MEDIUMSHIP: DEVELOPMENT OF MEDIUMSHIP
Intro |
When and Where |
Phases |
Affinity and
Control |
The
Name vs. the Message | Training
of the Novice Medium
|
Constructive Criticism |
A Non-discriminating Faculty |
Signs
of Ostensive Mediumship
Lack of Ostensive Mediumship
A Non-discriminating Faculty
Mediumship
is a faculty that depends on the individual’s physical organism. So, in
addition to manifesting in all races, sexes, religions, and ages, it also
exists independent of someone's will. We
may actually say "conscious will" for it is often a commitment that
the individual made before incarnating. For this reason, individuals who
do not have an ostensive mediumship will never be able to force its development,
that is, without the help of superior spirits in making the needed changes, and
these are exceptional cases. This point also explains why some
individuals find that they present a mediumistic sensitivity even in spite of
their
own will. Author, Suely
Caldas Schubert, writes, "Many individuals,
having no previous knowledge of the subject, are very frightened at any signs
of its manifestation. Others fear the responsibilities that are inherent
in the mediumistic exercise and refuse to acknowledge their faculty. They
avoid, in every way, any kind of conversation or situation related to the
subject, but if the signs of mediumship are very evident, intense, and
frequent, those people remain subject to grave problems that can result from
the presence of spirits at their side, the thoughts and energies of which they
capture without knowing how to protect themselves against their negative
influence." Such individuals are advised to seek the help of a
