Brian Edward Hurst - Spiritualist Medium and Author.

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L. to R: Retired education officer Roy Spencer (Brian's cousin), Brian Hurst and Ramesh Jani (Brian's personal assistant). In the background are some of Brian's colorful paintings.
PHOTO: Audrey Spencer.

For information:

Please call (818) 345 2997 between 9 and 11 am Pacific Time for information about Brian's schedule and availability.

GENERAL ADVICE: It is better to wait at least six months after a death before seeking contact with a loved one. Some may need a period of rest or orientation before they are ready to begin thinking about returning to earth for the purpose of proving survival. Some people may have no interest in returning and be glad to escape the earth and all its problems. That is why no medium on earth can ever guarantee results. Each group sitting has to be regarded as an experiment. Sitters should not expect to receive advice on business or material matters, although these may be referred to during the séance. The main purpose is to establish communication with deceased loved ones, enabling them to transmit sufficient information from their side of life to establish who they are, and therefore to demonstrate the continuity of life and the reality of communication with their world. At Brian's séances many thousands of clients have received information that was not in their minds but which was later validated by others. That is one of the tests of true mediumship.

Because Brian works only in a group situation he does not give individual private appointments at this time. He also does no telephone work. The great lesson from the group experience is the need to share with others and to prepare properly for receiving messages from spirit. Many people who attended the groups as skeptics changed their mind when they observed others receiving very detailed messages and information that could not be "looked up on any computer" as they had originally suspected. They testified to a complete change in their way of thinking and a strong feeling of inner peace and healing. Brian's excellent results have been documented in a number of books and many of his sitters are highly educated people.

Mediums exist
1. To COMFORT those who mourn,
2. To STRENGTHEN those who are weak,
3. To GIVE KNOWLEDGE of the life to come,
4. To HEIGHTEN AWARENESS of the bio-electrical energy body, that survives death,
5. To teach PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY for actions performed here on earth,
6. To increase the manifestation of LOVE TOWARDS OTHERS, regardless of race, religion or orientation,
7. To help us RESPECT ALL LIFE on the planet and to conserve and wisely use our God-given resources,
8. To UNITE HUMANITY in wisdom, tolerance and justice, so that evil, negativity, racism and violence may be cleared from our thinking,
9. To PROMOTE WELL-BEING through healing the spirit, mind and body by understanding these facts of survival,
10. To encourage personal development on a spiritual level, leading to complete FREEDOM FROM FEAR.

The purpose of life on earth is to achieve spiritual growth through love, service and compassion. All life's dramas are sent as lessons and warnings, so pay close attention to them and in the process acquire true wisdom! Unfortunately religious dogma has been the downfall of Mankind.

FOR PRIVATE APPOINTMENTS Brian does recommend American medium TIM BRAUN at 626 308 1614.

To hear Brian broadcast with leading TV producer Margaret Wendt-Webster please see the following Website:

http://margaretwendt.com/index.php

HEAVEN CAN HELP – THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A MEDIUM now in its 2nd edition (2007) has been carefully revised with additional chapters and expanded material.  It is an excellent guidebook for anyone seeking further knowledge about mediumship. Here you will find Brian’s accounts of rare séance phenomena, psychic surgery, Indian mystics and amusing descriptions of people and events that helped form the author's philosophy of life. The book includes personal family photos and tributes to several famous mediums. HEAVEN CAN HELP provides valuable information for all those who have lost loved ones and who are seeking closure, comfort and peace.
TO ORDER: Call 1-800-288 4677
or visit http://www.iuniverse.com/Bookstore/BookSearchResults.aspx?Search=Heaven%25&CurrentPage=3

LATEST NEWS: "Heaven Can Help" is now available as a $4 download through Amazon.com for the Kindle Electronic Reader. Here is the link:http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002TG43Y2/

READERS' OPINIONS:

“HEAVEN CAN HELP is the best book I have seen on communion with the other world. Brian Hurst has a concise, witty, readable style. I recommend it unreservedly.” RICHARD COANDA Ph.D.

“We were very impressed with the gift you have been given. Just finished your wonderful book: Heaven can Help. Could not put it down. I hope you write more books.” Lucille & Bruce Telford – Orange, CA.

Author and reviewer GUY LYON PLAYFAIR wrote in LIGHT the magazine of the College of Psychic Studies, London:

“Autobiographies of mediums tend to consist of accounts of a succession of unverified subjective experiences unsupported by independent evidence. British-born medium Brian Hurst, now living in California, goes to the other extreme and gives us relatively few details of the abilities that seem to have made him something of a media star in the U.S.A., while describing the abilities of others more generously. These include such mediums as William Olson, Jim Hutchings, Leslie Flint, and the members of the Scole Group who held a number of eventful sittings in Hurst’s home. There are also good accounts of healers David and Helen Elizalde in controversial action at Stanstead,* and of the ever-enigmatic Sai Baba. More than half the book consists of memories of childhood, education and a number of early jobs. I would have liked rather less of these and a good deal more about the author’s own experiences in mediumship which, when he does get around to mentioning them, he describes very well.” (Volume 127, No. 2, Winter 2007/Volume 128, No. 1, Summer 2008)

(Mr. Playfair seems to have forgotten that an Autobiography is not just about an individual’s career but an all round picture of what helped create that particular person)

*The Arthur Findlay College at Stanstead in Essex, England, which is a center for psychic studies in the U.K.

