Evidential Mediumship - as often found in Modern Spiritualism - is simple and fundamental and can be a wonderful thing when all works well. But it can be frustrating and disappointing (for seekers particularly) when it doesn't appear to deliver what was expected of it.

The words 'mediumship' and 'medium' may mean very different things to a seeker and there is no single definition that is automatically right for every single individual or every single situation.

What it means in Spiritualism varies, be that in Canada, Australia, the UK or the USA. Sometimes it varies widely but again there is no single universally-accepted definition about what should be expected from it. What mediumship means outside of Spiritualism can vary even more widely. Perhaps little wonder that seekers may be disappointed or even feel cheated by what they get.

Whether the service of mediumship is charged for or delivered f.o.c. is something the practitioner has to resolve for herself. There is no automatically right way although many may have firm views about what should be provided and how, be they practitioners or simply seekers of communication through mediumship.

Although there is no single way that is completely right there are ways in which it is completely wrong.