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b'This week, I am having a conversation with my dear friend Michael Mayo. He is a medium, the founder of the Oakbridge Institute, and the author of a new book, Spirit Speaks. Michael shares that he wanted his book to have everything someone needs to begin their mediumship development journey. He talked about how mediumship is more about allowing yourself to receive than technique, and shared his thoughts on the differences between UK and US mediumship standards. One of the things that came out of this conversation was a shared agreement that we need more genuine sharing and accessibility for mediumship because it can benefit everyone.\\n\\xa0\\nI said more than once in the episode how energizing it was to have this conversation about mediumship! This is one of the benefits of being in community while doing this work.\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nThe next round of The Initiation starts on January 31! Join the waitlist for a special bundle and pricing. (Hint: This will be especially exciting if you\\u2019ve been thinking about joining my monthly membership!)https://view.flodesk.com/pages/636318632d6246fc1453ca16\\n\\nMichael Mayo Links\\n\\xa0\\nIf you purchase his book, Spirit Speaks, before December 15 and send a screenshot to support@oakbridgeinstitute.org you will receive a free sitting in the power meditation!\\n\\xa0\\nGet the Spirit Speaks\\nLlewellyn: https://www.llewellyn.com/product.php?ean=9780738773438\\nAmazon US:https://www.amazon.com/Spirit-Speaks-Step-Step-Evidence-Based-ebook/dp/B09RK5VM2S\\nAmazon Canada: https://www.amazon.ca/Spirit-Speaks-Step-Step-Evidence-Based/dp/0738773433/\\n\\xa0\\nWebsite: https://www.oakbridgeinstitute.org/\\n\\xa0\\nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/mediummichaelmayo/\\n\\nSpirit School Links\\nInitiation Waitlist: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/636318632d6246fc1453ca16\\nJoin us on the new FREE Spirit School platform: https://myspiritschoolcollective.com/plans/\\nJoin the Spirit School Collective: https://www.squamishmedium.com/spiritschoolcollective\\nVisit Spirit School at https://www.squamishmedium.com/ for all courses and upcoming programs\\nView full transcripts of podcast episodes at https://www.squamishmedium.com/blog\\nIn this episode:\\nIt is surreal to have people reading his new book and reflecting back how impactful it is\\nSomeone from Llewellyn publishing saw his interview on Shift Network and offered a book deal\\nHe wrote his new book, Spirit Speaks, in a focused month of writing\\nMichael saw a need for his type of teaching that is not technique based\\nHe wanted his book to have everything someone needs to begin their mediumship journey\\nIf you teach a technique, it\\u2019s not going to work for everyone\\nTeach the bigger principles of surrender, allowing, trust, letting go of tension\\nPioneers of spiritualism didn\\u2019t have techniques, they sat in presence and communed with Spirit\\nSpiritualists in the US and UK had to overcome religious extremism\\xa0\\nIn Indigenous cultures, it was accepted as a role you were born into without barriers\\nSpiritualists asked religious questions, like does Jesus say this is okay?\\nIndigenous cultures talk to animal and plant people as equals on this planet\\nMichael notes that today\\u2019s battle is scientific in addition to being religious\\xa0\\nIn a materialistic society, it\\u2019s hard to imagine not having to prove something\\nWe can\\u2019t bypass the human experience and need for some validation\\xa0\\nIn the end, we want to honour the world of spirit and their messages\\nFocus on the phenomena of mediumship makes spirit a tool for performance\\nI imagine that my Nana would demand my attention as a medium\\nTV mediums created new expectations of what a sitting is like\\nWhile it normalized mediumship, but it also lowered the standards in some ways\\nThe UK has kept it sacred, while it\\u2019s about entertainment and persona in the US\\nIt\\u2019s not about systems and structures, it\\u2019s innate and about spiritual experiences\\nReligious context makes Spiritualism less accessible to people with religious trauma\\nEveryone loses someone, so can benefit from mediumship\\nWe need people from all differen'