Spirit Talk & The Professional Medium Issue 2 | Page 6

There seems to be little or no doubt that US law enforcement agencies use psychics in the line of duty. They freely admit the fact publicly. It even generates ratings for television stations by airing such shows such as P sych ic D etectives and M ediu m . Out here in Australia we are not quite as Hollywood. Australian television had a fleeting foray into crimesolving spooks with Sensing Murder but even that may have been viewed as trivializing serious crime and personal loss in order to showcase the talents of a clairvoyant. Whilst it is true that a lone wolf police officer may consult a psychic or a medium privately for direction and clues; the boys in blue as a collective like to play their tarot cards a lot closer to their chests; and are admitting nothing. It seems Mediums that provide information to the media are one of the main reasons why our Police aren’t so receptive to Agent Afterlife getting in on the crime solving action. Ego thrusts the reader into the spotlight and more often than not without apparent regard for an ongoing investigation or the feelings of those involved in the actual case; particularly the victims. As the world at large seems to take the spiritual a little more seriously though, should the Australian Police? There are no available statistics that refer to the number of well-meaning psychics, authentic or attention seeking, who approach Police or victims of crime because they think they have the answers. There are regular missing persons or similar cases floating around social media asking for the help of mediums and one wonders what sort of person would post for the world to see on Facebook that someone’s child is dead, murdered, raped or otherwise never coming back. It’s news right? Those who reported on the Holocaust or World War 2 weren’t slammed for their insensitivity so why should it be inappropriate to post on Facebook the last moments of a personal life according to a medium? Because it’s personal and unsubstantiated that’s why. 6