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Gerald O'Hara From the minute books of a Spiritualist society comes an extraordinary account of how an ordinary group of people experienced a huge range of psychic pnenomena. With the supernatural being an everyday occurrence, this group formed a society to develop and safely practise the paranormal. Vilified by the public and critics, the Spiritualists fought back against those who said they were involved with witchcraft, demons and possession to assert a rugged individualism in matters of the spirit. This book breaks new ground by looking at how this group empowered women to a spiritual ministry based on their psychic abilities, and explores the expanding role that they played in the life of the local Spiritualist community. For the first time, the role of class within th psychic community is examined. The first world war and its impact on the psychic society are also looked at. Using a wealth of never before published material, the author is able to explore, over an extended period, the experience of attending a psychical seance. This book is packed throughout with long-forgotten accounts of people, seances and illustrations of extraordinary phenomena. |
