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BrainStuff Classics: Does the Community of Lily Dale Reconnect the Living and the Dead?

October 24, 2026 · 7 min

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Spiritualism is a 19th-century belief system that holds that the living can communicate with spirits of the dead through mediums. Learn about the community where spiritualism is famously practiced, Lily Dale, in today's classic episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://people.howstuffworks.com/lily-dale-where-living-and-dead-reconnect.htm

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