| 单词 | seance |
| 例句 | She placed her fingers flat on the table edge, like someone at a seance, then, almost instantly, closed her hands—her nails were bitten down to the quick. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z No one wanted this to be an ordinary seance, meaning one that was contrived by the medium. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z All over London, seances were being held in parlors and living rooms and at dining tables. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Someone was ringing the church bell and not doing a very good job of it; it clanged unevenly to and fro like a bell at a seance. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z His skin was the color of teakwood, dark and glistening like Queen Marie’s old seance table. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Yet, after this seance, Thomas Henry Huxley definitely did go to another seance, and reported about it to Charles. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z But when she peeked into the parlor, her mother was sitting alone at the seance table, her eyes closed, as if in a trance. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z But Charles and Emma also were going to attend a seance—in Erasmus’s house. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Aunt Jessie was a devotee of palm reading, one of the “minor superstitions” that was in vogue, along with seances, phrenology, and physiognomy. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He shouted to give himself the necessary push away from this last house window, and the fascinating seance going on in there! Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z He felt as if he had left the great seance and all the murmuring ghosts. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z Eras, like many people who held seances, was a skeptic, but intrigued. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Emma’s smart and widely read brother attended seances, communed with spirit guides, and collected photographs that seemed to show ghosts and spirits. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z If they held the seance in his house, he could try to make sure there was nothing done beforehand to fake the results. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Sooner than you can say “seance,” people are trying to talk to ghosts — and maybe this ship is also doomed. Perspective | Beyond ‘The Shining’: Let’s talk about our favorite scary stories that take us inside unusual hauntings 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z Anyway, someone, or some thing, is killing off Laine’s seance friends in generically gruesome fashion… Review: Toys Scare Us in the Halloween Horror Film Ouija 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z Murch has spent years tracing the history of America’s favorite seance tool and we asked him to tell us a little bit about what he’s learned so far. The Ouija board's mysterious origins: war, spirits, and a strange death 2016-10-30T04:00:00Z The Illusionist is like a seance that brings to life scenes from the 1950s with eerie directness, in a way that glitzy digital animation or live-action period location work could somehow never do. Film review: The Illusionist 2010-08-19T21:52:00Z There have been interviews and seminars, receptions, dinners and enough seances to wake necropolis. Cannes film festival diary: another year, another rip-roaring ride 2010-05-21T12:08:00Z The artists represented here would just as likely be found attending an occult seance as a university conference. This week's new exhibitions 2011-07-08T23:08:45Z Without the breathing spaces afforded by scene-changes and cuts – three days later, earlier that morning etc – the atmosphere intensifies and accumulates in an uncanny, oppressive way, like a seance. The Silent House ? review 2011-04-07T14:00:00Z She explains that “ectoplasm”— the wispy white stuff glimpsed at seances — was usually made of chewed paper. Michael Dirda: Ghosts and ghouls to put a chill in your Christmas reading 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z At a terribly cosy party where the rather two-dimensional characters mingle and drink, one group holds a seance, with two results. Jane Rogers's top 10 cosy catastrophes 2012-07-05T08:22:05Z The story’s machinery is triggered when Charles invites Arcati to lead a seance as research for his next book. Ageless Lansbury puts fizz in ‘Blithe Spirit’ 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z At some point during the seance, the devil writes "UP OUT HRT" on a piece of paper and everyone gets freaked out and runs away. Insidious: It'll get under your skin 2011-01-26T11:26:50Z “Or possibly the Goya painting of the seance with the goat devil.” Ironic Occultists for Marianne Williamson 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z In "Magic in the Moonlight," which opens in U.S. theaters on Friday, reality and illusion collide on the Cote d'Azur in the Roaring Twenties, when spiritualism and seances were in vogue. Woody Allen conjures up illusion for 'Magic in the Moonlight' 2014-07-23T04:00:00Z High contrast, mostly black-and-white and often eerie, the pictures evoke Surrealist reveries, Victorian seances and vaudeville magic shows. In the galleries: Reclaiming cultural identity 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z To find out, the House Committee on the Judiciary held a sort of seance Wednesday. Impeachment goes to college 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z Hugo initiates seances in the hope of contacting her. Review: M.J. Rose returns with `Seduction' 2013-05-07T18:41:09Z And, in one case, attempted to contact her in a seance on pay-per-view TV, hosted by Patrick Macnee, the former Avengers star. For hire: the former royal hangers-on who are hounding Meghan 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z Along with fascinating archival images, Noyes provides many examples of the devious ways mediums acquired background information and used special effects during seances. Beauty, magic and sibling love — in three new books for young readers 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z The night could be seen as a sort of seance for a more uncomplicated, straightforward period in the history of white male privilege where it intersects with political idealism. ArtsBeat: Prime-Time News and the Ghost of JFK 2012-02-09T19:00:34Z Jones’s “The Road to En-Dor,” the true account of how two World War I soldiers used a Ouija board and some fake seances to escape from a Turkish prison. Review | These two books will lead you down a rabbit hole to unexpected literary delights 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z The lights are low at Hemphill Fine Arts, as if in preparation for a seance. In the galleries: D.C. artist summons the supernatural in the everyday 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z The studio also organized a seance and film screening at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. 'Ouija' likely to outspook Keanu Reeves' 'John Wick' 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z As she raised the ghosts of TS Eliot's poem and the lost voices of London in the mysterious half-light of Wilton's Music Hall in the East End, they felt more like seances than poetry recitations. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner – review 2013-01-10T14:57:31Z "Origin of Evil" is set in the 1960s and centers on a scam seance artist who unwittingly invites evil spirits into her home. Box Office: 'Madea Halloween' Edges Out 'Jack Reacher 2' With $27.6 Million 2016-10-23T04:00:00Z Fallen Saints: Interactive theatrical experience in the style of a seance at a Victorian-era mortuary. 19 haunted houses and other Halloween screams in Southern California this weekend 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z But the homunculus never materialised – it was an apparition, more insubstantial than the ectoplasm that appeared by sleight of hand in spiritualist seances. Intimations of immortality 2011-01-08T00:05:59Z In an alarmingly banal prologue, we see silent archival footage of a 1970s "scientific seance" in which a table levitated. 'The Apparition': not a ghost of a chance of being good 2012-08-24T17:26:04Z Voodoo Queen Bloody Mary, who ran the seance, said that she had once tried to find Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville in Paris’s Montmartre Cemetery, but failed to locate his remains. New Orleans celebrates 300 years of letting the good times roll 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z Ferrante is currently holding forth at ACT Theatre in his touring show, "An Evening with Groucho," a 90-minute seance that dips into the great trove of Groucho gags, one-liners, patter songs and anecdotes. 'An Evening with Groucho': Marx impersonator brings show to ACT 2012-05-03T20:21:13Z They come largely from 18th and 19th-century educational resources and depict everything from impossibly vibrant fruit and vegetables and flowers to a scene from a seance or a hyper-real blowfish. How one Cape Cod home kept its faded glory 2018-11-17T05:00:00Z This resulted in a seance, a confrontation with a bouncer, some terrible Sherlock Holmes impressions, and Cryer getting drunk and climbing on top of a car. Rewind radio: Richard Bacon; Tony Livesey; Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show – review 2012-11-11T00:05:52Z The lights go down, the curtains part and then, just as the seance is about to begin, someone shouts: "Raoul!" Cannes film festival diary: no joy in Godard 2010-05-19T09:22:00Z He describes how Houdini debunked mediums and seances after his mother’s death. ‘The Confabulist,’ a novel by Steven Galloway Photograph: Anthony McCall Tall columns of light are pulsing and throbbing, brightening and dimming in accordance with messages dictated during seances with ouija boards and translated into a poem by James Merrill. How the Hayward Gallery's Light Show monkeys with your eyeballs 2013-01-28T18:33:05Z They applaud Lansbury’s entrance, roar with laughter as she performs the jagged, loping dance meant to summon the spirits during a seance. Angela Lansbury’s road, from ‘Murder, She Wrote’ to Noël Coward 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z These are exquisite seances in line with the sonic traditions she pioneered a half-century ago, but suffused with the darkly tinted wisdom of a life entering its winter. Jane Birkin is back with a new album, but her presence is everlasting 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z At one point he played a harmonica in the darkness as if holding a private seance with the spirit of Sonny Boy Williamson. Robert Plant in ghost dance with roots 2011-04-11T00:28:26Z A charge that adults made the children participate in classes involving witchcraft and seances was withdrawn when the Crown finished presenting its case on Friday. Witchcraft charges dropped in Glasgow child abuse case 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z Helmed by Branagh, “A Haunting in Venice” sees the filmmaker reprise his role as mustachioed detective Hercule Poirot, back on the case after a chilling seance turns deadly at a Venetian Palazzo. 