Maxine Meilleur, ALM, received a Masters degree in religion from Harvard University as well as a certificate in parapsychology from the Rhine Research Center in Durham, North Carolina. She is author of the two volume set, Great Moments in Modern Mediumship. Her other books include What the Great Mediums Have Taught Us About Spirit Guides, What the Great Mediums Have Taught Us About Healing, What is Spiritualism?, and Grounds in Your Coffee: An Idiot’s Guide to Tasseography.

In this video from 2020, the discussion focuses on memorable high points in the history of spiritualism. Personalities discussed included Andrew Jackson Davis, Estelle Roberts, the Fox Sisters, Helen Duncan, Franek Kluski, Lord Hugh Dowding, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The topics include apports, spirit materialization, and direct voice mediumship.

(Recorded on October 30, 2020)

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Published on May 6, 2026