Magicians have been fighting against charlatans for decades. In the XIX century a new movement - spiritualism - became extremely popular in Europe and in America. It was started by the Fox Sisters, who probably could not even imagine what their little prank would lead to. Spirit mediums claimed that they could communicate with spirits of the dead. Here is a short story of how and why spiritualism became so popular. In my next video, I will talk about how magicians exposed spiritualists and why it could be complicated.
29 янв 2021
