How Mediums Help The Living

By Shirley Scott


Since the earliest recorded history of humans, man has always been keen on maintaining a connection with the deceased. Today, believers look to a practice called mediumship to allow themselves to be read by mediums who claim to have psychic abilities. A San Diego medium can link the world of the living and the dead to provide closure to people who have dealt with tragic losses or to simply help them cope with grief.

In many cultures, there are specific times of the year when families reunite to celebrate the death anniversary of a loved one. There are many preparations preceding the celebration. Some like to prepare feasts and others hold masses or prayers days before the anniversary. Mostly, cultures tend to celebrate events like these in a positive light.

Our close relationships with the dead highlight how much we value those who have gone before us. This is primarily because of our beliefs in the afterlife or other concepts of a similar nature. Since most of the human population has its roots deeply grounded in religious beliefs, even now, many of us believe that there is a place we all go to after death.

The afterlife is commonly interpreted differently in beliefs around the world. However, the central idea of an afterlife remains to be quite universal. Believers trust in the psychic abilities of mediums as they try to establish a line of communication with the spirits. Since no scientific or concrete can back up whatever takes place in a single session, these practices are considered highly controversial.

Nonbelievers point out that most of the findings in a reading are built around coincidental evidence. However, there are still others that insist on the authenticity of supernatural events that take place during a session. All in all, these arguments only underline how much our cultures are similar in their beliefs in the afterlife.

If psychics use their intuition to make readings, mediums take this intuition one step further. They take this energy and direct it around building a line of communication with the spirits surrounding a person. This way, they serve as the channel between the living and the deceased. Obviously, none of these are grounded on facts so there is no appropriate way to tell someone how to choose a medium.

Interested clients should just rely on their instincts to determine the authenticity of a reader. They have to be cautious in spending their money because faking mediumships is not that hard. Frauds mainly try to adopt the Forer Effect. This first begins by trying to get a client to reveal personal information using minor coercion and conversational tactics.

With this information, frauds can make claims that apply to almost anyone or at least to someone. With enough practice, they can make these sound believable and applicable to you because chances are, they actually do for most other people too. They can also spot physical clues like wedding rings or subtle hints like or a deep sigh in certain parts of a conversation.

You would be surprised that it actually takes some serious observation skills and a lot of practice to learn the tricks of the trade even for frauds. To a certain extent, what they are saying could be partially true because they have learned how to closely examine people for over a long time. However, there is still nothing to be ashamed of in being faithful believers of mediumship. For some people who have grieved over tragic deaths in their life, this has helped them cope in one way or another and if that helps someone get over a loss, then it might actually be doing something good for another living soul.




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