What we do

Connections With Spirit is owned by Margaret West, a lady of many talents. You can find her website here At Connections with spirit, we offer you training in many different practitioner courses and also many other metaphysical studies. The workshops are designed to not only enlighten you, but also to financially help those she considers are voiceless, with profits from the workshops. Margaret works full time as an alternative Therapist, and this she considers is her income to pay the bills. Profit from the workshops, after paying the facilitators etc, is donated. The prices for our workshops are reasonable and competitive, and we like to think that we give each one our personal touch of beauty and laughter. Cake is always on offer at lunchtimes, as we feel no one should learn without a good slice of cake to fortify them!! We use a few facilitators, who are excellent in their field, but mainly Margaret does all the teaching. So you can be assured that the quality of our courses are always top notch.We also have stalls at the workshops where you can buy beautiful jewellery and Holistic Crystal pendants, which Margaret makes herself. Each pendant is an active crystal that will help with various conditions of the mind, body and spirit.Emma King is Connections with spirit's event manager, events organiser and Personal Assistant to Margaret West. She will be your main port of call for any questions you have or booking details that you may need for any workshops or development circles. Please do add Emma Reiki King and Margaret West to your facebook/twitter friends list to keep up to date with all the workshops and news. We promise not to bother you unless you contact us first for information. Emma's email is connectionswithspiritworkshops(at)hotmail(dot)comWe like to be interactive with students and people, so do feel free to leave any feedback about circles or workshops you have attended. Or just pop by and say hello or ask a question. We will always try to reply promptly.

Friday, 9 April 2010

ORB'S.

What are Orbs or spirit lights? They are spiritual energy - usually the first stage of manifestation. They appear to have a mind of their own and move in a deliberate manner, actually manoeuvring in a definite direction. They are quite beautiful, with harmonious hues of rainbow colours. Some, well formed orbs, will even show features within them.

Sceptics believe orbs are dust particles caught on camera or faults occurring from digital photography technology- especially when using a flash. But how can they explain away orbs seen by the naked eye? I have seen them myself. Many photos contain these phenomena. The orbs can be passed relations or loved ones who have manifested themselves in the photographs, just so you can see they are still around you.

Sunday, 4 April 2010

GRIEF

So today we are discussing grief. How do we react when a loved one dies? Some people shout and scream, some cry, while others remain silent while their insides are tearing apart. But however you experience grief, it still comes down to the fact you are all suffering. There are many ‘stages’ a person goes through when they grieve.
The first is denial. Refusing to believe it’s happened, waiting for that door to open and the one you have lost walk in.
Then comes anger. The feeling of injustice that it’s happened. You blame everyone, even yourself. If only...
Then depression hits. You realise that nothing ‘s going to bring them back. The hole of despair you’re hurtling down is dark and frightening.
Then finally comes, acceptance. When you accept they have gone, love them still, but move on with your life.

To those I’ve spoken to on the other side of life. They go through more or less the same thing, except they have the opportunity to visit the living when they are healed. Some spirit people remain angry for a long time, because they feel they have died too soon. Before their time. They go through all the same stages of grief that the living do. They feel the same pain of losing their loved ones.
Others are surprised they’re free of illness or disabilities that plagued them when alive. They feel reborn, full of life and vitality. Because, no matter what the condition of the physical body, the spiritual body will always be whole. I believe that’s why some amputees can still feel their missing limbs. They are feeling their spiritual body.

Grief is a powerful emotion. It can immobilise you, crush you, turn you into someone you don’t recognise anymore. But there is always a light shining in the darkness for you. Waiting and helping you to heal your broken heart. Ask for help. The angels cry with you and feel your grief too. But they will support you when you feel your legs cannot, they will hold you in their arms, when you feel lost and alone and they will walk beside you all your life, guiding you towards your goals and aspirations.
Never think that you're alone. An angel is always by your side.


Margaret West
Angel Therapist

Tuesday, 30 March 2010

Inspirational words.

A poem from Natalie O'Neil

When you get tired and weary ~ When you feel you have nothing left to give ~ Remember the light within you ~ That gave you the gift to live ~.



