I was wondering about how sitter scepticism can affect the demonstration of physical mediumship.
I have witnessed a situation where a nervous medium, aware of sitter scepticism, has found it difficult to relax in the manner necessary for trance induction.
I have also heard sitters voicing their scepticism, having not yet experienced mediumship that has been sufficiently convincing for themselves.
However, surely, it is the purpose and intent of the professionally demonstrating medium to offer evidence of soul survival. It is this evidence that is being sought by those attending, and paying money for, a public demonstration.
The professional medium, upon standing to offer evidence of continuing life, is surely aware of the scepticism or doubt within the minds of many attending sitters? Surely, within their period of development, along with their spirit team, prior to their standing to demonstrate professionally they have learned how to manage such energetic fluctuations?
If a medium is indeed unable to demonstrate evidence of soul survival to an audience not yet believing, then surely the medium is not ready, being ill-prepared, to demonstrate to the fee paying public?
I am not saying that each professional medium should be able to offer proof of soul survival to each and every sitter present. For in any case not all sitters are emotionally prepared to receive such evidence were that to be given. But, for a medium to offer sitter scepticism as a reason for a poor demonstration is simply taking the p*** out of the fee paying public? Isn't it rather like paying for a cup of tea and finding that a teabag hasn't been included in your purchase because the grocery shop was shut?
