Psychic Research

Four Thanksgiving Geese A woman’s prophetic dream of four Thanksgiving geese

Astral Bells and Bicycles Astral Bells heard by Reginald Span at Bournemouth and by “Radium” on a bicycle.

The Psychic Howler: Vintage Ghost-Hunting Tools In honor of National Ghost Hunting Day, a look back at some of the tools of psychic researchers of the past.

Ordering Special Effects for the Séance Room A dealer in séance room effects and apparatus offers his wares to a materialization medium.

What is a fairy blast? A comparison between a Limerick servant girl struck by a “fairy blast” that turned her into her American-accented sister and the Watseka Wonder case.

Spiritual Telegraph and Spook Light The Rev. Dr. Richard R. Schleusner believed in using the latest technology to prove the truths of Spiritualism.

The Lying Ghost. A dead man gives a warning about reindeer in peril, but is ignored, due to his reputation as a liar.

Where’s Wanka? Coachman Wanka is seen by multiple witnesses driving a troika drawn by grey horses–while he was dying in hospital.

Charlie Dove: Ghost Eradicator An Englishman claims to be able to get rid of spooks, but how he does it is a trade secret.