(Different covers from different publishings)

INDEX
  Index of "The Mediums' Book"   

Translator's Preface 
Introduction

 PART FIRST
Preliminary Observations

CH 1   Do Spirits Exist
CH 2   Marvelous and the Supernatural
CH 3   Plan of Proceeding
    With Materialists;  Systematic Materialists, and Materialists from lack of any better hypothesis;  Incredulity from ignorance, from ill-will, from self-interest, from dishonesty, from pusillanimity, from religious scruples, from hoaxings;  Three Classes of Spiritists;  Order to be observed in the investigation of Spiritism
CH 4   Theories
    Different opinions in regard to Spiritism - Theories of Negation;  Charlatanism;  Madness;  Hallucination;  The Cracking Muscle;  Physical Causes;  Reflexion or Cerebration - Affirmative Theories;  The Collective Soul;  The Somnambulic;  The Pessimist;  The Diabolic or Demoniacal;  The Optimist;  The Unispiritist or Monospiritist;  The Multispiritist or Polyspiritist;  Theory of the Material Soul

 PART SECOND
Spirit Manifestations
 
CH 1  Action of Spirits on Matter
CH 2  Physical Manifestations. Table-Turning
CH 3  Intelligent Manifestations
CH 4   Theory of Physical Manifestations   
    Self-Imposed  Trials and the  True Meaning of Self-Sacrifice
CH 5  Spontaneous Physical Manifestations
    Noises, racket, and disturbances;  Things thrown about;  Objects introduced spontaneously into rooms; Statements by a Spirit in regard to these phenomena
CH 6  Visual Manifestations
    Theoretical explanation of Apparitions;  Theory of Hallucination
CH 7  Bi-Corporeity and Transfiguration
    Apparitions of the Spirit of persons in the flesh;  Doubles;  St Alfonso of Liguori and St. Antony of Padua:  Vespasian;  Transfiguration;  Invisibility
CH 8  Laboratory of the Invisible World
    Spirit-clothing;  Spontaneous formation of tangible objects;  Modification of the properties of matter;  Curative action of animal magnetism
CH 9  Haunted Places
CH 10 Nature of Spirit Communications
    Course, frivolous, serious, and instructive communications
CH 11 Sematology and Typtology
    The language of signs, raps, and tiltings;  Alphabetical typtology
CH 12 Pneumatography or Direct Writing;  Pneumatophony or Direct Spirit-Sounds
CH 13 Psychography 
    Indirect Psychography; Planchettes, etc,;  Direct or Manual Psychography
CH 14  Mediums
    Physical Mediums; Electric Persons; Sensitive or Impressionable Mediums; Hearing Mediums; Speaking Mediums; Seeing Mediums; Somnambulist Mediums; Healing Mediums; Pneumatographic Mediums
CH 15 Writing Mediums or Psychographs
    Mechanical Mediums; Intuitive Mediums; Semi-mechanical Mediums; Inspired or Involuntary Mediums; Presentient Mediums
CH 16 Special Mediums
    Special aptitudes of Mediums; Synoptical Table of the Different Varieties of Mediums
CH 17  Formation of Mediums
    Development of Medianimity; Changes in the writing of Medium;  Loss and Suspension of Medianimity
CH 18  Difficulties and Dangers of Medianimity
    Influence of Medianimity on the Health; Idem on the Brain; Idem on Children
CH 19  The Action of the Medium in the Obtaining of Spirit-Manifestations
    Influence of the Medium; Mediumship attributed to inert bodies; Aptitude of certain mediums for languages, music, drawing, & etc., of which they have no present knowledge;  Dissertation of a Spirit on the action of mediums in Spirit-Manifestations
CH 20  Mental and Moral Influence of the Medium
    Questions; Dissertation of a Spirit on the Mental and Moral Influence of Mediums on Spirit-Manifestation
CH 21  Influence of Surroundings on Spirit-Manifestations
CH 22  Medianimity of Animals
CH 23  Obsession
    Simple Obsession; Fascination; Subjugation; Causes of Obsession; Means of Combating Obsession
CH 24  Identity of Spirits
    Obtainable proofs of Identity;  Distinction between Good and Evil Spirits;  Questions on the Nature and Identity of Spirits
CH 25  Evocations
    General Considerations; Spirits who may be evoked; Mode of addressing Spirits;  Utility of Special Evocations;  Questions on Evocation;  Evocation of Animals; Evocation of Living Persons; Human Telegraphy
CH 26  Questions That May Be Addressed to Spirits
    Preliminary Observations;  Questions that are agreeable or disagreeable to Spirits;  Questions about the Future;  About Past and Future Existences;  About Moral and Worldly Interests; About the Destiny of Spirits; About Health;  About Inventions and Discoveries;  About Hidden Treasures;  About Other Worlds
CH 27  Contradictions and Hoaxings
CH 28  Charlatinism
    Mercenary Mediumship;  Sham Spiritism
CH 29   Spiritist Meetings and Societies
    Purpose: To Be Said for the Spiritually Disturbed
CH 30  Parisian Society for Psychologic Studies
CH 31  Dissertations by Spirits
    On Spiritism; Mediums; Meetings; Apocryphal Communications

CH 32  Spiritist Vocabulary
           Index


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