Here's a nice little article about Lily Dale. Lily Dale is a hamlet in New York's Chautauqua County with an estimated population of about 275. It's been the home of the National Spiritualist Association of Churches since that organization's founding in 1893. Hence it's a real hub spiritual mediums' activity.
Do I believe in mediums? I guess it's a matter of degree. Supernatural phenomena are likely rare, which is why we can't tie them into the rules of nature. Still, there are things I don't expect to be explained in my lifetime.
But there's something to Lily Dale beyond whether its residents can get in touch with your departed grandmother. Despite its tiny size, it actually has an identity. From the look of the town, that's helped it escape the grip of hypermodernity. Considering where modernity is going and where it seems to be taking us, that's something other villages, small towns, and maybe even cities should study.
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