7/26/2023 0 Comments Seance circle![]() ![]() Another time I felt the presence of someone who gave me their name and it was the deceased mentor of a friend who was there that night.Ĥ. I recall a time where I was able to visualize a patron’s car and tell her the make and model. There was one night we had 20 people or so, and someone’s phone kept going off (helicopter parent) which was annoying. Of the spirit circles you’ve held, is there one that really stuck with you or is very memorable? What is different was they were more focused on the research and note taking aspects.ģ. ![]() What is similar is there is still no scientific explanation for the phenomena. To the people of that time, it must have been quite a shock. Of course we are not augmenting our events like some charlatans did with special effects. Our spirit circles follow the practices and techniques of the Spiritualist Church which have been doing this for over 150 years, so yes, they are very akin to what occurred in the Victorian era. What do you think the Victorian séance and modern-day séance have in common? Do you think the ritual holds a similar impact on people today like it did back then? Séances really captivated English society during the 19th century. One of the reasons I am fascinated by séances is because of my interest in the Victorian era. Carl Young has been a major factor in building the tarot reading side of the business, as well as our Spirit Circles and Tarot/psychic development classes and he has trained me to read tarot and tap into the psychic side of myself.Ģ. I was skeptical about making a major shift in that direction, but I started meeting a lot of practitioners/ teachers who created excellent workshops for Ipso Facto, and it is doing really well. Many years ago we’d had a tarot reader, but it didn’t work out, and since then we only had readers a few times a year at store events. What incited you to make spirit circles part of the events you offer at your shop?Ī couple of years ago a psychic/healer friend of mine, Kristin Dwan, met with me for coffee and told me that she had a strong sense that my shop would be heading towards a more metaphysical direction in the near future. To gain more insight, I had the opportunity beforehand to ask owner Terri Kennedy a few questions about these special gatherings.ġ. I felt a sense of calm and left with the desire to enhance my spiritual awareness. I think because of how séances have been portrayed in film and television, there exists a misconception that they are frightening, but this was quite the opposite. It was a very personal and eye-opening experience. Carl Young, who was leading the circle, informed us that there were many messages coming through, we just had to be aware and in tune. We spoke out loud any words/visions we felt were intended for someone in the group. In a sense, we were doing readings for each other.įor the second half of the session, we sat quietly and opened ourselves to receive any messages that might be coming through to us from spirits. What was communicated was intended for whoever first picked out that word. At this point, we went around the circle and everyone stated the word he/she got the second time and was to tell whatever immediate impressions or visions the term brought to mind. Then, we were to take another piece of paper from the same glass bowl that was different from the one we first picked out. It involved each person pulling out a piece of paper from a glass bowl, memorizing the word written on it, then returning it to the bowl. The practice that followed was meant to exercise our psychic abilities. The group was guided in meditation so that we could be more receptive to the spirits and entities around us. When it was time to begin, candles were lit, and lights turned off. It was a small gathering of no more than 10 people. I’m going to share my experience, plus my Q&A with shop owner Terri Kennedy.Ī friend and I were attending spirit circle for the first time and had no idea what to expect. I recently attended a spirit circle at Ipso Facto, a goth/alternative shop in Fullerton, California, that has been hosting séances for the past two years. More than 150 years later, the practice is still alive. Although some were exposed as nothing but smoke and mirrors, there were devout Spiritualists that took the ritual seriously and strove to tap into a Higher Self. They were gatherings where individuals sought to contact the “other side” to communicate with the dead. Séances, also known as spirit circles, first gained widespread notoriety during the 19th-century Spiritualist movement in late Victorian England. Middle image is of a séance conducted by medium John Beattie in Bristol, England in 1872 ![]()
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