New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-27
STRANGE REVELATIONS ABOUT A CLAIR
VOYANT'S GIFTS.

o. Did you suppose this spiritual power en-
abed you to detect other secrets or Invisible conditions
than those in the framei A Ies Sir even when
am in my normal, to be in my normal state
that can answer to as having knowledge concerning 10
is more than belief
O. That is, when yOu are in what You consider per-
fecy natural normal condition you can see secrets con-
dition invisible oher persons who have not the par
tcuar faculty which you possessf A. Yes sir' when
am in the peculiar spiritual magnetic state and yet
am perfectly unconscious. 1t enables NE to read ths
secrets of people to very great degree.
O. That is you read the secrets OF their minds or
the operations their minds hearsi A. don't think
1t Is the operation Of their mind but am enabled to seo
the of people, that they have committed during their
life because they all photographed upon the soul OF
the the woman, and in this clairvOyant state
where perfectly conscious, apparently am enabled
to read clearly what written the soul OF
woman all their past acts you enabled to read this
page OF written book. lSensationl
@. Yes. How does this mysterious power supervene.
Mrs Palmeri How do you feel the communication. tho
approach OF this clarvoyant conditions A. feel In RIO
first place. strange sensation in my eyes and head, aud
my vision seems be turned within, To speak, and
seem to not with my eyes, but from the forehead
rather than the eyes, don't hardly know how To
answer your question am perfectly willing to answer
your question.
O. oh, 7 have doubt. madam A. But don't hardly
know what you want; don't hardly understand yo"r
question.
O. Well the purpose OF my question-it was perhaps
obscurely conveyedwas TO learn whether this claryoy
ant condition was voluntarily whether IL came inseu-
sbly unconscouslyi A. II comes without any Volt
ton on my part; have nothing whatever to do with iJ
any more than You have 1 have power to
compel il TO come TO me, no power OF entering
into such state. When this power comes
to me- and takes possession OF me- or overcomes
me- affects il without any consciousness on
my part For instance may be thrown into PECULIAR
IL taa
persons around and yet be perfectly conscious OF that
which is right before you are now Perhaps my
hand be taken and affected, then the hand and tho
arm and poem written through my hand, or some re-
markabe revelation OF prophecy, or something OF that
kind written through my hand; and again am thrown
into state where become totally unconsciOus-that IL.
am told that am-and through my lips are poured
hymns and revelations and poems from the old poets.
aud men and women. who lived long ago. giving unnis
taxable that they still live, that they not
dead and that they still live. giving unmistaksbe ev.
their presence; but have power TO ask them
to come to me. II that Is what you want to know
O. No. A. They Of their own free will. whenever
the wiser power that Is guiding all that is or the band
that surrounds ht to open the door. because
around me, and around you. and around every other
human being Is band OF spirits that take up their abode
around them whn the child is born and that band pro-
tect the child or the man. the wherever they
co. aud other spirit has power or any right 10 APP
proach YOU to approach me, or to approach
else only rs the band opens and allows them TO come IN
for some wise purpose which God Himself governs aud
controls and admits
O. Well you suppose this band OF spirits which SUR
,onpds every human soul at its birth into the world
band of beuignant and good spirits, don't youf A. AL
WAYS
O. Then no human soul he assaed with improper
and temptations unless God opens the circle or
spiritual influence for the evil spirit TO enterf Most
certainly not No human soul ever LEFT TO the mercy
OF a GOOD spirit or bad spirit God Himself controls
every human soul, woman. and not only permits
all OF their nets but mpels their acts for wise purpose,
which will be soon or late.
O. Do you consider the human soul responsible for tho
acts earthi A. Yes and no.
O. Well we have had that answer here before tIaugh-
teri IL has bothered very greatly A. Weli VIII
answer you then without the Eyes no. sir; no human
soul il responsible Tor its acts, because no human SOUL
responsible for It's birth human soul Is responsible Tor
any act because IL you lift your hand in that manner
ustratngl you don't know the effect tits Solngto nave
upon dispacing the air. and upon every other human
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