Since these events a lot has been written about matters which were, at the time, unknown concepts to me. About five years ago I was drawn to the work of Doreen Virtue, who runs "Angel Therapy Workshops," and has written about incarnate fairies, angels, and the like. When the events I describe occurred my spiritual knowledge came from The Bible, Shakti Gawain, James Redfield and Richard Bach. I had watched David Icke's revelations on the television; some of what he said felt very right, and I was dismayed to see him heckled and ridiculed when all he really seemed to be saying was that the world would be a better place if everyone took care of each other. I was given a copy of his first book, minus its cover, which had been used in some publicity photos, so it seemed that I was somehow supposed to read it and, most of it, I resonated with. I tried, at all times, to balance out trust and questioning.

Shanti had been very insistent.
"I must talk with you as soon as possible. What I say is private, so you must be alone, but I have been asked to come to you as a messenger."
As you might expect, I was caught between curiosity and scepticism, while wanting to keep an open mind. When she arrived David took his guitar through to the kitchen and left us to our discussions. She sat very close to me, so that she could speak quietly.

"You have been recognised as a Pure Spirit, as a Lightworker, and I have been asked to invite you to meet someone. He is a very gifted medium who lives on the coast. He channels an Ascended Master who would like to talk to you. He is the vehicle for him; a bit like when you want to travel you get into a car, he is the vehicle for this Spirit."
I felt myself go cold, not unpleasantly so, but this was not really something I had come across before. I must have looked rather blank, unsure of how to react. She continued:
"This is the time of the second coming, not of Jesus, but of Christ. Christ is an Energy, that of Pure, Unconditional Love which comes from God. The world needs to be changed, as man is doing so much damage that humanity's consciousness needs to be lifted. The Master would like to talk to you and, if you wish, baptise you in Light."
I sat quietly, still unsure of how to react.
"But," she continued,"If you come and meet him, you must tell no-one where you are going, and with whom you are meeting AND....you must also know that this medium leaves his body completely. After the sitting, he has no recollection at all of what happens."
"How does that work?"
"He goes into meditation and leaves his body.everything that happens, that you talk about, during the sitting, will be completely secret."

This was intriguing. Should I believe what was happening? Was it happening? Many, many thoughts tried to stampede through my brain at the same time. Things I had read, or dreamed....What if it was true, and truly important, and I allowed my sceptical nature to get in the way?
I asked for some time to think.

"'Phone me tomorrow," said Shanti,"as I will need to arrange travel."

When she had gone, I sat with my thoughts, aching to speak to someone, to David, to anybody. I read again anything that seemed relevant. I meditated, and decided that this was something I had to take a chance on