The spiritualist development circle.

[Papa Bear]

Being an old spiritualist I wonder if there is an interest in discussing the `development circle` at home or within a spiritualist church? To maybe share experiences, thoughts or give consideration to the energy `mechanisms` involved.

Has any members sat in a spiritualist development circle?
And as I have had such experience, I am open to any questions regarding those experiences, for the sake of sharing or learning, or creating creative discussion.

[Native spirit]

Hey papa bear,


I have been to many development circles in my time.i even helped a friend run one for a couple of years.


Namaste

[Papa Bear]

Greetings Native Spirit;

Originally Posted by Native Spirit

Hey papa bear,


I have been to many development circles in my time.i even helped a friend run one for a couple of years.


Namaste

May I ask, did you find any variations in the processes used by those circles, or where they more the same than different, and where there any variations of mediumship being developed?

I had the honour and blessing to have evolved through, and developed into running a Spiritual development circle, over many years in the same spiritualist church.

This supplied me with an abundance of evolutions, members who stayed for years, some three, others six or seven or even ten or twelve years. And having the privilege to develop with others over years was a blessing of Spiritual proportions. So to reach a point of self- Spiritual development to be able to serve in the development of them and others ever-new, created the most productive of my years of being in service to others as the essence of my own Spiritual journey.

I thought some considered shared discussion could surface some insightfulness and creative discovery. Either from reflections of our shared experiences, or in discovery anew for any member who was interested in the development of a Spiritual medium, through a development circle within spiritualism.

[Gem]

Originally Posted by Papa Bear

Being an old spiritualist I wonder if there is an interest in discussing the `development circle` at home or within a spiritualist church? To maybe share experiences, thoughts or give consideration to the energy `mechanisms` involved.

Has any members sat in a spiritualist development circle?
And as I have had such experience, I am open to any questions regarding those experiences, for the sake of sharing or learning, or creating creative discussion.

I never have. I probably never will either. What is it?

[Papa Bear]

Originally Posted by Gem

I never have. I probably never will either. What is it?

Hi Gem, within spiritualist churches there are services, often referred to as `circles`. Traditionally there is a congregational platform demonstration of clairvoyance, but there are also `healing circles` or development circles. The term `circle` I presume derived from the practicality that seating was around the room, clearing the centre of the room to allow for seating for healing, or mediumistic trance activities. This then created a circled environment, thus the term.

A development circle was rarer in my day, as most spiritualists’ churches did not have the required leadership skills or awareness to take on such a responsibility.

The development circle/service was an environment where focus could be directed towards the development of Spiritual mediumship. They could be `open` `closed` or `private` circles, open referred to `anyone` could attend, closed and private versions were more selective of the members in development, to provide the security of controlled or regulated conditions during such services.

The mechanisms of the development circle; seated around the walls of the room, white light changed to a softer red tone, music to soften the conditions in which those seated could meditate.

Those in attendance could just chill, go with the flow. Those who sought interconnectivity with Spirit could communicate that within themselves, during meditation. Fundamental to such a circle was its leader/s as they would accept responsibility for creating a safe and secure environment for such activities. And have the `awareness` and `experience` to be able to support or aid in any occurrence of Spiritual mediumship.

Obviously time, patience and a supportive environment and conditions helped allow for developmental progress to be shared as well as being individual.
I should also mention that the history of the spiritual development circle originated as `home` circles, where a few would sit together in someone’s home, often for years. I also had the pleasure of creating a spiritual development circle, at home.

Is there any other information you would be interested in Gem?

I've also been in several, though many of the same folks were there with me
from my church when we visited other places together.

My church generally had an open circle, after the service, and visitors were typically invited-welcome, to observe and have a try at delivering a message or more. Occasionally it was closed to visitors when we had need to focus on spirit rescue or a specific thing the minister needed to teach us.

Our minister meticulously arranged-prepared-blessed the area and opened the circle.
The regulars would give everyone a message, and visitors were invited to try it, or pass if they really wanted to just watch.

On occasion we'd instead pair up for longer solo readings if spirit suggested it.

I'd also taken few classes with a local psychic-medium-healer.
We'd sit in a circle to exchange any questions and pair up for solo readings, as I recall.

She also taught healing as a separate class.

Every summer our group would visit a spiritualist camp-retreat for a weekend or so.... and have a nightly circle there...

I recall we once did a table tipping to experience how it worked...

[Native spirit]

They are different depending on the medium who takes the circle we always started with a protection prayer and closed down with one.what the others in the circle found was in ours you could actually feel the energy coming up from your feet, other groups do it different


Namaste

[God-Like]

Hi P.B.

I have been in many spiritualist development groups . I went from developing on my own for about 10 years before becoming part of 3 circles . Physical. healing. Mediumship . My close friends run our local spiritualist church .. which is handy for when I want to find the right moment to entertain the platform (lol)

I am currently focusing on physical more than anything else now although the healing aspect is an everyday occurence so to speak ..

x daz x

[Papa Bear]

Originally Posted by Henri77

I've also been in several, though many of the same folks were there with me
from my church when we visited other places together.

My church generally had an open circle, after the service, and visitors were typically invited-welcome, to observe and have a try at delivering a message or more. Occasionally it was closed to visitors when we had need to focus on spirit rescue or a specific thing the minister needed to teach us.

Our minister meticulously arranged-prepared-blessed the area and opened the circle.
The regulars would give everyone a message, and visitors were invited to try it, or pass if they really wanted to just watch.

On occasion we'd instead pair up for longer solo readings if spirit suggested it.

I'd also taken few classes with a local psychic-medium-healer.
We'd sit in a circle to exchange any questions and pair up for solo readings, as I recall.

She also taught healing as a separate class.

Hi Henri77, sounds like your development was focused on clairvoyance, were there meditations involved in any of those circles, or entranced mediumship?
And I would be interested in the processes which resulted in Spirit rescue. May I ask what type of healing was practiced or taught?