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Spirits, Seers & Séances: Victorian Spiritualism, Magic & the Supernatural
Spirits, Seers & Séances: Victorian Spiritualism, Magic & the Supernatural | Steele Alexandra Douris
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Spiritualism in the Age of Sherlock Holmes and Edgar Allan Poe A woman wearing a black veil convenes a séance. A magician puts a volunteer into a trance. A fortune-teller leans over a crystal ball. Everyone knows what Victorian mysticism looks like because our modern imagery, language, and practice of magic borrows heavily from the Victorians. But we have little understanding of its spiritual, cultural, and historical foundations. What made the Victorians turn to mediumship, hypnotism, and fortune-telling? What were they afraid of? What were they seeking? This book explores the history of automatic writing, cartomancy, clairvoyance, and more. It reveals how Victorian belief in ghosts, fairies, and nature spirits shaped our celebrations of Halloween and Christmas. With historic examples and hands-on exercises, you will discover how spiritualism in the time of Jack the Ripper, Jane Eyre, "A Christmas Carol," and Dracula left such a profound impact on both the past and present.
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Enjoying #hyggehour with this excellent micro history of Victorian spiritualism. Delighted it includes small practices to get in touch with the era 🖤💀✨

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TheBookHippie Oooooo 🖤🖤🖤 4mo
Chrissyreadit ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜my mom and i saw a medium last week at a fair and he was eerily accurate. 4mo
StaceGhost @Chrissyreadit ooooh that sounds so fun! I‘ve had really spot on readings before. I got one on a whim off Etsy and when I read it I discounted it but I just looked at it a year later and wow, no he was definitely right lol 4mo
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