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Contents
CHAPTER V
On Hallucinations in GeneralPAGE - Common misconception of the nature of apparitions. They are in fact hallucinations. The Census of Hallucinations—its results—distribution of hallucinations amongst the sane. Hallucinations occurring at the time of a death; calculation as to chance coincidence—Diffiulties in connecting experimental cases of thought-transference with spontaneous hallucination. Transition formed by case of apparitions experimentally produced—Examples from Mr. Godfrey, Mrs. E, Miss Dauvers. On reciprocal telepathy:—Example from Captain Ward and Mrs. Green
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Telepathic Hallucinations- The importance of attestation by contemporary documents. Examples—Auditory. Miss C. Clark—Visual, Prince Dnleep Singh, Mme. Broussiloff, Mrs. Michell, Mr. Kearne. Miss Hervey—With grotesque accompaniments, Mr. Dove—Comparison of hallucinations with dreams—Cases where the "agency" is doubtful, Miss R. and Mrs. Bagot—Collective percipience, Mr. Tweedale
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Poltergeists- Antiquity and wide range of the phenomena—Rise of Modern Spiritualism from Poltergeists—A typical case, the trial at Cideville, given at length from the court records—The connection with Witchcraft. Fallacies of observation and memory—both sources of error illustrated by case from Sumatra, reported by Mr. Grottendieck
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Spritualism- Importance of the subject: an extensive religious movement. Difficulties in the way of investigation and gradual diminution of the manifestations. No positive results obtained by the Society—The investigation of slate-writing: discrepancies and evidential weakness demonstrated by Dr. Hodgson: Mr. Davey’s pseudo-Seánces: their triumphant success: explanation of the methods employed—Inherent weakness of all evidence depending upon continuous observation. The case of Eusapia Palladin still under consideration
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