Genuine Mediumship or The Invisible Powers
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Genuine Mediumship or The Invisible Powers

By William Walker Atkinson
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Table of Contents
  • Transcriber's Note:
  • Genuine Mediumship
    • OR
    • The Invisible Powers
      • By
    • SWAMI BHAKTA VISHITA
    • CONTENTS
    • PART I
      • NATURE'S FINER FORCES
        • Knowledge Versus Faith
        • Supernormal, Not Supernatural
        • Supernormal, Not Abnormal
        • The Prevailing Ignorance
        • Prejudice Against the Unusual.
        • Great Changes Impending
        • The Naturalness of the Occult Powers
        • The World of Vibrations
        • Super-Sensible Vibrations.
        • The Higher Vibrations
        • Unseen Worlds.
        • Interpenetrating Planes and Worlds.
        • Manifold Planes of Existence
        • Planes and Vibrations
        • The Higher Senses of Men.
        • The World of Sensation.
        • A Senseless World.
        • The Elemental Sense.
        • The Raw Material of Thought.
        • The Evolution of the Senses.
        • Unfoldment of New Senses
        • Discovery of New Worlds.
        • Transcendental Senses
        • We Sense Only Vibratory Motion.
        • The Higher Planes of Nature
        • An Appeal To Reason.
    • PART II
      • Mental Vibrations and Transmissions
        • The Higher Forces.
        • Chitta, or Mind Substance.
        • What Modern Science Says.
        • A Living Dynamic Focus.
        • Dynamic Correlate of Thought.
        • Answer to Skeptical Critics
        • The World of Vibrations
        • Uncharted Seas of Vibration.
        • The Human Wireless Telegraph Instrument.
        • A Great Scientist's Theory.
        • Human Electro-Magnetism
        • Human Etheric Force.
        • The Brain-Battery.
        • A Peculiar Organ
        • The Pineal Gland
        • Transmission of Thought.
        • A General Principle.
        • Transformation of Vibrations.
        • Example of Electric Light
        • Example of Wireless Telegraphy.
        • Example of Light Waves.
        • Transformation of Mental Vibrations
        • Vibrational Attunement
        • In Tune With Higher Planes
        • The Two Key-Words.
    • PART III
      • THOUGHT TRANSFERENCE
        • Involuntary Transmission of Mental Vibrations.
        • Thought Waves
        • Vibratory Thought Force
        • Mental Atmospheres
        • The Contagion of Thought.
        • Mental Whirlpools.
        • Mental Tidal Waves
        • Immunity to Thought Influences
        • Mental Attunement
        • Voluntary Transmission of Mental Vibrations.
        • Voluntary Mental Influence.
        • Base Use of Mind Power
        • The Secret of Witchcraft
        • Modern Black Magic.
        • The Explanation of Sorcery.
        • The Power of Fearthought.
        • The Negative Pole.
        • Voodooism Explained.
        • Self-Protection.
        • Repelling Adverse Influences.
        • Neutralizing Psychic Influences.
        • Telepathic Phenomena.
        • Scientific Investigators.
        • How Experiments Are Conducted.
        • Private Experiments.
        • Development of Telepathic Power.
        • "Mind Reading."
        • Development Practices.
        • The "Willing Game."
        • Formal Tests.
        • Automatic Writing.
        • Psychic Sensitiveness.
    • PART IV
      • CLAIRVOYANCE AND KINDRED PHENOMENA
        • Clairvoyance Defined.
        • The Phenomena of Clairvoyance.
        • Classification According to General Distinctions.
        • Psychometry.
        • The "Psychic Scent."
        • Magnetic Affinity.
        • Distant En Rapport.
        • Psychic Underground Exploration.
        • Psychic Detective Work.
        • How to Psychometrize.
        • Developing Psychometry.
        • Varieties of Psychometry.
        • Psychometric "Getting in Touch."
        • Psychometric Readings.
        • Crystal Gazing, Etc.
        • Crystals and Bright Objects.
        • The Care of the Crystal.
        • How to Use the Crystal.
        • The "Milky Mist."
        • Classes of Psychic Pictures.
        • General Directions for Crystal Gazing.
        • Selection of Place, Etc.
        • Adjusting the Crystal.
        • Time of Sittings.
        • Other Persons Present.
        • Crystalline Vision.
        • Physical Requirements.
