New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-06-01
REVIEWS OF NEW BOOKS.
jackson Davis On Death.

We think our readers who do not consider
Mr.. Davis nor Mr.. Anybody now living a
trusty reyealer Of the secrets of the ultra
mundane world will yet read with interest
the following description Of a parting Of
soul and body, as he supposes he saw it
by spiritual perception short time since.
His new work The Great Harmonic is
very superior in style to Natures Divine
Revelations and this extract seems to US
hardly inferior as poem to Queen Nab"
However, let every one judge.
DEATH is but Door which opens into now and
more perfect existence. IL is a Triumpbal Arch
through which mans immortal spirit passes at tho
moment OF leaving the outer world 10 depart Tor 0
higher sublimer and a more magnificent coun,
try. And there is really nothing more painful OF
repulsive in the natural process OF dying lthas
which is not induced by disease or Academy THAI
there is In passing into quiet pleasant, and
drean1less slumber. The truthfulness Of this pro-
position is remarkably illustrated and confirmed by
the following observations and investigation into
the physiological and psychological phenomena Of
death which my spirit was qualified to make upon
the person of diseased individual at the moment
ofpbysica dissolution.
age. Nearly eight months previous TO her death,
she visited me for the purpose OF receiving medi.
cal examination OF her physical system. Although
there were no sensations experienced by herp
excepting q mere weakness or feeoeness located
in the duodenum. and falling OF the palate, yet
discovered, and distinctly perceived thatshe would
die with cancer0us disease Of the stomach. This
examination was made about eight months previous
to her death. Having ascertained the cefta'ntyo Oh
her speedy removal from our earth, without per.
ceiyinR the precise period Of her departure lior
cannot spiritually measure time or sPaceD inter-
naly resolved TO be present and watch the pro-
eressiye development OF that interesting but much
dreaded phenomenon. Moved by this resolution, !,
at a later period, engaged board 10 her house, and
officiated as her physician.
When the hour of her death arrived, was for
tunately in proper state OF body and mind 70 In
duce the Superior Condition bat preyiousto throw
ing my spirit into that condition, sought the most
convenient and favorable position, that might be-
allowed TO make the observations entirely unno-
ticed and undistarbed. For an explanation of
what is meant by the superior condition. and Of the
nature and character Of my spiritual perceptions
refer the resdor To the department of this work
which is particularly devoted to the philosophy Of
psychoioey1 Thus situated and conditioned, pro-
ceeded 10 observe and investigate the mysterious
processes OF dying and TO learn what it s Tor an in
dividual human spirit TO undergo the changes CON.
sequent upon physical death or external dissolution.
They were these:
saw that the physical organization could no
longer subserye the diversified purposes require
ments OF the Spiritual Principle But the various
internal organs of the body appeared To resist tho
withdrawal OF the animatng soul. The muscular
system struggled to retain the element of Mo-
ton; the vascular system strove 70 retain the ele-
mentof Life the nervous system put forth al itg
powers 10 retain the element Of Sensation and the
cerebral system abored to retain the principle Of
Intelligence The body and the soul, like two
friends strongly resisted the various circumstances
which rendered their eternal separation imperative
and absolute. These internal conflicts gave rise TO
manifestations Of what seemed to be, to the mate
nal senses, the NEST thrilling and painful sensa-
tons bat | was unspeakably thankful and de-
lighted when perceived and realized the fact that
those physical manifestations were indications, not
Of pam or uahdpplaess, but simply that the Spirs
was eternay dissolying its copartnershiP win inc
material org snism.
Now the hes Of the body became suddenly en-
yelopedi in fne-soft-meLow--l ss@os