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Florence Cook, medium, with Katie King behind her
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Florence Cook, medium, with Katie King behind her
Florence Cook (c.1856-1904) was an English medium who claimed to materialise a spirit named Katie King. This photograph, taken during a seance at the house of William Crookes, shows Cook lying with her head on the seat of a chair, in a trance, with the spirit of Katie King hovering behind her. Date: circa 1870s
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This evocative photograph captures the moment during a seance in the late 1870s when English medium Florence Cook, known for her alleged ability to materialise spirits, entered a trance while seated in a chair at the house of renowned scientist William Crookes in London. With her head resting on the seat, Cook appears to be in a deep state of trance, her face serene and her body relaxed. Behind her, the ethereal figure of Katie King, a spirit said to have materialised during the seance, hovers in the air, draped in a white veil. The spirit's translucent form is illuminated by the dim light of the room, adding to the otherworldly atmosphere. The photograph, which has become an iconic image in the history of spiritualism and the paranormal, captures the fascination and intrigue that surrounded these phenomena during the Victorian era. The seance, which took place at a time when scientific inquiry and spiritual exploration intersected, continues to be a subject of debate and study in the fields of history, psychology, and the paranormal.
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