A slate was a small chalk board, often about the size of a sheet of writing paper, that was used by children in school during Victorian times. During seances, spirits would supposedly write messages on one or more slates via paranormal means. Although quite outdated, they are still sometimes used by fake mediums and mentalists.
Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Devin Hunter, author of a number of books, including Modern Witch, Crystal Magic for the Modern Witch, and the new Houseplant HortOCCULTure.
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