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different stages of its evolution�察�and which seems to possess an inherent 

quality of shaping itself into parts or the whole of a body�察�beginning in a 

putty´like mould and ending in a resemblance to perfect human members。 

Or the ectoplasm�察�which seems to be an emanation of the medium to the 

extent     that  whatever     it  may    weigh     is  so  much     subtracted     from    his 

substance�察�may be used as projections or rods which can convey objects or 

lift   weights。   A   friend�察  �in   whose   judgment   and   veracity   I   have   absolute 



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confidence�察      �was    present     at  one    of   Dr。   Crawford's      experiments       with 

Kathleen   Goligher�察 �who is�察�it   may  be   remarked�察 �an unpaid   medium。  My 

friend touched the column of force�察�and found it could be felt by the hand 

though   invisible   to   the   eye。   It   is   clear   that   we   are   in   touch   with   some 

entirely   new   form   both   of   matter   and   of   energy。   We   know   little   of   the 

properties   of   this   extraordinary   substance   save   that   in   its   materialising 

form it seems extremely sensitive to the action of light。 A figure built up in 

it and detached from the medium dissolves in light quicker than a snow 

image under a tropical sun�察�so that two successive flash´light photographs 

would   show   the   one   a   perfect   figure�察  �and   the   next   an   amorphous   mass。 

When   still   attached   to   the   medium   the   ectoplasm   flies   back   with   great 

force   on   exposure   to   light�察  �and�察  �in   spite   of   the   laughter   of   the   scoffers�察�

there is none the less good evidence that several mediums have been badly 

injured     by   the   recoil   after  a  light   has   suddenly   been       struck   by   some 

amateur       detective。     Professor     Geley      has�察  �in   his   recent    experiments�察�

described      the   ectoplasm      as   appearing      outside    the   black    dress    of  his 

medium as if a hoar frost had descended upon her�察�then coalescing into a 

continuous   sheet   of   white  substance�察  �and   oozing   down   until   it   formed   a 

sort of apron in front of her。��5�А�This process he has illustrated by a very 

complete series of photographs。 

        ��5�А�For Geley's Experiments�察�Appendix A。 

        These are a few of the properties of mediumship。 There are also the 

beautiful   phenomena   of   the   production   of   lights�察  �and   the   rarer�察  �but   for 

evidential       purposes      even     more      valuable�察     �manifestations        of   spirit 

photography。 The   fact   that   the  photograph   does   not   correspond   in   many 

cases     with   any    which    existed    in  life�察 �must    surely   silence     the  scoffer�察�

though there is a class of bigoted sceptic who would still be sneering if an 

Archangel   alighted   in   Trafalgar   Square。   Mr。   Hope   and   Mrs。   Buxton�察  �of 

Crewe�察�have brought this phase of mediumship to great perfection�察�though 

others have powers in that direction。 Indeed�察�in some cases it is difficult to 

say who the medium  may have been�察�for   in one collective family  group 

which was taken in the ordinary way�察�and was sent me by a master in a 

well   known   public   school�察  �the   young   son   who   died   has   appeared   in   the 

plate    seated    between      his  two    little  brothers。    As   to  the   personality     of 



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mediums�察  �they  have   seemed   to   me   to   be   very  average   specimens   of   the 

community�察  �neither   markedly   better   nor   markedly   worse。   I   know   many�察�

and I have never met anything in the least like ;Sludge�察─�a poem  which 

Browning        might    be   excused      for  writing     in  some     crisis   of  domestic 

disagreement�察       �but   which     it  was    inexcusable      to  republish     since    it  is 

admitted   to   be   a   concoction�察  �and   the   exposure   described   to   have   been 

imaginary。 The critic often uses the term medium as if it necessarily meant 

a   professional�察  �whereas   every   investigator   has   found   some   of   his   best 

results   among   amateurs。   In   the   two   finest   seances   I   ever   attended�察  �the 

psychic�察�in each case a man of moderate means�察�was resolutely determined 

never   directly   or   indirectly   to   profit   by   his   gift�察  �though   it   entailed   very 

exhausting   physical   conditions。   I   have   not   heard   of   a   clergyman   of   any 

denomination         who    has    attained    such    a  pitch   of   altruism     nor   is  it 

reasonable to expect it。 As to professional mediums�察�Mr。 Vout Peters�察�one 

of the most famous�察�is a diligent collector of old books and an authority 

upon      the    Elizabethan       drama�察    �while     Mr。    Dickinson�察      �another     very 

remarkable discerner   of spirits�察 �who named   twenty´four   correctly  during 

two meetings held on the same day�察�is employed in loading canal barges。 

This   man   is   one   gifted   clairvoyants   in   England�察  �though Tom  Tyrrell   the 

weaver�察�Aaron Wilkinson�察�and others are very marvellous。 Tyrrell�察�who is 

a man of the Anthony of Padua type�察�a walking saint�察�beloved of animals 

and children�察�is a figure who might have stepped out of some legend of the 

church。 Thomas�察�the powerful physical medium�察�is a working coal miner。 

Most   mediums   take   their   responsibilities   very   seriously   and   view   their 

work in a religious light。 There is no denying that they are exposed to very 

particular   temptations�察  �for   the   gift   is�察  �as   I   have   explained   elsewhere�察  �an 

intermittent   one�察  �and   to   admit   its   temporary   absence�察  �and   so   discourage 

one's clients�察�needs greater moral principle than all men possess。 Another 

temptation   to   which   several   great   mediums   have   succumbed   is   that   of 

drink。 This comes about in a very natural way�察�for overworking the power 

leaves them in a state of physical prostration�察�and the stimulus of alcohol 

affords   a   welcome   relief�察  �and   may  tend   at   last   to   become   a   custom   and 

finally a curse。 Alcoholism always weakens the moral sense�察�so that these 

degenerate       mediums      yield   themselves      more     readily   to  fraud�察   �with   the 



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result that several who had deservedly won honoured names and met all 

hostile    criticism   have�察  �in  their  later  years�察  �been   detected    in  the  most 

contemptible tricks。 It is a thousand pities that it should be so�察�but if the 

Court of Arches were to give up its secret
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