New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-12-11


.tate 70 pronounce II oRs q the most remarkable
book OF modern rinnes-remarkable as vel On SC
count Of the matter which II contains Is the new
and striking aspect under which The author has
here presented the claims OF thai great and rex.
plicable psychological phenomenon OF the last cen.
turv-Ecaauel Swedenoorg- The book cannot
iai 70 attract TIE attention OF thousands snG X
should not be surprised effect should b. 70
create Il large class OF minds an intense auxierT
- know more sbou- the philosophy a. veil as the
theology OF tie Swedish seer 5nd 70 force upc1
r1anv the CONVICTION that his relations Concerning
the spiritual world srs 81 least profoundly pho-
sophicaI r nc. t-le Tins appears n have been
the authors great am n Tv7ti1y the TOO. IS he
himself declares Tor he says Its Interior object
IS 20 present under new iorTn pies for the truth
OF Sve6enbore-s revelations TIE author has 10
motive TO disguise rhs As TLe rel GHf7a5 Of rhe
undertaking
The work appears T. BE- intended however ouiv
Tor those who already admit the principal and veil.
established phenomena OF MesC1erlsu. The writer
makes no attempt e pr9rs that such phenomena are
really exhibited II takes their truth Tor granted
and then proceeds 70 buI!f uPon them a upon ad-
United facts n IS confident that after ever
abatement on the score OF de!Gsion whether voun-
tarv OF Involuntary. It cannot be denied that tie
leading phenomena 'of Mesmersm.l both physical
ana mental. have been clearly established And
he thinks that these phenomena have un;olded
new IaGs!- o! nature JLttt l1l lltr FL
inE snd ror7cutous bearings upon the philosophy eli
mind Prot Bush vii Ind 5rEc and Increasing class
OF minds who sresdy prepared 10 admit this and
j. 70 such urr=us that work before : addressed
How much 9ti5tsctoa i 'y Dc Sey 30 AFFORD % 9th
The fundamental ground assumed By the sutb7r fs
that the most important facts disclosed IN tie Nesnerc
state q spir1tuEi ra'r" and onv receive
adequate solution bv being viewed in connection with
the state OF d;semb0Ged spirits and the avs o: ;he.s
tercourse with esch other We rnsin phenomena Of
Nesmerism. Ae Gays again are mental They involve
the lave OF mental communication between spirit ana
another They bring therefore. n:o precisely that
sphere OF phenomena which SV'deRbor= processes 70
unfold HIS claim! Il = well known 10 have been u
pernaturaly pa, into condition that enabled hin 10
mold converse with the spiritual world and lay open 70
human new IL Otherwise .nscrutsble mysteries -
Hence tie authors aim l. % aaogd clue - TIE true
luton OF The main facts 81 Mesers by bringing them
il uNtapo-uon with The spiritual disclosures OF sweden
. borg
We ought however TO say, that Prof Bush does not
rest the truth OF Swedenborgs disclosures upon the de-
velopments facts OF Aesnerlsn- BE endesvors 10
guard MS against such srpposition. They
4. Z. the revelsons OF SVvedenborg he says, aye
held rest upon the ImmoveaDic ground O their inter
ma! character--Ot their accordance with the
voice OF Reason and Ire voice Of Revelation Neither
does he make suv OF the claims OF csir.cyan
TO direct Intercourse with spirits Without denying the
possibility OF the fact ne says or ts occasional actual
occurrence st! DO not aim to establish me truth OF
SwedeubOrss revelations by the similar revelations OF
Magnetic subjects Their alleged rlsioGs MAJ aught
that the scope OF my discussions. b Justly
ghrde3 Trai ~ ans produced by the excitement
of the cerebral organs On this head have nothing 10
illuminating 10 deny. iske simply me inauiesta
hons developed IN the ordiuery state and as eFincug
peculiar mental reG;ion between the parties, and
desyor TO show that these facts receive their tue and
only explanation from what Swedenbors has disclosed
Of the laws OF spiritual intercourse in the other life
The reader will be- able 10 gather from these remains
some general idea OF the design and scope OF the work
before US And the mastery manner in which the au-
thor has executed Ms enterprise fully sustGns the rep
MT, il had .cgur.i IA tlyp.j
thinker: profound sch0,Hr and able lCgiclan. Il puz
zcs exceedingly 20 know what those, Hho ADMIT the
principal facts OF Mesners hut who AZ tne same time
doubt or deny the Truth OF Swetenborgs disclosures
concerning the spiritual world viii do with this r.rnarka
Die book Ii the facts here forth be indeed facts,
,anG they be then hest OF shreyvd observers a
the world over, are dece:ed.' and II the quotations
which Prot has made rom Sweienborr are correctly
made land who VIII doubt this then the story they
tell i. very plain one We see not how Is possible
to resist the authors conclusions unwilling as many
may feel 10 admit them. For ourselves are tree 70
confess that alter careful perusa of the work under
review find il exceedingly difficult; TO iegy hat the
author has erinced the affinity not the positive den
tty OF certain leading phenomena developed III me re-
merle with those which Swedenborg has aiirued
in respect 10 TIE laws OF being and acting IN e spiritual
world.
