Iceland’s first president had close ties to spiritism
Right: The Icelandic flag. Left The Icelandic Coat of arms. Sveinn Björnsson (1881-1952) was the first president of the Republic of Iceland. […]
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Sometimes the dead visit their prior residence
Photo 1: Tjarnargata 32. The home of Hannes Hafstein, Iceland’s first Minister of State in 1904-1909. This house also goes by the […]
Read moreThe House of Spirits apartment-hotel
Photo 1: Garðastræti 8. Sálarrannsóknarfélagið or Icelandic Society for Psychical Research had their offices on the second floor of the yellow building . The […]
Read moreDreams and what they manifest
Photo 1: Ljósvallagata 8. Ljósvallagata is a charming road that runs along the west side of the Hólavalla Cemetery. In the 1940’s, […]
Read moreA British medium holds seances in Iceland
Photo 1: Suðurgata 39 (Valhalla) Valhalla is a beautiful cement house on Suðurgata 39 across the street from Hólavalla Cemetery. This house […]
Read moreThe ghosts of drowned sailors are confused and scared
The fishing trawler, Jón Forseti, in Reykjavík harbor sometime between 1908 and 1920. Courtesy of Ljósmyndasafn Reykjavíkur This blog post is an […]
Read moreA dying boy received medical aid through his dream
Source: Albedo20 The oldest part of Reykjavik lies east of Austurvöllur in an area called Grjótaþorp. Its outer edges are Aðalstræti, Vesturgata, […]
Read moreSorcery and awakening the dead
Austurvöllur. The large grey building in the background is called the Telephone Building The oldest part of downtown Reykjavik, the heart of […]
Read moreGhosts hover above a house on fire
Seen down Spítalastígur. The white house on the corner used to be Spítalastígur 9, but is now Bergstaðastræti 14. Source Ísleifur Jónsson, […]
Read moreGhostly activities frequently occurred in what is now Guesthouse Apartment K
Bergstaðastræti 3. Also the location of the guesthouse Apartment K. The street lies between Skólavörðustígur and Laugavegur, right around the corner from […]
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