Bernard Ilsley | The London Medium
About Bernard Ilsley
For more than four decades, Bernard Ilsley has worked professionally as a medium, giving private readings, public demonstrations and theatre appearances across the United Kingdom and the United States. Known professionally as The London Medium, his career has brought together mediumship, public performance and a lifelong fascination with the unexplained.
His journey has been anything but conventional. From an early fascination with the unseen, Bernard’s work has taken him into theatres, radio and television studios, historic houses and private homes, as well as into the lives of people from every walk of life.
Throughout his career, his approach to mediumship has remained simple: direct, natural and sincere. Bernard has never sought to tell people what they should believe. Instead, he shares what he experiences and allows each person to reach their own conclusions.
His career has included appearances on British television and radio, public events throughout the UK and performances in the United States, including California and the East Coast. Alongside his public work, he continues to give private consultations to clients internationally.
Many of the extraordinary people, places and experiences encountered throughout Bernard’s life have also found their way into his writing.
His book Divinus Spiritus explores mediumship, spirit communication and a remarkable collection of experiences that have shaped his understanding of the unseen world.
Its companion volume, Ultra Velum: Beyond the Veil, ventures further into mediumship, history, symbolism, ancient ideas, extraordinary coincidences and the people and places that have become part of a much larger story.
After more than four decades, Bernard remains as fascinated by these subjects as he was at the beginning.
There are still questions to be asked, mysteries to explore and, perhaps most importantly, doors that have yet to be opened.
Latest News
NEW RELEASE, Ultra Velum Beyond the Veil
19 September 2026
Ultra Velum, the new book by Bernard Ilsley, The London Medium, explores mediumship, symbolism, history and the Seven Keys, with its launch at Chatsworth House on 16 October 2026.
Hello Bernard. How very exciting this pre-book tour must be. I only wish that I was in the UK during this time so that I could personally applaud you and your uncanny abilities. Thank you, Bernard, for all that you have accomplished in Europe, the UK and here in the USA.
Don (New York, USA) - 2006
I enjoyed attending the show! It was awesome to see Bernard in action, sharing his gifts with the audience. Never have I seen anyone like him before. Thank you, Ridgefield Playhouse, for hosting the show!
Lisa Erlacher Jovanelly - (USA) 2019
Friday cannot come soon enough. Looking forward to speaking with you. You have always been spot on with me.
Barb (New York) - 2018
Dear Bernard, thank you so much for my reading. It made me feel much, much better. Thank you also for the reading last year. It was dead on, and Aphrodite did send her arrows! Thank you for cheering me up. With best wishes.
Diana (UK) -2000
Thank you for my readings. I came to see you ten years ago and you got everything correct. I have been to see others since, but you are the only one who has been right. Thank you.
Elaine (UK) - 2007
Dear Bernard, I wanted to thank you for the profound and life-changing effect you have had since our first reading in Birmingham in 2004. I have had several readings since then, and each one was full of deep, meaningful and sincere guidance on the possible paths in my life. To a lay person, it would be difficult to explain the unbelievable accuracy and insight from each reading. I know the heartfelt sincerity in your advice and I thank you warmly.
Sabu (UK) - 2007
Bernard was tapped in, tuned in, and turned on to his channels and Spirit Guides last night at The New Vic Theatre. He walked onto the stage, took in his audience as he said hello, and immediately started doing open clairvoyant readings. The energy frequencies he receives are so amazing. I have never been in the presence of anything like this in my life. Answers to lifelong questions, and names he could never know. A gifted being, a receiver. Thank you to you, dear Bernard!
Shelley V. (California) - 2018
Thanks so much for an awesome reading. Have a safe trip home and see you next time you are in town!
Tracey Allen (2019)
Thank you once again for the thought provoking reading!
Barb (Florida) - 2001
I wanted to write to thank you for my previous lives reading. I finished listening to it this lunchtime and I am overwhelmed and cannot thank you enough. I listened very carefully to all that you said. Perhaps the full impact has not really sunk in yet.
Sharon D. (UK) - 2003