Human Personality and Its Survival of Bodily Death Volume 2

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 edition. Excerpt: ... Phinuit: Who's Alice? (What do you want me to say to her ?) [To R. H.] Alice in spirit. Alice in spirit says it's all over now, and tell Alice in the body all is well. Tell Will I'll explain things later on. He [George] calls Alice, too, in the body. I want her to know me, too, Alice and Katharine. . . . Speak to him. He won't go till you say good-bye. [The hand then wrote: George Pelham. Good day (?) John.] [Phinuit's reference seemed to be quite clear at the time to Professor William James, and the three Alices were discriminated. It seemed as though Phinuit's mention of the other Alices had reminded G. P. of the one well known to him. Alice James, the sister of Professor William James, had recently died in England. The first name of Mrs. James is also Alice. Alice, the sister of Katharine, is the youngest daughter of Mr. Howard and was very fond of G. P.] As I have already said, the most personal references made at the sitting cannot be quoted; they were regarded by J. H. as profoundly characteristic of Pelham, and in minor matters, where my notes were specially inadequate, such as in the words of greeting and occasional remarks to the sitter, the manner of reference to his mother with him "spiritually," and to his father and [step] mother living, &c., the sitter was strongly impressed with the vraisemblance of the personality of Pelham. 959 B. [Dr. Hodgson's Report continues as follows :--] It so happened that appointments had been made for other sitters, and it was nearly three weeks before a special opportunity was given for further communication from G. P., at a sitting when Mr. and Mrs. James Howard were present alone. In the interim I accompanied several different persons to their sittings, and at each of these Phinuit...