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materialization
materialization In historical discussions of spiritualism, materialization refers to séance phenomena in which mediums were said to produce visible ghostlike human forms, often resembling dead persons.
In historical discussions of spiritualism, materialization refers to séance phenomena in which mediums were said to produce visible ghostlike human forms, often resembling dead persons. The passage presents it as part of reported mediumistic manifestations rather than an established psychological fact.