Paranormal Collection (page 12)

Elizabeth Hope, known as Elizabeth d Esperance, materialises the spirit of Leila Date: 1855 - 1919

Kathleen Leigh Hunt is walking upstairs in Hyde Park Place, London, when a phantom housemaid appears, walking ahead of her and vanishing at the top of the stairs Date: July 1884

William Wilson confronts his own double

DOYLE IN SPIRIT PHOTO2
Conan Doyles image turns up in a spirit photo done by Charles Hope (1863-1933). The sitter is mrs Harold Cook of Shrewsbury. Date: 29 September 1930

HOPE GROUP PHOTO
Conan Doyle (head tilted on left) is one of a group of psychical researchers who, when photographed by Charles Hope, turn out to have a spirit visitor. Date: 1920s ?

DOYLE IN SPIRIT PHOTO
Conan Doyles image turns up in a spirit photo done by Charles Hope (1863-1933). Hope was frequently accused of fraud, so this photograph may not be genuine. Date: 1920s

Native African sorcerer rain-maker. Date: circa 1860

BORLEY / BURIAL OF THE NUN
The burial of the nun in Liston churchyard, by Rev A.C.Henning, attended by Mrs Henning, her son Stephen, and Harry Price Date: 29 May 1945

ALL SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC
All twelve signs of the zodiac shown together in a circle. Date: early 19th century

CRANDON SEANCE
A scene at one of Margerys seances : ectoplasm is emerging from somewhere, to the amazement of all those present Date: circa 1925

THUMB PLAY BILL
A theatrical announcement for the final European performance at Ryde Town Hall of General Tom Thumb (aged 14) before he returns to America

MADAME DELAIT BERNARD
This St Bernard can be proud that he is owned by Madame Delait, of Thaon-les-Vosges, who is described as the best- known bearded lady of France Date: 1907

JAIRUSS DAUGHTER REBORN
Jesus brings the daughter of Jairus back to life

DREAM OF LONDON SEASON
A girls vision of the London Season. Included in the montage: balls; presentation at court; riding in rotten row, clothes; a wedding, gentlemen callers........ Date: 1840s

MARGERY SEANCE - 5
Margery, in trance and her wrists held by sitters, exudes ectoplasm which drips from her face Date: circa 1924

JAPANESE GHOST STORY
A Japanese ghost story : The ghost of Yoichi appears to his friend Ichibei and asks for revenge on his misbehaving wife and her new husband Date: 1908

INSANITY HYSTERIA 1881
A patient at La Salpetriere hospital, Paris, depicted in the throes of a demoniac attack Date: 1885

FORTUNE TELLER 1820
Two ladies apprehensively consult a fortune teller, while their gentleman friends poke (literally) fun at them Date: 1820

RED SEA METEOR
METEOR OVER SINAI is interpreted by Arabs as a portent of grave events in the Red Sea area : shortly after, war breaks out between Italy and Ethiopia... Date: July 1935

LENORMAND - ALCHEMIST
GRAND JEU DE MLLE. DE LENORMAND The Alchemist Date: circa 1820

SHIITES IN ECSTASY
Shiite Moslem fanatics mutilate themselves in a state of ecstasy during the pilgrimage to Kerbela, Iran Date: 1909

THE WITCH AND GERDA
The Witch and Gerda

GREEK ORTHODOX EXORCISM
A maniac, supposed possessed by a demon, is exorcised by the priests of the church of Saint Theodore, at Pergamos (in present-day Turkey) Date: circa 1840

FORTUNE TELLER
A formidable 17th century fortune teller inspires concern among her clientele Date: 17th century

ITALIAN FORTUNE CARD
GRAND JEU DE MLLE. DE LENORMAND The Alchemist. An Italian fortune-telling card Date: 19th century

WITCHES / SABBAT (1783)
The Sabbat in full swing Date: 1783

HARPIES / DORE
Dante and Virgil encounter these sinister harpies in Inferno, though traditionally there were only three of them

MISSIONARY HEALING
A missionary in Africa is able to heal a native patient, thanks to help from Above Date: circa 1910

ELISHAS BONES MIRACLE
A Person assassinated, being thrown into the Tomb of Elisha, immediately revives, on touching the reliques of the Prophet Date: circa Ist century

ZODIAC SPRING SOLSTICE
The sky as it appeared at the Spring Solstice 2500 BC, at the time of the Golden Fleece voyage; some of the Argonauts are depicted along with their ship and the Zodiac signs Date: circa 1700

ZODIAC ON XMAS DAY
The night sky as it appears at midnight on 25 December, a moment sacred to Mithras (and subsequently to Christians) - the star of the Magi shines over the sign of the Virgin Date: circa 1700

Saint Veronica she used her handkerchief to mop Jesuss brow as he carried his cross, and miraculously the image of his features was imprinted on it ! Date: 1st century

BLUNT / PISCES / PLATE 49
The constellation of Pisces, the fish. Date: 1849

TARTINIS DREAM In a visionary dream, the devil plays the music he needs for the final passage of a piece, known in consequence as the Devils Trill Sonata Date: 1692 - 1770

MEDICINE MAN & DANCERS MEDICINE MAN & DANCERS
Central African medicine man with apparatus and attendant musicians and dancers

WITCH-DOCTORESS AFRICA
Female witch doctor of the Usumbura region of East Africa Date: 1929

HYSTERICAL NUN
A hysterical nun breaks loose from her bonds and terrifies the convent with her insistence that she is possessed by demons Date: 17th century

CIRCE DOES MAGIC
Circe, the Mediterranean witch who features in Homers Odyssey, does magic with spirits and serpents

SCHMIDTS RNG EXPERIMENT
HELMUT SCHMIDTs random number generator experiments : a subject at the Institute of Parapsychology, Durham, North Carolina, attempts to predict or affect the RNG display Date: 1960s-1970s

BACCHANTE IN ECSTASY - 2
A Bacchante, worshipper of Bacchus, in ecstasy before a statue of the god

LONDON / CRIES / DEFORMED
The deformed beggar often sells pens as begging is not sanctioned in England. Date: 1823

AMPHIARAUS, Greek seer of Thebes, known for interpretation of dreams, sailed on Golden Fleece expedition

Hermes Trismegistus
HERMES TRISMEGISTUS (= thrice- greatest), perceived by Neoplatonists as the presiding deity of alchemy, possessing magical and oracular powers

FENG-SHUI COMPASS
FENG-SHUI Fong-choei compass used by Chinese geomancers to calculate the most propitious location of buildings etc. Date: 1912

WHISTLE AND ILL COME 2
Oh, whistle, and Ill come to you ! The thing in Parkinss hotel room Date: 1915

WHISTLE AND ILL COME
Oh, whistle, and Ill come to you ! Parkinss dream of the thing on the sea-shore Date: 1915

GROTTES DU LOUP
In Les Grottes du Loup (Grotto of the Wolf) ten minutes walk from the Basilica, is a cave, The Palace of the Madonna, where a stone seems to have been carved in her likeness Date: 1907

MIRACLE / MONT ST MICHEL
A French lady, pious but pregnant, is making a pilgrimage to Mont Saint Michel when she is overtaken by the tide : she calls on the Virgin for help, and is saved Date: 15th century

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