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Victorian spiritualism capitalised on the desire to transcend death to create new ways of making money

Our research into the business history of spiritualism in 19th-century Britain suggests that the similarities go deeper than a shared fascination with communicating with the dead.

Victorian Britain is often remembered as an age of industrial progress, scientific discovery and astonishing feats of engineering. Department stores, arcades and luxury brands fed a growing appetite for shopping. Yet the Victorians were also fascinated by ghosts, the supernatural and the macabre.

These tendencies might first be written off as a contradiction – the perseverance of premodern supernaturalism among an increasingly modern society. But a closer look reveals that the technologies that transformed Victorian commerce and entertainment also helped make ghosts visible, reproducible and profitable.

https://theconversation.com/victorian-spiritualism-capitalised-on-the-desire-to-transcend-death-to-create-new-ways-of-making-money-294302

The ConversationVictorian spiritualism capitalised on the desire to transcend death to create new ways of making moneyThe very technologies that transformed Victorian commerce and entertainment also helped make ghosts visible, reproducible and profitable.
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⚡️In the ancient Zarathustrian religion the soul is met at the Chinvat bridge by Daēnā. At that crossing, the anti-blood-sacrifice current begins.

🎙 Finding Manuland podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/67BUBYhxeLDX8dgZFzP7U9

Quote card for the Finding Manuland podcast “Finding Manuland Atlas Ep. 4” (powerofmana.net). The card reads: In the ancient Zarathustrian religion the soul is met at the Chinvat bridge by Daēnā. At that crossing, the anti-blood-sacrifice current begins. Link: https://open.spotify.com/show/67BUBYhxeLDX8dgZFzP7U9
SpotifyFinding ManulandPodcast · Decoding Trolls · Finding Manuland takes us on mental journeys across the space between Ireland and India. Finding Manuland moves us across time from 4,000 BCE until the present. Our mental models of how the past and the present interact expand, through Finding Manuland. We begin around 4,000 BCE with the Yamna community who lived between the Don and Dnipro rivers of Ancient Ukrain
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Demokraten im US-Repräsentantenhaus fordern einen Sonderermittler zu Trumps Verbindungen zu Jeffrey Epstein. Ein neuer Bericht wirft Fragen zu seiner möglichen Rolle auf – Trump bestreitet jedes Fehlverhalten. 🔎🇺🇸 #Epstein #Trump https://www.n-tv.de/politik/Demokraten-wollen-Trumps-Epstein-Verbindungen-untersuchen-lassen-id31460913.html #EpsteinClass

n-tv.deDemokraten wollen Trumps Epstein-Verbindungen untersuchen lassenGebrochene Versprechen im Hinblick auf den Epstein-Skandal haben US-Präsident Trump schon allerlei Kritik eingebracht, auch von Verbündeten. Trumps Verbindungen zu dem Sexualstraftäter waren zuletzt aber seltener Thema. Kurz vor den Midterms legen die Demokraten nun einen neuen Bericht vor.
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Hind Rajab Foundation files UK criminal complaint against Israeli soldier over Gaza war crimes
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20261026-hind-rajab-foundation-files-uk-criminal-complaint-against-israeli-soldier-over-gaza-war-crimes/

Middle East MonitorHind Rajab Foundation files UK criminal complaint against Israeli soldier over Gaza war crimesThe Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) has filed a criminal complaint with UK authorities against Israeli soldier Lidor Dafna over alleged war crimes, crimes against humanity and acts of genocide committe…
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RE: https://infosec.exchange/@josephcox/117509052853704937

Once again I am shown that moving away from Proton earlier this year was the right choice.

❞ Quoted postJoseph Cox

New: Proton, the company behind ProtonMail, emailed staff to say it will be 're-interviewing' workers about how they use AI. The implication is, if you're not using AI, or won't learn, you may lose your job. “These re-interviews are consequential,” a leaked email seen by 404 Medi

Infosec ExchangeJoseph Cox (@[email protected])New: Proton, the company behind ProtonMail, emailed staff to say it will be 're-interviewing' workers about how they use AI. The implication is, if you're not using AI, or won't learn, you may lose your job. “These re-interviews are consequential,” a leaked email seen by 404 Media reads. https://www.404media.co/proton-to-re-interview-staff-about-ai-to-see-who-gets-to-keep-their-job/
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