“I have finished your book and I thoroughly loved it!...You have a wonderful talent for bringing your story to life…I really enjoyed the epilogue and the messages it contains.” Isabelle Thomas – Ohio.

“This story will instill hope and peace where there is none; it will remind those who have forgotten, to have faith and comfort again; and it will confirm and validate the truth of the heart and the soul for those who are already on a level of awareness. Heaven Can Help ought to be pre-requisite reading for Life. Brian Hurst, you truly are the rainbow bridge to the Heaven realm.” Lauren Tawa – museum literary conservator – Los Angeles.

SOME GO HAUNTING – Brian’s mystery thriller is now available for download to the KINDLE reader. See Amazon.com for details under “Kindle books.” The paperback edition is now out of print, but for those of you who missed this intensely dramatic story, Kindle is the way to go! Here is the link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0029ZARIO

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION:

Brian Edward Hurst was born in Huntingdon, England.  He attended Huntingdon Grammar School where he was known as a budding poet and actor, playing the melancholy Jaques in the school production of Shakespeare's AsYou Like It.

At the age of 19 he moved to London and won a Major County Award to study at The London Guildhall School of Music and Drama. There he appeared in a number of productions and also performed as a film extra and actor for the BBC Producers' Training School. He graduated with a Performer's Diploma in Speech and Drama.

Brian taught at a Junior High School in London for three years, prior to leaving for India, where he taught English in Ahmedabad, Gujarat State, for two years.

Returning to England, he was offered employment as a specialist remedial teacher by the Cambridgeshire Education Authority, and held that position until he left England for the USA in 1980.

Throughout this time, Brian was attending Spiritualist Churches as a speaker and demonstrator during weekends. For many years he was a Trustee of the Huntingdon Spiritualist Church in Cambridgeshire. In 1978 and 1979 he witnessed and photographed the amazing husband and wife team from Australia, David and Helen Elizalde performing bare-hand psychic surgery in the healing rooms at the back of the church. Later, he defended the healers on the front page of London's Psychic News. (At the request of David and Helen Elizalde, whose healing methods have now changed, the photographs and other information about their psychic surgery have been removed from this website)

Moving to California in 1980, Brian enrolled in California State College, San Bernardino, and was the prize-winning poet there in 1981. The Parapsychology Association of Riverside also certified him as a teacher and lecturer.

Later moving to Manhattan Beach, Brian was consulted by the young James Van Praagh. James received a message that he would one day be a well-known medium. James acknowledges this in his books.

In the early 1980's Brian worked for some time in a doctor's office and later began to do daily sittings where he established his reputation for providing detailed information from deceased personalities. At that time he also visited many hundreds of homes in Southern California, lecturing and demonstrating his abilities.

Left: Brian Hurst with Doris Tate, mother of murdered movie star Sharon Tate. Doris was a wonderful advocate for the Parents of Murdered Children. She has now passed to the higher life. Center:  World famous London independent voice medium Leslie Flint with Brian Hurst, taken at Manhattan Beach about 1985. Right: Brian Hurst with James Van Praagh, taken in West Hollywood about 1996.

Soon Brian moved to Hollywood where he gave sittings to a number of movie stars and other celebrities. His friend Leslie Flint the well-known London medium came for vacations to Hollywood, staying at the house next door. Brian was invited in to witness a number of darkroom physical phenomena séances. In Leslie's séance room Brian experienced the amazing disembodied voices of Dame Ellen Terry, Sir Oliver Lodge, Lionel Barrymore, Maurice Chevalier and his own Uncle Henry who gave him a highly evidential message from his deceased mother. The spirits were perfectly audible as they spoke in the darkened séance room and were clearly recorded by Brian and by several other sitters who were present.

For those who are unsure how dead people might genuinely speak in a séance room, please see the Dutch website which has a link further down, after the first prophetic poem. “Death No End” created by Michael Rogge of Amsterdam has excellent information about Leslie Flint and the creation of 'ectoplasmic voice boxes.' These strange floating materializations have been photographed with special infrared cameras. French Nobel prize-winning physiologist Prof. Charles Richet was able to prove the reality of these floating voice boxes and also the reality of ectoplasm as a temporary materialization. (He coined the word 'ectoplasm') These voice boxes served as a vehicle for the energy beings we call spirits to resonate on our vibrational frequency and to be recorded in Leslie's séance room, in many instances as instantly recognizable personalities. Sitters also heard, in addition to family members, the voices of Dame Ellen Terry, Frederick Chopin, George Bernard Shaw, Queen Victoria, Amy Johnson, Leslie Howard, Maurice Chevalier, Lionel Barrymore, John Brown (Queen Victoria's medium), Oscar Wilde, William Randolph Hearst, Gertrude Lawrence, Sir William Crookes, Sir Oliver Lodge and many others. The medium's own throat was never used and these voices manifested independently through the floating voice boxes that were temporarily created in the air above Leslie's head. (See photographs on the Dutch website mentioned above)

All grieving people should know of this truth: Leslie Flint's mediumship proved survival beyond death and communication with another world. He was tested on numerous occasions by skeptical scientists from the British Society for Psychical Research and was never found to be fraudulent. We should not fear death. It is "the biggest illusion of the lot," as the beautiful voice of Dame Ellen Terry remarked at a séance in Hollywood in 1987. She died in 1928 and to prove her continued existence and excellent memory she quoted Portia's speech from the Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare: "The quality of mercy is not strained..." She was word perfect in spite of having been 'dead' for so many years!

Excellent photographs of these ectoplasmic voice boxes may also be seen in  "THE MEDIUMSHIP OF JACK WEBBER" by Harry Edwards, published by The Harry Edwards Spiritual Healing Trust, U.K.   Jack Webber was a Welsh coal miner who had a similar gift to Leslie Flint. Jack died as a young man in 1940 after several séance room injuries where ignorant people turned on lights, causing the ectoplasm to fly back to the medium's body too rapidly, producing shock. To some extent all physical mediums risk their lives and health when they sit for members of the public. Apart from the extreme rarity of physical mediumship, people with this extraordinary gift legitimately do not want to be injured by skeptics who may have negative personal agendas. That may be one reason why the average person does not get the opportunity to experience these things.

Leslie's autobiography: Voices in the Dark - My life as a Medium tells the story of this amazing medium who died in April 1994 aged 83 after sixty years' service to the Spiritualist Movement. The Leslie Flint Educational Foundation has been created to further the work of this dedicated medium. The Foundation offers for sale copies of some of the spirit voices received over the years in Leslie's London séance room. As some of the recordings are over thirty years old, the public should not expect perfect reproduction. Nevertheless these messages from the world beyond death are a challenge to all thinking people and offer valid proof of survival. To learn more about this amazing man see: http://www.leslieflint.com

In 1992 Brian bought his first American home in Reseda in the San Fernando Valley and conducted small group demonstrations there on a regular basis.

Physical Mediumship at Brian's home:

In 1997 the four members of the Scole Experimental Group visiting from England held eight highly successful physical phenomena séances in Brian Hurst's blacked out garage. Over 160 people witnessed the spirit lights that flew rapidly around the room and entered the bodies of some sitters who needed healing. There was also levitation of a small round table identified by luminous tabs. At various times spirit voices spoke rapidly from different corners of the room. Wind chimes that had a luminous paddle were also played loudly and then levitated around the pitch-dark garage, being ultimately placed back on a tiny hook in the rafters. Most impressive was the actual materialization of spirit arms and hands that moved around, touching people in the circle. One group also experienced the rapid footsteps of a spirit known as "the marathon man" as he circled the garage in partially materialized form, creating strong breezes that were felt by everyone present.

The four mediums, Robin and Sandra Foy, Alan & Diana Bennett, wore luminous armbands fastened with Velcro, and did not, at any time, leave their seats. Alan and Diana were in deep trance for most of the sittings, conveying messages from various spirit personalities who described with 100% accuracy the various phenomena as it occurred. Robin played background music on a small tape recorder, while his wife Sandra, a powerful and natural medium, spoke at intervals to the sitters.
One lady said: "I reached out in the dark and felt a warm man's hand. I shook hands with the spirit, then curiously I leaned forward to touch the elbow and then the shoulder. I was quite shocked to find that the warm, living arm had no body attached."

During one of the sittings people also felt the physical presence of an affectionate cat with a long furry tail that rubbed against their legs. On another occasion sitters commented that they could feel the presence of a friendly dog that wagged its tail and moved among them in a materialized form. From these very real experiences it can be deduced that animals also survive physical death and can manifest in séance rooms when there is suitable power and loving acceptance. The fact that such amazing phenomena could be reproduced so far from the dark cellar in Scole, Norfolk where the sittings originally took place, greatly impressed researchers. The Scole mediums made psychic history by their successful visit to California and the powerful impact they made upon the delighted sitters. A full account of the first sitting in the darkened garage is included in Brian's autobiography "HEAVEN CAN HELP," now republished by iUniverse in a new revised format with additional photographs and chapters. The first edition had some good reviews and sold many copies. This version is even better and includes detailed information about rare séance phenomena and suggestions for personal development.
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BELOW: The Scole Experimental Group: L to R. Robin Foy, Diana Bennett, Alan Bennett and Sandra Foy taken in 1996 at the former home of Robin and Sandra Foy in Scole, Norfolk, U.K.

