rescue circle

rescue circle (plural rescue circles)

1. (parapsychology) A group of spiritualists that hold sittings in order to help confused spirits of the dead to accept the fact that they are dead.
   • 1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:

     "Wickland has finally made out his case, but I do say that our experiences at rescue circles bear out the general idea, and that he has admittedly cured many cases which others have found intractable."