In 1852, Kane met the Fox sisters, famous for their supposed powers as mediums, and became enamored with the middle sister, Margaret (Maggie).
Fox sisters, three 19th century sisters involved in the creation of Spiritualism, the religious movement
"Exploring Other Worlds: Margaret Fox, Elisha Kent Kane, and the Antebellum Culture of Curiosity", Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press.
The text of History of the Origin seemingly endorses modern spiritualism of the type popularized beginning in 1848 upon publication of the claims of the Fox sisters, but cautions against indiscriminate access to other realms.
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