,,! ,,new ,,revelation   ,,by  ,,ar?ur  
,,conan ,,doyle    ,d$ication  ,to all !
 brave m5 & wom51 humble or le>n$1 :o h 
! moral c\rage dur+ sev5ty ye>s to face 
ridicule or worldly disadvantage 9 ord] 
to te/ify to an all-important tru?4     
,m>*1 #aiah     ,,preface  ,_m m        
philosophic m9ds ?an m9e h ?\ght ov] !  
religi\s side ( ?is subject & _m m      
sci5tific bra9s h turn$ _! att5tion to  
its ph5om5al aspect4  ,s f> z ,i "k1    
h[ev]1 !re has be5 no =m] attempt to %[ 
! exact relation ( ! "o to ! o!r4  ,i   
feel t if ,i %\ld succe$ 9 mak+ ?is a   
little m cle> ,i %all h help$ 9 :at ,i  
reg>d z f> ! mo/ important "q ) :i* !   
human race is conc]n$4  ,a celebrat$    
,psy*ic1 ,mrs4 ,pip]1 utt]$1 9 ! ye>    
#ahii words :i* 7 record$ by ,dr4       
,hodgson at ! "t4  ,%e 0 speak+ 9 trance
 ^u ! future ( spiritual religion1 & %e 
said3  ,9 ! next c5tury ?is w be        
a/oni%+ly p]ceptible to ! m9ds ( m54  ,i
 w also make a /atem5t :i* y w surely   
see v]ifi$4  ,be=e ! cle> revelation (  

_s communication !re w be a t]rible w> 9
 diff]5t p>ts ( ! _w4  ,! entire _w mu/ 
be purifi$ & cleans$ be=e mortal c see1 
?r\gh 8 spiritual vision1 8 fri5ds on   
?is side & x w take j ?is l9e ( action  
to br+ ab\t a /ate ( p]fection4  ,fri5d1
 k9dly ?9k ( ?is4  ,we h _h ! t]rible w>
 9 diff]5t p>ts ( ! _w4  ,! second half 
rema9s to be fulfill$4  ,a4 ,c4 ,d4     
#aiah4     ,,cont5ts  ,,*apt]     ,i    
,,! ,,se>*   ,,ii  ,,! ,,revelation     
,,iii  ,,! ,,com+ ,,life   ,,iv         
,,problems ,,& ,,limitations            
,,supplem5t>y ,,docum5ts     ,i  ,,!    
,,next ,,phase ,,( ,,life   ,,ii        
,,automatic ,,writ+  ,,iii  ,,! ,,*]iton
 ,,dug\t     ,,! ,,new ,,revelation     
,,*apt] ,i4  ,,! ,,se>*   ,! subject (  
psy*ical rese>* is "o ^u :i* ,i h ?\ght 
m & ab\t :i* ,i h be5 sl[] to =m my     
op9ion1 ?an ^u any o!r subject :atev]4  
,e n[ & !n z "o jogs along ?r\gh life "s
 small incid5t happ5s :i* v =cibly br+s 
home ! fact t "t passes & t fir/ y\? &  
!n middle age are slipp+ away4  ,su* a  

"o occurr$ ! o!r day4  ,!re is a column 
9 t excell5t little pap]1 ,light1 :i* is
 devot$ to :at 0 record$ on !           
correspond+ date a g5]ation--t is ?irty 
ye>s--ago4  ,z ,i read ov] ?is column   
rec5tly ,i _h q a />t z ,i saw my own   
"n1 & read ! repr9t ( a lett] :i* ,i _h 
writt5 9 #ahhg1 detail+ "s int]e/+      
spiritual exp]i5ce :i* _h occurr$ 9 a   
seance4 ,?us x is manife/ t my int]e/ 9 
! subject is ( "s /&+1 & also1 s9ce x is
 only )9 ! la/ ye> or two t ,i h f9ally 
decl>$ myself to be satisfi$ ) !        
evid5ce1 t ,i h n be5 ha/y 9 =m+ my     
op9ion4  ,if ,i set d[n "s ( my         
exp]i5ces & difficulties my read]s w n1 
,i hope1 ?9k x egoti/ical ^u my "p1 b w 
realise t x is ! mo/ graphic way 9 :i*  
to sket* out ! po9ts :i* are likely to  
occur to any o!r inquir]4  ,:5 ,i h     
pass$ ov] ?is gr\nd1 x w be possible to 
get on to some?+ m g5]al & imp]sonal 9  
its nature4  ,:5 ,i _h f9i%$ my m$ical  
education 9 #ahhb1 ,i f\nd myself1 l _m 
"y m$ical m51 a conv9c$ mat]iali/ z     

reg>ds our p]sonal de/9y4  ,i _h nev]   
ceas$ to be an e>ne/ !i/1 because x     
seem$ to me t ,napoleon's "q to ! a!i/ic
 pr(essors on ! />ry night z he voyag$  
to ,egypt3 ,:o 0 x1 g5tlem51 :o made ^! 
/>s8 has nev] be5 answ]$4  ,to say t !  
,univ]se 0 made by immutable laws only  
put ! "q "o degree fur!r back z to :o   
made ! laws4  ,i did n1 ( c\rse1 believe
 9 an an?ropomorphic ,god1 b ,i believ$ 
!n1 z ,i believe n[1 9 an intellig5t    
,=ce beh9d all ! op]ations ( ,nature--a 
=ce s inf9itely complex & great t my    
f9ite bra9 c\ld get no fur!r ?an its    
exi/5ce4  ,"r & wrong ,i saw also z     
great obvi\s facts :i* ne$$ no div9e    
revelation4  ,b :5 x came to a "q ( our 
little p]sonalities surviv+ dea?1 x     
seem$ to me t ! :ole analogy ( ,nature 0
 aga9/ x4  ,:5 ! c&le burns out ! light 
disappe>s4  ,:5 ! electric cell is      
%att]$ ! curr5t /ops4  ,:5 ! body       
dissolves !re is an end ( ! matt]4  ,ea*
 man 9 8 egotism may feel t he ought to 
survive1 b let him look1 we w say1 at ! 

av]age loaf]--( high or l[ degree--w\ld 
anyone cont5d t !re 0 any obvi\s reason 
:y ,,t p]sonality %\ld c>ry on8  ,x     
seem$ to be a delusion1 & ,i 0 conv9c$ t
 dea? did inde$ end all1 ?\gh ,i saw no 
reason :y t %\ld affect our duty t[>ds  
humanity dur+ our transitory exi/5ce4   
,?is 0 my frame ( m9d :5 ,spiritual     
ph5om5a fir/ came be=e my notice4  ,i _h
 always reg>d$ ! subject z ! greate/    
nons5se ^u e>?1 & ,i _h read ( !        
conviction ( fraudul5t m$iums & wond]$  
h[ any sane man c\ld believe su* ?+s4   
,i met "s fri5ds1 h[ev]1 :o 7 int]e/$ 9 
! matt]1 & ,i sat ) !m at "s table-mov+ 
seances4  ,we got connect$ messages4  ,i
 am afraid ! only result t !y _h on my  
m9d 0 t ,i reg>d$ ^! fri5ds ) "s        
suspicion4  ,!y 7 long messages v (t51  
spell$ out by tilts1 & x 0 q impossible 
t !y came by *ance4  ,someone !n1 0 mov+
 ! table4  ,i ?\ght x 0 !y4 ,!y probably
 ?\ght t ,i did x4  ,i 0 puzzl$ & worri$
 ov] x1 = !y 7 n p :om ,i c\ld imag9e z 
*eat+--& yet ,i c\ld n see h[ ! messages

 c\ld come except by consci\s pressure4 
,ab\t ?is "t--x w\ld be 9 #ahhf--;,i    
came across a book call$ ,! ,rem9isc5ces
 ( ,judge ,edmunds4  ,he 0 a judge ( !  
,u4,s4 ,high ,c\rts & a man ( high /&+4 
,! book gave an acc\nt ( h[ 8 wife _h   
di$1 & h[ he _h be5 able = _m ye>s to   
keep 9 t\* ) h]4  ,all sorts ( details 7
 giv54  ,i read ! book ) int]e/1 &      
absolute scepticism4  ,x seem$ to me an 
example ( h[ a h>d practical man might h
 a weak side to 8 bra91 a sort (        
reaction1 z x 71 aga9/ ^? pla9 facts (  
life ) :i* he _h to deal4  ,:]e 0 ?is _s
 ( :i* he talk$8  ,suppose a man _h an  
accid5t & crack$ 8 skull2 8 :ole "* w\ld
 *ange1 & a high nature might become a  
l[ "o4 ,) alcohol or opium or _m o!r    
drugs "o c\ld app>5tly q *ange a man's  
_s4  ,! _s !n dep5d$ ^u matt]4  ,^! 7 ! 
argum5ts :i* ,i us$ 9 ^? days4  ,i did n
 realise t x 0 n ! _s t 0 *ang$ 9 su*   
cases1 b ! body ?r\gh :i* ! _s work$1 j 
z x w\ld be no argum5t aga9/ ! exi/5ce (
 a musician if y tamp]$ ) 8 viol9 s t   

only discordant notes c\ld come ?r\gh4  
,i 0 suffici5tly int]e/$ to cont9ue to  
read su* lit]ature z came 9 my way4  ,i 
0 amaz$ to f9d :at a numb] ( great      
m5--m5 ^: names 7 to ! =e 9             
sci5ce--?or\ghly believ$ t _s 0         
indep5d5t ( matt] & c\ld survive x4  ,:5
 ,i reg>d$ ,spiritualism z a vulg>      
delusion ( ! un$ucat$1 ,i c\ld af=d to  
look d[n ^u x2 b :5 x 0 endors$ by m5 l 
,crookes1 :om ,i knew to be ! mo/ ris+  
,briti% *emi/1 by ,wallace1 :o 0 ! rival
 ( ,d>w91 & by ,flamm>ion1 ! be/ kn[n ( 
a/ronom]s1 ,i c\ld n af=d to dismiss x4 
,x 0 all v well to ?r[ d[n ! books ( ^! 
m5 :i* conta9$ _! mature conclusions &  
c>eful inve/igations1 & to say ,well1 he
 has "o weak spot 9 8 bra91 b a man has 
to be v self-satisfi$ if ! day does n   
come :5 he wond]s if ! weak spot is n 9 
8 own bra94  ,= "s "t ,i 0 su/a9$ 9 my  
scepticism by ! consid]ation t _m fam\s 
m51 su* z ,d>w9 himself1 ,huxley1       
,tyndall & ,h]b]t ,sp5c]1 d]id$ ?is new 
bran* ( k2 b :5 ,i le>n$ t _! d]ision _h

 rea*$ su* a po9t t !y w\ld n ev5 exam9e
 x1 & t ,sp5c] _h decl>$ 9 s _m words t 
he _h decid$ aga9/ x on a priori gr\nds1
 :ile ,huxley _h said t x did n int]e/  
him1 ,i 0 b\nd to admit t1 h[ev] great1 
!y 7 9 sci5ce1 _! action 9 ?is respect 0
 mo/ unsci5tific & dogmatic1 :ile !     
action ( ^? :o /udi$ ! ph5om5a & tri$ to
 f9d out ! laws t gov]n$ !m1 0 foll[+ ! 
true pa? :i* has giv5 u all human       
advance & k4  ,s f> ,i _h got 9 my      
reason+1 s my sceptical position 0 n s  
solid z be=e4  ,x 0 some:at re9=c$1     
h[ev]1 by my own exp]i5ces4  ,x is to be
 rememb]$ t ,i 0 work+ )\t a m$ium1 :i* 
is l an a/ronom] work+ )\t a telescope4 
,i h no psy*ical p[]s myself1 & ^? :o   
work$ ) me _h little m4 ,among u we c\ld
 j mu/] en\gh ( ! magnetic =ce1 or      
:atev] y w call x1 to get ! table       
movem5ts ) _! suspici\s & (t5 /upid     
messages4  ,i /ill h notes ( ^? sitt+s &
 copies ( "s1 at lea/1 ( ! messages4    
,!y 7 n always absolutely /upid4  ,=    
example1 ,i f9d t on "o occasion1 on my 

ask+ "s te/ "q1 su* z h[ _m co9s ,i _h 9
 my pocket1 ! table spelt out3  ,we are 
"h to educate & to elevate1 n to guess  
riddles4  ,& !n3 ,! religi\s frame (    
m9d1 n ! critical1 is :at we wi% to     
inculcate4 ,n[1 no "o c\ld say t t 0 a  
pu]ile message4 ,on ! o!r h&1 ,i 0      
always haunt$ by ! fe> ( involunt>y     
pressure f ! h&s ( ! sitt]s4 ,!n !re    
came an incid5t :i* puzzl$ & disgu/$ me 
v mu*4  ,we _h v good conditions "o     
ev5+1 & an am\nt ( movem5t :i* seem$ q  
indep5d5t ( our pressure4  ,long &      
detail$ messages came ?r\gh1 :i*        
purport$ to be f a _s :o gave 8 "n &    
said he 0 a comm]cial travell] :o bad   
lo/ 8 life 9 a rec5t fire at a !atre at 
,exet]4  ,all ! details 7 exact1 & he   
implor$ u to write to 8 family1 :o liv$1
 he said1 at a place call$ ,slatt5m]e1 9
 ,cumb]l&4  ,i did s1 b my lett] came   
back1 appropriately en\gh1 ?r\gh ! dead 
lett] (fice4  ,to ?is day ,i d n "k :e!r
 we 7 deceiv$1 or :e!r !re 0 "s mi/ake 9
 ! "n ( ! place2 b !re are ! facts1 & ,i

 0 s disgu/$ t = "s "t my int]e/ 9 !    
:ole subject wan$4  ,x 0 "o ?+ to /udy a
 subject1 b :5 ! subject began to play  
elaborate practical jokes x seem$ "t to 
call a halt4  ,if !re is su* a place z  
,slatt5m]e 9 ! _w ,i %\ld ev5 n[ be glad
 to "k x4  ,i 0 9 practice 9 ,s\?sea at 
?is "t1 & dwell+ !re 0 ,g5]al ,drayson1 
a man ( v rem>kable "*1 & "o ( ! pione]s
 ( ,spiritualism 9 ?is c\ntry4  ,to him 
,i w5t ) my difficulties1 & he li/5$ to 
!m v pati5tly4 ,he made light ( my      
criticism ( ! fooli% nature ( _m ( ^!   
messages1 & ( ! absolute fals5ess ( "s4 
,y h n got ! fundam5tal tru? into y\r   
head1 said he4  ,t tru? is1 t e _s 9 !  
fle% passes ov] to ! next _w exactly z x
 is1 ) no *ange :atev]4  ,?is _w is full
 ( weak or fooli% p4  ,s is ! next4  ,y 
ne$ n mix ) !m1 any m ?an y d 9 ?is _w4 
,"o *ooses "o's companions4  ,b suppose 
a man 9 ?is _w1 :o _h liv$ 9 8 h\se     
alone & nev] mix$ ) 8 fell[s1 0 at la/  
to put 8 head out ( ! w9d[ to see :at   
sort ( place x 01 :at w\ld happ58  ,"s  

naughty boy w\ld probably say some?+    
rude4  ,anyh[1 he w\ld see no?+ ( !     
wisdom or greatness ( ! _w4  ,he w\ld   
draw 8 head 9 ?9k+ x 0 a v poor place4  
,t is j :at y h done4  ,9 a mix$ seance1
 ) no def9ite aim1 y h ?ru/ y\r head    
into ! next _w & y h met "s naughty     
boys4  ,g =w>d & try to rea* some?+     
bett]4 ,t 0 ,g5]al ,drayson's           
explanation1 & ?\gh x did n satisfy me  
at ! "t1 ,i ?9k n[ t x 0 a r\gh         
approximation to ! tru?4  ,^! 7 my fir/ 
/eps 9 ,spiritualism4  ,i 0 /ill a      
sceptic1 b at lea/ ,i 0 an inquir]1 & :5
 ,i he>d "s old-fa%ion$ critic say+ t   
!re 0 no?+ to expla91 & t x 0 all fraud1
 or t a conjuror 0 ne$$ to %[ x up1 ,i  
knew at lea/ t t 0 all nons5se4  ,x is  
true t my own evid5ce up to !n 0 n en\gh
 to conv9ce me1 b my read+1 :i* 0       
cont9u\s1 %[$ me h[ deeply o!r m5 _h    
gone into x1 & ,i recognis$ t ! te/imony
 0 s /rong t no o!r religi\s movem5t 9 !
 _w c\ld put =w>d any?+ to comp>e ) x4  
,t did n prove x to be true1 b at lea/ x

 prov$ t x mu/ be treat$ ) respect &    
c\ld n be bru%$ aside4  ,take a s+le    
incid5t ( :at ,wallace has truly call$ a
 mod]n miracle4  ,i *oose x because x is
 ! mo/ incr$ible4  ,i allude to !       
ass]tion t ,d4 ,d4 ,home--:o1 by ! way1 
0 n1 z is usually suppos$1 a paid       
adv5tur]1 b 0 ! nephew ( ! ,e>l (       
,home--! ass]tion1 ,i say1 t he float$  
out ( "o w9d[ & into ano!r at ! height (
 sev5ty feet above ! gr\nd4  ,i c\ld n  
believe x4  ,& yet1 :5 ,i knew t ! fact 
0 atte/$ by ?ree eye-witnesses1 :o 7 ,"l
 ,dunrav51 ,"l ,l9dsay1 & ,capta9       
,wynne1 all m5 ( hon\r & repute1 :o 7   
will+ aft]w>ds to take _! oa? ^u x1 ,i  
c\ld n b admit t ! evid5ce = ?is 0 m    
direct ?an = any ( ^? f>-(f ev5ts :i* ! 
:ole _w has agre$ to accept z true4  ,i 
/ill cont9u$ dur+ ^! ye>s to hold table 
seances1 :i* sometimes gave no results1 
sometimes trivial ones1 & sometimes r   
surpris+ ones4  ,i h /ill ! notes ( ^!  
sitt+s1 & ,i extract "h ! results ( "o  
:i* 7 def9ite1 & :i* 7 s unlike any     

conceptions :i* ,i held ( life beyond ! 
grave t !y amus$ r ?an edifi$ me at !   
"t4  ,i f9d n[1 h[ev]1 t !y agree v     
closely1 ) ! revelations 9 ,raymond & 9 
o!r lat] acc\nts1 s t ,i view !m )      
diff]5t eyes4  ,i am aw>e t all ^!      
acc\nts ( life beyond ! grave diff] 9   
detail--,i suppose any ( our acc\nts ( !
 pres5t life w\ld diff] 9 detail--b 9 ! 
ma9 !re is a v great resemblance1 :i* 9 
?is in/ance 0 v f> f ! conception ei!r (
 myself or ( ei!r ( ! two ladies :o made
 up ! circle4  ,two communicators s5t   
messages1 ! fir/ ( :om spelt out z a "n 
,doro?y ,po/le?waite1 a "n unkn[n to any
 ( u4 ,%e said %e di$ at ,melb\rne five 
ye>s be=e1 at ! age ( sixte51 t %e 0 n[ 
happy1 t %e _h "w to d1 & t %e _h be5 at
 ! same s*ool z "o ( ! ladies4  ,on my  
ask+ t lady to raise h] h&s & give a    
succession ( names1 ! table tilt$ at !  
correct "n ( ! head mi/ress ( ! s*ool4  
,?is seem$ 9 ! nature ( a te/4 ,%e w5t  
on to say t ! sph]e %e inhabit$ 0 all   
r\nd ! e>?2 t %e knew ab\t ! planets2 t 

