New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-03-22
BE nre,ep.. the following suggestions in re

There already have been, aud there will be again
| and again. thousands of human things devised aud
enacted in the world IN the midst Of these spiritual
derelopments but not now can they be all uorav.
eled and philosophically explained Each indi
vidusl mind must first grow into discrimir stiag
knowledge OF these things, and be able 70 dlstn
guish for himself; end when the minds OF tank
ing men become duly initiated into the laws and
truths pertaining to spiritual life and endless ex
stence, then-and only then-wiil an easy and
simple PLANTATION Of all things be found aud com
pretended. The people must be educated oy
their own experience By these manifestations
we are solemnly admOnished % be cautious, wise,
Just, and dspassionste IN our investig cations, aud
particularly In our decisions with regard TO those
exhibitions which we may hear OF or behold, be.
cause the alphabetical aud other sounds-as We'll
as the written communications which friendly
guardian spirits can and often will make TO Us
through the agency Of some electrical individuals
are, as interiorly know, susceptible Of an easy
and almost an indistinguishable lmtation-the
real suggesting the counterfeit. II this healthy
and righteous precauton be at tirst IN all cases
observed, / am impressed 10 say that many good
and truth.loving minds will be thereby saved from
much modification and disappointment. Let al
men search out the truth-being " wise as SER
penis and harmless as doves" let them not be
content with a mere FAITH In the seeming, but let
them seek aknopiedge Of t1hGt as; aud, above ALL
let not the dtScOCerg of the counterfeit cause them
TO reject the TRUE. Nay for where there is a
Christ, there will be false Christs; where there is
| gold, there iE also its sembance But let not the
investigator-he who tries the spirits by Nature
and Reasons prlnciples-be discouraged; let him
not turn back for he who seeks shall find and
| the time has nearly arrved-is eUen nOD at the
door-when the earth's inhabitants may hold
! communion with those whose "places here behold
them no more ;" but who, from their exalted posi-
tions, may speak to US in cur homes-at the fire.
sides where we have 20 missed them-ln the
"ciIcles' where once they gathered with as, aud
TO which they now return.
After discussing the philosophy of what he
claims to be spiritual manifestations at considera-
bic length, and presenting a variety Of narratives
in illustration of his views Mr.. D. describes Wis
ion in which he received a communication from
the departed friend with whom a previous inter.
view is related in the "Great Harmonic"
VISION OF JAMES VICTOR WILSON.
On the morning of the 25th Of November, $780, he
caused me to feel his personal nearness and de-
sire te enter the house in which | am at present
residing. Accordingly, / proceeded to the door,
opened it, and admitted my fraternal visitor. By
previous request, the family granted me the ex-
elusive use of the paror for this spiritual inter
view; we entered this room together, closed the
door, and thus passed into the sacred sanctuary of
interior communion. la three or four minutes
distracted my mind, by an act of volition, from
outer things; resigned my whole being to the in
visible magnetism which descended upon and per-
vaded me- and readily glided beyond the tram
mels Of the body, and became as near SPIRIT as
person can possibly be and maintain his rela
tionship to the physical organism. My brilliant
visitor stood afectionately by my side though
his feet did not descend lower than eighteen IN
ckes above the foor,-because a stratum OF at
mosphere, more or less dense, is always neces.
sary for the spiritual organism to walk or stand
upon. was sufficiently in sympathy with him,
to hear, to understand aud to enjoy, all he so
unsteady dictated; and, at the same time, had
the requisite control of nav physical system to
act in the capacity OF an amanuenss. All con-
ditons being now pure and proper, he thus ad-
dressed me-
Again, my brother | come to thee-again to
tell thee Of my heavenly treasures To tell thee
OF Loves exceeding loneliness, land of Wisdoms
unutterable magnifceace and initiate harmony.
But my thoughts cannot readily flow into earthly
words because heavenly truths require heav-
emily language 10 reveal them.
"O what gorgeous Truths-what celestial Prin-
eiples-what divine Powers and holy attributes
uphold the Universe l have seen innumsrabe
beauties, and experienced "nTft after i9y
hsv" ,y~-~" r." iuiiioeiiSss III az
have become wealthy in the mighty blessings
which they unfold
81 have my being unrolled by the spontaneous
workings OF Eternal Principles, as the sun un-
rolls the flower ana now l come to divide with
thee the happiness which l experence-the
inexpressble riches OF my endlessly progressive
life
"Yea truly, there are no bounds to this glorious
Universe; there are no limits to the lninitude in
which i rolls
Accompanied by friendly spirits whose attrac-
tons were analogous 10 those my spirit feels
visited worlds upon worlds-have already gazed
and walked upon more planets bedecked with
immortal life, than mad believed in being-and
yet, my lovely companions, some Of whom have
lived in the Celestial Lsnds for many centuries,
say that have inhaled but the fragrance of a
few OF those flowers which grow on the margin
OF the Infinite ocean,
"Yea, there are no bounds to the spheres in
which we live-no death in the Homes of the
Angels
AZ have seen unfold universes of Unreasonable
magnitude; and, upon them, | have seen move
countless consultations OF minds, developed by
eternal principles aud endowed with an lnherl-
lance VI endless duration.
"And o my brother, how omnipotent and ON
hipresent is the Law Of Love! How holy is that
Great Divinity which breathes Throughout the
angelic lands, an element OF universal joy-a prln.
cipie Of eternal attraction and inholte happiness
To mediate upon and study the innumeraoe anu
infinite ramiEcstions of this Great Love Principle,
fila the searching soul with indescribabie salts
action.
1.-THE principle of Divine Love develops and
determines all spiritual allinties. These attnties
| have sought out and studied asslduousy; and
toe heavenly consequences Whlch they uhiou
spread themselves out before me In countless va
rie.ies like the bespsngled wings Of the distant
ornaments.
"But the poverty OF thy language, ny brother,
is a great obstruction TO my reveGlmeots DO"
can tell thee, in terrestrial words, Of the beau
ties. tho blessings the joys, the perpetdauy IN
folding happiness which the Law Of Love displays
before ne
go, what JOY to be emsncipstsd from the slave
~ Of selflove; % be introduced 10 The glorious
Liberty Of universal principles And the work
ings Of these prlnciples-what soulsubdung
music What soulreinng harmony
What inexpressible JOY 70 behold, according to