Houdini vs. Spiritualism

The Whaley House; A Case Study into Residual Hauntings

In today’s episode, I will be exploring the idea of residual energy, natural earth energies and how this combination can influence what become known as hauntedplaces. I will be using one of the most talked about houses in The United States as a case study. This house has officially been crowned the most haunted house in America. Not only by public opinion, but also by the California Chamberof Commerce. Have you heard of The Whaley House? www.wynnethornley.com [https://www.wynnethornley.com] Sources cited for this episode include (but are not limited to): https://sandiegohistory.org/journal/1960/april/whaley/ [https://sandiegohistory.org/journal/1960/april/whaley/] https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3798580/?form=MG0AV3&form=MG0AV3 [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3798580/?form=MG0AV3&form=MG0AV3] https://youtu.be/-2KdemBs_ao?si=hTdiJYl7VNk1E1wh [https://youtu.be/-2KdemBs_ao?si=hTdiJYl7VNk1E1wh]https://www.positivehealth.com/article/environmental/the-neurological-impact-of-electromagnetic-fields-emf-beyond-headaches?form=MG0AV3&form=MG0AV3 [https://www.positivehealth.com/article/environmental/the-neurological-impact-of-electromagnetic-fields-emf-beyond-headaches?form=MG0AV3&form=MG0AV3]https://www.destinationsdetoursdreams.com/2018/05/walking-through-california-history-in-old-town-san-diego/?form=MG0AV3&form=MG0AV3 [https://www.destinationsdetoursdreams.com/2018/05/walking-through-california-history-in-old-town-san-diego/?form=MG0AV3&form=MG0AV3]https://sandiegohistory.org/journal/1960/april/whaley/?form=MG0AV3 [https://sandiegohistory.org/journal/1960/april/whaley/?form=MG0AV3] https://youtu.be/a32y-vTmhE8 [https://youtu.be/a32y-vTmhE8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a32y-vTmhE8&t=787s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a32y-vTmhE8&t=787s] Music Credits to Kevin MacLeod: March of the Mind by Kevin MacLeod Link:https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4020-march-of-the-mind License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license [https://filmmusic.io/standard-license]   Ghost Story by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3805-ghost-story License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/] Sovereign by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4397-sovereign License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/] Myst on the Moor by Kevin MacLeod Link:https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4104-myst-on-the-moor License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/] Podcast Cover Art Credit: This is the website I found the cover art image for: https://thevalemagazine.com/2018/03/18/the-whaley-house-the-most-haunted-house-in-the-us/ [https://thevalemagazine.com/2018/03/18/the-whaley-house-the-most-haunted-house-in-the-us/]

Water Babies of Cannon Beach with a Side of The Bandage Man

Back in September of 2024, a friend tag me in the commentssection of an Instagram Reel with the comment quote “Have you heard of this?? Sounds gnarly” unquote and I was immediately intrigued. The reel was creepy, dark, unsettling and it had my Spideysenses tingling. Due to my obsession with all things strange and unusual, there are very few urban legends or local haunts that I have not heard about. But they are out there. So, when something like this reel comes into my consciousness, I am drawn to find out more. In today’s episode, I am going to deep dive into an urbantale that is finding its ways out of the corners of the internet and into our collective hive mind. Have you heard of the Water Babies of Cannon Beach? And what do you know about The Bandage Man of Highway 101? Links I found Helpful in my Research: Initial Instagram video shared with me by my friend - RedBeard  ⁠https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6nrR4YrkSg/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6nrR4YrkSg/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link]   Urban Tales of Cannon Beach - includes The Bandage Man⁠https://cbhistory.org/blog/spooky-stories-head-scratchers-tall-tales/ ⁠ [https://cbhistory.org/blog/spooky-stories-head-scratchers-tall-tales/ ]Urban Legends about Water Babies⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_Babies⁠ [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_Babies]⁠https://utahoutdoors.com/legends/water.babies/index.shtml?form=MG0AV3⁠ [https://utahoutdoors.com/legends/water.babies/index.shtml?form=MG0AV3]Learn more about Cannon Beach here: ⁠https://www.ci.cannon-beach.or.us/⁠ [https://www.ci.cannon-beach.or.us/] ⁠https://www.haystackrockawareness.com/⁠ [https://www.haystackrockawareness.com/] Music Credits: Myst on the Moor by Kevin MacLeod Link:https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4104-myst-on-the-moor License: ⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/⁠ [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/] Ghost Story by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3805-ghost-story License: ⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/⁠ [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/] Dreams Become Real by Kevin MacLeod Link:https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3678-dreams-become-real License: ⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/⁠ [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/] March of the Mind by Kevin MacLeod Link:https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4020-march-of-the-mind License: ⁠⁠https://filmmusic.io/standard-license⁠⁠ [https://filmmusic.io/standard-license]

