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arentDeath,

mpositionistheonlyreliableproof thatthevital

anorganism."— Hufbland.

ncealathing; butthehonorofkings isto

overbs,xxv,2.

P u b l i c D o m a i n , G o o g l e - d i g i t i z e d

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EDSTATES

ERSWHOENJOY


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thepurposeof converts

tingignorance.Ihaveall

escientistswho,while

ichhasbeenarrivedatdur-

mepetrifiedinthenarrow

ekfor morelightandmore

odoxdoctrinesthathavebeen

nbysomeasthe ultimate

veno regardwhateverfor

so-calledscientists,whose

edreamswhichtheyhave

ceptedorthodoxbooksand

withwhichtheyhave

theirbrains,whiletheyrefuse

tolookdeeperintothe

ten toanythingthatgoes

ystemwhichhasbeen taught

Wemustnotconfound

swho,incapableofthinking

rethepublicastherepresenta-

ge,whosepretensionsare

ndsupportedbytitles, but

representativesofthenar-


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conservatismofitsigno-

snomistakes;allmistakes

owledgeormisconceptionof

esnotrefuse tograspthe

but thelearnedfoolpooh-

ot alreadyknow.

eabookonapparentdeath,

occurringconsequencesof

riteit fromthepointofview

e,keepingwithinthebounds

eptedinthatsystem,so asto

ycolleagues.Suchabook

anythingnew,butonlythat

everybodyanduniversally

n contradictionwithanyof

ficialviewsofmodernmed-

oneousthosetheoriesmaybe.

btedlybewellreceivedbythe

osaythatthelearnedbut

dfindnofaultwithit,but

ndputit intohislibrary

orgotten.

scientistsaboutthe exacti-

asciencethatjudgesmerely

rbeexactexceptastothe mere

ewishto gobeyondthe

alappearances,wemustrise

othehiddencausesofthose

esarecalledoccult;because

ealmofthesensualperception

slong asweremainourselves

atleadsto thehigherplanes


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elvesgrowup intruthwill

d,andhavingarrivedatthe

iddenfromthosewholive in

willbecomeclearto our

of eternaltruth.Thus

nce"is anexactscienceto

deeperpenetrationintothe

beattainedbythe material

nthemostcommonexperi-

hoknownothingaboutthem

utmerelyreadofthem in

ncesofeverydaylifeandof

enerallyknown,arethephe-

s,oflifeandofdeath.Aslong

ngabouttheirrealnature,we

personis deadwhenthe

to manifestitsactivityina

say thatsuchapersonappears

esareoftendelusive.This

farmorefrequentlythanis

sespeopletobeburiedalive,

hichnolegalprovisionis

forthedeador forthereten-

esuntil thesignsofputrefac-

alliblesignsbywhichitmay

thelifehaveleftforeverthe

theirappearance.Theoccur-

poseddeath,andthe awak-

terhavingbeenburiedina

etocontemplatethathuman

iefin itsprobability;anda


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lprofession,highlyimpressed

ityoftheir ownjudgment,

explainingthecontortionsin

oundincoffinsasbeing due

eonthewayto thecemetery.

ndingcircumstances,such

edhair,thetornshroud,the

ouldersand arms,theexpres-

hefacebythestrugglefor

youtof considerationas

hetheory.

ectshouldreceivethe

s;andIthereforeaddress

einterestit istoprotect

rriblefateofbecomingvic-

ednessbybeingburied,em-

matedalive,orfrozentodeath

Ialsoappealto thosemem-

sionwhoarenot hide-bound

ermed"scientific,"butwho

wnthinking,fearlessof the

usofemployingtheir knowl-

manity.


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tureBurial....11

8

riedAlive....133

tionsforthePre-

sonsAlive .145


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EMATUREBURIAL.

culttoascertainwith

casei nwhichapersonis

uriedaliveandto haveawak-

ve;butthe importancewhich

eaccuracyofsuchdetailsis

ecognizedin regardtoother

arailroadaccidentinwhich

enanarm,it wouldnotdis-

haccidentsifit wereaftei'-

atementwasinaccurateand

eghadbeenbroken.Thus,

enbelowareallcorrectinall

tleimportance;theyare suf-

howthatsucheventscantake

enerthanis generallysup-


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nnerofLightsays:

nspeakablehorror!How

ve! Fromthenumberaccidentally,

edfromthishorriblefate afterthey

s,wemay,yes,mustinferthat far

everalfeet ofearthtoslowlyre-

eanddarknesstheirfullsenses.And

ruggles,theawful,slowsuffocation!

hlythoughtlessweareonsomethings

cearoundthecouchofthe supposed

tionsforputtingitaway,out of

surerealdeathhasoccurredthat

ncebythebodycouldmakethem

eamsofdoubtingit,save insome

nlyafewyearsagoayounggirl of

hercoffinonthewayto theceme-

gonthestreet becauseofthewild

Webelievesheis nowliving,a

ountofitwasgivenin theHerald

.]

893.— Acaseofsuspended

Morrison's,threemileswestof

otheeffectthat ayoungwifedied


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EMATUREBURIAL.13

edded.Herhusbandbecamehaunted

dbeenburiedalive.Heeventually

m,hisfriendsreopenedthegrave,

eredthathissupposedhallucination

stigatedthematterto-dayand

ycorrect.Thewomanhadbeen

olutionhadtakenplace,andthehus-

niac.

llagesituatedonthewestern

arlesBoger'sfatherdiedtwoyears

kecareofthefarm.Thelatter,six

sCatherineLeader.Ayearwent

omartheir existenceuntiloneday

ewent tobed,andfromit never

d beenthewoman'sfamilyphy-

ndanceather bedside,and,whileit

ehusband,he madeseveralteststo

tionhadactuallytakenplacebefore

osewasthe" diaphanous"testby

eceasedbeforeastronglight.There

,andeverythingwentto showthat

urally.

etheshockwhichBogerhad

earawaygradually,untilonedaysome

himthatprevioustotheir marriage

cttoperiodichysteria,andthatthere

er havingbeenburiedalive.


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hiswifemightpossiblyhavebeen

ghtand day,untilfinallyhebecame

edthathis wifehadbeentaken

andagain thatshewasalive.

hiscausethathis friendswere

hegrave.Accordinglyadozenof

y,accompaniedbythedementedhus-

ofthe diggingofthegravehe

ntilthecoffinwasreached.Hethen

dhardlybepacifieduntilthelid was

beenburiedalive;and alltheevi-

haterrible blunderwerepainfully

rnedfacedownward.Theglass

robesweretorntoshreds, hair

showingwherethewomanhadtorn

scoveringher awfulposition."

srare; anditis self-evi-

tnumberof prematureburials,

hus discovered,because

for openingagraveuntilthe

elydecayed,whenallthe

epersonhas diedinthe

ess,occasionallysuchdis-

byaccidentorowingtosome

afterthe burialhastaken


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EMATUREBURIAL.15

9thStreet,NewYork

adofthe pathetichistoryofMollie

hasbeenconfinedtoherbedfor

iquids; issaidtobe clairvoyant,

wersforanypurposewhatsoever.

ea-captain.Whileabsentononeof

ecameill,and diedandwasburied.

omptedhimto havethebodyex-.

ofindfrom thepositionofthebody

thatthepoorwomanwasburiedalive.

orwas atlastaccounts,inaninsane

asCity,Mo.,reportsthe

rgeofcholerawhichsweptover

year1860,my grandfatherand

uisville,Ky.,toasmallplace,the

nsville,Ky.,abouttwenty-fivemiles

rgepursuedthem,andbothdiedand

safterwardsthecoffinsweredisin-

ransferringthebodiestoLouisville,

randmotherhadturnedoveronher

ncesofashort struggle.Thebodies


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estin anoldcemeteryat18thand

e,Ky.,intheirfamilyburialvault."

reportedintheVienna

d inasmalltownin Styria

ntwoman,andafterwaitingthecus-

sburiedin thechurchyard.Some

morwascirculatedthatshehadbeen

andthegravewas openedbyorder

en foundthatshehadbut very

earanceofherbodyindicatedthat

lestruggle.Moreover,shehad

coffin.Thephysicianwhohad

athwassentencedtoa fewweeksof

mentforhiscarelessness."

hatanignorant person

needstogofarout ofhis

tisfactionthatcasesof

enoccurredandmaystill

resamongthe circleofhis

s,hewillfindsomethathavea

wingaresomecasesthat

tyofthe placewherethe

esent temporarilyresides:


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EMATUREBURIAL.17

redied,somethirtyyeaTsago,

tprominentmerchantsofthetown,

onthe thirdday.Thefuneral

p,andthebody wasdepositedin

er-ringwhichthe ladyprizedvery

gthe nightafterthefuneral,the

ingobservedthecostlyring,made

yofit. Armedwiththerequired

o thegraveandopenedit.As he

currentoffreshair enteringawoke

unconsciousness,andshesatupin

erranaway,andthewomanclimb-

edbackinhershroudto herresi-

belland creatednolittleconsterna-

nbeingadmitted.

