Medium Rare
Tired of the clichés, theatrics and fluffy talk surrounding mediumship? Medium Rare cuts through the noise and serves up the real deal. Whether you're a beginner, seasoned practitioner or complete sceptic, this podcast is for everyone ready to dig deeper. Artificial hosts Claire and Duncan take you back in time to explore rare books, forgotten writings and authentic voices of history's most compelling mediums. From Victorian séance rooms to obscure 20th-century practitioners you've probably never heard of, they uncover raw, unfiltered accounts that shaped spiritualism before it became commercialised. Created by Spiritual Medium and Human Design Guide Cameran Quinn, each episode features meticulous research into long-lost books, archived papers, ancient scrolls and forgotten publications. Cameran unearths these original resources, then Artifical hosts Claire and Duncan break them down, letting the historical mediums speak for themselves through their own words. Discover what people actually believed and practised and what they didn't. No interpretation, no modern spin, just the authentic experiences and methods that built the foundation of the spiritualist movement. See how mediumship was genuinely different back then, explore what practitioners actually experienced, and make up your own mind about what it all means. Some were brilliant pioneers, others controversial figures, but all offer something far more substantial than today's sanitised versions. Medium Rare delivers the authentic past of talking to the dead: bloody honest, historically grounded and refreshingly real. New episodes drop regular. Check us out on Facebook Medium Rare.
Episodes
In this soul-stirring episode, Claire and Duncan take you deep into Joel Tiffany’s The Astral World: Higher Occult Powers a profound 19th-century text that lays bare the inner workings of the unseen realms the evolution of the soul and the true source of spiritual power.
Together, they explore Tiffany’s visionary view of the astral plane as a vibrational field shaped by thought, emotion, and morality. You’ll journey through his thre...
In this revelatory episode of Medium Rare, Claire and Duncan unravel the profound spiritual anatomy of the Inverted Tree of Life, bridging the ancient wisdom of Kabbalah with the powerful energy teachings of Master Choa Kok Sui, founder of Modern Pranic Healing and Arhatic Yoga.
Discover how each sephirah on the Tree of Life aligns with a specific major chakra in the human energy system revealing an 11+1 chakra structure, including ...
In this thought-provoking episode of Medium Rare, we dive deep into the groundbreaking work of one of the most enigmatic figures in parapsychology and mediumship: Eileen J. Garrett. Through her book Telepathy: In Search of a Lost Faculty, Garrett explores the untapped powers of the mind and the controversial phenomenon of telepathy not as fantasy, but as a real, measurable human faculty.
Join me as I unravel Garrett's compelling the...
Join Claire and Duncan as they explore the mysterious mathematics of destiny in E.T. Bell’s 1933 classic, Numerology. In this episode of Medium Rare, we unravel how Bell a mathematician with a flair for the esoteric blended number theory, mysticism and personality analysis into a system that fascinated spiritual seekers and skeptics alike. Was it science, pseudoscience or something stranger? Grab your charts and settle in for an ex...
In this episode of Medium Rare, Claire and Duncan crack open a nearly forgotten gem from 1921: “The Four Basic Principles of Numerology” by Frank Householder. What can a century-old guide teach us about the hidden meaning of numbers in our lives today?
Together, we explore: 🔢 The foundational principles Householder believed governed personality and destiny 🌀 How numbers shape our spiritual and psychological blueprint 📚 The histor...
In this eye-opening episode of Medium Rare, we take a deep dive into The Gateway of Understanding by Dr. Carl Wickland a spiritualist classic that boldly blends abnormal psychology with psychic science from 1934.
Dr. Wickland, a pioneering psychiatrist from the early 20th century, believed that many forms of mental illness were not simply psychological in origin but spiritual. According to his research, discarnate spirits (those who...
In this illuminating episode of Medium Rare, we take a deep dive into Barbara Ann Brennan’s Light Emerging a groundbreaking exploration into the human energy field and the pathways to healing through light, love and consciousness.
Brennan, a former NASA physicist turned spiritual healer, offers profound insights into the anatomy of the aura, the power of intention and how our emotional, mental and spiritual patterns affect our physi...
Step back in time with us as we unearth the forgotten wisdom of The Problems of Mediumship by Allessandro Zymonidas, published in 1920. In this compelling episode of Medium Rare, your hosts Claire and Duncan dissect the esoteric insights of this century-old text that challenges, warns and illuminates the path of the medium.
From the Earth as a "miniature universe" to the haunting intricacies of the "Elemental-Astral Plane," we explo...
In this week’s episode of Medium Rare, your spectral sleuths Claire and Duncan dust off the pages of a rare and long-forgotten gem: Spirit Messages (1901). Journey with us as we dive into the life and legacy of Mrs. Mayer, a powerful slate-writing medium who made waves in New York City’s spiritualist circles at the turn of the 20th century.
Renowned by professor Hiram Corson as "the most powerful of the slate-writing kind" he'd enco...
In this deeply resonant episode, Claire and Duncan open the worn pages of the 1914 Spiritualist Hymnal, inviting listeners into the rich, melodic soul of early 20th-century Spiritualism. More than just a collection of hymns, this book is a spiritual artifact one that harmonized séances, soothed grieving hearts and gave voice to unseen worlds.
Together, they explore its historical context, poetic depth, and the hymns that once stirre...
In this episode of Medium Rare, we take a deep dive into Spirit Voices by Crane a rare and powerful documentation of trumpet séances conducted in Christchurch, New Zealand. This extraordinary book chronicles direct voice communications from the spirit world, featuring spirit guides like George Jones, Unison and Dean Jacobs who share profound spiritual wisdom, healing insights and guidance for both the living and the departed.
We exp...
In this episode of Medium Rare, we take a deep dive into a captivating collection of excerpts from the Journal of the Society for Psychical Research, offering a rare glimpse into early 20th-century investigations into the unknown. From physical mediumship and levitation to thought-transference and clairvoyance, we explore firsthand reports and experimental accounts with mediums like Mrs. Osborne Leonard, Willy Sch and Miss Nancy Si...
In this deep-dive episode of Medium Rare, we crack open one of the most comprehensive guides to psychic development ever written and uncover the foundational truths behind mediumship, clairvoyance and spiritual service. From the structure of the subconscious mind to cultivating the "listening attitude of the soul," we break down ancient wisdom and timeless practices to help you tap into your own spiritual potential safely, ethicall...
What if your thoughts could travel across time and space? In this powerful episode, we dive into the groundbreaking work of physicist Russell Targ and spiritual healer Dr. Jane Katra, who explore the scientific and spiritual dimensions of psychic abilities. From top-secret government-funded research into remote viewing to distant healing supported by clinical trials, this episode uncovers how modern science is beginning to validate...
In this premiere episode of Medium Rare, Claire and Duncan dive deep into the teachings of 19th-century mystic and self-styled White Mahatma, J.C.F. Grumbine. We explore two of his key works: Clairvoyance: A System of Philosophy Concerning Its Law, Nature and Unfoldment and Easy Lessons for the unfoldment and realisation in Psychometry, Clairvoyance and Inspiration (1897).
What did Grumbine believe about the nature of psychic sight,...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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