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In my previous post, I said that Harold Camping, who predicted that the Earth would end on May 21, 2011 at 6pm and was obviously wrong, would not be heard from for a good while.  As in a few years. But Harold surfaced a few days later, talked with Associated Press, and said that the world wil...

According to Harold Camping, an American Christian radio broadcaster and president of Family Radio the end of the world was supposed to be yesterday, at 6pm. He/Family Radio spent over $100 million to advertise the end of the world. Today, if you go to the Family Radio offices, there is a sign say...

I came across a poem on Spiritualism, written by a lady in Gloucestershire, England. It's very nice -- I think you'll like it.

Modern Spiritualism was discovered by the Fox Sisters on March 31, 1848. They lived in a small cottage and communicated with Charles B. Rosna, the spirit of a peddler who was murdered in the cottage. Here is a nice little article about it. The cottage was in Hydesville, NY, which is now Newark, NY....

I got to thinking about tests of mediumship. "Tests" could mean scientifically controlled environments where mediums are restricted in some way, or maybe the "What card do I have in my hand?" trick that science used to use (and maybe still does, for all I know) as a test. Perhaps...