If you’re a fan of “Medium” then you might like Gary E. Schwartz’s book “The Truth About Medium: Extraordinary Experiments with the real Allison DuBois of NBC’s Medium and other remarkable psychics.” In it, Schwartz describes his first remarkable encounter with Allison, plus a lot of the experiments that he and his team used to verify her abilities. It’s a very interesting little book.

 

Not many people have investigated the phenomenon of mediumship in a controlled fashion. It’s difficult to “prove” because if the atmosphere is too hostile, the gift seems to wither and shrink. Schwartz is sufficiently sympathetic to his subjects to get good results while still using very sound experimental methods. It’s refreshing to see something serious that is neither too skeptical nor too credulous. Have a look and judge for yourself. No matter what side of the fence you sit it’s a fascinating read.