December 17th

Warren was restrained.  On this occasion two heavy duty cable ties were slid through holes drilled in the wooden chair and secured around his wrists.  A cotton cord was used to tie his legs together.  A gag was placed within his mouth and secured behind his head.  A pillow case then covered his head.  the cabinet curtains were then closed.  Blackout conditions applied throughout the seance, unless red light requested by the spirit team.

The music was this evening directed away from Chris, who cannot hear the spirit team speaking when it is directed beside and towards her.  Unfortunately the music volume then affected the sensitive digital recording device.  These things are sent to try us!

Witnesses:  Chris. Jon. Jerry. Lee. Richard. Lucy. Attia. Rich B. Margaret (these having sat with Warren previously).  Rachel. Steve. Julie (these three had not sat with Warren previously, although they have sat in the lodge setting with other Physical mediums).  Sehall (he had never sat in a seance previously).

The evening began quietly, with little to be heard for the first couple of pieces of music.  Then a sudden very loud crash broke the silence, which caused Rachael to react as might be expected!

Further knocks and other sounds followed.  Luminous toy balls slid across the room and the trumpet rose and swayed before knocking the ceiling. A tambourine was then manipulated by the spirit team in time with a Christmas carol, giving the impression of sleigh bells.
Tom then comes through:
http://www.box.com/s/d8skhq050c8rk4mdjd1t

Yellow Feather moves the small table that had been placed beside Jon and proceeds to lift it to ceiling height before bashing it around and apparently breaking it! 
Note: After the seance the table was found neatly folded within the cabinet.
http://www.box.com/s/qy997f4la0lgcbippfdj

Tom plays the harmonica.  Luther flattens the seance trumpet!  Luther speaks to Lee.
http://www.box.com/s/zpj0dujutvgmxr1x30t8

Luthor speaks to Lucy and calls Cleona (sitting in  the house).
http://www.box.com/s/1t2r4ge4y925o8ilt8i2

The plaque is introduced and Sehall is asked to feel Luthers hand:
http://www.box.com/s/hrlvczxqgcdicyls8svu

The CD player is manipulated by Tom (Richard holds Christine's hands as she is the person seated beside the music player)
http://www.box.com/s/ocyrht2szn3xln5gbr4i

Yellow Feather performs a dance and then he and Tom discuss offering an apport. 
NOTE: After the seance this was found to be as described.  Jon verifies that no marble was there before the seance (it is in a very prominant position) and that neither Warren nor Lucy, nor anyone else, went into the downstairs loo after he did. 
http://www.box.com/s/navtl2jga2iurt5tl9lb

Sir W sings along to Reggae and Louis follows! 
http://www.box.com/s/z483ije1xv484sqtyfxy

Sir W chats with Rachael...
http://www.box.com/s/kc0l88zhcokfchnl1u86

Brenda, Warren's mother, speaks to Lucy.  A second spirit visitor came through for Lucy and was recognised also.
http://www.box.com/s/7l40rdoi8q9ny2avrgqq

Sitters have been asked by the spirit team to sit quietly to chat amongst themselves:
http://www.box.com/s/1cackm32dttlipez4q64

The chair that Warren had been secured within was examined by Richard and found to be empty.  The two cable ties however, remained secured through the holes in the chair arms and were unbroken.

At close of seance Warren was found secured in the same chair with one cable tie securing his right wrist (which had to be cut to be removed).  The remaining cable tie was fastened round the cotton cord which was tied in knots around his neck with one end up on the cabinet curtain rail. 

NOTE:  During this seance Yellow Feather spoke with Lucy and together they discussed the progress of filming.  Other things were mentioned within the seance that, at the request of the spirit team, have not been published.

As always we thank Warren and the spirit team for all that they have achieved. 

FEEDBACK

Saturday 17^th December 2011

An evening as a guest sitter at Bristol Spirit Lodge

Warren caylor

A Warren Caylor Séance : Cold, sweaty terror and tearful joy all in one night. A fantastic evening!

I resolved to keep an open mind about the evening. I have total trust in the people of BSL and believe them to be dedicated and honest in their work with spirit. I have sat with them on several occasions and Lynne, a regular sitter has been a friend of mine for a few years now. On the other hand I do not know Warren Caylor and have a media induced mistrust of mediums that charge for their work. Although we all have to make a living. With this in mind I’ve chosen to list my experiences and offer an opinion based on facts as to the reality of the events experienced.

NOISES:

Firstly, the loud bangs..and I mean LOUD bangs that emanated from the cabinet –

The whole of the side of the lodge vibrated when these noises were produced at the beginning of the séance. It sounded as if a lump hammer were being swung with violent force at the walls and ceiling. Could Warren have been doing this? I had personally checked his cable ties were secure around his wrists and through the chair arms and that Jon had tied the cord around his feet using a reef knot. I had checked behind the chair in the cabinet and watched Sehall, another visiting sitter, search Warren whilst in the lodge. I am quite sure that we would have seen a tool such as lump hammer secreted on his person. So, was he using the chair? Maybe, but how did he do this whilst being tied into it? Unless he has the skills of Houdini, in which case he would be making more money as an escapologist.

Secondly, the stamping of the feet of the ‘spirits’.

Many of the ‘spirits’ present made quite a din as they stomped about the wooden floor of the lodge. Luther sounded as if he was wearing hob nailed boots. If Warren was doing this himself, consciously to deceive us, or unknowingly whilst in trance he would not only need to be loose from the ties but also have acquired different sorts of footwear. Warren was wearing only his socks whilst tied into the chair and no other footwear was in the cabinet. By the end of the night Warren’s and Jon’s socks were on the other side of the room.

VOICES

There were many voices. Most noticeably those of Winston Churchill and Louis Armstrong. Chosen I presume because of their distinctive and well known qualities. Easy to emulate? Perhaps so, my nephew can do both particularly well but I doubt whether many people, even impersonators could sustain the voices and retain a speech pattern particular to those characters for any length of time and in unrehearsed conversation.

‘Winston’ spoke to me. Our conversation is recorded and afterwards I played the blog clip back and then listened to an actual recording of one of Winston Churchill’s speeches on ‘You Tube’. To my untrained ear I would say that the voices are identical. The similarity, in fact, made my hair stand on end to witness.

Louis Armstrong also sounded much like he does on recordings and sang along with the CD to Bony M and then he sang Wonderful World which made my eyes water as I do love that song!

The voices moved around the room. No two voices spoke at the same time and it could be argued that this was because Warren Caylor cannot speak with two voices. It could be that they had only formed one voice box to use or it could be that as they have to work through one medium that the natural laws apply in spirit as they do here.

Luther’s voice was exceptionally loud and deep and Yellow Feather’s voice was soft and ancient. Tom sounded like Gollum from The Lord of the Rings! My precioussss.

PERSONALITIES

‘Winston Churchill’ whether ‘actual’or not was very much a gentleman. It was this fact that made his presence seem very real. He had noticed that I was feeling very worried. Of course I had made no pretence prior to entering the lodge that I felt like I was waiting to see the dentist. It’s easy to guess I would have been feeling afraid. I was in fact terrified. The blackout was total - the noises were so loud and the illuminated objects (that I’ll go into later) were whizzing around the room whilst ‘spirit’ hands were reaching out from the darkness and scaring unsuspecting sitters. It was the thought of an unseen hand touching mine in the blackout that was causing me some concern. ..and somehow, Winston, or whoever he was, had seen this or guessed it.

He gently asked if he could place his hand on me to which I consented (my curiosity overcoming any fear). He made it known he was aware that I was worried which helped me a great deal. Fake or not, I felt better and when he held my hand in both his and then touched my head, I felt his compassion somehow easing my concerns and I was no longer afraid. I don’t know if this was because of a healing spirit energy or just that someone had bothered to be kind and help me.

He gave me a couple of personal messages. One that there would be a good change in my life and it was ‘about time’ ...and the other, that a spirit called Ann sits with me in my bathroom! which caused much hilarity. Also that I would meet a ‘Gregory’.  He also told me I was a ‘joyful soul’. Nice messages but no content which would make me sit up and think ‘wow! how did he know that?’ but then Winston Churchill wasn’t (or isn’t) the sort of man to do things for effect.

And then there’s Yellow Feather. If he wasn’t real then I’ve fallen in love with a man that doesn’t exist. (But then most women have done that at some point! Although they are normally still alive..) He was funny, kind, wise and performed a very enjoyable song and dance (heard by loud stamping) which to me sounded like an authentic Native American man singing an authentic Native American song and wouldn’t be easy to fake with such difficult twists in the tuning of the melody, voice vibrato and lyrics in a different language.

