Ep. 7 - The Dawn of Victorian Spiritualism

In today's episode, Genevieve dives into the spine tingling world of Victorian Spiritualism. She'll talk about where it all began, what a Victorian materializing seance would entail, the ways mediums would trick people into believing they were talking to dead people, and the history of the Ouija board. References for today's episode:https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-john-brown-was-queen-victorias-channel-to-alberts-ghosthttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-fox-sisters-and-the-rap-on-spiritualism-99663697/https://www.grunge.com/665457/the-strange-truth-about-ectoplasm-explained/https://www.ranker.com/list/victorian-medium-seance-tricks/olivia-pasquarellihttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiritualism_(movement)https://husheduphistory.com/post/653477933416120320/calling-the-unknown-by-name-helen-peters