Supernatural, Occult, Paranormal
From India to the Planet Mars
A good article here.
Read the book at the Internet Archive.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Sep 19, 2023 -
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Category: Supernatural, Occult, Paranormal, Space Travel, 1900s
Kreskin’s ESP Game
Kreskin's Wikipedia page.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Aug 26, 2023 -
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Category: Games, Supernatural, Occult, Paranormal, Advertising, 1960s
The Live Forever Folk
Read an issue of their magazine here.
Read THE COSMIC SURVEY here.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Aug 06, 2023 -
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Category: New Age, Regionalism, Supernatural, Occult, Paranormal, 1920s
The Great Cheiro
The late part of the 19th century and the early part of the 20th century were filled with occult types, most famously Aleister Crowley. But I had not previously encountered Cheiro.His Wikipedia page is here.
You can read his palmistry book here.
And luckily, in 1979, Cheiro (died 1936) conducted a long conversation with another medium. Read it here.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jul 27, 2023 -
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Category: Frauds, Cons and Scams, New Age, Supernatural, Occult, Paranormal, Nineteenth Century, Twentieth Century
Thirty Years Among the Dead
The Wikipedia page for Wickland, where we learn:Wickland turned away from conventional medical psychology and toward the belief that psychiatric illnesses were the result of influence by spirits of the dead. Wickland came to believe that a large number of his patients had become possessed by what he called "obsessing spirits", and that low-voltage electric shocks could dislodge them, while his wife Anna acted as a medium to guide them to "progress in the spirit world". Spiritualists considered him an authority on "destructive spirits" and he wrote a book in 1924, Thirty Years Among the Dead, detailing his experiences as a psychical researcher.[3]
Wickland was convinced that he was in contact with a group of spirits known as the "Mercy Band" who would remove the possessors, and help them in the spirit world. Psychologist Robert A. Baker listed Wickland and Arthur Guirdham as early psychiatrists who preferred to "ignore the science and embrace the supernatural".[4]
Read his book at the Internet Archive.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Mar 13, 2023 -
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Category: Death, Supernatural, Occult, Paranormal, Books, 1920s
Easy Lessons in Psychometry
With enough practice, in a mere 56 pages you too can become an occult master.
"I sense a bill...an unpaid bill. It has to do with flames, heating... Yes, it's my utility bill!"
Posted By: Paul - Sun Feb 26, 2023 -
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Category: Hobbies and DIY, Supernatural, Occult, Paranormal, 1900s
SatanCon 2023
It's happening in Boston. Link to article in BOSTON GLOBE, where a paywall might need to be circumvented.
A feature on last year's event:
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jan 12, 2023 -
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Category: Religion, Supernatural, Occult, Paranormal, Conferences, Conventions, Meetings and Symposia
Lily Dale Spiritualist Camp
The entire HBO documentary appears to be free on YouTube, as embedded below.The Wikipedia page.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Dec 28, 2022 -
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Category: Supernatural, Occult, Paranormal, North America, Nineteenth Century
Happy Halloween 2022!
Posted By: Paul - Mon Oct 31, 2022 -
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Category: Holidays, Supernatural, Occult, Paranormal, Coffee and other Legal Stimulants
An Account of Some Well-Authenticated Miracles
This small book gives details on a few miraculous incidents "authenticated" by the Catholic Church.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Sep 18, 2022 -
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Category: Religion, Supernatural, Occult, Paranormal, Unexplained Historical Enigmas, Nineteenth Century
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