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An occult religion founded by Helena Blavatsky, Theosophy teaches that there are secret mysteries of which our modern religions are just pale emanations. Theosophical thought and ideas permeated a lot of late 19th century religious thinking, even in religions that weren’t explicitly Theosophical.
A system that could search all the information ever created, from anywhere in the world, at the touch of a button... and made from index cards.
Categories: Eccentrics & Prophecies, People & Places, Series 13
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One man's horrifying journey from toilet paper salesman to famous author to spiritual guru to American Hitler to space brother.
Categories: Biography, Eccentrics & Prophecies, History, Series 12
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Where did Jesus get his ideas? Some people think he learned them in India. And some of those people have even ginned up fake evidence for that theory...
Categories: Hoaxes, Frauds & Forgeries, Series 10, Wild Card
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In 1880, God dictated a new Bible to J.B. Newbrough, and then told him to move to New Mexico and open up the weirdest orphanage the world has ever seen.
Categories: Eccentrics & Prophecies, Most Popular, People & Places, Series 7
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The idea that color has healing power is a relatively modern (and utterly fallacious) one. We discuss its development through the 19th and 20th centuries.
Categories: Hoaxes, Frauds & Forgeries, Science & Nature, Series 5
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The greatest and most notorious Spiritualist swindler of all time was a woman from Kentucky who looked a bit like Lola Montez (if you squinted).
Categories: Biography, Hoaxes, Frauds & Forgeries, Series 3
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