Mediumship

Mediumship (or channelling) is the art and practice of the medium, a person who acts as the body, willingly or not, through which a force, such as a spirit or outside intelligence, acts to produce an effect. The three general classes of mediumship are trance mediumship, mental mediumship, and physical mediumship.

Trance
Trance mediumship is a form of mediumship that involves the medium entering into a trance state, becoming a passive receiver through which an outside control is enabled to write, speak, or otherwise transmit an effect. This is distinguished from forms where the medium is aware of the activity, such as mental mediumship or physical mediumship.

Mental
Mental mediumship is a form of mediumship that involves the medium retaining full awareness and utilising their own psychical abilities, including clairvoyance or clairaudience, to engage with an outside force, such as a spirit or psychic communicator. This is distinguished from other forms, such as trance mediumship, where the medium is an unconscious conduit for the outside force, or physical mediumship, where the medium is the conduit enabling physical effects to be created.