, 1842-06-11
Mesmerisni and the Moon.
EXPERIENCE OF a LADY.

~ OF sunder!ng the tie that BINDS
a person TO the physical condition.
When the four minutes had elapsed.
even 10 a second, she said she was
there. This is another peculiar facul-
ty Of persons in the mesmeric condi-
ton, that they know at all times what
time it is, can tell exactly to 4 min
ute.
The first thing she mentioned was
the freedom and ease of breathing the
moons atmosphere. The mountains
she described as being from seven 10
ten miles in height. The inhabitants
are of two kinds. Those who lnhab-
1.-THE elevated parts of the moon are
very low in stature, being about two
or three feet high, of a brown color,
and very unintellectual in their ma
ture. They live on the leaves OF
trees, and have small huts, into which
they creep,to defend themselves from
the incIemency Of the weather.
Those inhabiting the plains and val
leys are of Il higher character IN IN
tellectual attainment. as well as lar
ger stature. They have good houses,
and something OF symmetry / II their
construction--a!So towns and streets.
In the moon there are valleys, rivers,
lakes. forests. &c. The trees are Of
an immense height. with q very Pc
culiar leaves. Animals were desert
bed, one species having three horns!
The weather is very variab!c-the
changes great and sudden.
The moon is inhabited By beings OF
a loU order of felicity. Besides the
physical beings of whom mentioned
has been made, there are thousands
and millions of spirits in the Moon,
as in all the heavenly bodies and orr
earth. These spirits are an inferior
kind; and the moon is the residence
for those who are of the lowest or
der when living on this earth. The
Pythagorean doctrine Of 1retempsyeko.
sis seemed to be very similar to the
situation, rs described, Of the spirits
as they progress from one stage &c
another. The power of ranging j:
increased with the mental and mora
capacity.
DR.. Collyer remarked, that an i'm
preston once made n the mine
would endure forever; and a person
in the magnetic condition, or a spiri
can recall every action Of their lives
or every impression they have eve
received. The reward of the jus
made perfect, is TO contemplate, witt
selfcomplacency, whatever is beautl
full and good in themselves. Tn
punishment Of the wicked is to re
fleet on their bad actions, and thos
scenes theyhad passed through. whic.
cast disgrace on their nature.
The Son is inhabited by spirits q
lone, and those of superior felicity
There is no heat there; but the sun
heat is produced by tie electrical &C
ton of the rays Of light, rs the.
come in contact with the earth's at
mosphere. The magnetise convers
ed with some Of the spirits there
who told her how they came there
In the sun there are very few noun
tains; its surface is smoother thai
that Of any Of its dependent bodies
From the sun, 4 step was taken t
Sirius, commonly called the Dog Stal
which is supposed to be the neares
of the fixed stars. although it re
quires time to merge into the spi:itu
al state, yet when perfectly separat
from the body, the ~magnetized cal
go from country - country, fron
world to world, and from universe /,
universe; with the rapiditv OF thought.
The appearance Of Sirius was iden,i
cal with our sun; and all the fxe,
stars, being centres Of systems, al
inhabited By being Of supreme felic.
ty.
Mercury and Venus are inhabitet
by spirits only, but they are not @
SO great felicity as those inhabitin.
the sun.
Mars, and the other planets NOR
distant from the sun, are inhabited b.
physical beings as well as by spirits
II Jupiter the men are of immens
size, about 40 feet high! DR.. Collye
asked the lady to speak to one {
them. She said-"Man how do 20
live" Then her spiritual guide tol
her she must not call him man. BIZ
being. She repeated the enquir
when be stopped down, and she steI
ped upon his hand; he raised her I
his shoulder, and when standing 0
his shoulder, her mouth just reache
his ear Notwithstand their gre;
size, they have small mouths and r
teeth, and live by smelling. She de
cribed the climate, &c. &c.
The men in Saturn are of iezs siZ