        • Determining Time of Fulfillment.
        • Two Classes of Visions.
        • Time and Space in Crystal Gazing.
        • Direct Clairvoyance.
        • Trance Conditions.
        • Clairvoyant Reverie.
        • The Dawn of Clairvoyance.
        • Methods of Development.
    • PART V
      • CLAIRVOYANCE: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
        • Present Clairvoyance.
        • The Human Aura.
        • The Prana Aura.
        • The Auric Colors.
        • Thought Forms.
        • The X-Ray Sense.
        • Microscopic Vision.
        • Space Clairvoyance.
        • The Psychic Telescope.
        • Radio-Activity.
        • Sensing the Higher Vibrations.
        • Viewing Distant Scenes.
        • Time Clairvoyance.
        • Past Time Clairvoyance.
        • The Mystery of Seeing the Past.
        • Analogies on the Physical Plane.
        • Thousand-Year-Old Light.
        • Reading the Light Waves.
        • The Akashic Plane.
        • The Akashic Records.
        • Degrees of Clairvoyant Vision.
        • "The Memory of Nature."
        • Involuntary Clairvoyance.
        • Future Time Clairvoyance.
        • Seeing What Has Not Yet Happened.
        • Simple Prevision.
        • The Nature of Time.
        • The Oriental Teaching.
        • The Eternal Now.
        • Absolute Time
        • The Occult Hypothesis.
        • "The Prophecy of Cazotte."
        • The Dinner of the Elect.
        • The Illuminatus.
        • The Beginning of the Prophecy.
        • The Shadow of the Guillotine.
        • The Fall of the Great.
        • The Fate of Royalty.
        • The Fulfillment of the Prophecy.
        • Other Historical Instances.
        • The Eternal Verities.
    • PART VI
      • MEDIUMSHIP
        • What Is Mediumship?
        • Ancient Mediumship.
        • Mediumship and Religious Belief.
        • The Ideals of Modern Spiritualism.
        • Immortality Demonstrated Through Mediumship.
        • The Truth of Personal Survival.
        • The Gateway of Mediumship.
        • The Mediumistic Character.
        • Mediumistic Sensitivity.
        • The Higher Vibratory Forces.
        • Psychic Attunement.
        • The Development of Mediumship.
        • Unconscious Mediumship.
        • Mediumship and Individuality.
        • Co-operation of Medium and Spirits.
        • Mediumship Not Dangerous.
        • Rational Mediumship.
        • The "Home Circle."
        • The Cure for Fraudulent Mediumship.
        • Warning to Young Mediums.
    • PART VII
      • MEDIUMISTIC CONDITIONS
        • Physical Phenomena.
        • "Psychic Force."
        • Human Magnetism.
        • "Zoether."
        • "Prana."
        • Mental Phenomena.
        • The Value of Phenomena.
        • Trance Condition Not Essential.
        • Scientific Reports on Phenomena.
        • Phenomena Without Darkness.
        • Test Conditions.
        • Is Darkness Necessary?
        • Developing Circles.
        • Impersonating Mediumship.
        • The Proper Mental Condition.
        • Demand Proof of Spirit Identity.
        • The "Trance Condition."
        • Spirit Inspiration.
        • Spirit Suggestion.
        • Psychic Attunement.
        • Automatic Writing.
        • Inspirational Writing.
        • Gradual Development of Powers.
        • Spirit Guides.
        • No Loss of Individuality.
        • Mediumship Beneficial.
        • Mediumship and The Bible.
    • PART VIII
      • HOW TO DEVELOP MEDIUMSHIP
        • Who Are Mediumistic?
        • The Mediumistic Temperament.
        • Is Mediumship Desirable?
        • Developing the Natural Power.
        • Mediumship and Genius.
        • Spontaneous Mediumship.
        • Mediumistic Flashes.
        • Systematic Development.
        • The Development Circle.
        • The Aspirational Attitude.
        • Natural Unfoldment.
        • Persistent Watchful Waiting.
        • Building Lines of Communication.
        • Developing Concentration.
        • The Call for Illumination.
        • The Jacob's Ladder of Communion.
        • The Attainment of Excellence.
        • What a Development Circle Is.
        • Forming the Development Circle.
        • The Sitters in the Circle.
        • The Spirit Communication Code.
        • The Matter of Time Conditions.
