“On another occasion I was sitting with a ‘medium.’ I was too far away for him to reach me, even had he tried,…
- Date of account
- Published 1896
- Source
- Modern Spiritualism
- Reference
- Modern Spiritualism · selected passage 13
- Rights
- public_domain
- Language
- English
- Record updated
- 2026-08-24
Record summary
“On another occasion I was sitting with a ‘medium.’ I was too far away for him to reach me, even had he tried, which he did not do; for he sat perfectly quiet
Published source text
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Source passage
Source text · mention only“On another occasion I was sitting with a ‘medium.’ I was too far away for him to reach me, even had he tried, which he did not do; for he sat perfectly quiet. My knees were not under the table, but were where I could see them plainly. Suddenly my right knee was grasped as by a hand. It was a firm grip. I could feel the print and pressure of all the fingers. I said not a word of the strange sensation, but quietly put my right hand down and clasped my knee in order to see if I could feel anything on my hand. At once I felt what seemed like the most delicate finger tips playing over my own fingers and gradually rising in their touches toward my wrist. When this was reached, I felt a series of clear, distinct, and definite pats, as though made by a hand of fleshy vigor. I made no motion to indicate what was going on, and said not a word until the sensation had passed.
Historical context
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Modern context
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