Part 2: Shannon Taggart’s The Science of Things Spiritual Symposium

Symposium, Part II: Presentations on the history of Spiritualism, the supernatural, and related topics.

9:00 am

An Introduction to Lily Dale, with Michele Takei In this presentation, Lily Dale resident, feminist scholar, and founder of Women’s Day Michele (Shelley) Takei, explores what makes Lily Dale both historically important and metaphysically unique. Part one will discuss the town’s past and its essential role in the 19th-century women’s rights movement. Part two will address why defining Spiritualism is difficult, unpacking the slippery definitions embraced at one time or another. Part three will examine the religion’s deep, original, and continuing relationship with science. Shelley will also share a personal story concerning synchronicity and past lives that speaks to Lily Dale’s magic and its ‘site-specific consciousness.’

10:00 am

“You Are to Do What We Say": The Adventures of Arthur Conan Doyle and his Spirit Guide Pheneas, with Michael W. Homer

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle…