Flappers, Psychic Readings and TikTok Tarot

Glamourdaze takes a psychic peek into the history and enduring popularity of psychic readings and seances from their first social trend in the 1920s and beyond.

The Roaring 1920s: Flappers, Fringe, and Floating Ghosts

Picture this for a moment – jazz trumpets blaring, dancers filling the nightclub floor and a flapper in an art deco design beaded dress clutching a Ouija board like it’s her third cocktail.
The 1920s weren’t just about speakeasies and bobbed hair—spiritualism, a major social trend, was the afterlife party crasher. Following the trauma of WWI, everyone from socialites to shopkeepers sought solace in spiritualism. Mediums became celebrities, hosting ghostly soirées where attendees channeled lost loved ones (or just really committed to the bit).

Fashion mirrored the mystique: cloche hats tilted like haloed antennas, drop-waist dresses swaying like pendulum divinations, and pearl necklaces doubling as makeshift spirit detectors. If the 1920s had Wi-Fi, they’d have traded Ouija for psychic readings online faster than you can say “Charleston.”

Hollywood’s Haunted Hustle: Ghosts, Glamour, and Noel Coward’s Zesty Spirits

By the 1930s-40s, spiritualism slinked onto the silver screen. Ghost movies like Blithe Spirit (1945)—Noel Coward’s witty romp about a novelist haunted by his ex-wife—turned séances into screwball comedy. The film’s medium, Madame Arcati, ( wonderfully portrayed by Margaret Rutherford) became a blueprint for the eccentric mystic. Hollywood cashed in on our love affair with the afterlife, blending chills with chic. Imagine Madame Arcati offering a psychic live chat !

The Groovy 1970s: Crystal Gazers, Macramé, and Astrology Overload

Fast-forward to the 1970s, where spiritualism traded cloche hats for crochet vests. The New Age movement exploded like a tie-dye firework, blending Eastern philosophy, psychedelics, and a serious amount of incense. Everyone had a zodiac sign pinned to their corduroy jacket, and tarot decks sat beside lava lamps.

This was the era of “DIY divinity”—communes swapped ghost stories while meditating to Fleetwood Mac. If bell-bottoms could talk, they’d whisper, “Mercury’s in retrograde, man.” Platforms like “online psychic readings” would’ve been a hit, but alas, folks settled for calling 1-900 psychics… often while wearing ponchos.

2020s: Digital Mystics and the Age of “Spiritualism Lite”

Today, spiritualism’s gone viral. TikTok tarot readers, Instagram aura filters, and yes, “psychic live chat” services that connect you to a medium faster than you can swipe left. We’ve swapped Ouija boards for Zoom séances and retrofitted 1920s glam with Y2K nostalgia. The vibe? A mashup of vintage mysticism and Silicon Valley convenience.

Fashion’s in on it too: cottagecore mediums in prairie dresses, Gen Z skeptics rocking 70s-esque crystal chokers “for the aesthetic.” Even Hollywood’s revived its love affair with ghosts (looking at you, A24), proving some obsessions never die—they just get a CGI makeover.

From Séance Salons to Subreddits

Whether you’re a flapper craving post-WWI closure, a hippie chasing vibes, or a modern soul night scrolling online psychic readings at 2 a.m., spiritualism remains our favorite way to flirt with the unknown. After all, why let death stop the party?

— Blithe Spirit optional but highly recommended.

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