Houdini vs. Spiritualism

In this episode, I am going to explore the second half of Harry Houdini’s life mission. Utilizing his knowledge of illusion and magic, Harry Houdini made it his personal agenda to expose the fakes, frauds and charlatans of the American spiritualism movement of the early 1900’s. How well do you think you know Harry Houdini? www.wynnethornley.com [https://www.wynnethornley.com] Audiobooks I found helpful: https://open.spotify.com/show/2cwkBqUDz8aPEcSqQqf3M1?si=f11f316f97db477b [https://open.spotify.com/show/2cwkBqUDz8aPEcSqQqf3M1?si=f11f316f97db477b] https://open.spotify.com/show/6AmEOtBXK15zcPWebV8FXT?si=319953aa285a491e [https://open.spotify.com/show/6AmEOtBXK15zcPWebV8FXT?si=319953aa285a491e] Just a few Articles and Websites I found helpful: https://www.intervalmagic.com/houdini/articles/1926_02.27.html?form=MG0AV3 [https://www.intervalmagic.com/houdini/articles/1926_02.27.html?form=MG0AV3] https://www.jstor.org/stable/43306017?form=MG0AV3 [https://www.jstor.org/stable/43306017?form=MG0AV3] https://www.wildabouthoudini.com/2012/09/harry-houdini-master-of-disguise.html?form=MG0AV3 [https://www.wildabouthoudini.com/2012/09/harry-houdini-master-of-disguise.html?form=MG0AV3] https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/spiritualism [https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/spiritualism] https://www.wildabouthoudini.com/2019/06/the-mama-message.html [https://www.wildabouthoudini.com/2019/06/the-mama-message.html] https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/in-1926-houdini-spent-4-days-shaming-congress-for-being-in-thrall-to-fortunetellers?form=MG0AV3 [https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/in-1926-houdini-spent-4-days-shaming-congress-for-being-in-thrall-to-fortunetellers?form=MG0AV3] https://archive.org/details/BostomMediumMargery [https://archive.org/details/BostomMediumMargery] https://yalebooks.yale.edu/2020/03/11/did-houdini-really-die-after-being-sucker-punched/?form=MG0AV3 [https://yalebooks.yale.edu/2020/03/11/did-houdini-really-die-after-being-sucker-punched/?form=MG0AV3] https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/history/happy-national-magic-day?form=MG0AV3 [https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/history/happy-national-magic-day?form=MG0AV3] https://www.wildabouthoudini.com/2015/03/houdinis-death-certificate-online.html?form=MG0AV3 [https://www.wildabouthoudini.com/2015/03/houdinis-death-certificate-online.html?form=MG0AV3] https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/history/celebrating-life-harry-houdini-who-died-october-31-1926?form=MG0AV3 [https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/history/celebrating-life-harry-houdini-who-died-october-31-1926?form=MG0AV3]  Music Credits; Myst on the Moor by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4104-myst-on-the-moor License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/] Sovereign by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4397-sovereign License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/] March of the Mind by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4020-march-of-the-mind License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license [https://filmmusic.io/standard-license] Ghost Story by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3805-ghost-story License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/] Cryptic Sorrow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3568-cryptic-sorrow License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/]

Bloody Mary Ritual; Who was she really?

