"Over the years I’ve sat through dozens of trance demonstrations. Well, to be strictly accurate – dozens of events that were advertised as trance demonstrations. . .
Bottom line: I believe I’ve only ever witnessed five people who were actually in trance. This is not to say the others were frauds – just suffering from that well-known ailment, Clairdelusion.
But I digress. One of the five I mentioned above was Midlands-based philosophical trance medium Robert Goodwin. I was first taken by my late companion Eric Hatton to see him work. Knowing I was a tad sceptical when it came to trance, Eric had given Robert one hell of a build-up when telling me about him. I had massive faith in Eric’s judgement but still went along with my cautious ‘Sounds promising, let’s wait and see’ mindset. The demonstration turned out to be the finest I’ve ever witnessed.
Robert never seeks the limelight but kindly agreed to give me this interview. I started by asking how he’d first discovered his ability in this rare form of mediumship......"
