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Salem Witchcraft, the Planchette Mystery, and Modern Spiritualism

Harriet Beecher Stowe, Samuel Robert Wells 1 Episodes Jul 9, 2026

This podcast reprints a historical review that examines the Salem witch trials, the planchette mystery, and the rise of modern spiritualism. It contrasts the superstition and persecution of the past with the progress of science and rational thought. The author argues that greater knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and natural sciences leads to religious tolerance and individual freedom. The summary by Samuel Robert Wells highlights how far society has come from the days of witch hunts.

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Salem Witchcraft the Planchette Mystery and Modern Spiritualism - Harriet Beecher Stowe Samuel Robert Wells Jul 9, 2026 19527 The object in reprinting this most interesting review is simply to show the progress made in moral, intellectual, and physical science. The reader will go back with us to a time—not very remote—when nothing was known of Phrenology and Psychology; when men and women were persecuted, and even put to death, through the baldest ignorance and the most pitiable superstition. If we were to go back still

Salem Witchcraft, the Planchette Mystery, and Modern Spiritualism

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