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Rev Francis Ward Monck and William Oxley, spiritualistsRev Francis Ward Monck (right, c. 1842-?)) and William Oxley (1823-1905), spiritualists. Oxley was a Methodist, Swedenborgian, spiritualist and writer based in Manchester
Materialisation of Geordie, controlling spirit of Annie Fairlamb (later Mrs J B Mellon, 1850-1938). He was described as a tall Scotsman who had lived most of his life in Newcastle. Date: 19th century
Sepia photograph of the interior of Borley Church, showing the Waldegrave tomb and organ, dated circa 1926. HPG/1/3/2 (ii)
Sir Alister HardySIR ALISTER HARDY English zoologist with a strong interest in parapsychology, and author of books on the spiritual dimension of the paranormal
Lourdes Vision (Big)The Virgin Mary appears to Bernadette Soubirous, but not to her two companions, as they are gathering firewood by the river at the grotto of Massabielle
HELENUS Trojan soothsayer, son of Priam and Hecuba, later king of Epirus
Borley Dining RoomThe dining room during Harry Bulls occupancy
Talking MongooseVoirrey Irving, who claimed familiarity with the mongoose, with her father and investigator R.S Lambert at Cashens Gap, Isle of Man
Bernadette and SheepHow myths arise : Bernadette is depicted with sheep, though she is actually gathering firewood : but the little shepherdess image is more picturesque
ALLAN KARDECAllan Kardec - real name Hyppolyte Leon Denizard Rivail French medium and occult theorist, father of modern spiritism
Witch of BerkeleyThe Witch of Berkeley, said by William of Malmesbury to have been exhumed by her friend, the Devil, who took her away on his horse
Swedish SabbatMORA, SWEDEN The witches gather on the Blokula
Emma Hardinge BrittenEMMA HARDINGE BRITTEN English-born spiritualist in America, author, actress, musician, medium and tireless promoter of the spiritualist cause
Astrology / ZodiacZodiac signs painted on the inside of an Egyptian sarcophagus found at Thebes in 1823, containing the mummy of a Greek
Tarot Card 4 - L Empereur (The Emperor)
North Berwick Witches casting spellsThe North Berwick Witches -- Satan lures Dr Fian and other misguided people to indulge in evil practices such as causing shipwrecks by casting spells
Ghostly apparition produced by reflection. Date: 19th century
Andrew Jackson Davis American spiritualist, visionary etc. Date: 1826 - 1910
Jacques Aymar finds a thiefFrench sourcier Jacques Aymar directs his baguette at four prisoners to learn which of them committed a robbery.. Date: 1688
Leicester Gataker, dowsing for water using his bare handsLeicester Gataker, English professional water finder, demonstrates his abilities using bare hands. Date: 1903
Druidess / VercingetorixA Druidess of the Ile de Sayne reveals the destiny of Gaul to Vercingetorix, who leads his countrymen to defeat by the Romans Date: circa 60 BC
Danish medium Anna RasmussenUndated photograph of the Danish medium Anna Rasmussen (1898 - ?), author of automatic scripts
Undated, sepia photograph of Borley Rectory from the front. HPG/1/3/3 (vii)
The method of linking up hands and feet of sitting mediumsUndated photograph showing the method of linking up hands and feet of sitting mediums by means of electrical control. This is one of series of photographs documenting Harry Prices investigations into
Alchemists LaboratoryAn alchemist studies an old instruction manual, while his assistant keeps the furnace going. His workshop is filled with state-of-the-art equipment for The Great Work
Kluski Spirit GloveCast of a spirit glove made at Warsaw by Franek Kluski (pseudonym) (1874 - ?) in the presence of Richet, Geley and others
Rudi Schneider TestedAustrian medium Rudi Schneider is tested in London by Harry Price and colleagues. The findings suggest psychic powers but are controversial
Puysegurs Magnetic ElmPUYSEGUR His magnetic elm at Buzancy, which he magnetised, and which magnetised his subjects in their turn
Duncan EctoplasmHELEN DUNCAN, tested by Harry Price, exudes a sheet of ectoplasmic material which closely resembles cheesecloth
Mutus Liber - 3MUTUS LIBER ( The Silent Book ) The Mystic Fish 3 of 15
Lancashire WitchesTHE LANCASHIRE WITCHES Nan Redferne and Mother Chattox
Goligher StructureAt the Goligher circle, Belfast, Kathleen creates a psychic structure, supposedly from ectoplasm (the crack is in the original glass plate which was dropped)
Witches Sabbat (Picart)Satan presides while dancers cavort before him, the cooks throw babies into the stewpot and diners enjoy a nourishing cannibal feast
Crandon & HoudiniMargery in a fraud-proof box devised by Richardson and Houdini; the latter is holding her left hand, her other hand is held by Walter Prince
Francis Assisi / German ChFrancesco (Francis) di Assisi receives the stigmata
Harry Price in 1900Psychical researcher, painted in 1900 before he had embarked on his career as exposer of phoney mediums and the like
Margery Seance - 4Margery, in trance and her wrists held by sitters, exudes ectoplasm which spreads right across her face
Home, Resting HeadAmerican spirit medium
Garabandal / PlaqueThis plaque was erected on the site of the first vision of the Blessed Virgin to the Garabandal girls
Joseph & Louisa RhineJoseph Banks Rhine and his wife Louisa, prominent American parapsychologists; he is known for clinical experiments with ESP, she studied spontaneous cases
Kluski and BirdAt Warsaw, in the presence of Colonel Okolowicz and others, though searched before and after, Kluski materialises a huge bird
Witch of EndorShe summons up the spirit of Samuel, at Sauls request
Cook / Katie King Photo 4Katie King manifests at the home of Sir William Crookes, though neither of the two sitters seems particularly interested in the spirit
Sorcerers ApprenticeThe Sorcerers Apprentice accidentally lets the dragon out of the bottle where the Sorcerer has managed to incarcerate it !
Lourdes / Miracle / SpanishBerndatte Soubirous vision, and some of the miracles performed by the Virgin Mary at Lourdes
Menat TalismanMENAT TALISMAN Incorporating the emblem of Hathor, the goddess of motherhood, this talisman protected ancient Egyptian women
Solomons SealSOLOMONs SEAL to the ancient Jews this was the emblem of the Absolute
Goat-Borne WitchA witch rides through the starlit sky on her goat, carrying a child she has stolen from its mum