Do all mediums receive information in exactly the same way?
No, they do not – and there are several reasons why not. First, most people [including some developing mediums] are not usually aware that there are many different types of mediums. Occasionally, some individuals are born with mediumistic ability and are able to see and hear spirits as very young children. They are usually referred to as natural born mediums. There are also those who can enter the trance state at will [the lowest level of brain wave activity referred to as the Delta state, or the sleep state]. They are known as trance mediums and may actually allow the spirit access to their body; in this way, the medium offers the spirit ‘a temporary vehicle’ for use in communicating. By utilizing the mediums’ central nervous system as well as their vocal chords, the spirit communicator is given permission to speak through the mediums’ voice box. That particular process is sometimes referred to as channeling, or trance channeling. There are also mediums that specifically focus on the