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weight   of   150   pounds�察  �suggests   something   entirely   new   in   the   way   of 

matter。 But setting aside�察�as beyond the present speculation�察�what the exact 

origin   and   nature   of   the   ectoplasm   may   be�察  �it   seems   to   me   that   there   is 

room for a very suggestive line of thought if we make Geley's experiments 

the  starting   point�察  �and   lead   it   in   the   direction  of   other   manifestations   of 

psychomaterial         activity。    First   of    all�察 �let   us   take    Crookes'      classic 

experiments with Katie King�察�a result which for a long time stood alone 

and isolated but now can be approached by intermittent but definite stages。 

Thus   we   can   well   suppose   that   during   those   long   periods   when   Florrie 

Cook   lay   in   the   laboratory   in   the   dark�察  �periods   which   lasted   an   hour   or 

more upon some occasions�察�the ectoplasm was flowing from her as from 

Eva。 Then it was gathering itself into a viscous cloud or pillar close to her 

frame�察�then the   form  of   Katie   King   was   evolved   from  this   cloud�察 �in the 

manner      already     described�察    �and   finally   the   nexus    was    broken    and    the 

completed body advanced to present itself at the door of communication�察�

showing a person different in every possible attribute save that of sex from 



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the medium�察�and yet composed wholly or in part from elements extracted 

from     her   senseless     body。    So   far�察  �Geley's    experiments       throw    a   strong 

explanatory light upon those of Crookes。 And here the Spiritualist must�察�as 

it seems to me�察�be prepared to meet an objection more formidable than the 

absurd   ones   of   fraud   or   optical   delusion。   It   is   this。   If   the  body   of   Katie 

King the spirit is derived from the body of Florrie Cook the psychic�察�then 

what   assurance   have        we   that   the   life   therein   is   not   really   one   of  the 

personalities      out   of   which     the  complex      being    named      Florrie    Cook     is 

constructed�拭�It is a thesis which requires careful handling。 It is not enough 

to   say   that   the   nature   is   manifestly   superior�察  �for   supposing   that   Florrie 

Cook   represented   the   average   of   a   number   of   conflicting   personalities�察�

then a single one of these personalities might be far higher than the total 

effect。 Without   going   deeply  into   this   problem�察 �one   can   but   say  that   the 

spirit's own account of its own personality must count for something�察�and 

also   that   an   isolated   phenomenon   must   be   taken   in   conjunction   with   all 

other psychic phenomena when we are seeking for a correct explanation。 

But   now   let   us   take   this   idea   of   a   human   being   who   has   the   power   of 

emitting   a   visible   substance   in   which   are   formed   faces   which   appear   to 

represent      distinct    individualities�察     �and    in  extreme      cases    develop      into 

complete independent human forms。 Take this extraordinary fact�察�and let 

us   see   whether�察  �by   an     extension   or   modification   of   this   demonstrated 

process�察  �we   may   not   get   some   sort   of   clue   as   to   the   modus   operandi   in 

other   psychic   phenomena。   It   seems   to   me   that   we   may�察  �at   least�察  �obtain 

indications which amount to a probability�察�though not to a certainty�察�as to 

how   some   results�察  �hitherto   inexplicable�察  �are   attained。   It   is   at   any   rate   a 

provisional       speculation�察     �which     may     suggest     a   hypothesis      for   future 

observers   to   destroy�察  �modify�察  �or   confirm。   The   argument   which   I   would 

advance is this。 If a strong materialisation medium can throw out a cloud 

of stuff which is actually visible�察�may not a medium of a less pronounced 

type   throw   out   a   similar   cloud   with   analogous   properties   which   is   not 

opaque enough to be seen by the average eye�察�but can make an impression 

both on the dry plate in the camera and on the clairvoyant faculty�拭�If that 

be soand it would not seem to be a very far´fetched propositionwe have 

at once an explanation both of psychic photographs and of the visions of 



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the clairvoyant seer。 When I say an explanation�察�I mean of its superficial 

method of formation�察�and not of the forces at work behind�察�which remain 

no less a mystery even when we accept Dr。 Geley's statement that they are 

;ideoplastic。;   Here   we   have�察  �I   think�察  �some   attempt   at   a   generalisation�察�

which might�察�perhaps�察�be useful in evolving some first signs of order out 

of    this  chaos。    It  is  conceivable     that  the   thinner   emanation      of  the 

clairvoyant would extend far further than the thick material ectoplasm�察�but 

have the same property of moulding itself into life�察�though the life forms 

would only be visible to the clairvoyant eye。 Thus�察�when Mr。 Tom Tyrrell�察�

or any other competent exponent�察�stands upon the platform his emanation 

fills the hall。 Into this emanation�察�as into the visible ectoplasm in Geley's 

experiments�察�break the faces and forms of those from the other side who 

are attracted to the scene by their sympathy with various members of the 

audience。 They are seen and described by Mr。 Tyrrell�察�who with his finely 

attuned senses�察�carefully conserved ��he hardly eats or drinks upon a day 

when he demonstrates���察�can hear that thinner higher voice that calls their 

names�察  �their   old   addresses   and   their   messages。   So�察  �too�察  �when   Mr。   Hope 

and Mrs。 Buxton stand with their hands joined over the cap of the camera�察�

they are really throwing out a misty ectoplasm from which the forms loom 

up which appear upon the photographic plate。 It may be that I mistake an 

analogy for  an explanation�察 �but I put   the theory  on record   for what it   is 

worth。 

       B。 A PARTICULAR INSTANCE 

       I have been in touch with a series of events in America lately�察�and can 

vouch for the facts as much as any man can vouch for facts which did not 

occur to himself。 I have not the least doubt in my own mind that they are 

true�察�and a more remarkable double proof of the continuity of life has�察�I 

should think�察�seldom been published。 A book has recently been issued by 

Harpers�察  �of   New   York�察  �called   ;The   Seven   Purposes。;   In   this   book   the 

authoress�察     �Miss    Margaret      Cameron�察     �describes     how     she   suddenly 

developed the power of automatic writing。 She was not a Spiritualist at the 

time。 Her hand was controlled and she wrote a quantity of matter which 

was entirely outside her own knowledge or character
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