Term
medium
A person who, by their own account or that of their followers, receives news from the dead or from another world.
Human Immortality: Two Supposed Objections to the Doctrine, William James
Explained in
- Human Immortality: Two Supposed Objections to the Doctrine, William James
- Death and Its Mystery: Before Death, Camille Flammarion
A person who, in the belief of spiritists, can pass on messages from unseen beings or show unusual powers. Flammarion knew both honest mediums and cheats.
- The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark, Carl Sagan
A person who supposedly can talk with spirits and speak on their behalf.