Mediumship

Mediumship is the claimed ability of a person, known as a medium, to communicate with the spirits of deceased individuals or other non-physical entities. Mediums believe they can act as intermediaries between the living and the dead, relaying messages, information, or guidance from the spirit world to those in the physical realm.

There are various types of mediumship, including:

1. Mental mediumship: Receiving and interpreting messages through thoughts, feelings, or impressions.

2. Physical mediumship: Producing physical phenomena, such as moving objects or materializing spirits.

3. Trance mediumship: Entering an altered state of consciousness to allow spirits to communicate through the medium's body.

4. Channeling: Allowing a spirit entity to speak directly through the medium.

5. Automatic writing: Writing messages supposedly dictated by spirits.

Mediumship is often associated with spiritualism, a religious movement that emerged in the mid-19th century. It remains popular in some circles today, with people seeking comfort, closure, or guidance from deceased loved ones.

However, it's important to note that the scientific community generally does not accept mediumship as a proven phenomenon. Many skeptics argue that mediumship relies on techniques such as cold reading, hot reading, or other forms of deception. Nonetheless, believers in mediumship find value and meaning in these practices.