Are You Mediumistic? Understanding the Full Extent of Spirit Communication.

Knowing the difference between having mediumistic abilities and becoming a true Spiritual Medium

Everyone is born with mediumistic abilities, are natural mediums. Some have become True Mediums.

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Understanding the Full Extent of Spirit Communication

Intuition, Empathy, Psychic Abilities (including Clairvoyance and its sisters) are not the same as Mediumship or Being Mediumistic. They all are connected with present-moment third dimensional awareness. All forms of Mediumship have to do with other dimensional awareness: Spirit World. However, you can still have all these qualities while being a Medium. Hence, many Mediums refer to themselves are Psychic Mediums. Those qualities are blended in their abilities.

So. This article might step on some toes. And I do so very delicately. Because I do not want anyone to feel badly. I am not pointing fingers, but I will be pointing out certain differences. There are many levels of mediumistic abilities. But I do want everyone to understand about mediumship. The old-fashioned, true deal.

If there is a newer version of mediumistic work, then we need to call it something else. (Gee, I feel like I am already getting close to someone’s toes!)

Having been a certified spiritual medium since the early 1980s, I know from personal experience and years of sitting in a spiritual development circle refining and expanding the gift.

This article will be showing 2 major differences. One is randomly connecting with those in the spirit world. And the other is learning to connect with the higher levels of the spirit world. And knowing how to assess whether you are communing with a spirit of high vibrations, or one that is tricking you to think you are.

First Version - Being Mediumistic

I have met several people (and more very recently) who have always had mediumistic abilities. You notice I did not say they were mediums. Because being a medium is very different than having the ability to be one.

One woman claims to be a “natural, born medium”. In particular insists that the only true medium is one that is born that way and has never had any training. (What? I understand that we ALL are born with the ability!) She even has tried to discredit those of us that spend many years of training, study and practice to fine tune our gifts.

Here’s an Example: Let’s say you have two young girls living in your neighborhood. Marge and Susan are both six years old. They both love to stand on the stage at school and sing. Whenever Marge has a chance, she participates in the school choir to stand on the stage and sing. (Sometimes it sounds good, sometimes not.)

However, Susan starts going to other places to sing too, such as church events, birthday parties, school plays, etc. As Susan grows a little, she asks her parents to let her take singing lessons. She gets better and begins to understand how to control her voice. Then she studies music in college and over many years becomes a vocal artist.

Marge and Susan both had the ability to be singers. Susan studied and worked at it to control the ability and become the singer. Marge stayed where she was without ever growing - she still had the ability but had not refined it.

Developing mediumship requires time, hard work, study, and patience. There is nothing instant about developing mediumship. It is an ongoing process, requiring considerable practice and study. It does not manifest after a weekend intensive with certificate of completion. There is a certain integrity that comes after years of study and practice.

Having a “natural predisposition” and connecting with your first spirit entities, or seeing and hearing spirits, as a young child is a good start. But this does not give you the ability to understand how to assist others in dealing with their problems in a consultation. You still do not know what to do if you connect with a lower entity. The responsibility is huge when it comes to this work.

Second Version - True Mediumship

Sitting for unfoldment (or development) is essential for becoming a True Medium. Look for a circle at a spiritualist church or in metaphysical bookstores. If you can’t find one, you might like to create your own circle for friends of like mind to sit with you.

There are many experiences, scenarios and practices that will help to perfect your ability. It’s important to work with a mentor or teacher to recognize what to do in certain situations you have not yet experienced. Even well-established mediums continue to study and be guided, consulting with their mentors on a regular basis.

It’s important to learn and practice the techniques of presenting and delivering information you receive from spirit communication. Connecting with a deceased loved one is only the beginning of understanding the process.

Handling certain experiences should be learned in class, not with a live client. It takes fierce commitment to responsibly enter someone’s personal space.

Mediumship does not happen overnight. It takes time to develop, fine-tune your abilities and time to understand the complexity of what is happening. Be ready to make a commitment to yourself to work on the gift for as long as it takes.

Do not rely solely on an unfoldment (spirit) circle each week to develop your gifts. Study on your own. Read as much as you can to continue your spiritual growth. Connect with other mediums and form a coffee chat. It has been said that there is no final completion to mediumship, but a constant learning and growing.

The best mediums know how to work with their ego. Take time to clear your personal baggage. By becoming a channel for Spirit, you can build a strong relationship with your Spirit Guides.

So, to develop into a strong medium, you must do like Susan did when she wanted to be a singer. She did everything she could to learn to control her gift and experience as much as possible.

Ways of Mediumship

Check out my video of different ways to mediumship. It includes the original (pristine) way of mediumship plus the way I do it. 😊 I think you will be fascinated in my own technique.

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Investigating Mediumship is a fascinating thing. It is a serious activity and needs so much integrity to work with people.

There are so many ways to use this gift. Platform work (James Van Praagh, Tyler Henry, etc.) or using it to compliment social work or psychology clients, giving private readings or incorporating it into many businesses, and holistic healing, etc.

We all have that ability. Do you want to add it to your life?

Melissa Leath writes A Mystics Journal on Substack. She supplies outrageous metaphysical babble/rant from a modern-day mystic’s viewpoint and provides workshops about empowerment and psychic/metaphysical development. Her books Psychic Integrity, The Respected Practice of Modern-Day Mystics (Balboa Press, division of Hay House Publishing) and Does Your Child See Sparkles? are available through Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Melissa’s long-term study includes years of group development, platform mediumship, meditation, becoming a spiritual medium and minister and a BA in Metaphysical Counseling. She has worked with 10s of thousands of clients in USA and other countries, taught development classes for 12 years and settled into online workshops.

Please contact Melissa at melisssaleath@gmail.com