December 15, 1896 (translated January 17, 1897).—Words spoken by Astané to Hélène in a morning vision
December 15, 1896 (translated January 17, 1897).—Words spoken by Astané to Hélène in a morning vision
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January 31, 1897 (translated same seance).—Hélène, in hemisomnambulism, sees Astané, who tells her to repeat…
January 31, 1897 (translated same seance).—Hélène, in hemisomnambulism, sees Astané, who tells her to repeat his words; she replies to him: “But speak plainly
Read record →March 14, 1897 (translated same seance).—From the beginning of this seance Hélène complained of cold hands,…
March 14, 1897 (translated same seance).—From the beginning of this seance Hélène complained of cold hands, then a great desire to weep, and of a buzzing in the ears, which kept increasing and in which she finally heard Astané address to her the Martian words
Read record →May 23, 1897 (translated same seance).—Shortly after the beginning of the seance, Hélène, still being awake,…
May 23, 1897 (translated same seance).—Shortly after the beginning of the seance, Hélène, still being awake, has a vision of Astané, who addresses her in these words, which she repeats slowly and in a feeble voice
Read record →Same seance as the preceding text, after which Hélène passes into full somnambulism, begins to weep, pants,…
Same seance as the preceding text, after which Hélène passes into full somnambulism, begins to weep, pants, holds her hand on her heart, and pronounces this sentence, mingling with it the two words Adèl and yestad, which are not Martian, but belong to the Orie
Read record →June 27, 1897 (translated same seance).—Mme
June 27, 1897 (translated same seance).—Mme
Read record →October 10, 1897 (translated same seance).—Hélène has a vision of a Martian landscape, in which Esenale floats…
October 10, 1897 (translated same seance).—Hélène has a vision of a Martian landscape, in which Esenale floats discarnate around the plants and speaks these words, which she repeats
Read record →November 28, 1897 (translated same seance).—Fragments of conversation heard during the vision of the Martian…
November 28, 1897 (translated same seance).—Fragments of conversation heard during the vision of the Martian fête described on p
Read record →February 20, 1898 (translated same seance).—Very complicated Martian vision
February 20, 1898 (translated same seance).—Very complicated Martian vision
Read record →December 5, 1898 (translated December 18).—Working by lamp-light at seven o’clock in the morning, Hélène again…
December 5, 1898 (translated December 18).—Working by lamp-light at seven o’clock in the morning, Hélène again had a vision of the Martian (Ramié) who had clasped her waist with one arm while showing her something with a gesture of the other (probably the tabl
Read record →March 8, 1899 (translated June 4).—Hélène heard the phrase (A) during the vision of which the description…
March 8, 1899 (translated June 4).—Hélène heard the phrase (A) during the vision of which the description follows
Read record →It is not the result of a purely intellectual calculation, but influences of an æsthetic order, emotional…
It is not the result of a purely intellectual calculation, but influences of an æsthetic order, emotional factors, have combined in its creation and instinctively directed the choice of its assonances and favorite terminations
Read record →It is allowable to conclude from this that it is really the same emotional atmosphere which bathes and envelops…
It is allowable to conclude from this that it is really the same emotional atmosphere which bathes and envelops these varied psychological products, the same personality which gives birth to these visual and phonetic automatisms
Read record →This apparent contradiction carries its explanation in itself, and gives us the key to Martian
This apparent contradiction carries its explanation in itself, and gives us the key to Martian
Read record →This research of originality—which, however, she has never extended beyond the purely material part of the…
This research of originality—which, however, she has never extended beyond the purely material part of the language, never having an idea that there might be other differences in languages—represents an effort of imagination with which she must be credited
Read record →Ied myself as to the essential nature of the Martian language, I did not desire to make a profound study of it,…
ied myself as to the essential nature of the Martian language, I did not desire to make a profound study of it, and since the texts had made their appearance so slowly, for two years, as to threaten to continue during the remainder of my natural existence, as
Read record →My first tentative experiment, addressed to Leopold, had no appreciable influence on the course of the Martian…
My first tentative experiment, addressed to Leopold, had no appreciable influence on the course of the Martian cycle
Read record →I allowed some months to pass, then tried a discussion with Hélène while she was awake
I allowed some months to pass, then tried a discussion with Hélène while she was awake
Read record →Y have nevertheless penetrated to the profound strata where the Martian visions are elaborated, and, acting…
y have nevertheless penetrated to the profound strata where the Martian visions are elaborated, and, acting there as a leaven, have been the source of new and unexpected developments
Read record →Onic letter, which, however, had been better in place between the words =bindié idé=, trouve-t-on, than in the…
onic letter, which, however, had been better in place between the words =bindié idé=, trouve-t-on, than in the =bèrimir m hed= of text 15, to which I had attracted Hélène’s attention; possibly it is allowable to regard this little detail as a first result of m
Read record →A little later there was a continuation, or an abortive repetition, of the same vision; the table did not…
A little later there was a continuation, or an abortive repetition, of the same vision; the table did not appear distinctly, and Ramié (text 35) contented himself with teaching Hélène things concerning a world beyond, a near neighbor to Mars, and a coarser lan
Read record →While the Martian romance is purely a work of fantasy, in which the creative imagination was able to allow…
While the Martian romance is purely a work of fantasy, in which the creative imagination was able to allow itself free play through having no investigation to fear, the Hindoo cycle, and that of Marie Antoinette, having a fixed terrestrial setting, represent a