'The Nun II' scares away 'A Haunting in Venice' as spooky season begins at the box office 2023-09-17T04:00:00Z Donald J. Trump is like the conjurer of a national apocalyptic seance. Who was the mystery "MAGA rabbi" who prayed with Trump? We found him 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z The top Democrat on the panel, Rep. Jim McGovern, derided the “midnight seance” that produced the final package, particularly “cruelly” imposing stricter work requirements on recipients of food stamps and other government aid. McCarthy struggles for debt bill votes, makes late changes 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z For all we knew, he was holding seances out there in the kitchen and burning his favorite incense, “Campfire Memories,” which reminded him of campouts with his father way back when in northern Illinois. Opinion | I’m haunted and redeemed by Thanksgivings past 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z Efforts to remain in touch with the dead have existed for eons, such as photographing deceased children, holding seances and even keeping a corpse in the house for posterity. AI’s new frontier: Connecting grieving loved ones with the deceased 2022-11-12T05:00:00Z The dialogue between Satie’s music and Clair’s film packed the uncanny thrill of a seance, not least of all because at one point Börlin comes back from the dead. Review | A master class in French surrealism from the PostClassical Ensemble 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z "It definitely took on elements of being like a seance," said Dominik, who spent more than a decade trying to bring the book of the same name by Joyce Carol Oatesby to the screen. Marilyn's ghost got physical in filming of 'Blonde', star says 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z It is also alleged the children were forced to take part in satanic "seances" and made to kill animals. Eleven accused of child sex ring and 'witchcraft' in Glasgow 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z “Even my contractor asked if he could hold a little seance at the property,” he said. For many home buyers, karma matters more than the kitchen 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z Only, in this case, the journey involves teens eating each other and a seance gone wrong. Yellowjackets has reawakened my inner Lost fan 2022-01-15T05:00:00Z It was a kind of seance, summoning the ghost of a night from 50 years ago. 'I'm proud a legend hates me!' Why Liza Minnelli shunned Rufus Wainwright's Judy Garland tribute 2021-06-07T04:00:00Z The series saturates her life in Amherst, Mass., with seances and scandals, wild nights and passionate affairs. How Hailee Steinfeld learned to open up by playing poet Emily Dickinson 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z Mary Lincoln also participated in seances with various spiritualists — generally con artists — who promised to communicate with her dead children, and later, her husband. Mary Lincoln wasn’t ‘crazy.’ She was a bereaved mother, new exhibit says. 2021-05-01T04:00:00Z By far her longest relationship was with James Dean, especially if you count the seances through which they stayed in touch after his death. Vampira, Hollywood's original Goth, emerges from the shadows in a new biography 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z Assistants to a mindreader help him stage a seance and solve a murder. Movies on TV this week: Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020 2020-11-06T05:00:00Z The “Higher Ones” she was in contact with through seances told Af Klint that the world was not ready yet for her work. 'They called her a crazy witch': did medium Hilma af Klint invent abstract art? 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z In effect, a seance was a voluntary haunting, a summoning of ghosts, at which the dead would speak through mediums, rap on tables, sometimes even let themselves be touched, smelt or seen. The housewife, the ghost hunter and the poltergeist 2020-09-19T04:00:00Z It is practically a seance: each mistreated woman is sketched in just a few short lines but she lives and breathes and cries out for justice. Nina Simone: where to start in her back catalogue 2020-04-20T04:00:00Z A medium orders her husband to kidnap a child so she can stage a seance later to find it. Movies on TV this week: Sunday, Mar. 22, 2020 2020-03-20T04:00:00Z Ultimately, though, it adds up to a hypnotic, sad and angry novel about people striving to be more than they’re allowed to be — a “seance” of rough living and simple community that rejects no one. Review: William Vollmann returns to the Tenderloin with another uncut gem 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z Or will you have to be informed by seance? Perspective | Nationals fans, welcome to the World Series. Here’s hoping you make it to the end. 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z After the terrible losses of the first world war and the influenza pandemic of 1918, thousands of spiritualist seance circles had been established by the bereaved. The housewife, the ghost hunter and the poltergeist 2020-09-19T04:00:00Z No player can be a team, but Maradona’s sixth sense infused those alongside him; his captaincy was seance, as was his communion with Naples. Maradona and Naples created an unearthly and sometimes dark magic. I was there | Ed Vulliamy 2019-06-07T04:00:00Z A medium holds a seance to clear her daughter of murder in colonial India. Movies on TV this week: Sunday, Mar. 22, 2020 2020-03-20T04:00:00Z Månsson recently described these reenactments to a reporter as a “mix between seance and ceremony … one of the strangest things I’ve ever experienced.” Who killed the prime minister? The unsolved murder that still haunts Sweden 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z But she’s putting her own spin on things, too: holding theatrical seances in an adjacent room, and offering tarot card readings after shows. 2 years after father’s death, magician prepares his next act 2018-10-28T04:00:00Z Scores of seances and private consultations were advertised in the spiritualist press, along with lectures at psychical research societies, books and pamphlets on the occult, displays of clairvoyance and levitation. The housewife, the ghost hunter and the poltergeist 2020-09-19T04:00:00Z The owners host seances for guests, and the house is rigged floor-to ceiling with video equipment and gadgets for capturing spectral presences. Hunting ghosts with L.A. goth-rockers Death Valley Girls - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z Within moments we're learning about dastardly characters, tarot cards, seances and a mystery man with his face bandaged. California Sounds: La Luz's resonant surf rock, Tinashe's new track with Future and Itasca's fluid, delicate guitar work 2018-02-18T05:00:00Z As a closer on the eve of his 37th birthday, Dudamel revisited Brahms' Symphony No. 1 — and for a while, it was like a seance. L.A. Phil premiere finds its power in percussion, percussion and more percussion 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z Not since the Victorian era’s fetishisation of death, with its all-black attire, elaborate mourning jewellery and seances, has death been so appealingly packaged. How death got cool 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z There were fevered rumors of seances, devil worship and other lurid goings-on inside. Forget Carnegie Hall. Musicians rush to rural Colorado to play the Tank 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z A dear friend of the band believed he got in touch with the spirit of someone close to them and was left in near hysterics by the end of the seance. Hunting ghosts with L.A. goth-rockers Death Valley Girls - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z “I conceived him as your friend who breaks out the Ouija board at the seance,” Atamanuik said. Steve Bannon may be out, but the ‘alt-right’ says their movement will continue 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z He maintained that the notion and basic principles of chiropractic treatment were passed along to him during a seance by a long-dead doctor. Chiropractic treatment, a $15-billion industry, has its roots in a ghost story 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z Shannon and I discussed holding a seance in the panoramic car after dark. It’s Canada’s 150th anniversary. What’s the best way to celebrate? All the way. On the railway. 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z It is this duality of experience that defines Maureen at the outset of the story, before she takes the dark turn into seances with entities from the great beyond. Kristen Stewart film ‘Personal Shopper’ made during Paris terror attacks 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z Everyone descends into the darkened basement for the seance. Hunting ghosts with L.A. goth-rockers Death Valley Girls - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z The year after Pearl Harbor, she hired a psychic to hold a seance to communicate with her son. Newly identified bodies of Pearl Harbor victims returned to families for burial 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z The girls held public seances in front of captivated audiences and became famous as a bonafide spiritualist movement took hold and spread. The medium is the messenger: meet the new breed of American spiritualists 2016-11-08T05:00:00Z We managed to upset the lady who was dong a seance - Chloe couldn't stop laughing and I banged my head on the chandelier which created a false alarm on the ghost front. James Haskell answers your questions: England's challenges, a seance, Friends & more 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z A seance for Houdini is a Halloween tradition, held every year on the anniversary of the magician’s death – 31 October 1926. Houdini fans hold annual seance: 'If anyone could escape the beyond, it's him' 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z Afterward, the Victorian house museum — once the site of seances — is open for tours in low light. Zombies, drink specials and scary movies: How to celebrate Halloween in Washington 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z The new picture follows a family that runs a scam seance business that turns all-too-real. Madea scares up another box office win ahead of 'Jack Reacher' and 'Ouija' sequels 2016-10-23T04:00:00Z The new picture follows a family that runs a scam seance business that turns all-too-real. 'Jack Reacher: Never Go Back' to battle 'Ouija' sequel and 'Boo! A Madea Halloween' at box office 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z After he died, at a seance his mother brought his old faded denim jacket. Remembering Lenny Bruce, 50 years after his death 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z Dietrich, a director at the Houdini Museum in Scranton, Pennsylvania, has presided over Houdini seances for many years at the museum and promised the event contained no trickery. Houdini fans hold annual seance: 'If anyone could escape the beyond, it's him' 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z Later, she dabbled in spiritualism and attended seances in the White House to try to contact her departed son. Did ‘crazy’ Mary Todd Lincoln just need a shot of vitamin B-12? 