New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-09-12

B passed me. The moment mas arrIVed-l VIII SUD
mt no longer 70 Tins dangerous anG crsaoiui ehPsI
\ iuen. and never shau my marVel-seeSing NM
aran lead ne INTO such fearful penis. VIII So "A
I and protest acang. further continuance OF 'llS
operation But Oh how irghttul my tongls'
seeming instantly TO be enlarged chung slolei4t -
the ROOT Of ny NOUN ny eh.rA, .c',i 80. ai
swollen and M rps were lo'lcd Is j oy geah az.
apparently 10 move 10 more. AnO,nei th'es,''
passed through ny BRAN, and instantly OBEY -
suggestion mace ce,peraie eiior' - ent.l-e ~
position. particularly 90 d-sengage my Mans 80
horrible bevou1 description. my feet hands am 39lt
were entirely beyond the control OF idy vi
could 10 longer clam the proprietor 'a-P 80 .
own pereou u was lost ste ,nen fit' .'t
los. Ycs felt convinced that external ne am De-
ing were FOR ne 10 more. what was 70 90
could exercise 10Y mental facut-es 70 Tue L'Si4r'
cecree-could reason ~lth perfect clelAes, ~.
could not hear. see. feel. speaA' or move "a. A
means OF ascertaHng my true physical or spirlt Il
situation. Thus unused and CRerled " .til ilsst-i
81 have BODY. = tangible body reslue ln me
for,o but IS II nv natural or spiritual OOdy-onc
adapted 70 the outer wOrc 10 the sphere OF ;ne IN
nsr-Ife Where an On, am lonely alas, =
fs,sls the Spirit Home 49, natural CONSCIOUSNESS,
however, pervaded my d-preconceved IDEAS
were evolved from my Inmost memory ana "hal
surprised me more than uythng e.se was the i>i-
ing forth Of nOyei and brilliant thoughts apparently
extending over the vast landscape Of the " spirit
Home" and comprehendnF more than il s possible
for me 10 relate. These conceptions were, am per
suaded an influx Of interior and immortal truth
This moment demanded aoscinte 0tfNlOh-
an inevitable consequence OF my situation Every
moment I approached nearer and ne trer me dark
valley which Law before me. ielt pervciSene>>.
but this only lmpeed me onward. Again and AGAIN
retre .ted IN mind. but every wave Of thought wait
ed me nearer and nearer the fearful vale of neon
ceivabe darkness. Now = the time Tor p0weIiu!
exertlon resistance Is necessary or else shaoe lost
IN Won lmpenetrabie gloom forever. But alas ad-
yanced nearer and nearer IN thought, ieapeQ PACK
suddenly and 10 stood on an a~fu. margin, mar
seemed dashed by waves OF mad ceSalr. thai rolled
up from the ocean OF an eternal night ne warmth
OF nv whole person exchanged lor dtd'ii-l4he
colaress HorrG thoughts Of Reorganization con-
tinued to distress me. Naughi but an eternal mid
night clothed my tender spTlt. and was hlled WIN
terror The darkness became more dark ana appdll
ing And now was seized with unearthly snud-
der an6-terrble to relate found mySelfrevoivlTr
an that blackened gloom with an lnconcelVaoie We
lociiy, / seemed to be revolving III spiral path
with an orbit, WIDE al first. and every revolution on
my descending fight contracted my Increment
Down, down ! sank, till Immersed IN ina, mighty
ocean whore conflicting elements were swallowed
BY mountain wave Of darkness, when gra' ped me
within lis mighty folds and ! sank TO the lowest
depths Of iorgetfulness,
THE horrd sensations which tie writer experienced on
first entering the magnetic state. great measIe
attributable 10 the gloomy II ceah, and 81 possible
subsequent conditions nstod MO las mind through early
theological teachings. These sensations were nor *
perienced on subsequently, entering the state
The remainder OF the volume is Principally DEE
voted 10 ethical and theological specu.atlons. eX
pressed in terms of mystic rhetoric, and display
inp defiance Of received opinions which shows
greater degree OF mental independence on the
part Of the author. than Of love OF popularity or
which is called worldly discretion