Believe it or not, there is a town in central Florida often called "Psychic Capital of the World". This spiritualist community of clairvoyants, mediums, trance psychics and others has been established for over a century. It is called Cassadaga Spiritualist Camp and one could say it is one of the oldest, continuous psychic communities in… [Read More]
Why People Confuse Psychics With Mentalist – Part 2
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Previously in our article Why People Confuse Psychics With Mentalist – Part 1 we looked at the origin of the term ‘mentalist’ and how the whole memtalist field was the outcome of magicians trying to imitate psychic abilities and paranormal activities. Houdini, one of the best known magicians at the time, began a crusade to… [Read More]
Why People Confuse Mentalists With Psychics – Part 1
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People often see a mentalist on a TV show or performing for an audience as a guest entertainer and think, "Wow! That mentalist is just like a psychic. And, after all, aren’t psychics just like mentalists defrauding people about psychic powers?". Would it surprise you to find out that, historically, mentalists owe their existence to… [Read More]
Understanding Spiritualists: History Of Spiritualism
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It is difficult to tell if Spiritualism is a belief system or a formal religion. As a form of spirituality, spiritualism seems far more evolving that old, established religions. Also, spiritualism has a tendency to be welcoming to many other religions while most major religions seems to be adverse (and in some cases openly hostel)… [Read More]
The Psychics Of Lily Dale
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Located in western New York in the town of Pomfret, Lily Dale is considered to be the home of one of the largest Spiritualist communities in the world. Spiritualists became prominent in the United States in the mid-1800s, when a freethinking movement began to consider the idea that spirits can communicate from the afterlife. Many… [Read More]
