Strange Visitors: A series of original papers, embracing philosophy, science, government, religion, poetry, art, fiction, satire, humor, narrative, and prophecy, by the spirits of Irving, Willis, Thackeray, Brontë, Richter, Byron, Humboldt, Hawthorne, Wesley, Browning, and others now dwelling in the spirit world; dictated through a clairvoyant, while in an abnormal or trance stateHorn, Henry J.
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Strange Visitors: A series of original papers, embracing philosophy, science, government, religion, poetry, art, fiction, satire, humor, narrative, and prophecy, by the spirits of Irving, Willis, Thackeray, Brontë, Richter, Byron, Humboldt, Hawthorne, Wesley, Browning, and others now dwelling in the spirit world; dictated through a clairvoyant, while in an abnormal or trance state
Horn, Henry J.
Spirit writings
She is matron of a large Institution, or Circulorium, erected for the
use of those spirits who make a practice of communicating with the
inhabitants of earth. They there meet to converse upon the various
means which they employ for transmitting intelligence, and to relate
their successes and defeats with the various trance and clairvoyant
mediums through whom they operate. There congregate those lecturers
and orators who discourse through the organisms of numerous trance
and inspirational mediums on earth. There also convene physicians and
“medicine men” who control the large number of healing mediums who
exercise their power throughout the United States and Europe. There,
also, gather the prophets and seers, who, with vision clearer than that
of ordinary spirits, warn mankind of danger and impress individuals
to pursue certain courses of action, to go or come, to undertake and
prosecute great designs for the seeming weal or woe of humanity.
From this lofty aviary she still sends forth her delicious, strains.
The children of earth hear them in fainter notes through young poets
who catch her inspiration. What she is doing for women in the world she
inhabits will be felt ere long in both the continents of Europe and
America.
Another remarkable person in this coterie of illustrious women must
be mentioned--Charlotte Bronté--a lady who feels the true dignity
and intellect of her sex with a force akin to manliness. Modest and
retiring, she would yet pick up the gauntlet like any knight against
the man who should say of a work of literary merit, “that it could
never have been penned by a woman.”
Soft and delicate, yet strong and full of heroism, she represents
woman, quicker to perceive the right than man, and capable of
undergoing greater perils in executing her duty.
Charlotte Bronté is a slight, brown-haired girl, with an eye full of
clairvoyant power. With her father, sisters, and poor reprobate of a
brother, all united like a cluster-diamond, she lives in a home which
they have selected, remarkable for its wild and picturesque beauty.
As a family they are like the ancient Scots, clannish--not in a vulgar
acceptation of the term, but for the reason that they are kindred
souls. The torch of genius flames in every member of that family,
but Charlotte is the mover, the inspirer of them all. She possesses
a greater degree of concentration and energy, and is more chivalrous
and venturesome. She is exceedingly interested in woman, and devotes
daily a portion of her time to visiting earth and suggesting ideas and
thoughts to those whom she can influence.
In her new home she draws around her a circle of chosen spirits, among
whom may be mentioned Thackeray (who esteems her as about the finest
specimen of womanhood he has seen), Prince Albert, Scott, Hawthorne,
the German Goethe, De Quincy, and others.
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