John Myers (medium)

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/john-myers--medium-

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the primary profession?Dentist
2. What is the secondary role?Spiritualist medium
3. Who was John Myers?John Myers was a British dentist who also worked as a spiritualist medium.
4. What did he do as a medium?He claimed to talk to spirits and help people feel connected to loved ones who had died.

Spiritualist Medium: An individual who claims to facilitate communication between the living and spirits of the deceased.
Spiritualism: A belief system and movement asserting the possibility of communicating with the spirits of the dead.
Parapsychology: The study of alleged psychic phenomena, including telepathy, clairvoyance, and psychokinesis.
Psychical Research: The scientific investigation of paranormal and psychic phenomena.