#tableturning

I’ve always loved the manifesting spirit in this engraving. #seance #spirit #ghost #spiritualism #spiritualist #tabletipping #tablestournantes #tableturning #ectoplasm #occult #death #necromancy https://www.instagram.com/p/CE6lcgJBJ0t/?igshid=105g0shyf936t

#tableturning

I haven’t brought the Wanda Tipping Table out for a waltz in some time, so today is her day! Invented and patented by Grover Haffner in the early 1920s, the Wanda Tipping was the jewel of Hollywood’s talking board scene, appearing in promotional shots with some of the biggest stars of the era, including one fantastic shot (check my stories!) of Lon Chaney and Tod Browning on the set of the lost film London After Midnight! She operates by tilting back and forth, and the action engages a pulley that causes her double-sided indicator to swing about and point to letters, numbers, and phrases to spell out messages. To date, this is the only know surviving Wanda, and I lovingly restored her to full working order in 2013. #ouija #planchette #talkingboard #tableturning #tabletipping #wanda #afixcalledwanda #spiritualism #hollywood #psychic #occult #spirit https://www.instagram.com/p/B26d8Y0lRQ0/?igshid=1sz5oas2crmwr

I really adore the poignancy of this illustration of table-turning in action, from the enraptured true believers to the dubious skeptic. Like any good illustration it conveys so much without a sound. Just lovely! I’ll be headed to Oregon this afternoon, so keep an eye out on my stories as I visit friends old and new—including a reunion with IAPSOP’s founder to hand-deliver an extraordinarily rare book for preservation. Stay tuned, saints + sinners! #seance #spiritualism #tabletipping #tableturning #tablestournantes #occult #haunt #psychic #paranormal #pastpresentfuture https://www.instagram.com/p/B3MfUrZlWr0/?igshid=dohtnxca0tmn

A table turning séance featured on a lovely French woodcut from the early 1850s. Boredom got the best of me and I gave it a new color scheme. #séance #tableturning #tabletipping #french #spiritualism #ghost #ectoplasm #spirit #occult #victorian

Two dapper gents perform table turning with a top hat in this French woodcut from 1853. You typically see a diametrically opposed couple--typically male and female--because it was commonly believed that the energy of two polar opposite was needed to properly charge a device for spiritual communion, a belief we will see echo through generations of planchette and talking board depictions. #séance #spiritualism #tophat #ghost #spirit #tabletipping #tableturning #planchette #talkingboard

Embark on a laugh-filled musical escapade in this entertaining short video! Watch as the tables literally turn, setting the stage for a comical twist that will leave you in stitches.