mental mediumship

noun

The practice of communicating with ghosts using telepathy.

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Meanings

nounmental mediumship (uncountable)
  1. uncountableparapsychologyThe practice of communicating with ghosts using telepathy.

    The first and most common type is mental mediumship, which is how I work with my abilities.

    2013 April 11, James Van Praagh, What Is a Medium?
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    Abstract—Mental mediumship is a complex process involving a variety of factors in need of further study before we can increase our understanding of the phenomenon.

    2010, Carlos S. Alvarado, Investigating Mental Mediums: Research Suggestions from the Historical Literature

    The purpose of this study was to explore the personality and psychological wellbeing of Spiritualist mental mediums compared to nonmedium Spiritualists.

    2011, Roxburgh, E.C. and Roe, C.A., A survey of dissociation, boundary-thinness, and psychological wellbeing in spiritualist mental mediumship
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