It is sad to see that there are people who give misinformed opinions and who have
also “years of experience” Reading an article in Psychic news I felt I had to
reply it was not printed though: I write to distinguish a fundamental mistake in the view given by Mr T Darcy of High Wycombe in the issue number 4033, Saturday 28th November. He states that “”we know in most cases clairaudient mediums say they can “hear” words, music sounds in one ear rather than both ears. They are not hearing sounds outside the head, otherwise this would be direct voice” This is entirely incorrect. Direct voice is an altogether different form of mediumship and is akin to physical mediumship in that the mechanism is produced by Spirit manipulating ectoplasm or other forms of material so that spirit can make contact through the form produced usually a “voice box” and produce the affect of sound “directly, in air” for all to hear whether they are a medium or not. That is not what he is describing at all. I was very fortunate to have sat with Mr Leslie Flint on one occasion and I can confirm it is a completely different experience to what Mr Darcy is claiming. The simple reason being that all present whether medium or not, can hear the voices clearly and have intelligent conversations with them. Clairaudience does not come into it. I myself happen to be a teacher and Clairaudience like the other gifts are, on what you may call a sliding scale, with everybody experiencing slightly different things according to their own knowledge, understanding and spiritual standing too. As I think Silver Birch once said, “We can only assimilate knowledge when we have reached the understanding to use it.” Talking strictly about Clairaudience I would say this. It would range from very faint sounds and words almost imperceptible, through to more definite sounds and words and further to sounds heard from the front of the head to various parts of the head. Exactly how you hear these depends on many things. That will range from up to very clearly and distinctly hearing conversations with sounds heard directly from outside your head almost as in normal hearing. This last effect is “true clairaudience” and it is proper “clear hearing” which is what the term refers to. Leo Bonomo |