REACHING THE OTHER SIDE
THE CT MEDIUM SAYS ANYONE CAN HONE THEIR PSYCHIC SKILLS “I HAVE MORE OF AN ABILITY TO CONNECT WITH PEOPLE’S INTUITION, OR THEIR SOULFUL VOICE.”
To Kate Howe, the proclaimed “CT Medium,” anyone can be a medium. “Anyone who has intuition is a psychic,” says Howe. “You have to acknowledge your psychic abilities in order to become a medium because you’re completely reliant on that intuition when you’re sitting down with someone.”
Howe knew she was called to be a medium ever since she was a kid, but it was not until 2006 when she pursued her mission helping those on Earth connect with their loved ones who have passed. Consequently, Howe had to channel her own guides and loved ones to steer her in the right direction.
“I connect with my own guides; my own loved ones who have passed,” says Howe. “My mother, who passed away when I was 21, was the one who came to me and told me that I had to help other people with their grief.”
Stationed at her office in Unionville, Howe states that she has read over 1,000 people in the past four years. There, she holds gallery readings for large groups as well as spiritual life coaching for those who find themselves at a crossroads in their lives.
Howe says that she is able to connect with people’s intuition. She is able to use this intuition to go deeper than just the validation of a connection with a loved one.
“I have more of an ability to connect with people’s intuition, or their soulful voice,” says Howe. “I’ll be able to sit with somebody during a session, and validate if one of their loved ones are around, but I always tend to go deeper than just validation about their loved ones.”
When connecting with loved ones, Howe says that it is possible to connect with beings that aren’t necessarily human, including angels and even pets.
“I believe it’s just a beautiful expression of unconditional love that’s human that they can tap into,” says Howe. “It’s almost easier to connect with some pets because there is no ego getting in the way of their connection.”
Despite the tranquility often associated with connecting with a loved one who has passed, Howe admits there are often times where negative energy is involved, especially when there was a troubled relationship between the two connecting parties.
“There was this one time that I was reading this woman, and my whole body was filled with chills. I started to feel almost afraid,” says Howe. “I says ‘who is this terrible male energy that is trying to connect with you?’ and she says ‘oh, I don’t want to connect with him.’ ”
That terrible, negative male energy happened to be the woman’s father who she said had abused her. Despite encounters such as these, Howe says that this negative energy does not occur naturally. Negative energy, she says, stems from fear and is a result of how we project our energy through that fear.
To block out negative energy, Howe says she builds a barrier around her energy so that negative energy does not permeate through during her readings.
When describing where energy comes from, Howe says that energy is all around us and stems from everything, including inanimate objects.
“Energy is just something innate in our world. Everything around us emits energy; that includes humans, objects, chairs and cars,” says Howe.
Energy also serves as an intersection between the art of being a medium and the realm of spirituality and religion. Howe, who grew up Episcopalian, believes that spirituality is central to being a medium. But the basis of spirituality in the field is complex.
“I believe the basis of spirituality goes a little bit further than religion. I think with religion, we are reminded of certain aspects [of spirituality.],” says Howe. “If you’re a religious person, you are familiar with prayer, or meditation, and that connects with the spiritual world [but] my belief is that all of those beings are in the same circle of spirit.”
Considering a career as a medium?
Howe says the first step is to trust in your intuition, which is the way to connect with others. However, “that validation has to be internal.”
If you feel called to the profession, and hone your confidence, perhaps you too can connect people on Earth with those who have passed, Howe says.