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Join hands, friends, for a journey through the veil. It’s seance time! Catrina tells the story of the Fox Sisters and the mysterious disturbance that kicked off the Spiritualist fever of 19th century America. Aurelien dives into the early 20th century critically-acclaimed writings of Pearl Curran — said to be dictated by spirit! Listen to learn about Ouija boards, spirit trumpets, toe cracks, and why spirits shouldn’t get legal ownership of your creative output.
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Theme: Magical Transition by Kevin McLeod
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Sources:
- Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A9ance
- The Paris Review https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2016/11/04/in-the-joints-of-their-toes/
- Death & The Maiden https://deadmaidens.com/2016/01/04/death-and-the-birth-of-feminism/
- Atlas Obscura https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-teen-girls-who-talked-to-the-dead
- Paranormal Encyclopedia http://www.paranormal-encyclopedia.com/f/fox-sisters/confession.html
- Smithsonian Magazine https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-strange-and-mysterious-history-of-the-ouija-board-5860627/
- Smithsonian Magazine https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-fox-sisters-and-the-rap-on-spiritualism-99663697/?no-ist
- Smithsonian Magazine https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/patience-worth-author-from-the-great-beyond-54333749/
- MentalFloss https://mentalfloss.com/article/69981/ghostwriter-and-ghost-strange-case-pearl-curran-patience-worth
- Mental Floss https://mentalfloss.com/article/87458/6-classic-seance-tricks-explained
