The Veil Lifted: Modern Developments of Spirit Photography
Religion
The Veil Lifted: Modern Developments of Spirit Photography
Spirit photography; Spiritualism
Under the signature of “Edina” this gentleman gives one of the most
satisfactory bits of evidence it would be possible to get. He made
attempts to get this portrait in Glasgow, but in vain; though the child’s
sister, who was clairvoyant, saw him quite distinctly, “Edina” was not
able to get his impress on the plate. I give the following from “Edina,”
which surely places beyond a doubt that these spirit photographs are what
they claim to be:—
“Seven separate attempts were made to get a spirit photograph
of our lost one—twice in Glasgow and five times in
Edinburgh—and on every occasion, although our family medium
informed us that our son was in the room and standing before
the camera, besides being assisted or attended by others of our
relatives, now on the other side, nothing was got but faces of
persons unknown to us. ‘Try and try again’ has, however, always
been our motto in matters appertaining to the spirit world,
and, though we were discouraged, we resolved to persevere. Two
of the seven sittings were taken with Mr. David Duguid, in
Glasgow, and he also came to Edinburgh and had two sittings, or
trials, for photography in our house, and in the room in which
our son was born and died, so that every favourable condition
possible was complied with, but all in vain. Mr. Duguid was
here early in April, 1892, giving his second painting séance,
and he again kindly offered to make another effort to get what
we desired. On this occasion, I am proud to report that our
efforts have been crowned with conspicuous success. On the
night previous to the day on which our eighth and successful
sitting took place, a letter was automatically written by our
daughter, in the handwriting we know so well, that of my wife’s
eldest sister, who passed over twenty-eight years ago, and who
has had charge of our son since he entered the spirit world.
The letter gave us full directions as to next day’s experiment,
and again requested it to be made in the bedroom referred to.
Mr. Duguid was in Edinburgh the same night on which the letter
came, but he merely called, left his camera, and arranged as
to next day’s sitting. He returned next day at noon, and the
photographic sitting was at once begun. The day was bright and
clear, and the conditions seemed to favour a good sitting. The
bedroom is a large one, being twenty feet long by about fifteen
feet broad, and is well lighted by a plate-glass window, so
that the light was excellent.
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