Past Articles by Emma Louise Rhodes

A Matter of Life and Death – Emma-Louise Rhodes – Researcher of Psychic Phenomena and the Spiritualist Faith

Emma-Louise Rhodes - Researcher of Psychic Phenomena and the Spiritualist Faith.

	Psychics on eBay Investigating how mediums and tarot readers exploit the world's favourite online market place.
	Reading the Tea-Leaves: A Look at the Ancient Art of Self-Deception Questioning the appeal of making life-changing decisions based on what lies at the bottom of a teacup.
	The Murder Detectives and the Medium: A True Story Nearly thirty years on, a retired detective tells of how his force unsuccessfully consulted a psychic during a major murder inquiry.
	The Case of Isabel Kingsley and the Socialist Standard An insight into the dialogue between a Spiritualist believer and a sceptical journalist, which lasted almost a year, from 1926 - 27.
	An Uneventful Evening in Britain's Most Haunted Village Exploring the myth of Pluckley and its many ghosts.
	Desperate Faith: True Believer Syndrome and Spiritualism Examining the need to believe in the unbelievable, even when it is exposed as fraudulent.
	False Hope: Psychic Detectives and the Bereaved Exploring the issues behind mediums who allegedly help the police in Britain.
	M. Lamar Keene: A Lesson in Fraudulent Mediumship A study of the famous psychic-turned-sceptic and an analysis of his book, The Psychic Mafia.
	Gallup’s Poll on Immortality Taking a look at the poll conducted by Gallop in the early 1980s, along with other significant surveys on the afterlife.
	Fifteem Minutes of Fame: Psychics and the Media Examining just what motivates 'Celebrity Psychics' in today's media-obsessed society.
	Summoning up Satan: Fundamental Christianity Versus Spiritualism An insight into why many Christians believe that spirit contact is produced by demonic forces rather than fraudulent individuals.
	Whatever Happened to Psychic Miracles? A detailed study of Victorian manifestations and a look at why collective spirit sightings are so few and far between in society today.
	J.N Maskelyne and 'Theosophy Exposed' An article analysing this little known work by the magician and the links between Theosophy and Spiritualism.
	Spiritualist Churches: A Look Inside A study of Spiritualist churches in the United Kingdom and an interview with a medium.
	S.S Baldwin: Spiritualist Exploder An article paying homage to the little credited nineteenth century magician Samri S. Baldwin.
	The Psychic Industry: Supply and Demand A look at the industry behind the Spiritualist faith and why is it so popular.
	An Evening of Clairvoyance A typical night of cold reading and bad judgement
	The Legend of the Lady Luvibund: Deconstructing a Myth How a local ghost story turned into a national media frenzy.
	Dead Men's Embers: An in Depth Review Reviewing Gerald O’Hara’s recent book on early Spiritualism and spirit photography in the North of England.
	A Concise History of Spiritualism Following Spiritualism from Ancient Greek Necromancy, to the Fox Sisters, right through to modern day.