,m>s 0 inhabit$ by a race m advanc$ ?an 
u1 & t ! canals 7 artificial2 !re 0 no  
bodily pa9 9 h] sph]e1 b !re c\ld be    
m5tal anxiety2 !y 7 gov]n$2 !y took     
n\ri%m5t2 %e _h be5 a ,ca?olic & 0 /ill 
a ,ca?olic1 b _h n f>$ bett] ?an !      
,prote/ants2 !re 7 ,buddhi/s &          
,mohamm$ans 9 h] sph]e1 b all f>$ alike2
 %e _h nev] se5 ,*ri/ & knew no m ab\t  
,him ?an on e>?1 b believ$ 9 ,8         
influ5ce2 spirits pray$ & !y di$ 9 _!   
new sph]e be=e ent]+ ano!r2 !y _h       
pleasures--music 0 among !m4  ,x 0 a    
place ( light & ( laught]4 ,%e add$ t !y
 _h no ri* or poor1 & t ! g5]al         
conditions 7 f> happi] ?an on e>?4  ,?is
 lady bade u good-night1 & imm$iately ! 
table 0 seiz$ by a mu* m robu/ influ5ce1
 :i* da%$ x ab\t v viol5tly4  ,9 answ]  
to my que/ions x claim$ to be ! _s ( "o 
:om ,i w call ,dodd1 :o 0 a fam\s       
cricket]1 & ) :om ,i _h "s s]i\s        
conv]sation 9 ,cairo be=e he w5t up !   
,nile1 :]e he met 8 dea? 9 ! ,dongolese 
,exp$ition4  ,we h n[1 ,i may rem>k1    

come to ! ye> #ahif 9 my exp]i5ces4     
,dodd 0 n kn[n to ei!r lady4  ,i began  
to ask him que/ions exactly z if he 7   
seat$ be=e me1 & he s5t 8 answ]s back ) 
great spe$ & decision4  ,! answ]s 7 (t5 
q oppos$ to :at ,i expect$1 s t ,i c\ld 
n believe t ,i 0 influ5c+ !m4  ,he said 
t he 0 happy1 t he did n wi% to return  
to e>?4 ,he _h be5 a free-?9k]1 b _h n  
suff]$ 9 ! next life = t reason4        
,pray]1 h[ev]1 0 a good ?+1 z keep+ u 9 
t\* ) ! spiritual _w4  ,if he _h pray$ m
 he w\ld h be5 high] 9 ! _s _w4  ,?is1  
,i may rem>k1 seem$ r 9 conflict ) 8    
ass]tion t he _h n suff]$ ?r\gh be+ a   
free-?9k]1 & yet1 ( c\rse1 _m m5 neglect
 pray] :o are n free-?9k]s4  ,8 dea? 0  
pa9less4  ,he rememb]$ ! dea? (         
,pol:ele1 a "y (fic] :o di$ be=e him4   
,:5 he 7,dodd7 di$ he _h f\nd p to      
welcome him1 b ,pol:ele _h n be5 among  
!m4  ,he _h "w to d4  ,he 0 aw>e ( !    
,fall ( ,dongola1 b _h n be5 pres5t 9 _s
 at ! banquet at ,cairo aft]w>ds4  ,he  
knew m ?an he did 9 life4  ,he rememb]$ 

our conv]sation 9 ,cairo4 ,duration (   
life 9 ! next sph]e 0 %ort] ?an on e>?4 
,he _h n se5 ,g5]al ,gordon1 nor any o!r
 fam\s _s4  ,spirits liv$ 9 families & 9
 communities4  ,m>ri$ p did n necess>ily
 meet aga91 b ^? :o lov$ ea* o!r did    
meet aga94  ,i h giv5 ?is synopsis ( a  
communication to %[ ! k9d ( ?+ we       
got--?\gh ?is 0 a v fav\rable specim51  
bo? = l5g? & = coh]5ce4 ,x %[s t x is n 
j to say1 z _m critics say1 t no?+ b    
folly comes ?r\gh4  ,!re 0 no folly "h  
unless we call ev]y?+ folly :i* does n  
agree ) preconceiv$ ideas4  ,on ! o!r   
h&1 :at pro( 0 !re t ^! /atem5ts 7 true8
  ,i c\ld see no su* pro(1 & !y simply  
left me bewild]$4  ,n[1 ) a l>g]        
exp]i5ce1 9 :i* ,i f9d t ! same sort (  
in=mation has come to v1 _m p           
indep5d5tly 9 _m l&s1 ,i ?9k t !        
agreem5t ( ! witnesses does1 z 9 all    
cases ( evid5ce1 con/itute "s argum5t = 
_! tru?4  ,at ! "t ,i c\ld n fit su* a  
conception ( ! future _w into my own    
s*eme ( philosophy1 & ,i m]ely not$ x & 

pass$ on4  ,i cont9u$ to read _m books  
^u ! subject & to appreciate m & m :at a
 cl\d ( witnesses exi/$1 & h[ c>eful _! 
obs]vations _h be54 ,?is impress$ my m9d
 v mu* m ?an ! limit$ ph5om5a :i* came  
)9 ! rea* ( our circle4  ,!n or aft]w>ds
 ,i read a book by ,monsieur ,jacolliot 
^u occult ph5om5a 9 ,india4 ,jacolliot 0
 ,*ief ,judge ( ! ,fr5* ,colony (       
,cr&5agur1 ) a v judicial m9d1 b r      
biass$sic aga9/ spiritualism4  ,he      
conduct$ a s]ies ( exp]im5ts ) native   
fakirs1 :o gave him _! confid5ce because
 he 0 a sympa!tic man & spoke _!        
language4  ,he describes ! pa9s he took 
to elim9ate fraud4  ,to cut a long /ory 
%ort he f\nd among !m e ph5om5on (      
advanc$ ,european m$ium%ip1 ev]y?+ :i*  
,home1 = example1 _h ev] done4  ,he got 
levitation ( ! body1 ! h&l+ ( fire1     
movem5t ( articles at a di/ance1 rapid  
gr[? ( plants1 rais+ ( tables4  ,_!     
explanation ( ^! ph5om5a 0 t !y 7 done  
by ! ,pitris or spirits1 & _! only      
diff]5ce 9 proc$ure f ours seem$ to be t

 !y made m use ( direct evocation4  ,!y 
claim$ t ^! p[]s 7 h&$ d[n f "t         
immemorial & trac$ back to ! ,*aldees4  
,all ?is impress$ me v mu*1 z "h1       
indep5d5tly1 we _h exactly ! same       
results1 )\t any "q ( ,am]ican frauds1  
or mod]n vulg>ity1 :i* 7 s (t5 rais$    
aga9/ simil> ph5om5a 9 ,europe4  ,my m9d
 0 also influ5c$ ab\t ?is "t by ! report
 ( ! ,dialectical ,society1 al?\gh ?is  
,report _h be5 pres5t$ z f> back z      
#ahfi4  ,x is a v cog5t pap]1 & ?\gh x 0
 receiv$ ) a *orus ( ridicule by !      
ignorant & mat]iali/ic pap]s ( ^? days1 
x 0 a docum5t ( great value4  ,!        
,society 0 =m$ by a numb] ( p ( good /&+
 & op5 m9d to enquire into ! physical   
ph5om5a ( ,spiritualism4  ,a full acc\nt
 ( _! exp]i5ces & ( _! elaborate        
precautions aga9/ fraud are giv54 ,aft] 
read+ ! evid5ce1 "o fails to see h[ !y  
c\ld h come to any o!r conclusion ?an ! 
"o atta9$1 namely1 t ! ph5om5a 7        
und\bt$ly g5u9e1 & t !y po9t$ to laws & 
=ces :i* _h n be5 explor$ by ,sci5ce4   

,x is a mo/ s+ul> fact t if ! v]dict _h 
be5 aga9/ spiritualism1 x w\ld c]ta9ly h
 be5 hail$ z ! dea? bl[ ( ! movem5t1    
:]eas be+ an endorsem5t ( ! ph5om5a x   
met ) no?+ by ridicule4 ,?is has be5 !  
fate ( a numb] ( inquiries s9ce ^?      
conduct$ locally at ,hydesville 9 #ahdh1
 or t :i* foll[$ :5 ,pr(essor ,h>e (    
,philadelphia1 l ,sa9t ,paul1 />t$ =? to
 oppose b 0 =c$ to yield to ! tru?4     
,ab\t #ahia1 ,i _h jo9$ ! ,psy*ical     
,rese>* ,society & _h ! advantage (     
read+ all _! reports4  ,! _w owes a     
great deal to ! unwe>i$ dilig5ce ( !    
,society1 & to its sobriety ( /atem5t1  
?\gh ,i w admit t ! latt] makes "o      
impati5t at times1 & "o feels t 9 _!    
desire to avoid s5sationalism !y        
disc\rage ! _w f kn[+ & us+ ! spl5did "w
 :i* !y are do+4  ,_! semi-sci5tific    
t]m9ology also *okes (f ! ord9>y read]1 
& "o might say sometimes aft] read+ _!  
articles :at an ,am]ican trapp] 9 !     
,rocky ,m\nta9s said to me ab\t "s      
,univ]sity man :om he _h be5 escort+ = !

 season4 ,he 0 t clev]1 he said1 t y    
c\ld n und]/& :at he said4  ,b 9 spite (
 ^! little peculi>ities all ( u :o h    
want$ light 9 ! d>kness h f\nd x by !   
me?odical1 nev]-tir+ "w ( ! ,society4   
,its influ5ce 0 "o ( ! p[]s :i* n[ help$
 me to %ape my ?\ghts4  ,!re 0 ano!r1   
h[ev]1 :i* made a deep impression ^u me4
  ,up to n[ ,i _h read all ! wond]ful   
exp]i5ces ( great exp]im5t]s1 b ,i _h   
nev] come across any ef=t ^u _! "p to   
build up "s sy/em :i* w\ld cov] & conta9
 !m all4 ,n[ ,i read t monum5tal book1  
,my]s' ,human ,p]sonality1 a great root 
book f :i* a :ole tree ( k w gr[4  ,9   
?is book ,my]s 0 unable to get any =mula
 :i* cov]$ all ! ph5om5a call$          
spiritual1 b 9 discuss+ t action ( m9d  
^u m9d :i* he has himself call$ telepa?y
 he completely prov$ 8 po9t1 & he work$ 
x out s ?or\ghly ) s _m examples1 t1    
save = ^? :o 7 wilfully bl9d to !       
evid5ce1 x took its place h5ce=? z a    
sci5tific fact4  ,b ?is 0 an enorm\s    
advance4  ,if m9d c\ld act ^u m9d at a  

di/ance1 !n !re 7 "s human p[]s :i* 7 q 
diff]5t to matt] z we _h always und]/ood
 x4  ,! gr\nd 0 cut f "u ! feet ( !     
mat]iali/1 & my old position _h be5     
de/roy$4  ,i _h said t ! flame c\ld n   
exi/ :5 ! c&le 0 gone4  ,b "h 0 ! flame 
a long way (f ! c&le1 act+ ^u its own4  
,! analogy 0 cle>ly a false analogy4    
,if ! m9d1 ! _s1 ! intellig5ce ( man    
c\ld op]ate at a di/ance f ! body1 !n x 
0 a ?+ to t ext5t sep>ate f ! body4  ,:y
 !n %\ld x n exi/ on its own :5 ! body 0
 de/roy$8  ,n only did impressions come 
f a di/ance 9 ! case ( ^? :o 7 j dead1 b
 ! same evid5ce prov$ t actual          
appe>ances ( ! dead p]son came ) !m1 %[+
 t ! impressions 7 c>ri$ by some?+ :i* 0
 exactly l ! body1 & yet act$           
indep5d5tly & surviv$ ! dea? ( ! body4  
,! *a9 ( evid5ce betwe5 ! simple/ cases 
( ?\ght-read+ at "o end1 & ! actual     
manife/ation ( ! _s indep5d5tly ( ! body
 at ! o!r1 0 "o unbrok5 *a91 ea* phase  
lead+ to ! o!r1 & ?is fact seem$ to me  
to br+ ! fir/ signs ( sy/ematic sci5ce &

 ord] into :at _h be5 a m]e collection (
 bewild]+ & m or less unrelat$ facts4   
,ab\t ?is "t ,i _h an int]e/+ exp]i5ce1 
= ,i 0 "o ( ?ree delegates s5t by !     
,psy*ical ,society to sit up 9 a haunt$ 
h\se4 ,x 0 "o ( ^! polt]gei/ cases1 :]e 
noises & fooli% tricks _h gone on = "s  
ye>s1 v mu* l ! classical case ( ,john  
,wesley's family at ,epwor? 9 #agbf1 or 
! case ( ! ,fox family at ,hydesville   
ne> ,ro*e/] 9 #ahdh1 :i* 0 ! />t+-po9t (
 mod]n spiritualism4  ,no?+ s5sational  
came ( our j\rney1 & yet x 0 n entirely 
b>r54  ,on ! fir/ night no?+ occurr$4   
,on ! second1 !re 7 trem5d\s noises1    
s\nds l someone beat+ a table ) a /ick4 
,we _h1 ( c\rse1 tak5 e precaution1 & we
 c\ld n expla9 ! noises2 b at ! same "t 
we c\ld n swe> t "s +5i\s practical joke
 _h n be5 play$ ^u u4 ,!re ! matt] end$ 
= ! "t4  ,"s ye>s aft]w>ds1 h[ev]1 ,i   
met a memb] ( ! family :o occupi$ !     
h\se1 & he told me t aft] our visit !   
bones ( a *ild1 evid5tly long buri$1 _h 
be5 dug up 9 ! g>d54  ,y mu/ admit t ?is

 0 v rem>kable4  ,haunt$ h\ses are r>e1 
& h\ses ) buri$ human be+s 9 _! g>d5s   
are also1 we w hope1 r>e4  ,t !y %\ld h 
bo? unit$ 9 "o h\se is surely "s argum5t
 = ! tru? ( ! ph5om5a4  ,x is int]e/+ to
 rememb] t 9 ! case ( ! ,fox family !re 
0 also "s ^w ( human bones & evid5ce (  
murd] be+ f\nd 9 ! cell>1 ?\gh an actual
 crime 0 nev] e/abli%$4 ,i h little d\bt
 t if ! ,wesley family c\ld h got ^u    
speak+ t]ms ) _! p]secutor1 !y w\ld also
 h come ^u "s motive = ! p]secution4  ,x
 almo/ seems z if a life cut sudd5ly &  
viol5tly %ort _h "s /ore ( unsp5t       
vitality :i* c\ld /ill manife/ itself 9 
a /range1 mis*iev\s fa%ion4  ,lat] ,i _h
 ano!r s+ul> p]sonal exp]i5ce ( ?is sort
 :i* ,i may describe at ! end ( ?is     
argum5t4#a  #a  ,vide ,app5dix ,,iii4   
,f ?is p]iod until ! "t ( ! ,w> ,i      
cont9u$ 9 ! leisure h\rs ( a v busy life
 to devote att5tion to ?is subject4  ,i 
_h exp]i5ce ( "o s]ies ( seances ) v    
amaz+ results1 includ+ sev]al           
mat]ializations se5 9 dim light4 ,z !   

m$ium 0 detect$ 9 trick]y %ortly        
aft]w>ds ,i wip$ ^! (f entirely z       
evid5ce4  ,at ! same "t ,i ?9k t !      
presumption is v cle>1 t 9 ! case ( "s  
m$iums l ,eusapia ,pallad9o !y may be   
guilty ( trick]y :5 _! p[]s fail !m1 &  
yet at o!r times h v g5u9e gifts4       
,m$ium%ip 9 its l[e/ =ms is a purely    
physical gift ) no relation to morality 
& 9 _m cases x is int]mitt5t & _c be    
controll$ at w4  ,eusapia 0 at lea/     
twice convict$ ( v clumsy & fooli%      
fraud1 :]eas %e sev]al times su/a9$ long
 exam9ations "u e possible te/ condition
 at ! h&s ( sci5tific committees :i*    
conta9$ "s ( ! be/ names ( ,france1     
,italy1 & ,engl&4  ,h[ev]1 ,i p]sonally 
pref] to cut my exp]i5ce ) a discr$it$  
m$ium out ( my record1 & ,i ?9k t all   
physical ph5om5a produc$ 9 ! d>k mu/    
necess>ily lose mu* ( _! value1 unless  
!y are accompani$ by evid5tial messages 
z well4  ,x is ! cu/om ( our critics to 
assume t if y cut out ! m$iums :o got   
into tr\ble y w\ld h to cut out ne>ly   

all y\r evid5ce4  ,t is n s at all4  ,up
 to ! "t ( ?is incid5t ,i _h nev] sat ) 
a pr(essional m$ium at all1 & yet ,i _h 
c]ta9ly accumulat$ "s evid5ce4  ,!      
greate/ m$ium ( all1 ,mr4 ,d4 ,d4 ,home1
 %[$ 8 ph5om5a 9 broad daylight1 & 0    
ready to submit to e te/ & no *>ge (    
trick]y 0 ev] sub/antiat$ aga9/ him4  ,s
 x 0 ) _m o!rs4  ,x is only fair to /ate
 9 addition t :5 a public m$ium is a    
fair m>k = notoriety hunt]s1 = amateur  
detectives & = s5sational report]s1 & :5
 he is deal+ ) obscure elusive ph5om5a &
 has to def5d himself be=e juries &     
judges :o1 z a rule1 "k no?+ ab\t !     
conditions :i* influ5ce ! ph5om5a1 x    
w\ld be wond]ful if a man c\ld get ?r\gh
 )\t an occasional sc&al4  ,at ! same "t
 ! :ole sy/em ( pay+ by results1 :i* is 
practically ! pres5t sy/em1 s9ce if a   
m$ium nev] gets results he w\ld soon get
 no paym5ts1 is a vici\s "o4  ,x is only
 :5 ! pr(essional m$ium c be gu>ante$ an
 annuity :i* w be indep5d5t ( results1 t
 we c elim9ate ! /rong temptation1 to   

sub/itute pret5d$ ph5om5a :5 ! real ones
 are want+4  ,i h n[ trac$ my own       
evolution ( ?\ght up to ! "t ( ! ,w>4   
,i c claim1 ,i hope1 t x 0 delib]ate &  
%[$ no traces ( t cr$ulity ) :i* our    
oppon5ts *>ge u4  ,x 0 too delib]ate1 = 
,i 0 culpably sl[ 9 ?r[+ any small      
influ5ce ,i may possess into ! scale (  
tru?4  ,i might h drift$ on = my :ole   
life z a psy*ical ,rese>*]1 %[+ a       
sympa!tic1 b m or less dilettante       
attitude t[>ds ! :ole subject1 z if we 7
 argu+ ab\t "s imp]sonal ?+ su* z !     
exi/5ce ( ,atlantis or ! ,baconian      
controv]sy4  ,b ! ,w> came1 & :5 ! ,w>  
came x br\ght e>ne/ness into all our    
s\ls & made u look m closely at our own 
beliefs & reassess _! values4 ,9 !      
pres5ce ( an agoniz$ _w1 he>+ e day ( ! 
dea?s ( ! fl[] ( our race 9 ! fir/      
promise ( _! unfulfill$ y\?1 see+ ar\nd 
"o ! wives & mo!rs :o _h no cle>        
conception :i!r _! lov$ ones _h gone to1
 ,i seem$ sudd5ly to see t ?is subject )
 :i* ,i _h s long dalli$ 0 n m]ely a    

/udy ( a =ce outside ! rules ( sci5ce1 b
 t x 0 really some?+ trem5d\s1 a break+ 
d[n ( ! walls betwe5 two worlds1 a      
direct und5iable message f beyond1 a    
call ( hope & ( guidance to ! human race
 at ! "t ( its deepe/ affliction4  ,!   
objective side ( x ceas$ to int]e/ =    
hav+ made up "o's m9d t x 0 true !re 0  
an end ( ! matt]4  ,! religi\s side ( x 
0 cle>ly ( inf9itely great] importance4 
,! telephone bell is 9 itself a v *ildi%
 affair1 b x may be ! signal = a v vital
 message4  ,x seem$ t all ^! ph5om5a1   
l>ge & small1 _h be5 ! telephone bells  
:i*1 s5seless 9 !mselves1 _h signall$ to
 ! human race3 ,r\se y\rselves6  ,/& by6
  ,be at att5tion6  ,"h are signs = y4  
,!y w lead up to ! message :i* ,god     
wi%es to s5d4  ,x 0 ! message n ! signs 
:i* really c\nt$4  ,a new revelation    
seem$ to be 9 ! c\rse ( deliv]y to !    
human race1 ?\gh h[ f> x 0 /ill 9 :at   
may be call$ ! ,john-!-,bapti/ /age1 &  
h[ f> "s great] fulness & cle>ness might
 be expect$ h]eaft]1 0 m ?an any man c  

say4  ,my po9t is1 t ! physical ph5om5a 
:i* h be5 prov$ up to ! hilt = all :o   
c>e to exam9e ! evid5ce1 are really ( no
 acc\nt1 & t _! real value consi/s 9 !  
fact t !y support & give objective      
reality to an imm5se body ( k :i* mu/   
deeply modify our previ\s religi\s      
views1 & mu/1 :5 prop]ly und]/ood &     
dige/$1 make religion a v real ?+1 no   
long] a matt] ( fai?1 b a matt] ( actual
 exp]i5ce & fact4  ,x is to ?is side ( !
 "q t ,i w n[ turn1 b ,i mu/ add to my  
previ\s rem>ks ab\t p]sonal exp]i5ce t1 
s9ce ! ,w>1 ,i h _h "s v exceptional    
opportunities ( confirm+ all ! views :i*
 ,i _h already =m$ z to ! tru? ( ! g5]al
 facts ^u :i* my views are f\nd$4  ,^!  
opportunities came ?r\gh ! fact t a lady
 :o liv$ ) u1 a ,miss ,l4 ,s41 develop$ 
! p[] ( automatic writ+4  ,( all =ms (  
m$ium%ip1 ?is seems to me to be ! "o :i*
 %\ld be te/$ mo/ rigidly1 z x l5ds     
itself v easily n s mu* to deception z  
to self-deception1 :i* is a m subtle &  
dang]\s ?+4  ,is ! lady h]self writ+1 or

 is !re1 z %e av]s1 a p[] t controls h]1
 ev5 z ! *ronicl] ( ! ,jews 9 ! ,bible  
av]r$ t he 0 controll$8  ,9 ! case ( ,l4
 ,s4 !re is no d5y+ t "s messages prov$ 
to be n true--especially 9 ! matt] ( "t 
!y 7 q unreliable4  ,b on ! o!r h&1 !   
numb]s :i* did come true 7 f> beyond :at
 any guess+ or co9cid5ce c\ld acc\nt =4 
,?us1 :5 ! ,lusitania 0 sunk & ! morn+  
pap]s "h ann\nc$ t s f> z kn[n !re 0 no 
loss ( life1 ! m$ium at once wrote3  ,x 
is t]rible1 t]rible--& w h a great      
influ5ce on ! w>4 ,s9ce x 0 ! fir/ /rong
 impulse :i* turn$ ,am]ica t[>ds ! w>1 !
 message 0 true 9 bo? respects4  ,aga91 
%e =etold ! arrival ( an important      
telegram ^u a c]ta9 day1 & ev5 gave ! "n
 ( ! deliv]] ( x--a mo/ unlikely p]son4 
,altoge!r1 no "o c\ld d\bt ! reality (  
h] inspiration1 ?\gh ! lapses 7 notable4
  ,x 0 l gett+ a good message ?r\gh a v 
imp]fect telephone4  ,"o o!r incid5t ( !
 e>ly w> days /&s out 9 my memory4  ,a  
lady 9 :om ,i 0 int]e/$ _h di$ 9 a      
prov9cial t[n4  ,%e 0 a *ronic invalid &

 morphia 0 f\nd by h] b$side4  ,!re 0 an
 inque/ ) an op5 v]dict4  ,eight days   
lat] ,i w5t to h a sitt+ ) ,mr4 ,v\t    
,pet]s4  ,aft] giv+ me a good deal :i* 0
 vague & irrelevant1 he sudd5ly said3   
,!re is a lady "h4  ,%e is lean+ ^u an  
old] woman4  ,%e keeps say+ ',morphia4' 
,?ree times %e has said x4  ,h] m9d 0   
cl\d$4  ,%e did n mean x4 ,morphia6  ,^?
 7 almo/ 8 exact words4 ,telepa?y 0 out 
( ! "q1 = ,i _h entirely o!r ?\ghts 9 my
 m9d at ! "t & 0 expect+ no su* message4
  ,ap>t f p]sonal exp]i5ces1 ?is movem5t
 mu/ ga9 great additional solidity f !  
wond]ful lit]ature :i* has sprung up    
ar\nd x dur+ ! la/ few ye>s4  ,if no o!r
 spiritual books 7 9 exi/5ce ?an five   
:i* h appe>$ 9 ! la/ ye> or s--,i allude
 to ,pr(essor ,lodge's ,raymond1 ,ar?ur 
,hill's ,psy*ical ,inve/igations1       
,pr(essor ,craw=d's ,reality ( ,psy*ical
 ,ph5om5a1 ,pr(essor ,b>rett's ,?re%old 
( ! ,unse51 & ,g]ald ,balf\r's ,e> (    
,dionysius--^? five alone w\ld1 9 my    
op9ion1 be suffici5t to e/abli% ! facts 

= any reasonable enquir]4  ,be=e go+    
into ?is "q ( a new religi\s revelation1
 h[ x is rea*$1 & :at x consi/s (1 ,i   
w\ld say a ^w ^u "o o!r subject4  ,!re h
 always be5 two l9es ( attack by our    
oppon5ts4 ,! "o is t our facts are n    
true4  ,?is ,i h dealt )4  ,! o!r is t  
we are ^u =bidd5 gr\nd & %\ld come (f x 
& leave x alone4  ,z ,i />t$ f a        
position ( comp>ative mat]ialism1 ?is   
objection has nev] _h any mean+ = me1 b 
to o!rs ,i w\ld submit "o or two        
consid]ations4  ,! *ief is t ,god has   
giv5 u no p[] at all :i* is "u no       
circum/ances to be us$4  ,! fact t we   
possess x is 9 itself pro( t x is our   
b\nd5 duty to /udy & to develop x4  ,x  
is true t ?is1 l e o!r p[]1 may be abus$
 if we lose our g5]al s5se ( proportion 
& ( reason4  ,b ,i repeat t its m]e     
possession is a /rong reason :y x is    
lawful & b9d+ t x be us$4  ,x mu/ also  
be rememb]$ t ?is cry ( illicit k1 back$
 by m or less appropriate texts1 has be5
 us$ aga9/ e advance ( human k4 ,x 0 us$

 aga9/ ! new a/ronomy1 & ,galileo _h    
actually to recant4  ,x 0 us$ aga9/     
,galvani & electricity4 ,x 0 us$ aga9/  
,d>w91 :o w\ld c]ta9ly h be5 burn$ _h he
 liv$ a few c5turies be=e4  ,x 0 ev5 us$
 aga9/ ,simpson's use ( *lor(orm 9      
*ild-bir?1 on ! gr\nd t ! ,bible decl>$ 
9 pa9 %all ye br+ !m =?4 ,surely a plea 
:i* has be5 made s (t51 & s (t5 ab&on$1 
_c be reg>d$ v s]i\sly4  ,to ^?1 h[ev]1 
to :om ! !ological aspect is /ill a     
/umbl+ block1 ,i w\ld recomm5d ! read+ (
 two %ort books1 ea* ( !m by cl]gym54 ,!
 "o is ! ,rev4 ,field+ ,ould's ,is      
,spiritualism ( ! ,devil1 pur*asable =  
twop5ce2 ! o!r is ! ,rev4 ,ar?ur        
,*amb]s' ,our ,self ,aft] ,dea?4  ,i c  
also recomm5d ! ,rev4 ,*>les ,twe$ale's 
writ+s ^u ! subject4  ,i may add t :5 ,i
 fir/ began to make public my own views1
 "o ( ! fir/ lett]s ( sympa?y :i* ,i    
receiv$ 0 f ! late ,ar*deacon ,wilb]=ce4
  ,!re are "s !ologians :o are n only   
oppos$ to su* a cult1 b :o g ! l5g? (   
say+ t ! ph5om5a & messages come f fi5ds

 :o p]sonate our dead1 or pret5d to be  
heav5ly tea*]s4 ,x is difficult to ?9k t
 ^? :o hold ?is view h ev] _h any       
p]sonal exp]i5ce ( ! consol+ & uplift+  
effect ( su* communications ^u !        
recipi5t4  ,rusk9 has left x on record t
 8 conviction ( a future life came f    
,spiritualism1 ?\gh he some:at          
ungratefully & illogically add$ t hav+  
got t1 he wi%$ to h no m to d ) x4  ,!re
 are _m1 h[ev]--quorum p>s p>va su--:o  
)\t any res]ve c decl>e t !y 7 turn$ f  
mat]ialism to a belief 9 future life1 ) 
all t t implies1 by ! /udy ( ?is        
subject4  ,if ?is be ! devil's "w "o c  
only say t ! devil seems to be a v      
bungl+ workman & to get results v f> f  
:at he might be expect$ to desire4      
,,*apt] ,,ii4  ,,! ,,revelation   ,i c  
n[ turn ) "s relief to a m imp]sonal    
view ( ?is great subject4  ,allusion has
 be5 made to a body ( fre% doctr9e4     
,:5ce does ?is come8  ,x comes 9 ! ma9  
?r\gh automatic writ+ :]e ! h& ( ! human
 m$ium is controll$1 ei!r by an alleg$  

dead human be+1 z 9 ! case ( ,miss      
,julia ,ames1 or by an alleg$ high]     
tea*]1 z 9 t ( ,mr4 ,/a9ton ,moses4  ,^!
 writt5 communications are supplem5t$ by
 a va/ numb] ( trance utt]ances1 & by ! 
v]bal messages ( spirits1 giv5 ?r\gh !  
lips ( m$iums4 ,sometimes x has ev5 come
 by direct voices1 z 9 ! num]\s cases   
detail$ by ,admiral ,usborne ,moore 9 8 
book ,! ,voices4  ,occasionally x has   
come ?r\gh ! family circle &            
table-tilt+1 z1 = example1 9 ! two cases
 ,i h previ\sly detail$ )9 my own       
exp]i5ce4  ,sometimes1 z 9 a case       
record$ by ,mrs4 de ,morgan1 x has come 
?r\gh ! h& ( a *ild4  ,n[1 ( c\rse1 we  
are at once confront$ ) ! obvi\s        
objection--h[ d we "k t ^! messages are 
really f beyond8 ,h[ d we "k t ! m$ium  
is n consci\sly writ+1 or if t be       
improbable1 t he or %e is unconsci\sly  
writ+ !m by 8 or h] own high] self8     
,?is is a p]fectly j criticism1 & x is  
"o :i* we mu/ rigor\sly apply 9 e case1 
s9ce if ! :ole _w is to become full (   

m9or prophets1 ea* ( !m /at+ _! own     
views ( ! religi\s /ate ) no pro( save  
_! own ass]tion1 we %\ld1 inde$1 be back
 9 ! d>k ages ( implicit fai?4  ,! answ]
 mu/ be t we require signs :i* we c te/ 
be=e we accept ass]tions :i* we _c te/4 
,9 old days !y dem&$ a sign f a prophet1
 & x 0 a p]fectly reasonable reque/1 &  
/ill holds good4  ,if a p]son comes to  
me ) an acc\nt ( life 9 "s fur!r _w1 &  
has no cr$5tials save 8 own ass]tion1 ,i
 w\ld r h x 9 my wa/e-pap]basket ?an on 
my /udy table4  ,life is too %ort to    
weigh ! m]its ( su* productions4  ,b if1
 z 9 ! case ( ,/a9ton ,moses1 ) 8 ,_s   
,tea*+s1 ! doctr9es :i* are said to come
 f beyond are accompani$ ) a great numb]
 ( abnormal gifts--& ,/a9ton ,moses 0 "o
 ( ! greate/ m$iums 9 all ways t ,engl& 
has ev] produc$--!n ,i look ^u ! matt] 9
 a m s]i\s light4  ,aga91 if ,miss      
,julia ,ames c tell ,mr4 ,/ead ?+s 9 h] 
own e>? life ( :i* he c\ld n h          
cognisance1 & if ^? ?+s are %[n1 :5     
te/$1 to be true1 !n "o is m incl9$ to  

?9k t ^? ?+s :i* _c be te/$ are true    
also4  ,or once aga91 if ,raymond c tell
 u ( a photograph no copy ( :i* _h rea*$
 ,engl&1 & :i* prov$ to be exactly z he 
describ$ x1 & if he c give u1 ?r\gh !   
lips ( /rang]s1 all sorts ( details ( 8 
home life1 :i* 8 own relatives _h to    
v]ify be=e !y f\nd !m to be true1 is x  
unreasonable to suppose t he is fairly  
accurate 9 8 description ( 8 own        
exp]i5ces & /ate ( life at ! v mom5t at 
:i* he is communicat+8  ,or :5 ,mr4     
,ar?ur ,hill receives messages f folk ( 
:om he nev] he>d1 & aft]w>ds v]ifies t  
!y are true 9 e detail1 is x n a fair   
inf]5ce t !y are speak+ tru?s also :5 !y
 give any light ^u _! pres5t condition8 
,! cases are manifold1 & ,i m5tion only 
a few ( !m1 b my po9t is t ! :ole ( ?is 
sy/em1 f ! l[e/ physical ph5om5on ( a   
table-rap up to ! mo/ inspir$ utt]ance (
 a prophet1 is "o complete :ole1 ea*    
atta*$ to ! next "o1 & t :5 ! humbl] end
 ( t *a9 0 plac$ 9 ! h& ( humanity1 x 0 
9 ord] t !y might1 by dilig5ce & reason1

 feel _! way up x until !y rea*$ !      
revelation :i* wait$ 9 ! end4  ,d n sne]
 at ! humble beg9n+s1 ! heav+ table or !
 fly+ tamb\r9e1 h[ev] mu* su* ph5om5a   
may h be5 abus$ or simulat$1 b rememb] t
 a fall+ apple taught u gravity1 a boil+
 kettle br\ght u ! /eam eng9e1 & !      
twit*+ leg ( a frog op5$ up ! tra9 (    
?\ght & exp]im5t :i* gave u electricity4
 ,s ! l[ly manife/ations ( ,hydesville h
 rip5$ into results :i* h engag$ ! f9e/ 
gr\p ( intellects 9 ?is c\ntry dur+ !   
la/ tw5ty ye>s1 & :i* are de/9$1 9 my   
op9ion1 to br+ ab\t f> ! greate/        
developm5t ( human exp]i5ce :i* ! _w has
 ev] se54  ,x has be5 ass]t$ by m5 = ^: 
op9ion ,i h a deep reg>d--notably by    
,sir ,william ,b>ratt--t psy*ical rese>*
 is q di/9ct f religion4  ,c]ta9ly x is 
s1 9 ! s5se t a man might be a v good   
psy*ical rese>*] b a v bad man4  ,b !   
results ( psy*ical rese>*1 ! d$uctions  
:i* we may draw1 & ! lessons we may     
le>n1 tea* u ( ! cont9u$ life ( ! s\l1 (
 ! nature ( t life1 & ( h[ x is influ5c$

 by our conduct "h4  ,if ?is is di/9ct f
 religion1 ,i mu/ confess t ,i d n      
und]/& ! di/9ction4 ,to me x ,,is       
religion--! v ess5ce ( x4  ,b t does n  
mean t x w necess>ily cry/allise into a 
new religion4  ,p]sonally ,i tru/ t x w 
n d s4  ,surely we are disunit$ en\gh   
already8  ,r w\ld ,i see x ! great      
unify+ =ce1 ! "o provable ?+ connect$ ) 
e religion1 ,*ri/ian or non-,*ri/ian1   
=m+ ! common solid basis ^u :i* ea*     
raises1 if x mu/ ne$s raise1 t sep>ate  
sy/em :i* appeals to ! v>i$ types ( m9d4
  ,! ,s\!rn races w always dem& :at is  
less au/]e ?an ! ,nor?1 ! ,we/ w always 
be m critical ?an ! ,ea/4  ,"o _c %ape  
all to a level con=mity4  ,b if ! broad 
premises :i* are gu>ante$ by ?is tea*+ f
 beyond are accept$1 !n ! human race has
 made a great /ride t[>ds religi\s peace
 & unity4  ,! "q :i* faces u1 !n1 is h[ 
w ?is influ5ce be> ^u ! old] organis$   
religions & philosophies :i* h influ5c$ 
! actions ( m54  ,! answ] is1 t to only 
"o ( ^! religions or philosophies is ?is

 new revelation absolutely fatal4  ,t is
 to ,mat]ialism4  ,i d n say ?is 9 any  
_s ( ho/ility to ,mat]iali/s1 :o1 s f> z
 !y are an organiz$ body1 are1 ,i ?9k1 z
 e>ne/ & moral z any o!r class4  ,b !   
fact is manife/ t if _s c live )\t      
matt]1 !n ! f\ndation ( ,mat]ialism is  
gone1 & ! :ole s*eme ( ?\ght cra%es to !
 gr\nd4  ,z to o!r cre$s1 x mu/ be      
admitt$ t an acceptance ( ! tea*+ br\ght
 to u f beyond w\ld deeply modify       
conv5tional ,*ri/ianity4  ,b ^!         
modifications w\ld be r 9 ! direction ( 
explanation & developm5t ?an (          
contradiction4  ,x w\ld set "r grave    
misund]/&+s :i* h always (f5d$ ! reason 
( e ?\ghtful man1 b x w\ld also confirm 
& make absolutely c]ta9 ! fact ( life   
aft] dea?1 ! base ( all religion4  ,x   
w\ld confirm ! unhappy results ( s91    
?\gh x w\ld %[ t ^? results are nev]    
absolutely p]man5t4  ,x w\ld confirm !  
exi/5ce ( high] be+s1 :om we h call$    
angels1 & ( an ev]-asc5d+ hi]>*y above  
u1 9 :i* ! ,*ri/ _s f9ds its place1     

culm9at+ 9 heights ( ! inf9ite ) :i* we 
associate ! idea ( all-p[] or ( ,god4   
,x w\ld confirm ! idea ( heav5 & ( a    
tempor>y p5al /ate :i* corresponds to   
purgatory r ?an to hell4  ,?us ?is new  
revelation1 on "s ( ! mo/ vital po9ts1  
is ,,n de/ructive ( ! beliefs1 & x %\ld 
be hail$ by really e>ne/ m5 ( all cre$s 
z a mo/ p[]ful ally r ?an a dang]\s     
devil-begott5 enemy4  ,on ! o!r h&1 let 
u turn to ! po9ts 9 :i* ,*ri/ianity mu/ 
be modifi$ by ?is new revelation4  ,fir/
 ( all ,i w\ld say ?is1 :i* mu/ be      
obvi\s to _m1 h[ev] mu* !y deplore x3   
,*ri/ianity mu/ *ange or mu/ p]i%4  ,t  
is ! law ( life--t ?+s mu/ adapt        
!mselves or p]i%4 ,*ri/ianity has def]r$
 ! *ange v long1 %e has def]r$ x until  
h] *ur*es are half empty1 until wom5 are
 h] *ief support]s1 & until bo? ! le>n$ 
"p ( ! community on "o side1 & ! poore/ 
class on ! o!r1 bo? 9 t[n & c\ntry1 are 
l>gely ali5at$ f h]4  ,let u try & trace
 ! reason = ?is4 ,x is app>5t 9 all     
sects1 & comes1 !re=e1 f "s deep common 

cause4  ,p are ali5at$ because !y       
frankly d n believe ! facts z pres5t$ to
 !m to be true4 ,_! reason & _! s5se (  
ju/ice are equally (f5d$4  ,"o c see no 
ju/ice 9 a vic>i\s sacrifice1 nor 9 !   
,god :o c\ld be placat$ by su* means4   
,above all1 _m _c und]/& su* expressions
 z ! r$emption f s91 cleans$ by ! blood 
( ! ,lamb1 & s =?4  ,s long z !re 0 any 
"q ( ! fall ( man !re 0 at lea/ "s sort 
( explanation ( su* phrases2 b :5 x     
became c]ta9 t man _h nev] fall5--:5 )  
ev] full] k we c\ld trace our ance/ral  
c\rse d[n ?r\gh ! cave-man & !          
drift-man1 back to t %ad[y & f>-(f "t :5
 ! man-l ape sl[ly evolv$ into ! apelike
 man--look+ back on all ?is va/         
succession ( life1 we knew t x _h always
 be5 ris+ f /ep to /ep4  ,nev] 0 !re any
 evid5ce ( a fall4  ,b if !re 7 no fall1
 !n :at became ( ! atonem5t1 ( !        
r$emption1 ( orig9al s91 ( a l>ge "p (  
,*ri/ian my/ical philosophy8  ,ev5 if x 
7 z reasonable 9 itself z x is actually 
unreasonable1 x w\ld /ill be q divorc$ f

 ! facts4  ,aga91 too mu* seem$ to be   
made ( ,*ri/'s dea?4  ,x is no uncommon 
?+ to die = an idea4 ,e religion has    
equally _h its m>tyrs4 ,m5 die          
cont9ually = _! convictions4  ,?\s&s (  
our lads are do+ x at ?is in/ant 9      
,france4  ,!re=e ! dea? ( ,*ri/1        
beautiful z x is 9 ! ,gospel n>rative1  
has seem$ to assume an undue importance1
 z ?\gh x 7 an isolat$ ph5om5on = a man 
to die 9 pursuit ( a re=m4  ,9 my       
op9ion1 f> too mu* /ress has be5 laid ^u
 ,*ri/'s dea?1 & f> too little ^u ,8    
life4  ,t 0 :]e ! true gr&eur & ! true  
lesson lay4  ,x 0 a life :i* ev5 9 ^?   
limit$ records %[s u no trait :i* is n  
beautiful--a life full ( easy tol]ance =
 o!rs1 ( k9dly *>ity1 ( broad-m9d$      
mod]ation1 ( g5tle c\rage1 always       
progressive & op5 to new ideas1 & yet   
nev] bitt] to ^? ideas :i* ,he 0 really 
supplant+1 ?\gh ,he did occasionally    
lose ,8 temp] ) _! m bigot$ & n>r[      
support]s4 ,especially "o loves ,8      
read9ess to get at ! _s ( religion1     

sweep+ aside ! texts & ! =ms4 ,nev] _h  
anyone su* a robu/ common s5se1 or su* a
 sympa?y = weakness4  ,x 0 ?is mo/      
wond]ful & uncommon life1 & n 8 dea?1   
:i* is ! true c5tre ( ! ,*ri/ian        
religion4  ,n[1 let u look at ! light   
:i* we get f ! _s guides ^u ?is "q (    
,*ri/ianity4 ,op9ion is n absolutely    
uni=m yond]1 any m ?an x is "h2 b read+ 
a numb] ( messages ^u ?is subject1 !y   
am\nt to ?is3  ,!re are _m high] spirits
 ) our dep>t$4  ,!y v>y 9 degree4  ,call
 !m angels1 & y are 9 t\* ) old religi\s
 ?\ght4  ,high above all ^! is ! greate/
 _s ( :om !y h cognizance--n ,god1 s9ce 
,god is s inf9ite t ,he is n )9 _! k5--b
 "o :o is ne>] ,god & to t ext5t        
repres5ts ,god4  ,?is is ! ,*ri/ ,_s4   
,8 special c>e is ! e>?4 ,he came d[n ^u
 x at a "t ( great e>?ly depravity--a "t
 :5 ! _w 0 almo/ z wick$ z x is n[1 9   
ord] to give ! p ! lesson ( an ideal    
life4  ,!n he return$ to 8 own high     
/ation1 hav+ left an example :i* is /ill
 occasionally foll[$4  ,t is ! /ory (   

,*ri/ z spirits h describ$ x4 ,!re is   
no?+ "h ( ,atonem5t or ,r$emption4  ,b  
!re is a p]fectly feasible & reasonable 
s*eme1 :i* ,i1 = "o1 c\ld readily       
believe4  ,if su* a view ( ,*ri/ianity 7
 g5]ally accept$1 & if x 7 en=c$ by     
assurance & demon/ration f ! ,new       
,revelation :i* is com+ to u f ! o!r    
side1 !n we %\ld h a cre$ :i* might     
unite ! *ur*es1 :i* might be reconcil$  
to sci5ce1 :i* might defy all attacks1 &
 :i* might c>ry ! ,*ri/ian ,fai? on = an
 indef9ite p]iod4  ,reason & ,fai? w\ld 
at la/ be reconcil$1 a nightm>e w\ld be 
lift$ f our m9ds1 & spiritual peace w\ld
 prevail4  ,i d n see su* results com+ z
 a sudd5 conque/ or a viol5t revolution4
  ,r w x come z a peaceful p5etration1 z
 "s crude ideas1 su* z ! ,et]nal ,hell  
idea1 h already g5tly fad$ away )9 our  
own lifetime4  ,x is1 h[ev]1 :5 ! human 
s\l is pl\gh$ & h>r[$ by suff]+ t ! se$s
 ( tru? may be plant$1 & s "s future    
spiritual h>ve/ w surely rise f ! days 9
 :i* we live4  ,:5 ,i read ! ,new       

,te/am5t ) ! k :i* ,i h ( ,spiritualism1
 ,i am left ) a deep conviction t !     
tea*+ ( ,*ri/ 0 9 _m mo/ important      
respects lo/ by ! e>ly ,*ur*1 & has n   
come d[n to u4  ,all ^! allusions to a  
conque/ ov] dea? h1 z x seems to me1    
little mean+ 9 ! pres5t ,*ri/ian        
philosophy1 :]eas = ^? :o h se51 h[ev]  
dimly1 ?r\gh ! veil1 & t\*$1 h[ev]      
slightly1 ! out/ret*$ h&s beyond1 dea?  
has inde$ be5 conqu]$4  ,:5 we read s _m
 ref]5ces to ! ph5om5a ) :i* we are     
famili>1 ! levitations1 ! tongues (     
fire1 ! ru%+ w9d1 ! spiritual gifts1 !  
work+ ( wond]s1 we feel t ! c5tral fact 
( all1 ! cont9uity ( life & !           
communication ) ! dead1 0 mo/ c]ta9ly   
kn[n4  ,our att5tion is arre/$ by su* a 
say+ z3  ,"h he work$ no wond]s because 
! p 7 want+ 9 fai?4  ,is ?is n          
absolutely 9 accordance ) psy*ic law z  
we "k x8  ,or :5 ,*ri/1 on be+ t\*$ by !
 sick woman1 said3  ,:o has t\*$ me8    
,mu* virtue has pass$ out ( me4  ,c\ld  
,he say m cle>ly :at a heal+ m$ium w\ld 

say n[1 save t ,he w\ld use ! ^w ,p[]   
in/ead ( virtue2 or :5 we read3 ,try !  
spirits :e!r !y be ( ,god1 is x n ! v1  
advice :i* w\ld n[ be giv5 to a novice  
approa*+ a seance8  ,x is too l>ge a "q 
= me to d m ?an indicate1 b ,i believe t
 ?is subject1 :i* ! m rigid ,*ri/ian    
*ur*es n[ attack s bitt]ly1 is really ! 
c5tral tea*+ ( ,*ri/ianity itself4  ,to 
^? :o w\ld read m ^u ?is l9e ( ?\ght1 ,i
 /rongly recomm5d ,dr4 ,abraham         
,wallace's ,jesus ( ,naz>e?1 if ?is     
valuable little "w is n out ( pr9t4  ,he
 demon/rates 9 x mo/ conv9c+ly t ,*ri/'s
 miracles 7 all )9 ! p[]s ( psy*ic law z
 we n[ und]/& x1 & 7 on ! exact l9es (  
su* law ev5 9 small details4  ,two      
examples h already be5 giv54  ,_m are   
work$ out 9 t pamphlet4  ,"o :i* conv9c$
 me z a tru? 0 ! !sis t ! /ory ( !      
mat]ialization ( ! two prophets ^u !    
m\nta9 0 extraord9>ily accurate :5 judg$
 by psy*ic law4  ,!re is ! fact t ,pet]1
 ,james & ,john 7:o =m$ ! psy*ic circle 
:5 ! dead 0 re/or$ to life1 & 7         

presumably ! mo/ helpful ( ! gr\p7 7    
tak54  ,!n !re is ! *oice ( ! high pure 
air ( ! m\nta91 ! dr[s9ess ( ! att5dant 
m$iums1 ! transfigur+1 ! %9+ robes1 !   
cl\d1 ! words3  ,let u make ?ree        
tab]nacles1 ) its alt]nate read+3  ,let 
u make ?ree boo?s or cab9ets 7! ideal   
way ( cond5s+ p[] & produc+             
mat]ializations7--all ^! make a v       
consi/5t !ory ( ! nature ( ! proce$+s4  
,= ! re/1 ! li/ ( gifts :i* ,/4 ,paul   
gives z be+ necess>y = ! ,*ri/ian       
,disciple1 is simply ! li/ ( gifts ( a v
 p[]ful m$ium1 includ+ prophecy1 heal+1 
caus+ miracles 7or physical ph5om5a71   
clairvoyance1 & o!r p[]s 7,i ,cor9?1    
xii1 #h1 #aa74  ,! e>ly ,*ri/ian ,*ur* 0
 saturat$ ) spiritualism1 & !y seem to h
 paid no att5tion to ^? ,old ,te/am5t   
prohibitions :i* 7 meant to keep ^! p[]s
 only = ! use & pr(it ( ! prie/hood4    
,,*apt] ,,iii4  ,,! ,,com+ ,,life   ,n[1
 leav+ ?is l>ge & possibly cont5ti\s    
subject ( ! modifications :i* su* new   
revelations mu/ produce 9 ,*ri/ianity1  

let u try to foll[ :at occurs to man    
aft] dea?4  ,! evid5ce on ?is po9t is   
fairly full & consi/5t4  ,messages f !  
dead h be5 receiv$ 9 _m l&s at v>i\s    
times1 mix$ up ) a good deal ab\t ?is   
_w1 :i* we c\ld v]ify4  ,:5 messages    
come ?us1 x is only fair1 ,i ?9k1 to    
suppose t if :at we c te/ is true1 !n   
:at we _c te/ is true also4  ,:5 9      
addition we f9d a v great uni=mity 9 !  
messages & an agreem5t z to details :i* 
are n at all 9 accordance ) any         
pre-exi/+ s*eme ( ?\ght1 !n ,i ?9k !    
presumption ( tru? is v /rong4  ,x is   
difficult to ?9k t "s fifte5 or tw5ty   
messages f v>i\s s\rces ( :i* ,i h      
p]sonal notes1 all agree1 & yet are all 
wrong1 nor is x easy to suppose t       
spirits c tell ! tru? ab\t our _w b     
untru? ab\t _! own4  ,i receiv$ lately1 
9 ! same week1 two acc\nts ( life 9 !   
next _w1 "o receiv$ ?r\gh ! h& ( ! ne>  
relative ( a high dignit>y ( ! ,*ur*1   
:ile ! o!r came ?r\gh ! wife ( a work+  
me*anician 9 ,scotl&4  ,nei!r c\ld h be5

 aw>e ( ! exi/5ce ( ! o!r1 & yet ! two  
acc\nts are s alike z to be practically 
! same4#b  #b  ,vide ,app5dix ,,ii4   ,!
 message ^u ^! po9ts seems to me to be  
inf9itely reassur+1 :e!r we reg>d our   
own fate or t ( our fri5ds4  ,! dep>t$  
all agree t pass+ is usually bo? easy & 
pa9less1 & foll[$ by an enorm\s reaction
 ( peace & ease4  ,! individual f9ds    
himself 9 a _s body1 :i* is ! exact     
c\nt]p>t ( 8 old "o1 save t all disease1
 weakness1 or de=mity has pass$ f x4    
,?is body is /&+ or float+ beside ! old 
body1 & consci\s bo? ( x & ( ! surr\nd+ 
p4  ,at ?is mom5t ! dead man is ne>] to 
matt] ?an he w ev] be aga91 & h5ce x is 
t at t mom5t ! great] "p ( ^? cases     
occur :]e1 8 ?\ghts hav+ turn$ to       
someone 9 ! di/ance1 ! _s body w5t ) !  
?\ghts & 0 manife/ to ! p]son4  ,out (  
"s #bej cases c>efully exam9$ by ,mr4   
,gurney1 #acd ( su* app>itions 7        
actually at ?is mom5t ( dissolution1 :5 
"o c\ld imag9e t ! new _s body 0        
possibly s f> mat]ial z to be m visible 

to a sympa!tic human eye ?an x w\ld lat]
 become4  ,^! cases1 h[ev]1 are v r>e 9 
comp>ison ) ! total numb] ( dea?s4  ,9  
mo/ cases ,i imag9e t ! dead man is too 
preoccupi$ ) 8 own amaz+ exp]i5ce to h  
mu* ?\ght = o!rs4 ,he soon f9ds1 to 8   
surprise1 t ?\gh he endeav\rs to        
communicate ) ^? :om he sees1 8 e!real  
voice & 8 e!real t\* are equally unable 
to make any impression ^u ^? human      
organs :i* are only attun$ to co>s]     
/imuli4  ,x is a fair subject =         
speculation1 :e!r a full] k ( ^? light  
rays :i* we "k to exi/ on ei!r side ( ! 
spectrum1 or ( ^? s\nds :i* we c prove  
by ! vibrations ( a diaphragm to exi/1  
al?\gh !y are too high = mortal e>1 may 
n br+ u "s fur!r psy*ical k4  ,sett+ t  
aside1 h[ev]1 let u foll[ ! =tunes ( !  
dep>t+ _s4  ,he is pres5tly aw>e t !re  
are o!rs 9 ! room besides ^? :o 7 !re 9 
life1 & among ^! o!rs1 :o seem to him z 
sub/antial z ! liv+1 !re appe> famili>  
faces1 & he f9ds 8 h& grasp$ or 8 lips  
kiss$ by ^? :om he _h lov$ & lo/4  ,!n 9

 _! company1 & ) ! help & guidance ( "s 
m radiant be+ :o has /ood by & wait$ = !
 newcom]1 he drifts to 8 own surprise   
?r\gh all solid ob/acles & out ^u 8 new 
life4  ,?is is a def9ite /atem5t1 & ?is 
is ! /ory told by "o aft] ! o!r ) a     
consi/5cy :i* impels belief4  ,x is     
already v diff]5t f any old !ology4  ,! 
,_s is n a glorifi$ angel or gobl9      
damn$1 b x is simply ! p]son himself1   
conta9+ all 8 /r5g? & weakness1 8 wisdom
 & 8 folly1 exactly z he has reta9$ 8   
p]sonal appe>ance4  ,we c well believe t
 ! mo/ frivol\s & fooli% w\ld be aw$    
into dec5cy by s trem5d\s an exp]i5ce1 b
 impressions soon become blunt$1 ! old  
nature may soon reass]t itself 9 new    
surr\nd+s1 & ! frivol\s /ill survive1 z 
our seance rooms c te/ify4  ,& n[1 be=e 
ent]+ ^u 8 new life1 ! new ,_s has a    
p]iod ( sleep :i* v>ies 9 its l5g?1     
sometimes h>dly exi/+ at all1 at o!rs   
ext5d+ = weeks or mon?s4  ,raymond said 
t 8 la/$ = six days4  ,t 0 ! p]iod also 
9 a case ( :i* ,i _h "s p]sonal evid5ce4

  ,mr4 ,my]s1 on ! o!r h&1 said t he _h 
a v prolong$ p]iod ( unconsci\sness4  ,i
 c\ld imag9e t ! l5g? is regulat$ by !  
am\nt ( tr\ble or m5tal preoccupation ( 
?is life1 ! long] re/ giv+ ! bett] means
 ( wip+ ?is out4 ,probably ! little *ild
 w\ld ne$ no su* int]val at all4  ,?is1 
( c\rse1 is pure speculation1 b !re is a
 consid]able cons5sus ( op9ion z to !   
exi/5ce ( a p]iod ( oblivion aft] ! fir/
 impression ( ! new life & be=e ent]+ ^u
 its duties4  ,hav+ wak5$ f ?is sleep1 !
 _s is weak1 z ! *ild is weak aft] e>?  
bir?4  ,soon1 h[ev]1 /r5g? returns & !  
new life beg9s4  ,?is leads u to !      
consid]ation ( heav5 & hell4 ,hell1 ,i  
may say1 drops out altoge!r1 z x has    
long dropp$ out ( ! ?\ghts ( e          
reasonable man4  ,?is odi\s conception1 
s blasphem\s 9 its view ( ! ,creator1   
arose f ! exagg]ations ( ,ori5tal       
phrases1 & may p]haps h be5 ( s]vice 9 a
 co>se age :]e m5 7 fright5$ by fires1 z
 wild bea/s are se>$ by ! travell]s4    
,hell z a p]man5t place does n exi/4  ,b

 ! idea ( puni%m5t1 ( purify+ *a/isem5t1
 9 fact ( ,purgatory1 is ju/ifi$ by !   
reports f ! o!r side4  ,)\t su* puni%m5t
 !re c\ld be no ju/ice 9 ! ,univ]se1 =  
h[ impossible x w\ld be to imag9e t !   
fate ( a ,rasput9 is ! same z t ( a     
,fa!r ,dami54  ,! puni%m5t is v c]ta9 & 
v s]i\s1 ?\gh 9 its less sev]e =ms x    
only consi/s 9 ! fact t ! gross] s\ls   
are 9 l[] sph]es ) a k t _! own de$s h  
plac$ !m !re1 b also ) ! hope t         
expiation & ! help ( ^? above !m w      
educate !m & br+ !m level ) ! o!rs4 ,9  
?is sav+ process ! high] spirits f9d "p 
( _! employm5t4  ,miss ,julia ,ames 9 h]
 beautiful po/hum\s book1 says 9        
memorable words3  ,! greate/ joy (      
,heav5 is empty+ ,hell4  ,sett+ aside ^?
 probation>y sph]es1 :i* %\ld p]haps r  
be look$ ^u z a hospital = weakly s\ls  
?an z a p5al community1 ! reports f !   
o!r _w are all agre$ z to ! pleasant    
conditions ( life 9 ! beyond4  ,!y agree
 t l goes to l1 t all :o love or :o h   
int]e/s 9 common are unit$1 t life is   

full ( int]e/ & ( occupation1 & t !y    
w\ld by no means desire to return4  ,all
 ( ?is is surely tid+s ( great joy1 & ,i
 repeat t x is n a vague fai? or hope1 b
 t x is support$ by all ! laws ( evid5ce
 :i* agree t :]e _m indep5d5t witnesses 
give a simil> acc\nt1 t acc\nt has a    
claim to be consid]$ a true "o4  ,if x 7
 an acc\nt ( glorifi$ s\ls purg$        
in/antly f all human weakness & ( a     
con/ant ec/asy ( adoration r\nd ! ?rone 
( ! all p[]ful1 x might well be suspect$
 z be+ ! m]e reflection ( t popul>      
!ology :i* all ! m$iums _h equally      
receiv$ 9 _! y\?4  ,x is1 h[ev]1 v      
diff]5t to any preexi/+ sy/em4  ,x is   
also support$1 z ,i h already po9t$ out1
 n m]ely by ! consi/5cy ( ! acc\nts1 b  
by ! fact t ! acc\nts are ! ultimate    
product ( a long s]ies ( ph5om5a1 all ( 
:i* h be5 atte/$ z true by ^? :o h      
c>efully exam9$ !m4  ,9 connection ) !  
g5]al subject ( life aft] dea?1 p may   
say we h got ?is k already ?r\gh fai?4  
,b fai?1 h[ev] beautiful 9 ! individual1

 has always 9 collective bodies be5 a v 
two-edg$ quality4  ,all w\ld be well if 
e fai? 7 alike & ! intuitions ( ! human 
race 7 con/ant4  ,we "k t x is n s4     
,fai? means to say t y entirely believe 
a ?+ :i* y _c prove4  ,"o man says3  ,my
 fai? is ,,?is4  ,ano!r says3  ,my fai? 
is ,,t4 ,nei!r c prove x1 s !y wrangle =
 ev]1 ei!r m5tally or 9 ! old days      
physically4  ,if "o is /rong] ?an ! o!r1
 he is incl9$ to p]secute him j to twi/ 
him r\nd to ! true fai?4  ,because      
,philip ! ,second's fai? 0 /rong & cle> 
he1 q logically1 kill$ a hundr$ ?\s&    
,l[l&]s 9 ! hope t _! fell[ c\ntrym5    
w\ld be turn$ to ! all-important tru?4  
,n[1 if x 7 recognis$ t x is by no means
 virtu\s to claim :at y c\ld n prove1 we
 %\ld !n be driv5 to obs]ve facts1 to   
reason f !m1 & p]haps rea* common       
agreem5t4  ,t is :y ?is psy*ical movem5t
 appe>s s valuable4 ,its feet are on    
some?+ m solid ?an texts or traditions  
or intuitions4  ,x is religion f ! d\ble
 po9t ( view ( bo? worlds up to date1   

in/ead ( ! anci5t traditions ( "o _w4   
,we _c look ^u ?is com+ _w z a tidy     
,dut* g>d5 ( a place :i* is s exact t x 
c easily be describ$4  ,x is probable t 
^? mess5g]s :o come back to u are all1 m
 or less1 9 "o /ate ( developm5t &      
repres5t ! same wave ( life z x rec$es f
 our %ores4 ,communications usually come
 f ^? :o h n long pass$ ov]1 & t5d to   
gr[ fa9t]1 z "o w\ld expect4  ,x is     
in/ructive 9 ?is respect to notice t    
,*ri/'s reappe>ances to 8 disciples or  
to ,paul1 are said to h be5 )9 a v few  
ye>s ( 8 dea?1 & t !re is no claim among
 ! e>ly ,*ri/ians to h se5 him lat]4  ,!
 cases ( spirits :o give good pro( (    
au!nticity & yet h pass$ "s "t are n    
common4  ,!re is1 9 ,mr4 ,dawson ,rog]'s
 life1 a v good case ( a _s :o call$    
himself ,manton1 & claim$ to h be5 born 
at ,lawr5ce ,lydi>d & buri$ at ,/oke    
,new+ton 9 #afgg4 ,x 0 cle>ly %[n       
aft]w>ds t !re 0 su* a man1 & t he 0    
,oliv] ,cromwell's *apla94  ,s f> z my  
own read+ goes1 ?is is ! olde/ _s :o is 

on record z return+1 & g5]ally !y are q 
rec5t4  ,h5ce1 "o gets all "o's views f 
! "o g5]ation1 z x 71 & we _c take !m z 
f9al1 b only z p>tial4  ,h[ spirits may 
see ?+s 9 a diff]5t light z !y progress 
9 ! o!r _w is %[n by ,miss ,julia ,ames1
 :o 0 deeply impress$ at fir/ by !      
necessity ( =m+ a bureau (              
communication1 b admitt$1 aft] fifte5   
ye>s1 t n "o _s 9 a million among ! ma9 
body ^u ! fur!r side ev] want$ to       
communicate ) u at all s9ce _! own lov$ 
ones _h come ov]4 ,%e _h be5 misl$ by ! 
fact t :5 %e fir/ pass$ ov] ev]yone %e  
met 0 newly arriv$ l h]self4  ,?us !    
acc\nt we give may be p>tial1 b /ill su*
 z x is x is v consi/5t & ( extraord9>y 
int]e/1 s9ce x ref]s to our own de/9y & 
t ( ^? we love4  ,all agree t life      
beyond is = a limit$ p]iod1 aft] :i* !y 
pass on to yet o!r phases1 b app>5tly   
!re is m communication betwe5 ^! phases 
?an !re is betwe5 u & ,spiritl&4  ,! l[]
 _c asc5d1 b ! high] c desc5d at w4  ,! 
life has a close analogy to t ( ?is _w  

at x its be/4  ,x is pre-em95tly a life 
( ! m9d1 z ?is is ( ! body4             
,preoccupations ( food1 money1 lu/1 pa91
 etc41 are ( ! body & are gone4  ,music1
 ! ,arts1 intellectual & spiritual k1 & 
progress h increas$4  ,! p are clo!d1 z 
"o w\ld expect1 s9ce !re is no reason :y
 mode/y %\ld disappe> ) our new =ms4    
,^! new =ms are ! absolute reproduction 
( ! old ones at _! be/1 ! "y gr[+ up & !
 old rev]t+ until all come to ! normal4 
,p live 9 communities1 z "o w\ld expect 
if l attracts l1 & ! male _s /ill f9ds 8
 true mate ?\gh !re is no sexuality 9 ! 
gross] s5se & no *ildbir?4  ,s9ce       
connections /ill endure1 & ^? 9 ! same  
/ate ( developm5t keep abrea/1 "o w\ld  
expect t nations are /ill r\ghly divid$ 
f ea* o!r1 ?\gh language is no long] a  
b>1 s9ce ?\ght has become a m$ium (     
conv]sation4  ,h[ close is ! connection 
betwe5 k9dr$ s\ls ov] !re is %[n by !   
way 9 :i* ,my]s1 ,gurney & ,rod5 ,noel1 
all fri5ds & co-work]s on e>?1 s5t      
messages toge!r ?r\gh ,mrs4 ,holl&1 :o  

knew none ( !m1 ea* message be+         
*>act]i/ic to ^? :o knew ! m5 9 life--or
 ! way 9 :i* ,pr(essor ,v]rall &        
,pr(essor ,but*]1 bo? fam\s ,greek      
s*ol>s1 collaborat$ to produce ! ,greek 
problem :i* has be5 analys$ by ,mr4     
,g]ald ,balf\r 9 ,! ,e> ( ,dionysius1 ) 
! result t t excell5t au?ority te/ifi$ t
 ! effect ,,c\ld h be5 atta9$ by no o!r 
entities1 save only ,v]rall & ,but*]4   
,x may be rem>k$ 9 pass+ t ^! & o!r     
examples %[ cle>ly ei!r t ! spirits h ! 
use ( an excell5t ref]5ce libr>y or else
 t !y h memories :i* produce some?+ l   
omnisci5ce4  ,no human memory c\ld      
possibly c>ry all ! exact quotations :i*
 occur 9 su* communications z ,! ,e> (  
,dionysius4  ,^!1 r\ghly speak+1 are !  
l9es ( ! life beyond 9 its simple/      
expression1 = x is n all simple1 & we   
cat* dim glimpses ( endless circles bel[
 desc5d+ into gloom & endless circles   
above1 asc5d+ into glory1 all improv+1  
all purposeful1 all int5sely alive4     
,all are agre$ t no religion ^u e>? has 

any advantage ov] ano!r1 b t "* &       
ref9em5t are ev]y?+4  ,at ! same "t1 all
 are also 9 agreem5t t all religions :i*
 inculcate pray]1 & an upw>d glance r   
?an eyes = ev] on ! level1 are good4  ,9
 ?is s5se1 & 9 no o!r--z a help to      
spiritual life--e =m may h a purpose =  
somebody4  ,if to twirl a brass cyl9d]  
=ces ! ,?ibetan to admit t !re is some?+
 high] ?an 8 m\nta9s1 & m preci\s ?an 8 
yaks1 !n to t ext5t x is good4  ,we mu/ 
n be c5sori\s 9 su* matt]s4  ,!re is "o 
po9t :i* may be m5tion$ "h :i* is at    
fir/ />tl+ & yet mu/ comm5d itself to   
our reason :5 we reflect ^u x4  ,?is is 
! con/ant ass]tion f ! o!r side t !     
newly pass$ d n "k t !y are dead1 & t x 
is a long "t1 sometimes a v long "t1    
be=e !y c be made to und]/& x4  ,all (  
!m agree t ?is /ate ( bewild]m5t is     
h>mful & ret>d+ to ! _s1 & t "s k ( !   
actual tru? ^u ?is side is ! only way to
 make sure ( n be+ daz$ ^u ! o!r4  ,f9d+
 conditions entirely diff]5t f any?+ =  
:i* ei!r sci5tific or religi\s tea*+ _h 

prep>$ !m1 x is no wond] t !y look ^u _!
 new s5sations z "s /range dream1 & ! m 
rigidly or?odox h be5 _! views1 ! m     
impossible d !y f9d x to accept ^! new  
surr\nd+s ) all t !y imply4  ,= ?is     
reason1 z well z = _m o!rs1 ?is new     
revelation is a v ne$ful ?+ = mank9d4   
,a small] po9t ( practical importance is
 t ! ag$ %\ld realise t x is /ill wor?  
:ile to improve _! m9ds1 = ?\gh !y h no 
"t to use _! fre% k 9 ?is _w x w rema9 z
 "p ( _! m5tal outfit 9 ! next4  ,z to !
 small] details ( ?is life beyond1 x is 
bett] p]haps n to treat !m1 = ! v good  
reason t !y are small details4 ,we w    
le>n !m all soon = ourselves1 & x is    
only va9 curiosity :i* leads u to ask = 
!m n[4  ,"o ?+ is cle>3 !re are high]   
intellig5ces ov] yond] to :om syn!tic   
*emi/ry1 :i* n only makes ! sub/ance b  
m\lds ! =m1 is a matt] ( absolute ease4 
,we see !m at "w 9 ! co>s] m$ia1        
p]ceptible to our mat]ial s5ses1 9 !    
seance room4  ,if !y c build up         
simulacra 9 ! seance room1 h[ mu* may we

 expect !m to d :5 !y are work+ ^u      
e!real objects 9 t e!r :i* is _! own    
m$ium4  ,x may be said g5]ally t !y c   
make some?+ :i* is analog\s to any?+ :i*
 exi/s ^u e>?4  ,h[ !y d x may well be a
 matt] ( guess & speculation among !    
less advanc$ spirits1 z ! ph5om5a (     
mod]n sci5ce are a matt] ( guess &      
speculation to u4 ,if "o ( u 7 sudd5ly  
call$ up by ! d5iz5 ( "s sub-human _w1 &
 7 ask$ to expla9 exactly :at gravity   
is1 or :at magnetism is1 h[ helpless we 
%\ld be6  ,we may put ourselves 9 !     
position1 !n1 ( a "y eng9e] soldi] l    
,raymond ,lodge1 :o tries to give "s    
!ory ( matt] 9 ! beyond--a !ory :i* is v
 likely contradict$ by "s o!r _s :o is  
also guess+ at ?+s above him4  ,he may  
be "r1 or he may be wrong1 b he is do+ 8
 be/ to say :at he ?9ks1 z we %\ld d 9  
simil> case4  ,he believes t 8          
transc5d5tal *emi/s c make any?+1 & t   
ev5 su* unspiritual matt] z alcohol or  
tobacco c\ld come )9 _! p[]s & c\ld /ill
 be crav$ = by unreg5]ate spirits4  ,?is

 has tickl$ ! critics to su* an ext5t t 
"o w\ld really ?9k to read ! comm5ts t x
 0 ! only /atem5t 9 a book :i* conta9s  
#djj closely-pr9t$ pages4  ,raymond may 
be "r or wrong1 b ! only ?+ :i* !       
incid5t proves to me is ! unfl9*+ c\rage
 & hone/y ( ! man :o *ronicl$ x1 kn[+   
well ! h&le t he 0 giv+ to 8 enemies4   
,!re are _m :o prote/ t ?is _w :i* is   
describ$ to u is too mat]ial = _! lik+4 
,x is n z !y w\ld desire x4 ,well1 !re  
are _m ?+s 9 ?is _w :i* seem diff]5t f  
:at we desire1 b !y exi/ none ! less4   
,b :5 we come to exam9e ?is *>ge (      
mat]ialism & try to con/ruct "s sort (  
sy/em :i* w\ld satisfy ! ideali/s1 x    
becomes a v difficult task4  ,are we to 
be m]e wisps ( gase\s happ9ess float+   
ab\t 9 ! air8  ,t seems to be ! idea4   
,b if !re is no body l our own1 & if !re
 is no "* l our own1 !n say :at y w1    
,,we h become ext9ct4  ,:at is x to a "m
 if "s imp]sonal glorifi$ entity is %[n 
to h]8  ,%e w say1 t is n ! son ,i      
lo/--,i want 8 yell[ hair1 8 quick      

smile1 8 little moods t ,i "k s well4   
,t is :at %e wants2 t1 ,i believe1 is   
:at %e w h2 b %e w n h !m by any sy/em  
:i* cuts u away f all t rem9ds u ( matt]
 & takes u to a vague region ( float+   
emotions4  ,!re is an opposite s*ool (  
critics :i* r f9ds ! difficulty 9       
pictur+ a life :i* has ke5 p]ceptions1  
robu/ emotions1 & a solid surr\nd+ all  
con/ruct$ 9 s diaphan\s a mat]ial4  ,let
 u rememb] t ev]y?+ dep5ds ^u its       
comp>ison ) ! ?+s ar\nd x4  ,if we c\ld 
conceive ( a _w a ?\s& times d5s]1      
heavi] & dull] ?an ?is _w1 we c cle>ly  
see t to its inmates x w\ld seem mu* !  
same z ?is1 s9ce _! /r5g? & texture w\ld
 be 9 proportion4  ,if1 h[ev]1 ^!       
inmates came 9 contact ) u1 !y w\ld look
 ^u u z extraord9>ily airy be+s liv+ 9 a
 /range1 light1 spiritual atmosph]e4    
,!y w\ld n rememb] t we also1 s9ce our  
be+s & our surr\nd+s are 9 h>mony & 9   
proportion to ea* o!r1 feel & act       
exactly z !y d4  ,we h n[ to consid] !  
case ( yet ano!r /ratum ( life1 :i* is z

 mu* above u z ! lead5 community w\ld be
 bel[ u4  ,to u also x seems z if ^! p1 
^! spirits1 z we call !m1 live ! lives (
 vap\r & ( %ad[s4  ,we d n recollect t  
!re also ev]y?+ is 9 proportion & 9     
h>mony s t ! _s sc5e or ! _s dwell+1 :i*
 might seem a m]e dream ?+ to u1 is z   
actual to ! _s z are our own sc5es or   
our own dwell+s1 & t ! _s body is z real
 & tangible to ano!r _s z ours to our   
fri5ds4     ,,*apt] ,,iv4  ,,problems   
,,& ,,limitations   ,leav+ = a mom5t !  
l>g] argum5t z to ! l9es ( ?is          
revelation & ! broad pro(s ( its        
validity1 !re are "s small] po9ts :i* h 
=c$ !mselves ^u my att5tion dur+ !      
consid]ation ( ! subject4  ,?is home (  
our dead seems to be v ne> to u--s ne> t
 we cont9ually1 z !y tell u1 visit !m 9 
our sleep4 ,mu* ( t quiet resignation   
:i* we h all obs]v$ 9 p :o h lo/ ^? :om 
!y lov$--p :o w\ld 9 our previ\s op9ion 
h be5 driv5 mad by su* loss--is due to !
 fact t !y h se5 _! dead1 & t al?\gh !  
swit*-(f is complete & !y c recall no?+ 

:atev] ( ! _s exp]i5ce 9 sleep1 ! soo?+ 
result ( x is /ill c>ri$ on by !        
subconsci\s self4  ,! swit*-(f is1 z ,i 
say1 complete1 b sometimes = "s reason x
 is hung up = a fraction ( a second1 & x
 is at su* mom5ts t ! dream] comes back 
f  8 dream trail+ cl\ds ( glory4  ,f ?is
 also come all ^? prophetic dreams _m ( 
:i* are well atte/$4 ,i h _h a rec5t    
p]sonal exp]i5ce ( "o :i* has n yet     
p]haps entirely ju/ifi$ itself b is ev5 
n[ rem>kable4  ,^u ,april #d? ( la/ ye>1
 #aiag1 ,i awoke ) a feel+ t "s         
communication _h be5 made to me ( :i* ,i
 _h only c>ri$ back "o ^w :i* 0 r++ 9 my
 head4  ,t ^w 0 ,piave4  ,to ! be/ ( my 
belief ,i _h nev] he>d ! ^w be=e4  ,z x 
s\nd$ l ! "n ( a place ,i w5t into my   
/udy ! mom5t ,i _h dress$ & ,i look$ up 
! index ( my ,atlas4  ,!re 0 ,piave sure
 en\gh1 & ,i not$ t x 0 a riv] 9 ,italy 
"s =ty miles beh9d ! front l9e1 :i* at t
 "t 0 victori\sly advanc+4  ,i c\ld     
imag9e few m unlikely ?+s ?an t ! w>    
%\ld roll back to ! ,piave1 & ,i c\ld n 

?9k h[ any milit>y ev5t ( consequ5ce    
c\ld arise !re1 b none ! less ,i 0 s    
impress$ t ,i drew up a /atem5t t "s su*
 ev5t w\ld occur !re1 & ,i _h x sign$ by
 my secret>y & witness$ by my wife ) !  
date1 ,april #d?1 atta*$4  ,x is a matt]
 ( hi/ory h[ six mon?s lat] ! :ole      
,italian l9e fell back1 h[ x ab&on$     
successive positions ^u riv]s1 & h[ x   
/uck ^u ?is /ream :i* 0 said by milit>y 
critics to be /rategically almo/        
unt5able4  ,if no?+ m %\ld occur 7,i    
write ^u ,febru>y #bj?1 #aiah71 !       
ref]5ce to ! "n has be5 fully ju/ifi$1  
presum+ t "s fri5d 9 ! beyond 0 =eca/+ !
 com+ ev5ts ( ! w>4  ,i h /ill a hope1  
h[ev]1 t m 0 meant1 & t "s cr[n+ victory
 ( ! ,allies at ?is spot may ju/ify /ill
 fur!r ! /range way 9 :i* ! "n 0 convey$
 to my m9d4  ,p may well cry out aga9/  
?is !ory ( sleep on ! gr\nds t all !    
grotesque1 mon/r\s & objectionable      
dreams :i* plague u _c possibly come f a
 high s\rce4  ,on ?is po9t ,i h a v     
def9ite !ory1 :i* may p]haps be wor?y ( 

discussion4  ,i consid] t !re are two   
=ms ( dreams1 & only two1 ! exp]i5ces ( 
! releas$ _s1 & ! confus$ action ( ! l[]
 faculties :i* rema9 9 ! body :5 ! _s is
 abs5t4 ,! =m] is r>e & beautiful1 = !  
memory ( x fails u4  ,! latt] are common
 & v>i$1 b usually fanta/ic or ignoble4 
,by not+ :at is abs5t 9 ! l[] dreams "o 
c tell :at ! miss+ qualities are1 & s   
judge :at "p ( u goes to make up ! _s4  
,?us 9 ^! dreams hum\r is want+1 s9ce we
 see ?+s :i* /rike u aft]w>ds z         
ludicr\s1 & are n amus$4  ,! s5se (     
proportion & ( judgm5t & ( aspiration is
 all gone4  ,9 %ort1 ! high] is palpably
 gone1 & ! l[]1 ! s5se ( fe>1 ( s5sual  
impression1 ( self-pres]vation1 is      
function+ all ! m vividly because x is  
reliev$ f ! high] control4  ,!          
limitations ( ! p[]s ( spirits is a     
subject :i* is br\ght home to "o 9 ^!   
/udies4 ,p say1 ,if !y exi/ :y don't !y 
d ?is or t6  ,! answ] usually is t !y   
c't4  ,!y appe> to h v fix$ limitations 
l our own4 ,?is seem$ to be v cle>ly    

br\ght out 9 ! cross-correspond5ce      
exp]im5ts :]e sev]al writ+ m$iums 7     
op]at+ at a di/ance q indep5d5tly ( ea* 
o!r1 & ! object 0 to get agreem5t :i* 0 
beyond ! rea* ( co9cid5ce4 ,! spirits   
seem to "k exactly :at !y impress ^u !  
m9ds ( ! liv+1 b !y d n "k h[ f> !y c>ry
 _! in/ruction out4  ,_! t\* ) u is     
int]mitt5t4  ,?us1 9 !                  
cross-correspond5ce exp]im5ts we        
cont9ually h !m ask+1 ,did y get t8 or  
,0 x all "r8  ,sometimes !y h p>tial    
cognisance ( :at is done1 z :]e ,my]s   
says3  ,i saw ! circle1 b 0 n sure ab\t 
! triangle4  ,x is ev]y:]e app>5t t _!  
spirits1 ev5 ! spirits ( ^? :o1 l ,my]s 
& ,hodgson1 7 9 specially close t\* )   
psy*ic subjects1 & knew all t c\ld be   
done1 7 9 difficulties :5 !y desir$ to  
get cognisance ( a mat]ial ?+1 su* z a  
writt5 docum5t4  ,only1 ,i %\ld imag9e1 
by p>tly mat]ialis+ !mselves c\ld !y d  
s1 & !y may n h _h ! p[] (              
self-mat]ialization4  ,?is consid]ation 
?r[s "s light ^u ! fam\s case1 s (t5 us$

 by our oppon5ts1 :]e ,my]s fail$ to    
give "s ^w or phrase :i* _h be5 left    
beh9d 9 a seal$ box4 ,app>5tly he c\ld n
 see ?is docum5t f 8 pres5t position1 & 
if 8 memory fail$ him he w\ld be v      
likely to g wrong ab\t x4  ,_m mi/akes  
may1 ,i ?9k1 be expla9$ 9 ?is fa%ion4   
,x has be5 ass]t$ f ! o!r side1 & !     
ass]tion seems to me reasonable1 t :5 !y
 speak ( _! own conditions !y are speak+
 ( :at !y "k & c readily & surely       
discuss2 b t :5 we insi/ 7z we mu/      
sometimes insi/7 ^u e>?ly te/s1 x drags 
!m back to ano!r plane ( ?+s1 & puts !m 
9 a position :i* is f> m difficult1 &   
liable to error4  ,ano!r po9t :i* is    
capable ( be+ us$ aga9/ u is ?is3  ,!   
spirits h ! greate/ difficulty 9 gett+  
names ?r\gh to u1 & x is ?is :i* makes  
_m ( _! communications s vague &        
unsatisfactory4  ,!y w talk all r\nd a  
?+1 & yet nev] get ! "n :i* w\ld cl9* ! 
matt]4  ,!re is an example ( ! po9t 9 a 
rec5t communication 9 ,light1 :i*       
describes h[ a "y (fic]1 rec5tly dead1  

endeav\r$ to get a message ?r\gh !      
direct voice me?od ( ,mrs4 ,susannah    
,h>ris to 8 fa!r4  ,he c\ld n get 8 "n  
?r\gh4  ,he 0 able1 h[ev]1 to make x    
cle> t 8 fa!r 0 a memb] ( ! ,kild>e     
,/reet ,club 9 ,dubl94  ,inquiry f\nd ! 
fa!r1 & x 0 !n le>n$ t ! fa!r _h already
 receiv$ an indep5d5t message 9 ,dubl9  
to say t an inquiry 0 com+ ?r\gh f      
,london4  ,i d n "k if ! e>? "n is a    
m]ely ephem]al ?+1 q disconnect$ f !    
p]sonality1 & p]haps ! v fir/ ?+ to be  
?r[n aside4  ,t is1 ( c\rse1 possible4  
,or x may be t "s law regulates our     
int]c\rse f ! o!r side by :i* x %all n  
be too direct1 & %all leave some?+ to   
our own intellig5ce4  ,?is idea1 t !re  
is "s law :i* makes an indirect spee* m 
easy ?an a direct "o1 is greatly borne  
out by ! cross-correspond5ces1 :]e      
circumlocution cont9ually takes ! place 
( ass]tion4  ,?us1 9 ! ,/4 ,paul        
correspond5ce1 :i* is treat$ 9 ! ,july  
pamphlet ( ! ,s4,p4,r41 ! idea ( ,/4    
,paul 0 to be convey$ f "o automatic    

writ] to two o!rs1 bo? ( :om 7 at a     
di/ance1 "o ( !m 9 ,india4  ,dr4        
,hodgson 0 ! _s :o pr(ess$ to preside   
ov] ?is exp]im5t4  ,y w\ld ?9k t !      
simple words ,/4 ,paul occurr+ 9 ! o!r  
scripts w\ld be all-suffici5t4  ,b no2  
he proce$s to make all sorts ( indirect 
allusions1 to talk all r\nd ,/4 ,paul 9 
ea* ( ! scripts1 & to make five         
quotations f ,/4 ,paul's writ+s4  ,?is  
is beyond co9cid5ce1 & q conv9c+1 b none
 ! less x illu/rates ! curi\s way 9 :i* 
!y g r\nd in/ead ( go+ /raight4  ,if "o 
c\ld imag9e "s wise angel on ! o!r side 
say+1 ,n[1 don't make x too easy = ^! p4
  ,make !m use _! own bra9s a little4   
,!y w become m]e automatons if we d     
ev]y?+ = !m--if we c\ld imag9e t1 x w\ld
 j cov] ! case4 ,:atev] ! explanation1 x
 is a notewor?y fact4  ,!re is ano!r    
po9t ab\t _s communications :i* is wor? 
not+4  ,?is is _! unc]ta9ty :]ev] any "t
 elem5t comes 94 ,_! e/imate ( "t is    
almo/ inv>iably wrong4  ,e>? "t is      
probably a diff]5t idea to _s "t1 & h5ce

 ! confusion4  ,we _h ! advantage1 z ,i 
h /at$1 ( ! pres5ce ( a lady 9 our      
h\sehold :o develop$ writ+ m$ium%ip4    
,%e 0 9 close t\* ) ?ree bro!rs1 all (  
:om _h be5 kill$ 9 ! w>4  ,?is lady1    
convey+ messages f h] bro!rs1 0 h>dly   
ev] entirely wrong ^u facts1 & h>dly ev]
 "r ab\t "t4  ,!re 0 "o notable         
exception1 h[ev]1 :i* 9 itself is       
sugge/ive4  ,al?\gh h] prophecies z to  
public ev5ts 7 weeks or ev5 mon?s out1  
%e 9 "o case =etold ! arrival ( a       
telegram f ,africa to ! day4 ,n[ !      
telegram _h already be5 s5t1 b 0 delay$1
 s t ! inf]5ce seems to be t %e c\ld    
=etell a c\rse ( ev5ts :i* _h actually  
be5 set 9 motion1 & calculate h[ long !y
 w\ld take to rea* _! end4  ,on ! o!r   
h&1 ,i am b\nd to admit t %e confid5tly 
prophesi$ ! escape ( h] f\r? bro!r1 :o 0
 a prison] 9 ,g]many1 & t ?is 0 duly    
fulfill$4 ,on ! :ole ,i pres]ve an op5  
m9d ^u ! p[]s & limitations ( prophecy4 
,b ap>t f all ^! limitations we h1      
unhappily1 to deal ) absolute coldblood$

 ly+ on ! "p ( wick$ or mis*iev\s       
intellig5ces4 ,ev]yone :o has inve/igat$
 ! matt] has1 ,i suppose1 met ) examples
 ( wilful deception1 :i* occasionally   
are mix$ up ) good & true               
communications4  ,x 0 ( su* messages1 no
 d\bt1 t ! ,apo/le wrote :5 he said3    
,belov$1 believe1 n e _s1 b try !       
spirits :e!r !y are ( ,god4  ,^! words c
 only mean t ! e>ly ,*ri/ians n only    
practis$ ,spiritualism z we und]/& x1 b 
also t !y 7 fac$ by ! same difficulties4
  ,!re is no?+ m puzzl+ ?an ! fact t "o 
may get a long connect$ description ) e 
detail giv51 & t x may prove to be      
entirely a concoction4  ,h[ev]1 we mu/  
be> 9 m9d t if "o case comes absolutely 
correct1 x atones = _m failures1 j z if 
y _h "o telegram correct y w\ld "k t !re
 0 a l9e & a communicator1 h[ev] mu* !y 
broke d[n aft]w>ds4  ,b x mu/ be admitt$
 t x is v discompos+ & makes "o         
sceptical ( messages until !y are te/$4 
,( a k9 ) ^! false influ5ces are all !  
,miltons :o _c scan1 & ,%elleys :o _c   

rhyme1 & ,%akespe>es :o _c ?9k1 & all ! 
o!r absurd imp]sonations :i* make our   
cause ridicul\s4  ,!y are1 ,i ?9k1      
delib]ate frauds1 ei!r f ?is side or f !
 o!r1 b to say t !y invalidate ! :ole   
subject is z s5seless z to invalidate   
our own _w because we enc\nt] "s        
unpleasant p4  ,"o ?+ ,i c truly say1 & 
t is1 t 9 spite ( false messages1 ,i h  
nev] 9 all ^! ye>s kn[n a blasphem\s1 an
 unk9d1 or an obsc5e message4  ,su*     
incid5ts mu/ be ( v exceptional nature4 
,i ?9k also t1 s f> z allegations       
conc]n+ insanity1 obsession1 & s =? g1  
!y are entirely imag9>y4  ,asylum       
/ati/ics d n be> out su* ass]tions1 &   
m$iums live to z good an av]age age z   
anyone else4  ,i ?9k1 h[ev]1 t ! cult ( 
! seance may be v mu* ov]done4  ,:5 once
 y h conv9c$ y\rself ( ! tru? ( !       
ph5om5a ! physical seance has done its  
"w1 & ! man or woman :o sp5ds 8 or h]   
life 9 runn+ f seance to seance is 9    
dang] ( becom+ a m]e s5sation hunt]4    
,"h1 z 9 o!r cults1 ! =m is 9 dang] (   

eclips+ ! real ?+1 & 9 pursuit (        
physical pro(s "o may =get t ! real     
object ( all ^! ?+s is1 z ,i h tri$ to  
po9t out1 to give u assurance 9 ! future
 & spiritual /r5g? 9 ! pres5t1 to atta9 
a due p]ception ( ! pass+ nature ( matt]
 & ! all-importance ( t :i* is          
immat]ial4  ,! conclusion1 !n1 ( my long
 se>* aft] tru?1 is t 9 spite (         
occasional fraud1 :i* ,spirituali/s     
deplore1 & 9 spite ( wild imag9+s1 :i*  
!y disc\rage1 !re rema9s a great solid  
core 9 ?is movem5t :i* is inf9itely ne>]
 to positive pro( ?an any o!r religi\s  
developm5t  ) :i* ,i am acqua9t$4  ,z ,i
 h %[n1 x w\ld appe> to be a r$iscov]y r
 ?an an absolutely new ?+1 b ! result 9 
?is mat]ial age is ! same4  ,! days are 
surely pass+ :5 ! mature & consid]$     
op9ions ( su* m5 z ,crookes1 ,wallace1  
,flamm>ion1 ,*as4 ,ri*et1 ,lodge1       
,b>rett1 ,lombroso1 ,g5]als ,drayson &  
,turn]1 ,s]geant ,ballantyne1 ,w4 ,t4   
,/ead1 ,judge ,edmunds1 ,admiral        
,usborne ,moore1 ! late ,ar*deacon      

,wilb]=ce1 & su* a cl\d ( o!r witnesses1
 c be dismiss$ ) ! empty ,all rot or    
,nauseat+ drivel =mulae4  ,z ,mr4 ,ar?ur
 ,hill has well said1 we h rea*$ a po9t 
:]e fur!r pro( is sup]flu\s1 & :]e !    
weight ( dispro( lies ^u ^? :o d5y4 ,! v
 p :o clam\r = pro(s h z a rule nev]    
tak5 ! tr\ble to exam9e ! copi\s pro(s  
:i* already exi/4  ,ea* seems to ?9k t !
 :ole subject %\ld beg9 de novo because 
he has ask$ = in=mation4  ,! me?od ( our
 oppon5ts is to fa/5 ^u ! late/ man :o  
has /at$ ! case--at ! pres5t in/ant x   
happ5s to be ,sir ,oliv] ,lodge--& !n to
 deal ) him z if he _h come =w>d ) "s   
new op9ions :i* re/$ entirely ^u 8 own  
ass]tion1 ) no ref]5ce to !             
corroboration ( s _m indep5d5t work]s   
be=e him4  ,?is is n an hone/ me?od (   
criticism1 = 9 e case ! agreem5t (      
witnesses is ! v root ( conviction4  ,b 
z a matt] ( fact1 !re are _m s+le       
witnesses ^u :om ?is case c\ld re/4     
,if1 = example1 our only k ( unkn[n =ces
 dep5d$ ^u ! rese>*es ( ,dr4 ,craw=d (  

,belfa/1 :o places 8 amateur m$ium 9 a  
weigh+ *air ) h] feet f ! gr\nd1 & has  
be5 able to regi/] a diff]5ce ( weight (
 _m p\nds1 correspond+ ) ! physical     
ph5om5a produc$1 a result :i* he has    
te/$ & record$ 9 a true sci5tific _s (  
caution1 ,i d n see h[ x c\ld be %ak54  
,! ph5om5a are & h long be5 firmly      
e/abli%$ = e op5 m9d4  ,"o feels t !    
/age ( inve/igation is pass$1 & t (     
religi\s con/ruction is ov]due4  ,= are 
we to satisfy ourselves by obs]v+       
ph5om5a ) no att5tion to :at ! ph5om5a  
mean1 z a gr\p ( savages might />e at a 
wireless in/allation ) no appreciation (
 ! messages com+ ?r\gh x1 or are we     
resolutely to set ourselves to def9e ^! 
subtle & elusive utt]ances f beyond1 &  
to con/ruct f !m a religi\s s*eme1 :i* w
 be f\nd$ ^u human reason on ?is side & 
^u _s inspiration ^u ! o!r8  ,^! ph5om5a
 h pass$ ?r\gh ! /age ( be+ a p>l\r     
game2 !y are n[ em]g+ f t ( a debatable 
sci5tific novelty2 & !y are1 or %\ld be1
 tak+ %ape z ! f\ndations ( a def9ite   

sy/em ( religi\s ?\ght1 9 "s ways       
confirmatory ( anci5t sy/ems1 9 "s ways 
entirely new4  ,! evid5ce ^u :i* ?is    
sy/em re/s is s enorm\s t x w\ld take a 
v consid]able libr>y to conta9 x1 & !   
witnesses are n %ad[y p liv+ 9 ! dim pa/
 & inaccessible to our cross-exam9ation1
 b are our own contempor>ies1 m5 ( "* & 
intellect :om all mu/ respect4  ,!      
situation may1 z x seems to me1 be summ$
 up 9 a simple alt]native4  ,! "o       
supposition is t !re has be5 an outbreak
 ( lunacy ext5d+ ov] two g5]ations (    
mank9d1 & two great cont95ts--a lunacy  
:i* assails m5 or wom5 :o are o!rwise   
em95tly sane4  ,! alt]native supposition
 is t 9 rec5t ye>s !re has come to u f  
div9e s\rces a new revelation :i*       
con/itutes by f> ! greate/ religi\s ev5t
 s9ce ! dea? ( ,*ri/ 7= ! ,re=mation 0 a
 re-arrangem5t ( ! old1 n a revelation (
 ! new71 a revelation :i* alt]s ! :ole  
aspect ( dea? & ! fate ( man4  ,betwe5  
^! two suppositions !re is no solid     
position4 ,!ories ( fraud or ( delusion 

w n meet ! evid5ce4  ,x is absolute     
lunacy or x is a revolution 9 religi\s  
?\ght1 a revolution :i* gives u z       
by-products an utt] fe>lessness ( dea?1 
& an imm5se consolation :5 ^? :o are de>
 to u pass beh9d ! veil4  ,i %\ld l to  
add a few practical words to ^? :o "k ! 
tru? ( :at ,i say4  ,we h "h an enorm\s 
new developm5t1 ! greate/ 9 ! hi/ory (  
mank9d4  ,h[ are we to use x8  ,we are  
b\nd 9 hon\r1 ,i ?9k1 to /ate our own   
belief1 especially to ^? :o are 9       
tr\ble4  ,hav+ /at$ x1 we %\ld n =ce x1 
b leave ! re/ to high] wisdom ?an our   
own4  ,we wi% to subv]t no religion4 ,we
 wi% only to br+ back ! mat]ial-m9d$--to
 take !m out ( _! cramp$ valley & put !m
 on ! ridge1 :5ce !y c brea! pur] air & 
see o!r valleys & o!r ridges beyond4    
,religions are mo/ly petrifi$ & decay$1 
ov]gr[n ) =ms & *ok$ ) my/]ies4  ,we c  
prove t !re is no ne$ = ?is4  ,all t is 
ess5tial is bo? v simple & v sure4  ,!  
cle> call = our help comes f ^? :o h _h 
a loss & :o ye>n to re-e/abli%          

connection4  ,?is also c be ov]done4    
,if y\r boy 7 9 ,au/ralia1 y w\ld n     
expect him to cont9ually /op 8 "w &     
write long lett]s at all seasons4  ,hav+
 got 9 t\*1 be mod]ate 9 y\r dem&s4  ,d 
n be satisfi$ ) any evid5ce %ort ( !    
be/1 b hav+ got t1 y c1 x seems to me1  
wait = t %ort p]iod :5 we %all all be   
re-unit$4  ,i am 9 t\* at pres5t )      
?irte5 mo!rs :o are 9 correspond5ce ) _!
 dead sons4  ,9 ea* case1 ! husb&1 :]e  
he is alive1 is agre$ z to ! evid5ce4   
,9 only "o case s f> z ,i "k 0 ! p>5t   
acqua9t$ ) psy*ic matt]s be=e ! w>4     
,sev]al ( ^! cases h peculi>ities ( _!  
own4  ,9 two ( !m ! figures ( ! dead    
lads h appe>$ beside ! mo!rs 9 a        
photograph4  ,9 "o case ! fir/ message  
to ! "m came ?r\gh a /rang] to :om !    
correct address ( ! "m 0 giv54  ,!      
communication aft]w>ds became direct4   
,9 ano!r case ! me?od ( s5d+ messages 0 
to give ref]5ces to p>ticul> pages &    
l9es ( books 9 di/ant libr>ies1 ! :ole  
convey+ a message4  ,! proc$ure 0 to we$

 out all fe> ( telepa?y4 ,v]ily !re is  
no possible way by :i* a tru? c be prov$
 by :i* ?is tru? has n be5 prov$4  ,h[  
are y to act8  ,!re is ! difficulty4    
,!re are true m5 & !re are frauds4  ,y h
 to "w w>ily4  ,s f> z pr(essional      
m$iums g1 y w n f9d x difficult to get  
recomm5dations4 ,ev5 ) ! be/ y may draw 
entirely blank4  ,! conditions are v    
elusive4  ,& yet "s get ! result at     
once4  ,we _c lay d[n laws1 because !   
law works f ! o!r side z well z ?is4    
,ne>ly e woman is an undevelop$ m$ium4  
,let h] try h] own p[]s ( automatic     
writ+4  ,!re aga91 :at is done mu/ be   
done ) e precaution aga9/               
self-deception1 & 9 a rev]5t & pray]ful 
mood4  ,b if y are e>ne/1 y w w9 ?r\gh  
someh[1 = someone else is probably try+ 
on ! o!r side4  ,"s p disc\nt5ance      
communication ^u ! gr\nd t x is h9d]+ ! 
advance ( ! dep>t$4  ,!re is n a tittle 
( evid5ce = ?is4 ,! ass]tions ( !       
spirits are entirely to ! contr>y & !y  
decl>e t !y are help$ & /r5g!n$ by ! t\*

 ) ^? :om !y love4  ,i "k few m mov+    
passages 9 _! simple boyi% eloqu5ce ?an 
^? 9 :i* ,raymond describes ! feel+s ( !
 dead boys :o want to get messages back 
to _! p & f9d t ignorance & prejudice   
are a p]petual b>4  ,x is h>d to ?9k y\r
 sons are dead1 b su* a lot ( p d ?9k s4
  ,x is revolt+ to he> ! boys tell y h[ 
no "o speaks ( !m ev]4 ,x hurts me ?r\gh
 & ?r\gh4  ,above all read ! lit]ature (
 ?is subject4  ,x has be5 f> too mu*    
neglect$1 n only by ! mat]ial _w b by   
believ]s4  ,soak y\rself ) ?is gr& tru?4
  ,make y\rself famili> ) ! ov]p[]+     
evid5ce4  ,get away f ! ph5om5al side & 
le>n ! l(ty tea*+ f su* beautiful books 
z ,aft] ,dea? or f ,/a9ton ,moses' ,_s  
,tea*+s4  ,!re is a :ole libr>y ( su*   
lit]ature1 ( unequal value b ( a high   
av]age4 ,broad5 & spiritualize y\r      
?\ghts4  ,%[ ! results 9 y\r lives4     
,unselfi%ness1 t is ! keynote to        
progress4  ,realise n z a belief or a   
fai?1 b z a fact :i* is z tangible z !  
/reets ( ,london1 t we are mov+ on soon 

to ano!r life1 t all w be v happy !re1 &
 t ! only possible way 9 :i* t happ9ess 
c be m>r$ or def]r$ is by folly &       
selfi%ness 9 ^! few fleet+ ye>s4  ,x mu/
 be repeat$ t :ile ! new revelation may 
seem de/ructive to ^? :o hold ,*ri/ian  
dogmas ) extreme rigidity1 x has q !    
opposite effect ^u ! m9d :i*1 l s _m    
mod]n m9ds1 _h come to look ^u ! :ole   
,*ri/ian s*eme z a huge delusion4  ,x is
 %[n cle>ly t ! old revelation has s _m 
resemblances1 defac$ by "t & mangl$ by  
man's mi%&l+ & mat]ialism1 b /ill d5ot+ 
! same g5]al s*eme1 t und\bt$ly bo? h   
come f ! same s\rce4  ,! accept$ ideas (
 life aft] dea?1 ( high] & l[] spirits1 
( comp>ative happ9ess dep5d+ ^u our own 
conduct1 ( *a/5+ by pa91 ( gu>dian      
spirits1 ( high tea*]s1 ( an inf9ite    
c5tral p[]1 ( circles above circles     
approa*+ ne>] to ,8 pres5ce--all ( ^!   
conceptions appe> once m & are confirm$ 
by _m witnesses4  ,x is only ! claims ( 
infallibility & ( monopoly1 ! bigotry & 
p$antry ( !ologians1 & ! man-made       

rituals :i* take ! life out ( !         
,god-giv5 ?\ghts--x is only ?is :i* has 
defac$ ! tru?4  ,i _c end ?is little    
book bett] ?an by us+ words m eloqu5t   
?an any :i* ,i c\ld write1 a spl5did    
sample ( ,engli% /yle z well z ( ,engli%
 ?\ght4  ,!y are f ! p5 ( t consid]able 
?9k] & poet1 ,mr4 ,g]ald ,massey1 & 7   
writt5 _m ye>s ago4  ,spiritualism has  
be5 = me1 9 common ) _m o!rs1 su* a     
lift+ ( ! m5tal horizon & lett+-9 ( !   
heav5s--su* a =mation ( fai? into facts1
 t ,i c only comp>e life )\t x to sail+ 
on bo>d %ip ) hat*es batt5$ d[n & be+   
kept a prison]1 liv+ by ! light ( a     
c&le1 & !n sudd5ly1 on "s spl5did />ry  
night1 all[$ to g on deck = ! fir/ "t to
 see ! /up5d\s me*anism ( ! heav5s all  
agl[ ) ! glory ( ,god4     ,,supplem5t>y
 ,,docum5ts   ,i4 ,,! ,,next ,,phase ,,(
 ,,life  ,i h spok5 9 ! text ( ! /rik+  
mann] 9 :i* acc\nts ( life 9 ! next     
phase1 ?\gh d]iv$ f ! mo/ v>i$ &        
indep5d5t s\rces1 are /ill 9 ess5tial   
agreem5t--an agreem5t :i* occasionally  

