Electronic Communication With The Dead. Taplinger Publishing Co [7] Scientists Shed Light On How And Why Some People Report “Hearing The Dead.” (2021). Taylor & Francis Group. TaylorandFrancisgroup.com [8] Hoffman, R. (2003). Auditory Hallucinations: What's It Like Hearing Voices? HealthyPlace.com ABOUT THE AUTHOR Anthon St. Maarten is a psychic medium and destiny coach with a global clientele of thought leaders, business executives, celebrities, politicians, academics, and luminaries in the arts and sciences in more than thirty countries spanning five continents. He is also a metaphysics teacher, psychic development coach, podcaster, and spiritual blogger. Anthon is a hereditary psychic medium in professional practice since 2004 and a liberal arts post-graduate with a major in psychology . Anthon publishes the spiritual life design blog, The S Word , and is the author of Divine Living: The Essential Guide To Your True Destiny and The Sensible Psychic: A Leading-Edge Guide To True Psychic Perception.

Is everyone psychic? Not in my experience. I believe psychic ability is an innate talent or gift aimed at the specific Life Calling of some individuals, while intuition is a highly personal aspect of everybody's inner spiritual guidance system. We all possess innate, natural intuition, whether we are conscious or unconscious of it – but not everyone is born psychic. Natural intuition is highly personal and mostly about taking care of our own personal needs . Psychic ability on the other hand shifts the so-called 'sixth sense' or extra-sensory perception (ESP) from the personal sphere into the realm of the impersonal . Intuition is our direct inner guidance from our Divine Self towards achieving our unique Soul Purpose and Life Calling. Psychic ability on the other hand dwells in the realm of the selfless, prophetic and archetypal . ​Psychics, mediums and healers are channels, messengers, conduits or surrogates , which means that they do not only receive personal inner guidance from their own Divine Self, but they also have the capacity to receive and translate guidance on behalf of their fellow man. These perceptions or messages may come from the other person’s Higher Self, or courtesy of non-physical entities. The information also comes from the Divine Source, God, or Collective Unconscious. Psychics, mediums and healers therefore have the natural ability to allow energy to flow through them to others, and on behalf of others. We all grow up with the weight of history on us. Our ancestors dwell in the attics of our brains as they do in the spiraling chains of knowledge hidden in every cell of our bodies ~ Shirley Abbott ​ I do not claim to know all the answers to the mysteries of the Universe, but in my experience psychic ability is hereditary. There is however much disagreement on this subject. Many in my field of work agree there is an undeniable genetic link ; while some believe that psychic ability is merely developed intuition and that anyone can achieve this level of extra-sensory perception, while others are of the opinion that a combination of nature and nurture is required to produce a truly talented psychic. I also believe that 'nurture' plays a role in activating psychic genetic potential in an individual, but this does not happen by accident, or coincidence. My conviction that there is a definite genetic connection is based on the fact that I am a hereditary psychic myself. I inherited this ability from my paternal grandmother. Many fellow psychics also report knowing of psychic family members , especially grandparents. For some reason the ability often skips one generation in many families. Many colleagues I have spoken to all report that they had exceptional extra-sensory experiences in their childhood, or that they knew from a very young age that they were different from other children. You often also find a strong extra-sensory bond between twins and siblings, and in some cases an incredible psychic connection is shared by identical twins, such as the famous psychic twins Terry and Linda Jamison. This psychic connection often found with twins clearly suggests that there must be an underlying genetic component to psychic ability. I have been asked why it is then that some psychics, if they were in fact born that way, only discover or develop their abilities much later in life? In my experience, especially from psychic development courses I have conducted over the years, some people are born exceptionally gifted and simply don’t know it; or they suppress it initially, when they first discover it. For this reason some people only develop their psychic ability much later in life, often due to significant life events. In many cases it even seems that these life events may in fact happen to force them to become aware, or to accept their life calling. ​ For example, people who have had a near-death experience (NDE) sometimes report an increase in their psychic ability after the event. For others their psychic abilities surface during, or after times of severe physical or emotional trauma, such as intense stress, serious illness, major accidents, or exposure to extreme physical danger. There are also known cases of psychics whose paranormal abilities surfaced or intensified due to brain injury. For example, the famous psychic medium Edgar Cayce fell off a fence post on his parents farm around age three and reportedly hit his head on a piece of wood with a nail protruding from it. The nail punctured his skull and caused injury to his brain, but there were no serious consequences, except that he became the most documented psychic in human