People attend séances for a variety of reasons. The medium is the channel through whom the spirits communicate.

Two friends sitting with a talking board would be considered as having a séance in this case both of them acting as mediums. The people attending a séance are referred to as “sitters.” Such a gathering can be of any size, though a group of six or eight people is most common. The meaning of the word séance is “sitting.” A séance is a sitting together of a group of people-usually including a medium-for a Metaphysical experiment. Séance (religion, spiritualism, and occult) Participants in a séance attempt to summon and communicate with the spirit world. This can be done in various ways, but is traditionally done at the sabbat celebration of Samhain. Witches do not perform séances, but they do believe in communication with the spirits of the dead. From there the medium, through a 'Gate Keeper' or 'Guardian,' will relay messages between the people in the circle and their deceased loved ones. There may then be a brief period of meditation, during which the medium will slip into trance. The séance often starts with the singing of songs to bring an attunement and to balance the vibrations of everyone present. Invariably the members hold hands to make a connection of energy. A medium is one who is able to bridge the gap between this world and the next-a connecting link between the living and the dead.Ī group usually sits in a circle around a table, although it may form an open circle. It can be one on one (just the sitter and a medium) or it can involve a whole group with a medium. The word séance means 'sitting.' It is a sitting to communicate with spirits of the dead. Collins Discovery Encyclopedia, 1st edition © HarperCollins Publishers 2005 Séance (religion, spiritualism, and occult)

Meaning of seance