The principal objection to this argument seems to me to lie in this:--the pansies did not first fall upon us,…
- Date of account
- Published 1920
- Source
- True Tales of the Weird: a record of personal experiences of the supernatural
- Reference
- True Tales of the Weird: a record of personal experiences of the supernatural · selected passage 16
- Rights
- public_domain
- Language
- English
- Record updated
- 2026-08-24
Record summary
The principal objection to this argument seems to me to lie in this:--the pansies did not first fall upon us, and thus, by suggestion or otherwise, so excite my wife's imagination that she thought she saw the apparition; the apparition was first manifest, and the rain of flowers followed
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Source passage
Source text · mention onlyThe principal objection to this argument seems to me to lie in this:--the pansies did not first fall upon us, and thus, by suggestion or otherwise, so excite my wife's imagination that she thought she saw the apparition; the apparition was first manifest, and the rain of flowers followed. That is to say, an appearance of the immaterial was followed by a tangible manifestation--there was nothing imaginary about _that_. Had the conditions been reversed, the fall of the flowers might very well have excited apprehension of the vision--but I cannot see where there was any place for fancy in experience of this incident.
Historical context
Contextual commentary · mention onlyThis is a historical account assembled under the reporting and publishing conventions of its period. It may preserve testimony, hearsay, retelling and editorial interpretation together.
Modern context
Contextual commentary · mention onlyA modern comparison can identify recurring descriptions and possible explanations, but the account is not treated as independently verified evidence merely because it appeared in print.
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