Chapter
The Story of Katie King, a Spiritualism Physical Medium
07:32 - 12:23 (04:50)
The story of Katie King as a physical medium who found a way to capitalize on the hype of spiritualism without fully backing it is told. Blavatsky starts by backing her, but later she is exposed and dies in obscurity.
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Katie King was a physical medium who used a lot of magic tricks to gain a large following, eventually getting exposed and dying in obscurity, while Blavatsky used King's popularity to establish herself as a credible expert on the paranormal.
07:32 - 09:55 (02:23)
Summary
Katie King was a physical medium who used a lot of magic tricks to gain a large following, eventually getting exposed and dying in obscurity, while Blavatsky used King's popularity to establish herself as a credible expert on the paranormal.
ChapterThe Story of Katie King, a Spiritualism Physical Medium
EpisodePart Three: Helena Blavatsky: the woman who inspired the Nazis, and Gwyneth Paltrow
PodcastBehind the Bastards
Blavatsky capitalized on the hype of spiritualism without fully backing it to make space for her to develop her own ideology, which helped to heighten her prominence.
09:55 - 11:24 (01:28)
Summary
Blavatsky capitalized on the hype of spiritualism without fully backing it to make space for her to develop her own ideology, which helped to heighten her prominence. Skeptics attacking her for branding herself as a paranormal expert only helped set her career off.
ChapterThe Story of Katie King, a Spiritualism Physical Medium
EpisodePart Three: Helena Blavatsky: the woman who inspired the Nazis, and Gwyneth Paltrow
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The podcast discusses the impact of Emma Hardinge Britten's beliefs on spiritualism in 1875, as she sought to bring something new and exciting to a field that had become boring.
11:24 - 12:23 (00:59)
Summary
The podcast discusses the impact of Emma Hardinge Britten's beliefs on spiritualism in 1875, as she sought to bring something new and exciting to a field that had become boring.