history. I am the family face: flesh perishes, I live on, projecting trait and trace through time to times anon, and leaping from place to place over oblivion ~ Thomas Hardy I do feel that psychic ability is a combination of both nature and nurture, as is the case with any other talents, genetic inclinations, or biological predispositions we may be born with. In my view psychics are born with a latent hereditary or genetic capacity , but their ability is further developed by their upbringing, their childhood environment, education and life experiences. I also believe we choose these environments, circumstances and experiences before we come into this lifetime. We choose it to give us the best possible chance of activating our psychic genes, in order to ultimately fulfil our life calling. In my case, however there was very little ‘nurture’, because I grew up in a society and home environment where my psychic abilities were not encouraged. In fact, I got into serious trouble for it in school, during my early teens. Adults were often shocked or annoyed when I blurted out their deepest secrets in front of strangers, and children were fearful, because I sometimes pointed out the presence of spiritual entities or ‘things’ they did not see. I eventually believed that my psychic ability was something to be ashamed of and I suppressed it for many years . I did have a near-death experience in my late 20’s. I also experienced several other major life events that have contributed to the sharpening of my psychic abilities . But none of these experiences were the original source or cause of my extra-sensory ability, because I was aware of having extra-sensory awareness and paranormal perceptions from a very young age. I have also never attended any psychic development courses or mediumship circles. But my childhood environment and early adulthood experiences certainly did enhance my psychic sensitivity and spiritual awareness. We can all learn to develop our innate abilities; it does not necessarily mean we will all excel at it. Most of us can learn to play the piano, or draw pictures, or play basketball and soccer. Some of us will even learn to do these things extremely well, but not all of us have the kind of talent that can be nurtured for us to become the next Ludwig van Beethoven, Pablo Picasso, Luciano Pavarotti, Barbra Streisand, Meryl Streep or Michael Jordan. I do not, however, support the idea that hereditary psychics, mediums and healers are somehow spiritually superior or more highly developed. I do not subscribe to any kind of hierarchy, or a 'chain of command' in the spiritual sense. There is no 'pecking order' in the spiritual realm, because that would imply that in our original spiritual state some of us were ‘imperfect’ or more ‘flawed’ than others, before we came into this lifetime. It is my conviction that in our original spiritual state we are breathtakingly perfect, completely harmonious and utterly flawless. Some of us are not ‘better’ or 'more evolved' spiritual beings than others. That kind of thinking smacks of the values of the old think Material Ego or False Self. Rank, status, levels, and hierarchy are all man-made concepts often used to oppress, suppress, control and exclude others. In my mind these things are not of Spirit. So, if psychics are not spiritually more evolved, why are they born with these 'special psychic genes’ or into psychic families? And what does genetics or heredity have to do with spirituality and the paranormal anyway? Well, it is quite simple, really. To have exceptional psychic ability is a Life Calling and therefore a life purpose or spiritual mission that the psychic, medium, channeler or healer decided upon as part of their Life Plan, before they came into this lifetime. As a soul incarnating with the life mission to act as an energetic conduit or surrogate on behalf of others, they will need the right kind of physical instrument or material form to get the job done, as well as the ideal nurturing environment . They will need a human body that is genetically equipped with the necessary capacity for receiving, processing and transferring significant amounts of metaphysical energy at high frequencies and intensities. In other words, the soul who plans to enter into the Life Calling of a psychic, medium, channeler or healer chooses before birth a set of parents from a certain family with a history of developed psychic talent, which evolved through many generations, who will provide the ideal genetic make-up, combined with the necessary environmental influences needed to ultimately fulfill their Soul Purpose and Life Calling. Similarly, Beethoven, Picasso, Pavarotti, Streisand, Streep and Jordan also chose their parents and genetic heritage, which ultimately enabled them to do what they do best. ​ Excerpt from the book, Divine Living: The Essential Guide To Your True Destiny. © 2012 Anthon St Maarten ABOUT THE AUTHOR Anthon St. Maarten is a psychic medium and destiny coach with a global clientele of thought leaders, business executives, celebrities, politicians, academics, and luminaries in the arts and sciences in more than thirty countries spanning five continents. He is also a metaphysics teacher, psychic development coach, podcaster, and spiritual blogger. Anthon is a hereditary psychic medium in professional practice since 2004 and a liberal arts post-graduate with a major in psychology . Anthon publishes the spiritual life design blog, The S Word , and is the author of Divine Living: The Essential Guide To Your True Destiny and The Sensible Psychic: A Leading-Edge Guide To True Psychic Perception.

