Baseer Maroof, LCSW · Raleigh, NC · Adults 21+
Psychic Mediums
Messages from people we’ve lost: what mediums receive, the ways they receive it, and how to care for your heart along the way.
The clairs
ways mediums receive
Tap a sense
Seven ways mediums receive, each linked to a sense.
Tap any glowing circle to open its card.
“Clair” is French for “clear.” Many mediums have one or two of these as their strongest.
In short
- A psychic medium receives messages from people who have died and passing them on to the living.
- Mediums receive in different ways, often called the clairs: clear seeing, hearing, feeling, knowing, smelling, tasting and touching.
- Many people visit a medium after a loss, out of love: to know someone is okay, to say something unsaid, or to feel close again.
- If you go, agree on a budget first and choose a reader who respects your pace. A reading can sit alongside grief support and therapy.
What mediumship is
One to one
In person, by phone or video
On stage
Demonstrations for an audience
In a circle
Small groups that sit together
The practiceMessages from people who have died
Mediums receive impressions, words, images or feelings from people who have died, and passing them on to the living. Some see it as a gift they were born with; others develop it as a skill over time.
TraditionsRead more
Many cultures have some way of staying in contact with those who have died. Modern Spiritualism grew in the United States and Britain from the mid-1800s, and Spiritualist churches still hold services that include mediumship. Spiritism, based on the writings of Allan Kardec, is widely practised in Brazil. Many other cultures keep their own ways of honouring and speaking with ancestors.
Why people go
To know they’re okay
To say the unsaid
To feel close again
Usually it’s love. That longing is deeply human and nothing to be embarrassed about.
Mediums and grief
Continuing bondsComfort
A reading can bring comfort and ease grief, and many bereaved people say it does. Grief researchers describe “continuing bonds”: staying connected to the person you lost is normal and often healthy. (Beischel 2014)
When a reading stirs things upSigns to notice
A reading can bring up strong feelings, or a message may land in a way that hurts. Some people find themselves booking reading after reading in place of grieving. If you notice either, it’s a gentle sign to lean on other support too.
Other grief support
Write to them
A letter, or a few lines
Rituals and prayer
Marking the loss together
Write a letter
To the person you lost
Grief groups
Others who understand
Therapy
If, a year or more after a loss, intense longing fills most days and daily life is hard to manage, that may be prolonged grief, which is treatable. (APA)
Choosing a medium
A few practical tips, whatever you’re hoping for.
Agree on a budget first
Set your limit and ask the price before you book.
Respects your pace
You can pause, ask questions or end any time.
No pressure, no fear
A good reader never frightens or pushes you into paying or booking more.
Big choices stay yours
Money, health and relationship decisions are yours to make.
Ask about recording
A recording lets you revisit the session later.
Alongside care
A good reader supports grief care, therapy and medical care.
Consumer note: if anyone takes money from you through fear or pressure, you can report it to your state attorney general or the FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov.
A gentle note
Whatever you believe, your grief deserves care. A reading may be part of how you make meaning, and therapy can sit alongside it. I’m glad to talk about spiritual experiences in session, without judgment.
Sources
All sources, linked2 references⌄
- Beischel J, Mosher C, Boccuzzi M. The possible effects on bereavement of assisted after-death communication during readings with psychic mediums: a continuing bonds perspective. Omega 2014–2015;70(2):169–194. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25628023/
- American Psychiatric Association. Patient and family information on prolonged grief. psychiatry.org
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