PHYSICAL MEDIUMSHIP
The joining together of the physical world and the spirit world to produce actual physical phenomena that can be seen by ALL living in the physical body. This form of mediumship dates back to the beginning of Modern Spiritualism as we know it today. It was very popular in the Victorian era when most of the evidence of this form of mediumship appears to be present.
Physical Mediumship includes phenomena such as table rapping or tilting, noises heard around the room, lights or orbs seen, direct voice (the communication direct from spirit straight into the room), materialisation (a form produced often with the use of ectoplasm, although a more efficient energy source appears to be starting to be used by the spiritual world.) and any other phenomena which can be seen or heard by all who are present at the time. This is often carried out in dark rooms, sometimes with red light, although it has been known to be produced in daylight.
TRANCE MEDIUMSHIP
Often this is misunderstood as being a spirit person taking over the physical persons body. This is untrue, any true trance medium will tell you that it is a true blending of the spirit energy with the energy of the medium. The medium always has control of their own spiritual and earthly body and this can never be taken away, the medium must remain responsible at all times.
The medium will shut down their mind as much as possible and invite their spirit friends to draw close and blend with their energy. After some practise this can develop to talking and the spirit world will communicate directly through the medium. The level of communication can depend upon the depth of the trance, although this is not always the case. Sometimes the trance is just a blending without the need to talk, this can then develop into what is called transfiguration. With this phenomena at a true blending we move back into the realms of phsyical mediumship where the face, and sometimes the whole body (including clothing) can be seen by the physical eye as the medium appears to completely change into another person.
Trance mediumship will tend to move into three directions, talking for philosophy, talking to give personal readings, or transfiguration development. Karen has recorded the happenings of many of her sittings and involvement in various workshops to help to assist any other developing mediums who might wish to know of the experiences of others. Sometimes it can be reassuring to know that what you are experiencing has been experienced by one who has gone before!
Please use the links below to see Karen's own experiences as she travels along her own pathway in this form of work.