But I have seen too much of this sort of thing to take it altogether lightly
But I have seen too much of this sort of thing to take it altogether lightly
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"It is a long and very interesting story, but in substance it is this: While in a condition of contemptuous…
"It is a long and very interesting story, but in substance it is this: While in a condition of contemptuous disbelief as to the alleged phenomena of spiritualism, Sir William chanced to witness a seance wherein a young girl named Florence Cook was the medium
Read record →But before going into that, let me tell you some of his other experiments
But before going into that, let me tell you some of his other experiments
Read record →"For months the great chemist brought all his skill to bear on Miss Cook's mediumship without detecting any…
"For months the great chemist brought all his skill to bear on Miss Cook's mediumship without detecting any fraud or finding any solution of the mystery
Read record →She replied, very simply and candidly: "I was born near Cincinnati
She replied, very simply and candidly: "I was born near Cincinnati
Read record →I helped her out in explanation: "The honest medium does not advertise to perform regularly, for the reason…
I helped her out in explanation: "The honest medium does not advertise to perform regularly, for the reason that this force, whatever it is, seems to lie almost wholly outside the will
Read record →"Maxwell plainly says, 'Where the "control" is insisting upon something which I do not like, I politely resist,…
"Maxwell plainly says, 'Where the "control" is insisting upon something which I do not like, I politely resist, and end by getting my own way.' Note the 'politely.' In short, he recognizes that a genuine medium is a very precious instrument, and he does not be
Read record →I have had a table rise at least twenty inches from the floor in the full light, with no one present but the…
I have had a table rise at least twenty inches from the floor in the full light, with no one present but the medium and myself, and while our finger-tips alone touched the top
Read record →"Oh yes; Flammarion secured photos of a table floating in the air
"Oh yes; Flammarion secured photos of a table floating in the air
Read record →"Yes; but none of it was of the sort that I could swear to
"Yes; but none of it was of the sort that I could swear to
Read record →People ask me why I didn't talk with the spirits about heaven and angels
People ask me why I didn't talk with the spirits about heaven and angels
Read record →Before Miller had recovered from the surprise of this, the table seemed to be grasped and shaken as if by a man…
Before Miller had recovered from the surprise of this, the table seemed to be grasped and shaken as if by a man of giant strength--and yet the cone and the books did not shift position
Read record →Smiley to-night, but 'Mitchell' has assured me he will go further: he will let us hold her hands and turn on…
Smiley to-night, but 'Mitchell' has assured me he will go further: he will let us hold her hands and turn on the light
Read record →At this point the sittings, which had begun so interestingly, suddenly began to fail of results
At this point the sittings, which had begun so interestingly, suddenly began to fail of results
Read record →By the closest questioning I had never been able to change a single line of her simple faith
By the closest questioning I had never been able to change a single line of her simple faith
Read record →I was not concerned with faith or consolation
I was not concerned with faith or consolation
Read record →But, seriously, that performance on the closed piano remains a profound mystification to me
But, seriously, that performance on the closed piano remains a profound mystification to me
Read record →"There is no use attempting to deny this fact," I insisted to the other sitters
"There is no use attempting to deny this fact," I insisted to the other sitters
Read record →"I am willing to trust a man of Richet's wide knowledge and known skill in experimentation
"I am willing to trust a man of Richet's wide knowledge and known skill in experimentation
Read record →Fowler declared she heard the sound of lips, and at last a voice came to her speaking the name of her father
Fowler declared she heard the sound of lips, and at last a voice came to her speaking the name of her father
Read record →And yet, in spite of all these bonds and precautions, the cone was almost immediately lifted, and "Mitchell"…
And yet, in spite of all these bonds and precautions, the cone was almost immediately lifted, and "Mitchell" spoke through it
Read record →[1] Since these words were written I have seen the cone move
[1] Since these words were written I have seen the cone move
Read record →Oner were they all seated, as she herself relates, than 'the table began to rise, the chairs to dance, the…
oner were they all seated, as she herself relates, than 'the table began to rise, the chairs to dance, the curtains to swell, and the glasses and bottles to walk about, till everybody was scared.' After testing every other person present, the host came to the
Read record →Hartley, another psychic of my acquaintance
Hartley, another psychic of my acquaintance
Read record →"It must be confessed that most of her phases are of the poltergeist variety, but they are astounding
"It must be confessed that most of her phases are of the poltergeist variety, but they are astounding
Read record →Bianchi, the superintendent of the Insane Asylum of Sales; and Dr
Bianchi, the superintendent of the Insane Asylum of Sales; and Dr
Read record →"These particular sittings at Turin made a great sensation in Italy
"These particular sittings at Turin made a great sensation in Italy
Read record →Once--here in this laboratory where experiments of the phenomena of life are daily carried on, with the…
once--here in this laboratory where experiments of the phenomena of life are daily carried on, with the impartiality of men whose object is the discovery of scientific truth, here in this quiet place where sealed doors will be superfluous
Read record →"You're as impatient as Miss Brush," I replied, highly amused at his eagerness
"You're as impatient as Miss Brush," I replied, highly amused at his eagerness
Read record →"Yes," I agreed, "it's a slant at all commissions and committees who think they can jump in and settle this…
"Yes," I agreed, "it's a slant at all commissions and committees who think they can jump in and settle this spiritistic controversy in the course of half an hour
Read record →"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
Read record →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
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