Name: Mediumship for the Beginner: Methods for Sharpening Your Skills
Start: 2026-08-21T09:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-08-21T16:00:00-04:00
Location: Lily Dale Assembly, Inc.

Mediumship for the Beginner: Methods for Sharpening Your Skills

Time & Location
Aug 21, 2026, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Lily Dale Lyceum, Lily Dale, NY 14752, USA
About the Event:
This workshop is intended for the beginning medium and assumes you have some experience, even if minimal. You might also find this workshop helpful if you are wondering “how do I get started as I begin my mediumship journey?’. It is open to anyone who would like to review methods for improving their mediumship. This workshop is highly interactive as James will be bringing the exercises that he has used for the last 11 years with students as part of his mediumship development classes in Cleveland. The following topics will be covered either through lecture, experiential exercises or both:

Review of the basics of mediumship and why we do it
Spiritualism and why it matters
Symbols and signs
Spirit guides
The Claires
Chakras
Archangels
Mediumship and the Brain
Visualization techniques to establish contact with spirit and improve what you see
Sitting in the Power
Engaging spirit through etheric contact
“I don’t know why I am saying this” exercise

Presenter Bio
James Flynn resides in Rocky River, Ohio. He has a Bachelor's Degree in Social Work from Gannon University and a Master's Degree from Case Western Reserve University in the field of Social Service Administration. He is a Licensed Independent Social Worker with certifications in Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation and Infant Mental Health. He has obtained a Phase 2 certification in the Neurosequential Model of Trauma Informed care through Bruce Perry’s NM Network. James is a working medium and finds great pleasure in working with spirit. He has sharpened his own mediumistic and psychic skills by studying with internationally known mediums. His ability to engage spirit began at a very young age but he did not build upon those abilities until later in life. James is an ordained minister with Church of the Living Spirit in Lily Dale and is also a member of the Lily Dale Assembly. He enjoys hiking, travelling, meditation, experiencing the beauty of nature, exercise, and reading.