The book was laid out well and easy to read. I've often felt that feeling that she describes early on. As with most books on practice there were some aspects that resonated, and others that didn't. It was a nice, quick read with a decent intro into mediumship.

Magickal Mediumship Partnering with the Ancestors for Healing and Spiritual Development by Danielle Dionne

249 Pages
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd, Llewellyn Publications
Release Date: December 8, 2020

Nonfiction (Adult), Religion, Spirituality, Psychic, Spirits

The book is divided into the following parts.

Part One: Mediumship and Maggick
Part Two: Connecting with the Dead
Part Three: Partnering with the Dead
Part Four: Death Comes for Us All
Exercises

The author explains what it means to be a medium and how she began her work. She divided the book so that the reader learns about mediumship in stages. She provides many exercise to help the reader work on the different skills required. This is a very detailed book on psychic connection with spirits. If you have a desire to connect with the afterlife, I highly recommend this book.

A very comprehensive book on how to develop and nurture the gift of mediumship through Paganism in a safe, simple, and clear way. The author includes a lot of detail about the exercises but also about the theory behind each one, and I loved that she didn't include a lot of anecdotes about her work to focus on the content and the needs of the reader. Highly, highly recommended.

I had heard Danielle Dionne speaking during a video event on Llewellyn, and became interested in reading Danielle's book. I was surprised by all the information in the book. I will admit I worry about reading some books because of the trendiness that comes and goes of certain subjects.

First was the different types of ancestors. Mostly I hear about those of blood and not the others as was told. The calling on spirits was simple but beautiful. The chant under Preparing for the Work was also simple and beautiful. The details and explanations under The Mediumship Session were detailed and written in a way that was easy to understand. The examples of the sections and the steps made it even easier to understand. The way Dionne describing assessing the relationship to the sitter and the chart helped me understand that part so much clearer. The chart visualization helped to put it in a better perceptive.

I have often wondered about what types of offerings would be good and the chart gives you a good list. The planetary energy explanation was very much needed on my end. The exercises throughout and the exercise of meeting a spirit guide lays out what you need to know, do, and answers to possible questions you may have.

I have always wondered how to go about ancestral magick and that section was a great help with what to try and examples. With candle color associations, having them laid out right there made it easier. The book gives interpretations of what it means when a candle burns a certain way. The Blessing of the Body was also beautiful and was not religious-based so it would have a wide range of use.

Overall this book was a 5 out of 5. It's great for a beginner and for someone who wants to learn more without fearing the trendiness some would fear.
Absolutely loved this! I received this from NetGalley and I am so glad I was able to get an ARC.

As someone who is very new to the metaphysical world, I appreciated that this book is designed for people like me. Some aspects resonated, some didn’t. The parts that resonated the most for me were honoring and connecting with ancestors and death care. The last few chapters had some really practical suggestions for doing our best to carry out a loved one’s wishes around death. Thank you NetGalley for this advance reader copy.

My request to view this book was accepted on the same day it was archived - I was unable to download this book so I will not be leaving feedback.

A wonderful addition to any psychic library. Danielle Dionne has done the community quite a service in writing what I would call a "definitive" guide to mediumship.

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC.
For the record, I am a psychic medium.
I will admit to you right off the bat that this was a DNF.
Perhaps I should have read the description more thoroughly; this is definitely a book that is umbrellaed by Witchcraft and Witchcraft concepts and ideas. She is a part of the Temple of Witchcraft which she mentions later; that brings with it a biased mindset and viewpoint on a lot of the spiritual concepts mentioned in this book.

I don’t adhere to this practice, and it does not resonate with me. In fact, a lot of aspects of specific practices in this book made me uncomfortable. That’s why I didn’t finish it. My red flag for this book came early when she quoted Aleister Crowley, a dude I don’t take advice from. Too. Much. Darkness. Just look at a picture of him and you’ll see what I mean. Yikes.

Danielle Dionne defines Magickal Mediumship as “the partnership with the dead to enact your magick and enhance your life.” Hmmm, yikes again. I definitely didn’t read the description, because honouring the dead is one thing, but partnering with them is not my cup of tea.