In the last few episodes Of the Dark Side of Lightwork, I will offer a short series exploring some of the things from the paranormal world that piqued my curiosity and scared me deeply at the same time.  The third, and final, topic in this series will explore the origin story of a woman that almost every teenage girl has tried to summon at least once in their lives.  Have you heard of Bloody Mary? www.wynnethornley.com [https://www.wynnethornley.com] Just a few of the links I found helpful in my research: https://allthatsinteresting.com/bloody-mary https://urbanlegend.fandom.com/wiki/Bloody_Mary https://headstuff.org/culture/history/elizabeth-bathory-the-bloody-countess/ https://mysteriouschicago.com/bloody-mary-and-mary-worth/#:~:text=Stories%20as%20to%20who%20Mary%20was,others%2C%20she%20killed%20her%20own%20baby.&text=Stories%20as%20to%20who,killed%20her%20own%20baby.&text=to%20who%20Mary%20was,others%2C%20she%20killed%20her https://www.dreadcentral.com/editorials/502777/bloody-mary-separating-fact-from-fiction-horror-irl/ Some Podcast episodes I found useful: https://open.spotify.com/episode/59oDtdy41TDxnMilse9RO9?si=ueH7d7lSTfG5x-o1DYqJ0w https://open.spotify.com/episode/4nItY7ROLUhAsodiAxBZNf?si=T8Axz9bpSq2mXYbo4ZciCw https://open.spotify.com/episode/2WlVCUOR7NzpzjHhYmV8F7?si=7_6CxBoWQA-YyKP1WcBSRQ https://open.spotify.com/episode/4lYp7sOfyanTW5qOV77VyN?si=R8MCHp0zQR-hTmG4rYDruw https://open.spotify.com/episode/77BQ76EfKUzvf8PdQQv2BK?si=1VAC4pryR3CuNbGqoPtweQ Music Credits: Myst on the Moor by Kevin MacLeod Link:https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4104-myst-on-the-moor License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/] Sovereign by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4397-sovereign License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/] Cryptic Sorrow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3568-cryptic-sorrow License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/] Ghost Story by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3805-ghost-story License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/] March of the Mind by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4020-march-of-the-mind License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license [https://filmmusic.io/standard-license]

Necronomicon | Simonomicon - Dangerous Books

In the next few episodes of The Dark Side of Lightwork, I will offer a short series exploring some of the things from the paranormal world that piqued my curiosity, and scared me deeply at the same time.   The second topic in this series is about one of the first books I had ever heard of that came with dire warnings against its use. Best case scenario, you conjure a demon, worse case scenario, you die after reading it. Have you heard of the Necronomicon? Donations to The Dark Side of Lightwork accepted here: @thornleysremedyshop on PayPal Mentorship for the psychic, intuitive, mediumship and empathy community open year round. What paranormal skills would you like to refine and hone? wynnethornley@gmail.com for inquiries Links and Sources I found helpful when researching this episode Necronomicon, Author Simon, publisher Avon Books, print run 1978 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Necronomicon [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Necronomicon] https://mythologyexplained.com/necronomicon-the-worlds-most-dangerous-book/ [https://mythologyexplained.com/necronomicon-the-worlds-most-dangerous-book/] 'Evil Dead': How a Prototype Short Film Launched the Franchise (collider.com) [https://collider.com/sam-raimi-within-the-woods-evil-dead/] Simon Necronomicon - Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Necronomicon] Lifting The Veil On The Construction of the Simon Necronomicon: The Origin of the Gate-Walking Initiation & The Identity of "Simon" - Warlock Asylum International News [https://warlockasyluminternationalnews.com/2013/12/26/lifting-the-veil-on-the-construction-of-the-simon-necronomicon-the-origin-of-the-gate-walking-initiation-the-identity-of-simon/] The Necronomicon Wars – Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy (wordpress.com) [https://fakegeekboy.wordpress.com/2020/05/10/the-necronomicon-wars/] Magickal Mystery Tour - Dec 13, 1987. Herman Slater of the Magickal Childe. Lady Rhea. Kay Faraday. (youtube.com) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yQe70OD7kA] Music Credits Myst on the Moor by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4104-myst-on-the-moor License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/] Ghost Story by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3805-ghost-story License: ⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/⁠ [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/] March of the Mind by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4020-march-of-the-mind License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license [https://filmmusic.io/standard-license] Cryptic Sorrow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3568-cryptic-sorrow License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/] Sovereign by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4397-sovereign License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/]