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“Patience Worth”: Channeling, Muses and More!

March 27, 2025 • Kathy Kelly and Traci Stein • Season 1 • Episode 27

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Was Patience Worth a 17th-century muse to 20th-century housewife Pearl Curran? Was the Ouija board the portal for Worth to transmit her writing through Curran? Or was Curran disguising - or even consciously unaware of - her own literary gifts?

In this episode, Kathy and Traci explore the history and controversies surrounding the Patience Worth case and ponder other reported cases of otherworldly inspiration. They also discuss the broader themes of mediumship, spiritual communication, reincarnation, and the complex interplay between the conscious and subconscious mind.

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00:00 Chit-Chat and Winter Woes

00:36 Live Event Ideas: Ghostly Karaoke

02:07 Introducing the Patient's Worth Case

05:10 The Life of Pearl Curran

13:37 Patient's Worth: The Spirit's Story

20:49 Exploring the Literary Merit of Historical Works

21:40 The Influence of Patience Worth on Spiritual Communication

21:55 Psychological Perspectives on Mediumship

22:09 The Complexity of Pearl Curran's Writings

23:00 The Role of the Subconscious in Creative Writing

23:57 Modern Examples of Channeling and Creativity

26:19 Historical and Modern Cases of Unexplained Talent