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As spiritualism's popularity grows, photographer Shannon Taggart takes viewers inside the world of séances, mediums and orbs

  • Written by: Beth Saunders, Curator and Head of Special Collections and Gallery, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
As spiritualism's popularity grows, photographer Shannon Taggart takes viewers inside the world of séances, mediums and orbsTable-tipping workshop with mediums Jane and Chris Howarth in Erie, Pennsylvania, in 2014.© Shannon Taggart. Courtesy of the Artist., Author provided

The word séance conjures images of darkened rooms, entranced mediums, strange occurrences and spirit voices. For many contemporary audiences, these visions might seem like something out...

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