The Making of ‘An Average Joe’s Search for the Meaning of Life’
Today, I’m happy to host writer David Shaw, a fellow Carina UK author. David is sharing a fascinating story on how he came to write about spirituality.
The date was January 2007. The place was Glasgow. The occasion was truly divine.
As I sat in a room devoid of all natural light, I ironically found myself immersed in pure light. And this particular light signified life – everlasting life. And although there were only a handful of us sitting in this cramped, decadent room, hidden deep within an archetypal Victorian townhouse – I had never felt more alive.
The séance was spectacular. Objects, carefully adorned with luminous tape, were witnessed flying through the air at such breath-taking speeds that you knew instantly there was no way anyone in the room could have been responsible for such incredulous feats of wonder. We were also graced by the voices of some delightful spirit people, including operatic and rock singers, treating us to the enthralling sound of their dulcet tones through the spirit trumpet.
Just before the séance drew to a close, the unmistakeable voice of one of spiritualism’s most iconic pioneers of the last century, Gordon Higginson, spoke clearly through the trance mediumship of Tom Anderson. Tom was the organiser of the séance and his trance mediumship regularly brought forward some of the great mediums of the past – who were all now attempting to prove life after death from the enchantments of the spirit dimension. Gordon utilised Tom’s voice to convey his thanks to all the sitters for their participation in this remarkable event, and to deliver a special message to one of the sitters – me! And even though this message was received many years ago, I still remember the exact words relayed by Gordon.
“David will be working with us soon on an important project. We will be using his hidden talent to broaden the knowledge of mediumship and eternal life. This project will ultimately become very successful.”
After the séance had ended, I remember discussing this message with the rest of the sitters, who all asked me what I thought this hidden talent could possibly be. I had absolutely no idea whatsoever and admitted that this revelation had been a complete shock to me. The problem was that spirit guides of this calibre of knowledge are only ever permitted to give extremely vague guidance on your life development. They are prohibited by spiritual laws from telling you what you should or shouldn’t do, as this form of interference would contravene the law of cause and effect. Nevertheless, it didn’t stop me from wondering what this secret ability might be. Incredibly, it would be several years later before I eventually discovered the answer and never in my wildest dreams did I think it would be writing spiritual books.
At the end of the year, I decided to undertake a spiritual sabbatical. I felt that I needed to investigate all the different avenues of the human mind and its capabilities. My subsequent education stretched through the fields of Psychotherapy, Hypnotherapy and the wonderfully inspiring Past Life Regression. I soon discovered that the greatest of psychological minds had only gone so far in their research into the consciousness of the human mind, stopping short of any conclusions once an individual had died. One or two open-minded experts produced highly conceivable theories of an eternal consciousness that connected all souls in a though-based collective. But how could they then prove this theory in any realistic format from a scientific basis. In truth, they never could. In the end, there was only ever one way that I could truly find out the meaning of life; the sole reason why so many of us endure so much pain, hardship and grief. I would have to ask the very souls that I previously loved working with in the séance room on so many memorable occasions. And as I was subtly drawn back to the world of mediumship, I knew that deep down I was returning as a much more knowledgeable individual, and one that was now ready to discover the truth.
My work with deep trance mediumship recommenced and I was immediately informed by my spirit guides that I would need to write about my own personal life journey if I wanted to find the true meaning of life. Only then would this knowledge make sense to me. The thought of writing about my own life daunted me. Why would my life seem even remotely interesting to anyone? After all, I was only an average Joe – nobody special. I was then assured that this was the prime reason why they had chosen me. The stone was now firmly set. I would begin my spiritual biography as soon as possible. I could see the title in my mind – ‘An Average Joe’s Search for the Meaning of Life.’
The day before I began writing, I received a surprise telephone call from Tom Anderson, the medium who organised the séances that I used to attend. Tom was in the area and asked if he could pop round for a chat. After we discussed how to put the world to right over a coffee, Tom got up to leave. He then turned to me and smiled, before asking if I had found the meaning of life yet.
The reality was that I hadn’t told a soul about the title or the topic of my book. I hadn’t even started writing yet! Tom was simply delivering a subtle message from the spirit world. It was then that I remembered the message that Gordon Higginson had conveyed to the séance all those years ago.
The rest, as they say, is simply history…
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David Shaw grew up an average kid in an average neighbourhood in Ayrshire. Like many an Average Joe, he does ordinary things: goes to work, supports his local football team, puts the world to rights over a pint. But this Average Joe is anything but average. Styling himself ‘spiritcounsellor’, he shares with us an extraordinary journey through the twilight world.
Blessed with the ability to see and hear those who’ve passed on, and, helped by his spirit guides Black Hawk and Mr Chung, David shares with us his extraordinary story of receiving messages from the other side.
You can purchase An Average Joe’s Search for the Meaning of Life on Amazon.
