Tag: spiritualism
Psychic Claimed to Receive Messages from Mars
The following article, published in a newspaper back in 1908, is about a psychic who claimed she was receiving messages from Martians. I am placing…
What Houdini Really Thought About Mediums
In the early 20th century, getting in touch with spirits was a huge fad. Mothers wanted to contact their sons who died in World War…
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Spirit Radio
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes, was deep into the spirit world. What he tried to do might seem kind of silly…
Man Gets Phone Call From Dead Wife
Phone calls from the dead are a fairly common occurrence even though incidents are almost never reported in newspapers these days. When they first started…
Early 1900s Belief in Ghosts and How to Communicate With Them
Not so strange, the belief in ghosts was just as strong in the early 1900s as those beliefs are today. Instead of sitting on their…
Husband and Wife Spiritualists Go to Court
Two spiritualists get married. Sounds like the start of a joke, doesn’t it? Except the article below really isn’t a joke. The problem is that…
Sir Conan Doyle Talks About Spirit Ectoplasm
Who here is surprised to see the name Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and the word ectoplasm on the same page? Probably no one, as everyone…
