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Helene SmithHélène Smith Hélène Smith French occultist (1861–1929) Catherine-Elise Müller (December 9, 1861, Martigny – June 10, 1929, Geneva), known professionally as Hélène Smith, was a famous late-19th century French medium. She was known as "the Muse of Automatic Writing" by the Surrealists, who viewed Smith as evidence of the power of the surreal, and a symbol of surrealist knowledge.[1] Late in life, Smith claimed to communicate with Martians, and to be a reincarnation of a Hindu princess and Marie Antoinette. Automatic writing in "Martian" produced by Smith at a séance Early life Daughter of a Hungarian merchant, Smith worked as an employee in a commercial house. She discovered spiritualism in 1891 and joined a spiritualist "development" circle. According to her… (Source: Wikipedia)
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