The alleged phenomena of spi messages, crystal gazing, automatic writing are explicable by psychology—an open book for all to study. Under hypnotism (suggestion) the region of the subconscious is plored and tapped. Nearly all past experiences are buried but not lost, and these are exposed in trance!
On the other hand it was argued] that genuine messages had deen received; messages in a language unknown to the medium. A case of quotation from the Chinese classics, in an old Chinese dialect wa stanced, the medium being ignorant of Chinese and not recognizing the which she gave the mes-This clearly showed com-with the spi of an old Chinese philosopher. However much, fraud may exist one such genuine communication with departed spirits sufficient to establish the fact of] immortality.
The motion that there is no immortality was put to the meeting and was lost.
At the next meeting of the Majestic Open Circle on Sunday November 18 at 9 pin. Mr. Sun will read a paper on "The Stellar System." The Circle meets in the] billiard room of the Otajestic hotel} and is open to the public.
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