Sunday dispatch. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1845-1854, 1852-04-04
the dsrslopad inhabitants Of the spiritusli.sd


the DEVELOPED inhabitants of the spiritusliIed
spheres
DIR. bod. in his lectures on the Philosophy
of Mesmerism, says
We will now take into consideration the
philosophy of Clairvoyance. 1t is evident
that seeing, hearing, feeling, and smelling,
belong exclusively to the mind. And as we
have already clearly proved that electricity
Is the only substance that can come IN con-
tact with mind, 80 it is through the agency
Of this fluid that sensations are transmitted
to the mind. Hence, it is through the medi
um of electricity, that we see, hear, feel,
taste, and smell.
The power of sight being in the mind, it is
evident that we never saw anything out of
our eyes The whole of this congregation,
with all their different costumes, their vari-
GUS oomplexions and different appearances,
and all their relative distances from each
other, are struck upon the retina of the
speakers eye, on about the bigness of a
quarter of an inch. By the agency Of cleo
tricity, it is conveyed through the optic
nerve to the mind where it is seen. Hence,
we never saw piece Of matter but only its
shadow, the same as when you look into q
mirror, it is not yourself, but your image
that you sec. Electricity is that substance
that passes through all other substances. Air
cannot pass through your Uranium, nor
through these walls, nor metallic substan-
ces. But as all these have countless millions
Of pores, electricity can pass through them:
Now, if our nervous system could be charged
with the nervo-vital fluid, so as to render
the brain positive, and thus bring 1t into an
exact equilibrium or balance with external
n1o al oh boY11d "a olQ1rUnuQnt
Because the nervous system being duly
charged, and even surcharged, the great
quantity of this fluid passing in right lines
from the mind, as a common centre, and in
every direction through the pores of the
skull, renders it transparent. Uniting with
external electricity which passes through
these walls and all substances, which are
also transparent, the image of the whole
universe, as it were, in this transparent
form, is thrown upon the mind, and is there
seen, and seen, too, independent of the reti-
ma. On this principle, the whole of those
objects which are Opaque to natural vision,
are rendered transparent to the clairvoyant,
and he sees through walls in succession, and
takes cognizance Of their relative distances,
on the same principle that we in wakeful
state could look through said walls if they
were thin, transparent glass. On this prin-
ciple, if the subject be charged too much or
too little, he cannot see clearly. Or if the
nightgbe rainy or even damp and unfavorable
to electricity, then experiments in clairvoy-
ance must fail, or be very imperfect The
subject must be nsgnsatccsyO yORaE GhSEGfd Sl exact
magnetic equilibrium with external cleo
tricity. Then, if the night be favorable, the
experiments will most likely prove success
full.
We shall now turn our attention to the
most important subject yet presented for our
consideration. To that class of phenomena
known by the general term Of "spiritual
manifestations In an article published in
this paper some weeks ago, over the sigma
ture Of" John White" we had presented tC
our consideration, several remarkable, and
in some instances, exceedingly interesting
spiritual communications" Since thai
time our own attention has been more OF
less directed to an inquiry into the psycit
state, and truth compels us to declare, with
out our being in the least imbued with ol
committed to belief in these manifesto
tions, that in several instances our investi
cations were of most extraordinary nature
We are fully aware of the power of impressi
bility, and were cautious to observe tha
sympathy, or affinity of one mind in the body
with the soul of another under like condi
tion, had nothing whatever to do with tn,
revelations of the medium. we are 40
quainted with lady who is, much agains
her desire, a medium and We know tina
Hhe has resisted 10 the utmost, spiritual in
auences. We are satisfied that she is g NO NO
firing disposition, and although a medium
for several weeks, she would rejoice, sincerel,
rejoice, if these manifestations were with
drawn from her. She would not willingl,
deceive or mystify any one. Her soul woult
shrink with abhorrence from anything tina
savors of imposition, and her high sense 0
honor would force her to reject whateve
tended in the remotest degree to ipjur
those who are drawn toward her Througl
this lady, we have observed manifestation
which ought not to be lightly considered NO
thrown aside as unworthy of investigation
She is but one Of the hundreds who are nol
developed, and who daily communicate wit
the inhabitants of the inner world Message
have been received, and tests put by caution
men-men not easily led astray, nor likel
to be duped-which have entirely satisfe
them that these spiritual communication
were all they purported to be- We hav
seen sceptics who visited circles for no othe
purpose, as they subsequently affirmed
than to have " good joke" reduced to tear
on receiving communications from decease
friends, reminding them of occurrences whic
they (the sceptics) had forgotten. We hay
read messages which for beauty of conceI
tiA-s hAlinAsa of thought. and purity of lar
guage, are not often given to those on cart
to indite. In whatever light we look upc
4hanA rnnnifastatinna fs-0ed tU UOI
f0D5 frUuI i.--.u'to principle OF Justive, Jns
they are as astonishing as mysterious.
has been remarked that very many of th
communications thus far given are of fril
Olous character and unworthy Of considers
ton. This much in truth, we are in hone
bound to admit We are aware that ofte
answers are returned to questions which al
trivial, but we must also recollect, tbs
questions put are trifing and do not call fc
higher answers However, it is not our Oh
ject to enter into detail with reference I
spiritual manifestations, but to enquire no
they are produced In order to understan
this properly, let us ascertain something
the nature of the soul If the soul is an Of
ganized body, similar in form to the bod