The body Of the book Is divided into eleven chapter:
I-Swcdenborgs own P-ycholosicslly viewed u
The more obvious Mental Phenomena OF Mesmerisr
Transfer of Thought III-PAsncasy iN-Spheres.
V-Memory Tl--Msgne,c Vision. Nll-Clairvoy
ance ylII-Masnetic Hearing. lX-Repugnsnce to
A-lFItnfu.less Nl-tCnClu-iOu-
To give the reader some Idea Of authors manner
OF treating his subject viii cite two passages
from the chspte. on Phantasy The phenomena devel-
oped in this chapter intended 20 illustrate the pow
er OF peculiar that reproduce Itself - smother
mind They how that the arbitrary and fantastic
creations OF intellect may be mysteriously Infused
into another and then oe recognized as PONG Fae real
ties In proof or illustration OF this TACT, the writer
then proceeds 10 quote passages from standard
works on Animal Magnetism. Among others he cites
the following from the sbie work by 1-ste
Another time, at the request Of person who does
not yet believe wooden pillar raised usguctica!y
H. 3 ALI imaginary pillar the center Of the room
there j. attached mentally cord which is 10 20
round tine neck OF the somnambu!is Rosaa cries out
slmo=, al the instant All sir how this squeezes my
neck What then The cord fastened to tn. wool
en- pillar On asking her where this pillar after she
freed from the imaginary ne Of which she
planned she gets up and polnt- WIKI her nneer 10 the
very place where the ra2nez-r Esd raised lis fantastic
pillar. p %
Experiments of this kind quite common and bsve
often been witnessed oy those who have any OF
the Me=ineric Phenomena Prot Bush then introduces
.number Of extracts rom SwedeR5org n 'hich
thug st-Aingiy coinc.deEt related concerning phaate
sizes in the other world particularly IN he'll Tor It's here
he says that phsniases preTal
Certain spirits Gays Syedenborg Hsde Their IDEAS
visible 10 me which often happens IN the other lie, VIZ
tina, des. should be set forth visible, that they
should be s5e By phartasie- 10 present shy thing
visible il another place. when YET Is really
else than phsntasy. One would bind smother tight
ly win cords that the sp!r knew no otherwise than
thus cas-; whenever the other saw n aaye seen
also that they would project serpRAt and ne would
wound chem in the ieet whence the blood would be
seen lowing over the place oG which they stood. BY
these and such ike paan.s=es one tortures another
he'll. ~.
Itis impossible for any one 70 lesd ;as and not be
struck with the marvellous coincidence tween sweden
borgs accouu: OF tie pha2isses o. spirits and certain
wellkn0vu facts revealed u the Nes:Eer.c state such
as those above cited md the 5ook before Is FIJI Of
Just such striking condolences ihat tIirk
or say OF them Are 20 say thai Sweden 0Or-
DRAINED rdreS VIXEN be wrote these things Win
what show OF reason OF fairness can We say KS wien
i known that re rrg sGBgs mental pheronens are row
being exhibited almost daily IL the Msslneric state IL
all parts OF the word ! not most extraordinary
thing that this rlaa ii De The dreamer
that he = commonly rePuted TO o. writing
hundred years ago should have ftRess ths laws which
govern the intercourse OF sps with each other 70 % 20
precisely WHIST the experiments n me esrsrc trance
sre now proving them 10 be- Yetthe-e Is nothing which
Swedenbors mas rsa,ed o, the other word thats ore
extraordinary difficult OF oehe al rsi than The
above extracts concerning 9iaHiGsss From present in
iicaica= as well As tne discoveries OF science dur
ing the last hall century seems likely 10 tura ou That
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