eenattachedtotheoutsidewall

y lived,incommemorationofthat

presentbyeverystrangervisiting

1, Dreifaltigkeitsplatz(Trinity

abovehappenedatKron-

rchantatKronstadt,Mr.Benk-

kness,andintheprescribedtimeshe


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wasdepositedinthefamilyvault

efollowingnighttworobbersen-

poseofrobbingthebody.After

omeringsfromthefingersofthe

heyproceededtocutoffherhand ;but

hegirlawokefromher trance.The

ndingthedoorofthe cathedralopen,

erhomebeing theKaufhausonthe

erybodythere.

eventhappened,havinga

ythe nameofOrrendo,fellinto

hishappenedintheyear1866,and

ddepositedinthefamilyvaultin a

terwards,in1880,thesamevault

urposeof admittinganothercorpse.

whoentered.Orrendo'scoffinwas

nguponthe floor.Buttherestof

enopenandemptiedof theircontents.

terawakeningbursthiscoffin,

hedtheotherboxes,afterwhichhe

asehappenedatthesame


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EMATUREBURIAL.19

ermaker,diedatthehospitalat

They strippedthebodyandlaid

rgue.Duringthe nighttheman

e felldownfromtheboard.The

oftheplace,whosuspectedwhathad

orthepurposeofnot revealingto

fthelocalityin whichhewas,he

utalightintothedarkr oom,called

okhimout andputhimtobed, after

overed.

amanrecoveredunder

edatthe hospitalandwas,with

sitedinthechamberforthe dead,

recovered,havingbeenconscious

kingplace,butunabletogive a

nt,whiletravelling,entereda

king foranight'slodging.It hap-

ed thereonthatday,andthe student

althatwasservedforthe purposeof

ngthemealthe studentwatched

the foundsomesignsoflifein it.


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osepresenthemadesomeattempts

chweresuccessful,andthepa-

ea womanwasdrownedina

nd.On thedayofthefuneral wheu

hebody away,theywereattacked

.Thiscausedthemto dropthe

ametoherselfandlivedfor along

alth.

rGorizia, awomanbythe

consequenceofindigestion.In

n thefollowingdaysomeonepass-

nearthenewgrave heardcriesasif

b.Hereported thecasetothe

vetobeopened,whereit wasdis-

adjustdiedafter ahorriblestruggle.

d herarmsandfacewerescratched

vainattemptsshe hadmadetofree

discoveryoftheper-

atelymadeatthe proper


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EMATUREBURIAL.21

alfamile ofwhereIam

herediedthewidowof aDr.

asknownthatshehad previously

atalepsy,andthereforeallpossible

purposeofrestoring hertolife.

ndherdeath appearedtobecer-

beforethehourappointedforthe

an,Dr.Leber,bethoughthimselfof

withthecorpse,whenthewomanre-

dignation;becauseshehadbeen

andawareof allthepreparations

eral,althoughunableto makeit

ve.

damanin anHungarianvillage.

gthegravesina row,onebythe

ave-diggerwasmakingthegrave,

athisside thatproceededfroma

forea manhadbeenburied.Terri-

,andwiththepriestto thepolice.

ntedtoopen thatgrave;butby that

haddiedin reality.Thefactthat

as madeevidentbytheconditionof

dswhichthemanhadinflictedupon

ersand arms.


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ngfellowin Asvany(Com.of

cutedonthegallowsforfourfold

pronounceddeadbytheattending

lllefthangingfor fifteenminutes,

zaredt,delivereditup.Thecityphy-

enexaminedthebody,and finding

to aboxandtakentothe cityhos-

auerexperimentedwithitbymeans

imentswereatfirstwithoutany

repeatedsomehoursafterwards,

dforwater.He fullyrecoveredhis

rom11a.m.to6P. M.,whenhe

omaninthe vicinityofRadautz

rt.Theywaitedfivedaysforthe

ofputrefactionappeared.Thecler-

ngerdelay,andthefinal arrange-

made.Justasthey wereaboutto

ve,thesisterofthedeceasedwoman,

,arrivedandbeggedto bepermitted

gto herentreatiesthecoffinwas

nsawtheunalteredfeaturesof her

efthat thesupposeddeadwasstill

hotpoker,and,in spiteofthere-


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EMATUREBURIAL.23

sent,shetouchedwithitthe solesof

ewas aspasmodicjerk,andthe

ostremarkablethingwasthatthe

dnotbeenunconsciousforamoment,

terwardsall thedetailsofwhathad

mthemomentwhenshewas sup-

eofherrecovery;but shehadlooked

ncernedspectatorandnotexperienced

eableto giveanysignoflife.

escienceoflifewilleasily

sewasoneofthose inwhich

oflifeandconsciousness,had

hysicalform,without,how-

nkconnectingthetwoto-

dfurtheron. Thisunbroken

he(astral)soulandits

albodypossible.

esofcasessuchas the

ollectwithinafewmonthsin

esentresides;they are

extent,insofar astheyhave

s,relativesordescendantsof

they willgotoshowthat in

plebeing buriedalivedo

econdly,thattheydonotoccur

ysupposed.Thefollowing


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fromGermanandFrench

20 inthecountyofBeaujalais,

eSaone,aCountofMontreal.His

reillness,beginningwith afever,

in tingsoccurred.Afterashort

fterwardsthebodyof theCoun-

offinwithinthefamilytombbelowthe

ujeu.Itwasdressedincostlysilk,

acrownof flowers,whileuponone

gofgreat value.Theundertaker

milytosupport,and,drivenbypov-

self inpossessionofthering ofthe

edthecoffin;butwhenhe triedto

essofthe fingersofthecorpsepre-

shinghispurpose.Hewasaboutto

nger,whenhefeltthat thehandof

dtheladyawoke,givinganexpres-

dertakerranaway,andwent

omhe confessedhiscrime,in-

tessstill lived.TheCount,who

euponwentwiththeundertakerto

thecoffinemptyand theladygone.

edherin anotherpartofthechurch.

ss,afterreturning toconsciousness,

talonein adarkandcoldroom.


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EMATUREBURIAL.25

entaroundthesteps ofthealtar.

rownofflowersupon herheadand

causedhera newfaintingfit,from

recovered,andwastakenhomehy

e saidthattheundertakerre-

hisevilintentionshad suchagood

hysicalconsciousnessand

takingplaceduringthat

onsideritasa caseoftrance

e body,without,however,

thit;whileina stateof

swiththebody,but isunable

erit.As suchacaseof

emayberegarded.Itis

kablecasesofpremature

mand's"DesInhumations

shmandiedoftyphoidfever,and

thefourthdayafterthe burialhis

andbroughtintothe anatomical

fbeingdissected.Thereit wasput

e professor,aftermakingsomeex-

ookhisknifeand madeanincision

mentthesupposedcorpsecriedout,

professor'sarm.Theman'slifehad


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manyyears afterwards.ThisEng-

thefollowingstatement:

physicalexposuresIwastaken

exhaustedtherestofmystrength.

o measifmy lifeingraduallyleav-

entirelywithinmy mentalfaculties.

ntofphysicalweakness,Ifelt my-

neverbefore.Themomentof

yselfcarriedupin avortexoflight,

eweremanyphantasticalforms.

gtothe lifethatwasaboutto

enseofbeing.I donotknowhow

te,whenIsuddenlyawoketoacon-

anquillity.Atthismomentlheard

proachingmybed,say:' Allis

facewitha cloth,andIheard

y.Iattemptedtospeak,butfound

vablytomypalate,andmylimbs

blechains,sothatI couldnotmake

n.Onthe nextdaytheydressedme

e daysIwasexposedupona bier,

ilycameand offeredthemtheir

erstoodeverythingthatwassaid

place,andfromminuteto minuteI

estatewhichweighedmedown

urthdaytheyturnedmeover to

tedmewithrevoltingbrutality,and

kneestomybreastforthe purpose


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EMATUREBURIAL.27

n,that wassomewhattoonarrow,

torturethat foramomentIhoped

e thestrengthtoexpressit. How-

n,andsoonI heardthecrashingof

thenailsinfasteningthe lid.Ttis

ords suitabletodescribemyhorror

fthehammermademywhole

donly havecriedout,oreven

emybreastand shoulderswere

box,andwhileI experienceda

d limbswerebeingtornasunder,I

ndmute.I wouldneverhavebe-

ffer somuchwithoutbreaking.

upand putuponahearse,andwe

AtthismomentI triedtomakeone

nvain.Ifelt theknocksofthe

wallsofthe graveastheywere

eslippingof theropesastheywere

ponthebottom.Thewell-known

essedto mesomewordsofendear-

derstoodeverywordhesaid,allof

pairtoincreaseinthis hopelesssitu-

sended,athousandthunders

theearth andthestonesthrown

as thegravewasbeingfilledI

reverfromtheworld oftheliving.

