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Recent Examples of spiritualism
This provided her with income, but her true life's work drew on af Klint's interest in spiritualism and mysticism.
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Ars Technica, 11 Jan. 2025
It’s also been a treat to page through the visual and physical embodiments of spiritualism (pun intended)—the clothing, playbills, the Ouija boards, and rabbits in hats that remain from generations of seekers.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 20 Dec. 2024
In the 19th and early 20th centuries, spiritualism leveraged science to marvelous effect.
—Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
Though men also engaged with fortune-telling and spiritualism, women remained the popular image of the practice.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2024
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Ars Technica, 11 Jan. 2025
It’s also been a treat to page through the visual and physical embodiments of spiritualism (pun intended)—the clothing, playbills, the Ouija boards, and rabbits in hats that remain from generations of seekers.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 20 Dec. 2024
In the 19th and early 20th centuries, spiritualism leveraged science to marvelous effect.
—Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
Though men also engaged with fortune-telling and spiritualism, women remained the popular image of the practice.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spiritualism
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But even as the Surrealists were experimenting with ritual and divination in the face of horror, the Nazis also embraced occultism, with its secret and hierarchical rituals of power.—
Celia Bell
July 22,
Literary Hub,
22 July 2025
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In modern pop culture, vampires have strayed away from occultism and are often depicted through a Christian lens, being repelled by crucifixes and sunlight.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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Tales of witchcraft are often rooted in the fears of young women, who have reported being afraid of accidentally hurting their babies for centuries.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
15 Aug. 2025
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The family were banished from their previous village, accused of witchcraft.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Aug. 2025
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Yes, the warrior who fought wizards, ogres and various other monsters in the Roger Corman-produced 1983 sword and sorcery cult classic is back on the big screen.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Aug. 2025
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Both ancient and modern pieces are curated into exhibits about sorcery, motherhood, or high-fashion gowns.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
17 Apr. 2025
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Disney has been dabbling in digital necromancy ever since Rogue One, which featured a recreation of Peter Cushing's likeness as Grand Moff Tarkin.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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The history of necromancy is an interesting window into our past more broadly.—
Jonny Thomson,
Big Think,
18 Dec. 2024
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“Spiritualism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spiritualism. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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