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Psycho-Phone Messages

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He later took his mother’s maiden name when publishing \u003cem\u003eModern Mysticism\u003c\/em\u003e in 1899. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy 1915, the \u003cem\u003eWashington Herald\u003c\/em\u003e hailed Grierson as the “Strangest Man in the World.” \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“So great, varied and unearthly are Grierson’s gifts that it is difficult to consider him as a human being,” the paper wrote. “If he had lived in ancient times his contemporaries would have made an oracle, prophet or saint out of him.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis most particular talent was on display at the piano, where he completely improvised without ever learning to read a note of music. Grierson’s abilities led him to travels throughout Europe playing before crowned heads and causing Alexandre Dumas to say, “I predict for you a marvelous future.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat future included an interest in Spiritualism. Grierson conducted séances across America and Europe, and in the late 1880s built a home in San Diego called Villa Montezuma. It would become a temple to occultism, with many séances being held within. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book, Grierson’s last, features messages from beyond the veil from a number of luminaries, all of which, he claimed, were recorded through the “psycho-phone.” Was this a device? His mind? Or simply more of his improvisational talents on display?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e**\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePlease read the Haute Macabre\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/haute-macabre.myshopify.com\/pages\/policies\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/haute-macabre.myshopify.com\/pages\/policies\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePolicies\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epage to be informed on shipping and purchase agreements. 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Grierson was born as Benjamin Henry Jesse Francis Shepard in 1848 in England, but grew up in Illinois. He later took his mother’s maiden name when publishing \u003cem\u003eModern Mysticism\u003c\/em\u003e in 1899. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy 1915, the \u003cem\u003eWashington Herald\u003c\/em\u003e hailed Grierson as the “Strangest Man in the World.” \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“So great, varied and unearthly are Grierson’s gifts that it is difficult to consider him as a human being,” the paper wrote. “If he had lived in ancient times his contemporaries would have made an oracle, prophet or saint out of him.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis most particular talent was on display at the piano, where he completely improvised without ever learning to read a note of music. Grierson’s abilities led him to travels throughout Europe playing before crowned heads and causing Alexandre Dumas to say, “I predict for you a marvelous future.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat future included an interest in Spiritualism. Grierson conducted séances across America and Europe, and in the late 1880s built a home in San Diego called Villa Montezuma. It would become a temple to occultism, with many séances being held within. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book, Grierson’s last, features messages from beyond the veil from a number of luminaries, all of which, he claimed, were recorded through the “psycho-phone.” Was this a device? His mind? Or simply more of his improvisational talents on display?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e**\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePlease read the Haute Macabre\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/haute-macabre.myshopify.com\/pages\/policies\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/haute-macabre.myshopify.com\/pages\/policies\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePolicies\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epage to be informed on shipping and purchase agreements. If you would like to arrange for additional postal insurance or have further questions, please email Samantha directly at HauteMacabre@gmail.com. \u003c\/p\u003e"}

Reminiscences of the Elephant Man

$19.00
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Spirit Slate Writing and Kindred Phenomena

$20.00
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His book, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSpirit Slate Writing and Kindred Phenomena\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, published in 1898, explained them all.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis new edition includes all the original illustrations, along with an introduction by Henry Ridgely Evans—another turn-of-the-century magician who knew the dead couldn’t talk, except through the preservation of the written word. Just as Evans and Robinson will be doing between these covers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e**\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePlease read the Haute Macabre\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/haute-macabre.myshopify.com\/pages\/policies\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/haute-macabre.myshopify.com\/pages\/policies\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePolicies\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epage to be informed on shipping and purchase agreements. 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And there were plenty who would. Often these words from beyond appeared on slates during séances. But the brand of magic that mediums offered was nothing more than that-magic. Author William E. Robinson, an accomplished magician who worked as a stage manager and assistant to Alexander Herrmann and Harry Kellar, knew all the tricks of the trade. His book, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSpirit Slate Writing and Kindred Phenomena\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, published in 1898, explained them all.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis new edition includes all the original illustrations, along with an introduction by Henry Ridgely Evans—another turn-of-the-century magician who knew the dead couldn’t talk, except through the preservation of the written word. 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