In spirituality, a medium or spirit medium (plural mediums) is an individual who possesses the ability to receive messages from spirits (discorporate entities), or claims that he or she can channel such entities — that is, write or speak in the voice of these entities rather than in the medium's own voice. Spirituality, in a narrow sense, concerns itself with matters of the spirit. ... The English word spirit comes from the Latin spiritus, meaning breath. ... It has been suggested that Medium (spirituality) be merged into this article or section. ...

People who are believed to be mediums include: Jane Roberts, Derek Acorah, Tony Stockwell, Colin Fry, Lisa Williams, Allison DuBois, Esther Hicks, Sylvia Browne, John Edward, Betty Shine, Ailene Light, Joseph Kony, James Van Praagh, and JZ Knight. Photographs of Jane Roberts on the cover of her biography by Susan Watkins Jane Roberts (1929-1984) was an American author, poet and psychic. ... Derek Acorah is the stage name of Derek Johnson (born January 27, 1950). ... Professor Anthony John Tony Stockwell is a British academic. ... Colin Fry is a British spiritualist medium. ... Lisa Williams (born in Birmingham, England) is a British television personality staring in a new show on Lifetime called Lisa Williams: Life Among the Dead. ... Allison DuBois (born January 24, 1972) is a controversial research medium who claims to have psychic abilities with which she can communicate with the dead. ... Esther Hicks, 2005 Esther Hicks is an American channel, and author. ... Sylvia Browne Sylvia Browne (born October 19, 1936), is a famous fraud and fake psychic. ... John Edward McGee Jr. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Joseph Kony Joseph Kony (born 1961 in Odek, a village to east of Gulu in northern Uganda) is the primary leader of a guerrilla paramilitary group, and possibly new religious movement, called the Lords Resistance Army (LRA), that is engaged in a violent campaign to establish a theocratic government... James Van Praagh (born August 23, 1958) is an alleged psychic medium. ... Judy Z. Knight (born Judith Darlene Hampton on March 16, 1946, in Roswell, New Mexico) is a self-proclaimed spiritual medium as well as the CEO of JZK, Inc. ...

Mediumistic automatism

Mediumistic automatism is the automatism associated with a medium receiving supernatural messages from ghosts, spirits or the like, the expression of such messages (in speech, writing or drawings) lacking conscious control or intervention by the medium. Automatism is the practice or theory of the spontaneous production of words (speech or writing), drawing, painting or other creative production, or behavior in general, without conscious self-control or self-censorship. ... Look up Supernatural in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A Specimen of typeset fonts and languages, by William Caslon, letter founder; from the 1728 Cyclopaedia. ... Drawing is the act of defining (or delineating) the outlines of a figure against a background, using any of a wide variety of tools and techniques. ...

Skeptical perspective

Skeptics dispute the existence of genuine mediums, arguing that individuals who claim to possess this ability are either self-deluded or charlatans who engage in cold or hot reading. Despite this, there are many popular mediums who have large numbers of followers who believe strongly in their abilities. In some cases, individuals have produced personal information (allegedly told to them by a spirit) to their clients well above guessing rates. ^[1] To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Cold reading is a technique used by salespeople, interrogators, hypnotists, fraudulent psychics and spiritual mediums, graphologists, palmists, applied kinesiologists, astrologers, shamans, faith healers, witch doctors, tarot-card readers, and conmen in order to convince another person that they know much more about them than they actually do. ... In parapsychology, hot reading is the use of foreknowledge when giving a psychic reading. ...

Harry Houdini was a famous magician who became a debunker of mediums later in life and, indeed, even in death, because he left a ten-word passphrase with his wife that a medium should say in order to prove they were channelling him. Although many people did claim to channel Houdini, no-one was able to reproduce the passphrase. Read on to see my personal view of wikepedia's gay website. DICK SUCKING MOTHER FUCKING ASS WIPE. SUCK MY DICK U MAN WHORE, U ASS HOLE. ROCK WITH MY COCK PUTA .MUWAHAHAHAH SUCKER. OLD MOTHER FUCKING MAN WHORE. Harry Houdini (March 24, 1874 – October 31, 1926) was a Hungarian/American magician, escapologist, stunt performer, and possibly a spy, as well as an investigator of spiritualists. ...

