3 - The Phenomena of Spiritualism

Question 1

Explain the difference between physical and mental mediumship?

Answer 1

Mental mediumship is through the mind and is subjective.

Physical mediumship is something that everyone can witness and is objective. Everyone can see it.

Remember the two words to differentiate because they’re in another question: subjective and objective.

Question 2

Describe and give examples of the two different types of mental mediumship.

Answer 2

Perception - active via clairs
Control - passive trance

Question 3

Describe and give examples of two different types of physical mediumship.

Answer 3

Table tipping, rapping.

Question 4

Explain why early forms of mediumship were of a physical nature.

Answer 4

Physical mediumship was the only way that the spirit world could prove its existence without someone in the physical world dismissing it as fraud or mental illness. With physical mediumship, the phenomena were seen and/or heard objectively. Moreover, multiple individuals could witness and investigate each of the phenomena.

Question 5

How does a medium connect with Spirit?

Answer 5

Attunement:
-by opening their awareness and using their perception to connect

Question 6

What constitutes evidence?

Answer 6

gender, first name, surname, description, age, profession, characteristics, relationship, memory links etc. and, in addition, any personal communication they wish to pass on the recipient.

Question 7

What must NOT be given from the platform?

Answer 7

-info about impending death
-prophecy
-medical info/diagnosis

Question 8

Explain attunement

Answer 8

So when the intention is made to make contact with the spirit world, it requires the medium to alter their state of consciousness. Whether it is to do a private sitting, a public demonstration of mediumship or to give Spiritualist healing, it is necessary to allow their mind to move into an altered state with which the spirit operatives can blend and/or communicate. The regular practice of attunement is usually known to Spiritualists as ‘Sitting in the Power’, which is an active mental practice to enhance the mediumistic ability.