Emma-Louise Rhodes – Researcher of Psychic Phenomena and the Spiritualist Faith

If one thing in life is certain, it is death. Our fascination with the apparent ability of the dead to return to this world burns as strongly now as it did at the advent of Spiritualism, just over one hundred and fifty years ago.

It is my intention to explore these beliefs and form rational conclusions on issues such as the Spiritualist faith, alleged psychic powers and the conjuring up of those who have ‘crossed over’.

This website is not about out-and-out attacks on individual mediums or believers of Spiritualism, but rather a resource dedicated to examining the paranormal and explaining it.

	Psychics on eBay Investigating how mediums and tarot readers exploit the world's favourite online market place.
	Reading the Tea-Leaves: A Look at the Ancient Art of Self-Deception Questioning the appeal of making life-changing decisions based on what lies at the bottom of a teacup.
	The Murder Detectives and the Medium: A True Story Nearly thirty years on, a retired detective tells of how his force unsuccessfully consulted a psychic during a major murder inquiry.
	The Case of Isabel Kingsley and the Socialist Standard An insight into the dialogue between a Spiritualist believer and a sceptical journalist, which lasted almost a year, from 1926 - 27.

“It is not for us to prove that the mediums are dishonest, it is for them to prove that they are honest. If there is anything to Spiritualism, then the world should know it. If there is nothing to it, if it is, as it appears, built on a flimsy framework of misdirection, then too the universe must be told, There is too much at stake for a flighty passing, for unsubstantial truths.”

Harry Houdini, A Magician Among the Spirits, 1924