For those interested in some of the best modern scientific evidence for life after death and details about Robin Foy’s latest book, see: http://www.scoleexperiment.com/

TV Appearances:

Brian has appeared on Channel 4's The Other Side, Answers a Pasadena talk show, Hard Copy and Extra. In a two-hour A & E Cable documentary entitled Beyond Death, first shown on April 30th, 2000, Brian was able to tell a Chinese lady the name of the exact dialect her family had used when on Earth. Beyond Death, (a Margaret Wendt production) received very positive reviews for its factual presentation of this subject. Examples of Brian's colorful paintings were also featured on several of the above programs.

Brian also had positive coverage in Best Kept Secrets of the Paranormal on The Learning Channel in February 2001. The excerpt, taped at one of the monthly group meetings, showed a skeptical widow challenging the medium to contact her deceased husband. With the assistance of spirit guide Dr. Grant, Brian was able to receive an excellent message from the 'other side' in which the 'dead' husband gave precise names and referred to the family dog Sophie. He also said they had adopted a Hispanic boy, although the family was Jewish by faith. Obvious recognition by the lady and her two sons proved dramatic and inspiring. One of the editors of the videotape commented that he found the subject matter "most moving," and it inspired him to research further into the psychic realm. The show has since been repeated a number of times because of public interest in the subject.

SOME TESTIMONIALS FROM MANY HUNDREDS:

I am a longtime participant of Mr. Hurst's Healing circles. Having met several Mediums, Channels, Trance Mediums etc., over the past 25 years, I must say, that Mr. Hurst is truly authentic. Combined with his extensive knowledge, wit, great sense of humor and incredible charm, he is a tremendous blessing to us all and is providing us with insightful messages, creating a sense of healing and completion, thus therefore easing our ways to view death from a different vantage point, making the passing of a loved one a more peaceful experience. Thank you Mr. Hurst for all your work and continuous efforts. Helena Littner – therapist, Los Angeles.

“What Brian said about people in my life (in early 2009) was truly extraordinary. Nobody, even family or friends, knew most of what he revealed. In one case Brian very specifically mentioned three versions of an individual’s name, which that person and I had discussed within the week, some of the nature of that relationship, and how we primarily keep in touch. Other names and issues were also on target. I was not a skeptic to begin with, but am still totally amazed and will return.” Emily K. – Los Angeles.

“During our sitting Brian told me that my grandfather was looking in on the relatives in Philadelphia and that there was a lot of excitement surrounding a Jennifer, perhaps a wedding or other big event. I knew of a Jennifer Giacchino, a cousin several times removed, but only met her once. My brother knew her better, so when I got home I emailed him and asked if he knew anything. He replied ‘Yes, as a matter of fact she is getting married next month.’ He said that he and his wife had been invited to go, but could not make it…That was pretty amazing. Thanks, Brian!” John Giacchino

"My own sitting was an amazing profound experience as Brian connected my brother and me to our father and my daughter, who had been murdered only 3 months earlier. Almost immediately Brian said, 'Who is Jenny?' My daughter's name was Jennifer, which he did not know. A few minutes later, he said 'I'm hearing Tom Tom the piper's son. Does this mean anything to you?' Tom was the name of Jennifer's killer. Brian went on to describe their personalities to a tee, and brought out many accurate and salient details. My father's sense of humor came across just as fine-tuned 'over there' as it was while he was here in a physical body. All in all, my brother and I spent an extraordinary ninety minutes with Brian, and I only wish we could do it again!" Sheila Lowe: Author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Handwriting Analysis.

I have amazing news! In 1997 you shared with me several messages that included my "giving birth" and "seeing a little boy" and "the number 4," four years, etc. Well, four years later, I met a man (the subject of my book) whose major life achievement occurred in 1944...this book (like giving birth!) took me four years to write and publish...during which time I met my current husband and we were married on December 24th in 2004! And, the biggest news of all: we just had a baby boy!! He was born April 19th...the fourth month! There are many more ah-hahs about this, but in a nutshell, what confirmation of your wonderful gift, Brian, not that I ever doubted... and how fantastic the wonderful workings and blessings of God! Janelle F – Los Angeles.

