Mediumship

Among the higher categories of Nature's Finer Forces is included that

which is popularly known as "mediumship." Although this term has

suffered more or less by reason of its misappropriation by certain

charlatans and the unprincipled exploiters of sincere investigators of

the phenomena of the higher planes of existence, and also by reason of a

certain prejudice against the term arising from misrepresentation and

general misunderstanding, the term still remains a perfectly legitimate

one and one clearly indicating the nature of the general class of

phenomena sought to be embraced within its limits. Therefore there is no

valid reason for its rejection in our consideration of the subject of

Nature's Finer Forces in this book; and, accordingly, it is used here in

a general way, although the more scientific term "higher plane

communication," or similar terms, are employed herein in some cases.