Again, there was such compassion when Yellow Feather asked Lee, whose energy had been used, Lucy, who was pregnant and had become a little emotional and me, who was clearly peeing my pants – if we were OK?

It would be difficult to fake the presence of such characters but not impossible. To do this Warren would have to be an actor of exceptional talent.

HANDS

Winston’s hands felt very real. So real that I still have trouble believing they were spirit hands. The hands felt about the same size as Warren’s so it was hard to be convinced. Other sitters, however, experienced the touches of huge hands and small hands that could not have been Warren’s. Something that did make the experience convincing though, was the fact that in a complete blackout you cannot see your own hand in front of your face. How then did ‘Winston’, whose voice and footfall travelled across the room to me, reach out a hand and touch mine that was on my lap with no fumbles or tripping or patting about to find me? Also I did not feel any legs against mine as he placed his hands on my head. I did not feel him breathing or the warmth of him next to me as you would a man of Warren’s size and I could still see the luminous balls on the floor opposite whilst he was apparently stood in front of me with his voice above me and his hands on my head and shoulders. I have no explanation for this.

Other hands were seen  moving around the room as they rested on a luminous plaque. Yellow Feather invited us to gently touch his fingers, which I did and it felt like any earthly male hand.

ICY CHILL

At one point in the evening an icy cold blast rushed past me and by the exclamations of the others in the circle the wind had circled us all starting with Christine and ending with Jon at the other end. The room had a sealed door and no windows and the chill had apparently started from the cabinet end of the room and finished there. The wind was accompanied by a musty, sweaty smell. True to the humour that had pervaded the evening, Luther, laughing, told us it was his fart!

How did Warren Caylor do that? Did he have a silent wind machine tucked away in his jumper? Was Lucy, his girlfriend, not pregnant at all? The ‘bump’ was actually a wind machine, a lump hammer and hob nailed boots stuffed up her dress that she passed to Warren on the opposite side of the room (who was tied into a chair) by moving silently across the pitch black shed with boxes, toys and instruments all over the floor and where 12 other people lined the walls?

I have felt sudden drops of temperature before during circles but never to such a dramatic extreme. It was like a small hurricane moving around us.

LUCY’S VISITORS

Lucy had a visit from Warren’s mother. Her voice could be heard, thinly at first but growing in strength as she spoke, to Lucy about her son. Following the lady came a man who was eager to communicate with Lucy which caused her to become slightly upset. The emotion in her voice was evident during the visit from both Warren’s mother and then the man who only stayed briefly. What possible gain would there be for either Warren or Lucy to make personal  matters  part of a public display? At the end of the séance, as Tom (a spirit) was leaving and closing the evening, Lucy asked quickly if the man who came after Warren’s mother had been who she thought he was. Tom confirmed this was so. It was no big demonstration but was something that obviously meant a great deal to Lucy. The emotion seemed genuine to me and I would not say this was staged.

MOVING OBJECTS

Tom, was asked by Christine the circle leader to undertake an apport. This is the movement by spirit of an object from one place to another. Or the introduction into a room of an item that was not previously there. Tom gave us a commentary, through Yellow Feather who remained in the lodge, of his movement through walls, into Christine’s downstairs toilet where he left a marble in an ornament over the toilet. We all rushed in at the end of the séance to check and were pleased to note that there was indeed a marble there. I wondered if Warren or Lucy had put it there prior to leaving the house but Jon, a regular and trusted medium and reliable seance witness at the lodge, has verified that he was the last person to use the toilet and it wasn’t there then.

Objects had been placed on the floor of the lodge for the spirit people to play with. Many of which were noticed to be tied to things or placed on top of the cabinet when the light was put on at the end.

A trumpet decorated with luminous tape danced furiously around the room, hit the ceiling and crashed to the floor. Similarly a luminous tambourine was shaken and danced about before being gently offered to Jon by hovering over his lap. A small table was levitated to the roof. I wondered if it was Warren moving them about, either with an extendable fishing rod (that was hidden up Lucy's jumper along with the shoes, lump hammer and wind machine) or by dancing about with the objects. Both notions, I quickly realised were unlikely as the room was pitch black and there were objects all over the floor. Warren is no gymnast. He is a sizable chap and I do not feel he could skip about in a dark room without huffing and puffing and falling over. I have a sizeable chap of my own at home and you can hear him breathing and creaking from the other side of the house when he is just sitting at a computer, let alone tangoing with a trumpet in the dark.

Also, how did he expertly not clunk anybody on the head with the objects and knew exactly where Jon was to offer him the tambourine?

Jonathan Creek might know the answer but I am at a loss.

DEMATERIALISATION

Yellow feather asked us if we would like them to ‘dematerialise’ Warren. We all mumbled something inaudible, I think because no one wanted to feel responsible for something which, frankly, sounds horrific. He explained that using the same technique that they use to enable themselves to move through solid matter they would make Warren disappear. When they had apparently done this, Richard volunteered to check out the chair. It was dark, as explained before, and Richard did not make such a good job of getting to and from the other side of the room as the spirits/Warren.

Richard told us that the chair was empty and then he sat in the chair as instructed by Yellow Feather. Yellow Feather was talking to Richard the whole time explaining what he was going to do and Richard told us that the chair was rocking on its legs. For some reason this bit is a little foggy in my memory, which is annoying as it’s an important part of any evidence. Maybe they had to use our energy to do the materialisation or maybe I’d just gone into shock….

NOTE:  Richard found the two cable ties, that had secured Warren's wrists, to be intact and still threaded through the drilled holes within the wooden chair. Chris Di Nucci

All in all it was a very enjoyable seance that I can’t wait to witness again. I’d like to think that I did actually meet Winston Churchill. If Warren is faking this then he is a clever man – a gymnast, an impersonator, an actor, an illusionist, an escapologist, a man who can see in the dark, a linguist and a ventriloquist. In that case he’ll be winning ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ next year for sure, which would be a lot less exhausting and far more lucrative.

Rachael

The Bristol Spirit Lodge was founded with the intention to support the development and demonstration of evidential Physical Mediumship.  Three developing mediums, with supporting circles, are sitting in the lodge each week.  Others are currently receiving support as best time allows.  Compatible and dedicated supporting sitters are always required.  No experience is necessary.  An open mind and genuine interest are essential requirements.

Warren Caylor will next be returning to the Lodge for a private seance on October 6th 2012

October 8th

Once again it was a great pleasure to welcome Warren Caylor into the lodge for a private seance.

This evenings demonstration was witnessed by Christine, Pat, Richard, Nick, Travis, Syann, Sue, Lucy, Lee, Jerry. Chris and Jack.

This seance event was energy filled and inspiring!  The medium was seen to be well secured into the chair at the start of the seance, and was likewise at the end of the evening.  However...during the evening his chair was witnessed to be empty and cable ties were apparently dematerialised and then re-materialised.  The spinning trumpet, table levitation, solid-form taps and pats were felt and heard, manipulation of the CD player ( whilst Sue held Chris's hands) and further phenomena that really cannot be appreciated unless witnessed in person.  In all the phenomena was much enjoyed by all those present.  On this occasion we offer the full seance recording for others to enjoy.

Full séance recording:  http://www.box.net/shared/5kd0llkkvn3ig2tkedc8

Clips taken from this full recording:

Tom: http://www.box.net/shared/27136trkojsn1u4jx95b

Luther: http://www.box.net/shared/q9t4ul7rm6qb6la24sq9

Yellow Feather: http://www.box.net/shared/8cgl6o1l8h8rg1iml028

Luther speaks to Sue and then supports Syann to walk across the room in the dark:
http://www.box.net/shared/h26k9dt312zgjiy1dco6

I personally invite feedback from witnesses on this occasion.  It is all very well for me to praise the venue and all that rises within it...it'd be good to hear what others feel and how this evenings experience might have affected them.  Thank You.

Chris Di Nucci

FEEDBACK

Chris (from Norwich):
Hello Christine, just a quick note to say thank you for such a warm welcome into your home and the lodge i had an amazing time, alan and pat were very kind too, I will go away now and digest what I have experienced and assuming I would be welcome return to see you again soon, thanx again to you and your team , Chris .

Sue (from Devon):
Dear Christine,
Thanks so much for inviting me to your home and to join the séance on Saturday. It really was an extraordinary experience and I was glad that I finally made the effort to join you all and to experience it for myself.  With all best wishes, Sue.