“I want to thank you for a wonderful experience at your Spirit group. I have never seen a medium in a group before, and I am really amazed at how you handled all the energy and so many messages…You have a great sense of humor and are very entertaining also! I will always have good things to say about you.” Kari. (N. California)

“You started off your group reading of us with our mother Nancy Jane who came through so powerfully. You gave me many wonderful and funny messages – concerts of her singing with her magnificent voice – staircases and balustrades. You also mentioned her connection with and admiration of Eleanor Roosevelt. How right you were. Attached is an article from the Italo-American newspaper celebrating her life, in which it mentions her talk to Eleanor Roosevelt and a ladies group at the age of 17 about Youth Hostels.” Martitia P.

“I have studied metaphysics for 23 years, seen and had readings with many, but they don’t compare with my experience that night at your house…You told me something me and my grandma used to do together when I was a little girl that I had completely forgotten.” Carla R.

“After attending the sitting in your home yesterday evening, I feel I must write to you. I found myself unable to get to sleep until 4 am, as I relived each moment of the séance in my mind. I must tell you, I am in awe and amazed at the God given gift you possess. You knew absolutely nothing about me, other than my name, yet you were 100% accurate with the names of places from my youth! When you sang the verse from “Oh I do love to be beside the seaside” I couldn’t hold in the laughter, as I knew it was coming from my mother…Thank you for the peace of mind you brought to me.” Dianne G.

“Thank you Brian for helping me. Our last session was amazing. You told me things from Tom that I did not know about. They were substantiated two days later. So wonderful!” Patricia B.

“I have been in deep grief over the loss of my mother for a year now. As I drove home after the session with you, I felt as if a HUGE weight had been lifted from my shoulders. I feel so light, so happy inside for the first time in a very long time and I think it’s important for you to know that it’s because of you and the wonderful work you do that I am feeling this way…” Karen W.

“Your protocol and service is a great example to other mediums on how to do it the right way. Your information helps bridge the path to truth and unconditional love. God bless you.” Brian Adams – Claremont, CA.

“I want to thank you and also Dr. Grant for bringing my brother thru with a message for me and also his wife. It meant so much to us both. Everything was evidential…Your message was wonderful. You give so much to so many people.” MaryAnna – Chatsworth, CA.

“I was fascinated and touched by the sitting that you recently held at your home. Although I have lived a happy life…I have regretfully lived most of my life without faith in the religious and spiritual sense. I am the kind of person who has always needed proof. In my eyes you have proved that you possess a precious gift. You said factual things no one else could know and as such have touched and enlightened me…Whatever the source of your knowledge is, I believe in it and that has given me some happiness. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.” Denice B.

“In your work you give so much more than just comfort to those with loved ones who have passed over, you help all of us who are still on this earth understand that greater reality that we are all a part of.” Tallien Perry – Lawyer -Santa Monica, CA.

“In my reading you confirmed several things: You told me I was going to be a spiritual teacher, that I had just purchased a white car, that I was involved in a dog attack, that I was at a funfair with my children, but most importantly you brought up the problems I was having with my father… As a result of my amazing meeting with you, I had my father listen to the reading that I taped. He was stunned by what he heard and apparently it “clicked” for him. He’s beginning to listen to what others have to say, he’s lessening his ego-based responses, and he’s trying to change his part in our family’s dysfunctional patterns. Our family has begun to start again. Thank you for sharing your amazing gift. You are helping people heal their outlooks, relationships and situations. I never in a million years would have believed that this relationship would heal, nor the dysfunctional patterns change to healthier ones, but they have!” Valerie R.

“Thank you for telling me things that only my dear mother could have told you…I feel so much happier than I have for years. You are correct: the contact you make has healing effects.” Steve S.

“You told me my grandpa had been born in Constantinople, and you sang “It’s Istanbul now…” to me, a song my grandmother often sang to tease my grandpa! You told me the surname my grandmother (who was English) adopted because she felt Londoners couldn’t pronounce the original. You asked me who Buddy was. He was my beloved dog who had recently died. I’m very convinced of your gifts.” Sheila F.

“My wife Patty and I received so much peace in knowing that our son Adam is still doing well on the other side. The way he came through shows that the personality stays intact with the soul…I personally want to thank you for bringing in my Grandfather who raised me. He was the inspiration for all that I am today. When you were able to bring in my 97 year old Grandmother who just passed a month ago and get her name “Azubah” I was so pleased. The domino statement she gave you was astounding, as she played dominoes every morning at 9 for the last twenty years…What you do for people is truly sent from God.” Wayne P. – San Diego, CA.

“My sitting with you was the best gift I could have given myself – THANK YOU!! It was better than months of counseling or therapy. Things I was not clear about have come to me upon listening to the tape. (There weren’t many: you are really “right on.”) Marcia D.

“Since the death of my brother five years ago my parents have been in a state of depression. Feelings of guilt and anger have built up inside of them. After having this experience with you I believe that they have begun their healing process, and the proof of my brother’s continuing existence has instilled some faith.” Jennifer G.

