I can't really even begin to describe how pervasive this spiritualist rage was.

我什至无法真正开始描述这种招魂术是多么普遍。

Spiritualism was very popular after World War I, in the 1920s.

招魂术在第一次世界大战后 1920 年代非常流行。

Exorcisms, that kind of thing. - That's what I'm telling you. Nothing.

你知道 驱魔招魂那种 - 我告诉你了 什么都没有。

Jencken, however, believed in spiritualism and in Catherine's powers.

然而，詹肯相信招魂术和凯瑟琳力量。

That's how much she believed in Spiritualism and in her own connection to the spirit world.

这就是她对招魂术以及她与精神世界联系信仰程度。

When Houdini and Conan Doyle met, Sir Arthur had recently become interested in a new movement called " Spiritualism."

当胡迪尼和柯南道尔相遇时， 亚瑟爵士最近对一种叫做“招魂术” 运动产生了兴趣。

Apart from Spiritualism, the two men really got along very well.

除了招魂术之外， 这两个人还真是相处很好。

Many of you are probably familiar with the general idea of " spiritualism."

你们中许多人可能都熟悉“招魂术” 一般概念。

And so it went on, until I found myself meditating on cheese, or spiritualism, or the Rocky Mountains—but no sleep!

如此继续下去，直到我发现沉浸在奶酪、招魂术和落基山脉遐想之中——但仍没有睡意！

The Conan Doyles were both so committed to Spiritualism that Lady Conan Doyle started trying to channel spirits herself.

柯南道尔夫妇都非常信奉招魂术， 以至于柯南道尔夫人开始尝试导灵魂。

Identified with, but he had a really hard time believing in spiritualism in the same way and for very, very good reason.

认同，但他真很难以同样方式并且有非常非常充分理由相信招魂术。

According to Sir Arthur, Spiritualism was " absolutely the most important development in the whole history of the human race."

根据亚瑟爵士说法， 招魂术“绝对是整个人类历史上最重要发展” 。

I am as indifferent to the facts or fancies of spiritualism as I am, for instance, to the latest mechanical application of electricity.

我对招魂术事实或幻想漠不关心，例如，对最机械电力应用漠不关心。

Usually there is a leader of the cult, and the sisters were in a sense a leader of this spiritualism cult.

通常邪教都有一个领袖，姐妹俩在某种意义上就是这个招魂术领袖。

He loved the modern world, and his life showed that love—whether it was airplanes, movies, or the triumph of science over Spiritualism.

他热爱现代世界， 他生活表明了这种爱——无论是飞机、电影，还是科学战胜招魂术。

Even though Margaret said the whole thing was fake, people continued to believe in spiritualism, and many continue to believe it to this day.

尽管玛格丽特说整件事都是假， 但人们仍然相信招魂术，许多人至今仍相信它。

It's not something unique to the United States, but today I want to talk about the spiritualism movement here in the U.S., particularly during the nineteenth century.

这不是美国独有东西， 但今天我想谈谈美国这里招魂术运动，特别是在十九世纪。

Spiritualism in the United States began in the late 1840s with two sisters in New York, Margaret and Catherine Fox – no relation to Megan Fox, the actress.

美国招魂术始于 1840 年代末，纽约两姐妹玛格丽特和凯瑟琳·福克斯——与女演员梅根·福克斯无关。

' Now, as I had no theory of any kind, don't believe in Spiritualism, and copied my characters from life, I don't see how this critic can be right.

’现在，我没有任何理论，不相信招魂术，而且我角色是从生活中复制出来，我看不出这个评论家怎么会是对。

" Spiritualism" is the belief that people who have died can talk to people who are still alive using a person with special powers, or through a person with special powers.

“招魂术”是这样一种信念，即死者可以使用具有特殊能力人或通过具有特殊能力人与还活着人交谈。