Frank Podmore (Modern Spiritualism: A History and a Criticism, Vol. 1, 1902) wrote ... "Of other phenomena described by the early magnetists many were grouped under the general name of rapport. The magnetic subject could hear no voice but that of the operator, could feel no touch, and obey no inf... Read More

At-OM's X-Phials #11 ("She noticed a dusty alchemical phial hidden behind the old textbooks, filled with a shimmering, unknown substance.") Having cures for various diseases, including cancer, doesn't mean diddly-squat without money. It takes over a billion dollars to open an alternative hospital... Read More

Concave Vision is the ability to see at. Convex Vision is the ability to see through. We see through glass. What if we could see through walls? Chauncy Hare Townshend (Facts in Mesmerism, with reasons for a dispassionate inquiry into it, 1840) wrote ... "Upon first passing into the mesme... Read More

At-OM's X-Phials #10 ("The wizard carefully placed the glowing blue liquid into a tiny alchemical phial before sealing it with wax.") "Iron is in purple onions, chlorine is in white onions, and zinc is in brown onions." — Swami Nitty-Gritty Does anyone remember why SNG advised baking onions at... Read More

The "Jumpers" or "Jumping Frenchmen" were an example of excess nerve-force. They were mostly French Canadian lumberjacks in the Moosehead Lake and Beauce regions of Maine and Quebec. George M. Beard, M.D. (American Nervousness: Its Causes and Consequences, 1881) wrote ... "Trance, with its ... Read More