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The intermediate life of spirits

Courttia Newland explores the events and his feelings surrounding the death of his mother-in-law, Tara Chauhan.

  • Article

Genius spirits and the mystery of creative inspiration

Once upon a time, we all had a genius.

  • In pictures

The trouble with absinthe

Famed for inducing “green fairy” hallucinations, absinthe has been simultaneously lauded for its medicinal properties and condemned as the source of debasement and debauchery.

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Rose Mackenberg’s deceptive activism

Discover how a New York private investigator became part of Houdini’s mission to expose the fraudulent mediums making money from their vulnerable, grieving clients.

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  • Figure used to ward of malevolent spirits
  • Figure used to ward of malevolent spirits
  • The strange woman and her spirits, 1621.
  • Effigy to averty spirits of disease. Nicobar Islands.
  • Saint Ignatius of Loyola as tamer of evil spirits. Coloured engraving by J. Everaerts.
  • Men (monks?) making and sampling wines, spirits, or other beverages or medicines. Oil painting.
  • Men (monks?) making and sampling wines, spirits, or other beverages or medicines. Oil painting.
  • Chinese people driving away evil spirits at Malacca, Malaysia. Wood engraving by D. Macpherson, 1891.
  • Saint Ignatius of Loyola as protector against evil spirits. Engraving by J. and J. Klauber.
  • A shaman banging a drum and dancing invoke spirits to cure a sick man. Engraving by S. Davenport.
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Spirit Double

Gallery 2
Past

Part of Misbehaving Bodies Drop-in Workshops

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Alibi

Gallery 2
Past

Part of Misbehaving Bodies Drop-in Workshops

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