"However, my eyes were mainly busy with the psychic, whose actions impressed me deeply
- Date of account
- Published 1908
- Source
- The Shadow World
- Reference
- The Shadow World · selected passage 160
- Rights
- public_domain
- Language
- English
- Record updated
- 2026-08-24
Record summary
"However, my eyes were mainly busy with the psychic, whose actions impressed me deeply
Published source text
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Source passage
Source text · mention only"However, my eyes were mainly busy with the psychic, whose actions impressed me deeply. He had the air of an anxious man undergoing a dangerous ordeal. His right hand was stretched stiffly toward the phantom, his left was held near his heart; his knees seemed to tremble, and his body appeared to be irresistibly drawn toward the cabinet. Slowly, watchfully, fearfully, he approached the phantom. The figure turned toward him, and a moment later they met--they clung together, they appeared to coalesce, and the psychic fell through the curtain to the floor of the cabinet, like a man smitten with death."
Historical context
Contextual commentary · mention onlyThis comes from historical psychical research. Methods, witness handling and standards of evidence differ from present-day research and should be assessed from the cited passage and edition.
Modern context
Contextual commentary · mention onlyThe passage can support a history of claims and recurring descriptions. It does not establish a paranormal mechanism, and competing psychological, social and physical explanations remain relevant.
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