Read record →O saw Teheran; then the cemetery of the missions at Tokat (June 12th); a cavalier with a white woollen cloak…
o saw Teheran; then the cemetery of the missions at Tokat (June 12th); a cavalier with a white woollen cloak and a turban bearing the name of Abderrhaman (September 2d); and, finally, an Oriental landscape, which depicted a ceremony of Buddhist aspect (October
Read record →March 3.—Seance with six persons present, all having their hands upon the table
March 3.—Seance with six persons present, all having their hands upon the table
Read record →In the first part of the vision, Hélène, who follows that woman with ecstatic gaze, describing her to us, sees…
In the first part of the vision, Hélène, who follows that woman with ecstatic gaze, describing her to us, sees her coming towards me, but at that moment the invisibility of my finger was extended to my entire person, and Hélène neither sees nor hears me
Read record →The process is the same in the employment of Fig
The process is the same in the employment of Fig
Read record →2 may be employed under test conditions, by so situating it as that the dial shall be on the side opposite to…
2 may be employed under test conditions, by so situating it as that the dial shall be on the side opposite to that where the medium sits; under these circumstances she cannot see the index or the letters, and consequently cannot control the spelling of spirits
Read record →3, Plate IV., is a representation of an association of serrated strips of iron in a wooden frame, which sliding…
3, Plate IV., is a representation of an association of serrated strips of iron in a wooden frame, which sliding on the lever board of Fig
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terpoise for sin, a source of discord originally confined to Judea, expanded with Christianity and Islamism: verifying Christ’s allegation, that he came “as a sword, not as a messenger of peace”—Superior morality and far less questionable certainty of the comm
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ADDITIONAL CORROBORATIVE EVIDENCE OF THE EXISTENCE OF SPIRITS.—The opinions of MM
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Mahan—The worshippers of the golden calf more righteous than their assassins—Just denunciation of the religious imposture and usurpation of Moses, by noble-minded Israelites—Remarkable observance of the golden rule by Moses, in his last advice to the Israelite
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If there were any thing I should deem to be requisite to render existence in the spirit world happier, it would be the power of removing the miseries of this lower world, and especially those arising from Error—the most prolific source of evil
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Respected Friend: We cheerfully accompany your father to sanction the communication given through our medium, Mr
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I sincerely believe that I have communicated with the spirits of my parents, sister, brother, and dearest friends, and likewise with the spirits of the illustrious Washington and other worthies of the spirit world; that I am by them commissioned, under their a
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The most precise and laborious experiments which I have made in my investigation of Spiritualism, have been assailed by the most disparaging suggestions, as respects my capacity to avoid being the dupe of any medium employed
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site directions, are by Spiritualism so associated as to travel together in the same direction.—The atheist Comte would dissolve the union between theology and science.—According to Comte, where true science begins, the domain of theology terminates, being onl
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It starts from the same basis of intuition and induction from facts
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THE first fruit of my attention to the phenomena of table turning, was the following letter
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Having my apparatus thus prepared, a medium sat at my table, the screen intercepting her view of the disk
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Accordingly, as soon almost as the medium placed her hands on the plate resting on the ball, and without any other communication with the table, the disk began to revolve in such a way as to bring the letters under the index in due alphabetic order
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On various subsequent occasions I have had this experiment of putting the hands of the medium on a plate and balls repeated, and with the same result
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When the hands of the medium, or those of any other operator, were placed upon this tray, it was impossible to move the table by means of it, because much less force would make it move on its castors than would move the table
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Having my apparatus at the residence of the lady by whom it had been actuated in the third trial above mentioned, (172) this lady sitting at the table as a medium, my sister reported herself
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At the house of a spiritualist who had been holding circles for more than a year, I had confirmatory evidence of the intelligence by which spirit rapping is regulated
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Next in importance to the movements of tables which take place without any contact, are those in which the table rises under the hands of the medium laid gently upon it
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As through the influence of the medium, who sat at the table with us, communications had been received through my apparatus several times, the alphabet arranged from a state of disarrangement, and names spelt out by the revolution of the disk, it cannot be ima
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As all the manifestations, observed on this occasion, were by the tilting or partial lifting of the table, I urged the spirit to aid me in obtaining a test that these manifestations came not from the medium, but from herself, a spirit
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It will be perceived that in this manifestation, the medium had no means of communication with the board, beside the water
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