Know Thyself

In 1972, eight people in Toronto invented a seventeenth-century ghost named Philip Aylesford. They gave him a face, a tragic history, and a personality—then gathered weekly to contact him. For nearly a year, nothing happened. Then the table began to knock, move, and answer questions. Was Philip evidence of psychokinesis, unconscious muscular action, collective expectation, or something stranger? This episode examines the remarkable Philip Experiment and what it may reveal about how human minds can turn a shared story into something that feels—and sometimes behaves—as though it were real.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-history-of-being-human--5806452/support.