Monthly on the 15th of each month, from January-May
7-8:30 pm Eastern time, via Zoom
$80 full series / $20 per drop-in (select option at check-out)
PLEASE NOTE: All meetings will also be recorded and archived for students who cannot make that time.
Join me in reading and discussing Spiritualism's greatest stories, most controversial heroes and deepest questions. The class’ book list criss-crosses the entire 170+ year history of the movement and includes everything from scholarly works to channeled spirit communication. Each month, we'll focus on a key category. You can choose to read the feature book (in bold) or one of the other options listed to expand the conversation (or if you've already read our pick!).
MARCH: CHANNELED WORKS
We can't get too intellectual in a Spiritualist circle - even if our focus is reading. This month we'll go through some of the old channeled works and read what the spirits themselves had to say.
The Book of Spirits
Alan Kardec, 1857
The Magical Staff
Andrew Jackson Davis, 1873
APRIL: BIOGRAPHIES
While much of Spiritualist history has written Victoria Woodhull out of the official pages, she has a fascinating rags-to-riches story with the kind of wild twists one might expect these days and are positively jaw-dropping for her time.
Other Powers
Barbara Goldsmith, 1998
Notorious Victoria: The Uncensored Life of Victoria Woodhull
Mary Gabriel, 1998
Sojourner Truth’s America
Margaret Washington, 2011
The Reluctant Spiritualist: The Life of Maggie Fox
Nancy Rubin Stuart, 2005
The President’s Medium: John Conklin, Abraham Lincoln, and the Emancipation Proclamation
John B. Buescher, 2019
MAY: MODERN SPIRITUALISM
So where are we at now? We'll take a look at how Spiritualism has evolved into the current day.
The In-Betweens
Maya Ptacin, 2019
Lily Dale: The True Story Of The Town That Talks To The Dead
Christine Wicker, 2004