The Great War haunted the British Empire. Shell shocked soldiers relived the war’s trauma through waking nightmares consisting of mutilated and grotesque figures. Modernist writers released memoirs condemning the war as a profane and disenchanting experience. Yet British and Dominion soldiers and their families also read prophecies about the coming new millennium, experimented with séances, and claimed to see the ghosts of their loved ones in dreams and in photographs. On the battlefields, they had premonitions and attributed their survival to angelic, psychic, or spiritual forces. For many, the war was an enchanting experience that offered proof of another world and the transcendental properties of the mind. Between 1914 and 1939, an array of ghosts lived in the minds of British subjects as they navigated the shocking toll that death in modern war exerted in their communities.
My Special Guest Is Kyle Falcon
Kyle Falcon is a historian specialising in the British Empire during the First World War. He received his MA and PhD from Wilfrid Laurier University. His doctoral research focused on British spiritualism and psychical research in the Great War. He is the author of 'Haunted Britain: Spiritualism, Psychical Research and the Great War.' Kyle is based in Ontario, Canada.
In this episode, you will be able to: 1. Explore the experiences and trauma and grief on a collective nation.
2. Explore the intersection of Spiritualism and Science during the Great War .
3. Discover some of the psychical experiences reported and explored during this period. If you value this podcast and want to enjoy more episodes please come and find us on https://www.patreon.com/Haunted_History_Chronicles to support the podcast, gain a wealth of additional exclusive podcasts, writing and other content.
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