Henry Slade
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Henry Slade was a famous and infamous Victorian psychic
who lived and practiced in both Europe
and North America
. Dr. Henry Slade (as he was commonly referred) was prosecuted for fraud
on October 1, 1876 in London
, England
and found guilty. He was sentenced to 3 months hard labor although due to a mistake in the wording of the document Slade was able to escape England before an new indictment could be prepared.
Slade was defended in the trial by a group of eminent scientists who believed his activities were actually displays of control over the fourth dimension. Not least amongst these was Johann Karl Friedrich Zöllner
, Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Leipzig, who went on to conduct several controlled experiments, using Henry Slade, to evaluate his higher dimensional abilities in 1877. Slade failed some of the tests carried out under controlled conditions but still succeeded in fooling the scientists in several other attempts.
Psychic
A psychic is a person who professes an ability to perceive information hidden from the normal senses through extrasensory perception , or is said by others to have such abilities. It is also used to describe theatrical performers who use techniques such as prestidigitation, cold reading, and hot...
who lived and practiced in both Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
. Dr. Henry Slade (as he was commonly referred) was prosecuted for fraud
Fraud
In criminal law, a fraud is an intentional deception made for personal gain or to damage another individual; the related adjective is fraudulent. The specific legal definition varies by legal jurisdiction. Fraud is a crime, and also a civil law violation...
on October 1, 1876 in London
London
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, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and found guilty. He was sentenced to 3 months hard labor although due to a mistake in the wording of the document Slade was able to escape England before an new indictment could be prepared.
Slade was defended in the trial by a group of eminent scientists who believed his activities were actually displays of control over the fourth dimension. Not least amongst these was Johann Karl Friedrich Zöllner
Johann Karl Friedrich Zöllner
Johann Karl Friedrich Zöllner was a German astrophysicist who studied optical illusions. He invented the Zöllner illusion where lines that are parallel appear diagonal. The lunar Zöllner crater is named in his honor...
, Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Leipzig, who went on to conduct several controlled experiments, using Henry Slade, to evaluate his higher dimensional abilities in 1877. Slade failed some of the tests carried out under controlled conditions but still succeeded in fooling the scientists in several other attempts.
External Links
- Blavatsky Foundation.org 6 page pdf by Walter A. Carrithers, Jr.
- Powerful Psychic Reading Spiritualists and Mediums
- Albion Michigan History Notebook Article on Henry Slade published in the Morning Star newspaper on October 17, 1993, pg. 6
- Internet Archive of Library Books "Spirit Slate Writing And Kindred Phenomena" by William E. RobinsonChung Ling SooChung Ling Soo was the stage name of the American magician William Ellsworth Robinson who is mostly remembered today for his tragic death after a bullet catch trick went wrong.- Biography :...
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