Women had no clerical role anywhere in the Western world, period.

People need doorways to explore universal religious and ethical ideas.

When spiritualism dawned, suddenly women who wanted to engage in the civic and religious and political culture were becoming transmediums.

Women had no clerical role anywhere in the Western world, period.

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.

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."