Jerry (from Bristol):
Hi Christine

I've been trying to think of words to adequately describe what I felt and sa, but it's impossible really.  I was sitting next to the cabinet, so when I was asked by Yellow Feather to move in front of the cabinet I was able to do this quite easily, despite it being in blackout conditions at the time. When Yellow Feather asked me to feel the chair, where Warren had been sitting, he wasn't there!  His chair was empty!  The spirit team had, they said, dematerialised him.  I found this hard to believe.  But Warren is a big lad and I was sitting right beside the cabinet, and no-one walked past me.  So where was he? 

Yellow Feather asked me to feel the arms of the chair and to feel the the cable ties.  The cable ties were still intact, unbroken, and were still threaded through the holes in the chair arms. Three seconds later I was asked to feel the ties again.  This time they had dematerialised (gone).  Yellow Feather asked me to wait again, and then to feel the chair once more.  This time Warren hands and arm were back in place, I could feel the cable tie around his wrist!   I could not believe it!  But I had to! Then ...quite suddenly...Warrens hand and arm vanished again! 

This time I was told to sit in Warren's empty chair.  That's the cabinet chair where Warren would have been sitting.  As I sat in it, the chair began to move (the back was being pushed towards the front, with me on it). The chair stopped. Then I was asked to stand up again and to hold the arms of the chair.  The chair started to lift, it moved up to my chest and then pulled away!  How great was that. The chair moved back to the floor. I was still by the cabinet when it seemed that Warrens arm was hitting me on my arm.  It was as if the arm was damging from above my head.  Yellow Feather said that Warren was on the ceiling.  

I witnessed lots more phenomena.  I had a great evening and feel so lucky.  Whatever anyone else thinks, they should see for themselves, like I did. 

Thank you

Nick (from Brighton):

....I've just about returned to earth after what was an amazing weekend with you guys and with spirit.

....Warren's seance was spectacular and it was great that Syann got to meet and touch spirit in materialized form, she hasn't stopped talking about her new best buddy Luther!!!

....Sunday's experiments were even more enjoyable and it was interesting to see how well Lee's energies worked with Syann putting more volume and control into her direct voice development. There was an awful lot of emotion in that lodge and when the Morning Star song came on I had to fight to stop myself busting into tears!!! I find it interesting how all your groups can mix and match their energies so well, each helping the development of the other, I get the feeling that Physical Mediumship development is changing and it's getting easier now for different groups to blend their energies and for more than one medium to sit in the same circle, something which in the past rarely seemed to happen successfully.

....Then came my turn and I still can't get over how powerful the energies felt sitting in your cabinet on Sunday afternoon, are you sure that chair isn't wired up to the mains!!??!

....I'm sure we've both pocketed some of those energies and it's going to boost the Mercury Star Circle's development no end.

....Thanks for a fantastic weekend and I very much hope to be heading out west again soon, Nick.

Lee (from Bristol).  Note: Lee is a developing PM:

Thank you for the weekend it was great to see Warren again and sit for Syann on Sunday.

It was nice to hear the same noises as my recordings, so very interesting.

Sitting in the corner directly in front of the cabinet was an experience in itself! It was very very hard to keep awake! In Syann's seance they took me down and I could feel the heat thing in my stomach and lower back, and my throat clogging up as if I was sitting in the cabinet myself.

Another thing I experienced was my jaw constantly chattering for at least 3 songs as if I was cold. I think dad (Jerry) felt similar effects. Again I get these feelings sitting in the cabinet.

From my perspective...Warren's and Syann's seances were both a great! It's all amazing!  Lee.

Syann (from Brighton):  Note: Syann is a developing PM:

Hi Chris,

Well, I'm still 'buzzing' after the weekend! What an amazing experience.

I'm still struggling to comprehend the 'fact' that I had my hair stroked by Luther, a 957yr dead pre-Egyptian!

I can't get over how 'normal'his hands felt - just like human hands. They were warm, and skin 'textured' - not cold, or hard, or squishy! I'd say they were prehaps very slightly 'clammy' or damp...but other than that, they felt like 'real' human hands - BIG human hands - his palm covered the entire top of my head!!

And his voice, when I must have been standing in front of him (as both hands were touching my hair), was well above my head (Warren is about the same height as me!).

I've been trying to think of words to adequately describe the sensation of his touch. I'd say about that, the use of his hands - his grip was strong, definately. But I'd also say that it felt like there wasn't 'in fact fine' detail' to the hands...like he didnt have very fine 'motor control' - does that make sense?

When he ran his hands down my hair, and massaged the sides of my head, it felt like a 'clumsy touch'...(Im not being rude Luther - honest!!). It was delicate - very delicate, but like maybe someone would do if they had a thick pair of gloves on that they couldnt feel through...it's very hard to describe!

Anway - it was amazing. The thing I later realised once I had 'chilled out a bit', was how difficult, if not impossible, it would have been to have walked anywhere in that room! I had serious trouble maintaining my balance as not only was it pitch black, but there was 'stuff' all over the floor. If I hadn't have been holding Luthers hand on the way back, I would have fallen at one point...I think I stepped on some chalk!

This makes me then think that there is no way anyone (as in a person!) could have been swinging that table around without seriously hurting someone!! Similary - the trumpet stopped right in front of my face at one point!  Incredible!!!

And as for Sunday!! Brilliant! I had a great sitting. I'm very grateful to Lee, Jerry and Pat for coming back on Sunday to sit with me (Nick didn't have any choice!! Ha ha!!) - it's really appreciated - thanks guys! The energy in the room was really strong. I know I was a lot deeper than I have been before. Other than that, I can't really comment! Ha ha!

And it was great to see Jerry do 'his thing' too - the transfigured faces are so strong!

And then Nick sat too after lunch - brilliant! I was knocked out for a fair portion of his sitting. I remember this 'burning/heat' sensation in my tummy area, then...gone! I came round enough to see a few faces! I'm so pleased you and Pat have seen them too! I wasn't making it up - Ha ha!!

I love the fact that we could all sit like this, I really do - it feels so 'lovely' and 'right'! The energy exchange between everyone was fantastic, and so strong!!

I cant wait till our circle sits again on Thursday!! I'm sure everyone will benefit from this weekend!!

Hopefully see you soon! Thanks for organising it all!!

Syann  xxx

Pat (from Clevedon)
Hi Chris

I'm finding it difficult to add to all the previous comments about the séance on Saturday - it was yet another amazing experience -Warren has a very rare gift and I would like to see more people getting involved with the type of phenomena we all witnessed.

I would also like it noting that I personally have complete faith in Gerry and the other sitters' integrity and honesty - there were only two sitters not known personally to me before the séance and I don't believe either of them could have manipulated any of the extraordinary happenings that we witnessed.

Another thing - after sitting in the lodge for the séance - round the table, eating everything in sight- I felt like the other sitters and myself were more close - like we had a common affiliation and unity -not just because we have a similar interest. It seemed like more than that. If that makes any sense!

Finally I'd like to add a massive Thank You to Warren, Chris and Alan for making this event possible!

Saturday 25th June 2011

Witnesses (seated from the right side of cabinet around to the left): Jon. Chris Valerie. Bill. Jock. Susan. Margaret. Lee. Richard. Jerry (seated directly beside the cabinet).

Note: Prior to the séance sceptical new sitter Richard had spent quite a while planning some tests for the spirit team. As a result of this several unusual ‘toys’ had been placed in the centre of the séance room. Amongst these were a well-sealed box, a glass bottle and a heap of cutlery.

Also prior to commencement of the séance Jock Brocas had taken the time to extensively search the séance room before searching Warren himself.  His report of this séance will be available shortly. 

Critics take note!  Warren had no advance warning that any searches would be taking place.The seance itself was a private demonstration. The sitters were all known to me and were invited by myself to attend.
Warren sat without independent support... Jon, Jerry and myself acted as his support team.

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The séance began with sitters seated in blackout conditions. Warren had been thoroughly restrained by Jock, who was sitting with Warren for the first time.

