Psychomanteums
Who should use a psychomanteum? Anyone with unresolved feelings about the death of a loved one is a good candidate for the psychomanteum. The process takes about three hours. A trained facilitator asks the participant to describe the person who died, their relationship with them and when, where and how they died. They are asked, “If you could speak to them, what would you like to say? If you could hear them, what would you like to hear?” Participants then sit alone in a dark curtained booth about the size of a large closet, with a mirror at one end (tilted so the participants do not see their own reflection) in a big, comfy recliner in the center. They sit (or recline) there for forty-five minutes thinking about their deceased loved one. Some will see visual images, streams of light, or may feel touches or other bodily sensations. About 64-65% of participants feel they’ve connected with the person who has died.