The objectives of this study were to conduct comparisons between 1) each participants’ channeled vs. non-channeled answers; 2) participants’ responses to the questions (e.g., for content similarity during channeling); and 3) participants’ responses to the questions (e.g., for content similarity accuracy) pre-channeling.

This study represents an additional contribution to the scientific study of mediumship, its main aim being to identify the source of the information given out by a medium.

Recently, there has been a resurgence of research on mediumship, including investigating anomalous information reception (AIR) by mediums. In the last two decades, research has been carried out using blind and controlled methods, with conflicting results. However, the use of controls that are too artificial can impair the manifestation of genuine skills.

The aim of this study is to investigate the stylistic fit of literary texts under different genres, produced by supposed spiritual authors, obtained while under mediumistic trance.

In a standard mediumship “reading,” a client (called a “sitter”) asks questions about a friend or relative who has passed away. The medium purports to communicate with the deceased individual and reports any received information to the sitter. Mediums are often eager to provide verifiable information to demonstrate to the sitters that they are indeed [...]

The case of the Fox sisters (linked to the emergence of Spiritism), the story of the boy Cole Sear (the protagonist of “The Sixth Sense”), and the cases of two well-known Brazilian mediums, Chico Xavier and Divaldo Franco, illustrate mediumship in childhood. Also, Flournoy (1900) writes that during Hélène Smith’s childhood and adolescence she expressed [...]

One of the main endeavors is to reduce independent studies and move towards multi-laboratory and multi-investigator research, including different countries and socio-cultural backgrounds. These projects should be built upon common goals, pre-registered protocols, and with open access outcomes. This will allow better reproducibility, replicability, and generalizability regarding scientific standards.