Those who are not familiar with Spiritism sometimes assume that, since we communicate with Spirits, weprobably use the medianimic faculty for activities such as fortune telling, working spells, interpreting dreams, or calling on diseased relatives to communicate. You will not find this sort of practice in a Spiritist Center.  Nor will you find group sessions like those in popular shows seen on television, where Spirits come to communicate with members of an audience.  So how do we use mediumship?

The seriousness and noble aims with which it is practiced are explained in "Vision And Purpose" (see menu bar at left). Some of the more frequent ways in which mediumship is employed in our Centers and in the Spiritist Movement are in:

1. Dissemination: Mediumship is used by Spirit Authors who bring us teachings, lessons, stories, and inspiring words, through the through the cooperative work of mediums, who are able to transcribe their words in messages that can be shared and even in books that are published and made available to students and of the Doctrine. Likewise, those who study the Doctrine and gain a solid understanding of its teachings are able to become lecturers and share the knowledge with others

2. Counseling of suffering, discarnate Spirits (and associated treatment of obsessed persons):
This kind of work takes place in special sessions, sometimes referred to as the "mediumship table", where a dedicated team (mediums, counselor(s), spiritual and incarnate director, pass givers, etc) meets at a regular time to make themselves available for the counseling and treatment of suffering Spirits. In such meetings, these Spirits (who sometimes come on there own but are often brought by higher Spirits) are able to communicate through the mediums, express their anguish, and receive comforting and enlightening words that help them to see things in a different perspective. The change is not always immediate and may take multiple sessions. Often times, the work consists in convincing the perplexed entity to accept the loving hand that is extended to them by the good Spirits there to help, who then take that Spirit to a place in the Spiritual plane for further treatment. Gradually the team of workers at the center, together with their partners who work from the Spiritual Plane are able to get many needy Spirits help that they desperately need. Often times they are additionally able to indirectly help Spirits who have problems similar to those of the Spirits that have the chance to speak, for the former are often brought to the sessions to listen to the counseling. This kind of work is also used to help people who suffer from negative spiritual influences. Due to the process of mental tuning that takes place between all spirits (incarnate and discarnate alike), discarnate spirits and incarnate persons whose thoughts share a point of focus, and/or are of the same vibrational frequency (determined by moral quality of the thoughts), can enter into a mental synchronization. If these thoughts are of a negative kind and the synchronization is frequent, the resulting relationship that develops can be detrimental to both parties. In giving in to our moral and spiritual weaknesses then, we make ourselves susceptible to the accompaniment and sometimes powerful influence of unhappy Spiritual companions. When intervention from outsiders becomes necessary to brake the bonds of this harmful relationship, the process of treatment is similar to that described above. The Spirit who is persecuting the individual receives the same kind of counseling, except this work takes place in sessions that are dedicated to this kind of case (obsession), and the individual being tormented is educated regarding the moral and spiritual efforts that he/she must make in order to do his part in the curative process. You can read more about this influence and the counseling of Spirits in the subsection regarding Obsession (see menu bar at left).

3. Donation of Healthy and Restorative Energies through Fluidic Therapy: Superior Spirits work with pass givers in the transmission of these energies to help restore the energies and vital centers of those who receive the treatment, in the form of passes and magnetized water. You can read more about this work in the subsection, Fluidic Therapy / Magnetism (see menu bar at left).

4. Medical Consultations- This is less common and only takes place in some centers where there is a Spirit with the appropriate evolutionary level as well as medical/spiritual knowledge to prescribe treatment for physical illnesses. Likewise, the Spirit must have a medium to work with who not only can tune in to this Spirit, but who also has the moral character and dedication that is necessary to carry out such work. This higher Spirit (acting through the medium) attends to individuals who ask for help with some physical ailment. The treatments prescribed may be, for example: recommended spiritual treatment (passes, disobsession, etc), suggestions for moral improvements needed on behalf of the patient, prescriptions for homeopathic medicines, etc.

5. Guidance From the Center's Mentoring Spirits: The Spiritual Mentor(s) of a center may manifest themselves to advise workers on something that ought to be done, to call attention to some point, to clarify something that is in doubt, or to offer words of encouragement and support. This is most common during the mediumship sessions held for counseling and treatment of Spirits, but can also take place in other special circumstances.

6. Intuitive Guidance and Support: This is a more subtle form of Spiritual action and takes place whenever someone works with love in their heart and dedicates themselves to helping others. Such people are accompanied by Spirits of an elevated order who use them as instruments in God's work, to assist individuals in need, whereby these Spirits inspire such persons in their thoughts, words and actions, via suggests that are registered as intuitions.

Whatever the application, the medianimic faculty is taken very seriously in the Spiritist Center, where students and workers are educated on the noble purpose and responsibility of such a gift, and are expected to make use of it accordingly.