Helen Duncan
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Victoria Helen McCrae Duncan was a Scottish medium best known as the last person to be imprisoned under the Witchcraft Act 1735 for fraudulent claims. She was famous for claiming to produce ectoplasm,
Portrait of Helen Duncan
Photograph shot by Harvey Metcalfe during a 1928 séance, revealing Duncan with dolls.
Duncan with cheesecloth and a cut out newspaper face
Duncan with ectoplasm made from a rubber glove
Ectoplasm (paranormal)
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In spiritualism, ectoplasm, also known as simply ecto, is a substance or spiritual energy "exteriorized" by physical mediums. It was coined in 1894 by psychical researcher Charles Richet. The parapsyc
Helen Duncan
…known as the last person to be imprisoned under the Witchcraft Act 1735 (9 Geo. 2. c. 5) for fraudulent claims. She was famous for claiming to produce ectoplasm, which was proven to be made from cheesecloth. Victoria Helen MacFarlane was born in Callander, Perthshire on 25 November 1897, the daughter of Archibald…
Medium Linda Gazzera with a doll portrayed as ectoplasm
Kathleen Goligher with supposed ectoplasm made of muslin