Brief
Hereward Carrington
The claims the writer was given for Hereward Carrington, in the order they were given.
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Sylvan Muldoon was the "projectionist" and Hereward Carrington was a consistent researcher in psychic phenomena.
“Muldoon was the “projectionist” and Carrington was a consistent researcher in psychic phenomena.”
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Hereward Carrington had a reputation as one of the keenest investigators in the United States and was also an amateur magician who could reproduce many séance-room phenomena produced by disingenuous mediums.
“With a reputation as one of the keenest investigators in the US, he was also an amateur magician and could reproduce many séance-room phenomena produced by disingenuous mediums.”
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3
Hereward Carrington attended séances of physical mediums for over thirty-five years.
“over thirty-five years attending the séances of physical mediums”
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4
Hereward Carrington, W. W. Baggally, and Everard Feilding were nicknamed the "Fraud Squad".
“Carrington, Baggally, and Feilding, nicknamed the "Fraud Squad"”
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Carrington, Baggally, and Feilding, nicknamed the Fraud Squad, conducted eleven séances with Eusapia Palladino in a room entirely under their control.
“Carrington, Baggally, and Feilding, nicknamed the “Fraud Squad,” conducted eleven séances with Eusapia in a room entirely under their control.”
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The great skeptics who investigated Eusapia Palladino documented in their report the progression of their own transformation as they were forced to face the reality of genuine phenomena.
“Not only are the actual phenomena stunning, but these great skeptics also document the progression of their transformation as they are forced to face the unavoidable reality of the genuine phenomena.”
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7
When Hereward Carrington pushed against the curtains during Séance V, something solid and tangible within the curtain, like a hand, pushed back strongly against his hand.
“In addition, when Carrington pushed against the curtains a little later, “something solid and tangible within the curtain, like a hand,” pushed back strongly against his hand—“a material and responsive agent.””
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Hereward Carrington described John King as supposed to regulate Eusapia Palladino's séances and produce most of the phenomena.
“He was “supposed to regulate her séances and produce most of the phenomena,” says Carrington.”
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Hereward Carrington considered the episode where John King contradicted Eusapia Palladino's own wish to end the session as evidence of an external intelligence, differing from that of Eusapia, expressing wishes in direct opposition to her own.
““Here, then, we have evidence of an external intelligence, differing from that of Eusapia, and expressing wishes in direct opposition to her own,” Carrington writes.”
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10
Hereward Carrington, an extreme skeptic who studied Eusapia Palladino, deduced that phenomena showing intelligence, such as materializations, were in a different category from object movements.
“Hereward Carrington—the extreme skeptic who studied Eusapia Palladino—also deduced that phenomena showing intelligence were in a different category from object movements.”
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Hereward Carrington wrote that for materializations, since the manifesting entity is not the medium, it must be some external intelligence with a mind and thoughts of its own, and asked what that could be but a spirit.
“For phenomena such as materializations, "since this is not the medium, what can it be but some external intelligence—some entity with a mind and thoughts of its own?" he wrote. "And what can that be but a spirit?"”
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Hereward Carrington acknowledged living-agent psi as a possible explanation, describing it as some force under the control of the medium's own brain and mind being in operation and not that of any spirit.
“Carrington acknowledged living-agent psi as "some force, under the control of the medium's own brain and mind, is in operation and not that of any spirit."”
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13
Hereward Carrington listed assumptions underlying his belief that spirits exist: that consciousness persists past physical death, that it retains memory and personal identity, that it first inhabits an astral body of the same shape as the physical body, that it is present in our surroundings and possesses supernormal psychic powers, that it is normally invisible but can become visible and communicate with those present, and that it can only act on the physical world through an intermediary.
“Carrington lists the assumptions he's making in conjunction with his concept that spirits exist. They are: our consciousness persists past physical death; it retains memory and personal identity; first it inhabits some kind of astral body "of the same shape as our physical body"; it is in our surroundings and possesses supernormal, psychic powers; it's normally invisible but can become visible and communicate with those present; it can only act on the physical world through an intermediary.”
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Hereward Carrington considered the intermediary through which a spirit acts on the physical world to be the nervous, vital force of the medium, externalized beyond her body and utilized by the manifesting spirit for the purposes of its manifestation.
