Storied abstract artist Hilma af Klint claimed her paintings originated with channeled spirits.
Category: Historic Personalities
The history of spiritualism is replete with colorful figures, from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to the mysterious Madam Blavatsky.
Guest Post: Woodhull — Occultist and Pioneering Radical
Victoria Woodhull worked as a child preacher and fortune teller, before entering politics.
Guest Post: The Life and Times of Occultist Madame Blavatsky
The foremost theoretician of Theosophy, Madame Blavatsky was a philosopher and world traveler.
Guest Post: Strange Reports from Hydesville Before the Fox Sisters
Even before hosting America’s first séance, the Fox home was the site of other reported hauntings.
Celebrated Medium Margery Crandon Stumped the Experts
Witnesses to Mina Crandon’s séances reported rapping noises, mysterious music and even direct voice contact.
Guest Post: How Kardec Influenced Afro-Latin Spiritual Systems
Kardec, the 19th Century founder of “Spiritism,” changed the course of Latin American religious movements.