Mediums are people who are the central actors during
spiritualistic sessions. Such a practitioner is engaged in the deliberate sharing of the spirit of a deceased person in his own body. Mediums are those who not only possess certain supernatural abilities and are able to use them, but are also convinced that this method of contact with the dead is the best, since the information received is more complete and reliable.
Sharing the spirit is considered a very dangerous practice. Mediums are specially trained intermediaries who can contact the world of the dead. It is believed that it is impossible to develop this ability, you can only be born with it. The spirit that dwells in the body of such people as clairvoyant, medium, necromancer, predictor, psychic, can cause terrible harm to the body. And this is where it all depends on the strength and skill of the practitioner.
Sometimes it happens that the spirits themselves infuse into the body of a person. The victim in this case behaves strangely: he may not recognize relatives and relatives, his voice and behavior changes dramatically. Often it is with such cases that they turn to psychics. Mediums are people who are able to make contact with an unwanted "guest" in the body of the affected person. In traditional medicine, such phenomena are considered a hysterical fit, but psychics have a completely different opinion on this subject. Mediums are those who believe that during seizures, the spirit of a long or recently deceased person is added to the body of a patient. Usually the
soul of the dead chooses the weakest body and mind. Supporters of the supernatural argue this theory with some facts. Firstly, upon introduction, a new personality is created, as it were, and the patient himself does not know anything about her and, as a result, does not remember. Secondly, in some cases, victims begin to independently come into contact with the spirit living inside them.
Mediums of different countries and traditions have always had different methods of “entering” into an altered state of consciousness. From a medical point of view, these conditions are caused by self-hypnosis or intoxication. Shamans from Africa smoked many pipes of tobacco. In this state, they began to speak in the “voices of the dead.” Mediums from China use rhythmic singing of prayers and spells. The most complex rituals can be found among voodoo shamans and adherents of northern traditions.
For contact with the souls of the dead, there are complex complexes of special rites and spells. The ritual is performed only by a previously trained and trained medium. Ceremonies are accompanied by rhythmic music, drumming, songs, dances. In the countries of Europe and the Middle East, there are methods that allow the soul of the dead to enter the body of an unprepared person, but few use these methods because of the great danger.
Similar traditions of mediums and shamans can be seen in some movies. For example, the series “Medium”, the documentary “Voodoo”, the feature film “Serpent and Rainbow” and many others. Also, traditions of evoking spirits are reflected in the ethnic music of many groups and nationalities.