Hosting A Séance, Victorian-Style
There’s nothing more titillating than a room full of spirits. If you’re in need of entertaining inspiration over this long
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Mourning Baubles and Morbid Trinkets
I’ve always been drawn to Victorian mourning rituals, especially the regalia of full mourning attire worn by new (often affluent)
Necromancy and Séance: Our Fascination With Voices of the Dead
As long as we have been in existence, the living have attempted to get in communication with the dead. The Dead, The
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Coffins Vs. Caskets
Is there a difference between the two? As it turns out, yes. Clifford A. Pickover, author of Death and the
A Funeral of White and Gold for the Queen Who Donned Only Black
Last week I finished my online course “Investigating the Victorians” through Oxford’s Department of Continuing Education. I was initially drawn
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Poison as Medicine in the Victorian Era
Home medicine was a necessary part of life in the Victorian Era because professional medical care was, for the most part,
Dispelling Misconceptions About Post-Mortem Photography
Featured Image: The Thanatos Archive’s website banner. The Archive’s mission is to “collect, preserve, and exhibit” post-mortem photographs from the
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The Victorian Cemetery as an Olfactory Refuge
Featured image: Highgate Cemetery founded in 1839. Photo via http://notesfromcamelidcountry.net/2013/07/21/highgate-cemetery-a-victorian-valhalla/. Spring will soon be upon us – the season of re-birth. Winter melts
We’re Seeking New Ways of Mourning Collectively
How we mourn the famous reveals something much larger about our culture as a whole: How we mourn the famous
Shrouds or Lingerie? Traditional Female Burial Garments
shroud noun 1. a length of cloth or an enveloping garment in which a dead person is wrapped for burial
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