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-A seance is an organized attempt to communicate with the dead. Hence, the seance posits life after physical death in the form of a non-physical and coherent intellect and mind called a "soul" or "spirit."
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-Since many magicians are fully capable of producing pseudo-ghostly phenomena, they hold that it is impossible for the dead to communicate with the living; these magicians (such as [[Houdini]]) say that seances fall into two general categories:
-) Fraudulent charades given by fake mediums to fleece money from people. The "spectators" in these situations believe the manifestations to be real.
-) Theatrical performances given by magicians (generally those interested in Bizarre Magick). The spectators in these situations understand that they're watching a show.
-There are several excellent texts for those interested in the latter category, among them Spirit Theater by Eugene Burger (1985) and Seance (1996, Originally published in magazine form 1988-1991) by Scott Moore-Davis. Both are published by Kaufman and Company.
-==External Links==
-• http://geniimagazine.com/kaufman/booksandtapes.html
-[[Category: Seances| ]]