The 60-minute program starts at 8, 9, 10 and 11 pm and is suitable for ages 16 and up. In the Catacombs beneath the abbeys of London, you are unsure as to how far underground you are, or even which direction you are heading down these twisting stairs. Experience elements of a Victorian seance in this one-of-a-kind event with artist and performer Michael Callahan, as he portrays a Victorian medium, and discover some of the tools and tricks used at a 19th-century sance. Paul would describe in detail and then explain his take on them. The mildly acrid smoke of the torch the man leading you carries stings your eyes as you make your way down twisting, confined steps. Instantly wanted to read this e-book because I expected it to be about single seance effects that In the 19th century, in a dim gas-lit seance parlour, the spirits of Titian and Correggio returned to the mortal world to guide the hand of a medium artist, Georgiana Houghton. The disadvantage of this is, that he sometimes leaves theĪrea of mystery work and enters the area of "esoteric self help" style cold reading stuff.
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During this presentation you will learn how the religion known as Spiritualism. I like Paul Voodini's work and I consider myself a student of seance magic. First you will explore the history of Victorian Seances and death rituals. Written exclusively with mentalists and magicians in mind, this manuscript is embellished throughout with period photographs and illustrations and is written in Paul's usual joyful and playful manner! This is Paul Voodini's first in-depth work since 2015, and represents decades of research, performance experience, and his obsession with the Victorian age and the fraudulent mediums of that era. Paul also recounts some of the most famous mediums of the Victorian era, including the Fox Sisters, the Davenport Brothers, and Anna Eva Fay, the first Honorary Lady Associate of the Magic Circle! This detailed manuscript outlines and explains such techniques and methods as mesmerism and hypnosis, table-tipping, slates, automatic writing, book tests, 'reading' techniques and Q&A, spirit manifestations, the Ouija board, and much, much more! The text also touches on escapology, quick change, and other magical techniques.
#Victorian seance pdf
Paul Voodini presents 'Victorian Seance & the Birth of Mentalism', a 17,000 word, 60 page PDF recounting the rise of Spiritualism in the 1800s, the antics, tricks, and techniques of the fraudulent mediums, and how this led directly to the birth of that branch of the magical arts known as 'mentalism.'