desc5ds to small details4  ,a v>iety is 
introduc$ by t full] vision :i* c see & 
describe m ?an "o plane1 b ! acc\nts ( t
 happy l& to :i* ! ord9>y mortal may    
hope to aspire1 are v consi/5t4  ,s9ce  
,i wrote ! /atem5t ,i h read ?ree fre%  
indep5d5t descriptions :i* aga9 confirm 
! po9t4  ,"o is ! acc\nt giv5 by ,a     
,k+'s ,c\nsel1 9 8 rec5t book1 ,i ,he>d 
a ,voice 7,kegan ,paul71 :i* ,i         
recomm5d$ to inquir]s1 ?\gh x has a     
/rong ,roman ,ca?olic bias runn+ ?r\gh x
 :i* %[s t our ma9 l9es ( ?\ght are     
p]si/5t4  ,a second is ! little book ,! 
,light on ! ,future1 giv+ ! v int]e/+   
details ( ! beyond1 ga!r$ by an e>ne/ & 
rev]5t circle 9 ,dubl94 ,! o!r came 9 a 
private lett] f ,mr4 ,hub]t ,wales1 &   
is1 ,i ?9k1 mo/ in/ructive4  ,mr4 ,wales
 is a cauti\s & r sceptical inquir] :o  
_h put away 8 results ) incr$ulity 7he  
_h receiv$ !m ?r\gh 8 own automatic     
writ+74  ,on read+ my acc\nt ( !        
conditions describ$ 9 ! beyond1 he hunt$
 up 8 own old script :i* _h comm5d$     

itself s little to him :5 he fir/       
produc$ x4  ,he says3 ,aft] read+ y\r   
article1 ,i 0 /ruck1 almo/ />tl$1 by !  
circum/ance t ! /atem5ts :i* _h purport$
 to be made to me reg>d+ conditions aft]
 dea? co9cid$--,i ?9k almo/ to ! smalle/
 detail--) ^? y set out z ! result ( y\r
 collation ( mat]ial obta9$ f a great   
numb] ( s\rces4  ,i _c ?9k !re 0 any?+ 9
 my antec$5t read+ to acc\nt = ?is      
co9cid5ce4  ,i _h c]ta9ly read no?+ y _h
 publi%$ on ! subject4  ,i _h purposely 
avoid$ ,raymond & books l x1 9 ord] n to
 vitiate  my own results1 & ! ,proce$+s 
( ! ,s4,p4,r4 :i* ,i _h read at t "t1 d 
n t\*1 z y "k1 ^u aft]-dea? conditions4 
,at any rate ,i obta9$1 at v>i\s times1 
/atem5ts 7z my contempor>y notes %[7 to 
! effect t1 9 ?is p]si/+ /ate ( exi/5ce1
 !y h bodies :i*1 ?\gh imp]ceptible by  
our s5ses1 are z solid to !m z ours to  
u1 t ^! bodies are bas$ on ! g5]al      
*>act]i/ics ( our pres5t bodies b       
beautifi$2 t !y h no age1 no pa91 no ri*
 & poor2 t !y we> clo!s & take n\ri%m5t2

 t !y d n sleep 7?\gh !y spoke ( pass+  
occasionally into a semiconsci\s /ate   
:i* !y call$ 'ly+ asleep'--a condition1 
x j occurs to me1 :i* seems to          
correspond r\ghly ) ! ',hypnoidal'      
/ate72 t1 aft] a p]iod :i* is usually   
%ort] ?an ! av]age life-"t "h1 !y pass  
to "s fur!r /ate ( exi/5ce2 t p ( simil>
 ?\ghts1 ta/es & feel+s1 gravitate      
toge!r2 t m>ri$ c\ples d n necess>ily   
reunite1 b t ! love ( man & woman       
cont9ues & is fre$ ( elem5ts :i* ) u (t5
 militate aga9/ its p]fect realization2 
t imm$iately aft] dea? p pass into a    
semi-consci\s re/-/ate la/+ v>i\s       
p]iods1 t !y are unable to exp]i5ce     
bodily pa91 b are susceptible at times  
to "s m5tal anxiety2 t a pa9ful dea? is 
'absolutely unkn[n1' t religi\s beliefs 
make no diff]5ce :atev] 9 ! aft]-/ate1 &
 t _! life altoge!r is int5sely happy1 &
 no "o hav+ ev] realis$ x c\ld wi% to   
return "h4  ,i got no ref]5ce to '"w' by
 t ^w1 b mu* to ! v>i\s int]e/s t 7 said
 to occupy !m4  ,t is probably only     

ano!r way ( say+ ! same ?+4  ',"w' ) u  
has come usually to mean '"w to live1' &
 t1 ,i 0 emphatically in=m$1 0 n ! case 
) !m--t all ! requirem5ts ( life 7      
someh[ my/]i\sly 'provid$4'  ,nei!r did 
,i get any ref]5ce to a def9ite         
'tempor>y p5al /ate1' b ,i ga!r$ t p    
beg9 !re at ! po9t ( intellectual &     
moral developm5t :]e !y leave (f "h2 &  
s9ce _! /ate ( happ9ess 0 bas$ ma9ly ^u 
sympa?y1 ^? :o came ov] 9 a l[ moral    
condition1 fail$ at fir/ = v>i\s l5g?s (
 "t to h ! capacity to appreciate &     
enjoy x4    ,,automatic ,,writ+  ,?is =m
 ( m$ium%ip gives ! v highe/ results1 & 
yet 9 its v nature is liable to         
self-deception4  ,are we us+ our own h& 
or is an outside p[] direct+ x8  ,x is  
only by ! in=mation receiv$ t we c tell1
 & ev5 !n we h to make broad all[ance = 
! action ( our own subconsci\s k4  ,x is
 wor? :ile p]haps to quote :at appe>s to
 me to be a ?or\ghly critic-pro( case1 s
 t ! inquir] may see h[ /rong ! evid5ce 
is t ^! messages are n self-evolv$4 ,?is

 case is quot$ 9 ,mr4 ,ar?ur ,hill's    
rec5t book ,man ,is a ,_s 7,cassell     
,co47 & is contribut$ by a g5tleman :o  
takes ! "n ( ,capta9 ,james ,burton4 ,he
 is1 ,i und]/&1 ! same m$ium 7amateur7  
?r\gh ^: communications ! position ( !  
buri$ ru9s at ,gla/onbury h rec5tly be5 
locat$4 ,a week aft] my fa!r's fun]al ,i
 0 writ+ a bus9ess lett]1 :5 some?+     
seem$ to int]v5e betwe5 my h& & ! motor 
c5tres ( my bra91 & ! h& wrote at an    
amaz+ rate a lett]1 sign$ ) my fa!r's   
signature & purport+ to come f him4 ,i 0
 upset1 & my "r side & arm became cold &
 numb4 ,= a ye> aft] ?is lett]s came    
frequ5tly1 & always at unexpect$ times4 
,i nev] knew :at !y conta9$ until ,i    
exam9$ !m ) a magnify+-glass3 !y 7      
microscopic4  ,& !y conta9$ a va/ am\nt 
( matt] ) :i* x 0 impossible = me to be 
acqua9t$4 4 4 4  ,unkn[n to me1 my "m1  
:o 0 /ay+ "s sixty miles away1 lo/ h]   
pet dog1 :i* my fa!r _h giv5 h]4  ,!    
same night ,i _h a lett] f him condol+ )
 h]1 & /at+ t ! dog 0 n[ ) him4  ',all  

?+s :i* love u & are necess>y to our    
happ9ess 9 ! _w are ) u "h4'  ,a mo/    
sacr$ secret1 kn[n to no "o b my fa!r & 
"m1 conc]n+ a matt] :i* occurr$ ye>s    
be=e ,i 0 born1 0 aft]w>ds told me 9 !  
script1 ) ! comm5t3  ',tell y\r "m ?is1 
& %e w "k t x is ,i1 y\r fa!r1 :o am    
writ+4'  ,my "m _h be5 unable to accept 
! possibility up to n[1 b :5 ,i told h] 
?is %e collaps$ & fa9t$4  ,f t mom5t !  
lett]s became h] greate/ com=t1 = !y 7  
lov]s dur+ ! =ty ye>s ( _! m>ri$ life1 &
 8 dea? almo/ broke h] he>t4  ,z =      
myself1 ,i am z conv9c$ t my fa!r1 9 8  
orig9al p]sonality1 /ill exi/s1 z if he 
7 /ill 9 8 /udy ) ! door %ut4  ,he is no
 m dead ?an he w\ld be 7 he liv+ 9      
,am]ica4  ,i h comp>$ ! diction &       
vocabul>y ( ^! lett]s ) ^? employ$ 9 my 
own writ+--,i am n unkn[n z a magaz9e   
contributor--& ,i f9d no po9ts (        
simil>ity betwe5 ! two4 ,!re is mu*     
fur!r evid5ce 9 ?is case = :i* ,i ref] !
 read] to ! book itself4    ,,! ,,*]iton
 ,,dug\t  ,i h m5tion$ 9 ! text t ,i _h 

"s rec5t exp]i5ce ( a case :]e a        
polt]-gei/ or mis*iev\s _s _h be5       
manife/+4 ,^! entities appe> to be ( an 
undevelop$ ord] & ne>] to e>? conditions
 ?an any o!rs ) :i* we are acqua9t$4    
,?is comp>ative mat]ialism ^u _! "p     
places !m l[ 9 ! scale ( _s1 &          
undesirable p]haps z communicants1 b x  
gives !m a special value z call+        
att5tion to crude obvi\s ph5om5a1 & s   
arre/+ ! human att5tion & =c+ ^u our    
notice t !re are o!r =ms ( life )9 !    
univ]se4  ,^! bord]l& =ces h attract$   
pass+ att5tion at sev]al times & places 
9 ! pa/1 su* cases z ! ,wesley          
p]secution at ,epwor?1 ! ,drumm] (      
,t$wor?1 ! ,bells ( ,beal+1 etc41 />tl+ 
! c\ntry = a "t--ea* ( !m be+ an        
imp+em5t ( unkn[n =ces ^u human life4   
,!n almo/ simultane\sly came !          
,hydesville case 9 ,am]ica & !          
,cideville di/urbances 9 ,france1 :i* 7 
s m>k$ t !y c\ld n be ov]look$4  ,f !m  
sprang ! :ole mod]n movem5t :i*1 reason+
 upw>ds f small ?+s to great1 f raw ?+s 

to develop$ ones1 f ph5om5a to messages1
 is de/9$ to give religion ! firme/     
basis ^u :i* x has ev] /ood4 ,!re=e1    
humble & fooli% z ^! manife/ations may  
seem1 !y h be5 ! se$ ( l>ge developm5ts1
 & are wor?y ( our respectful1 ?\gh     
critical1 att5tion4  ,_m su*            
manife/ations h appe>$ ( rec5t ye>s 9   
v>i\s qu>t]s ( ! _w1 ea* ( :i* is treat$
 by ! press 9 a m or less comic ve91 ) a
 conviction app>5tly t ! use ( ! ^w     
spook discr$its ! incid5t & br+s        
discussion to an end4 ,x is rem>kable t 
ea* is treat$ z an entirely isolat$     
ph5om5on1 & ?us ! ord9>y read] gets no  
idea ( ! /r5g? ( ! cumulative evid5ce4  
,9 ?is p>ticul> case ( ! ,*]iton ,dug\t 
! facts are z foll[s3  ,mr4 ,jaques1 a  
,ju/ice ( ! ,peace & a man ( education &
 intellig5ce1 resid+ at ,embrook ,h\se1 
,*]iton1 ne> ,folke/one1 made a dug\t j 
opposite to 8 resid5ce z a protection   
aga9/ air raids4 ,! h\se 01 x may be    
rem>k$1 ( great antiquity1 "p ( x be+ an
 old religi\s f\ndation ( ! #ad?        

,c5tury4  ,! dug\t 0 con/ruct$ at ! base
 ( a small bluff1 & ! s9k+ 0 ?r\gh      
ord9>y s(t s&/one4  ,! "w 0 c>ri$ out by
 a local jobb+ build] call$ ,rolfe1     
assi/$ by a lad4  ,soon aft] ! inception
 ( 8 task he 0 annoy$ by 8 c&le be+     
cont9ually bl[n out by jets ( s&1 &1 by 
simil> jets hitt+ up aga9/ 8 own face4  
,^! ph5om5a he imag9$ to be due to "s   
gase\s or electrical cause1 b !y rea*$  
su* a po9t t 8 "w 0 s]i\sly hamp]$1 & he
 compla9$ to ,mr4 ,jaques1 :o receiv$ ! 
/ory ) absolute incr$ulity4  ,!         
p]secution cont9u$1 h[ev]1 & increas$ 9 
int5sity1 tak+ ! =m n[ ( actual bl[s f  
mov+ mat]ial1 consid]able objects1 su* z
 /ones & bits ( brick1 fly+ pa/ him &   
hitt+ ! walls ) a viol5t impact4 ,mr4   
,rolfe1 /ill se>*+ = a physical         
explanation1 w5t to ,mr4 ,heske?1 !     
,municipal ,electrician ( ,folke/one1 a 
man ( high education & intellig5ce1 :o  
w5t out to ! sc5e ( ! affair & saw en\gh
 to conv9ce himself t ! ph5om5a 7       
p]fectly g5u9e & inexplicable by ord9>y 

laws4  ,a ,canadian soldi] :o 0 billet$ 
^u ,mr4 ,rolfe1 he>d an acc\nt ( !      
happ5+s f 8 ho/1 & aft] ann\nc+ 8       
conviction t ! latt] _h bats 9 8 belfry 
proce$$ to ! dug\t1 :]e 8 exp]i5ces 7 s 
in/ant & s viol5t t he ru%$ out ( !     
place 9 horror4  ,! h\sekeep] at ! ,hall
 also 0 a witness ( ! movem5t ( bricks  
:5 no human h&s t\*$ !m4  ,mr4 ,jaques1 
^: incr$ulity _h gradually ?aw$ be=e all
 ?is evid5ce1 w5t d[n to ! dug\t 9 !    
abs5ce ( ev]yone1 & 0 dep>t+ f x :5 five
 /ones rapp$ up aga9/ ! door f ! inside4
  ,he reop5$ ! door & saw !m ly+ !re ^u 
! floor4  ,sir ,william ,b>rett _h      
mean:ile come d[n1 b _h se5 no?+4  ,8   
/ay 0 a %ort "o4  ,i aft]w>ds made f\r  
visits ( ab\t two h\rs ea* to ! grotto1 
b got no?+ direct1 ?\gh ,i saw ! new    
brickwork all *ipp$ ab\t by ! bl[s :i* x
 _h receiv$4  ,! =ces appe>$ to h n !   
slighte/ int]e/ 9 psy*ical rese>*1 = !y 
nev] play$ up to an inve/igator1 & yet  
_! pres5ce & action h be5 demon/rat$ to 
at lea/ sev5 diff]5t obs]v]s1 &1 z ,i h 

said1 !y left _! traces beh9d !m1 ev5 to
 ! ext5t ( pick+ ! fl9t /ones out ( !   
new cem5t :i* 0 to =m ! floor1 & arrang+
 !m 9 tidy little piles4  ,! obvi\s     
explanation t ! boy 0 an adept at       
mis*ief _h to be set aside 9 view ( !   
fact t ! ph5om5a occurr$ 9 8 abs5ce4    
,"o extra man ( sci5ce w&]$ on to ! sc5e
 = a mom5t1 b z 8 explanation 0 t !     
movem5ts occurr$ ?r\gh ! emanation (    
m>%-gas1 x did n advance matt]s mu*4  ,!
 di/urbances are /ill proce$+1 & ,i h _h
 a lett] ?is v morn+ 7,febru>y #ba/1    
#aiah7 ) full] & lat] details f ,mr4    
,heske?1 ! ,eng9e]4  ,:at is ! ,,real   
explanation ( su* a matt]8 ,i c only say
 t ,i h advis$ ,mr4 ,jaques to dig into 
! bluff "u :i* he is con/ruct+ 8 cell>4 
,i made "s inve/igation myself ^u ! top 
( x & conv9c$ myself t ! surface gr\nd  
at t spot has at "s "t be5 di/urb$ to ! 
dep? ( at lea/ five feet4  ,some?+ has1 
,i %\ld judge1 be5 buri$ at "s date1 & x
 is probable t1 z 9 ! case cit$ 9 !     
text1 !re is a connection betwe5 ?is & !

 di/urbances4  ,x is v probable t ,mr4  
,rolfe is1 unkn[n to himself1 a physical
 m$ium1 & t :5 he 0 9 ! conf9$ space ( !
 cell> he turn$ x into a cab9et 9 :i* 8 
magnetic p[]s c\ld accumulate & be      
available = use4  ,x *anc$ t !re 0 on ! 
spot "s ag5cy :i* *ose to use !m1 & h5ce
 ! ph5om5a4  ,:5 ,mr4 ,jaques w5t alone 
to ! grotto ! p[] left beh9d by ,mr4    
,rolfe1 :o _h be5 9 x all morn+1 0 n yet
 exhau/$ & he 0 able to get "s          
manife/ations4  ,s ,i read x1 b x is    
well n to be dogmatic on su* matt]s4    
,if !re is sy/ematic digg+ ,i %\ld      
expect an epilogue to ! /ory4  ,:il/ ^! 
pro(s 7 9 ! press a second v m>k$ case (
 a ,polt]-gei/ came )9 my k4 ,i _c )\t  
brea* ( confid5ce reveal ! details & !  
ph5om5a are /ill go+ on4 ,curi\sly      
en\gh1 x 0 because "o ( ! suff]]s f !   
invasion read "s rem>ks ( m9e ^u !      
,*]iton dug\t t ?is o!r case came to my 
k1 = ! lady wrote to me at once = advice
 & assi/ance4  ,! place is remote & ,i h
 n yet be5 able to visit x1 b f ! full  

acc\nts :i* ,i h n[ receiv$ x seems to  
pres5t all ! famili> features1 ) !      
ph5om5on ( direct writ+ sup]add$4  ,"s  
specim5s ( ?is script h rea*$ me4 ,two  
cl]gym5 h endeav\r$ to mitigate !       
ph5om5a1 :i* are occasionally v viol5t1 
b s f> )\t result4  ,x may be "s        
consolation to any o!rs :o may be suff]+
 f ?is /range infliction1 to "k t 9 ! _m
 cases :i* h be5 c>efully record$ !re is
 none 9 :i* any physical h>m has be5    
inflict$ ^u man or bea/4