Mediumship in Spiritualism Mediumship or “message work” • Mediumship is the raison d'être of Spiritualist religious services • The mediumship por;on of the service is frequently referred to as the "proofs" por;on 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 por;on, 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 iden;ty • Content of messages – proof of con;nued 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 spirit guide. 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 ar;culaon The language of mediumship • Manifestaons of the Spirit World: • • Spirit Enes Influences • Infinite intelligence Cosmic enes Invisible friends • God Astral en;;es 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 • • • Psychic and Mediumis;c Experiences of Spiritualists: • • Astral Projec;on Experience Message Work • Automac Wri;ng Phenomena Materializaon • Billet Reading Ectoplasm Psychic Reading • Clairaudience Etherializaon Séance • Clairvoyance Meditaon Vision The language of mediumship • Physical Features of Spirits: • • Astral Body Aura Vibraons • • • Styles of Mediumis;c Contact: • • Come Have Seek • Demonstrate Intuit Serve • Experience Know Tell • Feel Meditate Tune in • Get Perceive Work • Give See Colin Fry John Edward John Edward interview .