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Patience Worth: A Psychic Mystery

Chapter 15: INDEX
By Casper S. Yost
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This work presents the phenomenon of Patience Worth, a spirit communicated through a ouija board by two women in St. Louis. The narrative details their experiences as they receive messages that include poetry, prose, and conversations, all attributed to the spirit. The author, a newspaper man with a skeptical view of psychic phenomena, documents the communications without attempting to classify or explain them. The text explores the nature of these messages, the personality of Patience Worth, and the broader implications of immortality and spirituality, inviting readers to engage with the mystery and draw their own conclusions.

INDEX

Affection, 46
Allegory, on faith (verse), 255-266
Anatomist. See Teacher of anatomy
Anglo-Saxon, 104
Anne, 145, 146
Ape, 112, 117
Aphorisms, 19
Attunement, 203
Autumn (verse), 82, 83, 84
B., Mrs., 182
Babe, parable of a, 168
Bartman, parable of a, 165
Basketmaker, parable of the, 167
Beppo, 112
Birth of a Song (verse), 86, 87
Blank verse, 21, 64, 107
Book learning, 251
Books, 60
Botanist. See Teacher of botany
Brew, 185
“Builder of dreams” (verse), 85, 86
Burke, 89
Capital punishment, 217
Carrington, W. T., quoted, 6
Charlie, Prince, 145, 146
Childhood, tone of, 51
Christ, 122
Attitude toward, 244
Christmas (verse), 99
Christmas story, 122, 123-141
Cloak, parable of the, 171
Cockshut, 57
Communications, character, 32, 202, 203
Genuineness, 33, 39, 41
Intellectual character 9, 11
Method, 187
Compliments, 49
Composition, method, 66, 67, 80, 164, 185
Conversations, character, 173, 174
Substance in her words, 211
Cup, 224, 225
Curran, John H., 53, 178, 199
Curran, Mrs. John H., 3, 4, 14, 31, 41, 45, 46, 182, 187, 188, 189, 201, 205
Education, 34
Sittings, 35, 36
D., Dr. and Mrs., 207-212
Day, pæan to the (verse), 84
Death, fear of, 196
Fear of (verse), 267-269
Life following, 79
robbed of terrors, 281
Solemn address to (verse), 279-281
Devotional verse, 97
Divinity of the human, 245
Doubt (verse), 265
Dougal, 145, 146
Drama, 109
Six-act medieval play described, 142
Dress, references to, 52, 56, 192
Dreams. See “Builder of dreams”
See Phantom also
Dreamer (verse), 72, 73
Earth questions, reasoning upon, 217
Eastern morn, 144, 145
England, 15, 33, 149
Northern, 60
Epigrams. See Aphorisms
Ermaline, Princess, 145, 146
Failures in life, 227
Fairy’s wand, parable of, 168
Faith, allegory on (verse), 255-266
Triumph of (verse), 253-266
Femininity, 42, 52
Flesh. See Soul
Folly, 221, 222
Fool, 112
Fool and the Lady, The (story), 109, 111-121
Franco, 151
Friendship (verse), 96
Fun-loving spirit, 53
Future. See Immortality
G., Miss, 207
G., Mr., 208
G., Mrs., 207
God, 226
Identity with, 242
Love for (verse), 237-239
Song of, 193
“Hands” (verse), 233
Harp (verse), 86, 87
Herbs, story of the, 212-215
Holmes, John Haynes, quoted, 10
Hours of day (verse), 215
Housekeeping, 42
Humor, 31
in verse, 74, 75, 76
Hutchings, Mr., 53
Hutchings, Mrs. Emily Grant, 4, 44, 188
Imagery, 72, 78
Immortality, growth, 277
Mystery, 249, 250
Nature, 272
Reality, 247
Recognition of friends, 270, 276
Impatience, 45, 46
Individuality, 41
Infancy, 92, 94
Inn of Falcon Feather, 111
J., Miss, 189, 192, 193
James, Wm., 199, 200
Jana, 127
Jane-o’-apes, 58, 131
John the Peaceful, 122, 123, 132
Joy, promise of future, 283-284
K., Dr., 195, 199
King of Wisdom, 221
Kirtle, 55, 56
Language, 13, 56, 104, 149, 150, 153, 164, 189
Laughter, 168