“I had a reading with you to try and contact my son Johnny who died in a motorcycle accident. Some of the things you said were truly amazing and helped me and Johnny’s girlfriend Christy so much. I was worried about bringing her since she’s only sixteen, but I’m so glad I did because she seems much better. She’s accepting and understanding things more now. Thanks for being there for all of us.” Kerry R.

 HEALTH INFORMATION FROM BRIAN:

Lyme disease - an alternative treatment when antibiotics don't work:

"Get six medium sized cloves (not heads!) of raw garlic, peel off the outer skin, crush the cloves on a board, put them in a kitchen blender with organic Aloe Vera juice and blend them together. Store the mixture in a sealed jug in the refrigerator. (This gives several days' supply)  Drink a small shot glass of this mixture twice a day on an empty stomach. You can mix it with papaya, grape or apple juice to make the taste more palatable. Do this religiously every day for six months and don't take any more antibiotics.
To those who would cheat with garlic capsules: They do not work. You must use the actual living raw garlic to get results. After drinking the mixture, eat your food, brush your teeth and use mouthwash and the odor disappears. Spirit Guide Dr. Grant says that this treatment is also effective for chronic fatigue syndrome and related diseases.
I have given details of this treatment to a number of people suffering from Lyme disease and have had excellent feedback from them. I now put this information on the Internet, as I know it can help many that are afflicted. Antibiotics are not always successful in curing Lyme disease. God's natural plant juices work better! Dr. Grant has been one of my spirit helpers for a number of years. He once said 'I will grant you knowledge, therefore you can call me Doctor Grant. That was not my real name.' He obviously wishes to work anonymously, in common with many advanced souls."
Artificial Sweeteners:
With any neurological problems it is also advisable to avoid the use of NUTRASWEET or ASPARTAME (marketed as "EQUAL") as there is considerable evidence that this substance is dangerous for many people. Children especially are vulnerable to Aspartame and should NOT be given diet sodas or allowed to chew gum that contains this substance. Research has shown that aspartame can bring on epileptic seizures in those who are prone to these. Recent research has labeled Aspartame as a neuro-toxin and European health authorities are re-examining whether it should be withdrawn from use. The only truly safe alternative sweetener, which can be used freely by all, including diabetics, is STEVIA. STEVIA, a natural plant extract, used for many years in South America and Asia is available now from most Health Food Stores. Stevia does not affect blood sugar levels. See also the following websites:
www.dorway.com
www.holisticmed.com/aspartame

How Dr. Grant diagnosed a mysterious illness:

"While I was living in London, a Mrs. Kathleen Hendry of Leicester consulted me about her son who was employed in a government biological research establishment. He had come down with a mysterious disease and she was most concerned about her son's continued weakness and recurring fever. During the sitting I first became aware of this personality called Dr. Grant who spontaneously told me that Mrs. Hendry's son was suffering from 'Bruce - ill - osis.' I had never heard of such a peculiar disease. The sounds were broken up in my mind exactly as I have printed them. We managed to find a medical dictionary and rapidly discovered that Brucellosis or undulant fever, was a disease caught from drinking contaminated cows' milk, or from other contact with infected cattle. When Mrs. Hendry returned to Leicester and told her son about this extraordinary diagnosis, he immediately was tested for Brucellosis. The results were positive. He had been handling biological samples from animals and had obviously been exposed to the disease in this manner. This was, to me, a startling example of spiritual inspiration which helped heal a very sick person."

HERBAL TREATMENT FOR BRONCHIAL CONGESTION:

Always keep the following dried herbs in your kitchen:

Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara)

Mullein (Verbascum thapsus)

Horehound (Marrubium vulgare)

Preparation: 1 tablespoonful of each in a large teapot. Fill the pot with boiling water and infuse the herbs for at least 10 minutes. Pour out half a teacupful through a strainer, sweeten with honey (Horehound is bitter) and drink this tea three times daily. Bronchial congestion should clear up in two to three days. If not, see your doctor. This formula has worked miracles for Brian and all his friends who have tried it. Get your herbs from a reliable source. People who live many miles from a doctor or hospital should keep this herbal combination as a standby in the event of a health crisis.

GLUTEN SENSITIVITY:

As people age they frequently become more sensitive to the sticky protein in wheat, barley and rye known as “gluten.” Excellent bread can be baked using brown and white rice, various bean flours, tapioca starch, amaranth, buckwheat (which is not wheat!), quinoa, etc. See Bette Hagman’s books: The Gluten-free Gourmet and The Gluten-free Gourmet Bakes Bread, etc. Wheat gluten is replaced with Xanthan Gum or Guar Gum which enables the bread to rise in a normal fashion. Severe gluten intolerance leads to “Celiac sprue” a dangerous condition causing malnutrition and various other illnesses. One of Brian’s clients was cured of severe migraine headaches after being informed by Dr. Grant that she was gluten intolerant and should avoid all wheat products. Many Indian stores stock supplies of gluten-free flours at an affordable price: White Dhokla Flour is one of them. You may purchase Garbanza bean flour, Fava bean flour and white rice flour which, when combined, can produce an excellent loaf of bread. All are gluten-free. For further information about the increasing danger of wheat gluten and some of the health problems it may cause see the following books:

The Gluten Connection by Shari Lieberman, PhD. Published by Rodale, Inc. 2007

Dangerous Grains by James Braly, M.D., and Ron Hoggan, M.A. Published by Avery (Penguin Putnam, Inc.) 2002

Brian himself is gluten sensitive. He was amazed by the improvement in his energy level and freedom from abdominal pain after giving up all wheat, barley, rye and products containing gluten. Gluten may also be dangerous for babies and has been linked to autism, so avoid giving them wheat products and get medical advice if you suspect your child has a problem.

FURTHER LINKS AND READING SUGGESTIONS:

Brian (The 'Wizard of Reseda') has a complete chapter in Preston Dennett's thrilling and beautifully illustrated work "California Ghosts - True Accounts of Hauntings in the Golden State" Published by Schiffer. ISBN: 0-7643-1972-8. Available through B.Dalton & other bookstores.

Cheryl Booth's beautifully written book: "Johnny Angel is my Brother - A Psychic Medium's Journey" gives constant credit to Brian's mediumship and prophetic ability. See http://www.cherylbooth.com Cheryl gives phone readings and public demonstrations. Toll free phone # is 877-271-8218.

Further links: See Judy Guggenheim's detailed Website at
http://www.after-death.com for information about other psychics and mediums.

To browse through a large selection of online works about mediums and Spiritualism see the following web pages:

http://www.spiritwritings.com

For those interested in books on local ghosts and haunted houses see Michael J. Koury's fascinating website at http://www.icghosts.com

For telephone readings by a trance channel personally recommended by Brian do see the following Website: http://www.AprilCrawford.com April’s spirit control ‘Veronica’ has been most helpful and accurate in her readings for Brian and several of his friends. Please note she is not a survival evidence medium, but an inspired channel.

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Brian was also a former prizewinning poet. He has received from time to time spontaneous AUTOMATIC WRITING:
The following poem was completed early in August 2005, immediately prior to the Louisiana flood disaster and Hurricane Katrina. Was that a coincidence or a prophetic warning? Are major earth changes on the way? If so, how will Mankind deal with those changes?

THE BALLAD OF NEW ATLANTIS

As earth rolled on around the sun, in its eternal way,

And darkness crept, and cities slept, and some awoke to day,

The golden host earth needed most showed signs of storm and change

And sunspots rose as gray mould grows, in a way both new and strange.

His thinking beams were sending streams of electrons into space.

Within his belt the planets felt the impulse of his face.

On earth men’s eyes showed keen surprise as they peered into the sky.

There was little hope that the telescope would help them rectify

The gross misdeeds. None intercedes when fools have fired too far

With forests gone from Amazon and rivers black as tar,

And human clones with brittle bones and crafty ones in power

Who quickly lie, send kids to die in foreign wars turned sour.

No longer clear, the atmosphere played havoc from on high,

With climate change, unusual range of weather, warmth, whereby

Dramatic price was melting ice from north and southern poles,

And rising ocean’s endless motion brought floods, beyond controls.

Earth’s thunderstorms caused many forms of damage, far and near,

And rivers burst, and farmers cursed tornadoes stripping clear

Fine fertile land to desert sand that none could soon renew,

For treeless plains discourage rains and early morning dew.

So churches prayed, and strong states played their usual game of threat,

And marchers planned that war be banned as heads of countries met.

Distrust reigned strong as ages long made leaders hate to share,

Their worldly wealth with those whose health caused infinite despair.

For hope soon fades for babes with AIDS and starving mothers too,

And homeless folk, who wandering, broke, with little else to do,

Need shelter, care, and what is fair and guidance through and through.

Earth loves her own. Could she atone for the pain her children cause?

They took no heed that grab and greed flout nature’s subtle laws.

The days went by as disaster high attacked the lands and seas.

The daily shakes of major quakes caused panic, death, disease.

Long-steady earth at this rebirth rotated on her side,

And the tropics changed as the sun arranged, and countries screamed and cried.

Earth felt and throbbed, such lives were robbed, as climates rearranged,

And oceans shifted, islands lifted as all around was changed.

Not all the land was ocean sand when the mighty shift occurred.

Earth kept some back from the sea’s attack for man, and beast, and bird.

Scotland stayed, and Ireland prayed, and the deep Atlantic bed

Now rose up high to the wind-swept sky, in brown, and gray, and red.

Some fled to space. The frantic race to soar beneath the stars

Sent astronauts from several ports to journey far to Mars.