        • Opening of the Seance.
        • Developing a Medium.
        • The Personnel of the Circle.
        • Changing the Sitters.
        • Adding a Medium.
        • Reasons for Changes.
        • Psychic Attunement.
        • Pre-Test Manifestations.
        • Premature Tests.
        • Forcing Tests.
        • Spirit Directions.
        • Questioning the Spirits.
        • Substance and Shadow.
    • PART IX
      • MEDIUMISTIC PHENOMENA
        • The Part Played by the Sitters.
        • Result of Bad Sitters.
        • Mental Atmosphere of the Medium.
        • The Mediumistic Mind.
        • Mediumistic "Stage Fright."
        • The Psychic Telephone System.
        • Interrupted Communications.
        • Some Difficulties of the Spirits.
        • Difficulties Overcome.
        • The Psychic Triangle.
        • Harmonious Relationship.
        • The Discordant Note.
        • Antagonistic Elements.
        • The Open Mind.
        • Spirits and the Sense of Humor.
        • Rhythmic Harmony.
        • Retarding Factors.
        • Reasonable Demands of Spirits.
        • Harmonious Conditions.
        • The Channel of Communication.
        • The Role of the Spirits.
        • Differences Among Spirits.
        • Disturbing Elements.
        • Impersonation Mediumship.
        • The True Purpose of Mediumship.
        • Gradual Development.
        • Public Seances.
        • Home Circle Development.
        • Undue Prolongation of Seances.
        • Good Advice to Young Mediums.
        • Self-Protection for Mediums.
        • Danger in Indiscriminate Magnetizing.
        • Detrimental Magnetic Influence.
        • Mediumistic Auto-Suggestion.
        • "Psychic Sponges."
        • Investigate Your Spirits.
        • Spirits Are Still Human Beings.
        • Beware of Domineering Spirits.
    • PART X
      • EXPERIENCES IN THE CIRCLE
        • Signs of Spirit Presence.
        • Spirit Rappings.
        • Table Tippings.
        • The Spirit Signals.
        • Flashes of Communication.
        • Spirit Code Signals.
        • Ouija Boards.
        • A Home-Made Ouija Board.
        • Trance or Inspirational Mediumship.
        • Symptoms of Trance Condition.
        • The Entranced State.
        • Trance Phenomena.
        • Entering the Trance.
        • Advice to Trance Mediums.
        • Speaking Mediumship.
        • Public Speaking Under Control.
        • Spirit Advice and Counsel.
        • Incidents of Impersonations.
        • Incidents of Inspirational Mediumship.
        • Value of Identification.
        • Fraudulent Claims of Identity.
        • Guarding Against Fraudulent Spirits.
        • Spirit Jokers.
        • A Typical Case of Identification.
        • Recalling Past Incidents.
        • Identifying Property.
        • Identifying Historical Personages.
    • PART XI
      • HIGHER SPIRIT MANIFESTATIONS
        • Spirit Psychometry and Clairvoyance.
        • Spirit Psychic Assistance.
        • Writing Mediumship.
        • Incidents of Writing Mediumship.
        • Developing Writing Mediumship.
        • Stead's Method and Results.
        • Automatic Writing vs. Inspirational Writing.
        • Use and Abuse of Automatic Writing.
        • Advice to Writing Mediums.
        • Drawing Mediumship.
        • The Planchette.
        • How to Use the Planchette.
        • Healing Mediumship.
        • How to Heal by Spirit Power.
        • Materialization Mediumship.
        • Why the Cabinet Is Necessary.
        • How to Make the Spirit Cabinet.
        • How to Use the Spirit Cabinet.
        • Spirit Phosphorescence.
        • Appearance of Materialized Substance.
        • Materialized Spirit Forms.
        • Scientific Proof of Materialization.
        • How to Conduct a Materializing Seance.
        • Trumpet Mediumship.
        • Spirit Playing on Musical Instruments, Etc.
        • Independent Slate Writing.
        • The Slate Writing Circle.
        • Spirit Paintings.
        • Fraudulent Slate Writing.
        • Practical Advice to Developing Mediums.
        • Need of Special Development.
        • Advice to Discouraged Mediums.
        • Avoid Cross-Magnetism.
        • Avoid Psychic Absorption.
        • The Stewardship of Great Powers.
      • Transcriber's Notes
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