The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-09
ANBREE FOUND THE POLE.
His Astral Body Tells His Bingham
ton Girl Cousin All About 1t.
Binghamton Dispatch in New York Press.

Binghamton Dispatch in New York Press.
If Marie Leege, "a Norwegian girl en-
ployed in the family of Henry Harlow in
this city. tells the truth, she has held spr-
itual communication with Explorer Andree.
She is d cousin of Andree's. and came to
this country three years ago. She is twenty
three years old and speaks English fairly
we'll.
Miss Leege is a believer in the occult, and
says that her cousin also placed considera-
BILE credence in the BELIEF that by close
application to the principles involved one
can reach stage of perfection where the
soul can leave the body in astral form and
return at will.
For two years Andree stopped at Bor-
dee. my Norwegian home" said Miss Leege
while there taught me much of the occult.
1t was a fad with him, taken up for a
pastime, but with me 1T developed into a
religion. ! read every work l could ma
on the subject, and it was not long before /
had reached stage of perfection equaling
that of my instructor.
''Then It was that our soul communica-
tions began. Though in different parts of
the country, l could appear before him in
astral form, ard several times he returned
my visit. Do not think there was anything
sentimental about this. He was married
and had family. 1t was simply friendly
call and a scientific experiment. Before
left Norway in a conversation with the
professor, he told me of his plan to find
the north pole. and promised that If sue
cessful / should be one of the first to know
zone night. about three weeks after he
had made his ascent l awoke suddenly, to
see figure standing by my bedside; At
Prof Andree. 1t beckoned me forward. and
+. by an unknown power, seemed forced TO
follow | did not rise to my feet, but
seemed waited through the air, the form
of the professor guiding my spirit forward.
On through the window soaring far above
the treetops, trees, houses and land dropped
from sight
son We went, over seas and mountains,
until suddenly we were upon an open sea,
free from ice. into which a point or land
jutted. The figure pointed upward, and |
On we went again across the sea TO mar
row strip of land, where from the white
plane doomed an object that proved to be
4 tent constructed from the remains Of a
linen around a fire inside I saw Andree
and his companions sleeping, peacefuily;
when | returned to consciousness the sun
was shining in my room. Twice since /
have made these astral trips.
At have written my cousins in Norway
detailing my experience, and / know Prof,
Aneree has not only accomplished MS OBJ
iect but is alive and will return to clviliza-
tion.
n0sition. and when she first related her ex-
perience to her employers they set IT down
AZ the result of nightmare. However, she
has persisted so faithfully in her assertions
that she has won them over to her way of
thinking Among local TheosophistS she is
regarded as a heroine. They fully believe
her story; and point out tina that II Is NOT only
Miss Iseege is a devout member OF the
Baptist Church, a worker in the CHRISTIAN
Fndeavor and bears an excellent reputation
for veracity. Medical men who nave peen
consulted on the subject say 1t is douotful
If a dream would leave the lasting impress
SION in detail as given by Miss Leege, ana
those who do not believe in the astral form
and accompanying phenomena lhlnk she mas
a tendency to epilepsy.