Religion is determined to convince us that whoever these people are talking to must be demonic in nature. Between these two explanations, there is not much resolution for the individual suffering from these phenomena. Biblical figures like Noah and Moses come to mind. It could have gotten ugly. The coming of the deluge validated Noah's gift.
Modern psychology is just that-modern.
In Europe, the western Judeo-Christian belief system has been intact much longer, but still, we discount or erase altogether the worlds and teachings of our ancestors. What it is that we are fitting ourselves into is another million-dollar question. Larry believed in the seen and the unseen worlds. After his incarceration began, and he had no more access to the substances that were clouding his mind and exacerbating his condition, he began to study. He studied systems of religion, a discipline that fascinated both of us.