Talking to the Other Side

Since its birth in 1848 Spiritualism as a religion science and philosophy has experienced great highs and lows. At the center of this purely American-made modern-religious movement are mediums--the people who are able to communicate in some way with spirit entities that are no longer on the earth plane.</p><p>Based on three years of on-site investigation and a plethora of data and research collected on the modern Spiritualist movement in America <I>Talking to the Other Side</I> focuses upon the ethno-religious aspects of the religion mediumship and the mediums themselves. </p><p>The first four chapters offer an expansive review of the history of religion in America mediumship and the Spiritualist movement. Chapters 5-7 comprise the research and data that were compiled and analyzed based on fieldwork analysis a comprehensive questionnaire personal interviews and published literature on the topic of Spiritualism and mediumship. </p><p>According to Spiritualist mediums people don't die bodies do. <I>Talking to the Other Side</I> offers a contemporary look into the lives and backgrounds of the mediums who bridge this world and the Spirit world connecting those who have passed over with those they left behind.