Jon, I think that it is Calling Up the dead that is forbidden, and I agree, it can be dangerous. I was raised, but am not now, Christian, and yes, I talk to the dead nearly every day, be it in a graveyard or other. We need the counsel of the dead, we need their wisdom, their "advice". What we don't need is their actual presence. And neither do they.They are "There", we are "Here",for yet a while.