enowwasthatIwouldnot have

ffocationwouldmakeanendtomy

aindisappointed.Mylungswere


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myheartdidnotbeat; mybreast

ath; Icouldnotstir afinger;and,

uffered; myreasonandmemory

thingoftheir energy.

avebeeninthatstate,whenmy

yhearinganoise whichcamenearer.

eing exhumedandtakenup;I

d experiencedthesensationofa

eycarriedmybodyforalong-dis-

meuponanice-coldslab.Soon

ndof manyvoices;handstouched

atsomebodyraisedthelid ofoneof

heamphitheatreofadissecting-room

mberofyoungstudents,amongwhom

mradesin school.

lvanizeme.Theypreparedthe

ischargeof electricityitwasasifa

cingbeforemyeyes,andmywhole

eseconddischargeeveryoneofmy

ringsof aharp,andmybodyrose to

muscles,openand staringeyes.

theprofessorapproachedandmade

umentsofmybreast.Atthismo-

etookplaceinmywholebody.I

hebondsofdeathwere separated,and

e,andteachesmanya les-

ologicalaspect.Thesoulof


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EMATUREBURIAL.29

feandhisconsciousnesswas

sof thephysicalformand

tranquillity,"whenthedesire

catingwithitsfriendsthat

isdesire drewitbackand

edit tothephysicalbody,

nwith itsphysicalelements

onsofthe bodyrenderedsen-

esoul,althoughitwas un-

tanceofmatterofferedbythe

ch,forthetimebeing,was

ol.Whethertheaccountbe

s, itgoestoillustratethe

ecauseof ourdescentinto

sconsequentmisery,isour

atlowerexistence,andthe

on-recognitionofourhigher

yondallthesufferingto which

ectupon thisplanet.

hesoulhas departed,does

esthe spiritsuffer,when

hesoulthatendowsthe

usnessandwiththecapacity

riencingpleasure,andowing

rialbody,theunityofspirit,

,"experiencesthesuffering.

eignoramus,afterinform-


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ntativeofmodernscience,and

hichhe doesnotalready

astateofcatalepsy,and

owthathehas asoul,orwhat

be,"howcan youprove

ovetheexistenceofsoul

ownsouland topartakeof

dyit withinhimself.

ghtinto thehospitalofthe

ringfrompleuro-pneumonia.The

utapleuriticexudationinhischest

neday thepatientaroseand

nthe coldfloor,whenheimme-

eattendingphysiciansfoundthe

pulse;thepupils dilatedandinsen-

esectionwasmade,butonly a

ldbeobtained.Theyshavedhis

ssesandicetoit andputmustard

ed allpossiblerestoratives;the

edwiththesupposedcorpseandsought

einvainandthe arrangements

whensuddenlyandwithoutany

manawokeexclaiming,'I— Ilive!'

hetime andheardandunderstood


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EMATUREBURIAL.31

inhispresence; heknewallthat

n thegreatestfearthathewould

oshowthatthere isagreat

feorSoul(lifeenergyor life

ofthatenergybecoming

dy.Thespiritmay becom-

eam-engine,thesoultothe

theengine.Iftheengineis

atalepsy,thepowerofthe

thedriver oftheengineis

-be"representativesofscience"

hesteam,nor isthesteama

noftheengine,butrather

humanintellectrepresented

ightenedsuchcomparisons

ndunnecessary;butthereis

cientistswho areignorant

for acreationofthebody,

matter,andtheengineerasa

hanismcomposingtheengine.

e soulis,asit were,ina

ebodywithits physicaland

yalive;and thereareothers

whilethephysicalbodyand

reina stateofparalysis.We

etweenthelifeof thesoul


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oflifein thebody,which

uldepartstoacertainextent

maybeobservedin casesof

eoffersagoodillustration.

cewasforcedtoenterinto a

ambitionofhis father.Before

dea voyage,andithappenedthat

nn,wherehefoundthe hostand

usetheironly daughter,avery

diedonthat veryday.Thefuneral

ollowingday,andtheyoungclergy-

ecorpseduringthe nightandper-

she did,andhavingheardso

girlandbeingalonewith thebody,

olift theveilfromthefaceof the

ssedindeedtheheightof his

omuchstruckwiththe charmsofthe

reofpassionarose inhim,andfor-

olemnityoftheoccasion,hetook(so

ertainlibertieswiththe corpse,

llyonlyamongliving marriedpeople.

teppedin,andhe leftthehouse

ngmorning.

wastotakeplace,butas the

ave,movementswerenoticedwithin

riedit. Theyopenedtheboxand


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EMATUREBURIAL.33

veswereappliedandthe ladyre-

yofthe parents;butit wassadly

rywhichwasmadeafewmonths

veddaughterwaswithchild?nor

ationwhateverofthecauseofthis

shewasdeliveredofa boy,and

ossipfor thewholevillage,sothat

her shameinanunnery.

e,thefatherof theyoungclergy-

rgefortune.Thesonhavingbecome

ownpleasure,returnedtohishome

nthroughthe samevillage.There

spreviousvisit,andthe consequence

clericalcareer,marriedthelady

gtimea happyhusbandandfather.1

presentsitself theques-

ofthe girlwhileherbody

eofunconsciousness?Where

uringhertrance?"Andthe

elftothoseacquaintedwith

sabsorbedinto thathigher

ssinwhichnosenseofself

thatstateof freedomin

andedintotheinfinitudeof

ofwhattakesplacewiththe

whenhisattentionbecomes

Mort,p.17.


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edbythe materialplaneof

atastate oftrancediffers

atalepsy.Inthe formerthe

tinregardtothe conditionof

ythesoul isboundtothe

t owingtodisordersexisting

Astateof trancemaybe

sewhoareableto enteritvol-

avethe bodyforreasons

psyisalwaysenteredinvol-

ofsomedisorderofthener-

easewhichno onedesiresto

due tosomeexhaustionof

ystemthat formsthecon-

yandsoul.

itwillnolongerappear

rsintheEast whohave

souland itslifeandbecome

physicalbody,maystripoff

armentandliveoutsideof

thesakeofteachingthe

eignorant,permittedtheir

eksandmonthssixfeet

nimatedtheirbodiesagain

nyinjuryandevenwithout

mselves.

uchfactswell provenand


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EMATUREBURIAL.35

tlycomprehensibletothe

ce;butappearingmiracu-

dmissibletothose"repre-

oknownothingbeyondthe

ichis theonlythingrealto

manphysicianresiding

ngaccountofafakirwho

sbody")tobe buriedalive:

afakirwhosenamewasHaridas

ithimselftobeburiedfor several

chhe revivedagain.Hesentfor

mselfwillingto-submitto theex-

ofprovingthat aman'struelifewas

vityofthat lifeinaphysicalbody;

yconstitutedonlythe houseinwhich

ved,fromwhichthereal manmay

l.Thefakirwas informedthatall

akentopreventanyattemptedde-

thisheagreed,requestingonlythat

are ofinsuchamanneras toprotect

atthe soulwouldfinditintacton

itat theappointedtime.Hethen

sconsistingoffillinghisears,nostrils,

ventthe entranceofair,andentered

rance,inwhichnoheart-beatand


/ h t t p : / / w w w . h





sparkoflifecouldbediscovered.

handhiscourtthe apparentcorpse

bag,andthiswassealedwith the

chthebag withthecorpsewasput

ahhimselfprovideda.lockand

ocked.Thisboxwasthenburiedin

inistersoftheking ;barleywas

thewholeenclosedby awall,and

yguardswerepostedtherebyday

theburialtheboxwas exhumed

h,hisministers,GeneralVentura,

ongwhomtherewasaphysician.

hereinstark andstifflikeacorpse,

henhe wasburied.Warmthwas

e waxremovedandairblowninto

bodyrevived,nothingtheworse for

periment.Oneoftheministerspres-

ofthe samefakir'shavingoncebeen

said thatatthetimeof theburial

avedoff,andwhentheexhumation

terwards,hischinwasstillas smooth

,whichgoesto showthatallthe

nfromthebodybythe departing

nalof1835,givesanaccountof

fakir,differingfrom theabove,


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EMATtTREBURIAL.87

asmadebysomeEnglishresidents,

ntotheearthbuthung itupin

omthe dangerofbeingeatenup

stobe hardlyanylimitationin

whichsuchabodymaybepreserved

gain,providedthatitiswell protected,

cemaysmileatthisstatement.

therediscovererofwhatis

lsogivesanaccountoftwo

ytheEnglishdiplomatic

oreandbyanEnglishmajor:

Lahore,puttwocompaniesof

acewherethefakir wasburied,and

evedeverytwohourswere contin-

Twiceduringthetimeof theexper-

xpectedlyandorderedthegraveto

etheapparentcorpsewasfoundin

ition.Finally,atthestipulatedtime,

ed;lockandsealwere foundin

Wadeand thediplomaticagents

otheholeandfoundthe bodyofthe

beguntorot.Hisappearancewas

ttendingphysiciancouldfindno

aterandartificialrespiration

armapplicationsweremadetohis


/ h t t p : / / w w w . h





mlyclosedthat thejawshadtobe

ofaknifeinsertedbetweenthe teeth.

akirrevived,andaskedtherajah

e."

aidrefersto afakirtrav-

gtosuchexperimentsfor

efakir wasputintoasmall

whichwasahollowwithitsbottom

hisholethey putthebodyofthe

owwithtwoheavyslabsof stone,

cement.Theopeningofthestone

by bricksandmortar,andaguard

.Afterfour weeksthetombwas

pandsubmittedto thetreatment

efakirgraduallyreturnedtolifeand

ectlywell,sayingthathe wouldbe

uriedagainfor awholeyear,ifthe

fakir wasburiedwithoutacoffin,

Mohammedansoldiers,soasto

swouldnot attempttoplayany

ameas above.