Tom welcomes sitters. Warren’s baby son Lincoln was mentioned:
http://www.box.net/shared/7isbpx82szjmbhxu4zvm

Yellow Feather comes to say hello:
http://www.box.net/shared/dr2m2hrztdb6z30t6vna

There was much activity throughout the séance. The audio recording falls sadly short of demonstrating the reality of the phenomena witnessed by all those present. At one point Yellow Feather decided that a light fixture wasn’t safe…so he unscrewed it and handed the light bulb and shade to Jerry!
http://www.box.net/shared/1h9d26om9somlziid98t

Yellow Feather asked for the plaque (a lightweight luminous tile) to be placed where all could see it. He then asked first Jerry and later Jon (on the opposite sides of the room) to place their hand upon his (his seen to lay on the plaque)…he then covered their hand, and asked them to place their second hand on top. Basically…the plaque was floating in mid air…with all hands upon it:
http://www.box.net/shared/orj44lvnf1t7cp6srufn

Tom tries an experiment with the red light…hoping that we could see him (although Chris has seen full materialisation through warren’s mediumship in the past this has not yet been witnessed within the lodge setting) :
http://www.box.net/shared/3htz1zzpcfepf3x03ik8

Sir Winston comes through and discusses an experiment with matter through matter:
http://www.box.net/shared/dkdotm818ymec8zhbpnh

The medium’s chair was moved into the room, the medium himself was not in it!
http://www.box.net/shared/8vjg0puf8690ijnvo1b4

Just after the spirit team had demonstrated that Warren had been dematerialised from his chair and had apparently 'vanished' the music ran out and needed to be re-started. Jon and Chris fumbled with this:
http://www.box.net/shared/plpu5jgby6o8orniadvk

Luther chats with Lee (who is the developing designated medium in Spirit Haven that sits regularly within the Bristol Spirit Lodge circle):
http://www.box.net/shared/qvpxq8d3mo00nygcggzg

Little lost Lisa calls in and is helped on her way by Yellow feather:
http://www.box.net/shared/jvhf5v8e1tsmo5lcvxpv

Yellow Feather gives Jock a shock! Jock was actually scared when Yellow Feather walked across the room towards him.  He expected to get a 'slap in the chops'!  We all wish we could have seen his face!
http://www.box.net/shared/efyz1utu6dld4pkko1yp

Yellow Feather enjoys a dance with a friend…it’s hilarious! He ends up limping back to the cabinet!
http://www.box.net/shared/0vls3yh2jz9nk6q0f12a

When the lights were switched on at the end of the seance Warren was seen to be sitting on the floor of the empty cabinet, with his hands and arms bound tightly together with cable ties and rope. He had lost his T shirt and sweater (Bill was holding his T shirt as it had arrived upon his lap during the seance). The waist cord was knotted into this and attached to the curtain track above.  Also attached to the curtain track was a bunch of cutlery, knotted and bound.  An cord hung from the light fitting...which held the box, and some further knotted cutlery.  On the floor were various bent pirces of cutlery, and of course the medium's chair was out there also.  Chaos!  Excellent!

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The Richard Story:

Richard is my youngest son. When I started the Bristol Spirit Lodge circle, just over four years ago, for the purpose of developing and demonstrating Physical Mediumship, my family were all concerned for my safety and sanity! I simply had no experience of the subject, and there is no known psychic gift within my family.

From my point of view, I had sat in seance with Warren Caylor several times and simply wanted to learn more about Physical Mediumship.  I felt that what I had witnessed in seance with Warren was perfectly natural...and that, probably, given the Intent to develop the ability, anyone could do it!

My sister is a devout Christian who strongly believes that one mustn’t get involved with Mediums. Most of my family are 'standard C of E'.  Therefore…for me to announce that I was going to build a shed and sit in the dark to talk to dead people caused genuine family concern.

My youngest son was still living at home at the time the first lodge was built. He was therefore most affected by the general family negativity. His father was particularly anxious, as of course Richard would chat to him about mum’s perceived 'dark arts'…and as his father's concern mounted, of course it confirmed Richard’s own scepticism. Things were difficult for me, but were often worse for Richard. I had no experience, but I knew what I wanted to do.  He, and everyone else, were simply baffled by my interest in something so totally perverse. 

Richard has therefore spent the last five years hearing about ‘what mum does’ whilst feeling that it’s all wrong, or that it can’t be happening...so mum’s making it up, or has gone mad, because no-one else approves of  what I'm doing.

Tonight...Richard came along to prove Warren a fake. Obviously, before allowing him to sit in the seance room I went through every aspect of the séance rules with him many times and I told him that I would respect his decision ‘true or fake’ at the end of the séance….but I would only do so if he did his job properly and didn’t break any of the séance rules.

The date of Richards inclusion was set because I knew that Jock Brocas was also coming to the seance, and that Jock was to take an investigative role that evening, and would afterwards publish an honest report of the séance himself.  Jock is an accomplished author and his books are sold worldwide. So…I linked the two men together (Richard is 26) and asked Jock to support Richard’s need to set up ‘tests’.  In this way, whatever Richard wanted to try out, it’d be overseen by both myself and Jock.  Seance safety and Warren's well being taking priority.  No test would be trialled that might cause harm to anyone.  

It turned out that all Richard wanted to do was to seal an empty box to see if the spooks could get into it...so it was no big deal in the end! Anyway…he happily sealed his box and he happily took a million photographs of everything in the seance room!  He'd arrived early and examined the seance room for trap doors, wires, hidden loud speakers and so on and so forth. A true sceptic! The séance proceeded.

Richard wasn't sitting beside me.  He was seated between Jerry and Lee...which meant that his chair was placed one seat along from the cabinet itself.  This seating arrangement had been set by FC (my spirit friend and Circle guide).  The above seance report details all that Richard, along with the rest of the sitters, witnessed.

After the event, back in the house, as we sat together around the table Richard could only say that he’d started out a total sceptic but that now he has a more open mind!  He admitted that his mother is NOT insane, and I would therefore NOT be going into a lunatic assylum after all! 

Well done to Warren and the spirit team! I am hoping that other family members might soon feel sufficient curiosity to come along to the Lodge to witness things for themselves…Richard will hopefully show the way....

Chris Di Nucci

Jon's report of this seance: http://jons-report.blogspot.com/

SEANCE EXPERIENCE. February 5th. 2011.

Sitters and witnesses: . Chris. Mike. Margaret. Lee. Attia. Dave. Sandy. Tracy. Jack. Jerry.

Rather than us clipping sections of audio from the recording made within this seance we offer, on this occasion, a full seance audio experience for the listenner.

The lodge was set with blackout conditions.  Therefore, to sit in the dark with headphones on gives a fair, although approximate, representation of the conditions experienced by the sitter within this evenings seance.

This evening Warren Caylor was seated secured by cable ties and rope, completed with gag and hood, within a chair, inside a closed curtained cabinet.  Three witnesses tied and checked the restraints. Ten supporting sitters were present.  The seance was opened and closed with a prayer.

Within the seance a period of time passed during which flashing lights are observed in the room.  These being brilliantly bright spirit lights, some lighting the room, many were displayed in time to the music.

The whilsting, heard on the recording, is enabled by Tom, spirit child.  He was apparently using the childs plastic slide-whistle provided in the seance room.

Also during the seance, during a quieter period, ectoplasm was seen clearly illuminated by the red light (the spirit team ask Chris to control this light).

At another time, the CD refused to play and Chris became frustrated by this. Tom, spirit child, came over to take control of the CD player, in the dark, whilst Mike held on to Chris's hands to prove her lack of involvement.

The luminous plaque (a small plain square of plywood with luminous plastic stuck to it...the plaque being owned by Chris Di Nucci and not previously used in seance) was passed around and held by each sitter.  The spirit team had embedded, what appeared to be, a glowing leaf within the wood.  The leaf appeared glowing bright in the middle of the plaque.  The leaf could not be felt..it appeared to be like a hologram, or something of that sort.  After the seance this leaf had disappeared and the plaque remained clear as usual.

At close of seance a wooden box with a sheet of paper inside it, that had been sealed with cable ties and placed in the room before the seance began, was found to be still sealed, but within it was now the child's slide-whistle, bent and broken, inside the box, along with the paper, which was now tightly screwed up.

Full seance audio:   http://www.box.net/shared/ydnlileuz2

NOTE:  The seance ran for about two hours. When downloaded the listenner has control to fast forward etc.  However, to get the best taste of the seance we recommend sitting in the dark with headphones on and the sound turned up!

NOVEMBER 20th 2010

It is almost a year since Warren sat in seance with the Bristol Spirit Lodge Circle.  I moved house five months ago and have needed to prepare the new lodge and settle down into a stable routine before inviting him to sit with us.  Tonight was a much looked forward to event.  I was also looking forward to meeting Warren's partner Lucy for the first time.

Tonight Warren and Lucy arrived at my home shortly before the séance began. By this time the others, who are all regular sitters within the lodge setting, had settled in and were chatting socially around the table in the house prior to going into the lodge.

