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Witches and Rappings

by Dianne Salerni | Jan 24, 2010 | Fox sisters, Maggie Fox, spiritualism, We Hear the Dead

Last night I had the honor of attending the mid-winter concert of SATORI, a professional chamber music ensemble based in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley, to hear the premiere performance of Witches and Rappings, composed by Dr. Paul Salerni, Professor of Music at Lehigh...

A Spirited Hoax — Part 2

by DianneSalerni | Jan 13, 2010 | Elisha Kane, Fox sisters, Maggie Fox, seance, spiritualism, We Hear the Dead

With little more than a clever prank, two adolescent girls hornswoggled scores of adults into believing they had a special power to communicate with the dead. It is tempting to think of these people as ridiculously gullible, but in fact, they lived in an age where the...

A Spirited Hoax — Part 1

by DianneSalerni | Jan 10, 2010 | Fox sisters, Maggie Fox, seance, We Hear the Dead

Uncle Albert, are you with us? Knock twice for yes …It’s a recurring theme in popular media. Whether Patricia Arquette is solving crimes in the television show Medium, or Haley Joel Osment is whispering, “I see dead people,” our fascination...
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