/ h t t p : / / w w w . h





EMATUREBURIAL.39

accountsofsuchcaseswhich

visionofthe Englishauthor-

nall theirdetails.These

callthemselves"therepre-

ownothingaboutit,they

ing buttheirownwantof

bodyaskthemtobelievein

w;all thatthepublichasa

yshouldnot,withanair of

lityofsuchthings,but that

lawsuponwhichsuch

orepretendingtobeexperts

hehigherlifemay leave

enterit againatwill.It

eredinto astateoftrancein

rs,findinghissurroundings

hereturnedtophysical

speaksofaphilosopherwhose

ysthathis souloftenlefthis

,andthatheremembered

whileabsentfromhisbody.

Harmonius,orKlazo-

peaksofapriestnamed

ervoluntarilyintoa

entirelyinsensible

pse;the celebratedphysi-


/ h t t p : / / w w w . h





elf,thathe couldenterthat

d;andthehistoryof allnations

handsimilarcases;tosay-

spiritualismand"psychic

yetlearnedtoknowthe

havenotobtainedthemas-

anism,thesoulmayhave its

ephysicalformandnot be

unlesstheconditionsfor

and uponthislawis baseda

ongingtothat classofappar-

ommentalemotions,terror,

eitisnotthe bodythatcreates

,forinstance,frightena

ionsofthesoulormind that

dmakeit uninhabitablefor

alexcitement,theCardinalSpinosa

tdeath.Hewasdeclaredtobe

dtheyproceededtoopenhis chest

nghisbody.When thelungswere

to beatagain;thecardinalreturned

sjustabletograsp aftertheknifeof

ckand diedinreality.1

,p.6.


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EMATUREBURIAL.41

er)writes:

weenthirtyandfortyyearsof age,

ows.Thestrictestexamination

eatorpulse;his faceandlipswereof

sy,his bodystiffandcold,andhe

ad.Allpossiblemeansweretaken

the body,andamongothermeasures

spouredintohis nose,andthe

smouth;butall withoutelicitingthe

hirtyhoursafterwards,however,

penedhis eyes,andwithinsixdays

ed.1

hetime inwhichthesoul

sitis impossibleforahouse

ntowhomit belongswill

bsentedhimself,andas the

omthebody takeswithit

esthebodywithlife, the

placeintheorganismis

nterruptedinacaseof

nutrimentare needed,anda

tdeathmaysurvive,where

tivityoflifewouldsuffocate

kindhave alreadybeen

.15.


/ h t t p : / / w w w . h





followingonemaybe of

dinFranceMademoiselleVicto-

adyofgreatbeauty,thedaughterof

ongthecrowdof heradmirers

et,apoor journalistinParis.His

edforhimthe affectionsofthe

strancesofherparents,whosuf-

ambition,ultimatelyforcedherto

rryacertainMonsieurRenelle,a

outanyheart,whotreatedhercru-

cedawretchedlifewithhimfora

ief andsorrow,anddied.

omb,but,accordingtoherwish,

echurchyardofthevillagewhere

aringof herdeathwasingreat

mindtoputhimselfin possessionof

utifulhair,whichheintendedtokeep

ove.He travelledallthewayby

antvillage,wherehe arrived,and

echurchyardpreparedtoopenthe

finandunscrewedthelid,andwas

fromtheheadof thecorpse,when

nd returnedtolife.Shesoonrecog-

eraway,andsheremainedhidden

yrecoveredherhealth.Shehadno


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EMATUREBURIAL.43

bandwhomshedetested,andsoshe

whohadsavedher life.After

urnedtoFrance,believingthatthe

ngedsomuchthatshewouldnotbe

riends.Butinthis theyweremis-

dbysome,andMr.Renelle,hearing

dclaimedherperson.Thecourt,

hisclaims,owingtotheir longsepa-

yof thecircumstancesconnected

nastate ofapparentdeath

;woundsinflictedupon it,

nd,haveno effectuponit.

theheartduring thatstate,

will onlybleedtodeath

egin agamtoact,whichmay

e(notin theWest)theinstructor

odyofaman forthepurposeofdis-

theclass hedemonstratedthe

eyeballandthewayof openingthe

hwiththathewentto demonstrate

h; butashewas cuttingthrough

vived,theheartbegantobeatand

,p.72.


/ h t t p : / / w w w . h





e patientarosetoasitting posture.

fromtheroomterror-stricken,and

anwasdead.1

anybelieve,a stateof

hatitisonlyapparentand

ichresemblesdeathso

texperiencedpersonsbelieve

dead.Inmanycasesnot

dphysician,coronerorunder-

eofapparentdeath fromreal

examination,norbymeans

anyof thevarioustests

dbythisor thatwriter,for

to befallible;andit isnow

ength,becausethe medical

eedthatthereis nocertain

y,andnotmerelyapparently,

gofacertainstageof putrefac-

httobe setdownasdelusive

isleadinghumbugsandlies.

tainmodern" scientific

mtheerroneoustheorj'that

onoftheheart, imaginethat

eaththeremustbeanactionof

andthatif thehearthas

personis dead;butinmain-


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EMATUREBURIAL.45

ewtheyactno morewisely

,ifheweretosay thatthe

runningis aproductofthe

as oncestoppedonaccount

erein,itcan neverbemadeto

watchthewatchmaker

eremoved,whichprevented

ewatchfromsettingthe

casesof apparentdeath

,syncope,poisoningandother

estothemanifestationofthe

se obstaclesmayberemoved

chasareknowntoeveryintel-

nergyoflife beinglatentin

enabledtomanifestitself

oftheorganismhasbeen suf-

terthehearthasentirely

ngfromhiscountryplacetothe

ocessiononthe road.lieasked

sed,buttheconsternationcausedby

atthathe receivednoanswer.lie

rpseand lookedatit,andfound

asstill present.liethendeclared


/ h t t p : / / w w w . h





wasnotdead.The attendantsand

eceasedlaughedathis credulityand

efuneral;butAsclepiadessucceeded

Hecausedthebodytobe taken

eededinrestoringthe mantolife.1

eniannamedEruswhowaskilled

daysthevictimswerecollected

uried,whenallthecorpseswere

compositionexceptthatofErus.

waywiththeobjectofcremating

utwhentheyplacedhim uponthe

inoftheguards,from Normandy,

at Rouen,andbeingbelievedtobe

edandput withothercorpsesintoa

himwithalayerof earth.There

30p.m.,unableto speakormoveor

sservantwhosearchedforhim

athemight possiblybenotquite

gings.There helayforfive

give asignofconsciousness,but

has hehadsufferedfromcoldwhile

Bouchut:LesSignsdela Mort,p.17.


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EMATUREBURIAL.47

aythetownwastakenby storm,

emywhocametooccupytheplace

outofthe windowoftheroom,where

re.Uponthisdunghillhe wasleft

enty-fourhours,butfinallydis-

thinkingthathe sawsomesignsof

e recoveredentirely.

arkablecoincidence,thatthemother

r husbandwasabsent,andshewas

regnancy.Onthenextdayher

sedthegravetobe opened.The

utopen,and thechildtakenalive

Mr.Civille hadseveralnarrow

Dijon,andsomanypeople died

uldbemadefor eachcorpse,but

itches,puttingthecorpsesinrows

chlayerwithearth,beginning

chwhentheyhadfinishedthe line

edNecoleLentilletdiedand was

h.Onthenext morningshere-

ndtriedtoarise,but wastooweakto

pofherbody.Forfour daysshe

whentheundertakersreachingthe

order,heardhergroansandsaved

37.


