Forbidden Histories

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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.

Discuss “The Greeks & the Irrational”: Introducing the Forbidden Histories Book Club

February 14, 2021

Was Oxford classicist E. R. Dodds inspired by his investigations of modern trance mediumship when he wrote on ancient Greek oracles? Introducing the Forbidden Histories Reading Group

Francis Bacon & the Occult World of the Scientific Revolution

February 9, 2021

Historical sources & recommended readings: https://www.forbiddenhistories.com/bacon

Weirdness without Spirits: Poltergeist Phenomena & Science in the 20th Century

February 3, 2021

Sources & recommended readings for this video: https://www.forbiddenhistories.com/poltergeist3

Taming the Poltergeist: “Things that go Bump in the Night” in 19th Century Science.

January 26, 2021

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Poltergeist Phenomena in the Scientific Revolution & the Enlightenment.

April 19, 2020

Welcome to part 1 of our journey into the haunted past of science and medicine!

Magic and the Human Sciences: The Myth of Disenchantment

March 31, 2020

Buy Michael Hunter, “The Decline of Magic”: https://amzn.to/2vS0npS

Everything you always wanted to know about the history of science & magic (but were afraid to ask)

June 27, 2018

Teaser – Forbidden Histories

February 24, 2018

Curated and presented by Dr. Andreas Sommer, historian of the human sciences.