Sance Mechanics

WE CONTINUALLY STRIVE to understand the basic mechanisms at work in the seance

room where communication can take !"ace in both !h#sica" and trance sittin$s%
At a recent trance sittin$ with C& ' came throu$h% A(ter his usua" (riend"# $reetin$ he
asked that a"" e"ectrica" recordin$ machiner# be switched o(( )on this occasion)% We
natura""# com!"ied with his re*uest but were a "itt"e !u++"ed% One o( the sitters then
asked ' wh#, -e e.!"ained that ener$# "e/e"s were /er# "imited and that the s!irit
he"!ers had to concentrate their e((orts 0ust to maintain satis(actor# contro" ot the "ink to
ensure $ood communication%
-e said that norma""# the# can ad0ust the ener$ies to a""ow (or an# disturbance which
mi$ht be caused b# e"ectrica" recordin$ machiner# or other e"ectrica" items in the room%
On a !re/ious occasion ' recommended recordin$ with batter# !owered machines in
!re(erence to mains su!!"# (or de/e"o!in$ circ"es as this was "ess disru!ti/e in ener$#
terms%
As a"" mediumshi! has to be throu$h the mind o( a "i/in$ !erson and $i/en that the
!h#sica" brain works on minute e"ectrica" im!u"ses it there(ore seems tota""# "o$ica" that
e.terna" e"ectrica" sources are indeed "ike"# to a((ect the de"icate ba"ance o( ener$ies that
our s!irit (riends ha/e to work with%
Ener$# is a /er# broad term and there are man# /ariab"e (actors which ma# a((ect
conditions in a !articu"ar sittin$% The !h#sica" we""1bein$ o( the medium and sitters 1 the
thou$hts o( the medium and sitters 1 the humidit# tem!erature and $enera" weather
conditions 1 the emotiona" state o( those wishin$ to communicate whiche/er side o( the
/ei" the# are% These and man# other (actors a"" combine and wi"" $reat"# in("uence the
ease or di((icu"t# o( communication% We must a"wa#s do a"" we can to co1o!erate with our
(riends to !ro/ide as near !er(ect conditions as !ossib"e1 Lo/e1 -armon#1 2edication 1
3atience 1 -umi"it# 1 and Unit# o( 3ur!ose and Intent% I be"ie/e these are the essentia"
in$redients (or the hi$hest "e/e" o( success(u" s!irit communication as e.em!"i(ied b# m#
4rand(ather)s 5N-6 dee! trance circ"e sittin$s in the 789:)s and ;:)s%
This makes one rea"ise how wonder(u""# we"" our s!irit (riends succeed in creatin$ and
maintainin$ suitab"e conditions (or so man# bri""iant seances to take !"ace<
In our own home circ"e seance room we ha/e insta""ed a 3=' 53ressure =one
'icro!hone6 mounted on the wa"" with its cab"e runnin$ throu$h the wa"" into an
ad0oinin$ room where it is connected to a ree"1to1ree" recorder% We ha/e done this to
minimise e"ectrica" inter(erence in the seance room as ad/ised b# s!irit%
' has said that )3henomena without communication is o( no /a"ue) and a"so that
)Science without 4od is o( no /a"ue)% -ear hear<<
I( we rea""# wish to ser/e S!irit to work towards an understandin$ o( unconditiona" "o/e
and to do our best to !ut this into !ractice then to"erance o( the di((erin$ /iews and
o!inions o( others is a $ood startin$ !oint%