Spiritualism has a unique approach to the relationship human beings have with one another and all other life.  It has a unique understanding of the relationship of human beings to the universe and above all it has a unique understanding of the relationship between human beings and the source of all life, no matter what label we find most comfortable to pin on that source.  No other philosophy has quite the same approach and understanding and certainly no other philosophy recognises so openly the help we can receive from those in spirit, if only we ask.

Yes, absolutely!  Spiritualism lets you define God in your own personal way.  Spiritualism does not dictate that God be a person on a throne, or even be a person at all.  Your definition of God is personally yours and Spiritualism recognises that.  It is certainly possible to have a religion that does not define God because there is more to Spiritualism than just a definition.  Spiritualist literature very often refers to God as the God of your Understanding or the Infinite Intelligence.  Spiritualism definitely believes in God!

Not in the way that Christians do.  Spiritualism does not believe in the Jesus as Saviour concept as supported by many Christian religions.  However, Jesus is viewed as one of the greatest mediums that ever lived on the earth and the Bible may be used as a source of inspiration for a lecture but Spiritualism does not give either Jesus or the Bible an essential role.  Spiritualism does not limit itself to any particular Spiritualist or any other material.  It is free to draw inspiration from material found in Christian and other religions provided that there is an appropriate fit.

No and no!  Natural Law has a way of taking care of the I can do what I want no consequences idea that people seem to fear if there is no belief in Hell or the Devil.

No, no more or less than communicating with anyone else.  However, the spirit people around you are based on the law of attraction meaning that they are spiritually similar to yourself.  So, if you are a very mean-spirited, corrupt and cruel person then you will attract the very mean-spirited, corrupt and cruel spirit people to you.  Becoming a Medium involves a lot of responsibility and learning to reach for the highest and the best in spirit communication.  Far too many people have made fun and games out of their early attempts at mediumship and then get burned one way or another.  As a result, it is easy for some to say that it is of the Devil.  Spirit communication is not to be toyed with but is to be taken seriously.  Under the proper guidance, mediumship can be developed with wonderful positive results.

A message is exactly that, a  message, if you get a message from someone it is a quick communication as opposed to a  lengthy conversation. In the same way a Medium will bring a message from someone in the Spirit World which usually lasts a few minutes.  A reading is the same thing but longer, between 30-60 minutes as a general rule.  The content of a message or a  reading is really between the people in the Spirit World and yourself; the Medium is the message-bearer and provides the avenue for the message to come through.

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A Medium is someone who is sensitive to the vibrations of the spirit world in some manner.  Mediums often communicate messages from people in the spirit world to us here on the earth plane.  The Medium is in tune with people in the spirit world who want to communicate.  They speak through the Medium to the person getting the message.  The Medium acts as the telephone line between the two worlds.

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The primary difference is in how the information is obtained and where it is coming from.  The Medium's approach is passive, the Medium getting information from the people in the Spirit World and then giving it to you.  The Medium is not personally involved in the process, it is like being on the telephone.  When yourself and your friend are on the phone, the phone line is there to make the connection.  The phone line just passes the information from your friend to you.  In Mediumship the Medium is the phone line that is passing the information between this world and the next.

A Psychic's approach is active.  The psychic plays an active part in getting the information.  Psychics get information by picking it up from your own vibration and the spirit people are not involved in any way.
The statement, 'All Mediums are Psychic, but not all Psychics are Mediums' is an accurate one.  Mediums prefer to use mediumistic ability instead of their psychic ability because mediumship is primarily used to prove the continuous existence of life.

People who give readings will generally describe themselves as being a Medium,i.e., giving spiritual readings, or as a Psychic giving Psychic readings.
Any person giving a reading or a message could be doing so mediumistically or psychically or some combination of both.  It is not a simple matter to tell where the reading is coming from and Mediums will take extra precautions to be sure that the reading is not coming from the sitter.  Spiritualism focuses on mediumship but does not discard psychic ability.