INTRODUCTION
Spiritual Developments Unlimited is an informal group of like-minded mediums who have decided to offer their teachings and experience to the public through a series of courses for Training, Investigation and Research in all aspects of Mediumship. WHO ARE THE SDU 3?
QUALIFICATIONS AND APPOINTMENTS Minister Judith Seaman
Minister Steven Upton
Stella Upton OSNU
HISTORY AND EXPERIENCE JUDITH She has been aware of the Spirit World since being a small child, but as none of her family understood mediumship, she was not encouraged to develop her gift. She became involved in the Spiritualist Movement after her marriage to Barry, and to quote Judith " It felt like coming home". Her mediumship unfolded through sitting in both Home and Church Development groups, where Trance Mediumship was spontaneous and immediate. She began taking Services in 1982 and very quickly found herself busy traveling around the country serving Churches. She undertook an in-depth course of study into Spiritualism and mediumship, gaining several awards, and was Ordained as a Minister of the SNU in 1992. Having worked in accounting and commerce, she quickly became co-opted into administration within the Spiritualists' National Union, first at Church level, then at District and National level. In 1996 she became the National President of the SNU, retiring, to live in Spain, in 2000. Judith is the Founder of the Spiritual Awareness Society in the Alicante Province of Spain. Her teaching began in 1985, first within her own church and then expanding further afield. In 1986 she organised her first training Course at The Arthur Findlay College at Stansted Hall, and from 1997 to 2000 she was the Principal of this world famous and unique teaching college. After a period of ill health, Judith returned to live in England in 2006, in order to re-establish her teaching work around the world. STEVEN He attended the SNU's Arthur Findlay College at Stansted Hall as a student from 1979 and upon qualifying as an SNU Teacher in 1995 he became a tutor at the world famous college. In 1989 he became a Class B member of the SNU and embarked upon a 10 year course of study which resulted in 4 Diplomas, 2 Certificates of Recognition and Ordination as a Minister. In 1995 whilst teaching at the Arthur Findlay College an event took place that completely changed the direction in which his mediumship was developing, or in his own words "stagnating". He was asked to do a demonstration of trance healing. When stating that he did not do trance healing, he was told by the course organiser, Minister Judith Seaman, that he did trance and that he did healing, so put the two together and do trance healing. That demonstration has become what Steven refers to as a "life changing event". Over the years since, he has become a leading exponent and teacher of trance healing. Steven has also been sitting for a number of years for the development of physical mediumship. Whilst the development of this type of mediumship is usually slow, he is making progress and has produced a variety of physical phenomena. STELLA From the age of 14 Stella set about the development of her mediumship. She spent several years in church development groups and attended the Arthur Findlay College, as a student for 8 years, eventually becoming a Tutor there in 1998. Since taking her first church service in 1990 she has been demonstrating her mediumship on a regular basis, along with private sittings for survival evidence or personal assessment. A more recent development is the painting of Auragraphs, to see an example please visit her website www.auragraphs.com Along with teaching at the Arthur Findlay College, Stella has also been working with groups of students throughout the UK and abroad. The subjects she teaches are Relaxation, Meditation, Awareness, Colour, Spirit Art, Paranormal Phenomena and Evidential Mediumship. |
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