Raymond, or Life and Death With examples of the evidence for survival of memory and affection after death.
Sir Oliver J. Lodge
Raymond, or Life and Death With examples of the evidence for survival of memory and affection after death.
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RAYMOND OR LIFE AND DEATH
RAYMOND OR LIFE AND DEATH WITH EXAMPLES OF THE EVIDENCE FOR SURVIVAL OF MEMORY AND AFFECTION AFTER DEATH BY Sir OLIVER J. LODGE WITH EIGHTEEN ILLUSTRATIONS NEW YORK GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY
PREFACE
CONTENTS
ILLUSTRATIONS
PART ONE: NORMAL PORTION
CHAPTER I IN MEMORIAM
RAYMOND LODGE
EPITAPH ON MEMORIAL TABLET IN ST. GEORGE'S CHURCH, EDGBASTON
REMINISCENCES BY O. J. L.
A MOTHER'S LAMENT
EXTRACTS FROM PLATO'S DIALOGUE "MENEXENUS"
CHAPTER II LETTERS FROM THE FRONT
Letters from the Front in Flanders
[To a Brother]
NOTE BY O. J. L.
SOME MILITARY TERMS
[To a Brother]
Letter from Raymond to the Mother of an Officer Friend of his who had been Killed
NOTE BY O. J. L.
Letter from Raymond to Mrs. Fred Stratton, formerly Miss Marjorie Gunn
Telegram from the War Office
Telegram from the King and Queen
CHAPTER III LETTERS FROM OFFICERS
Letter From Lieutenant William Roscoe To Sir Oliver Lodge
Letter from Lieutenant Fletcher, Great Crosby, Liverpool
Letter from Lieutenant Case to Brodie
Letter from Lieutenant Case to Lady Lodge
Letter from Captain S. T. Boast
From Captain A. B. Cheves, R.A.M.C.
Letter from a Foreman Workman
PART TWO: SUPERNORMAL PORTION
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER I ELEMENTARY EXPLANATION
Further Preliminary Explanation
CHAPTER II THE 'FAUNUS' MESSAGE
Preliminary Facts
Initial 'Piper' Message
Letter from Mrs. Verrall
Mr. Bayfield's Criticism
NOTE BY O. J. L.
Additional Piper Script
CHAPTER III SEQUEL TO THE 'FAUNUS' MESSAGE
Extracts Relating to 'Myers' from Early Anonymous Sittings
From First Anonymous Sitting of O. J. L. with Mrs. Leonard, 27 September 1915
From First Anonymous Sitting of M. F. A. L. with Peters, 27 September 1915
From Sitting of O. J. L. with Peters on 29 October 1915
CHAPTER IV THE GROUP PHOTOGRAPH
Extract from M. F. A. L.'s anonymous Sitting with Peters on 27 September 1915
Extract from the Record of O. J. L.'s Sitting with Mrs. Leonard, 3 December 1915
Copy of what was written by O. J. L. to Mr. Hill about the Photograph on the morning of Tuesday, 7 December 1915
CONFIRMATORY STATEMENTS
Statement by Raymond's Mother
Statement by A. E. Briscoe
Statement by A. E. Briscoe
Statement by Rosalynde
Note by O. J. L.
Further Information about the Photograph
Extract from a letter by Captain Boast from the Trenches, dated 7 May 1916, to Mrs. Case, and lent me to see
A later Letter from Captain Boast
SUMMARY
Concluding Note by O. J. L.
CALENDAR
CHAPTER V BEGINNING OF HISTORICAL RECORD OF SITTINGS
FIRST LETTER FROM MRS. KENNEDY TO O. J. L.
K. K.'s DESCRIPTION OF PAUL
First Sitting of any Member of the Family (Anonymous) with Mrs. Leonard
GENERAL ACCOUNT BY M. F. A. L. 24 September 1915
Table Sitting at Mrs. Leonard's
Automatic Writing by Mrs. Kennedy, 26 September
CHAPTER VI FIRST SITTING OF O. J. L. WITH MRS. LEONARD
O. J. L. at Mrs. Leonard's, Monday, 27 September 1915, 12 noon to 1 o'clock
CHAPTER VII FIRST PETERS SITTING (ANONYMOUS)
M. F. A. L. Sitting with A. Vout Peters, in Mrs. Kennedy's House, on 27 September 1915, at 3.30 p.m.
Appendix to First Peters Sitting
NOTE ON RAYMOND'S OLD ATTITUDE TO PSYCHO-PHYSICAL PHENOMENA
CHAPTER VIII A TABLE SITTING
Note by O. J. L. on Table Tiltings
Table Sitting with Mrs. Leonard, Tuesday, 28 September 1915, at 5.30 p.m.
Contemporary Annotations for Table Sitting on 28 September
Later Information
Note by O. J. L. about the name 'Norman'
Note on the name 'Mitchell' (added later)
CHAPTER IX ATTEMPTS AT STRICTER EVIDENCE
Second Table Sitting of O. J. L. and M. F. A. L. with Mrs. Leonard, 12 October 1915, 5.30 p. m.
Note on the Reminiscences awakened by the Words 'Argonauts' and 'Dartmoor'
From Sitting of O. J. L. and M. F. A. L. on 22 October 1915. 'Feda' speaking
General Remarks on this Type of Question
CHAPTER X RECORD CONTINUED
FROM O. J. L. AND M. F. A. L. SITTING WITH MRS. LEONARD, 22 OCTOBER 1915
CHAPTER XI FIRST SITTING OF ALEC (A. M. L.)
Introduction by O. J. L.
A. M. L.'s Remarks on the Sitting
Report of Peters Sitting in Mrs. Kennedy's Room, at 11 a.m. on Saturday, 23 October 1915
NOTE BY O. J. L.