Why am I here ? : A journey of learning and understanding of acceptance, love and trust. First of your own self . How can you begin to trust and love others if you do not understand it for your own self ? To face obstacles in your path , they are there for a purpose. When you have faced these and understood, only then can you truly start to help and understand others facing similar obstacles. We are all on our own unique spiritual journey. We are born into humanity for a soul purpose ~ Knowledge - so that we may grow and forever be in the light ~.

Was not sure what you wanted for your blog so I have sent this also. I hope it is ok xxx



Thank you Natalie for those wonderful inspiring words. I think the poem says so much in one short line

Monday, 29 March 2010

What I'm thankful for

Hello everyone.
I thought I'd share this with you all.

The other day I was feeling really flat when I asked God for help with getting my head straight with not only the course I'm doing but with my life in general.
A friend called later and did some healing on me over the phone. She said my head had got twisted to the side and no wonder I couldn’t see my way clearly. Anyway, a quiet balancing of my body did the trick and afterwards I felt like a huge weight had been lifted from me. I’ve noticed more and more that its people that god works through and not to be afraid to let others be there for you. It can’t always be a big angel on your shoulder(which is nice) it’s mostly earth angels that I owe gratitude to and I'm thankful for.


Kaz Whittaker

Saturday, 27 March 2010

Who needs a helping hand?

I don’t know about you, but how many times have you put out that thought, ‘Help me’?
Did you get help? NO? Are you sure? When you ask for spiritual help it doesn’t always come in the way you expect it. Sometimes spirit will direct earth angels to you. These are people on the earth, who go out of their way to help others. You may pick up a paper, magazine, leaflet or hear a song that will have the exact thing you need in/on it. Help doesn’t always come in etheric light and fan fayre. So when you ask for help, watch out for the signs or you will miss them and the help you’ve asked for.

Tuesday, 16 March 2010

How to recognise a spiritual connection.

Every one, when they first start working with spirit, feels that what they are hearing is just their own thoughts and nothing to do with their intuition or spirit guides. Because we are dealing with a force that can’t always be seen, we almost demand to be shown concrete proof that what we are getting is from spirit. But that will never happen. The information is there to be tapped into, but we have to meet those in spirit half way. We can’t expect them to do all the work.

Living in the physical world we think in physical terms. This makes it very hard to fight our own negativity and doubts. But there is a way to overcome this. Simply, believe in yourself. Recognise that our thoughts are part of a spiritual plan. Most of us don’t have a clue how the brain works, but it doesn’t stop us from using it. Anything that appears to be outside our normal experience, we immediately make it safe by dismissing it as part of our imagination. But what is the imagination? Is it unreal - just a thought process to be dismissed so casually?

Think about it. Without our thought process we couldn’t breathe, eat or drink. It’s the core of our being and the basis of everything we do. Thought can create wonderful works of art, but with every yin, there is a yang. Thought can also cause world wars. So now you see why thoughts must never be dismissed. Thought is a tool to communicate with other thinking energies?
Spirit guides need to use the same thought processes that we will understand, and the gateways for them to use are our imaginations. That’s why it is a good idea to watch lots of documentaries, programs that cram your mind full of information. A spirit guide will pull snippets of information from your mind to communicate with you. But there needs to be information there to use. As trust in the imagination increases, thoughts become tangible. Believing what the imagination tells you is the starting point from fanciful ideas, to actuality. When we merge our imagination and our spiritual perception, there’s no longer any fear of the unknown.

So now I hear you ask, "How do I know the thoughts are from a guide and not my own mind?" Unfortunately there’s no easy answer to this question because everyone works differently. I always tell people when I’m teaching, if thoughts pop into your mind, without any prompting, that’s the first indication that you’re beginning to recognise spiritual influences.

Progression on the spiritual path includes progression on your physical journey as well. In fact, as spiritual awareness increases, you’ll start to change the way you live your physical life. This enables you to then continue along the pathway you’ve decided to tread. I’m not saying it’ll be easy, but then nothing in life is. If it were, you’d never appreciate your achievements. Good luck with your journey, it’s one you will never regret undertaking.