"These indicate the methods which Bottazzi and his assistants brought to bear on the medium
"These indicate the methods which Bottazzi and his assistants brought to bear on the medium
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First seances show that Eusapia needed to learn how to make these movements with which her invisible hands were…
first seances show that Eusapia needed to learn how to make these movements with which her invisible hands were unfamiliar, just as she would have had to learn to make them with her visible hands
Read record →"It didn't work out so in this instance
"It didn't work out so in this instance
Read record →"Bottazzi himself remarks upon this discrepancy
"Bottazzi himself remarks upon this discrepancy
Read record →"Apparently he would have us believe that materialization is a process due to the medium--or at least dependent…
"Apparently he would have us believe that materialization is a process due to the medium--or at least dependent on her will--and that these partially completed forms represent fragmentary impulses
Read record →Lace within a yard of her head; but some of them, and the most marvellous of them, not merely took place out of…
lace within a yard of her head; but some of them, and the most marvellous of them, not merely took place out of her reach, but under conditions of unexampled rigor
Read record →Gibier, Encausse hastened to witness this marvel
Gibier, Encausse hastened to witness this marvel
Read record →"Nothing; but you will see that these later experiments of the Italian scientists are sustaining De Rochas and…
"Nothing; but you will see that these later experiments of the Italian scientists are sustaining De Rochas and Aksakof in their claim that the medium is in a sense dematerialized to build up the phantasms
Read record →"Bottazzi says, with regard to his eighth and final sitting: 'The results of this seance were very favorable,…
"Bottazzi says, with regard to his eighth and final sitting: 'The results of this seance were very favorable, because they eliminated the slightest trace of suspicion or uncertainty relative to the genuineness of the phenomena
Read record →"There were many things of interest aside from the physical happenings
"There were many things of interest aside from the physical happenings
Read record →'Are you controlling the psychic's hand?' I demanded of Miss Brown
'Are you controlling the psychic's hand?' I demanded of Miss Brown
Read record →I resumed: "Let me stop here for a moment to emphasize a very curious contradiction
I resumed: "Let me stop here for a moment to emphasize a very curious contradiction
Read record →It happens that I have since seen these etheric hands in action, which makes it easier for me to conceive of…
It happens that I have since seen these etheric hands in action, which makes it easier for me to conceive of such a process
Read record →The psychic in the case was a young business man who is careful not to advertise his power
The psychic in the case was a young business man who is careful not to advertise his power
Read record →"I mean that the accent, inflection, and quality of the ghost's voice were identical with that of the living…
"I mean that the accent, inflection, and quality of the ghost's voice were identical with that of the living man, and this became still more striking when, a little later, Jacob returned to his seat, and the 'Count,' his visitor, called for the Polish national
Read record →"However, my eyes were mainly busy with the psychic, whose actions impressed me deeply
"However, my eyes were mainly busy with the psychic, whose actions impressed me deeply
Read record →The 'spirit' seemed drawn by some magnetic force toward the psychic, and the psychic seemed under an immense…
The 'spirit' seemed drawn by some magnetic force toward the psychic, and the psychic seemed under an immense strain to keep the apparition exterior to himself
Read record →"All that does not really militate against the ideoplastic theory," I retorted
"All that does not really militate against the ideoplastic theory," I retorted
Read record →"I don't see it that way," rejoined Fowler, calmly
"I don't see it that way," rejoined Fowler, calmly
Read record →The Origin, Prevalence, and Variety of Superstition--The Belief in Witchcraft the most horrid Form of…
The Origin, Prevalence, and Variety of Superstition--The Belief in Witchcraft the most horrid Form of Superstition--Most flourishing in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries--The Sentiments of Addison, Blackstone, and the Lawyers of the Eighteenth Century up
Read record →Scotland one of the most Superstitious Countries in Europe--Scott's Relation of the Barbarities perpetrated in…
Scotland one of the most Superstitious Countries in Europe--Scott's Relation of the Barbarities perpetrated in the Witch-trials under the Auspices of James VI.--The Fate of Agnes Sampson, Euphane MacCalzean, &c.--Irrational Conduct of the Courts of Justice--Ca
Read record →The Literature of Europe in the Seventeenth Century proves the Universality and Horror of Witchcraft--The most…
The Literature of Europe in the Seventeenth Century proves the Universality and Horror of Witchcraft--The most acute and most liberal Men of Learning convinced of its Reality--Erasmus and Francis Bacon--Lawyers prejudiced by Legislation--Matthew Hale's judicia
Read record →Witchcraft in the English Colonies in North America--Puritan Intolerance and Superstition--Cotton Mather's…
Witchcraft in the English Colonies in North America--Puritan Intolerance and Superstition--Cotton Mather's 'Late Memorable Providences'--Demoniacal Possession--Evidence given before the Commission--Apologies issued by Authority--Sudden Termination of the Proce
Read record →The Origin, Prevalence, and Variety of Superstition--The Belief in Witchcraft the most horrid Form of…
The Origin, Prevalence, and Variety of Superstition--The Belief in Witchcraft the most horrid Form of Superstition--Most flourishing in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries--The Sentiments of Addison, Blackstone, and the Lawyers of the Eighteenth Century up
Read record →The belief in the infernal art of witchcraft is perhaps the most horrid, as it certainly is the most absurd,…
The belief in the infernal art of witchcraft is perhaps the most horrid, as it certainly is the most absurd, phenomenon in the religious history of the world
Read record →T are made from all parts of the world, not only from Norway and Lapland, from the East and West Indies, but…
t are made from all parts of the world, not only from Norway and Lapland, from the East and West Indies, but from every particular nation in Europe, I cannot forbear thinking that there is such an intercourse and commerce with evil spirits as that which we exp
