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Carlos A. Baccelli
We are all Mediums
Odilon Fernandes
Nowadays, the vast majority of spiritist mediums are simply gathering experiences to put into practice, in future tasks, which they would be called to fulfill. Just as with two or more friends, the “mediumistic friendship� is gradually built. Even when there is a previous knowledge about it in former lives, the affinity between spirit and medium needs time, in order to reestablish itself on a level of conscience. The spirits must know how far they can trust the medium and vice- versa. This is because many brothers and sisters on the pathway of mediumship, fail in the presence of the service that should be done. However, it is normal that the first communications from a spirit by a certain medium can be disappointing. As time goes by, the medium will tune himself with the spirit or with the spirits who intend to use his faculties, so that they can communicate through them. Many spirits, as they present themselves to a medium, do not reveal their identities, choosing to remain anonymous. Very often, it is only when the mediums pass away to the spiritual world that they will get to know about their connections, and affinities, to the spirits that they have been working with. In general terms, the reason why spirits approach themselves to a medium is to develop a task. They have