By Dan Pickel | High Desert Medium | Palm Springs Psychic Medium
One of the questions people sometimes ask about psychic mediumship is what happens when two different mediums connect with the same loved one in Spirit.
Will they receive the same information? Will the personality of the loved one come through in a similar way? And if two mediums deliver the same message, does that mean they’re connecting with the same Spirit?
These are excellent questions, and the answers offer an interesting look at how evidential mediumship works.
Something I find particularly fascinating is that it’s very common for different mediums to receive the same or remarkably similar information from someone in Spirit.
Sometimes that information makes perfect sense to the person receiving the reading. Other times, it doesn’t make sense at all.
And that’s part of what makes mediumship so interesting.
Every Medium Experiences Spirit Differently
One of the first things to understand about mediumship is that no two mediums work in exactly the same way.
Some mediums are primarily clairvoyant, meaning they receive information through mental images or symbols.
Others are more clairaudient and may experience words, names, phrases, or sounds internally.
Clairsentient mediums may receive impressions through feelings, emotions, or physical sensations.
And many mediums, myself included, work with a combination of these abilities.
Imagine two mediums connecting with someone who was known for spending hours working in their garden.
One medium might see a beautiful rosebush.
Another might experience the smell of fresh soil or receive an impression of someone kneeling in a flowerbed.
A third might hear the word “gardening.”
The information is being experienced differently, but the underlying message is essentially the same.
That’s one of the fascinating aspects of mediumship. The way information is received may vary, even when the details being communicated are remarkably consistent.
Why Do Different Mediums Receive the Same Information?
In my experience, certain details about a person in Spirit can come through repeatedly.
These may include personality traits, physical characteristics, family relationships, significant memories, or particular events from the person’s life.
For example, imagine a woman visits one medium and receives information about her deceased father.
The medium describes a man who was stubborn, loved fishing, and had a habit of whistling while he worked.
Several months later, she visits another medium who independently describes a stubborn father figure, mentions fishing, and refers to a man who frequently whistled.
That’s an interesting overlap.
Of course, the strength of that overlap depends on how specific the information is and whether the mediums received it independently.
General descriptions can fit many people. But unusual, recognizable details that appear independently in separate readings may be particularly meaningful to the person receiving them.
From a spiritual perspective, I understand these repeated details as aspects of a loved one’s identity that may be communicated consistently.
After all, if someone was funny, opinionated, affectionate, or particularly attached to a certain hobby while living, those characteristics may be among the things a medium picks up on when connecting with them.
The medium may experience the information differently, but the personality being described remains recognizable.
When Two Mediums Deliver the Same Message
Now, here’s where things become especially interesting.
Sometimes two mediums don’t just describe the same personality traits or memories.
They deliver virtually the same message.
Perhaps both mediums mention an unfamiliar name.
Maybe both describe a particular location.
Or perhaps they independently refer to an object, a family story, or an event that the person receiving the reading doesn’t recognize.
I’ve had clients tell me that another medium provided the same information I was receiving.
And sometimes their response is something like:
“Other mediums have said the same thing, but I’m not sure how accurate that is.”
I actually find that fascinating.
As a medium, I appreciate hearing that similar information has come through in a separate reading, especially when the client hasn’t shared that information beforehand.
For me, that consistency can be encouraging confirmation that I’m receiving something worth paying attention to.
But here’s something important I always want people to understand:
Just because information doesn’t make sense today doesn’t necessarily mean it won’t make sense tomorrow.
And that’s why I encourage people to put unfamiliar information in their back pocket.
Put the Information in Your Back Pocket
This is something I believe is especially important when receiving a mediumship reading.
Not every piece of information will make immediate sense.
Sometimes a name doesn’t sound familiar.
Sometimes a location means nothing to you.
And sometimes a memory or event being described simply doesn’t connect with anything you know about your loved one’s life.
That’s okay.
You don’t have to force the information to fit.
You don’t have to agree with something simply because a medium tells you it’s significant.
And you certainly don’t need to spend hours trying to make every detail work.
Instead, put that information in your back pocket, just in case it makes sense later.
I mean that quite literally in a practical sense. Write it down. Keep a record of what was said, particularly if it was unusual or specific.
You might discover its meaning during a conversation with a relative.
Perhaps an older family member remembers something you never knew about.
Maybe you come across a photograph, a letter, or an old family document that provides additional context.
Or perhaps the information never becomes clear.
That’s a possibility, too.
Mediumship involves interpretation, and mediums can misunderstand information or get things wrong.
But when the same unusual detail appears independently in more than one reading, I think it’s worth keeping track of rather than immediately dismissing it.
The key is to remain open without forcing an explanation.
Why Some Information Makes Sense Later
Think about how much of your loved ones’ lives you actually know.
Even when we’re extremely close to someone, we don’t know every experience they had, every friendship they maintained, or every event that shaped their lives.
Our parents had lives before we were born.
Our grandparents had childhood experiences we may never have heard about.
And even our spouses, siblings, and closest friends have memories and relationships that exist outside our personal knowledge.
So when a medium describes something unfamiliar, it’s worth remembering that your understanding of another person’s life may be incomplete.
For example, imagine a medium repeatedly receives the name Margaret while connecting with someone’s grandfather.
The client doesn’t recognize the name.
Months later, while looking through old family photographs, the client discovers that Margaret was the name of a woman who played an important role in the grandfather’s early life.
Suddenly, something that initially seemed meaningless has a possible connection.
That’s a hypothetical example, but it illustrates why I encourage people to keep an open mind.
At the same time, it’s important not to stretch an interpretation simply to make it fit.
A meaningful connection should make sense on its own, rather than requiring us to reshape the information after the fact.
Can Spirit Communicate With More Than One Medium?
From my perspective, absolutely.
I don’t believe our loved ones in Spirit are limited to communicating through one particular medium.
If someone has received a meaningful connection during one reading, I see no reason why that same loved one couldn’t be experienced during another.
I also don’t believe there’s a limited supply of spiritual communication that somehow gets used up.
In my understanding of mediumship, Spirit isn’t restricted by the same physical limitations we experience in everyday life.
However, I don’t believe that means every medium will receive identical information during every reading.
One medium may focus on a person’s personality.
Another may receive information about their passing.
Someone else might receive a memory or
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