What Is Mediumship?

WHAT IS MEDIUMSHIP?

In our contemporary world, there continues to be skepticism surrounding mediumship — and rightly so. The field of communication with the deceased has attracted fraudulent individuals who have found grieving people to be easy, often vulnerable targets since the birth of modern Spiritualism in the 1840s.

Even today, the spiritual marketplace can feel crowded with “new age industry” beliefs and practices that lack depth or integrity. Authentic mediumship, however, is an extraordinary gift and responsibility — not a purposeless parlor trick or paranormal spectacle as it is often portrayed in Hollywood films.

There are many genuine and talented mediums in the world. Not all are famous, and not all seek recognition. Not all are at the same level of development, either. It is important to do your due diligence and find a medium who feels aligned with you.

Every major religion holds some belief in an afterlife, alluding to the survival of the soul beyond physical death. The Bible contains veiled references to spirit communication, including communion with the Holy Spirit. If we understand that everything is energy — and energy cannot be destroyed, only transformed — it opens the door to considering life beyond physical form. In Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians, he writes that we have both a perishable body and an imperishable one — a physical body that dies and a non-physical body that continues.

When we return “home,” we remain consciousness — energy no longer bound to a physical body. Death can be compared to the dream state. In dreams, we exist in another dimension of experience that differs from waking life. Our physical body rests, yet we continue to perceive, communicate, and experience through inner senses.

In dreams, we see, hear, feel, and even communicate telepathically — but differently than we do while awake. Dreaming may be the closest everyday example of what existence beyond physical death is like.

An EKG (or ECG) measures the electrical impulses of the heart. As one contributor to Forbes once wrote, “Virtually every single process that keeps you alive can be traced back to an electric field created by some component of your body.” If our physical bodies are electrical in nature, what of our emotions, thoughts, and beliefs? What of consciousness itself? If we are energy, it follows that we are transformed, not destroyed.

It is unrealistic to assume that all mediums work in the same way. Consider a violinist. One musician may be technically precise, yet another may play with profound soul and emotional depth. Similarly, some mediums excel at specific details — names, dates, favorite objects, or memories. My work focuses more on emotions, relationships, and the meaning of a loved one’s life.

If someone expects mediumship to be flawless or to unfold exactly as imagined, disappointment is likely. Interpretation is essential. Messages may be literal or symbolic. They can be layered, nuanced, or carry double meanings. A reading is a collaborative process — a shared journey.

When we pass from physical life, we do not automatically become enlightened. We gain broader awareness and perspective, yet we retain aspects of our personality, quirks, and even unresolved patterns. If your father does not wish you a happy birthday during a reading, there may be meaning in that omission. If he frequently forgot in life, the absence itself may be the message. Mediumship can sometimes resemble charades — or the interpretation of a dream.

“Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” — George Bernard Shaw