She defines mediumship as “Communication with spirits of the dead,” because that’s what she was taught. It is so much more than that. And a medium who focuses on human spirits who have passed misses the opportunity to connect to far wiser people of the God Force. She disregards these other connections as part of the definition. I don’t use the dead to get messages unless they have specific guidance or healing they wish to bring forth to the person inquiring. Playing with the dead is not a fun idea for me. They’re far happier on that side, believe me. And they're so low level on the spiritual scale that you risk bringing in someone you simply don't want to invite into your space.

I stopped reading shortly after the Trance Mediumship section where she talked about going into a trance state as a 12-year-old and didn’t warn against this; do you think any 12-year-old is spiritually, mentally, and emotionally prepared to battle against what dark entity could come forward during a trance mediumship session? She says that if you feel the pull to Trance to explore it, with no warnings. Yikes, times three.

That’s where I stopped. This isn’t my cup of tea. Beautiful cover, weird jujus. It might be appreciated by someone else who walks this path.

This book has an interesting approach. Much of it is based on what the author learned in the church of Spiritualism then filtered through her own work in Christopher Penczak's Temple of Witchcraft. If you read this book with those facts in mind, you can gain a lot from the manuscript.

I appreciated the way the book was broken up and the way it was all laid out for you in the introduction. Dionne covers working with the dead in more than one way. She offers her thoughts and research on various Death Deities (one of those is the controversial Santa La Muerta [personally I love the Bony Lady, but some don't.])

If you are hoping to learn how to talk to the dead, this is a very good start. I would supplement this book with some of the books she mentions for her own bibliography only because she does come across as a bit dogmatic here and there. For the most part, I found her to be clear on what was her dogma versus the type of dogma that is One Way. That is something I look for in any book. I don't need someone to tell me their way. I need them to show me their way then let me make up my own mind about it. All in all, she accomplished that very well other than those few spots. I won't quote them as I don't think that is fair. What I find dogmatic, you may not.

I do recommend this book with the caveat that you don't use it as the only way to contact the dead. I think even the author might agree with that.

I thought that this was a great book for anyone interested in mediumship. I liked how the author took the time to explain the different types of mediums, spiritualism, and types of mediumship. This is a great place for beginners to start. Learning to work with my ancestors is something I had been wanting to learn for a while and this book was extremely helpful. The exercises included were easy to follow and practice and something I intend to integrate with my existing practices. The section on confronting our mortality was also eye-opening. The only thing I did not like was there were times when it felt like reading a textbook, however, I really enjoyed this highly informative book.

This book was an interesting approach to communicating with ancestors that I have never seen before. It's a great guide for those interested in developing or strengthening their craft as well as those interested in it for research or out of curiosity.

This is the book I wish I had had twenty years ago. I have studied mediumship for about two decades, I would consider myself a level one medium at this stage. I was overwhelmed with the scope and teachings of Ms Dionne's book. Although written in a conversational tone the book is more of a sequencial series of lessons to give a person interested in actually doing the work a solid base. The chart of spirit appearance in the persons aura was worth the cost of the book itself IMO. I have rarely seen this and asked my teachers about it and some use the method and others dont. I found it easier to read when using this map of soul appearances. There are dieties of the dead listed and herbs, and ways to protect yourself also. This book is not a quick read as it is a real teaching tool to get started in the work of spiritual mediumship. I will come back to this many times in the years to come for refreshing my memory and accuracy. Overall , this book isthe best on mediumship and practical methods than I have read in a long time. Excellent !!

I am a solo practitioner with my own rituals and enjoy learning how others practice as well. Having long called upon the women in my family to help and guide me, this book provided me with ideas on how to expand my own rituals and practices. While I did a quick read of this book, it will take me a much longer time to read, choose, apply and put into practice what is covered in this book, including the use of herbs, crystals and essential oils and more.

Learning is a life long opportunity and reading is a perfect way to learn and grow. This book also makes me think more about when my time comes, what is in store for me and how I will be able to help those that come after me. This is the first time I have really explored both sides of the veil in regards to myself. This book is an excellent way to explore your own talents and expand them. A wonderful addition to your magickal reading list.