WHAT IS MEDIUMSHIP

A Medium is as the title implies, medium of communication between this our
material world and the next world or Spirit realm. I do not want to go into
detail on this page of what happens to our own Spirit when we make the
transition from this world to the next, Mediumship is a direct communication
between one soul (our Spirit) in this dimension and another soul (Spirit
communicator) in the next. In other words Spirit talks to Spirit.

The communication is usually a one-way thing. A bit like having a telephone
conversation with someone and finding that the dial and microphone on your
apparatus does not work. The Spirit communicator decides when and if, he or
she will start the conversation. Many times I have heard people say to
Mediums "Can you ask my Grandma to tell me …so and so." Their Grandma may
indeed give information to them via a Medium but only when she decides. We
cannot just call up and ask them things. We have to wait for them to contact
us. Of course during a private sitting or from a platform in a church or
public hall, the person's Grandma may start to communicate via the Medium.
At those times the Medium can ask questions of the communicator, however
they may not be answered.

Clairvoyance, Clairaudience and Clairsentience.

These 3 are the most common forms of Mediumship, and the type of Mediumship
that you will see demonstrated in churches, halls, or during private
sittings. All are called Mental Mediumship.

Clairvoyance

Many people wrongly call Mediums clairvoyants, and whilst it may be true
that the vast majority have this gift, it cannot be said for all.
Clairvoyance means clear seeing. The Medium either 'sees' the Spirit
communicator in his mind's eye, which we call seeing subjectively or
alternatively with his actual eyes as he would see you or me, which we call
seeing objectively. Many Mediums I would add, have more than one gift.

Clairaudience

This means clear hearing, and again the Medium can hear subjectively which
means he 'hears' thoughts in his mind just as you and I would if thinking
about something. However the medium has been trained, to differentiate the
difference between external 'voices' and his own thoughts. The Medium may
also be gifted to hear voices objectively. This means he hears voices as if
someone were speaking directly into his ear. When a Medium demonstrates this
type of Mediumship the 'voices' are so clear and real to him (not heard by
others) that he or she will possibly answer the 'voices' and converse with
them as if in normal conversation.

Clairsentience

This means clear feelings or sensing, and is the receiving of feelings and
sensations that the Spirit communicator conveys to the Medium in a physical
manner. The medium may feel a sensation in a part of his body that may
represent an illness that the Spirit person suffered from whilst on this
Earth. The Medium may smell or taste things to convey perhaps the Spirit
persons habits (i.e. the taste of tobacco to represent someone who smoked
cigarettes etc). You may see Mediums advertised as Psychic Artists. This is
where the Medium clairvoyantly sees the communicator and paints or draws
them.

All three of the above forms of Mediumship are demonstrated daily in
churches and halls around the world. The following forms are not
demonstrated in open meetings but rather at a séance (French for a meeting)
where the onlookers are aware themselves of that which the Spirit
communicator is attempting to convey. Whilst the first in the list is
considered by some to be a form of Mental Mediumship as in the previous
illustrations, Trance Mediums do take on part of the Spirit communicator's
personality which can include facial expressions and hand movements. Because
this can be seen by onlookers then I consider it to be a Physical form and
therefore Physical Mediumship.

Trance

This form of Mediumship as in the following examples is not common, and
therefore can be misunderstood by many people. There are many degrees of
Trance communication, from the light overshadowing of the Medium who in a
passive state may cause him to address a meeting with philosophy, which has
been placed in his mind by the Spirit person, to deep trance and full
control by the Spirit. The word 'control' conjures up all sorts of visions
of possession by Spirit people (many of whom are evil if you follow the
current Horror movie genre), however nothing could be further from the
truth. Control means a voluntary blending of the mind and energies of the
Medium with that of the Spirit person or 'control'. To the onlooker at a
séance the Medium just appears to sit and go into a deep meditative state.
This is to allow the consciousness of the Medium to move out of the way and
allow the personality of the 'control' to move to the forefront. The
'control' then would use the Medium's voice to make the communication. The
accent of the Medium will be there in the forefront most of the time,
however the inflections and personality of the 'control' would be more
noticeable. There is a deeper form of trance where the Medium is in a
completely unconscious state, but this is more common when preparing for a
physical manifestation.

You may hear about Spirit Writing or Inspirational Writing. These are words
that are given to the Medium and which they write down. The former may be
totally under the control of the Spirit person and may even be in the Spirit
person's own handwriting, usually when the Medium is in a deep trance state.
The latter may happen when the Medium is 'overshadowed' or in a very light
trance state.

Physical Mediumship

We now enter a form of Mediumship that is not only unusual but in many
instances very, very rare. This form of Mediumship involves the onlooker as
they can with their own sense verify the presence of the Spirit world. In
it's lightest sense it may only be an odd sound in the room such as the
sound of a knock on a door or wall etc (Rappings). It could be that a group
of people with Mediumistic abilities move a table around the room by laying
their finger ends only on the table. (Table Tilting) To a full blown
manifestation of a Spirit person formed from ectoplasm which has been formed
from within the Medium.

Ectoplasm is a substance that to the onlooker is akin to the formation of a
cloud like substance that leaves the body of the Medium in thick strands and
at times from different exits such as the nose, mouth etc. This substance
then joins together to from either a Spirit voice box in the air near to the
Medium from where the Spirit communicator will speak (Direct Voice) or it
may take the form of a Spirit communicator who wishes to make contact with
someone in the room (Spirit Manifestation). Another form of Physical
Mediumship, which is a little less rare, is Transfiguration. The Medium sits
and takes on the physical attributes of the Spirit communicator. This may
mean their face changes because an ectoplasmic mask has been placed over the
face that forms the face of the communicator. The body shape may alter as
will the voice to that of the communicator's.

Most Physical Mediumship is carried out under red light and the medium sits
in a black wooden cabinet. The cabinet is that colour as it has been found
that it concentrates the energies better and makes the manifestation that
bit easier for the Spirit world. I wish to point out again that the latter 3
forms of Physical Mediumship are very rare and must be performed under
strict conditions as it can be very dangerous for the Medium if he/she is
approached or touched during the séance. It takes many years of sitting in
development circles for the Medium to develop Physical Mediumship, and also
great dedication. What Is Mediumship