Animism

Animism is the name given by E. B. Tylor, the founder of modern anthropology, to the system of beliefs about souls and spirits typically found…

Automatism

Automatism is an unconscious muscular movement often attributed to supernatural guidance. Automatisms involve physical activity, especially creative endeavours such as writing, drawing, painting, speaking, playing…

Balfour Family

The Balfour family was a prominent Scottish family, several of whom were closely involved in the Society for Psychical Research (SPR). Eleanor Balfour (1845–1936), the…

Chalcedony

Chalcedony is a type of quartz used by the ancient Egyptians to drive away ghosts, night visions and sadness. Chalcedony is never crystalline, but translucent…

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