Mysterious Psychic Forces: An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European SavantsFlammarion, Camille
Philosophy
Mysterious Psychic Forces: An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants
Flammarion, Camille
Parapsychology -- Investigation; Spiritualism
SIXTH CLASS: _The Levitation of Human Beings._--The most striking
cases of levitation which I have witnessed have been with Mr. Home. On
three separate occasions have I seen him raised completely from the
floor of the room. Once sitting in an easy-chair, once kneeling on his
chair, and once standing up. On each occasion I had full opportunity
of watching the occurrence as it was taking place.
There are at least a hundred recorded instances of Mr. Home's rising
from the ground, in the presence of as many separate persons, and I
have heard from the lips of the three witnesses to the most striking
occurrence of this kind--the Earl of Dunraven, Lord Lindsay, and
Captain C. Wynne--their own most minute accounts of what took place.
To reject the recorded evidence on this subject is to reject all human
testimony whatever; for no fact in sacred or profane history is
supported by a stronger array of proofs.
SEVENTH CLASS: _Movement of Various Small Articles without Contact
with any Person._--(As in the case of the sixth class, this is well
known to my readers.)
EIGHTH CLASS: _Luminous Appearances._--These, being rather faint,
generally require the room to be darkened. I need scarcely remind my
readers again that, under these circumstances, I have taken proper
precautions to avoid being imposed upon by phosphorized oil or other
means. Moreover, many of these lights are such as I have tried to
imitate artificially, but cannot.
Under the strictest test conditions, I have seen a solid self-luminous
body, the size and nearly the shape of a turkey's egg, float
noiselessly about the room, at one time higher than any one present
could reach standing on tiptoe, and then gently descend to the floor.
It was visible for more than ten minutes, and before it faded away it
struck the table three times with a sound like that of a hard solid
body.
During this time the medium was lying back, apparently insensible, in
an easy-chair.
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