What if the power was never something you had to build, only something you had to accept? In this episode of Soul Sync, I’m joined by Norwegian trance medium Kim Angel Karlskov. Kim has worked as a medium for 22 years, sat for trance for 19 and for physical mediumship for around 10, and he’s spent the last 15 years teaching mediums at his own school in Norway. Kim grew up with spirit at the kitchen table, quite literally. His mum was one of Norway’s best-known clairvoyant mediums, and he made his first proper link at five years old, wandering out of his bedroom to pass on a message to one of her clients. As a baby he played with floating orbs of light in his bassinet, and spoons bent in his mouth so often that friends’ families started handing him plastic cutlery. But Norway has never had a Spiritualist tradition like ours. Kim talks about learning by trial and error, doing much of the work alone, and paying a price for being open about it: bullied at school, threatened with hospital by his teachers, refused onto a bus and spat at in the street after a newspaper wrote about his platform demonstration. We talk about why half the job of a medium is simply listening, why alignment doesn’t have to mean silence, and why in Norway they call it “accepting the power” rather than sitting in it. Kim also takes us into the trance room with his guide Martin, who he says is “way smarter than me”, and into the cabinet, where his sitters watched spirit build what looked like an astronaut’s helmet around his head. At its heart, this is a conversation about not letting anyone else define who you are, or your mediumship. As Kim puts it, you are the defining author of how you use your power. To find out more about Kim, you can follow him on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/kim.a.stende/ What you’ll hear Growing up with a medium for a mum, and a first link at the age of fiveOrbs in the bassinet, bending cutlery and a sensitivity that never switched offWhy Norway had no Spiritualist church until 2005, and what that means for developing mediums thereAccepting the power versus sitting in the powerWhy half the job of being a medium is listening, and why we chase the messageAlignment, and why it doesn’t mean being quiet insideADHD and mediumshipBullying, coming out, and facing hostility for being a mediumTroll tables, table tilting and the Sámi tradition of talking with spirit“Witch circles” in the kitchen, and a heavy table that walked across the roomWorking in trance with Martin, and what happens when you disagree with your guideWhy responsibility for what comes through stays with the mediumThe cabinet, transfiguration and early trumpet (direct voice) developmentWho this episode is for This episode is for anyone drawn to trance or physical mediumship, and anyone who has ever felt they had to develop on their own. It’s also for the sensitive ones who were made to feel different for what they could see and feel, and for anyone who has let someone else’s opinion shape their development. If you’ve ever wondered what “the power” really is, Kim’s answer might just change the way you sit. Mentions & ideas Accepting the power and sitting in the power (Glyn Edwards)Trance mediumship and transfigurationPhysical mediumship and the cabinetTrumpet mediumship and direct voiceTable tilting and Norwegian troll tablesThe Sámi peopleMarcello Haugen and Margit SandemoKim’s spirit guides, Martin and ClaireVibeke’s book on Martin’s philosophiesGuest links Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kim.a.stende/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kstende/ Read the episode blog Five trance myths, why trance is so healing, and the full transcript of this conversation: https://www.jasonpaulmedium.com/insights/trance-mediumship-myths Trance Circle with Donna King and me If this episode has stirred something in you, Donna and I are starting an online Trance Circle on Zoom from Thursday 3 December 2026. It runs fortnightly on Thursdays, 7–9pm UK time, for people who can already make a connection with spirit. Places are limited, so booking is essential. 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