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Consulting Spirits. 133
the past less evident to her, but I see that one may suffer more by
discarding a high and beautiful ideal for a present peace, and I am
glad to reassert my advice to remain as she is and to make as real
as possible my presence and attendance through her life. The
children will make association for her and the freedom of life
with expectancy about my ability to return in clear and sure way
will give her a joy.
I was amazed yesterday to find the sensation I had when I first
came here. That sense of being dead and not realizing what to be
dead meant. It was a strange repetition of the first sensations in
this life, but it was succeeded by a reality and vividness which was
impressive and which made me much clearer in mind as I came
today.
(I understand.)
It was probably produced for that purpose and I understand the
spirit who produced it has hypnotic power and desired to use it on
me to release me from the idea of the unreality of death and to
awaken me to activities as I wrote. Is that plain to you.
(Yes, it is.)
It seems like a good idea and if I can be helped it will reduce
the fear of mistakes which might throw my evidence out of count.
(Do you know what it is to be earthbound in any way?) [I saw
from the previous messages that this was what had been the matter
with him and saw my chance to ask a question without hinting my
idea.]
I think so. It is the state where one through intense desire to
be near some one still in the earth life hinders the spirit in its life
over here.
(Did you suffer any in that condition?)
Yes, but was not a ware of it, and certainly could not have
called it suffering, for it would have been pain to go away.
(I understand, and has this man's hypnotic effort helped you in
that respect?)
I am certainly better and clearer today and feel an impetus and
stimulus to bring some spiritual light· to my family. The whole of
life looks clearer. I see in perspective and retrospective as never
before, and I shall go forward with the treatment, if that is what
it may be called. Is it not glorious to feel this sense of peace. You
see the shock of the death, the unexpected and tragic end
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