The Role of Evidence in Mediumship – Mediums vs. Psychics?

There is a distinct difference between a medium and a psychic. A psychic uses their intuition to tune into a sitter’s energy. A good psychic can provide information about the sitter’s future, financial and physical health, and relationships. In short, the psychic will predict future events.

A medium is the communication link between a spirit and a physical person. It is the medium’s goal to prove:

• that life continues after death
• the identity of the Spirit communicator.

The only way to prove a Spirit’s identity is through evidence: information that the sitter knows (or can research) and the Spirit. In other words, it would be information that the medium would not know.

Many people become confused between a medium and a psychic because a medium can often work on a psychic level. Furthermore, many Americans seek mediums to learn about their future. It is easy for a medium to work as a psychic; however, most psychics cannot work mediumistically.

What types of information is Evidence?

There is a long list of topics that prove a Spirit’s identity. When I studied at the Arthur Findlay College of Mediumship in Stansted, England, several lists of topics were compiled as types of Evidence to prove a Spirit’s Identity. I have compiled this list from several  of these sources:

Spiritual Evidence

• Is the Spirit a
  • Man
  • Woman
  • Child?
• Name
• Relationship
• Family – Blood tie
  • If grandparent, which side of the family?
• Friend
  • If a work colleague, what job?
• Location of where they lived
  • Urban/Rural
  • Type of house
  • House/Apartment/Condo
  • Description of rooms
  • Grounds/garden
• Physical Description
• Age
• Height
• Build
• Hair
• Location of where they lived
  • Urban/Rural
  • Type of house
  • House/Apartment/Condo
  • Description of rooms
• Grounds/garden
• Distinguishing Features
• Posture
• Gait
• Clothes
• Jewelry
• Personality
• Occupation
• Interests/Hobbies
• Past – Information that happened before Spirit’s passing
• Present – Information that happened since Spirit’s passing
• Birthdays
• Weddings
• Cause of passing
• Medium will usually feel this in their body
• Knowledge during and after passing
• Other Information that can be checked
• A Message- Not Evidence
• Information that can NOT be checked

This list is extensive; if all of this information were given in one sitting, it would be overkill. It is essential for a medium to provide sufficient evidence (such as contained in this list) to convince the sitter that they are, beyond a shadow of a doubt, in communication with the specific Spirit. For example, if the medium claims that Aunt Martha is sending love, the sitter must be convinced through pieces of evidence that Aunt Martha and the sitter know. If the medium talks about when Aunt Martha and the sitter were baking cookies, and a dozen fell to the floor, or describes Aunt Martha’s funeral flowers, or that Aunt Martha died from a sudden heart attack, the sitter now knows that Aunt Martha is there and communicating.

For those wishing to see a fantastic evidential medium, watch Lisa Williams on her TV show Lisa Williams: Life Among the Dead on the Lifetime channel. She has a show at 900 p.m. on Friday evenings. She provides names, relationships, past and present memories as she does her readings. She feels how the Spirit passed. She also has taken on the Spirit’s personality and acts using the same mannerisms as the Spirit. 

As you watch the intense emotional responses of Lisa’s sitters to the evidence she presents in her readings, you will be watching the REAL mediumship. The sitter comes away as a changed person. Perhaps the sitter now has closure about their loved one’s passing. Sometimes, their death is clouded with questions, especially with accidental deaths, suicides, or murders. Lisa’s evidence is so conclusive that it provides clarity when the Spirit explains the circumstances of their death. Other sitters feel comforted that life continues after death, and their loved one is “watching over them” from a higher dimension. Often, grieving loved ones have their grief greatly diminished after having a sitting with an evidential medium.

Words of love and encouragement from Spirit are indeed warm to hear, but the power and strength of those words are magnified 100-fold if they are preceded by enough evidence to establish the Spirit’s identity.

It is vital for everyone to understand the role of evidence. Now, when you have a reading with a medium, you will have specific tools to analyze the quality of the information you will receive.

Rev. Sidney Schwartz
Pastor