spirit guides

[sodium20]

as alot of mediums use spirit guides , would it be possible for a decendant of a spirit guide ( no not me ) to claim some sort of percentage of profit from the medium as he/she is profiting from thier dead relative ( i am sure the spirit guide would only be happy in the knowledge that future generations would benefit from this)

 

[Paul C. Anagnostopoulos]

Isn't the spirit guide usually some unknown person with a name like Amygdamalama or something? Is it ever a known person? If so, I'm going to go on the road with Richard Feynman as my spirit guide.

It would make for an interesting court case, since the claimant would have to prove that the psychic really is in contact with his dead great-great-grandmother.

~~ Paul

 

[odorousrex]

My spirit guide is named Bob, and he knows where all the good spirits are: Stoli, Jack Daniels, and absolut. And he always takes a cut.

In reference to your questions, my understanding was that "spirit guides" were more along the lines of some sort of celestial creature, rather than the spirit of a deceased human. These beings, having been born/created and lived in the ether, are able to guide mediums to human spirits who have no such innate celestial navigation skills.

Or something like that. However, in the world of Woo, I think most mediums could make up any such definition for their own "spirit guides".

 

[EHocking]

Isn't the spirit guide usually some unknown person with a name like Amygdamalama or something? Is it ever a known person? If so, I'm going to go on the road with Richard Feynman as my spirit guide.

It would make for an interesting court case, since the claimant would have to prove that the psychic really is in contact with his dead great-great-grandmother.

~~ Paul

I disagree. The descendent only has to prove lineage/geneology - the medium has to prove contact....

 

[Nigel]

My spirit guide is named Bob, and he knows where all the good spirits are: Stoli, Jack Daniels, and absolut. And he always takes a cut.

In reference to your questions, my understanding was that "spirit guides" were more along the lines of some sort of celestial creature, rather than the spirit of a deceased human. These beings, having been born/created and lived in the ether, are able to guide mediums to human spirits who have no such innate celestial navigation skills.

Or something like that. However, in the world of Woo, I think most mediums could make up any such definition for their own "spirit guides".

I seem to recall reading that in the 1920s (and possibly as late as the 1960s - even later, maybe) spirit guides were American Indians, aka Native Americans. If that's the case, wouldn't it be possible to check records and see if "Little Feather" really existed (with enough complete information, which the woo-woos would almost certainly not provide)?

I certainly agree that most mediums would make up any definition they wanted, even change the definition to fit their needs (and circumstances).

 

[Mike D.]

Isn't the spirit guide usually some unknown person with a name like Amygdamalama or something? Is it ever a known person? ~~ Paul

Paul,

If you study the spirit guides and/or spirt controls of mediums, you will find both. In some cases the spirt guide and/or control claims to be a spirit whom there is no way of tracing the identity of, but in other cases the guide/control will claim to be the spirit of a deceased person who can be verified to have once lived on earth. Some mediums have even had multiple guides/controls of both types over time.

Mike

 

[Paul C. Anagnostopoulos]

EHocking said:
I disagree. The descendent only has to prove lineage/geneology - the medium has to prove contact..

Not if the descendent is the one who is suing. He cannot force the medium to prove anything, but instead has to prove that his suit has merit: that the descendent really is contacting his dead relative.

~~ Paul

 

[Hellbound]

Not if the descendent is the one who is suing. He cannot force the medium to prove anything, but instead has to prove that his suit has merit: that the descendent really is contacting his dead relative.

~~ Paul

Actually, couldn't he make a case whether contact occurs or not? The medium is profiting from his family's name...even if he's not actually making contact. I think one could build a case there, but I'm no lawyer.

 

[Agammamon]

I wouldn't think it would be any more possible than trying to claim a percentage of your parents income just because you're a descendent.

 

[TruthSeeker]

But couldn't the medium simply claim that the desceased has communicated his/her consent to participate in the medium's activities without compensating his/her descendants?

Then, the defendant would have to prove both contact and that the deceased is unhappy about the situation