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Looking for an authentic psychic medium? Read the client testimonials and customer reviews for renowned Psychic Medium & Destiny Coach Anthon St. Maarten. Testimonials Anthon St. Maarten Psychic Medium NEXT PAGE Few mediums can be as precise and accurate Anton is incredible! I have years of working with many exceptional mediums and he is one I add to my list of the best! He is very accurate in getting names and details about people who come in with messages. He is authentic and is tapping into what the Other Side wishes to communicate. There are few mediums who can be as precise and accurate in what they bring through. I am scheduling more sessions with him and am thrilled that I found him. Carol Schmidt 01/23/2025 Best Psychic Directo ry My reading with Anthon was astonishing To say that my reading with Anthon was astonishing is an understatement, and if you have come across my review, trust me, you will not be disappointed if you book an appointment with him. Whatever your needs are, whether it be comfort from a deceased loved one, or help resolving a life situation, he is there for you with compassion and caring, and you will end the reading being filled with a healing love and a feeling of peace. Arlene Rumbaugh 01/22/2024 Best Psychic Directo ry He brought us much peace of mind and healing Wow!! What to say.. Within just my family alone, we have had four different calls with Anthon over the last four years. Each of them has been completely spot on and efficient with the messages and guidance.. always confirming what we already know to be true intuitively. Through his gift of channeling, he has brought myself and my family sooo much peace of mind and healing. Anthon is extremely gifted and I can not express how much gratitude I have for him. Thank you Anthon for the work you do! Bridgette Currington 09/12/2022 Best Psychic Directory Accurate predictions and eased worries FOLLOW UP: Anthon nailed it by saying I would meet a great guy in January! Anthon is genuinely one of the sweetest and most sincere people I have ever met, and he just has a great way of calming situations down. While it gives me peace of mind to know accurate future predictions, Anthon's advice for the present has really eased my worries and has made me much more confident and independent in my daily life vs just having me impatiently wait for future events. Thank you so much again! Ashley Nicole 07/15/2021 Best Psychic Directory Comforting, reassuring and spot on A reading with Anthon is comforting, reassuring as well as spot on validation that life for our loved ones in spirit is simply changed, not taken away. The messages that you receive be comforting and leave you peace and positivity. Schedule a reading and enjoy this time of love and validation from the other side. Barb Holmes 6/8/2020 Best Psychic Directory Amazingly kind, intelligent and gifted Anthon is an amazingly kind, intelligent and gifted human being! He was able to help finally close a very old wound, and help me get the closure I truly needed with my father. He also helped me gain a greater understanding of my purpose, and I am so eternally grateful! Siana Loos 12/16/2019 Best Psychic Directory Kind words from my grandpa I came to get help with my boy & school troubles. He mentioned how the guy I'm interested in is seeing another person but all is not lost it's just not the right time, & also how there's a great guy in my future as well. He also put my mind at ease with school & said I'll be able to go to the school I want to (maybe just later). The most intense thing was him bringing up my grandpa & his name who passed last year. Ending the reading with kind words from my grandpa really helped me, thank you! <3 Ashley Nicole 9/11/2019 Best Psychic Directory Amazing psychic insights with compassion From the start of my Skype consultation with Anthon, he felt like an old, wise, and caring friend who had my best interest at heart. I trusted him from the start and appreciated his empathic, warm-hearted, humorous, and light touch. He’s a straight shooter but delivers his amazing psychic insights with compassion and love. A true wounded healer. Anthon, thank you for validating my beingness, calming my fears, encouraging my devine destiny, and stoking fire in my heart. Peace, brother. Catherine Denison 9/9/2019 Best Psychic Directory His mediumship skills are absolutely mind-blowing This was my second session with Anthon and I must say that his mediumship skills are absolutely mind-blowing! No psychic ever has been so accurate to details! Thank you Anthon from the heart for your practical and intuitive advices, your gift is invaluable! Violeta Barbolyuk 4/22/2019 Best Psychic Directory Reach out to him for a true experience Anthon has a true gift and I have never had anyone be so accurate in all the time I’ve been on this planet. Not only is he a gifted medium but you can tell he has a beautiful heart. He gave me information to help me move forward in my life to complete my calling powerfully and help me realize where I am stuck. I lost my mom six months ago and was able to communicate with her and my dad in a way that I know it truly was both of them. I urge you to reach out to him for a true experience. Tanya Newbould-Del Pozzo 11/14/2018 Best Psychic Directory Came into my life at exactly the right time Anthon’s reading came into my life at exactly the right time. As soon as I picked up the phone I knew this reading was much needed and I was right. Anthon is a straight shooter and I love that. He confirmed all of the signs, thoughts and feelings that I have been receiving from my angels and the universe without me even saying anything. Our conversation left me feeling confident in what steps to take next to create a life filled with greatness, joy and service. Thank you so much for being born. Megan Dietz 7/12/2018 Best Psychic Directory Anthon certainly