/ h t t p : / / w w w . h





thinkingthathenoticedsome

tlydeadbody,causedthesolesofthe

rubbedwithsomehardsubstance

tatingli quid.Thepatientthus

edieshadprovedof noavail.1

jectto fitsoffainting,butkept

he knowledgeofitmightnotspread

pectsofmarriage; heonlyspoke

hisfriends.Themarriagetook

e timeingoodhealth,whenoncehe

his wifeandthedoctorsbelieving

n acoffinandgoteverythingready

as absent,butfortunatelyhearrived

burial.Thelawyerrecovered,and

rthis event.3

NotreDameat Paris,in1714,

orningthroughthestreet Jean

essedinhershroud sittingbythe

ehadbeencarried.Shehadre-

ntheroad,whentheattendants

y.2

40.


/ h t t p : / / w w w . h





EMATUREBURIAL.49

ris,reports thecaseofamonk

whomhesawtakenalivefromthe

buriedforfourdays.Theexhuma-

becameknownthathehadbeen

1

as takenwithoneofthosedis-

lydoes'not occursuddenly,butis

Thephysicianwhoattendedhim

dangerousstate,andwhenhe

followingmorning,hewas told

atthe patienthaddiedduringthe

readyplacedin thecoffin,but

eathcouldoccursosuddenly,caused

t backintobed.Themansoonre-

earsafterward.2

bellaofSpainwastreating a

ness,andas hewenttoseehis

sinformedb}rthe assistantsthat

ed,and foundthebodyinthe

ancis,laidoutupona board.Noth-

t backtobedinspite oftheridicule

43.


/ h t t p : / / w w w . h





atientsoon revivedandfullyre-

hapoplexy.Twenty-fourhours

cold,hewasenvelopedina shroud

oundtoawaitburial.Aftera while,

carriedhimto thegrave;but while

enoise inthecoffin,andwhenthey

issuingfromthe mouthofthesup-

nedthatDr. Bruhierwaspassing

ght home,wherehewasproperly

edhishealth.1

olytemperandlovingsolitude,

na ghost,whichcausedhersucha

veranddied.There wasnobreath

urninghadno effectuponher.In

rtwenty-fourhours,whenshewas

eparationsweremadefor her

makinganotherattemptsucceeded

evolatilespirits,and shecame

youngandstrong,foughta duel,

gastabthroughthebody anddied.


/ h t t p : / / w w w . h





EMATUREBURIAL.51

imentfoundhim withoutlife;

movementofthe heart,butallthe

h(except,ofcourse,putrefaction).

then consultedwitheachother

ngthemeansofevadingdiscoveryby

dtoburythecorpseimmediately,

hebodycut intopieces,andtohide

thenightpassedaway;but finally

e bodystillwarm,bethoughthim-

es,andafterawhile themanrecov-

oleconversation,withoutbeing

Oneofhis friendshearingof

arrivedatthemomentwhenthebody

fin.Heimaginedthathesawthe

e faceofthecorpse,andhadthe

vesinspiteof theridiculeofthose

hichthemanrecovered,andlivedfor

se ofagirl,sevenyearsof age,

companionsfellsuddenlydownand

absenceofpulse,insensibilitytoall

wingtotherequestsmadebythe

50.


/ h t t p : / / w w w . h





parentlyhopelessattemptsforresusci-

erthree-quartersofanhourthegirl

.1

beencollectedbytheau-

died,andas nosignsofputre-

ays,allsortsof meanswereresorted

ingthebody.Theywereofno

olvednot todelaytheburyingany

dingthefunerala largecrowdmet

he "wake."Itwasamerryparty,

got drunkandamusedthemselvesin

seandofferingit liquor.Inthe

gthewomanawokeandsatup in

anaway,andwhentheyreturned

nhadgoneto bed,wheresheslept,

She hadbeenconsciousofallthat

eenable tomove.

a studentmadeabetthat he

tnightto thegraveyard,opena

dcarryit tohisroom.Thishe did,

eheopenedhappenedfobethatof a

ried ontheprecedingday.He


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EMATUREBURIAL.53

uldersand carriedittohis room,

ngenearthestove.He thenwent

hewasawakenedbyanoise.The

rtranceandwas sittingup.He

his hairturnedwhite;but thegirl,

rparents.

rsonsapparentlydead

thbyappropriatemeansare -

countsmaybecontinuedwith-

o happeneveryday,while

tiftheyhadnotthus been

nddeathinthe coffinwould

ooftenhappensthat cases

spontaneously,andevenafter

orthe restorationoflifehave

ecasein catalepsy,dueto

whichrequiresnootherreme-

the recuperationofthelife-

edicinecansupply.The

cesofcasesbelongingtothis

pothecaryclerkdied.Hewas

mberanddepositedtherewithsome

ollowingnightheawoke,and,

rehewas,hearose,draggedhimself


/ h t t p : / / w w w . h





ainstit.Thenoisewasheardand

cktobedandrecovered.1

he purposeofvisitinghis

ved,hefoundthatthebrotherhad

affectedhimsomuchthathe

eapplied,butinvain;andasthe

dead,theyresolvedto openhisbody

e causeofhisdeath.Butthe

sallthetime andunderstoodthe

beingdissectedalivemadehim

ertoopenhiseyes.Hearoseand

ichhe sawamanina stateof

thecatafalqueuponwhichhewas

ch,whilethefuneralservicewas

nhavingfallenfroma certain

snosign ofawounduponhis body.

edhimto thegrave,whenhesud-

.52.s/j((/.p. 28.


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EMATUREBURIAL.55

diedat thehospitalatParis.

dto thegrave,sheawokeandre-

rwards.1

erchantdied,andhisbodywas

heydepositedhimwithothercorpses

o'clockthatnight heawoke,tore

o theporter'slodgeofthe cemetery,

ohavethedooropened.Hethen

he villageofAchen,inWurtem-

ofage,wasduringanepidemictaken

erapidlyworse,andsheapparently

offinandcarriedherfromthe

e,thereto awaitburial,whichwas

he followingday.Shortlyafter

orethecarriersarrived,sheawokeand

aunt,whowaspresentandwho

akenpossessionof her,tookastick

f shehadnotbeenpreventedby

vertheless,shesucceededinpushing

othecoffin,afterwhichshe indig-

42.


/ h t t p : / / w w w . h





hepatient remainedhelplesslyin

havebeenburiedif theusualhour

omereasonbeenchanged.Thus

welvehours,whenshewasable to

toarise.Shestill lives,andhaspaid

,whichwereclaimedbythe clergy,

ertaker.1

fage,fellsickwith afever,and

dtobe hislastbreath.Everything

,and itwasalsoagreedthatthe

da post-mortemexaminationbe

ftalonewiththe corpsethatnight,

enthemas towhoshouldearnthe

said.Thenoisewhichtheymade

her,whowenttothedeath-roomfor

afight.As heapproachedthe

ptedhimtoliftthe clothfromits

melighttwitchingof themouth,

ehe touchedthenose,mouthand

oeffect.Ashe wasabouttoleave

wthesamemotion,andtherefore

utinvain; butasheleft thebody

itnowsurelyto bedead,thepatient

adbeenconsciousallalong,and

cebetweenthetwo priestsand


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EMATUREBURrAL.57

ameperfectlywellandlivedfor

nHansFeurtelapparentlydiedof

aid outinacoffin.Fivehours

seeingtheundertakerathisside, he

llyoubeso kindastopresentmy

dofferto himmyexcusesforthedis-

dtohimin makingsoboldasto

Auvergne,apparentlydied,and

of achurch,whereheawokeand

offin.Hisgroansandcries were

he church,andhewassaved.8

iedafter ashortsickness.The

llandthebodyhadto beforcedinto

ravebygirlsof herownage;but

rytheynoticedamovementwithin.

edthecoffin,andwhenit wasopened

o bealive,andshesoonrecovered

Reflexions,"p.89.


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,owingtonervousexhaustion

work,andwastobe buried.Hiswife

d,anddid allshecouldto delaythe

ans,theclergyandher ownrela-

sconsolatewidowfromthepresence

o commithisbodytothegrave; she

agreatdeal ofcourage,andeven

er therewasnolongeranyhope;

edto saythatherbelovedhusband

ayandnightwith thebodyand

daysheheardtheapparentlydead

oonrevived,andlived fora

odhealth.1

ervantgirl diedatChalons,and

safterwards.Owingtotheinfluence

whodoubtedthatthegirl wasdead,

ranceofsigns ofputrefactionshould

asdelayedfor sixdays.Onthe

e girlawoke,andisat presentenjoy-

eirwayto America.During

l threeyearsofage,died,and

,p. 73.


