Occult Literature
The Cyprian Priestess: Claimed Spirit Portrait
A veiled face emerges from a soft oval vignette, with folds of pale fabric framing the dark eyes. The caption names a spirit friend called the Cyprian Priestess and states that the image is reproduced by permission from The Veil Lifted. John Lobb presents it as spirit photography in Talks with the Dead. The named identity is the book’s claim, rather than an independently established portrait identification.
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Photographer not identified. "The Cyprian Priestess: Claimed Spirit Portrait" [editorial title]. In Talks with the Dead, John Lobb. New edition, revised and enlarged, 1907, John Lobb. Source scan leaf 2. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0056-0002
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Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
The source presents these images as spirit photography. Their historical reproduction does not verify the supernatural claims.
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Photographer not identified. The Cyprian Priestess: Claimed Spirit Portrait. Talks with the Dead. Scan leaf 2. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0056-0002