Levitation Collection (page 5)

Italy, Rome, Transfiguration of Jesus
Raffaello Sanzio (1483-1520), Transfiguration

Near-death experience, heartbeat trace C013 / 9462
Near-death experience. Heartbeat trace recorded from left to right over time, showing a normal heartbeat (left) ceasing (flat line)

Zan Zig performing with rabbit and roses, including hat trick and levitation. Date c1899

Kellars startling wonder. Date c1894

CAD of spacecraft launched by magnetic levitation
Launch by magnetic levitation. Computer-aided des- ign (CAD) of a spacecraft being launched by maglev (magnetic levitation)

Gautama Buddha, founder of Buddhism
Gautama Buddha (c.563-483 BC), Indian spiritual teacher and founder of Buddhism. Born Prince Siddhartha Gautama, he spent time as an ascetic and hermit before turning to meditation

Levitation trick, 19th century

HARRY KELLAR (1849-1922). American magician. Lithograph poster, 1894

THURSTON: POSTER, 1935. American poster of magician Howard Thurston performing his levitation illusion

MARK WILSON: POSTER, 1975. American poster of magician Mark Wilsons levitation illusion

HARRY KELLAR: POSTER, 1904. American poster of magician Harry Kellars Levitation of the Princess Karnac

Playbill for Maskelyne & Cooke magical variety show
Playbill for performances of the show The Novelty of the Age, featuring magicians Maskelyne and Cooke, held at Berkley Castle, Blackpool, January 1870

Playbill - magician Doctor Silvester and the levitating lady
Undated playbill for performances of magician Doctor Silvester and the levitating lady at " Gebouw der Loge". HPF/5A/37

Indian Rope Trick Poster
Undated coloured poster featuring illustration of Thurston, the famous magician, performing the East Indian rope-trick. HPF/5B/17

Tomczyk Demonstrates Pk
Stanislawa Tomczyk - Polish medium - demonstrates PK whilst under hypnosis to Ochorowicz in Poland by raising ojects, in this case one side of a set of scales

Marriott Levitation
Professional magician Williams Marriott excelled in exposing mediums tricks. A table is lifted - by the spirits - or by human agency ?

Nita, the Suspended Lady
A magician performs a levitation trick on stage: Nita, the hypnotised and suspended lady

Goldins Magic Trick
Horace Goldin suspends Miss Fransiola in mid air on stage at the Palace Theatre and passes a hoop around her body to show there are no hidden supports

Saint Milburga
SAINT MILBURGA daughter of a chieftain and a saint, she was founding abbess of Wenlock convent in Shropshire, and credited with miracles including levitation

Indian Levitating
LEVITATION Sheshal, a Cuddapah Brahmin, sitting in mid-air, without any apparent support

Levitation / Humile
When Brother Humile di Bisignano (died 1631) sees a vision of the Virgin and child, he is levitated

Levitation / Mariscotti
Italian nun, saint Giacinta Mariscotti, is levitated towards a crucifix

Levitation / Thomas
The blessed Thomas a Cora is levitated while administering the Mass

Levitation / San Pedro
San Pedro di Alcantara, Spanish mystic and Franciscan friar, is levitated to a crucifix

Levitation / Ranfaing
The alleged levitation of ELISABETH DE RANFAING, widow and victim of diabolical possession, at Nancy

Levitation / Vintras
The alleged levitation of EUGENE VINTRAS, noted French occultist

Home Levitates
A demonstration of levitation by D D Home, who on several occasions was perceived to rise to the ceiling

Levitation / Copertino
San GIUSEPPE DI COPERTINO (1603-1663) is levitated to the altar while he celebrates mass

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"Levitation: Defying Gravity and Captivating Minds" Step into the world of levitation, where reality bends and imagination soars. From Giovanni Segantini's mesmerizing artwork "The Punishment of Luxury, 1891 (1935)" to witnessing adorable red fox cubs frolicking in Vosges, France, levitation takes many forms. One captivating example is the magnetic levitation of superconductors – a scientific marvel that seems straight out of a fantasy novel. Mediumship by Marriott adds an ethereal touch to this phenomenon, as spirits seemingly defy gravity under his guidance. Even royalty cannot escape the allure of levitation; just ask Prince Charles caricatured in a whimsical portrayal. But it's not only humans who have been fascinated by this mystical force throughout history. Ignatius of Loyola, a priest since 1537 and founder of. . [text truncated] Indulge your senses with Floating High Tea – an enchanting experience that combines elegance with otherworldly suspension. Magicians like Kellar and Carl Devo have long delighted audiences with their perplexing cabinet mysteries and mind-boggling tricks involving alleged abnormal table levitations. Photographs capture these moments frozen in time - Nita, the hypnotized lady suspended mid-air under her magician's spell or Tomczyk demonstrating PK abilities through astonishing displays. Whether it be artistry or science, illusion or genuine supernatural occurrences, levitation continues to captivate our imaginations. It challenges our perceptions and reminds us that sometimes we need to look beyond what meets the eye to truly appreciate life's magical wonders.