“And that intermediary is "the nervous, vital force of the medium, externalized by her beyond her body and utilized by the manifesting spirit for the purposes of its manifestation."”
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Hereward Carrington considered that by clothing itself with the medium's vital energy (ectoplasm) like a sheath or cloak, the nonphysical intelligence can come in contact with the material world, move material objects, be seen, felt, and even photographed.
“By clothing itself with this vital energy (ectoplasm), like a sheath or cloak, the nonphysical intelligence "can come in contact with the material world, move material objects, be seen, felt, and even photographed," Carrington says.”
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Hereward Carrington considered that postulating an intermediary vital connection between the material and the spiritual worlds explains all the facts observed at séances, and in no other way.
“"By postulating this intermediary, this vital connection between the material and the spiritual worlds, can we explain all the facts at these séances, and in no other way," Carrington states.”
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Hereward Carrington acknowledged that mediumship phenomena can sometimes manifest spontaneously, as seen with after-death communications (ADC) and apparitions.
“He does acknowledge, however, that sometimes the phenomena can manifest spontaneously; we have seen just that with regard to after-death communications and apparitions, for example.”
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18
Hereward Carrington spent ten years investigating physical mediumship and spiritualism.
“After spending ten years investigating physical mediumship and spiritualism, Carrington concluded:”
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Hereward Carrington concluded that when hands, faces, and forms appear, and conversations are carried on with these forms in a language unknown to the medium about matters private and unknown to her, it seems preposterous to attempt to explain these facts in any other way than to admit that a spiritual entity is present and active, and he adopted the spiritistic hypothesis until a better explanation could be found.
“When hands, faces, and forms appear, when conversations are carried on with these forms, in a language unknown to the medium, about matters private and unknown to her, it seems preposterous to attempt to explain these facts in any other way than to admit that a spiritual entity is present and active there. The spiritistic hypothesis is the only one that in any way explains the facts, and I shall accordingly adopt it, until some better explanation be forthcoming.”
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Hereward Carrington's shift from extreme skepticism to accepting survival was due only to his own personal observations of physical mediumship under controlled conditions, which he could not explain to his satisfaction in any other way.
“Carrington went from extreme skeptic to accepting survival, and this was only because of his own personal observations of physical mediumship under controlled conditions, which he could not explain to his satisfaction in any other way.”
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According to Hereward Carrington, Eusapia Palladino's sensitivity to light heightened as the depth of her trance increased.
“According to Hereward Carrington, Eusapia Palladino’s sensitivity to light heightened as the depth of her trance increased”
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Hereward Carrington noted that Eusapia Palladino's phenomena originated inside the closed cabinet, where it was dark.
“and he notes the fact that her phenomena originated inside the closed cabinet, where it was dark.”
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Hereward Carrington wrote that phenomena rarely take place in good light outside the curtains, and when they do they are almost invariably telekinetic in character and of simple nature.
““Rarely do phenomena take place in good light, outside the curtains; and when they do they are almost invariably telekinetic in character and of simple nature,” Carrington wrote.”
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Hereward Carrington wrote that light rays are extremely energetic and liable to disintegrate and disrupt any excessively fine and subtle body.
“Light rays “are extremely energetic, and liable to disintegrate and disrupt any excessively fine and subtle body.””
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Hereward Carrington considers that severest skeptics are likely to become converted if they stop criticising the reports and sittings of others and go and have sittings themselves.
“proves, it seems to me, that the severest skeptics are likely to become converted if they would but deign to stop criticising the reports and sittings of others, and go and have sittings themselves. Only in that manner can one's mental attitude be changed, and the genuine nature of the facts be forced upon one—as they were forced upon me.”
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Hereward Carrington was initially highly skeptical of physical mediumship before conducting his investigations.
“Initially highly skeptical, Carrington has valuable advice for all of us:”
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Hereward Carrington did not go to Eusapia Palladino's séances readily prepared to be convinced, but became convinced in what he considered the first case of genuine physical mediumship he had seen during ten years of continuous investigation.
“I did not go to Eusapia's seances any too ready to be convinced; and the fact that I was so convinced (this being the first case of genuine physical mediumship I had ever seen during ten years' continuous investigation)”
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