spiritualist

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In rebellions that occurred in New York, Richmond and Charleston between 1712 and 1822, “African spiritualist presences” influenced participants who believed themselves to possess supernatural protection from harm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

Sennott has dropped the spiritualist concept of the Saturn return in many interviews to describe her show’s central theme.

From Salon • Nov. 2, 2025

She was also a spiritualist, like many in her circle, and conducted séances.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2024

Most expensive: “An album of rare spirit photos taken during seances by William Walker of the Crewe Circle, a well-known spiritualist group in the early 1900s. They were around $14,000.”

From New York Times • May 16, 2024

As an adult, she said that from her father she learned to rely on no one but herself, and from her mother she learned how to tell fortunes as a tent-show spiritualist.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling