Would like advice from any mediums

Hello all, this is a question about mediumship but also to connecting with guides, angels etc. I'm new to it all - I find I can pick up a name and the physical appearance, but my problem is that my brain immediately starts playing word association - for eg I get the name Elizabeth 'oh I went to school with an Elizabeth..I wonder what she's up to now.. Oh remember when she did xyz'. Basically my mind goes all thinky lol and I then can't pick up any messages because essentially they are drowned out! I already practise meditation but just wondered whether anybody has any other tips? Thanks!

you need stamina
the power to stay connected

there's a quote by some famous medium - something like mediumship is essentially self control.....

people with attention deficiet or hyperactive symptoms cannot be good mediums

Hi MMM, ok so stamina I guess can come with practice.

As far as I'm aware I don't have either of those conditions I think it's just your average amount of mind chitter-chatter!

in today's age, we multitask; however, mediumship should be a shutting down of as many areas of the conscious mind as possible through focus

meditation helps (actually sitting in the power - an entirely different technique...) but the mental ability to focus - on one thing - don't play the radio when you cook for example just narrow your attention on cutting onions. this ability to focus on one thing at the exclusive of all others things will transfer to mediumship when you link to spirit or psychic work when you attune to another

don't engage any stray thought just maintain focus and the thought will drift away

does this help?

Yes it does very much, thank you! I will work on focusing on just 1 thing at a time.

Learn to ground yourself and focus more. Practice meditation as well as readings.