The Problems of Psychical Research: Experiments and Theories in the Realm of the SupernormalCarrington, Hereward
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The Problems of Psychical Research: Experiments and Theories in the Realm of the Supernormal
Carrington, Hereward
Parapsychology
Several photographs obtained at this now-famous Crewe circle are
reproduced herewith. Certainly it is true that such photographs might be
obtained by means of double exposure, double printing and other devices;
but the point is that we have the word of an expert photographer that
they were _not_ produced in this manner; and when once their genuine
character is admitted, they assume very great interest, no matter what
view we may care to take as to the results.
Miss Estelle Stead, daughter of the late W. T. Stead, writing of her
experiences with this same group of psychics, says:
"I have several times, since he passed on, obtained photos of my
father on the same plate I took with me, _under the most rigid
test-conditions_--on plates which I have never let out of my sight,
save for the few moments they were in the camera for my photo to be
taken.
"I also obtained a splendid photo of my brother, who passed over in
1907. He promised that before I went for the sitting he would be
photographed instead of Father, if he could manage it. I said
nothing of this to the lady who sat with me for the photograph to
be taken, or to the photographer. I put my own marked plate in the
slide myself, and stood by while it was developed. My brother's
face appeared quite as plainly as mine, and has been recognized by
many who knew him in life. He was seldom photographed while here,
and certainly _never_ with his head in exactly the position it is
in this photograph, received nine years after his death.
"It is only natural that those who have passed over in the war
should, when conditions allow, use this means of establishing their
identity, and many have done so successfully! One case of
particular interest is that of a boy who was blown to pieces in
France last year. His mother wrote in great distress to a friend in
Edinburgh stating that the boy had been killed. This friend had not
seen the boy since his school-days, but being interested in
spiritualism, and able to get in touch with those on the 'other
side,' she asked her father, who had passed over, if it would be
possible for the boy to be photographed. He said it was doubtful,
but they would do their best. She therefore made arrangements to
have a sitting with the Crewe mediums, who possess this power which
enables those on the other side to manifest sufficiently to be
photographed.
[Illustration: "Psychic Photographs" (4, 5)]
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