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A Brief History of the Phantasm

Originally published on July 24, 2009

Phantasia, spirits, and technology

This talk was recorded on a lovely early evening at the October Gallery, London, on June 30 this year. It was an attempt to grapple with the history of the esoteric and supernatural imagination, and to speculate on the proper balance of skepticism and celebration needed to face the phantasm in all is tricksy glory.