COUNCIL BLOG - ANDRONIKE JAMES

If an image of a spooky séance in a dimly lit room, ectoplasm oozing out of a medium’s eyes and nose, and possibly some table tipping popped into your head, you’re exactly right (except for the ectoplasm thing, but I love the idea of it). Spiritualism however, offers more of a framework for understanding death as a transition to another plane of existence, rather than an ending.

COUNCIL BLOG - ANDRONIKE JAMES

The Fox sisters’ claims helped spark a widespread interest and belief that communicating with loved ones after they died was possible, and contributed to the rapid growth of the Spiritualist movement, a religious movement based on the belief that the dead could interact with the living. Séances and psychic mediums became popular across the U.S. and Europe,  as people sought ways to connect with their dead loved ones.