The lodge is a new venue so I showed Warren around, staying with him whilst within the lodge. Knowing the sitters and being familiar with my perception of their energies I had placed name labels upon the seats, where I felt sitters might be best positioned. Whilst we were together in the lodge I asked Warren if he would prefer to change the seating plans, but he proclaimed himself satisfied with the setting.

Soon after returning to the house Warren indicated that he was ready to start the evening’s séance and all of us then proceeded into the lodge and took our places.

For those that are not familiar with this venue, the lodge measures 12ft x 12ft.   The chairs are positioned around the edge of the room, with the cabinet in one corner.  All chairs have elestic stretched across their legs, and sitters are asked to place their legs behind this, so that the space in the centre of the room, and around the cabinet, are left clear.  This is so that the trumpet and other 'toys' can be placed in the middle and won't be kicked by sitters feet...which would negate some of the validity of evidential phenomena.

Witnesses listed as seated anti-clockwise around the room: Jon, Chris, Alison, Margaret, Richard, Darlene, Mandy, Pat, Tracy, Jerry, Lucy.

Jon was seated beside the CD player with myself beside him. Jon and I had together agreed (upon spiritual guidance offered by the circle’s guide FC) that he should act as circle leader for this séance.

Jerry tied a waist tie around Warren and the back of the chair, securing this with several knots in front. He then applied the cable ties to Warren’s arms and legs, which were threaded through holes drilled in the wooden chair arms and legs. Finally Alison tied a length of cotton rope around Warren’s legs, using numerous bindings and knots to secure him to her satisfaction. Finally Jon tied a gag into Warren’s mouth and placed a bag over his head, before closing the cabinet curtains.

Alison securing the ropes: http://www.box.net/shared/occj6e6fpm

Jon then opened the séance with a prayer, before extinguishing the lights and effecting total blackout. He then started the CD player.

There were two lights available to be used. One being a red lamp that was placed upon the floor, beside Jon’s feet. The other being a tall lamp, with a white bulb and a dimmer switch, again this control was beside Jon’s feet. The single CD player was set to play a single CD. All other electrical sockets in the lodge were fitted with blanks. A battery operated digital recorder was placed, and secured, to the table beside Jon, which is also beside the cabinet.

The séance began, and within thirty seconds a couple of small bangs were picked up on the audio recorder. Soon after this a séance-familiar ‘suction’ sound was also picked up by the recorder. As the second piece of music played a series of very loud bangs were heard: http://www.box.net/shared/rgpebx9qej

My husband, who remained within the house, which is a few yards from the lodge building, told me later that our house shook with the force of this! I felt momentarily concerned for Alison, who was seated beside me, as she had never sat in a blackout séance before.

Tom arrives:

Shortly after this Tom suggested that he play some music for us. We had placed a slide-whistle on the floor in the centre of the room beforehand:  http://www.box.net/shared/vn35rjx4tt

Yellow Feather dances and writes on the blackboard: http://www.box.net/shared/m8pphk9bq5

What a wonderful World. Is this Satchmo himself?  http://www.box.net/shared/l7jnan8e6q

A demonstration of physical phenomena using the plaque.  The plaque is a flat piece of card covered with luminous paint, upon which the dark hand of the materialised form can be placed so that can be seen in blackout conditions: http://www.box.net/shared/tzcxmglofa

Helen introduces herself: http://www.box.net/shared/5rlxlcfib4

An hour into the séance the spirit team, managed by Tom, enabled a demonstration of ectoplasm. This gooey substance appeared linked between the Medium's nose and ears, and was seen clearly within red lighting conditions by everyone present: http://www.box.net/shared/zvydq9dti4

Jon’s hair being touched, then receiving a message: http://www.box.net/shared/n705i4rc94
At the time Jon was uncertain of who this communicator was as the voice was not very clear. The recording is clearer however, so he was then able to confirm that the communicator was Bob, his grandpa, who would often stroke the hair of his grandson.

Tom came through just as Walter was leaving (he will return). Tom played around in the room. He wrote us a message on a sheet of paper, and laid a wrapped sweet onto the plaque. The sweet wrapper was sticky with ectoplasm: http://www.box.net/shared/e6iooebo38

Yellow Feather holds something on top of Lucy’s head: http://www.box.net/shared/geqgeo4hqb

Warren is dematerialised from the chair whilst first myself and then Alison sit in the chair, which is levitated. Remember that this the very first time that Alison has sat in a blackout séance and her only previous séance experience was sitting once within the lodge within clear lighting as a witness of transfiguration: http://www.box.net/shared/z9d2hlyyov


Is this Sir Winston Churchill?  He first comments about us sitting in séance and missing watching the X Factor.  He then chats with Pat and Mandy: http://www.box.net/shared/dvqjn1v13p

The CD ends.  I advised Jon to start again, but ask him to skip the first two songs.  He struggles with the CD controls in the dark, until Tom (spirit child) takes over.   I then held Jon’s two hands to prove to the sitters that it isn’t ‘us’ touching the CD controls). Note that Tom is quite heavy handed with the CD player, but nevertheless manages to get it working! http://www.box.net/shared/xlmrsxdjif

Yellow Feather offers healing towards Margaret: http://www.box.net/shared/rjgdtrt50c

Margaret has a visitor: http://www.box.net/shared/ydp09haekd

Throughout the séance Tom played around within the room. Footsteps were heard, Jerry’s socks were removed and most of the sitters were physically touched by hands and fingers of varying shapes and sizes.

Walter came back to chat with us. He responded to questions posed by sitters and also suggested that we write questions on paper ready for the next séance. Quiet, but clear, communication:  http://www.box.net/shared/7ygk6vaq7c

End of séance. The spirit team explain what they wish to do: http://www.box.net/shared/vnkxdo6rnp

The séance lasted for over two hours. When the light came on Warren, trussed up like a chicken, bound tightly with cable ties and ropes, was laying on the floor in front of Jon. One tangle of cable ties were repeatedly tied into a bow, with the two ringed ends secured around Warren’s ankles. Jon was required to use cutters to release him.

The blackboard displayed chalked messages from Yellow Feather.  "Wantatanka", "You The Best"  and a smiley face.  Tom wrote "Thank You" along with some kisses, on a sheet of paper we'd placed l on the floor.
Altogether a fantastic evening, filled with incredible spiritual physical phenomena.  I very much look forward to spending eternity continuing to enjoy the ever-expanding social experience of working between the spirit world and the earth plane. 
Chris Di Nucci

NOTE:  Please would other witnesses send me their own reports of this seance, as opinions vary and all are equally valued.

Report of Warren's seance: December 19th. 2009

Venue: The Bristol Spirit Lodge Circle.

Blackout séance. 95 minute duration.

Materialisatation Medium: Warren Caylor.

Sitters and witnesses: Belinda. Alan. Sandy. Mike. Jerry. Jon. Chris. Pat.

The lodge had been cleaned by Chris prior to the séance; and the door was then locked until Warren and the sitters arrived. No-one other than Chris had access to the lodge before the séance was held. As Chris holds many séances within the lodge, and as all are held on an experimental basis in order to satisfy her own personal curiosity regarding the nature of physical mediumship, and as she receives no payment whatsoever for holding such events, there would be little cause for her to set up paraphernalia that may be used fraudulently.

As sitters took their places Mike tied Warren into his chair. Mike was offered six cable ties and two lengths of strong cotton rope, by Chris, from which to select his chosen restraints. Warren himself knew nothing of what was to be offered, nor what would be used. He applied two cable ties to each wrist as restraints, each threaded through holes drilled in the wooden chair so that they could not be slipped back and forth along the arms. Mike also tied Warren’s legs together using a strong cotton rope with a clip fastening, as is more familiarly used for restraining horses. Warren was then gagged by Belinda and finally a cotton bag was placed over his head before the cabinet curtains were closed.

Following the opening prayer, when all light was extinguished, the séance began with music being played. Within a few minutes the familiar sounds caused by energy manipulation were heard. Tom, spirit child, then came through for a welcoming chat with sitters, taking note of the sweeties that were hanging under the small Christmas tree, which had itself been suspended in the middle of the room. He then withdrew, and Rachel came forward.

Tom: http://www.box.net/shared/jthx3c2s48

Rachel too welcomed sitters before Tom returned to play a whistle and mouth organ in time with ‘Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree’ with Rachel taking control of an accompanying lighting display. Bright blue and white spirit energy lights were seen within the cabinet, on the ceiling, and flashing around the lodge. Jon, Chris and Alan had each seen a light shooting across the room before this display had begun, and reports of small pin lights and larger circular lights were also made (some of these believed to be held within the floated trumpet).

Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree: http://www.box.net/shared/ouinbiuhg6

As the active demonstration faded Yellow Feather came through to offer words of wisdom and humour to the world.

Yellow Feather: http://www.box.net/shared/nht5dzhugo

When Yellow Feather withdrew a further stunning musical and lighting display was demonstrated, again co-ordinated between Tom and Rachel.

Music and lights: http://www.box.net/shared/lyxgnn6lv6

As the evening progressed many and various small amusements became included by the spirit team for sitters amusement. A luminous glove had been provided by Warren, which the spirit team then used to provide a short animated and comical display. The trumpet levitated and merrily tapped sitters knees. Further small lights were seen, with several coming close to sitters faces as if in greeting. Sweets (those provided by Chris) were handed to sitters and Smarties were scattered around the room! Lots of sounds, knocking, banging, shuffling were heard. Two solid rubber rings (sturdy dog toys), again that had been provided by Chris, were then considered by the spirit team.

Discussion about a possible use for the rubber rings: http://www.box.net/shared/vkqpsysrz3

Yellow Feather went on to speak with sitters, giving personal messages to several, which they have chosen not to share publicly. He then took note of Dave's tie and shared banter began again.

Yellow Feather has fun with Dave: http://www.box.net/shared/emga1mzvgc

Tom after this attempted to give a visual presention of his own face. This was somewhat successful, although not fully. However, from the point of view of sitters, it was apparent that the work carried out by the spirit team through Warren (as with all Medium's) remains of an experimental nature. It is only due to a medium's continuing dedication, and that of Spirit, that enables achievements and demonstration to be effected.

Setting this potential demonstration aside the spirit team then asked Mike (who had secured the medium within the chair) to approach the cabinet to check that the chair was empty, with the securing cable ties intact. He was then asked to sit within the chair.

Mike witnessing the empty chair: http://www.box.net/shared/kua4zmk3fq

Further banter and fun followed before the séance finally came to an end.

A very special evening. It is a privilege always to have the opportunity to witness physical phenomena demonstrated by Spirit within such a close environment amongst trusted friends who know each other well and are geniuinely dedicated with the subject of their interest.

At close of séance Warren was photographed back in his seat, again bound by the ties, but this time with the rope being tightly around his waist and with the two rubber rings, one on each arm. His jumper had also been removed (this had been projected in Alan's direction during the seance).

Note: The cable ties at first securing the medium's left arm to the chair are not now secured around the wrist but are instead placed with one hanging aside; and the other tightly binding his hand to the chair. The other two cable ties are around his right wrist and he is thus secured to the chair as per original restraint. This change is a minor detail, but one that requires to be honestly recorded.

Report of Warren's seance: October 3rd 2009

Venue: The Bristol Spirit Lodge Circle.

October 3rd 2009. A private Séance with Warren Caylor.

Sitters and witnesses: Belinda, Pat, Sandy, Jon, Chris. Attia. Margaret. Jeremy. Graham.

Whilst sitting within the house before start of séance there were numerous spirit knockings, too many to count. Many of these were tapped in time to music played, or made in response to our conversations.

Later, within the lodge, Warren was firmly secured into his chair by Graham, who had not sat with Warren before. He tied a strong belt around Warren's waist, cords around his legs, and strapped his arms to the chair with two cable ties to each wrist. A gag was finally tied by Belinda, who also placed a bag over Warren’s head (to aid the containment of energy). Finally the cabinet curtains were closed and Chris spoke her circle’s customary opening prayer before the lights were extinguished.

The séance began quietly, but not for long! Very soon knocks and thumping sounds, along with crashes and footsteps were only too evident. The séance was in full swing within 15 minutes, with Tom’s friendly welcome opening the evening of fun shared between those within the two worlds. http://www.box.net/shared/jrvl256v11

After Tom’s welcome he offered sitters a display of trumpet spinning, tapping the trumpet on the ceiling before dropping it rapidly to ground level before swinging up high again, spinning rapidly and shaking it to form artistic patterns in the air. He then picked up the whistle for a quick blast, before withdrawing temporarily. http://www.box.net/shared/x7xrfe2e3m

Yellow Feather then came forward, his arrival indicated by heavy banging sounding upon the floor! http://www.box.net/shared/js4xbgyxfa

Rachel was the next communicator to welcome everyone. A demonstration of harmonica play, along with a lot of mystery sounds were heard as Rachel wrote notes on the paper supplied. Soon afterwards Jon’s chair was moved towards the centre of the room! Other sitters were touched, whilst Jon and Jeremy then had their socks removed! http://www.box.net/shared/q12gduhaaf

After this fun period the voice of Louis Armstrong was heard to enjoy a shared sing-song with sitters http://www.box.net/shared/td6asjjble

Rachel came through again after this, and handed round a ‘daisy chain’ made of cable ties that had been strung together (these ties were left unused within the room before the séance). How on earth the spirit team had threaded them together in the pitch dark we don't know. Most of us have enough difficulty fastening cable ties in broad daylight! Rachel then invited Graham to witness the dematerialisation of the Medium…followed by his re-materialisation a few minutes later (again checked by Graham) http://www.box.net/shared/efc1ojnkds

Tom returned and walked around the room, touching sitters, who felt his small hand. Shortly after this he offered a demonstration of an ectoplasmic hand…which was clearly seen by sitters in turn http://www.box.net/shared/k58akl940x

‘Gary’ then came forward to give a message to Chris http://www.box.net/shared/dboi3mmtdd

When this communicator withdrew Tom requested the music and singing to be raised whilst the team demonstrated a brilliant light show. The lights were seen to light the cabinet, the ceiling and much of the room. Smaller lights, of hand-held ball size, were hovering and flashing all around the room. http://www.box.net/shared/cce007ytzk

As the séance drew towards its close Sir Winston Churchill’s voice was heard offering a valuable message to all http://www.box.net/shared/s8ix50dn4k

Finally, Tom came forward to request that the closing music be played, and warned us of changes the team had made to Warren’s clothing. In fact when the lights were turned on we all saw that his trousers and shirt were in fact inside out! http://www.box.net/shared/z8yfxvaate

Throughout the séance, other sounds and knocks, crashes and thuds, taps and physical contact from materialised form were witnessed, aside from that which has been reported here. Also, the CD player was ‘taken over’ a couple of times with Belinda's hands held by Jon and other sitter's having their hands joined.

NOTE: All recordings are published ‘live’ and without enhancement.

Chris Di Nucci

Two Reports of Warren's March 14th Seance 2009

Venue: The Bristol Spirit Lodge Circle

March 14th 2009. A private Séance with Warren Caylor.

Sitters and witnesses: Belinda. Pat. Chris. Jon. Margaret. Jack. Michelle. Dave.

NOTE: This séance was recorded using an Olympus VN-2100PC digital voice recorder. This equipment is customarily used regularly within the Lodge. The device was not touched by the Medium, or anyone aside from myself, either before, during or after the séance.

This venue was purpose built by myself for the purpose of experimentation. Nothing is allowed inside the building that might defer from the purpose intended. The Lodge and those who sit regularly within it are dedicated to the enablement of communication with those within the spirit world, should such a possibility exist. In this regard evidential phenomena has been witnessed by many here since the Bristol Spirit Lodge Circle was founded.

I will begin this report by saying that Warren had never been inside the Lodge building until this evening. Also, prior to Warren’s arrival it was decided that he would bring only his CD into the lodge building (this CD holds the background music of his preference). Warren had no prior knowledge of the type of restraints we would use, and in fact nor had I. Jack (a new sitter) had his own ideas. He chose to use two cable ties, threaded through the chair arms and fastened tightly to the medium’s wrists. He chose to use thick black cotton rope to create elaborate ties, loops and knots to secure medium’s legs to the chair legs. Finally, a gag was tied into Warren’s mouth.

The séance began with a prayer. Soon after this Rachel offered her welcome. She exchanged some banter with Jack, and shortly after this the rope (binding the medium's legs to the chair) was dematerialised and landed on Jacks lap (he was seated in corner opposite the cabinet)! http://www.box.net/shared/pr85l0x5us

There was a short, but special, demonstration of trumpet play, when the trumpet patted sitters and tapped on the ceiling and floor, moving at high speed around the room. Tom then came forward for a chat. He wrote two messages on the paper provided (The first to Christine thank you for having us xxx and I like the cake xx). These were folded and sent these across the room towards Chris and Jack. http://www.box.net/shared/6fc0ftsexe

After a short pause Tom returned to play with some toys and whistles that had been placed in the middle of the room. Several of these seemed to be being played at the same time. The trumpet was spinning in the air at the same time as the slide whistle was being played….more than two hands would be needed to demonstrate this, in more familiar circumstances: http://www.box.net/shared/j14yta9n52

Yellow Feather next came through, and he too welcomed sitters to the séance. Much to our amusement, he flirted with Michelle before sharing general chat with us all.

