Sara Weiss, originally named Ditto McBride, was an American author and spiritualist active during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. She passed away on March 23, 1904, shortly after releasing her primary literary contribution to the public. Weiss's work is situated within the broader context of American spiritualism, a movement that frequently explored psychic phenomena and alternative realms of existence.\n\nHer debut and most notable publication, Journeys to the Planet Mars, was released in 1903. Weiss claimed that this book was a completely factual account of Mars rather than a work of speculative fiction. She maintained that the detailed descriptions and information presented in the text had been communicated directly to her via psychic messages. Through this claim, Weiss presented herself as a medium transmitting knowledge from beyond Earth, reflecting the spiritualist practices of her time.
