Theory:Mediumship

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Theory	Citations	Notes
Not everybody's spirits are visible, only those of people you know.	Ida could only see elderly people who had died in the retirement home. (Graphic Novel:Moonlight Serenade)	+ It is probable that others had died on the space the retirement home occupied at some point in history, so only those you know are present. - Linda saw people she had never known when she stole Ida's aura. + Maybe stealing her aura being stolen and absorbed had something to do with it. - Spirits may "move on" or stay back, maybe mediums can see only the ones who didn't "move on".
Ida and Linda can only see spirits of humans and not other species.	Ida only ever saw humans. (Graphic Novel:Moonlight Serenade)	+ There has been millions of years worth of living and now dead creatures, so where were they in the area occupied now by the retirement home? - Maybe other species don't leave spirits after they die.
Matt's telepathy allows a limited form of mediumship.	It's Coming, Dual, A Clear and Present Danger, Trust and Blood.	+ Usutu appeared to him after death. + In a Behind the Eclipse interview it was stated that Matt can open his mind to discover mental-based abilities such as precognition, explaining how he got his. + Mediumship is a mental-based ability.
If this ability was supercharged, its user would be able to see spirits of those who have yet to die.	None.	- This would require a spirit to be seen, something that wouldn't happen if the person is still alive.
This ability can give the user command over the dead.	None	+ This could be a byproduct of this ability like accelerated probability's super speed.