Mediumship and Beyond

What is Spiritualism? is a question I am often asked.  Mostly by those who come to me for private consultations, but sometimes by friends and colleagues who are intrigued by what I do.

Psychics are not necessarily spiritualists, in fact a lot of those I have met do not seem to believe in a God.  In fact they think all the work is done by themselves and their own psychic power! 

Mediums, on the other hand, do believe in God and Spirit is the fundamental essence mediums work.  Without Spirit working hand in hand with mediums, we would have no Spiritualism.

It is the Spiritualists belief in God and life after death, which gives the medium a purpose!

Here is Wikipedia’s definition of the word: Spiritualism is a monotheistic belief system or religion, postulating a belief in God, but the distinguishing feature is belief that spirits of the dead can be contacted, either by individuals or by gifted or trained “mediums“, who can provide information about the afterlife.^[1]

Spiritualism developed in the United States and reached its peak growth in membership from the 1840s to the 1920s, especially in English-language countries,^[2][3] By 1897, it was said to have more than eight million followers in the United States and Europe,^[4] mostly drawn from the middle and upper classes, while the corresponding movement in Latin speaking countries is known as Spiritism.

The religion flourished for a half century without canonical texts or formal organization, attaining cohesion by periodicals, tours by trance lecturers, camp meetings, and the missionary activities of accomplished mediums. Many prominent Spiritualists were women. Most followers supported causes such as the abolition of slavery and women’s suffrage.^[2] By the late 1880s, credibility of the informal movement weakened, due to accusations of fraud among mediums, and formal Spiritualist organizations began to appear.^[2] Spiritualism is currently practiced primarily through various denominational Spiritualist Churches in the United States and United Kingdom.