Hello Mike,

You have already received guidance about how to communicate with those in spirit, and that guidance undoubtedly came from them. Now, just follow through with it and practice it. Mediums develop over years and decades, not months. Regular practice will increase your ability.

You wrote that you “hear a statement or a phrase that is not my own.” That’s the skill you’re developing. And it may not be “hearing.” It may be a sense about something or an image or a feeling. You’ll learn to be open and let these things come. You don’t have to be able to make sense out of them at first. Keep asking spirit for clarification and wait patiently. Don’t strain. That puts your conscious mind back in control, and that will block spirit. Just do as you’ve been doing: wait for things that don’t feel like they’re coming from you. As they come, keep the dialogue with those in spirit going. Ask for more. Accept whatever comes without question. In the early years of practice, you’ll get all kinds of “noise,” impressions that aren’t necessarily from spirit. But you’ll learn how to sort them out if you’re open and keep practicing. It would be very helpful if you could join a group that was doing practice readings for each other. Or start such a group.

These are the keys. Relax your conscious mind. Trust and be open to all that comes. Ask questions and carry on a dialogue. Don’t be impatient with yourself and don’t strain. The more you get your expectations and conscious mind out of the way, the more things will come through.

Love and peace, Craig