Shortly after Yellow Feather left an unrecognised communicator came through. He spoke to us about the development of the Spirits work, saying that it wouldn’t be long before full materialisation would be able to be photographed within the light: http://www.box.net/shared/ub8jbr6dr1

One of Tom's pleasures, shared with everyone is his musical ability: http://www.box.net/shared/y5vpm9c64o

Tom returned to playing with the toys, pushing things around, and touching sitters as he played. He touched my hand with the small soft fingers of a child. As sitters chatted happily together a short light show began. Brilliant lights flashed, several sufficiently bright to clearly illuminate the medium seated within the cabinet, behind the closed curtains. These lights flashed in different places and flashed different shapes, vertical, horizontal, circular:

http://www.box.net/shared/lpgnmvkltd

When one of the lights was stable and showing the medium’s shape behind the curtain Jon was asked to stand up and move towards the light. *He will best describe this event himself within his séance report: http://www.box.net/shared/61p8ikf3q4

After Jon’s experiment the music was selected by the spirit team and the light show started in full force, flashing in time with the rapid music. Sitters sang and spirit played…it was amazing to be together and playing in this way! http://www.box.net/shared/6z7j8rtuu1

Our next communicator was Luther. A solidly formed large figure, he patted Michelle’s hair, squeezed her knees and generally sent her into hysterics! He then asked for the red light to be turned on, so that Jack could move forward. When the light was switched on we all saw that the medium’s chair was outside of the cabinet, and the medium was not there! Jack was asked to check that the double cable ties he had tied around the medium’s arms were still intact. This was proven to be the case. Jack was also asked to sit in the chair! Luther then touched Jacks head! http://www.box.net/shared/pmyg1e2vkg
*Scroll down to read Jack's seance report.

An inexperienced communicator next came through, speaking through the trumpet, before this dropped to the ground: http://www.box.net/shared/rbs5tyb8oi

Albert was the next communicator, he brightly chatted with everyone, before supporting a messenger for Jon:

http://www.box.net/shared/q8jc8c3qvr

This communication was followed by another communicator, who gave a special personal message for Michelle. Tom sweetly came forward shortly afterwards to comfort her.

A further communicator attempted to speak with Christine, but his communication was unclear.

Rachel has a few words to say about the harmonious atmosphere within the building and sent as a kiss!

http://www.box.net/shared/xl3a1hnd97

As the séance drew to a close Rachel and the spirit team were heard to be moving things within the room: http://www.box.net/shared/0yo8inuidp

When the lights were switched on afterwards we found that a large coil of rope (provided amongst the toy collection) was wrapped around the medium and linked to the cabinet curtain track. Warren’s jumper had been removed and was laying beside his chair, which had by then been placed back within the cabinet. Jack was again invited to check the cable ties, before himself cutting them through in order to release Warren from the chair.

Having myself sat in séance with Warren on many occasions I nevertheless continue to be amazed by the variety of phenomena created by his Spirit Team. Tonight was no exception.

By the very nature of its limited appeal Physical mediumship attracts sceptical review, most often from those who have never experienced such a séance for themselves.

It is a fact that, aside from the non-regulated ‘open door’ of the Ouija board and the like, this form of mediumship requires dedicated sitting for the development of the Medium and the Spirit team in order for them to work together for a specific purpose. Along the way, and throughout development, many set backs and irregularities occur in the presentation of the evidential phenomena.

In our own home Circle we know that week after week the Spirit teams, sitters and Medium’s work together. Some weeks there is no doubt whatsoever that the evidential presentations we witness are ‘out of this world’ and cannot be replicated by ‘us’ in familiar physical circumstances.

At other times we sit and wonders why we bother, as little is displayed that we could not recreate in our world. At such times we remain dedicated to the work of those within the spirit world who wish to communicate with us, for we know that our world needs to recognise that those who have lived before us and continue to live beyond this physical existence have much to teach us. Who are we to complain when they don’t ‘get it right’ every time?

One thing is certain. They got it right tonight!

Chris Di Nucci

Jacks Report:

Private Séance with Warren Caylor at the Bristol Spirit Lodge (14/03/09)

Warren Caylor is a medium who has attracted a lot of criticism. As a physical medium his claims to abilities are far beyond those of many mediums and psychics. His séances are extravagant by comparison to those usually carried out at the Bristol Spirit Lodge. My first experience of his mediumship abilities occurred on Saturday 14th March 2009.

I didn’t know what to expect before going into the séance. Of course I had heard a great deal of talk amongst the Spirit Lodge members about their experiences at Warren’s séances, but, as with all such things, the actual experience is always very much different to your imaginings of it based on hearsay. Having attended numerous séances at the Lodge I was accustomed to the idea, and experience, of channelled communications through mediums in trance, but other spirit phenomena are much more difficult to anticipate. At séances I had witnessed, in red light conditions, “face-transfiguration” and the odd “spirit-light” flashing in the cabinet behind the medium. Over the weeks these phenomena had become staples: almost an everyday occurrence. Warren’s phenomena, on the other hand, are entirely different. While the observations of spirit phenomena during the previous séances I had attended were corroborated by other witnesses, they seemed to partake of a partially subjective nature; phenomena which existed somewhere between entirely subjective and entirely objective phenomena (see diagram). Warren’s phenomena were entirely objective: there is no denying that “something” is happening before your eyes; something which can be observed and corroborated by multiple individuals regardless of whether it is a spirit or human creation. It is this that, to my mind, makes Warren’s manifestations of spirit phenomena that much more controversial.

The phenomena associated with Warren and his Spirit team are so physical as to make them seem impossible other than by fraud. Of course, during the séance and unlike all of those I had previously attended, Warren’s proceedings were conducted in full blackout, so it is very difficult to pass judgement on whether fraud is being utilised (despite my own best efforts to inspect the séance room and to bind the medium inside the cabinet: it was my responsibility to check the medium’s body for devices and to secure him into the chair with wire-ties and rope). The phenomena I observed that evening were so blatantly “real” that I would have to be entirely naïve not to question them at all. I certainly feel that I require more experience to ascertain this aspect for sure.

Phenomenologically speaking, that is from an experiential perspective without assessing whether the phenomena were “real” or not (how do we define reality?) I experienced:

Spirit-lights
Trumpet phenomena
Materialization of spirit-forms
Extended voice phenomena
Dematerialization of medium
Loud banging
Whistle blowing
Writing messages
Manipulation of objects
Bringing personal messages from spirits
Exhaustion of the medium

These would be considered the “evidential phenomena” produced during the séance, in other words they represent the experiential evidences which demonstrate to the sitters that something is indeed happening.

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The Séance and Phenomena

Sitters: Belinda, Pat, Chris, Jon, Margaret, Jack, Michelle, Dave.
Medium: Warren Caylor

The séance was conducted in complete black-out. It was accompanied by music and singing. On some occasions red light was used to illuminate objects that had been moved by the spirits.

I will now attempt to describe phenomenologically the phenomena I observed during Warren’s séance, including, along the way, some of my thoughts and feelings at the time.

1) Spirit-Lights:

These were entirely different to the sort of lights I have observed at other séances. Warren’s spirit lights were full and bright. Usually the light was a bright point that would flash. It seemed soft, almost smooth and fluorescent. It wasn’t like the light of a torch in that it didn’t appear to form a beam; it was localized. At times it was difficult to tell whether this point was in front of, or behind, the curtains of the cabinet. There were times when the light was clearly inside the cabinet: it shone out through the cracks in the top of the cabinet where the curtains were attached and was projected onto the ceiling. For a while, with the curtains of the cabinet open, the light seemed to be focused around the medium’s torso, the effect of which was to illuminate the medium’s body; it was clear to see that he was still in position in the chair at this time. Other times the light seemed to pulsate slowly illuminating the cabinet from behind the curtains. At one point, although I was not able to see it for myself because I was sitting directly opposite the cabinet, the light in the medium’s lap was used to show the outlines of materialized spirit hands. Jon was asked to come up to the medium, place his hand on the medium’s head and look down at his lap; he said that he saw a hand in silhouette over the light in addition to the medium’s two hands which were still strapped onto the arms of the chair. Jon described the light as appearing to come from beneath a layer of ectoplasm over the medium’s body.