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z His rallies are like seances from a much darker time and an even darker future. When the New York Observer endorsed Donald Trump, I had to resign 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z A French writer whom Roosevelt wanted to impress was included in one of the “seances,” as the gatherings were called, and emerged with a notebook of revealing remarks from the American chief executive. How presidents manipulate the media and the public 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z Unfortunately her seemingly willing participation in this seance makes me loathe to trust her. Fall Out Boy conjures up the ghost of NSYNC for a nightmare of a music video 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z In the 90 years since Houdini died, he hasn’t said a word, though Dietrich has witnessed a few curious occurrences during past seances. Houdini fans hold annual seance: 'If anyone could escape the beyond, it's him' 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z Reporters portrayed these motivational chats as supernatural seances. Has America already had a female president? - BBC News 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z This is Curtis’s musical seance with the spirits of yore, a dreadful, hypnotic spell that freezes your limbs and can’t be shaken off. Joy Division: 10 of the Best 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z “People said it was a seance. It was not a seance,” said Mary Catherine Bateson, a writer and cultural anthropologist, recalling the imaginary conversation. Hillary Clinton to set out her vision by invoking her heroine Eleanor Roosevelt 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z So I suppose I went expecting nothing less than the musical equivalent of a seance; that Lauryn would meet Nina’s spirit onstage and we’d all be changed by their combined presence. Lauryn Hill's tribute to Nina Simone brought the singer's spirit back to the Apollo 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z Mathieson, a fan of Houdini since childhood, described himself as open minded about the idea of a seance. Houdini fans hold annual seance: 'If anyone could escape the beyond, it's him' 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z Or rather history you've never heard of, since the movie never saw theatrical release. Seance is about a group of six friends hold a seance for some untold reason, leading to horrible things happening. An unreleased horror movie starring Adam West and Cory Feldman is finally on YouTube 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z Results from seances with the dear departed, use of crystal balls, are useless. This year’s MLB playoff teams have 99 problems; Washington Nationals barely have one Then in 2010, the spiritualists realised that although their world of seances and mediums was no longer so fashionable, they were sitting on a goldmine due to the rise in central London property prices. The spiritualists, the offshore company and the case of the extra millions 2013-01-25T17:16:12Z There were her beloved grandmother’s Saturday night parties, filled with food and music and ending with a velada, or seance. Sotomayor tells life story shaped by disease, overcoming adversity 2013-01-13T17:04:29Z The tradition of the seances began after the magician died. Houdini fans hold annual seance: 'If anyone could escape the beyond, it's him' 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z They influence and work upon their countrymen principally through their mystic exorcisms and seances, which occur as a rule in the winter, when they are living in houses. The Doctor in History, Literature, Folk-Lore, Etc. 2012-04-25T02:01:14.613Z This reads very much like an account of a modern spiritual seance. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 7 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:03:58.623Z What he had said at his seance was, "Now, of course, I don't know, but I imagine the Conference will do thus and so." Behind the Mirrors The Psychology of Disintegration at Washington 2012-02-11T03:03:55.693Z For she had once been to a seance, at the house of a professional medium, and that afternoon still was vivid and degrading in her memory. Across the Stream 2011-11-05T02:00:11.673Z Beatrice held seances for ten years, hoping to hear from him. Houdini fans hold annual seance: 'If anyone could escape the beyond, it's him' 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z Read the account of the spiritual seance at which Saul and the Witch of Endor assisted, and which resulted in the calling up of Samuel. Hell Warm Words on the Cheerful and Comforting Doctrine of Eternal Damnation 2011-10-12T02:00:41.107Z "Yes, indeed," said Susan, and the seance broke up for that day. Susan Clegg and Her Love Affairs 2011-09-03T02:00:18.353Z A friend of mine asking an eminent divine at one of Dr. Elliotson's seances, and who afterwards entered parliament, what he thought of my defence. The History Of The Last Trial By Jury For Atheism In England A Fragment of Autobiography Submitted for the Perusal of Her Majesty's Attorney-General and the British Clergy 2011-07-22T02:00:15.747Z In the British Museum there is an Egyptian papyrus, which contains an account of a magical seance given by a thaumaturgist named Tchatcha-em-ankh before King Khufu, b.c., Magic In which are given clear and concise explanations of all the well-known illusions as well as many new ones. 2011-07-10T02:00:22.253Z She passed on the duty of holding seances to Walter B Gibson, a writer, who then passed on the duty to Dietrich, Dietrich said. Houdini fans hold annual seance: 'If anyone could escape the beyond, it's him' 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z There is very seldom need of a repetition of deep hypnosis, and, as a rule, all the diagnostic benefit can be secured in one or two seances. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z At this juncture a smothered giggle from the darkened Gipsy wagon came near breaking up the seance. The Meadow-Brook Girls Across Country The Young Pathfinders on a Summer Hike 2011-06-13T02:00:31.687Z The day following, the “Enquirer” reporter, in speaking of the seance in the columns of his paper, referred to Mr. Plimpton in disparaging terms as being a believer in Spiritualism, etc. A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead 2011-05-03T02:00:15.900Z "Why, you both look startled!" said Mr. Dale; "have you been enjoying a spiritual seance?" A Romance of Toronto A Novel 2011-04-23T02:00:04.677Z The seance was a way to test whether it is possible to communicate with the dead as well as remember the story of Houdini. Houdini fans hold annual seance: 'If anyone could escape the beyond, it's him' 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z On a first seance this may take ten minutes, subsequently much less time will be needed, and, as a rule, in five minutes the subject is quite predisposed to sleep. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z “If you ask me, Dad, I believe we are walking into a mess that has last night’s seance at sea beat forty ways to Sunday.” Bill Bolton?Flying Midshipman 2011-04-14T02:00:39.800Z Also, names and words were written on the slate and occasionally materialized locks of hair would be found on the stand upon closing the seance, which, in a few hours, would wholly dematerialize. A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead 2011-05-03T02:00:15.900Z “Most of it, auntie, at a spiritualistic seance in Central Park.” Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z Under his instructions I arranged the seances, and was present at all of them. Do the Dead Return? A True Story of Startling Seances in San Francisco 2011-03-11T03:00:13.180Z Whatever good may be accomplished by hypnotism will probably be reached during the first half dozen seances. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z One of Owen’s biographers states that Shelley’s spirit appeared to Owen at a spiritualistic seance, and that Owen exclaimed, “Oh, there is my old friend, Shelley.” The Radicalism of Shelley and Its Sources 2011-03-08T03:00:45.010Z To narrate all that occurred at this remarkable seance would fill many printed columns. A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead 2011-05-03T02:00:15.900Z It will need another seance—possibly more than one—before the real confidence can be exchanged between them. Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z It was the first seance I had ever attended, and I must confess that I had not the slightest respect for such manifestations other than a natural admiration for the quickness of the operator. Do the Dead Return? A True Story of Startling Seances in San Francisco 2011-03-11T03:00:13.180Z With many patients this will succeed, not at once, but after two or three seances of positive suggestion, even in the waking state. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z Napoleon I. granted its use to the Tribunal for its seances, and Lucien Bonaparte inhabited it for the “Hundred Days.” Dumas' Paris 2011-02-02T03:00:23.057Z In three issues of that paper, to wit, October 16th, 18th and 21st, 1881, appeared his report of a visit to Mrs. Green, and two seances he attended. A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead 2011-05-03T02:00:15.900Z Unless you have something of importance to tell me I shall conclude that this fortune-telling seance is ended,” and Laura rose from her seat. The Girls of Central High on Track and Field The Champions of the School League 2010-12-27T03:00:15.633Z In this case, however, the seance took place in broad daylight, and no attempt was made, so far as I could see, to use any mechanical means. Do the Dead Return? A True Story of Startling Seances in San Francisco 2011-03-11T03:00:13.180Z After the first seance the patient was able to use the leg better and the discomfort was greatly decreased. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z The ‘controls’ of the modern spiritualistic seance have the world for their audience. British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z The light was then extinguished, the doors locked, and the seance begun. A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead 2011-05-03T02:00:15.900Z One reported seeing Mr Wolfe kneel before the animal and gesturing as though he were conducting a seance. Not playing possum: US man arrested 'resuscitating' roadkill 2010-03-27T22:59:00Z Theodore F. Bonnet, who was a reporter for the Daily Report at the time of the seance at the Mayor’s office, was a guest of the author during the seance. Do the Dead Return? A True Story of Startling Seances in San Francisco 2011-03-11T03:00:13.180Z Further seances with Dr. Liebault brought further improvement until finally the condition was cured. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z It was hinted by materialists that they were thieves; by unbelievers in spiritualism that they had perhaps escaped from a seance in some adjoining town. British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z When the seance was over, I at once took the flowers to Mrs. Minor’s to have them arranged according to her art for preservation and now have them in all their original beauty. A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead 2011-05-03T02:00:15.900Z Then he took out his note-book and there among the trunks we had a little seance of our own, in which Hunter asked questions, and whoever could do so answered them. The Window at the White Cat I did not attend the little seance at the Mayor’s office by appointment. Do the Dead Return? A True Story of Startling Seances in San Francisco 2011-03-11T03:00:13.180Z March.