ニューヨーク・タイムズのインスタグラム(nytimes) - 8月7日 22時42分

One Friday in June, this community of pocket-size cottages near Lake Erie was performing an idealized version of small-town Americana. There was a flag raising with 5 veterans, a #butterfly release and 4 church services. Everything adhered to a postcard quaintness, except for a few details. For one thing, many of the front doors were adorned with signs that read, “May Be Haunted.” The photographer @cahlinetompkins and our reporter Penelope Green were there to the mediums of Lily Dale. Founded in 1879 as a Spiritualist’s summer retreat in New York State, #LilyDale was a tented community that welcomed all manner of outsiders. The central tenet of #spiritualism is that the dead are still with us, and eager to chat. But not everyone can hear them. “What makes us different from other religions,” Gerta Lestock said, “is that we bring evidence that life continues.” The 71-year-old is a physical medium, which means she has a skill set that includes spoon bending. As it is for many of the mediums practicing here, Lily Dale is Gerta’s 3rd or 4th life chapter. She has been a furrier, a marketing executive and a boxing coach. “I was born Jewish, raised Catholic, baptized Lutheran, and now I’m a Spiritualist minister,” she said. “I’m covered.” Swipe left to see Gerta and more photos.

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