What can’t be missed in the practice of mediumship

Although the history of mediumship can’t be counted in days, it was for sure that just the advent of Spiritism has popularized it in our world.

According to Emmanuel, mediumship is nothing but that that light which would be “poured upon all flesh and promised by the Divine Master in the time of the Consoler”.

However, that is all about a faculty that must not be a result of precipitation in this or that area, once the mediumistic duties are, in fact, governed by the mentors of the spiritual plan.

The individual has to submit itself to a complex preparation and observe certain rules of conduct in order to develop the gift of mediumship. At the same time, for this to happen, it’s necessary the culture of intelligence, meditation, self-communion and detachment of earthly things.

The Spiritist practice teaches us that the person who throws him or herself without any reserve or caution runs the risk of Spiritist experiments. If the person has an honest heart and a clear reason, it will certainly retrieve many consolations and precious teachings from the mediumistic interchange, but the one who has been inspired solely by material interests, or is motivated only by fun can become a target of various mystifications and become a mere instrument of treasonous spirits which will bring deceptions and mockery as consequences.

Discipline, balance, right and charitable conduct are elements that can’t be missed in the development of this faculty.

The best way to develop mediumship, as our beloved medium Yvonne A. Pereira used to teach, is not to worry about the development itself but, primarily, perform a moral and metal preparation in order to be able to assume the commitment of becoming a developed medium. This preparation can’t be a quick process and must result, ultimately, in the creature’s improvement itself, since the betterment of the instrument will naturally allow the Spirits to manifest themselves in better conditions.

In accordance with the Spiritist Doctrine, the more serious are the medium’s qualities, the safer are the Spiritist communications. The imperfections that most facilitate the influences of bad Spirits are pride and envy. A medium who cultivates pride, envy and little charity has more chances to be deceived.

It’s worthy to remember about the distinction made by Kardec between being a “medium” and being a “good medium”.

“One can’t become a good medium – says the Codifier – if can’t be break free from vices that degrade the humankind. All these vices come from selfishness; and as the refusal of selfishness is love, every virtue is condensed in this word: Charity”.

Evidently, every individual can become a medium, but the question isn’t to be a medium; it’s to be a good medium, which depends on the moral qualities of the person. (Read about this subject in the Revista Espírita of 1860, pages. 186 and 187, and in the Revista Espírita of 1863, pages 213 and 214.)