—There is a great deal said about spirits nowadays and a lot of us girls went into one of the recitation rooms after school to-night and had a spiritual seance. Village Life in America 1852-1872 Including the period of the American Civil War as told in the diary of a school-girl The mischief produced at ‘spiritual seances’ by ‘bad spirits’ is well-known to those who have paid any attention to this subject. British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z Dear Papa—All of your Swedish friends are here, and intend to use their influence to-day and give you a surprise before the seance is over. A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead 2011-05-03T02:00:15.900Z At the hour agreed on, that is, at five o'clock, the queen mother and the Duc d'Anjou repaired to the rooms of R�n�, who, expecting their visit, had everything ready for the mysterious seance. Marguerite de Valois His wide experience with criminals, bunko-men, and all sorts of tricksters gave him excellent training and amply fitted him for a thorough inspection of all that was done during the seances. Do the Dead Return? A True Story of Startling Seances in San Francisco 2011-03-11T03:00:13.180Z This has been the most successful seance I've had so far with The Brain: a real meeting of minds. The Brain "And our friend here, Mr. Lyon," continued Harcout, with his eyes devoutly raised to the ceiling, "met her at one of our pleasant seances." The Spiritualists and the Detectives When the vision is through, then Mr. Green, then supper, and, after that is settled, a trumpet seance. A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead 2011-05-03T02:00:15.900Z Revolutionary meetings alternate with improbable hypnotic seances, and terrible cortèges of corpses contrast violently with scenes of platonic and ethereal love. Contemporary Russian Novelists Theodore F. Bonnet was at the time of the seance a reporter for the Daily Report. Do the Dead Return? A True Story of Startling Seances in San Francisco 2011-03-11T03:00:13.180Z One of the earliest alleged occurrences of this phenomenon took place in London, at a private seance at which I was present at the house of Mr. Thos. Psychic Phenomena A Brief Account of the Physical Manifestations Observed in Psychical Research Well, he installed me as his mistress in grand style; but, of course, I insisted in giving seances and compelled public recognition through his public recognition of my 'wonderful spirit-power.' The Spiritualists and the Detectives While a member of the Indiana Legislature in 1867 he attended a seance, where he received a message from his dead mother. A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead 2011-05-03T02:00:15.900Z In this connection, let me ask: Have you ever had a seance with a medium? Solaris Farm A Story of the Twentieth Century His account of the seance explains just what occurred. Do the Dead Return? A True Story of Startling Seances in San Francisco 2011-03-11T03:00:13.180Z But a strong feeling against dark seances has arisen from the abuses to which they have led. Psychic Phenomena A Brief Account of the Physical Manifestations Observed in Psychical Research Why jeopardize your own health in perpetuating these midnight seances with him, thus engendering in him a habit that will grow into “nerves,” and perhaps later into shattered health or a weakened character? Confessions of a Neurasthenic She had great success in her seances, and frequently described catastrophes which, on the following morning, were found to be exceedingly accurate. A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead 2011-05-03T02:00:15.900Z The left front tower was arranged as a seance room for spiritual manifestations, and more especially for the different phases of mediumship possessed by Mrs. Bainbridge, including materialization. Solaris Farm A Story of the Twentieth Century This attitude of mind is fairly paralleled by what takes place at the ordinary spiritualistic seance. Religion & Sex Studies in the Pathology of Religious Development It is, however, safe to say, that, even if promiscuous seances are ever useful or wise, a promiscuous dark seance should never be sanctioned by an earnest inquirer. Psychic Phenomena A Brief Account of the Physical Manifestations Observed in Psychical Research A seance was arranged "with a few friends," and of course a message was received from the dear departed boy. Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) Why Dr. Slade changed his mind and allowed me to remain during the seance I do not know, and do not care to know. A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead 2011-05-03T02:00:15.900Z The beautiful seance room at Fenwick Hall, was known to the chosen few, as the "Tower of the Psychics." Solaris Farm A Story of the Twentieth Century Tens of thousands of people have seen demonstrations at spiritualistic seances which, while possessing little evidential value from the scientific viewpoint, nevertheless have a legitimate place in the great mass of psychic phenomena. Elementary Theosophy I remember sending him a report of some rather remarkable manifestations of light witnessed at a private seance in London, under fairly good test-conditions. Psychic Phenomena A Brief Account of the Physical Manifestations Observed in Psychical Research Sometimes it is drawn by magnetic attraction to relatives of the spirit whose clothing it was, and at spiritualistic seances these shells generally impersonate the departed spirit and deceive its relatives. The Rosicrucian Mysteries An Elementary Exposition of Their Secret Teachings The seance was in broad daylight, and under circumstances that precluded fraud or deception on the part of the medium or any one else in the body. A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead 2011-05-03T02:00:15.900Z In the Mayor's office were Detectives Crim and McDermott with the Mayor and Chief of Police, who for nearly two hours held a seance with the accused men in their effort to reach the truth. The Mysterious Murder of Pearl Bryan or: the Headless Horror. Consequently we get many foolish communications and an enormous amount of commonplace platitude is delivered at seances. Elementary Theosophy An account is now given of some remarkable phenomena which occurred at four consecutive seances on the 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th of August 1873. Psychic Phenomena A Brief Account of the Physical Manifestations Observed in Psychical Research A few days after what has just been related, Harry Mortimer paid them another visit, which the family council had resolved should be a regular "mesmeric seance." The Power of Mesmerism A Highly Erotic Narrative of Voluptuous Facts and Fancies On the occasion of the recent anniversary of her eighth birthday, the 13th of July, 1882, I went to Mrs. Green for a seance, taking with me a large banana. A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead 2011-05-03T02:00:15.900Z With his "third degree" seances he arrived at results better and more quickly than in any other way. The Third Degree A Narrative of Metropolitan Life Immediately on beginning the seance the young girl was taken possession of by an entity claiming to be Turner. Elementary Theosophy We darkened the seance room, leaving the gas burning brightly in the adjoining dining-room. Psychic Phenomena A Brief Account of the Physical Manifestations Observed in Psychical Research If bills of such denomination materialized as cleverly as roses at a medium's seance, what might not develop at any moment? A Man of Two Countries These slate-writing seances, as has been heretofore explained, take place in the full light. A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead 2011-05-03T02:00:15.900Z This consists in having a series of seances with the dreamer in order to evoke the free associations. Hidden Symbolism of Alchemy and the Occult Arts The medium surrenders his physical mechanism for the use of another, who speaks through it, and at the close of the seance the medium knows nothing of what has occurred. Elementary Theosophy The evidential value of the seance depends entirely on the honesty and truthfulness of Mr. Slater and of the two friends who assisted him in the carrying out of the precautions taken. Psychic Phenomena A Brief Account of the Physical Manifestations Observed in Psychical Research A remnant of these worshippers of antiquity still holds its seances at Concord, Mass., and publishes its amazingly dry Journal of Speculative Philosophy. Buchanan's Journal of Man, September 1887 Volume 1, Number 8 Messages Were written on the inside of folded slates, and often, after a seance, a fluid would be found on the outside of the slate, which, unless washed off then, could never be removed. A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead 2011-05-03T02:00:15.900Z Mr. Eglinton has published in the London Medium a very interesting narrative of his seances with the Emperor and Empress of Russia, the royal family and nobility. Buchanan's Journal of Man, August 1887 Volume 1, Number 7 This accounts for many of the foolish, and sometimes startling messages, or answers to questions, received at seances. Elementary Theosophy The seances at Mr. Everitt's were conducted in an exclusively religious tone, and afforded no opportunity for obtaining scientific evidence. Psychic Phenomena A Brief Account of the Physical Manifestations Observed in Psychical Research At a public seance in Santa Cruz, following a lecture, folded ballots were sent up by the audience and the answers were sometimes written on closed slates and sometimes by the doctor’s hands. Buchanan's Journal of Man, September 1887 Volume 1, Number 8 He was a cousin of mine, and has belonged to the band for two years, and has been exceedingly active, especially in the trumpet seances. A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead 2011-05-03T02:00:15.900Z In the first royal seance, the Grand Duchess Vladimir proved to be a medium, and was lifted in the air, screaming the while. Buchanan's Journal of Man, August 1887 Volume 1, Number 7 Stillman felt that he was foolishly wasting his time and declared the seance at an end. Elementary Theosophy The objection to a dark seance in itself can of course have no scientific basis. Psychic Phenomena A Brief Account of the Physical Manifestations Observed in Psychical Research The gentleman stated the facts to the company present, and the seance broke up. The Humbugs of the World An Account of Humbugs, Delusions, Impositions, Quackeries, Deceits and Deceivers Generally, in All Ages It was suggested by me that we have a spirit seance, but we had no stand, slate or pencil. A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead 2011-05-03T02:00:15.900Z At the seance with the emperor there were present a party of ten, the empress, Grand Duke and Duchess of Oldenburg, Grand Duke and Duchess Sergius, Grand Duke Vladimir, Prince Alexander, and Gen. Richter. Buchanan's Journal of Man, August 1887 Volume 1, Number 7 Ruskin, who had known the celebrated dead artist intimately, declared that the contrariness of the medium at the beginning of the seance was remarkably characteristic of Turner. Elementary Theosophy I was present at this seance, and can corroborate the truth of the above statement. Psychic Phenomena A Brief Account of the Physical Manifestations Observed in Psychical Research I am so unstrung after our seances that I feel like crawling right out under a bush and eating sage. Letters of a Dakota Divorcee Hesitate not to invite undeveloped spirits to your seances if your purpose be to benefit them. A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead 2011-05-03T02:00:15.900Z And the next time the reporter saw a light in the office window he broke into the seance. In Our Town They do not put away the thronging thoughts, anxieties, and worries of their busy lives, but carry them right into the seance chamber, yet expect good spiritual results. Genuine Mediumship or The Invisible Powers She was well acquainted with him for twenty-five years, attended many seances, and took notes of them at the time. Psychic Phenomena A Brief Account of the Physical Manifestations Observed in Psychical Research When freed from the current the clever fellow made a break for the steerage and never appeared again at any of my electric seances. Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison Fifteen Years in Solitude In 1869, myself and husband were holding a seance alone, at Aurora, Ind. We were living in the lower part of the city, near the river bank. A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead 2011-05-03T02:00:15.900Z As will be seen by this time, there are many wrinkles about using bromide paper, and it will be found that new ones appear at every seance in the enlarging room. Bromide Printing and Enlarging A Practical Guide to the Making of Bromide Prints by Contact and Bromide Enlarging by Daylight and Artificial Light, With the Toning of Bromide Prints and Enlargements Take up your Bible and you will find that there is not a single phenomenon which is recorded there which does not occur at seances today. Genuine Mediumship or The Invisible Powers The following is an account, by Mr. Stainton Moses himself, of a seance held on 19th September 1872, the last held before a break in the series during the autumn of that year. Psychic Phenomena A Brief Account of the Physical Manifestations Observed in Psychical Research I can never forget the seance I had with mother the day I handed over father's best, go-to-meeting overcoat to a dirty, evil-looking tramp, and gave away Victor's velocipede to the ash-man's little boy. The Lilac Lady In length, thirty-eight inches; at large end, four and one-half inches in diameter, and at the small opening one-half inch; and we commenced holding trumpet seances with amazing and astonishing results. A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead 2011-05-03T02:00:15.900Z After one such seance, when he was twelve years of age, he disappeared with a colored boy about his own age. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Orators These incidents of their personality should be left, together with their hats and outer wraps, in the outer hall of the house in which the seance is held. Genuine Mediumship or The Invisible Powers This was all carried out preliminary to a seance, and a final examination of the room was made. Psychic Phenomena A Brief Account of the Physical Manifestations Observed in Psychical Research To remove a very prolific growth several "seances" will be necessary. The Woman Beautiful or, The Art of Beauty Culture One seance written up by Judge A. G. W. Carter, of Cincinnati, I here insert as illustrating partially only the magnitude of this power. A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead 2011-05-03T02:00:15.900Z Here is another," said my companion, "Christopher McCarthy; bi-weekly seances—attended by all the eminent spirits of ancient and modern times. Masterpieces of Mystery In Four Volumes Mystic-Humorous Stories It should be almost unnecessary to state that haste, hurry and impatience are retarding factors in a spiritualistic seance; but, alas, too many persons seem to be totally unaware of this important fact. Genuine Mediumship or The Invisible Powers He had made up his mind to take charge of this antigrav operation, and he wouldn't let one bogus seance stop him more than momentarily. Sense from Thought Divide In the presence of these hardy trailers the doings of darkened seance rooms seemed morbid, if not actually insane. A Daughter of the Middle Border Many startling results of seances were recited, such as the sounding of trumpets, the ringing of bells, singing, and the appearance of different spirits were detailed.” A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead 2011-05-03T02:00:15.900Z I don't know how it will be after I have my seance with Mrs. Whoever-it-is I'm going to see, but when I'm reasonably abstemious I'm not given to ingrowing nerves. An American Suffragette Too frequent, prolonged, or discordant seances; inharmonious conditions and sittings, when you are already jaded and exhausted, are therefore to be avoided. Genuine Mediumship or The Invisible Powers Sure, a lot of the Girls believed in seances. Sense from Thought Divide Some evenings I would join the girls in a table-turning seance. My Reminiscences It was night when he arrived, the night of the strange witch-doctor's seance. The Blue Envelope There had been a special scout meeting for this15 work; every scout had come equipped with a gimlet, and there was such a boring seance as had never been known before. Tom Slade with the Colors The best authorities constantly impress upon young mediums the fact that they should develop their mediumistic powers to a considerable degree before they venture to give public seances or exhibitions of their power. Genuine Mediumship or The Invisible Powers "All right, Kennedy," he had said resignedly, "I'll attend your seance." Sense from Thought Divide "Al-f-u-r-d" was escorted home then to the cellar where the seance was a trifle more animated than usual, at least "Al-f-u-r-d's" cries so denoted. Watch Yourself Go By The bluff Liverpool man objected to joining hands—he had been to successful seances, where hands were not joined. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales He could waste no more time, he told himself, in foolish spiritualistic seances with his own shadow. Phantom Wires A Novel The medium in this case was a woman of high standing in spiritualistic circles, and the seance took place in Mr. Smedley's own home. Genuine Mediumship or The Invisible Powers When Old Stone Face had been staring at them during the seance—seance?, hah!—they were laying in inert, random positions. Sense from Thought Divide It follows that a telepathist at any following seance with the recipient can reach the content of that message. Complete Hypnotism, Mesmerism, Mind-Reading and Spiritualism How to Hypnotize: Being an Exhaustive and Practical System of Method, Application, and Use Spiritualists have grossly imposed upon credulous persons; and others, without much consideration, attend seance after seance, for no other reason than that the manifestations displayed by the tricksters have become the grand arcana of fashion. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales If the child is but slightly dyspneic, the obstructing part of the growth is first removed without anesthesia, general or local; the remaining fungations are extirpated subsequently at a number of brief seances. Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery The seance was opened by the singing of hymns, and before long the medium went under control. Genuine Mediumship or The Invisible Powers He accused the Swami of inefficiency, bungling, fraud, deliberate insubordination, and a few other assorted faults for having made a fool out of us all at the seance. Sense from Thought Divide First, repeated strain of excitement in hypnotic seances will wear out the constitution just as certainly as repeated strain of excitement in social life, or the like, which, as we know, frequently produces nervous exhaustion. Complete Hypnotism, Mesmerism, Mind-Reading and Spiritualism How to Hypnotize: Being an Exhaustive and Practical System of Method, Application, and Use The phantoms raised at a seance are in proportion to the gloom surrounding the audience. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales She hid her face on my shoulder and sobbed so violently that it put an end to the seance. Cicely and Other Stories Experienced spirits will usually detect the approach of the reaction time, and will, themselves, bring the seance to a close, independent of any action on the part of the medium. Genuine Mediumship or The Invisible Powers But when I ask you to attend a seance, you balk! Sense from Thought Divide Rasputin had left his district of Tobolsk and at Moscow had started a new cult, where mystical seances were mingled with debauchery. History of the World War An Authentic Narrative of the World's Greatest War The gas was then turned down, and the seance began. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales He, however, calmed their fears, and exposed his projects to them, and the seances always ended by a vote of confidence in the future of the undertaking. Scientific American Supplement, No. 365, December 30, 1882 While they mean well, enjoy the seances, and feel 'so much better' after them, the success of the circle is endangered so far as the object for which it was formed is concerned. Genuine Mediumship or The Invisible Powers He understood, from his researches, that the most positive psi effects were experienced during a seance with a medium. Sense from Thought Divide Oh, no; it was her mother's rugged health and virile strength that grieved Mary, as long as the seance lasted, which was during the entire performance. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume III. (of X.) The seance was not, however, productive of anything very strange. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales The seance continued for some 10 minutes, the impersonator chirping out answers to the questioning priest. The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir This being so, it will be seen that it would be very unwise to surrender oneself indiscriminately to each and every kind of spirit who happens to manifest his presence at a seance. Genuine Mediumship or The Invisible Powers I could not recall ever having held a seance before. Sense from Thought Divide “Maybe it’s time I went out there myself and had a seance with the horses.” Warlord of Kor Curiosity led him to attend the seance, having previously informed the quack that since the case was in such hands he relinquished all connection with it. Witchcraft and Devil Lore in the Channel Islands Transcripts from the Official Records of the Guernsey Royal Court, with an English Translation and Historical Introduction It was intimated to them, however, that day, privately, that the proceedings of the seance royale would be favorable to them. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 2 Patience is necessary in conducting a seance, and perseverance is essential. Genuine Mediumship or The Invisible Powers During the seance there had been no jarring of the table, not even so much as a rap or quiver which could have been caused by the Swami's lifted knee. Sense from Thought Divide Tolstoy was not a friend of either Russian or German autocracy, hence his seance may have been but a clever ruse to discover what was in the minds of the two rulers. History of the American Negro in the Great World War His Splendid Record in the Battle Zones of Europe; Including a Resume of His Past Services to his Country in the Wars of the Revolution, of 1812, the War of Rebellion, the Indian Wars on the Frontier, the Spanish-American War, and the Late Imbroglio With Mexico When all preparations for the seance had been made the Angakok's head was covered and in a few moments he began to utter untelligible exclamations, which were shortly punctuated by shouts and screams and ravings. Ungava Bob A Winter's Tale He determined that the two plans should be deliberated on the next day, and the seance royale put off a day longer. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 2 Regularity in attendance is also important, as it is important that so far as possible the same general conditions be maintained at each and every seance. Genuine Mediumship or The Invisible Powers They suck their lips in with a sharp hissing breath; then push them out suddenly, ready for the osculatory seance, the lips moving as if they were pushed from the inside by a pole. Campaign Pictures of the War in South Africa (1899-1900) Letters from the Front Of late years Sipsu's conjurations for recovery had resulted in few cures; his heart was not in them; but with greater vehemence did he enter upon seances of malediction. The Eternal Maiden On the instant, as Mr Boult drew out his watch, the audience hushed itself, as for a conjuring seance. Nicky-Nan, Reservist I have before mentioned to you the ferment into which the proceedings at the seance royale of the 23rd had thrown the people. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 2 If some present feel moved to prayer, then by all means let the prayer be made, for there can scarcely be a more fitting occasion for reverent prayer than a properly conducted seance. Genuine Mediumship or The Invisible Powers I draw the line there, and also at spiritual seances. Cecilia de Noël They visited, made excursions, attended anti-slavery meetings and also spiritual seances, which were then attracting great attention. The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years Nevertheless often "Drink to me only with thine eyes", says the youthful lover; but when the seance is over he goes out and orders beef-steak and bottled beer. Hints for Lovers It was agreed to in Council, as also that the seance royale should be held on the 22nd, and the meetings till then be suspended. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 2 Mediums are frequently so thoroughly "under the influence or control," especially in private circle seances, that they seem to have been transformed into another personality. Genuine Mediumship or The Invisible Powers Madame la Grange wants to call off the seance. The Thirteenth Chair A much younger man, a captain in the Indian army, who had attended many spiritist seances, suffered much the same sort of tickling annoyance. Inferences from Haunted Houses and Haunted Men Our engraving represents a stereopticon seance, and the draughtsman has well rendered the effect of the two luminous and differently colored fascicles superposed upon the screen. Scientific American Supplement, No. 795, March 28, 1891 It is this; that the King, in a seance royale, should come forward with a Charter of Rights in his hand, to be signed by himself and by every member of the three orders. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 2 Each seance should be continued for about an hour or a little over—certainly not over two hours at a time. Genuine Mediumship or The Invisible Powers I know it sounds foolish, but we were having a spiritualistic seance. The Thirteenth Chair Thus in Mr. Austin Podmore's account of Mr. Davey's seance, his attention was called away for two or three minutes without his noting it. Inferences from Haunted Houses and Haunted Men There was whispering and comparing notes, and passing about of little books, and as soon as the seance was over, open discussion of Campion's "Reasons." Ten Reasons Proposed to His Adversaries for Disputation in the Name of the Faith and Presented to the Illustrious Members of Our Universities At the only spiritualistic seance he had ever attended, a greasy affair in a hall bedroom, he had heard that very phrase. The House of Mystery An Episode in the Career of Rosalie Le Grange, Clairvoyant The seance should be started at the same hour on each occasion, at least so far as is possible, so as to preserve the same time rhythm. Genuine Mediumship or The Invisible Powers No seance of the secret sort, Had barred the Truth with bolts and keys; The Press, encouraged to report. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, April 9, 1919 I'll take his word to get out, and stay out; otherwise he and I are going to have a little seance of our own. The Case and the Girl We were all skeptics of the most pronounced type, having seen much of the contemptible trickery and fraud of so-called mediums; but we yielded to the temptation to enter the seance room through mere curiosity. The Gentleman from Everywhere This dark room developin' seance work is bosh to stall the dopes along. The House of Mystery An Episode in the Career of Rosalie Le Grange, Clairvoyant When these answers begin to "come through" plainly and definitely, then the seance enters a new phase. Genuine Mediumship or The Invisible Powers That will keep her out of the way while we have our seance with the Draper. Revelations of a Wife The Story of a Honeymoon "The colonel has come to attend a spiritualistic seance." The Crime of the French Café and Other Stories It was on Sunday evening that the quartet met regularly for their seance. The Bent Twig When he let it drop careless, in practicing before the seance, it used to make a noise like that. The House of Mystery An Episode in the Career of Rosalie Le Grange, Clairvoyant Another point which should be borne in mind by the sitters in the circle is that the spirits should be 197consulted as to just what they wish to manifest at the seance. Genuine Mediumship or The Invisible Powers We can picture the scene at a "flying seance." The Dominion of the Air; the story of aerial navigation The colonel had not been given a private seance. The Crime of the French Café and Other Stories In the midst of the seance, he appeared almost inspired, and recited "La Charite dans Bordeaux"—the grand piece of the evening. Jasmin: Barber, Poet, Philanthropist I tried at my very first seance to make her talk business and I've tried it twice since. The House of Mystery An Episode in the Career of Rosalie Le Grange, Clairvoyant The seances should be held not oftener than, say, twice a week, or at the most three times a week. Genuine Mediumship or The Invisible Powers He began to haunt psychological laboratories, where they experiment with the charwoman and the odd man, and he used to go up to Cambridge for seances. The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies Don't imagine for a moment that I'm an anarchist— that I'm going to wind up this seance by unfurling the red flag and throwing a hatful of bombs. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 12 At Toulouse, where I gave five special seances, of which the two first, to Saint-Vincent de Paul and the Prefecture, produced more than 1600 fr., nil. Jasmin: Barber, Poet, Philanthropist Ten minutes later, Rosalie tiptoed from the library from which she had observed the seance to the last detail of method, and made her way to the closet wherein she had shut Dr. Blake. The House of Mystery An Episode in the Career of Rosalie Le Grange, Clairvoyant This principle of rhythm is what is really involved in the call of many spirits for singing at the beginning of a seance. Genuine Mediumship or The Invisible Powers They laughed, as the public laughed, at the sham Shakespeares and vulgar Caesars who figured in certain seance rooms. The Vital Message This is the question that fifteen puzzled investigators are asking themselves this morning, after witnessing a number of astounding manifestations at a private seance given by Mr. Sothern last night. The Miracle Mongers, an Exposé On the 2nd of August of the same year the last seance of the old academy was held. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 Every night of a seance, Mrs. Markham has prepared for you by sending this girl to bed early—by sitting beside her and putting her to sleep. The House of Mystery An Episode in the Career of Rosalie Le Grange, Clairvoyant One of the best kind of cabinets for this purpose is a small alcove room, or other small room adjoining the room in which the visitors sit at the seance. Genuine Mediumship or The Invisible Powers It has been stated in a previous book by the author, but it will bear repetition, that the use of the seance should, in his opinion, be carefully regulated as well as reverently conducted. The Vital Message We shall have to appoint a special seance, then, beginning early. The American At times he held seances in the larger rooms of the flat, playing vigorously upon a mouth-organ and invoking a familiar whom he called "Edna," and whom he asserted was an Indian maiden. McTeague It seemed to me that I'd better take, just once, the chance of being recognized by a sitter, an' 'tend door for the seance. The House of Mystery An Episode in the Career of Rosalie Le Grange, Clairvoyant Weak spirits, therefore, who are unable to make themselves heard in the ordinary way, often employ the trumpet with effect in seances. Genuine Mediumship or The Invisible Powers What calls forth this exclamation, is the little table at which the seance had taken place. Echoes of the War At the seance just referred to, my friend questioned his late uncle, through Mr. Manchester, and the late uncle wrote down his replies, using Mr. Manchester's hand and pencil for that purpose. Life on the Mississippi, Part 10. The mere fact that spiritual seances and the services of a medium involved the payment of money condemned the whole thing in my eyes. Frenzied Fiction Oh, dear no!" spoke Mrs. Markham, "not so low as that—this is no dark seance. The House of Mystery An Episode in the Career of Rosalie Le Grange, Clairvoyant While most mediums seek for some guide or control of prominence, it must not be always taken for granted that the controlling spirit during a seance is always just what he claims to be. Genuine Mediumship or The Invisible Powers This is the first seance I have ever taken part in, but I must believe now.' Echoes of the War I'll stand for most any kind of a dark seance, but this particular spook business is getting on my nerves. The Sign at Six I've known him to ignore two cases of croup and one case of twins to attend a seance and help convince a doubting Thomas on the spirit question. Remarks It was all started, apparently, by a worthless 'felly' from Castleton, who had a great reputation as a medium, and would come over on summer evenings to conduct seances at Frimley and the places near. The History of David Grieve They are both likeable, but the Sultan appears rather nervous and frail, and it is rumoured that his health has suffered as a result of overindulgence in spiritualistic seances. Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917 On April 8 he attended a seance of the Institute, and was there instrumental in reconciling several persons who had become estranged through events which occurred during the Revolution.* Terre Napoleón; a History of French Explorations and Projects in Australia You would see it small, shrunken, dropped together, just like the body of a materialising medium at a seance. Three More John Silence Stories This closed the first seance, and my trainer took me in the dressing-room to attend a consultation of physicians. Remarks Then with a resolute effort of will he mastered his imagination, reminding himself that spirits gifted in the matter of moving material objects such as candlesticks, frequent only the booths of seance mediums. Alias the Lone Wolf No," said I. "My first visits have generally been failures, and I have more than once been told that my own temperament is most unfavourable to the success of a seance. Across the Zodiac Indeed, at the instance of Mrs. Browning, who was often with us, we held spirit seances, Miss Shepard being the medium, though she mildly protested. Hawthorne and His Circle You knew what to export, and if you attended seances at Swifty Bob's you left your gold watch and your little savings at home. The Prince and Betty Until then, she would assuredly stop at the end of the first movement in these moonlit seances, and say that the other two were more like morning and afternoon. Queen Lucia Moreover, you never had a better opportunity of showing your wisdom, if your philosophic seances with the Muses on Helicon have not been thrown away. Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 03 When the men trailed into the presence of the ladies for that brief seance on which etiquette insisted before permitting the stampede to the billiard-room, Elsa was not to be seen. The Man Upstairs and Other Stories After which, having put down seven and sixpence, one week's rent in advance, he was presented with a grubby receipt and an enormous latchkey, and the seance was at an end. Psmith in the City It was not unlike a "spirit reading," or a ouija-board seance. Flowing Gold And then if she was thoroughly rested, perhaps she would give us a seance or two. Queen Lucia Mackellar volunteered to be the weight, and sat on the bags, at our first seance, while Wells superintended the gas and I read the written directions. The Making of an American The blue velvet curtains suddenly gave a jump as though they were assisting at at spiritualistic seance. Smith and the Pharaohs, and other Tales At one moment it seemed to be Rugby football, at another a jiu-jitsu seance. Psmith in the City Many fair ones have passed under his hands in public duty or private seance. The Little Lady of Lagunitas A Franco-Californian Romance Robert had grown quite excited about it, and was vexed that the seances were interrupted by his wife's expedition to London. Queen Lucia Spiritualism. —experiments in. —if true, an additional argument against suicide. —report on seance. Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 3 Or Slavovitch seen me, I guess, because he started the seance. Smoke Bellew Through becoming familiar with such things at seances arranged by his mediumistic acquaintance, he began to hope that he had found the way by which scientific research could overstep the limits of the physical world. Man or Matter I don't think I shall attend any more seances. The Metropolis Wherever I go I hear nothing but talk of seances, and spirits, and automatic writing. Queen Lucia Ward's saying about Mill. —report on spiritualistic seance. —attack in "Quarterly". —on vivisection. —instructions for Polar expedition. —on theological protest. —his degree at Cambridge. Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 3 Rainbow Valley seances were undeniably more exciting after Mary came. Rainbow Valley I want to go to him—or her—and have a seance, and I want to get into communication with Sanford—with Mr. Embury's spirit, and learn from him who killed him. Raspberry Jam After that she switched off into psychic research—somebody had taken her to a seance, where grave college professors and ladies in spectacles sat round and waited for ghosts to materialize. The Metropolis She was kind enough, it was left to be understood, to give a little seance after dinner at the house of her "dear friend," and so, publicly, the question of money never came up. Queen Lucia —Huxley's reservations in accepting the doctrine of the "Origin". —on Huxley's treatment of Suarez' metaphysics: intellect of Huxley. —conveys him a gift from his friends. —on new biological teaching. —on report of seance. —automatism. Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 3 At the houses of other friends, he had attended seances and met mediums by whom he was most unfavourably impressed. Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 2 I hope if you do go to see Marigny, it will prove a satisfactory seance, but I also hope you will decide not to go. Raspberry Jam The room had been fitted up as a medium's seance parlor, with black hangings on the walls, while at one side there was a square cabinet of black cloth, with a guitar lying before it. The Exploits of Elaine It was after the first seance that the frenzy for spiritualism seized Riseholme. Queen Lucia With some stiffness he explained the danger of interrupting a seance of this sort, but Law remained obdurate. Heart of the Sunset They tell me there was some kind of hypnotic seance going on. The Treasure-Train She described the seance truthfully, Fibsy's bright eyes—not lack-luster now—darting glances at her and at Stone as the tale proceeded. Raspberry Jam "You must come to my seance chamber where we shall not be interrupted." The Exploits of Elaine I will send a line to dear Daisy at once, and say how enormously your account of the seance has interested me. Queen Lucia Then followed the usual sort of thing which follows at this sort of seance. Galusha the Magnificent There was to be a seance to-night, then, and the seance had begun. At the Villa Rose Nor is it customary, in these lands, to sit together after dinner—the evening prayer cuts short the seance. Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 2 To our surprise, the seance room was empty. The Exploits of Elaine Peppino, the Princess does not go out in the evening; they always have a seance there. Queen Lucia More than ever he wished the seance would end. Galusha the Magnificent I tried to stop the seances, but I was not allowed. At the Villa Rose It was quite late before this seance broke up: and the waiter itching to get rid of the fellows. Aaron's Rod Long Sin who had been watching for their arrival from the window now hastily withdrew from the seance room and disappeared behind the black curtains. The Exploits of Elaine She had hardly got downstairs when Robert came in from the Green, where he had been recounting the experiences of the last seance. Queen Lucia Ever since the evening of the seance when, partially by craft and partially by luck, he had prevented her father's discovering young Howard's presence in the house, she had unreservedly given him her friendship. Galusha the Magnificent I tried to stop the seances because now for the first time I recognised that I had been playing with a dangerous thing. At the Villa Rose Aunt Wess' and Mr. Cressler were discussing psychic research and seances, on the sofa on the other side of the room. The Pit Entering the room the medium at once prepared for the seance by pulling down the window shades. The Exploits of Elaine "I will certainly ask dear Lucia to a seance, if we do," she said. Queen Lucia Father liked Nelson well enough before that, but he came home from that seance as bitter against him as if the poor boy had committed murder. Galusha the Magnificent It was interesting, too, to know that there had been a seance planned for that night! At the Villa Rose We attended every kind of seance and took the matter up quite seriously. Margot Asquith, an Autobiography - Two Volumes in One They passed through the passageway of the fireplace and, having entered the seance room, Clutching Hand began briefly explaining the purpose of the preparations that had been made. The Exploits of Elaine But most unfortunately the Princess was leaving town next day on a much needed holiday, for she had been giving three seances a day for the last two months and required rest. Queen Lucia A chair was provided, again the lights were dimmed, and the seance resumed, punctuated now at minute intervals by the shattering bellows of the great foghorn. Galusha the Magnificent This was to be the last of the seances. At the Villa Rose "Virgil?" said Bleak, absent-mindedly, for he was wondering whether he might be privileged to attend one of these seances. In the Sweet Dry and Dry While Kennedy was thus besieged by the devil worshippers in the anteroom, several policemen and detectives gathered in the seance room with us, next door, where Savetsky was held a defiant and mute prisoner. The Exploits of Elaine The seances had been most remarkable, too; and he would have to get out his planchette again. Queen Lucia They were of similar vague import to those of the previous seance and, couched in Little Cherry Blossom's weird gibberish, were vaguer still. Galusha the Magnificent For she herself was now anxious to have the seance over and done with. At the Villa Rose It was found that the public entered into the spirit of these seances with great gusto, and often the collection taken up was gratifyingly large. In the Sweet Dry and Dry If he found himself among the circumstances of a spiritualist seance he would, I know, instantly smash the table with that big fist of his. First and Last Things Now tell me all about the seance the first night. Queen Lucia Not only for sending father the Psychical Society books, but for planning all that happened at the seance. Galusha the Magnificent The visit to the restaurant at Montmartre, for instance, and the seances. At the Villa Rose The editor had been coached beforehand by Quimbleton as to the routine of the seance. In the Sweet Dry and Dry "In such a company of unbelievers," said Mr. Dempster, "we could not get up a seance, and what is more, we have no medium." Mr. Hogarth's Will "And she was fined last Thursday for holding a seance at which a detective was present," said Robert. Queen Lucia The seance was to be away over in Trumet and it is sure to last hours. Galusha the Magnificent There was no seance as yet held in the Villa Rose. At the Villa Rose He expressed his doctrine very agreeably in his speech accepting the party nomination; though credit should be given to Theodolinda, who had assisted him by a little private seance before he addressed the convention. In the Sweet Dry and Dry Her curiosity led her to attend a seance with Francis at the same place, but everything on that occasion was a failure. Mr. Hogarth's Will You see, I don't believe for a moment that these seances were held for nothing, though we didn't pay for going to them. Queen Lucia Father," she pleaded, "what makes you try to hold a seance to-night? Galusha the Magnificent But if by any chance she were in the plot—and the lie seemed to show she was—then the seances showed me new possibilities. At the Villa Rose Through some fatal neglect, against which they had fairly warned the participants of the seance, the two Orientals had been carried bodily in the astral plane. Arcadian Adventures with the Idle Rich If I had you at a seance", said Mr. Dempster, "I could get all your secrets out of you, whether you liked it or not. Mr. Hogarth's Will Riseholme had been electrified by spiritualism, and even now the seances had been cheap at the price. Queen Lucia Jethro appeared to have forgotten altogether the seance and his, Galusha's, assumption of the character of the small, dark "evil influence." Galusha the Magnificent This folly of belief, these seances, were the one touch of colour in Mme. At the Villa Rose So the seance ended and the guests vanished, and the Yahi-Bahi Society terminated itself without even a vote of dissolution. Arcadian Adventures with the Idle Rich You recollect that we had some curious revelations one evening at a seance at my house in London. Mr. Hogarth's Will But you asked Mrs Quantock and the Princess to dine with you," he said, "and hoped there would be a seance afterwards. Queen Lucia As for Primmie, she was so frightened as to be speechless, a miracle far more amazing than any other which the seance had thus far produced. Galusha the Magnificent Celia did not foresee the hatred she was arousing; nor, on the other hand, did she foresee the overwhelming effect of these spiritualistic seances on Mme. At the Villa Rose The really notable part of the whole experience was the marvellous demonstration of occult power which attended the final seance of the society, the true nature of which is still wrapped in mystery. Arcadian Adventures with the Idle Rich "I should like you to come to a seance" said Mr. Dempster, glad to find some one who was disposed to inquire on the subject. Mr. Hogarth's Will This was very gratifying, especially when it was explained that only the most elect had purple halos, and soon other elect souls assembled for the seance. Queen Lucia The only unusual thing about him," said his daughter, "is that he has not once mentioned the seance or anything that happened there. Galusha the Magnificent Dauvray the colours of her belief, she would hold a seance at the Villa Rose. At the Villa Rose The seance was to take place at