On The Psychology Of Socalled Occult Phenomena
long train of thought by means of inductive inferences from the intended tremors. At any rate it is certain that, granting this to be possible, such persons must be making use of a routine acquired by endless practice. But in our case routine can be ruled out at once, and there is no choice but to assume for the present a receptivity of the unconscious far exceeding that of the conscious mind. This assumption is supported by numerous observations on somnambulists. Here I will mention only...
Automatisms
Semi-somnambulism is characterized by the continuity of consciousness with that of the waking state and by the appearance of various automatisms which point to the activity of a subconscious independent of the conscious self. Our case shows the following automatic phenomena 1 Automatic movements of the table. 1 Automatic Movements of the Table Before the patient came under my observation she had been influenced by the suggestion of table-turning, which she first came across as a parlour game....
Will you come to lifeYes
Why are you conversing with me if Clelia el. Mr. A. interpreted this answer as I Clelia feel. Am I the one who asks questions Yes. Is Clelia there No. Who is here then Nobody. Does Clelia exist at all No. Then with whom was I speaking yesterday With nobody. Janet conducted the following conversation with the subconscious of Lucie, who, meanwhile, was engaged in conversation with another observer Janet asks Do you hear me Lucie answers, in automatic writing No. But one has to hear in order to...
The waking state
Here the patient shows various peculiarities. As we have seen, she was often absent-minded at school, misread in a peculiar way, was moody, changeable, and inconsequent in her behaviour, now quiet, shy, reserved, now uncommonly lively, noisy, and talkative. She cannot be called unintelligent, yet her narrow-mindedness is sometimes as striking as her isolated moments of intelligence. Her memory is good on the whole, but is often very much impaired by marked distractibility. Thus, despite...
Mystic science
S. W was subjected to numerous suggestions in regard to scientific questions. Generally, towards the end of the seances, various subjects of a scientific or spiritualistic nature were discussed and debated. S. W. never took part in the conversation, but sat dreamily in a corner in a semi-somnambulistic condition. She listened now to one thing and now to another, catching it in a half dream, but she could never give a coherent account of anything if one asked her about it, and she only half...