With the popularity of mediumship increasing, so is the necessity of great training in the mediumship art, and because there is a belief that true mediums are only born, William Walker Atkinson demonstrates that mediumship can be developed. Under the name Swami Bhakta Vishita, William Walker Atkinson wrote this classic treatise on mediumship in 1919. This edition of Genuine Mediumship is designed to be used in a classroom or small group setting to gradually unfold an individual's mediumistic power. - Illustrated with pictures of authentic catalog advertisements for this book from this time period, portraits of people referred to in the text with relevant information presented, and pictures with annotation to describe words that are no longer in use. - Textbook intended for course of study in an environment that prohibits the use of electronic devices. - Course on table tipping presented in Appendix A - Catalog of pictures of other books presumably written by William Walker Atkinson presented in Appendix B