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EMATUREBURIAL.59

o awaterygrave,whenatthevery

dand recovered.Attwelveyears

toFrance,andbecameafterwardsthe

aintenon.1

whicha recoveryfrom

e,eitherwithorwithoutmed-

outend.Everybody

mentofanyorganismthe

hinoutwardly,causingthe

nyartificialaddition from

oldment,forthepurposeof

edfromoutsidesurroundings.

dapparentdeaththereverse

fewithdrawsitselfwithin

matelywithinthe very

eavingthe body;butthe

energyhas beenwithdrawn

festanyactivityoflifeand

d,untilfor somereasonthe

srestoredand theactivityof

departed,becomesmanifest

maytakeplaceingood

beendoomedtodestruction

rnedtheymaybein other

gardtothe natureoflife.

owingones.


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case inwhichAciliusAviola,a

matrancewhilehisbodywasbeing

ehadalreadybeenseton fire,and

bodyfromapproaching.Thushe

s burnedalive.

Romanpretor,LuciusLamia.

refortunate;heescapedwhilethe

thematernalauntofPliny, came

onsforburninghisbodywerebeing

gne,wasburiedwhileina stateof

ofthe ceremonyheawokeand

emptswerebeing madetocometo

rankatOdessadied,andwas

familytombin thechurch.Mass

emonieswereovereverybodywent

ainedforthepurposeof attendingto

sextonheardgroansandcries

orofthevault;but asthelady's


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EMATUREBURIAL.61

oby thephysician,heimaginedthat

ghost.Nevertheless,heinformedthe

dthe priestwentwithhimtothe

es,butwasofthe sameopinionas

himnotto sayanythingaboutit,soas

reputationofbeinghauntedbya

ystheyboth heardthesecriesand

rsecret,andafter awhilethenoises

hermemberofthesamefamily

asagain openedtoadmitthecorpse,

foundemptyandhercorpsesitting

theentranceofthevault,whereshe

russia,anundertaker,living

metery,heardduringthenightcries

raveinwhicha personhadbeen

.Notdaring tointerferewithout

policeand reportedthematter.

delay,therequiredformalitieswere

antedtoopenthe grave,itwasfound

riedalive;buthe wasnowdead.

oldat thetimeofthefuneral,was

ommanywounds,wherehehad

din hisstrugglestofreehimself


/ h t t p : / / w w w . h





1842,aninhabitantof Eyures,

ried.A fewdaysafterwardsa

this deathwasduetoan overdose

ntohim byaphysician.Finally,

egravetobe opened,whenitwas

eadmanhad awakenedandopened

hisarmsfor thepurposeofending

addiedinhis coffin.1

ber29,1867,givesthe

sectionmadebyamemberof

paringforanexamination,andI

oneintothe dissecting-roomforthe

nabdominalviscera,carryingalight

manhavingdied onthedaybefore

themarbleslab.I placedmycandle

acut throughtheskinoverthe

thesupposedcorpsegaveaterrible

usedthelightto falldownandbe-

aterriblestrugglebegan;thewoman

myhandstookhold ofmyhair,and

acewithher finger-nails.Iwas


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EMATUREBURIAL.63

andblindlystruckaboutme withthe

myhand.Suddenlymyknife

ollowed,thegraspon myhairwas

ewnothingmore.WhenI awokeit

yselfuponthe floorlyingbeside

omanwhomI hadkilled,asmyknife

art. Ireplacedthecorpseuponthe

outit; buttherecollectionofthis

nd themarkswhichthenailsof

onmyfaceare stillthere."

eenill-treatedbyher husband,

vancedpregnancy,andwasburied.

onafterwardsthatshehad beenkilled

d toaninvestigation,inthecourse

pened.Atthefeet ofthecorpse

eofa new-bornchild;andallthe

withthisprovedthatthe womanhad

erchild,anddied ingreattorture.

he bitesmadebyherteeth,and her

ifin anexcessofgreatpain.1

r,whenat8 P.m.apiouswoman

urchofSaintNizierdeMariegny,that

er7.1882.


/ h t t p : / / w w w . h





steryoftheRecollets,andin which

cesforthe monksofthatorder.

davoiceasif comingfromthe

elp.Atfirstshe wasfrightened;

oceededtowardsthelocalityfrom

,andsoonshestood uponaspot

hearthevoicecryingat intervals:

ercyuponme!"Filled with

wentto thedoorofthemonastery,

prior immediately.Whentheprior

at shehadexperienced;butthe

rnofmindandsentthe womanaway,

dueto herexcitedimagination.

ermonkdied,andwhentheyre-

veringthevault,ahorriblesight met

rpse,clothedin thehabitofthe

steps leadingintothetomb.His

eepwounds,whichthemanhadin-

thersignstestifiedto thevainefforts

thestonethatclosedhisprison.

ngmonkwhohad" died"shortly

ardbythe woman.1

tryresidencenearFlorence.

mongotherthingscontainedalso

bwasa vaultbuiltina locality


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EMATUREBURIAL.65

culiarquality,foundalso inother

mummifyingthebodiesplacedtherein,

dbya massivedoor.Theprince

ervousexhaustion,andhisbodywas

all theceremoniesduetohisrank.

nofthe prince,abouttoundertake

cemoretovisitthe remainsofhis

e tomb,unlockedthedoor,but

reventedthedoor fromopening.

ment,hecalledforaid, which

rwasforciblypushedopenit was

towhichtheresistancewasdue,

e,who,after awakening,hadmade

finallystarvedto death.1

toldbyL.Lenormandinregard

edatToulousein 1706.Itrelates

f aprominentmarriedlady,whowas

nyyears afterwardsdiscoveredby

broughtsuitagainsther andclaimed

eofitis asfollows:M.d'Olmond,

mentat Toulouse,hadabeautiful

e,fifteenyearsofage,Mhofellin love

Sezanne,anofficerin thearmy,and

Butbeforethemarriagetookplace,

theseatofwar,andtwo yearspassed

yinformationfromhim.Atlastit


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is wholecommandhadbeenkilled

iefofthebride,but afterwaiting

ytothe entreatiesofherparentsand

an M.deSaintAlban,bywhom

she lovedverymuch;butthreeyears

erhusbandhad herbodydepositedin

eSt.Alban,whilevisitingthat

othervisitor,astranger,aladywhose

sedwifewasverygreat,andwho,

awayinhaste.Hefollowedher,

ringthathernamewasMadame

ecentlyarrivedat Toulousewith

hissuspicions.Hecausedthe

undthe coffinofhiswifeempty.He

ament,andevidencewasbrought

n thedayafterthedeathof Madame

erdeSezannehad beenseenleaving

M.Sezanneproducedproofs

hterofanItalianpeasant.Madame

edgeofM.deSaint Albanaswell

omshewasconfronted,andwas

ntinher favor,whenM.deSaint

ndsoonafterwardsreturnedwithhis

e girl,MadameSezanne,whowas

ban,wasovertakenbyher maternal

gerkeepupher disguise.Itthen

nne,havingbeenmadeprisonerof


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EMATUREBURIAL.67

etainedforyears,butfinallyregained

oulousethedayafterthefuneralof

akenplace.Wishingtosee oncemore

,hewent tothetomb,openeditand

ns.Thisembracerevivedtheappar-

carriedtohis lodgings,andultimately

wherehecausedhertobe adopted

arried her.Thinkingthatthey

ncefiveyearsafterwards,butwere

ve.

merhusband,M.deSaintAlban,

vor,butthel adywasgrantedper-

nventfortherestofher life.

a caseoftrance,inwhich

etiredfromthe exterior

notyetbrokenitsconnection

actedto earth-lifeagainby

-forlover;forit isthelove

dsthe soultotheearth,and

ctsitwiththe physicalbody

onofits friendsmayinduce

again.

hichdeathhasbeen de-

gdesireof thedying,orthe

ntofitsdesires forloveorfor

itmayserve thefollowing,

unof May7,1894.


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apolis,died,or,as heexpresses

havingbeentakensickwithtyphoid

withtheSouthernConfederates.

n,D.C, inthehouseofhis sister,

ationsweremadeforthe burial

familywaswaitingforthearrivalof

rawokefromhistranceandsoonre-

wardsgaveanaccountofthe

ut ofhisbody,andstatedthat he

oearth.

showthatevenafterthat

thebod)-hasbeenbroken

e boundtotheearth,owing

thegratificationofawish.

hatkind,theauthorrelates

nedinhisownfamily.It is

rial,but ratheroneof

lserveto illustratethe

desireexercisesoverthe

of thebody.

ovember,1838,andmygrand-

k,diedonthe18thof Octoberofthe

thirty-fourdaysprevioustomybirth.


