The Lesser-Known Art Of Trance Healing

Many psychics and mediums are naturally drawn to healing and energy work. Many of us feel an innate pull toward alternative therapies, especially those that call upon the loving assistance of the spirit realm to heal the body, mind, and soul.

Whether we’re seeking healing for ourselves or exploring how other healers invite spirit intervention, the journey can be enlightening and transformative.

This interest in spirit-assisted healing became particularly strong for me recently when I visited a trance healer in Spain. He is a gifted medium and a highly respected healer, known both locally and in the United Kingdom.

There is something both grounding and ethereal about him, as though he walks the line between worlds with grace and strength. He has worked with spirit for most of his adult life. Even as a child, he had profound experiences with the unseen world.

As someone who works regularly with spirit in my own practice, I know how vital it is to tend to our physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being. He seems to understand this intuitively, and his healing touch addresses all of those aspects for me.

He practices trance healing. It’s different from the more traditional laying-on-of-hands and Reiki approaches. During our sessions, I feel intense waves of peace, warmth, and an almost electric tingling sensation, even though he never physically touches me. The energy flows through me with unmistakable potency, and it’s clear that something or someone from the spirit realm is orchestrating the experience.

Trance healing is, for me, the most beautiful work that I do. I feel blessed every time I step into this part of my world ~ Samantha Jayne

There are moments during these sessions where I feel suspended in a deep, sacred stillness, a sense of serenity that is hard to describe. It’s as though I’ve tapped into what the scriptures call the “peace that passeth all understanding.” And while I may not fully grasp the mechanics of what’s happening, my soul recognizes it. This is true healing, not just of the body, but of the mind and soul. Not just of pain, but of patterns, fears, and past wounds too subtle for words.

When I arrived at the healer’s workspace for the first time, I was immediately drawn to a framed portrait hanging on his wall. There was something incredibly familiar about the face in the drawing.

“Is this one of your healing guides?” I asked.

“Yes,” he smiled. “That’s Harry Edwards. Maybe you’ve heard of him?”

My heart skipped a beat. Of course I had. Harry Edwards was a legendary spiritual healer, teacher, and author who rose to prominence in the mid-20th century. The medium explained that Harry continues his healing work from the spirit realm, guiding and supporting healers like himself to this day.

The Legacy Of Harry Edwards

Harry James Edwards’ journey into healing began in 1935 when, during a visit to a Spiritualist church, mediums informed him of his innate healing powers. He was initially skeptical but began to experiment with his gift, witnessing remarkable recoveries in various cases.

As word of his success spread, demand for his services grew exponentially. He held evening and weekend clinics, and at the height of his career, he was reportedly receiving up to 10,000 letters a week requesting distant healing. He conducted large public healing demonstrations, famously packing out venues like the Royal Festival Hall in London and attracting 6,000 people in Manchester in 1948.

Edwards believed in channeling spiritual energy to promote physical and emotional well-being, often describing himself as a “conduit” for healing energy from spirit guides. He emphasized compassion, humility, and working with conventional medicine, rather than as a substitute for it.

Harry Edwards passed away in 1976, leaving behind a significant legacy. He brought greater legitimacy and awareness to spiritual healing, and the Harry Edwards Healing Sanctuary and The Healing Trust continue his work today, offering healing services and training.

Encountering the portrait of Edwards in the healer’s room was especially poignant for me, as I remembered my father speaking in reverent tones about Edwards when I was younger.

Harry Edwards was more than just a healer. He was a pioneer, a catalyst for change, and a beacon of hope for countless individuals ~ David Harris

My Father’s Trance Healing Experience

Decades ago, my father experienced a spiritual awakening that shook the foundation of his belief system. Once a staunch atheist, he found himself on a completely new path after receiving undeniable evidence of the afterlife at a Spiritualist church in London. Ironically, he only went because he lost a bet with my mother. But spirit, as we know, works in mysterious ways.

That evening at the church, the medium on platform brought through a message from my father’s dad in spirit, chastising him for letting his inherited tools go rusty in the garage. My father was stunned. No one else could have known that. It was the kind of evidential mediumship that doesn’t just change minds, it changes lives.

After that, my father became a passionate spiritualist. He was particularly drawn to healing and, struggling at the time with painful digestive issues diagnosed as a peptic ulcer, he turned to Harry Edwards for help. He would often recount the unassuming nature of Mr. Edwards, healing away while Beatles music played in the background. That little detail has always stayed with me. For me, it is proof that healing doesn’t need to be shrouded in esoteric solemnity. It can be joyful, ordinary, even silly at times, and still profoundly life-altering and miraculous.

In my dad’s case, it truly was a miracle when follow-up medical tests showed no trace of the ulcer, not even a scar. The doctors were baffled, but my father was not. He told me at the time that he had felt something shift, something heal, and it cemented his faith in spirit healing for the rest of his life.

