Science, as it reaches the public mind, has both served to discredit and unintentionally reaffirmed mystical ideas.

- Mitch Horowitz

Everybody has different stories about where I came from. Nobody really knows.

- Mitch Horowitz

When spiritualism dawned, suddenly women who wanted to engage in the civic and religious and political culture were becoming transmediums.

- Mitch Horowitz

Americans were in love with mesmerism because it was something that you could do in your own home. You could mesmerize or hypnotize your aunt or your…

- Mitch Horowitz

America became a special source of attraction to people who were fleeing the aftereffects of the 30 Years War and the religious persecution that bega…

- Mitch Horowitz

I think spiritualism, mesmerism, the mental healing movement, provided some people with the most meaningful experiences of their lives.

- Mitch Horowitz

People need doorways to explore universal religious and ethical ideas.

- Mitch Horowitz

Even back in its colonial days, America developed a reputation as a safe harbor for people with unusual or radical religious beliefs.

- Mitch Horowitz

Women had no clerical role anywhere in the Western world, period.

- Mitch Horowitz