CHAPTER XII GENERAL REMARKS ON CONVERSATIONAL REPORTS AND ON CROSS-CORRESPONDENCES
Note about the Meaning of Cross-Correspondence
General Note
CHAPTER XIII AN O. J. L. SITTING WITH PETERS
Anonymous O. J. L. Sitting with A. Vout Peters at 15 Devereux Court, Fleet Street, on Friday, 29 October 1915, from 10.30 to 11.45 a.m.
MOONSTONE'S' ACCOUNT OF HIMSELF
SUMMARY
CHAPTER XIV FIRST SITTING OF LIONEL (ANONYMOUS)
L. L.'s Sitting with Mrs. Leonard at her house, as a stranger, no one else being present, 12 o'clock, Wednesday, 17 November 1915.
Introduction by O. J. L.
Report by L. L.
CHAPTER XV SITTING OF M. F. A. L. WITH MRS. LEONARD
Sitting of M. F. A. L. with Mrs. Leonard at her house on Friday, 26 November 1915, from 3 to 4.30 p.m.
CHAPTER XVI O. J. L. SITTING OF DECEMBER 3
Sitting with Mrs. Leonard at her House on Friday, 3 December 1915, from 6.10 p.m. to 8.20 p.m.
CHAPTER XVII K. K. AUTOMATIC WRITING
CHAPTER XVIII FIRST SITTING OF ALEC WITH MRS. LEONARD
Alec's (A. M. L.'s) Sitting with Mrs. Leonard at her House on Tuesday Afternoon, 21 December 1915, 3.15 to 4.30 p.m.
Notes by O. J. L. on the A. M. L. Record
NOTE A
NOTE B
NOTE C
NOTE D
Appendix to Sitting of 21 December 1915
CHAPTER XIX PRIVATE SITTINGS AT MARIEMONT
Table Sitting in the Drawing-room at Mariemont, Thursday, 2 March 1916, about 6 p.m.
Table Sitting in the Drawing-Room at Mariemont, 9 p.m., Monday, 17 April 1916
Report by M. F. A. L.
SUMMERRLODGE.
WARNING
CHAPTER XX A FEW MORE RECORDS, WITH SOME UNVERIFIABLE MATTER
Non-Evidential Sitting of M. F. A. L. with Mrs. Leonard at her House on Friday, 4 February 1916, from 8.30 p.m. to 11.10 p.m.
Note by O. J. L.
CHAPTER XXI TWO RATHER EVIDENTIAL SITTINGS BY O. J. L. ON 3 MARCH 1916
Anonymous Sitting of O. J. L. with Mrs. Clegg
Sitting of O. J. L. with Mrs. Leonard at her House on Friday, 3 March 1916, from 9.15 p.m. to 11.15 p.m.
EXTRACT FROM O. J. L.'S SITTING WITH MRS. LEONARD, FRIDAY, 28 JANUARY 1916
CHAPTER XXII MORE UNVERIFIABLE MATTER
Sitting with Mrs. Leonard at our Flat, Friday, 24 March 1916, from 5.45 p.m. to 8 p.m.
CHAPTER XXIII A FEW ISOLATED INCIDENTS
I. SIMULTANEOUS SITTINGS IN LONDON AND EDGBASTON
Special 'Honolulu' Test Episode
Sitting of Lionel and Norah with Mrs. Leonard in London, Friday, 26 May 1916, beginning 11.55 a.m.
Extracts from Report by L. L.
Note on the 'Honolulu' Episode by O. J. L.
II. IMPROMPTU MARIEMONT SITTING
Impromptu Table Sitting at Mariemont, Tuesday, 25 April 1916 (Report by M. F. A. L.)
III. EPISODE OF 'MR. JACKSON'
IV. EPISODE OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS
Remarks by O. J. L. in concluding Part II
PART THREE: LIFE AND DEATH
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER I THE MEANING OF THE TERM LIFE
Stages of Evolution
THREE EXPLANATORY NOTES
Note A.—Mechanics of Jumping Bean
Note B.—Differences between a Growing Organism and a Growing Crystal
Note C.—Old Age
CHAPTER II THE MEANING OF THE TERM DEATH
APPENDIX ON FEELINGS WHEN DEATH IS IMMINENT
Preliminary Statement by O. J. L.
CHAPTER III DEATH AND DECAY
Transition
CHAPTER IV CONTINUED EXISTENCE
Difficulty of Belief in Continued Existence
CHAPTER V PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE
On the Possibility of Prognostication
Reference to Special Cases
CHAPTER VI INTERACTION OF MIND AND MATTER
Meaning of the Term Body
Permanence of Body
CHAPTER VII 'RESURRECTION OF THE BODY'
CHAPTER VIII MIND AND BRAIN
The Seat of Memory
CHAPTER IX LIFE AND CONSCIOUSNESS
CHAPTER X ON MEANS OF COMMUNICATION
CHAPTER XI ON THE FACT OF SUPERNORMAL COMMUNICATION
CHAPTER XII ON THE CONTENTION THAT ALL PSYCHIC COMMUNICATIONS ARE OF A TRIVIAL NATURE AND DEAL WITH INSIGNIFICANT TOPICS
CHAPTER XIII ON THE MANNER OF COMMUNICATION
NOTE ON DIFFICULTY OF REMEMBERING NAMES
CHAPTER XIV VARIOUS PSYCHO-PHYSICAL METHODS
CHAPTER XV ATTITUDE OF THE WISE AND PRUDENT
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CHAPTER XVI OUTLOOK ON THE UNIVERSE
CHAPTER XVII THE CHRISTIAN IDEA OF GOD A PLEA FOR SIMPLICITY[41]
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