There are some people in occult history who warned against using the Ouija Board, who said: "This is a dangerous door to the unconscious. Don't approach this thing."

Science, as it reaches the public mind, has both served to discredit and unintentionally reaffirmed mystical ideas.

Even back in its colonial days, America developed a reputation as a safe harbor for people with unusual or radical religious beliefs.

Everybody has different stories about where I came from. Nobody really knows.

I think spiritualism, mesmerism, the mental healing movement, provided some people with the most meaningful experiences of their lives.

Once the social and spiritual opening was created for women in the form of spiritualism, suddenly ambitious women who wanted to participate in the culture had a kind of a voice.

There are some people in occult history who warned against using the Ouija Board, who said: "This is a dangerous door to the unconscious. Don't approach this thing."