Heredia was born in Mexico City and spent his life investigating and exposing the tricks of spiritism.[1] He worked as a professor at the College of the Holy Cross. At the Catholic Club of New York in 1920, he held a mock séance for five hundred people. He showed the audience how easily one could fake mediumship tricks such as the levitation of objects and how easily people can be fooled in the séance room.[2] Heredia had revealed how the fake ectoplasm "spirit hand" was made by using a rubber glove, paraffin and a jar of cold water.[3] The work of Heredia in debunking the tricks of fraudulent mediums has been praised by the skeptic Daniel Loxton.[4]
His book Spiritism and Common Sense (1922) has been described as a "highly critical examination of paranormal phenomena."[5]
Heredia was a friend with the magicians Harry Houdini and John Mulholland.[6] In his Magician Among the Spirits (1924), Houdini cited a fraudulent method that Heredia had used to produce a spirit photograph.[7]
Publicationsedit
Spiritism and Common Sense. New York: P.J. Kenedy & Sons. 1922. OCLC 421406262.
True Spiritualism (1924)
Los Fraudes Espiritistas y los Fenómenos Metapsíquicos (1931)
The Quest of Ben Hered: Memoirs of a Reporter in the Time of Christ (1947)
Referencesedit
^Peabody, J. L. (June 1923). "Spirit Pictures and a Speaking Skull". Popular Mechanics. Vol. 39, no. 6. pp. 817–820.
^Samuel, Lawrence R. (2011). Supernatural America: A Cultural History. Praeger. p. 7. ISBN978-0-313-39900-8
^"Spirit Hands, "ectoplasm," and Rubber Gloves". Popular Mechanics. Vol. 40, no. 1. Hearst Magazines. July 1923. pp. 14–15.
^Rooney, David M. (2009). The Wine of Certitude: A Literary Biography of Ronald Knox. Ignatius Press. p. 111. ISBN978-0-313-39899-5 "A highly critical examination of paranormal phenomena published in 1922 by C.M. de Heredia, a Mexican Jesuit and former magician who earned some fame as a debunker of Spiritualist phenomena."
^"El jesuita mexicano que fotografiaba espíritus - CSI". www.csicop.org. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
^Houdini, Harry. (1924). A Magician Among The Spirits. Harper and Brothers. p. 114
External linksedit
Priest Exposes Spiritism - The New York Times
April 10, 2024
carlos, maría, heredia, 1872, 1951, mexican, magician, jesuit, priest, contents, biography, publications, references, external, linksbiography, editheredia, born, mexico, city, spent, life, investigating, exposing, tricks, spiritism, worked, professor, college. Carlos Maria de Heredia 1872 1951 was a Mexican magician and Jesuit priest Carlos Maria de Heredia Contents 1 Biography 2 Publications 3 References 4 External linksBiography editHeredia was born in Mexico City and spent his life investigating and exposing the tricks of spiritism 1 He worked as a professor at the College of the Holy Cross At the Catholic Club of New York in 1920 he held a mock seance for five hundred people He showed the audience how easily one could fake mediumship tricks such as the levitation of objects and how easily people can be fooled in the seance room 2 Heredia had revealed how the fake ectoplasm spirit hand was made by using a rubber glove paraffin and a jar of cold water 3 The work of Heredia in debunking the tricks of fraudulent mediums has been praised by the skeptic Daniel Loxton 4 His book Spiritism and Common Sense 1922 has been described as a highly critical examination of paranormal phenomena 5 Heredia was a friend with the magicians Harry Houdini and John Mulholland 6 In his Magician Among the Spirits 1924 Houdini cited a fraudulent method that Heredia had used to produce a spirit photograph 7 Publications editSpiritism and Common Sense New York P J Kenedy amp Sons 1922 OCLC 421406262 True Spiritualism 1924 Los Fraudes Espiritistas y los Fenomenos Metapsiquicos 1931 The Quest of Ben Hered Memoirs of a Reporter in the Time of Christ 1947 References edit Peabody J L June 1923 Spirit Pictures and a Speaking Skull Popular Mechanics Vol 39 no 6 pp 817 820 Samuel Lawrence R 2011 Supernatural America A Cultural History Praeger p 7 ISBN 978 0 313 39900 8 Spirit Hands ectoplasm and Rubber Gloves Popular Mechanics Vol 40 no 1 Hearst Magazines July 1923 pp 14 15 Loxton Daniel January 22 2013 Same Darkness Same Light Skepticblog Rooney David M 2009 The Wine of Certitude A Literary Biography of Ronald Knox Ignatius Press p 111 ISBN 978 0 313 39899 5 A highly critical examination of paranormal phenomena published in 1922 by C M de Heredia a Mexican Jesuit and former magician who earned some fame as a debunker of Spiritualist phenomena El jesuita mexicano que fotografiaba espiritus CSI www csicop org 16 May 2017 Retrieved 2017 05 22 Houdini Harry 1924 A Magician Among The Spirits Harper and Brothers p 114External links editPriest Exposes Spiritism The New York Times Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Carlos Maria de Heredia amp oldid 1213538564, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
