This book is an authoritative work for all those engaged in medium-ship who value their profession. It is written by one who, as a child, was fascinated by the different emanations she saw radiating from flowers and assumed such experience to be commonplace. With this background, Phoebe Payne's approach is essentially matter of fact, and it is evident that once she realised the nature of her gift she subjected it to some very critical analysis. An innate integrity pervades her every observation and there is very little that escapes her notice. She sees her talent as being on par with any other: as one requiring a high level of dedication to its training and later, when sufficiently developed, to its correct professional use. Her advice to all who would unfold their gift of mediumship has stood the test of time and, if studied and followed, cannot do other than enhance such a gift. On the other hand, it may help those of lesser ability to discover what they do not know and cause them to approach all their activities more carefully. In both cases the results will raise the standards of professionalism.
