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CHAPTER IX
On Communication with the DeadPAGE - Some disapprove the enquiry: most are simply indifferent—Causes of this indifference. Difficulties of the enquiry—its vindication
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Phantasms of the Dead- Announcement of death by dream or waking vision: examples from Mr. Peebles, Miss Kitching, Mrs. Haly, Mr. King, Mr. Tandy, Mr. Cameron Grant: indications in each case that the vision may have originated in the thoughts of the survivors—Case of Mrs. Y.—Information furnished in dreams, etc. : examples from Prof. Dolbear, Miss Whiting, Dona Nery, Miss Conley. The question of latent memory—Collective hallucinations, discussion of their origin and significance: examples from Rev. A. Holborn, Mrs. A. and others, the Misses Russell
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Haunted Houses- The influence of locality in facilitating telepathy: examples from Mrs. Benecke, Mrs. O’Donnell—Apparitions associated with skeletons; examples from W. Moir, Mrs. Montague-Crackanthorpe—Apparition haunting country road: Miss Scott and others—Records of a haunted house: Miss Morton—Character of evidence for haunted houses in general
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Messages Received Through Trance and Automatisim- The study of hypnotism, etc., has revolutionised psychology. Consciousness composite. Consciousness in normal life—in sleep—in hypnotism—in morbid dissociation: of personality—in automatism. On pseudo-personalities. Messages received—in reverie, Mr. C.—through motor automatism. Judge Harden—through automatic writing, Prof. Aksakof—in spontaneous trance, Mr. Wilkie—in hypnotic trance, Dr. Vidigsl
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The Case or Mrs. Piper- Record of automatic writings by Mrs. Verrall—Apparent fulfilment of a test in her writing—A message from the dead. Earlier mediums— Adele Maginot and Stainton Moses. The caseof Mrs. Piper—Early history—Control by Phinuit—Mr. J. T. Clarke's interview—Record by Sir O. Lodge—The George Pelham control—Striking impersonation—Later communications
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