Read record →The sentiments of Addison on a kindred subject are very similar
The sentiments of Addison on a kindred subject are very similar
Read record →The origin of witchcraft and the vulgar diabolism is to be found in the rude beginnings of the religious or…
The origin of witchcraft and the vulgar diabolism is to be found in the rude beginnings of the religious or superstitious feeling which, known amongst the present savage nations as Fetishism, probably prevailed almost universally in the earliest ages; while th
Read record →In Persian theology, the shadowy idea of the devil of western Asia was wholly different from the grosser…
In Persian theology, the shadowy idea of the devil of western Asia was wholly different from the grosser conception of Christendom
Read record →Te had to yield to a profane monarchy, the forbidden practices were so notorious and the evil was of such…
te had to yield to a profane monarchy, the forbidden practices were so notorious and the evil was of such magnitude, that the newly-elected prince 'ejected' (as Josephus relates) 'the fortune-tellers, necromancers, and all such as exercised the like arts.' His
Read record →Captivity of the two tribes carried away into an honourable servitude he soon rose into the highest favour,…
captivity of the two tribes carried away into an honourable servitude he soon rose into the highest favour, because, as we are informed, he excelled in a divination that surpassed all the art of the Chaldeans, themselves so famous for it
Read record →Devils or demons, and the 'prince of the devils,' frequently appear; and the demoniacs may represent the…
Devils or demons, and the 'prince of the devils,' frequently appear; and the demoniacs may represent the victims of witchcraft
Read record →That witchcraft, or whatever term expresses the criminal practice, prevailed among the worshippers of Jehovah,…
That witchcraft, or whatever term expresses the criminal practice, prevailed among the worshippers of Jehovah, is evident from the repeated anathemas both in their own and the Christian scriptures, not to speak of traditional legends; but the Hebrew and Greek
Read record →The science of magic proper is developed in the later schools of philosophy, in which Oriental theology or…
The science of magic proper is developed in the later schools of philosophy, in which Oriental theology or demonology was largely mixed
Read record →Of the incantations, charms, and magic compounds in the practice of Greek witchcraft, numerous examples occur…
Of the incantations, charms, and magic compounds in the practice of Greek witchcraft, numerous examples occur in the tragic and comic poetry of Greece; and the philtres, or love-charms, of Theocritus are well known
Read record →Etruria furnished the people of Romulus with the science of divination
Etruria furnished the people of Romulus with the science of divination
Read record →E entire globe, oppressing the minds and intellects of almost all men and seizing upon the weakness of human…
e entire globe, oppressing the minds and intellects of almost all men and seizing upon the weakness of human nature.[23] The historian of 'The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire' justifies and illustrates this lament of the philosopher of the Republic in the
Read record →Famous classical types.[25] Propertius has characterised the Striga as 'daring enough to impose laws upon the…
famous classical types.[25] Propertius has characterised the Striga as 'daring enough to impose laws upon the moon bewitched by her spells;' while Petronius makes his witch, as potent as Strepsiades' Thessalian sorceress, exclaim that the very form of the moon
Read record →Not many years after the death of Julian the Christian Empire witnessed a persecution for witchcraft that for…
Not many years after the death of Julian the Christian Empire witnessed a persecution for witchcraft that for its ferocity, if not for its folly, can be paralleled only by similar scenes in the fifteenth or seventeenth century
Read record →[31] The following story exhibits the influence of witchcraft among the followers of Odin
[31] The following story exhibits the influence of witchcraft among the followers of Odin
Read record →In the extremity of the northern peninsula (amongst the Laplanders), where the light of science, or indeed of…
In the extremity of the northern peninsula (amongst the Laplanders), where the light of science, or indeed of civilisation, has scarcely yet penetrated, witchcraft remains as flourishing as in the days of Odin; and the Laplanders at present are possibly as cre
Read record →Divining or necromantic faculties have been generally regarded in the East as honourable properties; whereas in…
divining or necromantic faculties have been generally regarded in the East as honourable properties; whereas in the West they have been degraded into the criminal follies of an infernal compact
Read record →The extent of the credit and practice of witchcraft under the Church triumphant is evident from the numerous…
The extent of the credit and practice of witchcraft under the Church triumphant is evident from the numerous decrees and anathemas of the Church in council, which, while oftener treating it as a dread reality, has sometimes ventured to contemn or to affect to
Read record →A correspondent of Cyprian, the celebrated African bishop, describes a woman who pretended 'to be inspired by…
A correspondent of Cyprian, the celebrated African bishop, describes a woman who pretended 'to be inspired by the Holy Ghost, but was really acted on by a diabolical spirit, by which she counterfeited ecstasies, and pretended to prophesy, and wrought many wond
Read record →Christian witchcraft was of a more tremendous nature than even that of older times, both in its origin and…
Christian witchcraft was of a more tremendous nature than even that of older times, both in its origin and practice
Read record →Christian theology in the first age even was considerably indebted to the Platonic doctrines as taught in the…
Christian theology in the first age even was considerably indebted to the Platonic doctrines as taught in the Alexandrian school; and demonology in the third century received considerable accessions from the speculations of Neo-Platonism, the reconciling mediu
Read record →The female sex has been always most concerned in the crime of Christian witchcraft
The female sex has been always most concerned in the crime of Christian witchcraft
Read record →Reginald Scot gives the reasons alleged by the apologists of witchcraft
Reginald Scot gives the reasons alleged by the apologists of witchcraft
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