As a medium, I’ve come to understand the vital connection between healing and spiritual development. Many respected mediums even emphasize the importance of first developing as a healer. Gordon Smith, the beloved Scottish medium, often spoke of this in his workshops.

I remember him joking about trying to avoid his own early healing sessions with his stern mentor, a woman he later credited for shaping his path as a medium. That foundational work, the quiet sacredness of healing, is what prepared him to later stand on the platform and deliver messages with such clarity and compassion.

Trance has long been a cornerstone of spiritual practices across various cultures…It serves as a powerful means of establishing a deep, spiritual connection with the divine, ancestors, and the community ~ Sarah Lee 

Understanding Trance Healing

You may be wondering, “What exactly is trance healing?” This is not unusual, as despite its long history in various indigenous and spiritual traditions, trance healing remains a lesser-known healing modality in the field of alternative medicine, particularly in Western societies.

It is a form of spiritual or energy healing facilitated through a combination of trance and physical mediumship, depending on the practitioner’s individual process.

The healer enters a deep meditative or “trance-like” altered state of consciousness to serve as a conduit for healing energies or guidance from higher spiritual sources. In this state, the healer’s conscious mind steps aside, allowing deeper blending with spirit guides, ascended masters, angels, ancestors, or a collective of healing energies. These energies are then directed to the recipient to promote physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being.

Spirit works through the medium’s energy system and physical body to communicate information and manipulate, direct, and transmit healing energies to the recipient. While some diagnostic information may be intuitively known or briefly communicated for the purpose of healing, the core action is healing itself. The medium becomes the active instrument for spirit’s therapeutic intervention.

There are various reasons why trance healing is not very well known or widely practiced. One reason is that this healing modality challenges conventional scientific paradigms. Even within spiritual and healing communities, trance healing is less understood than more widely recognized practices, such as Reiki, crystal healing, and evidential mediumship. For many seekers, trance work can feel intense and intimidating compared to more familiar practices in which the reader or healer directs energy or interprets messages.

Key Facts About Trance Healing

Trance State: In trance healing, the healer enters a deep meditative or altered state of consciousness, allowing spirit to work through them. This state differs from ordinary consciousness and requires dedicated practice and development.

Initial Development: Many trance healers begin their journey through mental mediumship, psychic reading, or other energy healing modalities, such as Reiki, until they are initiated. The ability to attune to subtle energies is crucial, and healing often becomes a deeper aspect of their spiritual service.

Spirit Command: Unlike other energy healing modalities, in which practitioners choose and direct the energy themselves, trance healing involves spirit deciding what type of healing the recipient needs and how it is delivered.

Spirit Doctors: Healers often collaborate with a team of spirit doctors, surgeons, famous healers or ancient shamans in the spirit realm. Each spirit doctor typically has specific healing knowledge and insight that correspond to the recipient’s needs.

Healer Amnesia: Because the healer is in a deep trance state, they often have no memory of what transpired during the healing session. This is because the healing is performed directly by spirit, not the human healer.occurs

Zero Touch: Trance healing usually does not involve physical touch or contact. Many recipients report feeling powerful energetic shifts from across the room or even remotely.

Unique Experience: Recipients often describe spirit healing energy as feeling warm, tingling, peaceful, or expansive. However, each experience is unique and may vary with each session.

Remote Healing: Since the work is energetic and spiritual, trance healing is can easily be performed remotely. Spirit doctors are not limited by time and space and delivers the healing directly to the person in need, no matter where they are in the world.

Emotional Healing: Recipients may experience intense emotional releases or insights during or after a session. Spirit healing often addresses energy blockages and karmic wounds as much as physical ailments.

Healing Timeline: Some sessions produce instant, miraculous results, while other healings unfold gradually, often aligning with the recipient’s readiness to heal and their journey of personal and spiritual growth. It may take days, weeks, or even months to notice the full effects, especially on subtle energetic levels.

The True Nature Of Healing

Healing, I’ve come to believe, is not just about cure. It’s about reconnection, to ourselves, to the divine, and to the immense love that surrounds and supports us always. Whether we feel drawn to seek out a healer, explore energy work, or deepen our own intuitive practice, the spirit world is ever ready to assist. We need only ask.

In the end, this journey into spirit-assisted healing has not only helped me feel more balanced and well, but it’s reminded me of the beautiful lineage of healers who continue their work from beyond the veil. It has reconnected me to my own family’s spiritual legacy and reaffirmed the deep wisdom of following those inner nudges that say, “There is more to be discovered. Keep going.”

So, if you ever find yourself curious about healing beyond the physical, consider listening to that whisper. Whether you seek it out in a trance healing session, a Reiki circle, or a quiet moment of prayer, know that spirit stands with you, always ready to lend a hand, a heart, and a healing touch.