Talking to the Dead

Anyone who has lost a loved one unexpectedly knows only too well the heartache of never having had the chance to say goodbye. Some seek solace through the services of a medium, whose psychic gifts can help us talk to the dead. Mediums are often dismissed as charlatans, yet the accounts detailed here show that some have a power that cannot easily be explained unless the medium has truly received messages from beyond the grave. Forming a stance in an attempt to open a link with the afterlife is another avenue regularly explored, sometimes by those with little experience of the spirit world. The results, rather like a haunting, can either be truly disturbing or of enormous comfort.