How did spirit visions and related experiences go from being dismissed as “insanity” to being explored as modern therapeutic tools? The first part of our trilogy looks at a remarkable shift in medical interpretations of such “afterlife experiences” and mental health.

Today, we look at some of the displays at the Ghosts exhibition at the Art Museum in Basel, Switzerland. Visit https://www.forbiddenhistories.com for more in-depth contents on science & the occult. If you’d like to see more videos, consider supporting us at https://www.patreon.com/c/forbiddenhistories.

Forgotten pioneers of the subconscious mind (Carl du Prel und Frederic Myers) on temple sleep, oracles, and other ancient magical practices.

Vergessene Pioniere des Unbewussten (Carl du Prel und Frederic Myers) über Tempelschlaf, Orakel und andere Formen der Magie in der Antike.

Erster Teil unserer Serie über Poltergeistphänomene in der verborgenen Geschichte der Wissenschaften. 

Part one of our series on poltergeist phenomena in the history of science. 

Introduction to Forbidden Histories – evidence-based history of science & magic that will boggle your mind. 🙂

Einführung zu Forbidden Histories (https://www.forbiddenhistories.com/welcome/) (deutsch) – weil Fakten auch in den Geisteswissenschaften zählen. 🙂

Part two of our series on poltergeist phenomena in the history of science. 

Zweiter Teil unserer Serie über Poltergeistphänomene in der verborgenen Geschichte der Wissenschaften. 

Die letzte Folge in unserer Serie über Poltergeistphänomene in der verborgenen Geschichte der Wissenschaften. 

This is the concluding part of our series on poltergeist phenomena in the history of science. 

Buy Dodds, “The Greeks & the Irrational” on eBay: http://ebay.us/KK1Sd0 / Amazon: https://amzn.to/3b6xYxk

Readings: S. Shapin, “The Scientific Revolution”, https://amzn.to/3a23Jbu. J. Henry “Knowledge is Power” (on Bacon and magic), https://amzn.to/3p5D6a6.

Readings: Gauld & Cornell, “Poltergeists”, https://amzn.to/38Uvxhv​. Fanny Moser, “Spuk. Irrglaube oder Wahrglaube?”, https://amzn.to/3auk0oS

Recommended readings: Gauld & Cornell, “Poltergeists”, https://amzn.to/38Uvxhv. Noakes, Physics & Psychics: https://amzn.to/3qYc0Tp. Sources & further readings for this video: https://www.forbiddenhistories.com/poltergeist2

Sources & recommended readings for this video: https://www.forbiddenhistories.com/poltergeist

My review of “The Myth of Disenchantment” (University of Chicago Press, 2017). Buy a copy of the book at https://amzn.to/2XVUT8A.