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EMATUREBURIAL.69

grandchildofmygrandmother,

tewoman,itdoesnotappearstrange

wasverystrong,andthis desireseems

theterrestrialplaneuntilafterI was

her,butalsootherpersonspresent

s bornandlaidin thecradle,the

m)ofmydeceasedgrandmother

he sideofthecradle,bentover it,

entedly,andhavingthatwishgratified,

nomore.1

nburied inacoffinunder

to bedead,thereislittle

e returnsagaintoconscious-

ove isapowerthat has

not onlyoverdeath,buteven

hown.

howereintimatefriends,had

otheradaughter,whofrom

tinedbytheir parentstomarry

fectiongrewupbetweenthem

avaricesteppedinand thefather

erto marryarichbanker,one

explaintohisorher ownsatisfaction.It

icatingthe possibilityofanotherstateof

nscienceknowsnothingatpresent.


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rl sacrificedherselfforthe

erfromfinancialruin, huthermar-

nedawayand finallydiedofgrief.

fdespair,andrefusedto believethat

thatthe ladyhadappearedtohim

hallucinations"grewsostrong,

cemetery,bribedtheundertakerand

ndingthecorpsestillwithoutany

etookitwithhim tohishouse,and

hertranceamongthe endearments

er.Shesoonregainedher health,

and,wheretheylivedformanyyears

ersallyadmitted,thatthe

tupon themindofanother

peciallythatthe thoughtsof

pressabsentfriends.Why,

edimpossiblethata soul

kenits connectionwiththe

sanabsentfriend,evenwhile

parentdeath?Everyone

natureof trance,especially

selfinto thatstate,knows

nconsciousnessofthebody,

domofthe soul,furnishes

edforthecommunionofthe

.


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EMATUREBURIAL.71

isattractedandwhoare

eiveitsinfluence;forasthe

of thebodybecomeclosed

world,theeyeofthe soul

dallthingsin thelightofthe

wouldbringus within

ichis stillpooh-poohedby

ot ourpurposetoenterat

eof understandingthereal

ndtheintermediatestateof

dcatalepsy,itisnecessary

certainextentthescienceof

whichconnectsthesoul

ture ofwhichlinkconstitutes

ofthe soulphysicalscience

nothingwhatevertodowith

elydifferentplaneof exist-

modernscience,"which

science,suchasdependsforits

heillusionsofthesenses and

efrom,canthereforenotpose

belongstotherealmof the

ecideuponit,exceptinso far

sforsittinginjudgment,not

t,"butuponhisbeingin


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asoninspite oftlieperversions

fentiredisregardforpsychic

duponhim.

besufficienttoshowthat

ooccur, andthattheymay

desiretoobtainstill more-

ill findanabundanceofitin

w:

ertationssurl'IncertitudedesSignesdela

mentsPrécipités,"producesaccountsof

ereare thoseof52personsburiedalive,

awokeintheircoffinsbeforebeingburied,

arentdeath.

edicineattheUniversityof Paris."Les

ationsPrécipités."

urlesSignes delaMort."

cadémiedesSciences."

ste SortdesPersonnesquisousune Ap-

nterréesVivante."

'Abusdel'EnsevelissementdesMorts."

nhumationsPrécipités."

ente."

."

"

rSensitiveMensch."

dundzufriiheBeerdigung."

BeerdigungbeidenJuden."

eninderaerztlichenPraxis."

Verwandelung."

sMedicinœForensis."

eHominibusApparenterMortuis."

elebratedauthorshave

citedcasesofpremature


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EMATUREBURIAL.73

vonHumboldt,Hufeland,

aller,Baco,Struwe,Kessler,

emayer,Fabricius,Schenk,

massin,Froriep,Villanova,

anyotherstoonumerousto

newatchesthedaily papers,

ntsofpeoplehavingbeen

ciouscircumstances,occur-

enaftermakinga largede-

andexaggeration,enough

athinkingmanwith pity,on

victimsofignorance.1

deplorableoccurrences,

stincountrieswherethe

rdtothetrue natureoflife

personis considereda

earsto bedead,andishurried

awell-knownwriteronspiritualism,

ontobelievethatmanyhaplessvictims

edalive, ofwhomtheworldknowsnothing.

geofsuchcaseswasobtainedthus: When

tigatespiritualismsomethirty-fiveyears

sofspiritsgivingtheir namesandprofessions

suretherewereatleast fiftywho,whengiv-

roofof theiridentity,declaredthatthey

nsistedthat thiswastheresultof hasty

awell-knowneditor,wasina trancefor

ldhavebeenburiedbut fortheintervention

mithwas alsoinatranceforty days,and

buriedalivein Troy,N.Y.,byaclair-

hewasstill alive."(Fromaprivateletter


/ h t t p : / / w w w . h





o legalenactmentsexist

rtaintime andallowinga

eorcatalepsyachanceto

e.

matureburial arevery-

ndPortugal,whereonlya

or keepingthebodiesof

dead;andtheyoftenoccur

eno legalregulationsofthat

s withthegoodjudgment

tivesto decidewhetheror

e deadistobe buriedalive

ofadoctororundertakercan

n apparentlydeadmanthe

body,as longastheonly

ompositionofthevitalorgans,

enyearsand subjectto

andforfortyhoursshepresentedall

possiblemeansofrestoringherto

ofno avail.Fivephysiciansof

heyfinallyagreed,positively,that

hefuneral preparationswere

pplicationsofasisterof thede-

ayed,whenafterawhilethe patient


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EMATUREBUKIAL.75

ehadall thetimebeenawareof

outbeingabletogivea signand

usofattemptingit.1

1846,F.Bourdet,thewifeof a

wasburiedafterdue examination

depositedinthegrave andthe

eltheearthuponit, whenknockings

heinteriorofthe coffin.Thereupon

oundthe womanalive,andshelived

s.3

roccupiedtheattentionofthe

s.Amanapparentlydied,andhis

e attendingphysiciansandthein-

coffinandthereligious ceremonies

yle..At theendofthefuneral ser-

tobeburied,heawokefromhis trance.

kerssentin theiraccountsforthe

efusedtopaythem,giving ashis

deredthem;whereuponhewassued

ortof clairvoyantpower

cent,ofallpersonsinterred

(j.tp.39.»Ibid., p.39.


/ h t t p : / / w w w . h





Froriepsaysthatin 1829.

eatthecemeteryatNewYork,

nsucha mannerasnotto

unicatingwiththeoutside

nothershouldhave

thiswas donebymeansof

ndsand communicatingwith

g1,200personsburiedsix

rave.Thiswouldmakeit

holenumber.Someyears

inHollandwasremovedto

e-halfpercent,ofthecorpses

nsofhavingbeenburiedalive

eircoffins.TheHumaneSo-

avebroughtbacktolife

rsonswithinatermof twenty-

am990withintwenty-five,

five years.Accordingto

ong30,992personswhoap-

here were154buriedalive.1

ofthesenumberscanbe

t,isamatterof littleconse-

rposetoestablishatheory for

ecuriosityof thescientists,

tiontocertainfactswhich

certainthat hewillnot,at


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EMATUREBURIAL.77

o undergothemosthorrible

eing buriedaliveandhelp-

arrowcoffin,sixfeetunder

ntothisworld,received

enceofdeath,whichwill

rorlater; ourpersonalitieswill

ntifyourselveswithour

partakeofthefateofthat

tsciencecanthenbe more

teachesthetruenatureof

omeisbeyondthesphere of

rrows,andwhichfromthe

likeanindependentspecta-

isworld,whileitrecognizes

emovethemby aidingthe

lightenmentandfreedomof


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TH.

arationofthe soulfromthe

erm" soul"wemeannotany

oranythingthatcanbe found

orbymeansofthemicro-

mself,the substantialbut

shimselftheseatofhis own

ousnessandremainsaliving

nafterhislifeand hiscon-

omanifestthemselvesinthe

ewasclothed,andwhichhe

orarystayuponthephysical

rwords,thesoul isthe

ch,whenitbecomesmani-

ed"life"and"conscious-

createdandself-existent,is

althoughthe formsinwhich

ornandbecomedecomposed

ottobediscoveredobjec-

oanythingbutto theper-

estigationliasnothingwhat-

ence,andphysicalscience


/ h t t p : / / w w w . h





TH.79

tureof lifeandconscious-

ystudyitsmanifestationson

enceandmistakeitseffects

seforaneffect.Subjective

ectivelyproventothesatisfac-

ncedinthem,but theyare

whohaveexperiencetherein.

anisnotonlyas realtohim

morerealthanthe lifeof

o tomakeuphisexistence

alplane.

question,WhatisDeath?