While those in space above the face of hurricane and storm

Recorded all, both large and small, attempting to inform

Any station of each nation where Nature’s wrath might fall.

But small and frail beneath the hail some had no chance at all.

Those lands where oil was drawn through soil, and pumps persistent ran

Now quickly found the solid ground collapsed. Their end began.

A mighty flood of swirling mud swept thousands in its way,

And water won! The day was done. The sea was there to stay.

Some made a stand on higher land; some lived on anchored yacht,

Some used the sun for power to run amenities they’d got.

When all was still in vale and hill and the earth was mapped again,

The sun shone calm, but the months of harm had changed the remaining men.

With broken pride once more they tried to tame the ravaged land,

To plough and sow, and reap and mow with what they had in hand.

When fierce storms abated soft winds created power for farmers to share,

And animal dung collected and flung grew corn that was healthy and fair.

No chemical brews and incredible stews and genetically modified wheat,

For Mankind had learned he got what he earned, and must pay what he stole down the street.

All this I dreamed, or so it seemed. Did it happen so long ago?

And can we sense long past events now hidden in time’s flow?

And what is time? To end this rhyme a question for a sage:

If I could quite speed up to light would I no longer age?

Where lies the suture with past and future when present is all the rage?

Will Shakespeare said in his wise young head: "All the world’s a stage."

This surely means the shifting scenes occur from age to age.

(Copyright Brian Edward Hurst 2005)

Don't forget to visit: http://www.leslieflint.com

http://www.xs4all.nl/~wichm/deathnoe.html *

*The Dutch website previously mentioned.

THE FOLLOWING SECTION IS MAINLY FOR POETRY LOVERS AND CONTAINS SOME OF THE PRIZE-WINNING POEMS.

SILVER SCENE

Soothing sheets of linen whiteness waked my flesh in winter morning,

As I lazed and looked at lightness of the day, and of its dawning –

Life encased within the womb of sensuous, rippling blanket gloom.

Now I remember! Now the shields that shuttered out my mind unlatch,

And undulating bedclothes catch clouds of breath as dreamland yields;

Green-blanketed, high knee-bones match the rolling hills through Anglian fields.

The fretted window, iced like fire, traced and laced mysteriously

Towards a dreamland of desire, which I approached, but could not see.

All webbed and meshed the icy glass struck cold to whitened fingernails.

I scraped a line through which to pass in fantasy to glittering rails.

Hanging silvery stalactites made tinkling music in my mind,

And chipped at touch, and caught the lights from gilded glass that glared behind:

That glared with brightness, dazzling whiteness, opening eyelids, sleepy-lined.

Snow! The Arctic Greenland rolled its glacial, rippling fairy light,

And shadows blue, and windows gold impressionized the depth and height.

Just then it seemed a glorious sight! And fleeting thoughts were madly hurled

To if the earth were frozen cold, a being from another world

Might stand and stare and not be told

What lived beneath that building there – If it remained when earth was old.

What ants we are beneath the sky! Yet gazing gladly on the snow

I rhapsodize, and brood, and try to feel the force from which we grow,

The power that burns above, below;

And all is white, and all is bright, a bandaged world of silent snow.

MEDITATION

As something was before I was,

So it must be when I am gone.

I cannot merely be because

United seed obeyed set laws

And Chromosomes like telephones

Zipped a message through the wires,

Subservient to joint desires:

For there is soul

Fragmented in a thousand million ways,

Descending from its green and golden haze,

With faint remembrance of idyllic days,

Anaesthetized, yet whole.

Yes, there is soul

That seeks expression like the many leaves

That spin the shattered sunlight

On the brown extended branches of the trees.

And I must know my Oneness with the power

That made the molten magma and the flower,

And the cool descending currents of the breeze.

Pythagorean sevens and mystical elevens

Manipulate the mathematic mind.

Put all away, inside:

The monkey mind has tried

To ripple all the water left behind.

We live within illusion, learning love,

And facing Fortune with its endless shocks.

We seek to know such mysteries from above,

So spirit lights may warn of ocean’s rocks.

And all, all, all

Wait, wondering, by the Sea,

Buds of bright light

Incarnate mystery,

Primeval strength made Man,

Yahweh’s homunculi.

TO A DEAD ACTOR

Will your restless soul be

Just as boundless and free

As the roar of the wind

And the surge of the sea?

For the wind is divine

When it blows, and it blows,

And it sweeps the grey billows

Across the wild sky;

The telegraph poles

In an endless line

Hum, as one goes,

Like huge dynamos,

When the gale rushes by;

And the sea as it rolls

Above fishes in shoals

To clean the gold sand

With its watery hand

Is building, decaying,

Is constantly saying:

Will your restless soul be

Just as boundless and free

As the roar of the wind

And the surge of the sea?

Will your restless soul yearn

For a peace, and return

To the fountain of life

After death, and still burn?