Topic: Physical Mediumship

The investigation turns to ectoplasm, a substance said to be both spiritual and material that emanates from mediums during seances. Taggart notes that the term was coined by Nobel Prize-winning physiologist Charles Richet, who documented the substance taking the shape of limbs or gauze. While modern spiritualism has moved toward "mental mediumship," Taggart traveled to Europe to find contemporary practitioners like German medium Kai Mügge. The substance is described as light-sensitive, sticky, and capable of independent movement like an amoeba.

During a seance with Gordon Garforth, Shannon Taggart witnessed his hand appear to skip into a "gigantic, grotesque" size. Despite her initial fear that it was a subjective hallucination or hypnotic induction, her camera captured the same oversized, "foam hand" appearance. Taggart discusses the various interpretations of the event, ranging from a physical ectoplasmic change to an optical illusion caused by red light and shutter speed. She emphasizes her commitment to documenting these events as they are perceived by the participants.

The discussion turns to physical mediumship and the concept of "apports," where objects manifest out of thin air. Grant Cameron references journalist Leslie Kean’s experiences with materializing hands during seances. He argues that UFO hardware and even alien bodies might be apports—physical manifestations created by the intelligence to grab human attention, rather than debris from a mechanical crash.