Hear that warbled accordian-in-a-box? That means spirits are among us! This month, we tackle Victorian-era spiritualism with a heavy emphasis on the spooky and the scary, from seances to cheesecloth regurgitation to very creative entrail storage. Why was spiritualism so female-focused? Where did one go to find the most reliable ghost news? Who has read … Continue reading Tangent 7: Spiritualism
Hear that warbled accordian-in-a-box? That means spirits are among us! This month, we tackle Victorian-era spiritualism with a heavy emphasis on the spooky and the scary, from seances to cheesecloth regurgitation to very creative entrail storage. Why was spiritualism so female-focused? Where did one go to find the most reliable ghost news? Who has read the Hody Bidle? The answers lie beyond the veil, dear listeners! (Now, who wants some drugs?)
GHOST NOTES
* VictorianWeb.org
* The Victorian Supernatural [The British Library]
* Origins of Modern Spiritualism [Committee for Skeptical Inquiry]
* The Psychology of Spiritualism [The Guardian]
* Dr. Emanuel Swedenborg [Wikipedia]
* Anton Mesmer, founder of mesmerism [Encyclopedia Brittanica]
* How to Conduct Your Own Seance [Prairie Ghosts]
* Helen Duncan, barfing medium [Wikipedia]
* Post-Mortem Photography [BBC]
Hear that warbled accordian-in-a-box? That means spirits are among us! This month, we tackle Victorian-era spiritualism with a heavy emphasis on the spooky and the scary, from seances to cheesecloth regurgitation to very creative entrail storage. Why was spiritualism so female-focused? Where did one go to find the most reliable ghost news? Who has read the Hody Bidle? The answers lie beyond the veil, dear listeners! (Now, who wants some drugs?)
GHOST NOTES
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