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John Jackson © UK-Skeptics

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Physical mediumship is about connecting to the spirit world. The medium channels ethereal energy and focuses it so that it can influence physical objects. The spirits manifest themselves through the medium’s body, often producing ectoplasm as they do so.

Séances are either held in the dark or in a very dim red light. For some reason, spirits are averse to white light or conditions that allow participants in the séance any chance of normal vision.

Many physical manifestations occur. They may be genuine, but of course there may also be more earthly explanations for the phenomena produced. Here we will consider some of these phenomena and give some possible explanations for them: (more…)

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THE MURDER DETECTIVES AND THE MEDIUM: A TRUE STORY.

Emma-Louise Rhodes © 2008. (See: www.emmalouiserhodes.com)

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On February 26, 1980, the body of twenty year old Elizabeth McCabe was found in a clearing at Templeton Woods outside Dundee. Twenty-seven years later, in October 2007, Vincent Simpson went on trial, charged with her murder. On November 7, 2007, the jury at the High Court in Edinburgh heard that during the initial investigation, detectives took part in a séance at the house of a local medium, in order to try and find out who had killed Miss McCabe.

Although police forces across Britain generally deny using psychic mediums, this incident illustrates the motivation behind such rare involvement (from a police point of view), as well as with the obvious outcome. (more…)