Mediumship is as fascinating as it is mysterious. Long confined to shadowy figures—often perceived as “chosen ones” or outsiders—it’s now becoming more accessible, more open, more accepted. Maybe because of the television, or Internet… maybe both. But one key question remains: can everyone be a medium?
Mediumship: Just Another Sense
We usually think of the five physical senses as the foundation of how we perceive the world. But many speak today of a sixth sense— sometimes called “proprioception”, the ability to know what’s happening in our body and mind. And actually… this is where mediumship comes in.
Being a medium doesn’t necessarily mean seeing spirits or hearing voices from the beyond. It’s primarily about feeling, sensing, receiving information that doesn’t pass through traditional sensory channels. In this way, mediumship is an inner sense, one that everyone possesses to some extent, though it may be more or less awake or refined depending on the individual.
Shaped by Life Experience
Like any ability, some people are born more sensitive than others. But mediumship isn’t reserved for a select few. It can be cultivated, practiced, and strengthened.
Several factors can influence the development of this ability:
• Hereditary influences – as with artistic or physical talents, there may be familial predispositions.
• Cultural background and upbringing – growing up in a tradition that values the invisible, dreams, or intuition creates fertile ground.
• Life experiences – powerful events, upheavals, losses, or moments of revelation can open doors of perception.
• Emotional and bodily sensitivity – the more we tune into our physical sensations and emotions, the more receptive we become to what lies beyond the material. Of course, meditation is one of the most powerful key to access to mediumship.
A Matter of Listening
The key to mediumship lies in self-awareness and inner listening. Learning to pay attention to feelings, gut instincts, inner images, or the meaningful coincidences of daily life slowly broadens our perception. Even a sudden pain can be a message came from beyond and deserves all of our attention!
It takes presence, patience, and often a willingness to loosen the grip of the analytical mind. Intuition and mediumship don’t speak the same language as logic. Something that we lost so painfully in our over-connected society where no one take care of their inner self.
Within Everyone’s Reach
Yes, everyone can develop mediumship, in their own time and using their own tools. That doesn’t mean everyone will become a professional psychic or communicate with spirits, but everyone can refine their sensitivity to the subtle messages that surround us.
Like a muscle, this sixth sense improves with practice: meditation, intuitive writing, observing synchronicities, developing subtle awareness… There are countless ways to learn to receive messages from the invisible world.
In Conclusion
Mediumship is not a gift reserved for a few. It is a human capacity, a natural extension of our senses, and anyone can explore and nurture it. By reconnecting with our intuition and listening to our body and emotions, we learn to dance with the invisible—and to reconnect with a deeper part of ourselves.
