The Case for Spirit Photography: With corroborative evidence by experienced researchers and photographersDoyle, Arthur Conan
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The Case for Spirit Photography: With corroborative evidence by experienced researchers and photographers
Doyle, Arthur Conan
Spirit photography; Spiritualism
“I would not spend a moment with the Psychical Research Scty,
because they are nothing more nor less than fraud hunters and I
want you to come to Buxton for a sitting with Mrs. Walker, 3,
Palace Rd., about the 8th-9th of Aug. Then the spirit friends
can further demonstrate the wondrous powers which to-day are
needed more than ever. Peace be with you.
“Yours faithfully,
“W. WALKER.”
“Please inform Henry.”
The postscript refers to Mr. Walker’s son, who resides in Crewe. I have
examined a number of letters in the handwriting of Mr. Walker, senior,
and find that the slip in spelling is such that he might make. A portion
of one of these letters is reproduced on Figure 21, and when compared
with the psychograph alongside it should leave no doubts in the mind of
the reader as to authorship.
It is perhaps unnecessary to state that the instructions given by Mr. Wm.
Walker were carried out to the letter. The results of the short visit of
the Crewe Circle to Buxton are best described by quoting an extract from
a letter I received from Mr. Henry Walker:
“We (Mrs. Buxton, Mr. Hope and myself) went to Buxton on
Wednesday, 9th inst. (August, 1922.—Ed.). Two sittings were
held and four exposures made.
“The first exposure was made on mother, and gives a message
from father to Mrs. Buxton and Mr. Hope, dealing again with the
S.P.R. test and promising a puzzle.
“The second exposure was made on mother, Mrs. Marriott (an old
friend of ours) and myself, and shows a very large face of
father nearly covering the three of us.
“I developed each plate carefully and noticed the psychic light
was much more keen than the daylight.
“After a rest of a couple of hours, we held the second sitting.
“The first plate exposed on mother shows a medley: a good photo
of father and a lot of flowers or foliage and the feathers of a
Red Indian friend.
“The second plate only shows a few lights.
“I fancy father’s record alone should be sufficient to satisfy
any sensible being. I daresay I can find well over twenty
psychic results received from him on different occasions, most
of them under reasonable test conditions.
(_Signed_) “H. WALKER.”
The Crewe Circle invariably place implicit faith in the messages they
receive from the other side. These worthy and simple people are very
closely in touch with their invisible helpers, who advise them, by means
of photographic messages, in their troubles and ailments. Occasionally
the advice given has been directly opposed to the wishes of the mediums,
but they never hesitate to carry out these instructions, which usually
prove that the directing intelligences possess knowledge and foresight
far exceeding that of their human instruments.
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