mediumistic
Able to channel
Mediumistic describes qualities or abilities associated with a spiritualist medium—someone who claims to communicate with the dead or supernatural entities.
The word applies to people, practices, or phenomena: mediumistic trances, mediumistic powers, Her mediumistic tendencies emerged in childhood.
Often used skeptically by those who doubt such abilities are genuine.
Directing flow or energy
- tranceSemiconscious, unresponsive condition
- mediumshipCommunicating with the dead
- spirit guideSupernatural personal protector
- automatic writingText produced unconsciously
séance · planchette · table-turning · ectoplasm · materialization · possession · spiritualism · spiritualist
Extrasensory perception ability
- clairaudienceParanormal auditory perception
- clairsentienceParanormal tactile or emotional perception
- psychometrySensing history through touch
- telepathyDirect mental communication
precognition · remote viewing · extrasensory · sixth sense · second sight · premonition · prophetic · vision
Visible supernatural manifestation
- specterGhostly threatening presence
- phantasmIllusory supernatural appearance
- poltergeistDisruptive supernatural entity
- hauntingDisturbingly unforgettable
ghost · manifestation · afterlife · spirit world · departed · ethereal · disembodied · supernatural
Communicating with the deceased
- divinationForetelling through mystical means
- tarotDivination card set
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- occultismBelief in supernatural forces
esoteric · mysticism · arcane · shamanism · spiritualism · grimoire · hermeticism · cabala
channeling
Directing flow or energy
- tranceSemiconscious, unresponsive condition
- mediumshipCommunicating with the dead
- spirit guideSupernatural personal protector
automatic writing · séance · planchette · table-turning · ectoplasm · materialization · possession · spiritualism · spiritualist · channeller
clairvoyance
Extrasensory perception ability
- clairaudienceParanormal auditory perception
- clairsentienceParanormal tactile or emotional perception
- psychometrySensing history through touch
telepathy · precognition · remote viewing · extrasensory · sixth sense · second sight · premonition · prophetic · vision · scrying
apparition
Visible supernatural manifestation
- specterGhostly threatening presence
- phantasmIllusory supernatural appearance
- poltergeistDisruptive supernatural entity
haunting · ghost · manifestation · afterlife · spirit world · departed · ethereal · disembodied · supernatural · paranormal
necromancy
Communicating with the deceased
- divinationForetelling through mystical means
- tarotDivination card set
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
occultism · esoteric · mysticism · arcane · shamanism · spiritualism · grimoire · hermeticism · cabala · theosophy
mediumisticskeptical
Inclined to question claims
materialist · rationalist · disbelieving · incredulous · atheistic
mediumisticempirical
Based on observation, not theory
scientific · rational · evidence-based · analytical · logical
medium, immediately, immediate, mediator, mediate, mediation, intermediate, intermediary, mediocrity