Mediumship in the Free State of Florida
Anthropology of Consciousness June 9, 2026 Sarah Porch-Lee
Female mediums in Florida report that the state's conservative political climate paradoxically creates a supportive environment for their spiritual work. Surveys and interviews with mediums across Florida reveal that women's mediumship experiences and practices differ from men's, and that mediumship highlights key feminist themes in religious and spiritual experiences. The paper discusses how Florida benefits mediums and examines factors in central Florida that influence the work and experience of female mediums, drawing from feminist anthropology and anthropology of consciousness frameworks.