Spiritualism got its name in the 1850s. It was fashionable with both men and women across every social class, and, in fact, what differentiated it from other major organized religions of the time was the significant role played by women and lay people. It was accessible even to those on …

Kate Fox, the youngest daughter, first engaged in direct communication with the spirit by asking it to repeat a series of knocking sounds that she would indicate by snapping her fingers. After this success, the children devised a way to communicate with the spirit based on a code of knocks, thus determining its identity.

People of all religions have performed space clearings for centuries in order to rid negativity from dwellings. And just as those of us who wish to bless our homes turn to priests, psychic mediums, and feng shui practitioners, many also turn to witches.

The easiest way to explain this phenomenon is that high-intensity emotions and events are energetically embedded in the fabric of a location. Space clearing cannot remove this type of energy, known as place memory, or residual energy.

pace clearings during ancient times were motivated primarily by religious and spiritual beliefs. Today, we have practical reasons to perform space clearings that may or may not be spiritual.

There are many psychics who work with police and other government agencies to help solve mysteries and locate missing persons. Psychic detectives usually consult on cases that have been open for too long. Open cases with no leads are a burden to most investigators because they feel they have failed …

In the psychic community, healing has now become intertwined within our culture. Even society at large looks to the wisdom of the ancients and connects it to our evolving knowledge of spirit energy.