Sinclair, Mary Craig, 1883-1961; Sinclair, Upton, 1878-1968; Telepathy; Telepathy -- Case studies
6. _Agt._, a sun represented by a large circle surrounded by rays;
_Per._, “Setting sun and bird in the sky. Big bird on wing—sea gull or
wild goose.” Obviously this is a partial success.
7. _Agt._, what was intended for the rear half of a cow, with tail
curled almost exactly like a fishhook. Remember that in No. 5 _Per._ had
an impression of a dog with “tail curled in the air” and a later
impression of a cow. As a matter of fact, Mr. Sinclair’s cow does not
have a cow’s tail but one made in the fashion of a hound’s tail. _Per._
in this No. 7 experiment makes a drawing like that of No. 4, except that
the central spike is not so long, and writes “This is a _real_ flower.
I’ve seen it before. It’s vivid and returns. Century plant. Now it turns
into a candlestick. See a candle.” And she drew what she probably meant
for a five-armed candlestick, with one candle in the center. But it is
much like the plant called “cat-tail,” except that the leaves diverge
too widely. (See Fig. 69a.)
8. _Agt._, a long line with seven short evenly-spaced lines running from
it at right angles—probably meant for a rake-head; _Per._, what is
probably intended for two sticks of wood, fire proceeding from one of
them, and smoke above. Script: “Fire and smoke—flame.” Also, “Must be
campfire as I now see an Indian warrior near it in a war dress—feathered
headpiece, etc.” There is a certain amount of resemblance between the
rake-head and the stick of wood with the more or less straight lines
springing from one side of it. (See Fig. 43a.) And one remembers that an
Indian headdress, of the type which hangs down the back, consists of
feathers on one side and directed outwardly from the band to which they
are attached. But these are only suggested possibilities of connection,
and are doubtful. There is even another possible connection, for it may
be that “Fire and smoke” was influenced by the cannon of the following
original.
9. _Agt._, the forward part of an old-style cannon, a double-line
ellipse marking its mouth seen in perspective; _Per._, the half of a
double-line ellipse with a curving tangle as of smoke, labeled “Fire,”
and outside the script: “Half circle, double lines—light inside—light is
fire busy whirling or flaming.” Partly right and very suggestive. (See
Fig. 44a.)
10. _Agt._, three concentric triangles; _Per._, two wheels and over them
the suggestion of some vehicle-body—only a line and two angles. Failure.
11. _Agt._, a “cat-tail,” its leaves by no means correctly drawn, but
there is no doubt of its identity; _Per._, a drawing doubtfully marked
“Dog’s head,” its ears, if such they are, also its muzzle, long and
pointed, much resembling the upper halves of Mr. Sinclair’s cat-tail
leaves. But remember Mrs. Sinclair’s “century plant” of No. 2 with its
somewhat similar leaves and its central spike; remember especially the
“candlestick” of No. 7, which so much resembles a cat-tail. (See Figs.
69a, 70, 70a.)
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