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Extraterrestrials In American Spiritualism (Audio)
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Extraterrestrials In American Spiritualism (Audio)

An essay on the history of the idea of people living on other planets

This is the audio version of my recent essay on the history of extraterrestrials in 19th century American Spiritualism. The Black Friday sale is still happening, so don’t miss this chance to access premium content for a whole year at a deep discount. Offer ends 10 December 2024.

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Extraterrestrials In American Spiritualism

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September 18, 2024
Extraterrestrials In American Spiritualism

During the late 1840s, the Church of the New Jerusalem was torn apart by schism. Less than a century had passed since Emanuel Swedenborg had inspired the Protestant movement when “renegade members…claimed to have replicated Swedenborg’s practice of spirit communication and showed a strong interest in Spiritualism,” Bret Carroll writes.

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