Mesmerism Spiritualism C Historically Scientifically Considered Being Two
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Braid might direct. I had myself the opportunity of witnessing these ' vigilant phenomena ' (as Mr. Braid termed them, from their being presented by individuals not asleep, though in a state of abstraction) upon one of Mr. Braid's best ' subjects, ' a gentleman residing in Manchester, well knov/n for his high intellectual culture, great general ability, and strict probity. He had such a remarkable power of voluntary ab- straction, as to be able at any time to induce in himself a state akin to p...rofound Reverie (corre- sponding to what has been since most inappropriately called the * biologicar), in which he became so com- pletely * possessed ' by any idea strongly enforced upon him, that his whole state of feeling and action was dominated by it. Thus it was sufficient for him to place his hand upon the table, and rix his attention TABLE-TURNING, SPIRITUALISM. 35 upon it for half a minute, to be entirely unable to withdraw it, if assured in a determined tone that he could not do so. When his gaze had been steadily directed for a short time to the poles of a magnet, he could be brought to see flames issuing from them, of any form or colour that Mr.
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