A Town Where the Spirit World Rules.

Authors :: Beattie, Rich
Source :: New York Times. 7/8/2005, Vol. 154 Issue 53269, pD1-D2. 2p. 1 Color Photograph, 4 Black and White Photographs, 2 Maps.
Publication Year :: 2005
Abstract: Focuses on the village of Lily Dale, New York, a center of spiritual mediumship in the U.S. Background on Lily Dale, which has been populated and run by Spiritualists, members of a religious group that believes the living can communicate with the dead; Atmosphere of the town, where 40 registered mediums practice; Comments of medium Sherry Lee Calkins and Ron Nagy, a Lily Dale historian and researcher; Author's experience consulting the spirits; Skepticism of some visitors; Description of the village; Discussion of the tests that aspiring Lily Dale mediums must pass. INSET: The Other Side, Near Buffalo.