Psychic Psychic Mediumship and Spirit Communication 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What does the term 'séance' refer to in mediumistic practice?
- A solo meditation for psychic development
- A group session led by a medium to communicate with spirits (Correct answer)
- A type of divination using water
- A certification test for aspiring mediums
Correct answer: A group session led by a medium to communicate with spirits
A séance is a gathering, typically in a group, facilitated by a medium with the purpose of communicating with spirits of the deceased.
Question 2: Which term describes a spirit who acts as a go-between for a medium and other spirits?
- Ghost
- Specter
- Spirit guide or control (Correct answer)
- Apparition
Correct answer: Spirit guide or control
A spirit guide or 'control' is a spirit entity that works closely with a medium to facilitate communication with other spirits during a reading or séance.
Question 3: What is 'automatic writing' in mediumistic practice?
- Writing with a computer program that generates spirit messages
- Writing produced while in a trance or altered state, believed to be guided by spirits (Correct answer)
- Speed writing to capture as much information as possible
- Using a ouija board to automatically form words
Correct answer: Writing produced while in a trance or altered state, believed to be guided by spirits
Automatic writing involves a medium entering a trance or passive state and allowing a spirit to guide their hand to produce written messages.
Question 4: What does 'direct voice' mediumship refer to?
- A medium speaking loudly and clearly during a reading
- A spirit speaking audibly through a trumpet or independently of the medium's vocal cords (Correct answer)
- A medium directly facing the client while speaking
- Recording spirit voices on audio equipment
Correct answer: A spirit speaking audibly through a trumpet or independently of the medium's vocal cords
Direct voice mediumship involves spirits producing audible speech independently, often using a trumpet or cone as an amplification device, without using the medium's voice.
Question 5: How should a responsible medium handle a situation where no spirit contact is made during a reading?
- Fabricate information to satisfy the client
- Honestly acknowledge the lack of contact rather than inventing messages (Correct answer)
- Blame the client for blocking the connection
- Extend the session indefinitely until contact is achieved
Correct answer: Honestly acknowledge the lack of contact rather than inventing messages
Ethical mediumship requires honesty, so a medium should transparently inform the client when genuine spirit contact does not occur rather than fabricating messages.
Question 6: What is the 'third eye' and its role in mediumship?
- An actual third eye that physically develops in some mediums
- The sixth chakra associated with spiritual perception and psychic vision (Correct answer)
- A type of camera used to photograph spirits
- A meditation technique involving three separate visualizations
Correct answer: The sixth chakra associated with spiritual perception and psychic vision
The 'third eye' refers to the sixth chakra located in the forehead, associated with the pineal gland, and is believed to be the center of spiritual perception and psychic vision.
What does the term 'séance' refer to in mediumistic practice?