Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-07-22


by this resolution, /, ata later period, en-
gagged board at her house, and officiated a.
her physician. .
When the hour of her death arrived,
was fortunately in a proper state of body
and mind TO induce the Superior Condition
but previous TO throwing my spiri. into
that condition, sought the most cenye
nient and favorable position, that I nigh
be allowed to make the observations en-
tirely unnoticed and undisturbed. (For an
explanation Of what is meant by the supe.
rior condition, and of the nature and char.
acter of my spiritual perceptions, / refer
the reader to the department of this work
which is devoted to the philosophy Of
psycology.SS Thus situated, and conditien.
ed, I proceeded 10 observe and investigate
the mysterious processes Of dying, and 10
learn what it is for an individual human
spirit to undergo the changes consequent
upon physical death or external dissolution.
They were these: Gzs2
| saw that the physical organization
could no longer subserve the diversified
purposes or requirements Of the Spiritual
Principle. But the various internal or
gans OF the body appeared to resist the
Withdrawal of the animating soul. The
muscular system struggled to retain the
element Of Motion; the vascular system
strove to retain the element of Life; the
nervous system put forth oil its powers to
retain the element af Sensation: and the
cerebal labored to retain tho element of
IntelHgence, 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 manifesto
tions Of what seemed TO be to the material
senses, the most thrilling and painful sem
sations; but was unspeakably thankful
and delighted when perceived and real
lied the fact that these physical Manifesto
tions were indications, not of pain or un-
happiness, but simply that the Spirit was
eternalIy dissolving its copartnership with
the material Organization. sAlt-E 5t5lls
6 Now the head OF the body became sud-
denly enveleped in fine ne-solt-mellow
luminous atmosphere; and, as instantly,
sfsaw the cerebrun and expand their most
interior portions; saw them discontinue
their appropriate galvnnic functions; and
=thenI saw that they became highly charg-
ed with the vital electricity and vital mag.
.netism which permeate subordinate sys-
TENS and structures. That is to say, the
brain as a whole, suddenly declared itself
to be ten-foId more positive, over the lesser
portions of the body than it was during the
period of health. This phenomenon inva.
riable precedes spiritual dissolution.
Now, the process Of dying, or Of the
spirits departure from the body, was fully
commenced The brain began to attract
the elements of electricity, of magnetism,
of motion, of life, and ofsensation into its
various and numerous departments. The
head became intensely brilliant; and | par.
ticularly remark ed that, just in the same
proportion.as the extremities Of the organ
ism grew dark and cold, the brain appear
ed light and glowing. aaEs o.I2
Now saw lin the mellow, spiritual-at-
mosphere which emanated from and encir-
cled her head, the indistinct outlines of
the formation Of another head! The rea.
der should remember that these. supsrsen-
snous processes are not visable to any one
except the spiritual perceptions be unfold-
ed; for material eyes can only behold ma
terial things, and spiritual eyes can only
behold spiritual things. THIS is a law
ofnature. This new head uhfolded more
and more distinctly; and so indesc.ibably
compact and intensely brilliant did it be-
come, that could neither see through it
nor gaze upon it as steadily as | desired.
While this spiritual head was being elm
mated and organized from out of, and
above, the material head, / saw that the
surrounding armoral atmosphere which
had emanated from the material head was
in great cemmotion; but, as the new head
became more distinct and perfect, this at
mosphere gradually disappeared. This
taught me that those armoral elements,
whicrwere, in the beginning of the meta
morphosis, attracted from the system into
the brain, and thence eliminated in the form
of an atmosphere, were indissolubly united
in accordance with the divine principle Of
affinity in the universe, which paryades
and destinates every particle of matter, land
developed the spiritual head which be.
held.
With inexpressble wonder, and with a
heavenly and unutterable reverence, l
gazed upon the holyiand harmonious pro-
cesses that were going on before me. In
the identical manner in which the spiritual
head was eliminated and unchangeably
organized, | saw, unfolding in their natural,
progressive order, the harmonious devel-
opment Of the neck, the shoulders, the
breast and the entire spiritual organization.
1t appeared from this, even to unequivocal
demonstration, that the inrumerable par
.icles Of what might be termed unparalleled
matter which constitutes the mans Spirit
:ual principle, are conslitutionally endown'
ed with certain elective affinities, anala'
gous TO an immortal friendship. The in
nate tendencies, which the elements ano
essence of her soul manifested by uniting
and organizing themselves, were the eff
cient and imminent causes which unfoldee
tperfected her spiritual organization, The
defects and delormities of her physca
body, which saw thus developed, almos
completely removed. In other words, i