Mediums are eligible for the JREF Paranormal Challenge, which offers a million dollars for a demonstration of a paranormal ability. ^[2] To date, no medium has passed the challenge. JREF can stand for James Randi Educational Foundation The Japan Reference website, at http://www. ...

Mediums in fiction

Medium is an American television series about a woman (played by Patricia Arquette) who acts as a research medium for the Phoenix, Arizona district attorney's office. The series is based on the life of Allison DuBois, who uses her psychic ability allowing her to contact the dead to help the local law enforcement agency. Medium is an American television series about a woman (played by Patricia Arquette) who acts as a research medium for the Phoenix, Arizona district attorneys office. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... Patricia T Arquette (born April 8, 1968) is an Emmy Award-winning and a Golden Globe Award-nominated American actress. ... Nickname: Valley of the Sun Location in Maricopa County and the state of Arizona Coordinates: Country United States State Arizona Counties Maricopa Incorporated February 25, 1881 Mayor Phil Gordon (D) Area    - City 1,230. ... Allison DuBois (born January 24, 1972) is a controversial research medium who claims to have psychic abilities with which she can communicate with the dead. ...

In the 2004 video game Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, the player meets The Sorrow, a mysterious dead medium who battles and also assists the player. Namcos Pac-Man was a hit, and became a cultural phenomenon. ... Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (commonly abbreviated MGS3) is a stealth-based game directed by Hideo Kojima, developed and published by Konami for the PlayStation 2. ... The Sorrow is a fictional character in the video game Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. ...

References

1. ^ Journal of the Society for Psychical Research January, 2001 - Vol. 65.1, Num. 862
2. ^ "The JREF Paranormal Challenge", http://www.randi.org/research/

See also

• Mediumship
• Spiritualism
• The Spirits Book
• The Book on Mediums
• Chico Xavier
• Séance
• Medium the TV series with Patricia Arquette who plays medium Allison DuBois
• Jane Roberts
• Automatic drawing
• Spiritualist Church
• Ailene Light

Spiritualism may refer to a variety of modern religious ideologies , primarily active in the United States and Europe. ... Spiritualism is a religious movement, prominent from the 1840s to the 1920s, found primarily in English-speaking countries, namely the USA and the UK. The movements distinguishing feature is the belief that the spirits of the dead can be contacted by mediums. ... This article is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Francisco Cândido Xavier Chico Xavier was a popular medium in Brazil´s spiritism movement. ... A séance (pronounced: ) is, on its most basic level, an attempt to communicate with the dead. ... Medium is an American television series about a woman (played by Patricia Arquette) who acts as a research medium for the Phoenix, Arizona district attorneys office. ... Patricia T Arquette (born April 8, 1968) is an Emmy Award-winning and a Golden Globe Award-nominated American actress. ... Allison DuBois (born January 24, 1972) is a controversial research medium who claims to have psychic abilities with which she can communicate with the dead. ... Photographs of Jane Roberts on the cover of her biography by Susan Watkins Jane Roberts (1929-1984) was an American author, poet and psychic. ... Automatic drawing (distinguished from drawn expression of mediums) was developed by the surrealists, as a means of expressing the subconscious. ... The Spiritualist Church arose from the Spiritualist movement which began in the 1840s in America. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ...

External links

• The Spirits' Book codified by Allan Kardec (PDF file, use Adobe Reader); or click here with you want to see the book in a common web page
• The Book on Mediums by Allan Kardec (PDF)
• Florence Cook and Katie King. The story of a Spiritualist medium