Séance at The Vortex — Late Sitting (in The Pony Shed)

Join Jake Cordero and Albert Lucio of The Austin Séance as they explore American Spiritualist history, examine tools used by working mediums, and then lead a public séance at THE VORTEX, in Austin, in the spooky Pony Shed. Discounts available for paid Patreon supporters of The Austin Séance. Fiind Patreon information here.

About The Austin Séance

The Austin Séance is a creative and experimental collaboration devoted to the history and practice of American séances and Spiritualism. Led by Artistic Director Albert Lucio and Editorial Director Jake Cordero, The Austin Séance has operated from its home base in Central Texas since 2016. Its work includes séance demonstrations in museums and other public institutions, occult workshops, occult lectures, and academic seminars. The Austin Séance also operates an editorial division and publishes a quarterly journal. The Austin Séance has been featured in Texas Monthly, NPR’s Texas Standard radio program, TV broadcasts and more.

About Albert Lucio and Jake Cordero of The Austin Séance

Jake Cordero, an award-winning journalist, has reported on everything from cult murders in Mexico to spirit hauntings in Fort Worth. He is a longtime student of magic and philosophy, and the author of two books. Jake also is editor of The Austin Séance Quarterly Journal, a Spiritualist history publication.

Things that go bump in the night have always fascinated Albert Lucio. With a degree in sociology and psychology, Albert has set out to understand how we shape and are shaped by supernatural beliefs. He has spent years studying ghost hunters, consorting with psychics and researching the occult.