Mediumship in or “message work”

• Mediumship is the raison d'être of Spiritualist religious services • The mediumship poron of the service is frequently referred to as the "proofs" poron of the service. • Spiritualist services frequently last 2-3 hours. Healing usually takes up less than forty minutes, followed by a lecture, hymns, announcements, and then finally "message-work." • The length of me spent on message work varies depending on the number of working mediums, but usually consumes half of the total me spent at the service. • While people frequently arrive at the service late to miss the healing poron, congregaon members almost never leave before message work begins, and almost never leave before it is over. Spiritualist messages

• Directed messages • General messages • Asking permission to “come into your vibraon” • Asking confirmaon of the spirit identy • Content of messages – proof of connued existence; expressions of love, concern, advice, etc. Mediumship development

• Learning mediumship involves three things: – physical exercises in breathing and posture • Feet flat on floor, hands open and up on thighs, back straight • Breathe in for count of 4, out for count of 4 – mental exercises in visualizaon and concentraon • "Just pretend you are imagining your . Just pretend you are imagining, and look with your third eye. What do you see? Do you see a man? A woman? What does he look like? What do you see?” – verbal exercises in arculaon The language of mediumship • Manifestaons of the Spirit World: • • Spirit Enes Influences • Infinite intelligence Cosmic enes Invisible friends • God Astral enes Messengers • Healing Force Angels Spirit helpers • Mind Souls Friends • Voices Astral forces Loved ones • Love Angel loved ones Band • Lights Atlantean Control • Colours Extraterrestrial Guardian • Teacher • Doctor • American Indian • Chinese healer • The language of mediumship

• The Places where Spirits Reside: • • Spirit World Astral World Ether • Sphere Atmosphere Summerland • Astral Plane • • • and Mediumisc Experiences of Spiritualists: • • Astral Projecon Experience Message Work • Automac Wring Phenomena Materializaon • Billet Reading Psychic Reading • Clairaudience Etherializaon Séance • Meditaon Vision The language of mediumship

• Physical Features of Spirits: • • Astral Body Aura Vibraons • • • Styles of Mediumisc Contact: • • Come Have Seek • Demonstrate Intuit Serve • Experience Know Tell • Feel Meditate Tune in • Get Perceive Work • Give See Colin Fry John Edward interview