About the Book All mediums have a catalyst or turning point in discovering the ancient and natural gift of mediumship. Demystifying Mediumship explores the lives, challenges, triumphs and tragedies of seventeen mediums from around the world, none are generic Book Synopsis In 2012, Kerry Alderuccio lost her 19-year-old son, Sam, in a tragic car accident. Kerrys understanding of death differed completely to what most people believed, she had within her an innate knowing that death meant life after life, and that was where her interest lay. Until that moment, shed been oblivious to the world of mediums, psychics, and healers. Kerry couldnt accept that death was the final act of life and six weeks after Sams passing, she saw a medium for the first time. As shed hoped, Sam was there to communicate with his parents, and a whole new world opened up for Kerry. On a quest to learn more about mediumship, Kerry joined a spiritual development circle in her hometown of Melbourne, where previously unknown possibilities became apparent. Aged in her mid-fifties, Kerry discovered her own latent mediumistic abilities, which took her to the United Kingdom where she began studying mediumship at the world-renowned Arthur Findlay College. This personal discovery made Kerry question why mediumship was universally misunderstood and its healing powers often overlooked. An unexplained mystery surrounded the practice of mediumship and Kerry wanted to explore the misconceptions and fallacies associated with it. To answer this question, Kerry reached out to seventeen respected mediums from different countries, ages, and backgrounds to share their own unique stories of how their mediumship journeys unfolded. All were known to Kerry personally, but their life stories were not. Many practiced their mediumship full-time and taught these age-old forms of spirit communication world-wide as professional tutors, speakers and practitioners, and others choose to use their unique gift in more main stream business practices. Demystifying Mediumship is the product of those conversations. It details powerful stories of personal loss, pain, sexuality, alcoholism, religion and escape, as well as love and hope. It sensitively tells their stories and the catalyst that led each of them to discovering their gift. The many challenges that each emerging medium faced, were as varied as their pathways in life. The brutal honesty and heart-warming stories of healing and hope are intertwined in each anecdote. Kerry explains mediumship as a practice in plain and simple language, helping readers to understand this ancient form of communication with the spirit world. Importantly, Kerry leaves the reader to consider the what ifs of the continuation of life after a physical death takes place, but in no way asserts that her beliefs should be everyones. Demystifying Mediumship seeks to explore a topic that is too often shrouded in scepticism and misunderstanding, and leaves you in awe of what is truly possible. Review Quotes At last a book that really captures the essence of demystifying the modern medium. In reading this book, youll discover the broad range of mediumistic gifts that exist, the various professions that some left to pursue their mediumship and the unique path that many have taken to uncover their gifts. Kerrys book does a wonderful job of showing that mediumship is a natural phenomenon that is based in love: the language that bridges our human world and the spirit world. If you are looking for healing and understanding in your quest to learn more about mediumship, this book is a must-read. Udoka Nwanna is a former litigation attorney and current law school professor who holds a BA in psychology and is a spiritual psychic medium, known as the Spiritual Blacksmith (California, USA) For too long the assumption that science and spirituality do not mix has polarised many in my profession. Ive worked as a doctor in major hospitals, private practice and in natural disaster situations, including the tsunami in Sri Lanka, Hurricane Katrina in the USA and the earthquake in Haiti. My role as a doctor has been to heal both medically and emotionally, and when in disaster areas, helping survivors heal, included feeling their loved ones in spirit. Through this spiritual connection I was naturally able to channel their loved ones in spirit, giving them comfort and honouring those people who had passed over. This is a no-nonsense book that explores, explains and shares the fascinating stories of other mediums and how they combine their natural mediumistic abilities with working in mainstream society. Kerrys goal was to demystify mediumship, and I believe that she has done just that. Dr Ellyn Shander, MD, has specialised in psychiatry for the last thirty-nine years and is also a spiritual medium (Connecticut, USA)