Communication with spirits is a matter of record throughout the history of the human race. I am interested in prayer and have been ever since I was a boy. I tried to pray, but I didn't know if anyone was listening, so it seemed rather a waste of time. I could tell God that He didn't already know, so it would be better for me to learn how to listen to Him. God speaks through the Bible.
Meditation is dangerous.
Nevertheless, I tried to listen to God. I sat still and meditated until my arms and legs were so numb I could hardly get the feeling back, but nothing happened, so I got discouraged and was about ready to give the whole thing up as a bad job. In the spring of 1964, I had a different sort of opportunity to investigate communication with spirits. I viewed it as an experiment. I learned some things from this experience, including the fact that spirits are real, and proved to myself that the standards by which I evaluate people also apply to spirits.