Ep. 62 - The Philosophy of Spiritual Manifestations

My Victorian Nightmare

Genevieve Manion

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4.6 • 900 Ratings

🗓️ 29 September 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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On today’s episode, Genevieve will discuss women buried in wedding dresses, dismembered bodies in trunks, shawl disputes leading to knife attacks, a death by kicking written in flabbergasting detail, and a lady blitzed out of her bloomers on laughing gas, attempting all manner of gymnastics for an adoring crowd. She will also discuss Spiritualist philosophy of the 1800s and a family’s terrifying ghost encounter. Thank you to today’s sponsor, Hello Fresh! Go to HelloFresh.com/VICTORIAN10FM now to Get 10 free meals + a free item for life! Instagram Post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DPEkfI-DrYn/?igsh=MTNtNmNvOXF1azd0Zg== References for today's episode: “SPIRIT-RAPPING IN JOHN WESLEY’S FAMILY” - The Spiritualist, Dec. 3rd, 1869. “The Philosophy of Spiritual Manifestations” - The Spiritualist, Dec. 3rd, 1869. “A Father’s Meanness” - The Illustrated Police News, Feb. 15th 1872. “A TRUNK HORROR IN FRANCE” - The Illustrated Police News, Feb. 29th, 1872. “A Woman's Arm Cut to the Bone in a Quarrel About a Shawl in New York City” - The Illustrated Police News, Feb. 8th, 1872. “John Cannon, a Railroad Engineer, Pounded and Kicked to Death by a Party of Germans in St. Louis” - The Illustrated Police News, Feb. 8th, 1872. “A Highly Exhilarated Young Lady under the Influence of Laughing Gas at Cooper Institute, New York” - The Illustrated Police News, Feb. 8th, 1872. https://www.geriwalton.com/nitrous-oxide-or-laughing-gas/ https://thevictorianbookofthedead.wordpress.com/2019/01/23/sewing-shrouds-19th-century-burial-clothing-2/?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://www.funeralbasics.org/8-intriguing-funeral-customs-victorian-era/?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://www.eterneva.com/resources/mourning-dress?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2018/04/queen-victoria-royal-wedding?srsltid=AfmBOoqX-HLxm4XN36H-oTzpmF0ptpI_sGjQbGe60HWQtuyLG0uh3FaN&utm_source=chatgpt.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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