Gnu, If you meant to say religion vs séances and such, I am truly sorry. I guess people were giving you the benefit of a doubt. Honest mistake right?

Spiritualism is a belief system or religion, postulating the belief that spirits of the dead residing in the spirit world have both the ability and the inclination to communicate with the living. Anyone may receive spirit messages, but formal communication sessions (séances) are held by "mediums," who can then provide information about the afterlife.[1]

Spiritualism, a religious movement that began in the United States and which has flourished internationally from the 1840s to the present
    Spiritualism (beliefs), the belief that spirits of the dead can communicate with the living
    Spiritualism (philosophy), the idea, in any system of thought, that there exists an immaterial reality that is beyond the reach of the senses