Mrs. Rasselyer-Brown's residence, and was to be at midnight. Arcadian Adventures with the Idle Rich Francis Hogarth did not forget his promise to Mr. Dempster, and went to his house at the hour appointed, to be witness of the seance. Mr. Hogarth's Will The Quantocks had taken a high and magnificent line about the "usual fees" for the seances, an expensive line, but then Roumanian oils had been extremely prosperous lately. Queen Lucia The group in the room was made up about as on the occasion of the former seance, but it was a trifle larger. Galusha the Magnificent I hated more and more the thought of the seance which was to take place on the morrow. At the Villa Rose Each of the ladies was requested to bring to the seance some ornament of gold; but it must be plain gold, without any setting of stones. Arcadian Adventures with the Idle Rich Mr. Dempster's eagerness after a possible convert was only to be satisfied by Francis making an appointment with him to attend a seance on the following evening in his own house. Mr. Hogarth's Will But the crown and apex of these manifestations was undoubtedly the three regular seances which took place to the three select circles after dinner. Queen Lucia Miss Hoag's headgear was intrinsically the same she had worn at the former seance, although the arrangement of the fruit, flowers, sprays and other accessories was a trifle different. Galusha the Magnificent All through dinner, at every word of the conversation, she had felt her reluctance towards this seance swelling into a positive disgust. At the Villa Rose But he was not obliged to render a report of the seance. The Honor of the Name Sir Charles owned that he had been present at the seance, but he would never tell me what it was that frightened them all so; he said that he preferred to forget the whole episode. The Days Before Yesterday Then We'll hear no more of seance, table-rapping, And all that trash, o'er which the world is gaping, Lost in effect, while science seeks the cause. Maurine and Other Poems What I dread—I think I dread that silly seance next Saturday night more than anything else. Galusha the Magnificent Suppose that the seance had taken place, that this sceptical visitor with the red hair professed herself dissatisfied with Vauquier's method of testing the medium, had suggested another way, Mlle. At the Villa Rose But the commission had not yet commenced its seance; and they had time to look about them. The Honor of the Name In one of these there was an account of a seance which took place at the Pantheon in Oxford Street, in either the "forties" or the "fifties." The Days Before Yesterday "I shall be surprised if the police do not interrupt this seance, which smells a little of insurrection." Frederick the Great and His Family The remainder of that week the seance to be held in the light keeper's cottage on Saturday evening was much talked about. Galusha the Magnificent And now I tell you why I am sure there was no seance last night—why Mlle. At the Villa Rose This monstrous seance had aroused a storm of indignation and disgust within their breasts, and they looked questioningly at each other. The Honor of the Name Haunted houses, ghostly voices, unusual 86:18 noises, and apparitions brought out in dark seances either involve feats by tricksters, or they are images and sounds evolved involuntarily by mortal mind. Science and Health, with Key to the Scriptures Then she bade the five who had remained with her speak forth somewhat of poesy, so they might entertain therewith the seance and that Al-Abbas might rejoice thereat. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 12 [Supplement] The seance for which Galusha Bangs had laid plans and to which he had looked forward hopefully if a little fearfully—that seance was under way. Galusha the Magnificent Imagine, messieurs, the effect of such seances upon a woman like Mme. At the Villa Rose The knocking in no wise dis turbed the seance, but one of them rose and went to see what it was and presently returned, saying, "Truly our pleasure for this night is to be perfect." The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 01 At the moment Boyne's intellectual seance with Miss Rasmith was coming to an end. The Kentons We must add that at a later seance M. Cartailhac contested, if not the facts, the conclusions deducted from them. Manners and Monuments of Prehistoric Peoples Cousin Gussie, being an unsophisticated stranger, was startled, as Mr. Bangs had been at the former seance, but Primmie's whisper reassured him. Galusha the Magnificent Her dress was not suited to a seance. At the Villa Rose After all, Violetta's sitting posture was, as Alison observed, an example of the inclined plane, but that was nothing to Rose, and the seance would have been indefinitely prolonged, but for considerations for Violetta's health. Clever Woman of the Family The greatest practical genius of his time was a frequent attendant at spiritualistic seances; he cultivated personally the society of mediums, and in sickness he usually resorted to mental healers, mesmerists, and clairvoyants. The Age of Big Business; a chronicle of the captains of industry In truth, these long seances had worn her out, and she was ill indeed. Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc — Volume 2 But when Miss Primrose Cash knocked upon the door of the Phipps' sitting room and delivered her call to the seance, she was as opportune and nick-of-timey as was ever a dramatic Governor's messenger. Galusha the Magnificent "Thus, then, the seances began," said Hanaud, leaning forward with a keen interest. At the Villa Rose At the termination of the seance, the spirit-voice said, 'We are going'. Myth, Ritual and Religion — Volume 1 Julian, who had entered upon his adventure with the supercilious incredulity of a staunch unbeliever invited to a spiritualist's seance, was conscious for a moment of an absolutely new sensation. The Devil's Paw The rest had been bestowed, partly on persons whose seances merited all and more than all that they obtained, but chiefly on the King's personal friends. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 5 I declare, Mr. Bangs, you and I have forgotten all about that blessed seance. Galusha the Magnificent Dauvray was, as she always was before a seance, in a feverish flutter. At the Villa Rose "The regular evening seance is about to begin," announced Billy, with a grimace, as he turned toward the office. The Circus Boys on the Plains : or, the Young Advance Agents Ahead of the Show Then, I wish you would look up Mrs. Popper to-night and have a private seance with her. The Silent Bullet He grew abstracted and solitary,—holding dark seances with himself,—which was odd, as everybody knew he never cared a rap for the Millikens girl. Condensed Novels: New Burlesques I got up at six this morning to write out my notes, and have been writing for five hours, and there is shortly the prospect of another savage seance. Unbeaten Tracks in Japan That is partly why I think there was no seance held last night. At the Villa Rose The doctor then asked him if he had felt any pain, to which he replied that he had not, and the payment of a small fee brought the seance to a close. Historic China, and other sketches From his manner I inferred that they had been satisfactory, and he seemed much gratified when I told him that I had arranged successfully for the seance and that Farrington would accompany the medium. The Silent Bullet Later he was to become a Spiritualist and preside at table-tipping seances. Keziah Coffin Have you ever thought you had met your dead relative's spirit at these "seances"? The Lock and Key Library The most interesting stories of all nations: Real life But I ask myself in sober earnest, 'Was there a seance held in the salon last night?' At the Villa Rose She got up from her chair tentatively, obviously hoping that the seance was over. The Bat I suppose black conceals everything that one oughtn't to see at a seance. The Silent Bullet Like the occurrences at the seance, they were, and that was all. Sight Unseen We are pleased to meet so many seekers after light and truth here this evening, and, from the conditions, as we sense them, we will have a satisfactory and pleasant seance. The Lock and Key Library The most interesting stories of all nations: Real life I say there were brains behind this crime; yes, but brains, even the cleverest, would not have invented this queer, strange story of the seances and of Mme. de Montespan. At the Villa Rose That was clear, after a perspiring seance of a half hour. The Man in Lower Ten These were familiar to this household, and the children had been sent to bed, the mother was dozing, long before the seance was at an end. Zuleika Dobson, or, an Oxford love story Now see here, Horace," he said, "suppose we had come in here, without the thought of that seance behind us? Sight Unseen There were eight persons connected with the seance described by Mr. Smith, seven upstairs and the medium in the cabinet. The Lock and Key Library The most interesting stories of all nations: Real life "No, monsieur," said Vauquier, shaking her head; "there was no seance last night." At the Villa Rose He insists that tonight you hold a seance in his house, and that you materialize the spirit of his dead sister. Vera, the Medium It was only through me at the recent seances at Ann Arbor that the late president of the Vinegar Bitters Company could revisit the earth to communicate with his sister Jane. The Gentle Grafter We went back, I remember, to speaking of the seance itself, and to the safer subject of the physical phenomena. Sight Unseen Turning, now, to a consideration of the seance, we find that many of these psychological rules still hold good, and their operation enables the medium to perform many actions which would otherwise be impossible. The Lock and Key Library The most interesting stories of all nations: Real life Then there was a seance held last night in the little salon! At the Villa Rose No," corrected Rainey, "he doesn't know yet there's to be a seance. Vera, the Medium But the thought that the seance was almost over only made Mr. Bessel the more earnest, and he struggled so stoutly with his will against the others that presently he gained the woman's brain. Twelve Stories and a Dream Of the extraordinary event that followed the breaking up of the seance, I have the keenest recollection. Sight Unseen Many spiritualistic seances are quite inexplicable AS DE- SCRIBED, but the description is not a true report of what took place at the seance in question. The Lock and Key Library The most interesting stories of all nations: Real life Flannigan claimed to know the system that had reduced the president to what he is, and he and Jim had a seance every day which left Jim feeling himself for bruises all evening. When a Man Marries I have a note here from Mr. Hallowell telling me you are giving a seance tonight at his house. Vera, the Medium And then the other shadows and the cloud of evil spirits about him had thrust Mr. Bessel away from her, and for all the rest of the seance he could regain her no more. Twelve Stories and a Dream I am sorry to record that there were no physical phenomena of any sort at this second seance. Sight Unseen Just in this same manner, are many slate-writing and other phenomena misreported, and hence an explanation of the seance, AS REPORTED, is rendered impossible. The Lock and Key Library The most interesting stories of all nations: Real life In a mixed seance, with no definite aim, you have thrust your head into the next world and you have met some naughty boys. The New Revelation |
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