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    Crossover between the occult and spiritualism. The differences between spiritualism, occultism and the supernatural are very slight and subtle but are necessary to be able to distinguish between people’s beliefs. To be able to understand what supernatural is, we first need to establish what natural is. Natural refers to the physical world, where things will happen and plausible and realistic explanations for these things may be given. The occultist world does not refer to magic or actions that happen

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    During the 19th century, the idea of spiritualism became a popular belief in America. The Kennard Novelty Company invested in the making of the Ouija board. The myth of the word “Ouija” coming from French and German languages is a false accusation. Charles Kennard and Helen Peters used the mysterious board to question the name, and the board responded with “O-U-I-J-A.” This was because of the locket Helen Peters wore of a woman’s rights activist who shared an almost identical name (McRobbie, 1).

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    Spiritualism A system of beliefs or religion practices based on communications from the dead is called Spiritualism. Spiritualism is when the dead can interact with the living usually through a medium, a person that can directly contact the dead easily. Many mediums appear when they were bereaved of their loved ones. They were deprived of their loved ones so they found a way to talk to them. These people believe in the dead, most mediums also study in paranormal physical phenomena which means they

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    spanning over two centuries, I feel an affinity with them. These dedicated pioneers travelled worldwide, promoting spiritualism to the masses, additionally preparing the pathway for future generations to come. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the well-respected Doctor of medicine in the community furthermore a wonderful writer fame for his Sherlock Holmes stories an unequivocal spokesperson for Spiritualism, leading him to write on the subject. Likewise, Emma Hardinge Britten a strong lady, copious writer, channelling

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    “In the psychic town of Lily Dale, New York the veil between life and death is especially thin,” according to Greg Newkirk in Week In Weird article. Lily Dale formally known as Lily Dale Assembly, is a small town located on a lake in New York, about an hour south of Buffalo. The ghost town was founded in 1879 as the Cassadaga Lake Free Association. It took its current in in 1906, named for the lilies covering Cassadaga Lake. Just like any other town, Lily Dale has a post office, volunteer fire department

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    The foundation of Spiritualism is derived from all religions. Spiritualism centralized around the belief that the personality of a person, after death, is continued on into a new spiritual body. Spiritualists communicate with the deceased by the means of mediumship. There is no hell, eternal damnation, last judgment, or resurrection of the physical body in Spiritualism. Spiritualists identify with some forms of primitive Christian beliefs. They believe that Jesus was a master medium and a healer

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    women the chance to oppose restrictive social norms. ‘The séance reversed the usual sexual hierarchy of knowledge and power: it shifted attention away from men and focused it on the female medium, the center of spiritual knowledge and insight’ Spiritualism was an egalitarian pastime, anyone could join in. To many, communicating with the spirit world was seen as particularly suited to Victorian female gender roles as that of weak-minded, fragile, suggestible beings who were ruled by emotion rather

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    In today’s production of films, ghosts and paranormal beings are a popular topic. However, even with today’s modern science, there is no legitimate proof of ghosts or spirits. When unexplainable things happen when no one else is around, the idea of a paranormal being might seem rational. Despite the speculation of the phenomenon, what exactly is paranormal activity and how do residual areas become haunted by these spirits? The terms “supernatural” and “paranormal” are often confused. Supernatural

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    The meaning of spiritualism by the Fox sisters The Fox Sisters were known to be famous for being the creators of spiritualism. Also, the sisters were idealized by many based on creating a new religion know as spiritualism (Williams 131). The names of the three sisters were Margaret, Kate and Leah Fox who found interest in spiritualism which included psychics, rapping, and spirits. In 1848, the sisters lived in Hydesville, New York. The Fox sisters started to experience horrifying events in the house

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     Use a creative and informative title The Apocalypse on earth has started and The Anti-Christ a beast of half-human, a half animal is rising, and the world is being pulled into the darkness of hell through the gyre. This is what the poem “The Second Coming” by William Butler Keats is about. Even though “The Second Coming” is about Revolutions, to the reader Keats is left looking at the events of the world around him and trying to take in all the violent acts of war and the devastation, that leaves

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