Marlene Woolgar My Story

People often ask me how long I have had the ability to link with Spirit and my answer is always the same ‘….for as long as I can remember!’

In my early childhood I was very psychic, knowing ‘things’ were going to happen long before they did. Several times that ‘knowing’ saved my life, and, to give you an example of this, I will tell you about my earliest recollection.

I was 4 years old and had gone with my brother to his friend’s house a few doors away from home. His friend and his brothers had built a huge home-made tent in the back garden. All manner of items had gone into its construction, curtains, tablecloths and old sheets, a broom handle, a garden prop and a spear that one of them had found at a jumble sale. After removing the covers the boys set about removing the ‘posts’ that had been supporting the tent. Try as they might they couldn’t seem to get the spear out of the ground so began to lever it out with a spade. It was then that fear gripped me. “I’m frightened!”

“What have you got to be frightened about?” my puzzled brother asked me.

“I don’t want to be here!” I replied, feeling such terror I began to shake.

My brother couldn’t understand it and reassured me there was nothing to be scared of.

“But I don’t want to be HERE!” I said pointing at the spot we were standing on.

“Okay,” he said, “let’s move further down the garden,” which we did, and then, it happened.

My next memory was seeing my feet pounding along the pavement, knowing my brother was holding my hand, half dragging me and I was crying, not in pain, but because my favourite dress, with a white background and little yellow ducks swimming across tiny blue waves, my favourite dress, was covered in red.
I don’t remember the spear rising out of the ground; I don’t remember it hitting me in the face; I don’t even remember being taken to hospital but I do still clearly recall the events leading up to the accident and my distress at seeing my favourite dress ruined, yet, most of all, I remember the all-encompassing terror that engulfed me on that sunny afternoon. I’ve been told if I had been any closer I most certainly wouldn’t be here today to tell the tale and I’m so glad I voiced my fear and my brother understood me well enough to listen and to move me away.

As I grew older I often ‘saw’ people no one else could see. To begin with I was frightened, especially by the old lady who used to wake me every night. I used to scream the house down until my parents came and calmed me and the lady disappeared only to reappear the following night!

Many things happened throughout my childhood and there were times I hated ‘knowing’ things, especially when they were bad, or sad, or upsetting. Often I had precognitive dreams then I would feel guilty when they came true. As an adult I know this was foolish but as a child I often wondered if I could have stopped things happening if only I had told someone about the dreams.

I could write forever about everything that has happened but as time, and space, are limited, I will tell you about how I came to develop my psychic and mediumistic abilities.

I was visiting Brighton with some friends and came across a shop advertising healing classes. I took some leaflets home with me and felt such a rush of excitement I just knew I had to go so I joined The Sussex Healers’ Association as a probationer healer. A few weeks into the course the teacher asked me if I would like to join her development Circle, telling me she believed I was a natural medium. At last everything started to fall into place and I felt I had finally found what I had been searching for.

I took part in several ’fledgling’ evenings and can well remember how my knees used to knock together – I was so nervous, but I loved every aspect of my life and progressed from doing beginners evenings to demonstrating my clairvoyance and also taking services at local Spiritualist churches.

I also began giving private sittings. One of the very first ones I gave still sits in my mind, mainly because Marian*, the lady I was reading for, was so surprised. I had a link for her with her father and gave a lot of information she was able to verify. However, there was just one piece that made no sense to her. “He says he is with his mate, Jim!” She told me she couldn’t remember him having any friends called Jim but her dad, in Spirit, was adamant. “He tells me Jim lost his leg in the war and has a tin one as a replacement!” Still she couldn’t fathom what I was talking about. Finally, her dad said, “Tell her to ask …….!” (The friend who had brought her to see me and who was waiting outside in the car!)

Marian told me she hadn’t known her friend very long, they’d met by chance and felt they’d known each other for years, but she went out and asked her who Jim was. “That’s my Dad!” she exclaimed. Marian mentioned the tin leg “Yes!” her friend squealed with excitement, “he lost his leg in the war and had a tin one!”

Is it any wonder the Spirit world never ceases to amaze me?

In 1998, I set up my own home Circle, teaching others how to develop their psychic and mediumistic abilities.

There is nothing more pleasing to me than to see a student’s face light up and to hear them say, “I can’t believe I did that!” and I know at least part of my pathway in life is to be a teacher.

When I look back over the years and see how my mediumship has helped so many people I feel truly humbled and so glad that I learned to develop it properly.

I also feel so lucky that my work varies from day to day. One day I can be teaching, the next demonstrating or giving one to one sittings.
My work has taken me all over the UK, to Eire and to Norway and I’m due to go to Switzerland later in the year.

If I had known all those years ago just how important my experiences were, perhaps I wouldn’t have been so frightened.

What I can say is, though, hand on heart, I can’t ever imagine myself doing anything else. I feel blessed to have a job I love and, as that job blesses others with the reassurance that their loved ones are not so far away, I wouldn’t want life any other way!

*Marian has given me permission to use her real name. 
Marlene Woolgar is a Medium, Tutor and Healer,Marlene works all over the United Kingdom and abroad giving demonstrations and running workshops
www.marlene-woolgar.com