2) Trumpet phenomena:

Aside from channelled voices, trumpet phenomena were the first spirit occurrences to be observed. The trumpet is a sheet of light tin bent around and fastened into a cone shape. The trumpet was fitted with two small glow tabs so that its location could be observed in the darkness of the blackout. The trumpet would be lifted up to the ceiling from the ground, where it would be banged and then dropped. There was a point when the trumpet was paraded around the room presenting to each of the sitters in turn. The trumpet would be moved, as though dancing, along to the music. At one moment the trumpet was used to facilitate the vocalizing of a spirit voice: it served to amplify a faint and rasping voice.

3) Materialization of spirit-forms:

The materialization of spirit-forms is an exceptional occurrence for any medium. Here sitters were touched by hands and were exposed to the sound of heavy footsteps for certain spirits (Luther) and lighter footsteps (Tom) moving across the floor. When Luther materialized there was a distinct sensation of a very large individual standing in the middle of the room; very tall and very heavy. His voice was deep and booming and seemed to be coming from an abnormally high position in the small séance room. His footsteps were heavy thuds (David described it as though Luther was “wearing diving boots”). On three occasions I was able to feel the physical nature of the spirit hands for myself: the first time I felt my trousers being flapped playfully from very low down; the second time I felt a very small hand press its fingers into my knee and then a much larger hand pat me on the leg; on the third occasion I was invited over to inspect the empty chair from which the medium had dematerialized. I was asked if I would like to sit in the chair, I consented and sat down. I felt, coming from behind me and as though through the curtains of the cabinet, the same small hands touching my head. I thought that it could be the medium, and at the same time felt that it was very strange indeed. The feeling was very odd on all occasions, almost as though the hands were filled with some sort of energy.

4) Extended voice phenomena:

The majority of voice phenomena occurring during the séance appear to have been of the extended variety. This term refers to voices that do not appear to be emanating from the voice box of the medium. On several occasions I heard the voice move across the room. When Jon was asked to go up to touch the medium’s head I had the distinct impression that the voice was coming from a location about a foot away from the medium’s head. While we were discussing the séance Jon reported the same sensation as he had his hand on the medium’s head. I had not mentioned that I had made this observation at the time, and Jon’s mention of it served as corroboration for my own experience. Before and after different voices a whooshing rasping sound could be heard.

5) Dematerialization:

Because it had been my task to bind and tie the medium into the chair, the spirits took great pleasure in teasing me about it. One of the first things I was asked was whether I knew what “dematerialization” was, I answered yes but failed to describe it adequately. The spirit asked whether I would like for them to dematerialize the rope I had spent a long while tying around Warren’s legs; of course I did. Within moments of saying this, the rope was on my lap, which came as quite a shock. On another occasion the medium was shown to have completely dematerialized from the chair, which was brought out of the cabinet in front of the curtains. The spirit asked Belinda to turn up the red light so that we could all see. The chair was empty and the medium was not to be seen, although he may have been behind the curtains. I was asked to come up and inspect the wire-ties that I had used to bind Warren’s arms to the chair; they were intact and still in place. Admittedly Warren is a fairly large man, I could not see how he could have slid his hands out from the wire-ties without either stretching them or snapping them (both of which would take a considerable amount of strength).

6) Loud banging:

Bangs started to be heard even while we were still sitting in the house (although I did not hear them). When we were in the séance room it wasn’t long before loud knocks were heard from inside the cabinet. There were several loud bangs throughout the course of the séance.

7) Whistle blowing:

On a number of occasions slide whistles provided for use by the spirits were blown at extreme volume. The sound was piercing and shrill. The whistles were blown along to the music. On one occasion the whistling was occurring at the same time as the trumpet was floating in the air, which would, perhaps, be a difficult feat to perform.

8) Writing messages:

Two messages were written during the séance, one was intended for Chris and the other for ? . I could hear them being written out with a pencil on paper. At one point one of these messages was put on my lap. I did not read what it said and gave it to Chris at the end of the séance.

9) Manipulation of objects:

A number of object manipulations have already been mentioned: trumpet phenomena, whistles, writing with pencils, the moving of the chair. In addition to these there was also, apparently, manipulation of the curtains around the cabinet – they would appear to be open one minute and closed the next without anyone noticing the sound of the curtains being drawn. The spirits also played with a tambourine and concluded the evening by tying a length of rope to the roof of the cabinet and wrapping it around the neck of the medium, now sitting in the chair again with his hands strapped to the arms of the chair by wire-ties, as though it were a noose.

10) Bringing personal messages from spirits:

This occurred when an emotional message was given to Michelle. She burst into tears. I do not know what the message referred to as it was personal to Michelle. Her reaction seemed to confirm that there was something to what the spirit was saying. A message also came from a spirit called Edward who said that he had been watching Jon’s development. A spirit attempted to come through to talk to Chris, but, for some reason, the voice was too quiet and was not very clear and so ceased to communicate.

11) The medium’s exhaustion

At the end of the séance the medium appeared to be visibly flustered, as though he had been engaged in a strenuous ordeal. At this time his hearing was very sensitive, and so we had to be very quiet. He did not look well and it took a fairly long while before he was back to normal after the séance.

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The séance was, then, very eventful. Interpretation of the phenomena observed is an intellectually challenging task. As mentioned earlier, the apparent “reality” of apparently impossible phenomena begs for an immediate call of fraud – how could something so tangible actually be of a “supernatural” nature? I, however, do not think that it is quite so simple. These phenomena cannot be reduced to a simple rejection or condemnation of fraud. I do not feel that it is possible to reduce the events to the apparent reality, or lack of reality, of spirit-lights or dematerialization – there is a much deeper context. One of the most striking examples of this deeper context is the apparently highly emotional content of the message received by Michelle during the séance. This is an important factor, even if we were to assume that all of the physical phenomena were fake (which I do not) then this would still require explanation.

It must also be considered that the way the spirits moved about with such ease in the complete darkness of the séance room was exceptional. When I was asked to go over to sit in the chair I found the journey across the room very difficult, even with the red light on. I needed help from Jon and Chris to get back to my seat. How anyone could move around so nimbly and quietly in such a small space is beyond me. There was also a certain strangeness to the atmosphere when a materialized spirit was present, particularly with regard to the sense of size associated with the spirit. When my lap was touched and tapped the hand came from a low position, almost unrealistically low, as though the spirit were standing with his feet below ground level. When Luther was manifested, as stated earlier, his presence was distinctively felt and his size was palpable and quite awe inspiring, even though it was not visible.

Further deepening of the context, at least for me, comes from my own personal experience of trance. I have felt the potential for my own body to fall into the control of another energy; I have tasted the reality of that possibility for myself, and as such cannot deny it for others. Even if it were, and I am not necessarily suggesting that it was, Warren walking around the room in the pitch darkness touching people on the knees and head, that would not necessarily detract from the “otherworldliness” of the situation. It may very well be Warren, only acting with his body under the influence and control of another spirit. I do not necessarily think that it was Warren’s hands that I felt touching my head as I sat in the chair, but even if it was there was a distinct sense of energy about them that still requires accounting for.

To my mind Warren’s motives appeared to be sincere: he was concerned with helping people. True it is his means to earn a living, but in all honesty there are much easier ways to make money; methods that do not result in ridicule and public scorn. I was surprised by his suggestion that I might like to try to get some interest from people at the University who might like to study his abilities. If he were a fake then why would he suggest this?

One of the spirits stated that in 18 months time it would be possible for photographs of materialized spirits to be taken. When Warren was informed of this (as he cannot remember the events of the séance) he seemed excited about the prospect and was certainly keen about the idea. There seems to be a firmness to Warren’s conviction that these phenomena are real. The spirits also mentioned that it might be possible for future scientific study of them and their phenomena to take place at the Lodge (which is both an intriguing and exciting prospect).

It is clear that, in order for any of these phenomena to occur, a supportive and caring environment is essential. I do not believe that the sort of ridicule and negativity directed towards mediums (particularly physical mediums) is warranted or conducive to positive results. On this particular occasion the atmosphere was indeed supportive, and I think that the effects that we witnessed were just a peek at what is potentially possible. Development and dedication appear, to my mind, to be the key to success. Exposure to bad publicity and ridicule is not.
It was certainly an exciting and interesting evening. It has not dampened my interest in this topic in the slightest, indeed it has served to intrigue me yet further.

I am very glad to have been given the opportunity to have this experience and I look forward keenly to my next opportunity to encounter Warren and his spirit team.

Jack Hunter