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Experimental Investigation of the Spirit Manifestations / Demonstrating the existence of spirits and their communion with mortals. Doctrine of the spirit world respecting heaven, hell, morality, and God. Also, the influence of Scripture on the morals of Christians. cover

Experimental Investigation of the Spirit Manifestations / Demonstrating the existence of spirits and their communion with mortals. Doctrine of the spirit world respecting heaven, hell, morality, and God. Also, the influence of Scripture on the morals of Christians.

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The author, a chemist, describes controlled experiments designed to determine whether alleged spirit manifestations can occur without mortal aid, detailing instruments (rotating alphabetic disks, vibrating levers, modified tables) and procedures to rule out fraud or clairvoyance. He reports observed movements, communications, and musical indications produced under constrained conditions, interprets findings as evidence of discarnate agency, and presents a related account of spirit teachings concerning moral order, heaven and hell, and the nature of deity. The work concludes with reflection on how scriptural teachings affect Christian morality and on methodological challenges in studying mediumship.

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Title: Experimental Investigation of the Spirit Manifestations

Author: Robert Hare

Release date: December 28, 2020 [eBook #64160]
Most recently updated: October 18, 2024

Language: English

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Transcriber’s Notes

Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected. Variations in hyphenation have been standardised but all other spelling and punctuation remains unchanged.

There is no anchor for footnote 5 on page 35 (containing paras 122,123 and 124), so the anchor has been placed at the end of para 122.

Vail has been corrected to veil throughout.

The cover was prepared by the transcriber and is placed in the public domain.