Medium Rare

In this eye-opening and heartfelt episode, we pull back the curtain on the world of mediumship and psychic development, exploring the beauty, the responsibility, and the darker corners that too often go unspoken.

You'll hear honest reflections on what it really means to walk the path of a medium, including the emotional, spiritual, and ethical responsibilities that come with working in the unseen world. We’ll talk about the importan...

Ever wondered how some people seem to 'just know' things, 'see' glimpses of the future, or 'feel' what others are experiencing?.. This audio overview delves into the fascinating world of psychic abilities, often referred to as "clairs" (from the French word for "clear"), and their deep connection to our inherent intuition....

While intuition is often described as a subtle "soul's GPS" or an inner knowing, psychic abilities are prese...

In this episode of Medium Rare, we crack open the treasured manual that has guided countless mediums and seekers for over a century: How to Hold Circles for Developing Mediumship at Home by Rev. Franklin A. Thomas.

More than just a how-to book, this guide is a spiritual roadmap written with reverence, discipline, and deep understanding of the unseen world. Thomas offers clear and practical instructions for building power, creating h...

In this soul-stirring episode, we explore one of humanity’s oldest and most profound questions: What really happens after we die? Join us on Medium Rare as they share heartfelt insights, intuitive experiences, and spiritual understandings from a medium’s perspective.

Whether you’re grieving, spiritually curious, or on your own mediumship journey, this episode offers a comforting, grounded, and deeply personal look at the afterlife t...

In this eye-opening episode, Medium Rare dives into the groundbreaking research of Dr. Ian Stevenson, a psychiatrist who spent over 40 years scientifically documenting cases of reincarnation in children around the world.

What sets this apart from spiritual belief is the evidence children recalling verifiable past life memories, birthmarks matching wounds of deceased individuals, and cultural details they couldn’t possibly know.

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Welcome to Medium Rare, a podcast exploring Inside the SNU the beliefs, practices, and inner workings of The Spiritualists' National Union (SNU) the UK's leading organisation for Spiritualism. Whether you're a curious seeker, developing medium, or long-time member of the Spiritualist community, this podcast takes you behind the scenes of one of the world's most established religious charities.

This episode delves into topics such as...

Medium Rare dives deep into the evolving world of spirit communication from structured training and certification to the ongoing quest for credibility and ethical integrity. This podcast explores how leading organisations like the ISSMPI, Delphi University, Whole Medium Academy, the NSAC, and the Forever Family Foundation are shaping the standards for modern mediumship through education, accreditation, and spiritual development.

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Journey into the mind of one of history's most fascinating visionaries with this deep-dive exploration of Emanuel Swedenborg's revolutionary spiritual philosophy. This in Depth episode unpacks the Swedish mystic's profound insights into consciousness, divine humanity, and the hidden connections between the spiritual and natural worlds.

From his concept of Divine Natural Humanity that reconciles the eternal paradox between creator an...

Beyond the Veil: The Wallis Guide to Ethical Mediumship

Journey back to early 20th-century London for an in-depth exploration of one of the most comprehensive and responsible guides to psychic development ever written. In this feature-length deep dive, we unpack the groundbreaking work of E. W. and M. H. Wallis, whose practical manual on mediumship became essential reading for serious spiritual seekers of their era.

At a time when sé...

Lessons from the Invisibles: Conversations on Cosmic Consciousness

Step into an extraordinary spiritual dialogue that bridges the seen and unseen worlds. This immersive deep dive explores the profound teachings found in "With Folded Wings," a remarkable collection of communications between our physical realm and the "Invisibles" spiritual guides offering wisdom on humanity's greatest questions about consciousness, purpose, and evolu...

Step into the enigmatic world of early 20th-century spiritualism with Two Worlds in One, a podcast dedicated exclusively to the life, teachings, and enduring influence of Herman Aloysius Scheuing. Published in 1923, Scheuing's seminal work, The Psychology of Mediumship: Two Worlds in One, offers a unique blend of psychological insight and spiritual exploration into the practice of mediumship.

Each episode delves into the chapters of...

Travel back to the spiritualist movement of the late 19th century with Magnetism & Mediumship, a podcast devoted to uncovering the lost wisdom of Abby A. Judson a pioneering spiritualist, philosopher, and teacher. Between 1890 and 1894, Judson published three groundbreaking works that bridged science and spirit, offering readers a profound and often radical guide to mediumship grounded in natural law and terrestrial magnetism.

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Step behind the velvet curtain of séance rooms, spirit cabinets, and theosophical temples in The Spirit World Unmasked a podcast that dissects one of the most compelling sceptical works of the early 20th century. Centred around Henry Ridgely Evans’ 1902 exposé The Spirit World Unmasked, this series draws directly from the rare document “original extract” to reveal how illusion, belief, and human curiosity collided during the golden...

A Deep Dive into a Forgotten Classic of 19th-Century Spiritualism

In this powerful episode of Medium Rare, we journey into the pages of Unanswerable Logic (1887), a bold and thought-provoking work by Thomas Gales Forster a man who dared to defend spirit communication with reason, heart and conviction.

This isn’t just another historical overview. We explore Forster’s razor-sharp arguments for the continuity of life beyond death, his f...

A Deep Dive into the Foundational Text That Redefined Mediumship and Spiritual Philosophy

In this soul-stirring episode of Medium Rare, we journey into the profound and luminous pages of Spirit Teachings the messages received through the mediumship of William Stainton Moses, one of the most revered and spiritually grounded mediums of the 19th century.

Unlike sensationalised trance accounts of the era, Moses’s spirit communications we...

In this episode, our artificial hosts Claire and Duncan unearth a rare spiritualist treasure: Flashes of Light: Direct from the Spirit Land, published in 1872 by the iconic Banner of Light in Boston, Massachusetts.

This book is a powerful collection of messages claimed to be dictated by spirits from the afterlife, delivered through trance mediums at the peak of the 19th-century Spiritualist movement. Claire and Duncan dive deep into...

In this episode of Medium Rare, Artificial hosts Claire and Duncan tackle one of the most comprehensive and controversial investigations into Spiritualism ever written: Modern Spiritualism by Frank Podmore.

Published in the early 1900s, Podmore's work is both a critical history and a sceptical inquiry into the rise of Spiritualism throughout the 19th century. He examines famous mediums, mysterious manifestations, and documented spir...

In this immersive episode of Medium Rare, Claire and Duncan uncover the astonishing story of Little Justin Hulburd a child medium, poetic soul and one of the most enigmatic figures to ever grace the 19th-century stage. For over forty years, Justin was one of the greatest attractions on the dramatic stage, but his legacy extended far beyond performance.

As revealed in rare texts compiled by his cousin E.W. Hulburd, Justin also served...