A Magician Among the Spirits
Author: Harry Houdini
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Published: 1924
Total Pages: 362
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A Magician Among the Spirits
Author: Harry Houdini
Publisher: DigiCat
Published: 2023-11-21
Total Pages: 202
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is a book about spiritualism written by a self-professed sceptic. In the opening sentence of his preface, Houdini says," Gladly would I embrace Spiritualism if it could prove its claims, but I am not willing to be deluded by .....so-called psychics" He discusses the origins of spiritualism, and describes some of its earliest protagonists. The last chapter is called Magicians as Detectors of Fraud and lays the final groundwork for his conclusion.
A Magician Among the Spirits
Author: Harry Houdini
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2011-05-19
Total Pages: 356
ISBN-13: 1108027482
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHarry Houdini (1874-1926) published this exposé of the practices of fraudulent mediums and psychics in 1924.
The Magician and the Spirits
Author: Deborah Noyes
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2017-08-22
Total Pages: 162
ISBN-13: 0803740182
DOWNLOAD EBOOK“Noyes makes history accessible and irresistible . . . Excellent.”* A century ago, the curious idea that spirits not only survive death but can be contacted on the “other side” was widespread. Psychic mediums led countless séances, claiming to connect the grieving with their lost relations through everything from frenzied trance writing to sticky expulsions of ectoplasm. The craze caught Harry Houdini’s attention. Well-known by then as most renowned magician and escape artist, he began to investigate these spiritual phenomena. Are ghosts real? Can we communicate with them? Catch them in photographs? Or are all mediums “flim-flammers,” employing tricks and illusions like Houdini himself? Peopled with odd and fascinating characters, Houdini’s gripping quest will excite readers’ universal wonderment with life, death, and the possibility of the Beyond. *School Library Journal, starred review of Ten Days a Madwoman
The Witch of Lime Street
Author: David Jaher
Publisher: Crown
Published: 2015
Total Pages: 450
ISBN-13: 0307451062
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn 1924 the wife of a Boston surgeon came to embody the raging national debate over Spiritualism, a movement devoted to communication with the dead. Reporters dubbed her the blonde Witch of Lime Street, but she was known to her followers simply as Margery. Her most vocal advocate was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who believed so thoroughly in Margery's powers that he urged her to enter a controversial contest, sponsored by Scientific American. Her supernatural gifts beguiled four of the judges. There was only one left to convince ... the acclaimed escape artist, Harry Houdini. Jaher captures their electric public rivalry and the competition that brought them into each other's orbit.
The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin
Author: Harry Houdini
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Published: 1908
Total Pages: 386
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKFamiliar Spirits
Author: Donald Tyson
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 292
ISBN-13: 9780738704210
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFor centuries, familiars have assumed many forms-the heavenly lover of the shaman, the wise imp of the witch, and the elemental companion of the theurgist. But the time-honored practice of summoning a magical assistant has been mostly forsaken due to the false perception that it is both difficult and dangerous. Now, renowned occultist Donald Tyson shares his revolutionary system for safely and successfully summoning, directing, and dismissing a familiar. Accessible to dedicated beginners, these techniques do not require expertise in formal ritual, astrology, or the Kabalah. Revealed here for the first time is Tyson's unique system for generating spirit sigils based on a set of symbols called Power Glyphs. Familiars summoned by this method become valuable assistants who will do everything in their power to fulfill your goals.
Physics and Psychics
Author: Richard Noakes
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2019-10-17
Total Pages: 421
ISBN-13: 1107188547
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNoakes' revelatory analysis of Victorian scientists' fascination with psychic phenomena connects science, the occult and religion in intriguing new ways.
My Life With the Spirits
Author: Lon Milo DuQuette
Publisher: Weiser Books
Published: 1999-01-15
Total Pages: 210
ISBN-13: 9781578631209
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA rare glimpse into the fascinating, sometimes terrifying, sometimes hilarious world of a modern ceremonial magician. Hailed by critics as the most entertaining author and one of the most widely respected members of the magick community, Lon Milo DuQuette provides a beacon for aspiring magicians everywhere.
The Spirit Thief
Author: Rachel Aaron
Publisher: Hachette+ORM
Published: 2010-10-01
Total Pages: 213
ISBN-13: 0316120820
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEli Monpress is talented. He's charming. And he's a thief. But not just any thief. He's the greatest thief of the age -- and he's also a wizard. And with the help of his partners -- a swordsman with the most powerful magic sword in the world but no magical ability of his own, and a demonseed who can step through shadows and punch through walls -- he's going to put his plan into effect. The first step is to increase the size of the bounty on his head, so he'll need to steal some big things. But he'll start small for now. He'll just steal something that no one will miss -- at least for a while. Like a king.
