An exclusive interview with nationally renowned psychic medium John Holland, by guest author Corinna Underwood

A Bridge Between Two Worlds; Psychic Medium John Holland

John Holland is one of the most sought after psychic mediums and spiritual guides in the United States. For more than a decade he has been dedicated to providing a psychic bridge between the living and those souls who have passed beyond. His teachings have also inspired many to tap into their own psyche to develop their natural abilities and enhance their spiritual leanings.

In the Beginning

John has been aware for most of his life that psychic abilities do not arrive out of the blue but we are born with them. In his book Born Knowing, he explains how he was aware, even at an early age, that he was different from other kids. His search for an understanding of what was happening to him led John to read voraciously within and around the field of metaphysics while other boys were fascinated by sports and cars. Although listening to his spirit voices often made John an outcast amongst his peers, they also heightened his awareness, on one occasion, even leading him to an injured young man, whose life he saved. Of course, seeing spirits and knowing what’s about to happen isn’t something a seven year-old boy can easily discuss with his buddies and sometimes, John just wanted to be just like the other kids.

 “I noticed I was different, yes. I tried to push it away. I tried to hide it. But like many times when people are different in society, society likes to make you know you’re different… But even though I pushed it away it would always there, but I never really developed it.”

It wasn’t until much later, when he was 30 years old, that John was involved in a near-fatal automobile accident, an accident which set him on the path he now follows. During his recovery, he began to notice that his psychic abilities were no longer willing to be ignored. His heightened perceptions gave him the confirmation he needed and inspired him to seek an ever deeper understanding of his potential. His quest for knowledge eventually led him to England; the origin of many of his books on spiritualism, Reike and the chakra systems. There he spent two years studying, including a spell at the Arthur Findlay College for psychic studies. Under the guidance of several mentors, John was able to fine-tune his abilities and to begin using them with more far-reaching effects.

Bridging Two Worlds

Nowadays John is dedicated to helping people connect with their loved ones on the other side and in his years of experience as a bridge between our world and the spirit plane, he has learned a lot about both sides.

“That’s the real place. This is temporary. We assume that the spirit world is part of our world but we are part of their world. This is just a school and school can be tough here.”

John also explains that when spirits pass over to the other side, they don’t always retain the same personality. A person who has lived selfish life and abused their family and friends, for example, may develop a deeper understanding of their past life and become more tolerant and caring. So do spirits continue to evolve when they enter the spirit world?

“Oh totally. Our personality is just a piece, a small piece of who we are while we’re here. I do believe that we evolve and that we do go on to higher place.”

Developing your Psychic Potential

John recommends several methods for increasing your psychic awareness.

He has also developed a number of tools that may be used specifically for this purpose, one is his book 101 Ways to Jumpstart Your Intuition, which provides simple, yet creative ways to increase your ESP potential and The Psychic Tarot Oracle Deck.

John first began working with the tarot several years ago as a tool to enhance his psychic readings. In fact, it was after working with the cards that John began to develop a connection with those on the other side.

“After two years of reading cards, people in the other side started showing up, so I must have reached another level. It seemed I raised my level and they lowered their level.”

This validation strengthened his resolve to continue to develop his psychic strengths and later would inspire him to create a deck of his own called the Psychic Tarot. The beautifully illustrated 65-card deck expresses John’s feelings that in order each of us can develop our own psychic potential that is already inherent within us.

“Some people’s ability may already be stronger than others. Sometimes people say to me, well John, why would I want to be psychic? And I tell people that we’re all spiritual beings as well as physical beings and we should honor both sides. If you don’t honor both sides, you’re living a life half spent.”

If you would like to learn more about John, his books, workshops and tarot visit http://www.johnholland.com/