has a gift Usually, I don't give information so freely as I like the person to confirm with my own inner wisdom. Surely enough, Anthon told me most of the key inner knowing I have, and think about without any prior knowledge. That's is how I ascertain when someone has a gift, and Anthon certainly has. He made me feel relaxed and reassured of my past, and gave me goals to head towards in the near future. Truly a gift Anthon! Thank you so much and I look forward to our next conversation. Peter Grubisic 6/24/2018 Best Psychic Directory I will be calling again I recently lost my grandmother and was desperate to connect to something that would let me know she was ok. The moment I spoke to Anthon he picked up on that and was able to connect me with my grandpa. He not only gave me confirmation he also tapped into my business as well. I was blown away by Anthon and will be calling again. I have also made all my family members schedule and appointment :) Thank you Anthon !! You are amazing. Keri Wilson 5/15/2018 Best Psychic Directory The only thing I can say is OMG amazing Anthon St Maarten I referred a friend to you last week, I want to thank you... here is a message I received from her mom: "Hi there. Well Ashley had her phone call. The only thing I can say is OMG amazing." You never disappoint xx Tania Melnyk 4/1/2018 Facebook A caring, wise, and accurate psychic Anthon is incredible! He was able to offer great insight, and the way he delivered the message took it far beyond the parameters of the situation. His candor and wisdom, along with the accuracy of the information, made it a memorable session. I am happy to recommend him as a caring, wise, and accurate psychic. Thank you, Anthon! Glenda Warren 2/6/2018 Best Psychic Directory I will use him again and again! This man is good! I am a skeptical person by nature and at first was not impressed. It turns out that his entire reading was so accurate it was shocking! I will use him again and again! He is worth his money and also very professional! Sven Schulz 1/4/2018 Best Psychic Directory The detail he was able to read was astonishing Anthon was amazing, he read information regarding my wife’s father and her friend who have both passed. The detail he was able to read was astonishing. He gave over 7 points of fact for my wife to verify it was him. Other parts of the reading were also spot on and Anthon read and clarified information about my plans and explained what I needed to do. Thank God I recorded the session and both my wife and I have reviewed it. Very helpful reading. Very in depth. Christopher Rumfield 12/12/2017 Best Psychic Directory Zoned right in with uncanny accuracy As a psychic myself, I have high expectations when getting readings from others. Anthon doesn't disappoint! If you really want his insight, don't interrupt his flow with your questions. Just let him talk! Anthon zoned right in with uncanny accuracy (and humor!) to explain my current challenges. He offered very tangible advice to help me move forward when local psychics couldn't help. He really shines as a spiritual coach; for the advanced, it's worth checking in every quarter. Top rated! Debra Casa 11/3/2017 Best Psychic Directory Like a compass pointing true north Like a compass pointing true north, Anthon has the ability to accurately determine my life's calling, as well as the skills to articulate this beautifully, honestly, and with humor. With much gratitude & Blessings to you. Thank you. Anne Rossetti 10/16/2017 Best Psychic Directory The best reading I've ever had Anthon did the best reading I've ever had. He was spot on with where I was at in life, he was very truthful not holding back, extremely clear and concise with telling me the direction I needed to go. He took his time to ensure I had a clear understanding on the things I needed to do to reach my life purpose. He gave me the clarity I needed to move forward in life. Tasha Martinez 1/24/2017 Best Psychic Directory I felt remarkably refreshed and clear Very effective! You must get the entire Chakra set. Anthon's voice is soothing and enveloping; he takes you right into this powerful meditation. After using several of Anthon's guided meditations I felt remarkably refreshed and clear. Ultraviolet 12/7/2016 Amazon.com I am blown away by how spot on he is I am immensely grateful to Anthon for articulating so much truth and honesty that he articulates so well during my read. I have been going through a 3 year transition/transformational period in my life and coming right out of this recent eclipse season, Anthon's insights and ability to connect to my situation reaffirmed the direction my life is now taking me to. I am blown away by how spot on he is about aspects of my life. Thank you for being such a light of truth Anthon, my heart beams :) Rebecca Spykerman 10/11/2016 Best Psychic Directory I felt prepared and armed with solutions Hi Anthon, Thanks for preparing me so well for my upcoming conflict resolution meeting - it was a great success! You picked up on the surrounding energies and my possible stumbling blocks and you coached and navigated me through the nuances beautifully. I was so nervous and anxious but after our session I felt prepared and armed with solutions. Thank you for your honesty, understanding and handling the session with care and love. C.S. 10/3/2016 Email very accurate and straightforward Immense gratitude to Anthon for the wonderful reading I had with him! His gentle approach, made the messages I had to hear, but not necessarily wanted to, come across with light and optimism. I found him to be very accurate and straightforward. His insight and guidance will definitely assist me in finding my path back to enlightenment. The advice he gave me has had a profound impact on the negative feelings I have had over the years, this reading has definitely changed many aspects of my life! Monique Pretorius 8/19/2016 Best Psychic Directory NEXT PAGE