Posts Tagged with "spiritualist"

Cold Reading Spiritualist Mediums vs Magicians

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

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The interest for Spiritualism in the 1920s had declined, it did however have a large impact on the serious exploration of paranormal claims. Magicians of the day had been thrust into the new role of checking / debunking paranormal claims due to their extensive knowledge of deception and sleight of hand. This role still continues today with famous personalities like James Randy, Derren Brown and Penn & Teller, to name just a few.

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Spiritualism The Birth Of A Lie : Fox Sisters.

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

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In 1848, the Fox sisters, who lived in New York, began receiving spirit messages. As a result the sisters were proclaimed as mediums, and the spiritualist movement was born. It all started in a small house in Hydesville, New York – a small town that consisted of no more than three or four dozen houses. [...]

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