Hi,
You may also want to look into Brain entrainment.  It uses different sound frequencies to produce different states.
You may or may not have heard of Alpha Beta Delta and Theta waves... there are many more.
Try doing a search on a search engine.  You may be able to find some instructional websites and/or free downloads.
Good luck to you and HAPPY MEDITATING!

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There are trance states to consider in mediumship work - they are anywhere from light to very deeply vested.  Yes, there are many states of consciousness - the 4 mentioned are just the tip of the consciousness iceberg.  Alpha is achieved in meditation and is the first state of altered consciousness we go through before the deeper states of sleep.  It is where visions are accomplished.

I too have had troulbe here, maintaining a constance thought or clearing of the mind.  I've only been practicing for about two months now, and understand it takes time to retrain the brain.  I just need to keep with the persistance and daily training.  My mind wonders but I have had a few good meditations.  On a few occassions I was able to smell scents my spirit guide sent me.  One we were in a park with a carnival going on and I smelt cotton candy.  Another sessions I asked to smell his environment from his village where he used to live and I smelt the campfire smoke.  Once during a meditation experience i started crying because I felt so blessed with their guidance and my wonderful family.  It was really moving.

I would really like to know what he/she looks like, their names and about them.  what they did on the earth plane, etc.

I have had two really good psychics/mediums tell me thier names - but they don't match.

I'm just waiting for the day when I can really hear, see or feel them as well as see them - that will be an exciting day for me.

Thanks for your inputs.

IME names are just not that important.  As a matter of fact, with humility in our spirituality, we tend to forget our past accomplishments when we enter spirit realms - from the imfamous to the famous - they will not remember enough about their accomplishments to return in that glory.  

You have experienced smells.  Consider....Psychic work is all about the senses - 5 + Intuitiion from the Gut and I Know From the Heart.  You are 'feeling' a lot of experiences - trust them to be what you seek.  When attuning to a spirit guide you will 'feel' a change in energy - that is when you have attuned and can connect and communicate.  Again, perhaps trusting your own instincts would help - you appear to be getting a lot but your expectation of how it should work is getting in the way?

Meditation becomes stronger, the more we practice it.  That is where consistency would help - if we do it the same time, same place and the same way the meditation can lead to consistent results.  The thoughts will appear immediately we close our eyes.  To keep them flowing - blow a gentle breeze - allows them to enter and then leave, you can always pick them up again later.

Thank you so much....this really makes sense, especially "expectation of how it should work is getting in the way"  I guess since I've been working alone, I'm not sure how to or when to.  but I just started meeting with a group, its a bit of a drive for me but I'm excited about going.
I've been feeling a lil' down lately about my progress, but I think I need to be consistant and patient, thats what I'm lacking.
I greatly appreciate your insight, thanks again.