Val Hood

When I was 7 years old, I woke up in the night and saw my nana – who had passed away not long before. To say it was scary is an understatement, as I had no idea what was going on.

As it turns out, Nana’s visits were the start of what would be an amazing life practicing mediumship, connecting the living with their loved ones who had passed on to Spirit.

But for a long time, I hesitated to tell anyone what I was seeing, afraid that people would think I was mad. Even as I grew more confident in my skills as a medium, I lacked the courage to reveal what I did.

With time, I realised it was only my own fear keeping me back from achieving my true potential. Now, I help people around the world to know that while their love ones may have passed away, they are not truly gone – they are still in Spirit, waiting to connect.

As straightforward as this sounds, learning that your passed loved ones still want to help can be difficult to accept – but by helping others to do so, so many people are able to engage in a truly powerful healing process. All it really takes is learning how to tap into ourselves. For both us and Spirit, this is a wonderful process.

The years I’ve connected with Spirit haven’t been all smooth sailing – but I hope to use the pitfalls I’ve encountered along the way to help you avoid experiencing the same thing, whether in teaching or working with others.

My hope is that in reading this book, you’ll recognise how important and exciting it can be to receive communication from your passed loved one, even if at times it’s more like piecing together a jigsaw puzzle than relaying someone’s words. The truth is, with the right training and encouragement, anyone can do this.