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Jun
Arthur Ellen Hypnotist Lived in Two Worlds at Once and Was Taken Seriously in Both There is a story from 1949 that tells you almost everything you need to know about Arthur Ellen. A professional boxer named Harry Haft was minutes away from climbing into the ring to fight Rocky Marciano when three men entered […]
28
Jun
Began His Life in the Last Place Anyone Would Expect There is a certain kind of life that defies the place it started in. Martin St James was born Joseph Stanley Overell Simmonds in the remote goldfields of Western Australia, as far from a theater stage as it is possible to get on a continent […]
26
Jun
Ted Serios Psychic Photographer Began as the Last Person Anyone Expected Most unexplained stories in psychic history begin with someone unusual. A medium from a prominent family, a mystic with a following, a performer who built a career around mysterious abilities. The story of Ted Serios begins in a Chicago bar with a bellhop who […]
25
Jun
Hypnosis Myths and Legends Have Been Around Longer Than You Think If you grew up watching old movies or reading thriller novels, you already have a picture of what a hypnotist is. A mysterious figure with piercing eyes, a swinging watch, and the ability to make anyone do anything. That picture is wrong in almost […]
25
Jun
Bridey Murphy Hypnosis: The Night That Started Everything On the evening of November 29, 1952, a man named Morey Bernstein held a candle in front of a young woman’s face at a dinner party in Pueblo, Colorado. Keep your eyes on the flame, he told her. And while I talk to you, you will become […]