Occult lore
Table-Turning
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Table-Turning is a spiritualist practice where a table is claimed to move or signal messages.
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The story behind Table-Turning
A spiritualist practice of the 1850s that drew the attention of Michael Faraday, whose apparatus demonstrated that the movement followed the unconscious muscular pressure of the sitters rather than any external force.
Why Table-Turning matters
Table-Turning matters because it belongs to nineteenth-century mediumship culture.
Sources and editorial method
This entry summarizes the tradition in the Almanac's own words; where no source is listed, it is an editorial summary rather than a primary text, and symbolic readings are named as the tradition's, not as fact.
Recorded here as history and lore. No rite is taught on this page.
- Source
- The Great Almanac Dictionary
- Category
- Spells & Occult Terms
- Last updated
- 2026-09-26
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What is Table-Turning?
Table-Turning is a spiritualist practice where a table is claimed to move or signal messages.
Where does Table-Turning come from?
A spiritualist practice of the 1850s that drew the attention of Michael Faraday, whose apparatus demonstrated that the movement followed the unconscious muscular pressure of the sitters rather than any external force.
Why does Table-Turning matter?
Table-Turning matters because it belongs to nineteenth-century mediumship culture.
