Balancing Psychic & Mediumistic Energies

Day 6 of 10 of The Complete Medium Series

Author

Mia Ottosson
March 16, 2025

Over the past five days, I've shared foundational practices for strong mediumship. Today, I want to address a topic that often creates confusion—and sometimes even shame—among developing mediums: the relationship between psychic and mediumistic energies.

Beyond the "Pure Mediumship" Myth

Throughout my 30 years as a professional medium, I've observed a damaging myth: that "pure" mediumship should contain no psychic elements. This misconception has caused many talented mediums to doubt themselves unnecessarily.

"The psychic energy is so ugly. No, it's not. It's a compliment to the mediumship. Without its psychic energy, if we don't learn the intuitiveness of it, you're only going to be half the medium you can be."

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The truth is that effective, healing mediumship requires both energies—working together in a balanced way to serve your clients.

Mediumistic Energy

Source: Communication from those in spirit

Content: Evidence about the spirit person (who they were, how they died, specific memories)

Purpose: Proving the continuity of life, validating the connection

Psychic Energy

Source: Intuitive connection with the client

Content: Insights about the client's life, current challenges, path forward

Purpose: Providing guidance, understanding, and healing

Client Misconceptions

Many clients come to readings with a fundamental misunderstanding about how mediumship works:

"We have to educate the sitters... they think that the grandmother is gonna come in and tell them what they is gonna do in their life. And they don't do that."

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This misconception isn't their fault—it's been perpetuated by media portrayals of mediumship and by practitioners who don't clearly distinguish between psychic and mediumistic information.

The reality is that when a spirit speaks about the client's current life or future, they're usually speaking through your intuitive understanding rather than providing direct advice. And that's perfectly natural:

"In all honestly, very little comes from the spirit. It's only when it's pure evidence it comes from the spirit. When it comes to the assessments, when it comes for guiding, it's usually us."

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A 50-50 Partnership

The most powerful model I've found for understanding this balance is what I call the "50-50 partnership":

"You need to work together. So don't underestimate your part of it. It's a 50-50 partnership here."

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In this partnership, the spirit provides evidence of who they are, while you provide the intuitive understanding that creates meaning and relevance for your client. Both are essential—and neither diminishes the authenticity of the communication.

Energy-Balancing Exercise

In your next reading, try this approach to consciously balance energies:

  1. Begin with clear mediumistic evidence (relationship, specific memories, cause of death if appropriate)

  2. Once connection is established, allow your intuition to explore why this particular spirit is connecting

  3. Notice when you're receiving direct evidence versus when you're intuitively interpreting

  4. Be transparent with your client about the source of information ("Your grandmother is showing me..." versus "I sense that you are...")

  5. Notice how this transparency creates a more authentic, powerful reading

This balanced approach creates readings that are both evidential and deeply meaningful.

Meeting Client Needs

Understanding this balance allows you to truly meet clients where they are:

"For me, it's very important to meet the client's need, what do they want?"

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Some clients need strong evidence of their loved one's continued existence. Others need guidance about their current challenges. The skilled medium can provide both—without pretending that all information comes directly from spirit.

This honest, balanced approach creates the most healing, transformative readings.

Your Reflection Question

Have you ever felt guilty or insecure about the psychic elements of your readings? How might your readings change if you consciously embraced both energies as complementary rather than conflicting?

Tomorrow: I'll share my approach to platform excellence—how to create engaging, evidential demonstrations that serve both individuals and the entire audience.

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//Mia

Mia Ottosson is a Spiritual Medium, Healer, Spirit Artist and Author and has been involved with Spirit and teaching for over 30 years.

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