Tag: seance
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A spirited story of the psychic and the Colonel
from alpheus.org: On a warm autumn afternoon in 1874, Henry Steel Olcott, an attorney and popular New York journalist, found himself in Vermont looking for ghosts. On assignment for his newspaper, he planned to investigate one of the séances, or “spook shops,” that were then enjoying a surge of popularity across America. Olcott’s credentials as…
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Houdini and the Supernatural
from thegreatharryhoudini.com: In the 1920s, after the death of his mother, Houdini began focusing his energy on debunking psychics and mediums. Although he eventually focused on proving these people to be fakes, his initial entry into the world of the supernatural began when he attempted to contact his dead mother. However, he found that the…
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new york city’s mystic history
Gothamist has posted a great interview with Mitch Horowitz, editor-in-chief of Tarcher — the mind/body/spirit publisher of the Penguin Group — and author of Occult America: White House Seances, Ouija Circles, Masons, and the Secret Mystic History of Our Nation… Let’s talk about your tours. You’ve mentioned some New York City establishments. What should people…