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TABLE TURNING [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-05-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Occult Sciences
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- table-turning
1, record 1, English, table%2Dturning
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- table turning 2, record 1, English, table%20turning
correct
- table tipping 2, record 1, English, table%20tipping
correct
- table rapping 2, record 1, English, table%20rapping
correct
- table tapping 2, record 1, English, table%20tapping
correct
- table tilting 2, record 1, English, table%20tilting
correct
- typtology 3, record 1, English, typtology
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A form of psychic phenomena in which a table is made to rotate, tilt, or rise completely off the ground by the mere contact of the operator's finger-tips, and without the conscious exercise of muscular force. 1, record 1, English, - table%2Dturning
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
[...] the heavy dining table will commence first to quiver, [...] and then to rock and sway from side to side [...] and all the time raps and tappings will be heard in the table and in many different parts of the room. 1, record 1, English, - table%2Dturning
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sciences occultes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tables tournantes
1, record 1, French, tables%20tournantes
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- langage des coups frappés 1, record 1, French, langage%20des%20coups%20frapp%C3%A9s
correct, masculine noun
- typologie 2, record 1, French, typologie
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les divers procédés de communication avec les esprits. [...] un dialogue s'institua entre elles et l'Esprit frappeur : c'est la typtologie ou langage des coups frappés. À partir de là, tout le système d'échanges était fondé, on ne lui apporta plus que des aménagements secondaires. Les tables tournantes sont du même ordre : les tables se soulèvent en présence du médium, et le pied frappe en réponse aux questions des assistants, un coup pour "oui", deux coups pour "non". 1, record 1, French, - tables%20tournantes
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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