Leaf, fallen (verse), 82
Leta, 124
Life for a life, 218
Life likened to the seasons (verse), 252
Lisa, 109, 112
Literature, 223, 224
Love, childhood, 51
Divine (verse), 235, 236
for Christ, 244
for the loveless (verse), 226
for the wearied (verse), 227
Friendly, 96
God’s (verse), 97
Man and woman (verse), 94
maternal, 92, 94
Religious, 226
Song, “Drink ye unto me,” 180
to God (verse), 237-239
Universal, 234
“Loves of yester’s day” (verse), 88
Lullaby, 64, example, 68
Spinning Wheel, 69
M., Mr. and Mrs., 207-210
Marion, 153
Mary, the Virgin, 245
Marye, Lady, 122, 123
Massinger, 58
Maxims. See Aphorisms
Men, attitude toward, 49
Men and women, 94
Merchants, parable of, 166
Message, 224
Metaphor, borrowed, 78, 79
Metaphysics, 29
Mise-man song, 179
Mission, 284
Mite and the Seeds, tale of the, 176-178
Musician, 208
Nature, Love of, 25, 79
Value of, 251
Neurologist, 204
New England, 15, 33
New Year (verse), 101
Newspaper article, 215
Newspaper writer, 189
Ouija board, 1, 5, 65, 187
P., Dr., 204-207
Parables, 165
Story of the herbs, 212-215
Personality, 59
Pettieskirt, 52, 54, 56, 154, 186, 205
Phantom and the Dreamer, The (verse), 255-266
Physicians, 204
Physician, conversation with a young, 16
Description, 50
Poetry. See Songs; Verse
Pollard, Mrs. Mary E., 5, 43, 44
Prayers, Character, 239, 243
Examples (verse), 239-244
“Primrose path,” 77, 78
Prose, 107
Psychic communications. See Communications
Puritan, 55, 59, 69, 192
“Put,” 186-189
R., Dr., 204-207
Records of communications, character, 3
Regal, 123
Religion, 223, 226
Revelation, 225, 226
Rhyme, 21, 64
Rhythm, 107
Sarcasm, 49
Scottish, 60
Seed, 224, 225
Seeds. See Mite and the Seeds
Self, 221, 222
Shakespeare, 57, 77, 104
Shelley, 90, 105
Simplicity, 104, 105
Sittings, character, 18, 35
Skylark (verse), 89
Society for Psychical Research, 223
Song, birth of a (verse), 86, 87
Songs, 173
“Do I love the morn?” 215
“Drink ye unto me,” 180
“Gone, gone,” 198
“How have I sought!” 203
“Loth as Night,” 211
Mise-man, 179
To Miss J., 193
To Mr. G., a musician, 208
Sorrow, comfort for, 231
“Sorrows ripened to a mellow heart,” 275, 278
Soul, 190
Body and, 218
Spelling, 66
Spinning, 206
Spinning Wheel (verse), 69
Spinster, 49, 69
Spirituality, 24, 152
Spring (verse), 81
Stories, 108
Character, 185
Dramatic character, 109
Story of Telka, described, 149
“Story of the Judge Bush,” 153-163
Stranger, The (story), 108, 122, 123-141
Subconsciousness, 34, 35
Teacher of anatomy, 182, 190
Teacher of botany, 183
Telka, 149, 150
Theater, 53
Throb, 202
Timon, 124
Tina, 124
Tonio, 113
Tournament, 114
Tricksters, 208
Triviality, 10
Truth, 182
V., Dr., 195-201
Verse, 21
Dictation, manner, 65
Range, 63
Technique, 65, 81
Virgin Mary, 245
W., Dr., 176, 178
W., Mrs., 176, 178, 182
War, 284
War (verse), 91
“Waste of earth” (verse), 228-231
Wasted words, 243
Wearied ones, 227
“Weaving,” 175
Widow, visitor at the Currans, 217, 218
Wind (verse), 75
Winter (verse), 79, 80
Wisdom, 222
Wit, 18, 19
Worth, Patience, advent, 2;
affection, 46;
appearance, 207;
book learning, 60;
date, 37, 197;
elusiveness, 60;
femininity, 42, 52;
fun-loving spirit, 53;
impatience, 45, 46;
individuality, 41;
laughter, love of, 168;
love her inspiration, 234;
men, attitude toward, 49;
message, 224;
mission, 284, 285;
obscurity, 199;
on being investigated, 196;
personality, 12, 59, 220, 224;
phrases, striking, 40;
place, 38;
revelation, 226;
sarcasm, 49;
speech, 39, 56, 104, 149, 150, 153, 164, 189;
spinster, 49, 69;
substance in her words, 211
X., Dr., 182-195, 204
X., Mrs., 182, 183
Z., Dr., 187-189