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Plate XIV. Brown was distressed by an increased public interest in spiritualism, [7] something which he deemed a "mental epidemic." [8] By offering a scientific explanation on the properties of light, color, and the structure of the eyes, [1] he states in the section "Popular and Scientific description" that the purpose in writing Spectropia was to bring forth "the extinction of the ...
Her works include Atlas of the Mysterious in North America (1995) – a listing of places in Canada and the US associated with mysterious occurrences; [10] The Encyclopedia of Witches and Witchcraft; [10] Harper's Encyclopedia of Mystical & Paranormal Experience – a reference book on topics related to spirituality, mythology and New Age; [11] and The Encyclopedia of Angels.
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, Act I, Scene IV by Henry Fuseli (1789). Hauntology (a portmanteau of haunting and ontology, also spectral studies, spectralities, or the spectral turn) is a range of ideas referring to the return or persistence of elements from the social or cultural past, as in the manner of a ghost.
When Tessa Hulls sets out to tell her family’s story, she’s feeding their ghosts in the best way she’s learned how: by pulling them into the light. Hulls’ graphic memoir “Feeding Ghosts ...
Gregory Dale Bear (August 20, 1951 – November 19, 2022) was an American science fiction writer. [4] His work covered themes of galactic conflict (Forge of God books), parallel universes (The Way series), consciousness and cultural practices (Queen of Angels), and accelerated evolution (Blood Music, Darwin's Radio, and Darwin's Children).
Joe Nickell is the son of J. Wendell and Ella (Turner) Nickell and was born and raised in West Liberty, Kentucky. [2] His parents indulged his interest in magic and investigation, allowing him to use a room in their house as a crime lab.
Matt Tyrnauer's three-part docuseries digs deep on the once-dominant lingerie brand, its place in culture, its parent company founder Les Wexner, his ties to Jeffrey Epstein and more.
Benjamin Radford from the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry and author of the 2017 book Investigating Ghosts: The Scientific Search for Spirits writes that "ghost hunting is the world's most popular paranormal pursuit" yet, to date, ghost hunters cannot agree on what a ghost is, or offer proof that they exist; "it's all speculation and guesswork ...