Séance
Is the attempt to speak to the dead an illusion?
4.4 (10)
26 mins
Explore the haunting world of Spiritism, where séances promised comfort, truth, and a final conversation with the dead. Discover how mediums, both gifted and fraudulent, shaped a spiritual movement that merged grief with mystery, belief with illusion.
Ep 1:
What Is Seance, a Method of Contacting the Dead?
Ep 2:
Why Does Conducting Seance Require Mediums?
Ep 3:
What Tricks Were Used to Prove the Presence of Spirit During a Seance?
Ep 4:
Was Seances Misinterpreted by Unconcious Body Movement?
Ep 5:
Did Practicing Seance Help Women Find Their Voices in Society?
Ep 6:
Why Did People in the 19th Century Believe in Seance?
Ep 7:
Was Eusapia Palladino, a Spiritualist, a Genuine Medium for Seance?
Discussions (11)
Nate
Level 2 · 8 mo agoThe podcast is spot on about ectoplasm being fake garbage. Mediums were just regurgitating cheesecloth or gauze they swallowed earlier. It wasn't spiritual matter, just a gross trick to scam grieving families.
Randy
Level 9 · 9 mo agofox sisters just cracked their toes for clout lmao
Paige
Level 5 · 9 mo agoThe part about the Fox sisters cracking their joints to make spirit noises is hilarious! I can’t believe people actually fell for that back then 😂