Life.L.Bouchut,apro-

aris University,says,"Per-

medaythesecretof theactiv-

yvariousphenomenaare

atlifeis, wewillbeableto

othiswemayadd,Let

scoverwhatlifeitself isand

manifestationsandphenom-

t ofhisselfwhichis the

consciousness;onlywhenhe

inhimselfwillhe beable

rceinall otherbeings,and

es,even ifthebodyin

stedissubjectto deathand


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ownsoulandhave there-

ledge,yetneverthelessdesire

nconcerningthenatureand

enoother waytoobtain

sewhoareinpossession

edgeandhaveexperienced

l-life.Suchinformationis

notbeprovenobjectively

giveussomeindications

sfind thewaytothatknowl-

hconstitutesthehigher

heirown selfandlearned

belongallthegreatsages

ussystemsand philosophies,

allythesametruths.

dhisownimmortalnature

ifferentfromhis personality,

outthe timeinwhichhe

thisbeing bornintothis

anteventinhis immor-

notworthwhiletoremem-

eofhis-death,wasaskedby

uldburyhim, heanswered

htburyhim whereverthey

ycouldcatchhim,andhe


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TH.81

haveburiedSocrates,but

s body."

anincorporealessence,

dits activitytoanydesired

oulhas itsinhabitants

terial)forms."

ulrisesup tothehigher

godlikeandabletoknowthe

es:"Ineverwasnon-

serulersof men,norshall

obe. Asinthiscorporeal

doldageappertaintothe

othedisembodiedsoulob-

hichisunreal(the form)

thatwhichis real(theSelf)

weread: "FromtheSelf

astheshadowbesidea man,

ythemind'sactionitenters

eer,toucher,hearer,smeller,'

perceivingspirit,andrests

gSelf."

"Thesoul neitheris

omnoplace,andthereis

de.Unborn,unthinkable,

e whenthebodydies;it is


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men,and visibleonlytothe

ng."

khart,says:"Thesoul

isgreaterthanthebody;and

atthebodyis withinthe

withinthebody.In itsupper-

Self)isofa divinenature

God.Thepowerisal ight

nct.Toknowthetrue

nowGod."

almostendlessquotations

en"saints, goingtoexplain

hishisveryself andsome-

hebodywhichhe inhabits.

seofthe activityofthat

notthe outgrowthofthe

longasthisSelfor Soul

y,itsuppliesthe bodywith

liveandbeconscious;but

mthe body,itslifeandcon-

ndthephysicallife energy

beingno longercontrolled

decomposeanddisintegrate

madetodefinethatwhich

ed,andcanthereforenotbe

conceptionofthelimited


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TH.83

allsthesoul"thespiritual,

man";butthe soulis,as

nphysicalman,butalso

t,theman spiritualhimself,

tisomnipresent,whileinhis

ed being,inhabitingacor-

ood whichissubjectto

y,"Thesoulis theindi-

salSelf(Atma),theomni-

lifeandsubstanceofevery-

twhichwill notbe

eadingitfor thefirsttime,

its comprehension;itis

htforthousandsofyears,

ntificworldhasnotyetgrown

hesoulisindividualized

and facultiesitisrooted

ein theuniverse;withits

o andforthetimebeing

bodyofman.

onsofcertainwould-be

saproductofmatter;

ofthosewhoknowthesoul

menalaspectandproductof

matterisduetothe pres-

ytherein.Thesoul,thetrue

everdies,but ithasproduced


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akenup itshabitationina

poseofattainingknowledge

evilinphysicallife,and it

e of"death" andtakesup

ndrepeatsitsexperiences

ed,forthelessonofeternal

isfartoogreat tobe

ponthisearth.Thisis a

entbooksofwisdom,and

intheBiblebythefalling

reetimesonthewayto

ferringtothegreatrenuncia-

alitybecomesswallowedup

usionofthe limitationof

heall-consciousnessofdivine

outoldclothesandtakes

oul havingcastoffitsmortal

est assumesanothermaterial

Gita.Thesoulis the

higherstateof existenceand

slowerfacultiesitenters

ellsthereinas aprisoner

flictedsentenceexpires,but

lsduringitssojournupon

ysicalparents,anddies;it

esoul,or tospeakmorecor-


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TH.85

hesoul, enjoysandsuffers

tharethe unionofthe

theseparationofthebody

n,butthis lifesupplies

sconstitutionwithenergy,

fferentlives,orlifeactivities,

isphysicallife,hisemo-

fe,his animallife,his

beingessentiallydifferent

hl ifeisthelife ofthesoul,

saphysical,emotional,

iritualaspect,tosaynothing

ksconnectingthosestates

thefoetusinthewomb

ntoftheenergyemanating

getativelife;after the

ebecomesunfolded;thisis

entofintellectuallife;and

f-consciousnessofthespirit)

ocessofdeath,the orderis

n itsowninterior,the

etomanifesttheiractivity,

pears,andthereis nothing

chemicalactivitythatcauses

hysicalform.

mexteriortointerior


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atiscalled"dying,"but

ies buttheform,isde-

higherscienceasfollows:

hysicalbodybecomesimpairedto

cipleof lifecannotemployitany

its activity,theorganismceasesto

ehead,the heartorthelungs;

hehead,anditmaybe activethere

nalappearanceshasbecomeuncon-

Thepowerof thoughtmaycontinue

bitualmanner,althoughsensation

nerves.Theactivitymayevengrow

esbecomedisunited,andifthe

enselydirecteduponanabsent

upontheconsciousnessofthat

himtosee theapparitionofthe

sthebrain, andthehigherprinci-

hemtheirproperactivity,lifeand

ehindanemptyform,amask,anillu-

ssarilybeanyloss ofconsciousness

ndthingsbywhichweare sur-

usnesswhichnecessarilyceasesis

ersonality— physicalpain,weight,

st— suchasmayhaveaffectedthe

brain,theprinciplecarryingmem-

ndeveryeventofthelife whichis

ythemind.Pictureafter picture


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TH.87

vidnessbeforetheconsciousness,

ewminuteshiswholelife again.

ninghaveexperiencedthatstateand

pressionwhichhasbeenthe

est;the otherimpressionsdisap-

he Devachanicstate.Nomandies

xternalappearancesmayseemto

venamadmanwillhavea moment

enhisintelligencewillbe restored.

uchsolemnmomentsshouldtake

burstsofgrieforotherwise,thatpro-

oldsthe effectsofthepastandlays

stence."1

k thattheabove

t itoughttobe plainto

thatnothingcanbereally

hehashimselfthe powerto

.Theprocessesbelongingto

nbeobservedandexperi-

the soulitself,andhow

sionofsoulperception,ifhe

snotto beconsciousof

oultheprocessofdyingis

ngoff theclothesofflesh

as wornduringitstfcrmof

terfromanAdept,p.178,Americanedi-


/ h t t p : / / w w w . h




ringintofreedom.Tosay

ehastakenoffhis coatisas

for thecoatisnotthe man

ngoffhisgross physical

oidof substanceandform.

y,whichisthedeathofthe

eenseenanddescribedby

ofpsychicperception,andis

themtobeaseparationof an

thephysicalbody:

ghtof apale-bluecolor,in

g-shapedsubstanceaboutthreefeet

g person.Itwasnot^stationary,

aballooninthe air.Graduallyit

he body,thewholeenvelopedina

afacecorrespondingin featuresto

soulless,onlybrighter,moresmooth,

hed,withthesamewantofexpres-

ew-borninfant.Witheverybreath

erealformwasaddedto,andbecame

pearedtobeenshroudedina cloud-

etherealformthusde-

soulorthe ego,butmerelya

a moreetherealbodycalled

ptedto hisexistenceupon

79,Americanedition.


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TH.89

n istoliveafter leavinghis

calbodywasadaptedtolife

his worktoenterintoan

thevariousstateswhichthe

gthephysicalbody,we will

asubjectwhichhasalready

therwork,1butwill discuss

apparentdeathinwhichall

atharepresented.

mrealdeath,inso farasin

e soulhasnotyetdeparted

elatterpresentsall the

sensationor consciousness;

alseparationofsouland

andnorevivalof thecorpse

hcanonly beduetoeither

y:

ts activityfromthebody

houtactivelife.Suchtakes

nervousexhaustion,or

rder,has becometemporarily

dingtotheimpulseswhichit

stakesplacein casesof

After.


/ h t t p : / / w w w . h




gy,asphyxia,etc.,butespe-

epsy.

hesoul voluntarilyleaves

breakingitsconnectionwith

ribedinthe firstpartofthis

akirsburiedaliveandresur-

bilityofenteringvolun-

ritualconsciousnessinwhich

utthesoul fullyawake,al-

wyearsagoby"science,"is

nownastorequirenofurther

een knowninallages,but

ould-berepresentativesof

antnewspaperwriters.The

from"Lucifer,"Vol.XIV,

onMonday,andwhileIwas

as,I hadthemostextraordinary

briefperiodofunconsciousness,I

olonger onthephysicalplane;my

objectsseemedtohave disappeared.

dadark-bluevault,somethinglike

t.Iseemedtohaveno form,but

sa softwhitelight,whichactedasa

e,and fromitproceededwhatI

wire,'whichIknewconnectedme


/ h t t p : / / w w w . h




TH.91

osetome,verynearlyin contact,

yofthissoft whitelight,justlike

xactlythesameintensity.At a

reotherwhitelights,muchlessbright

ar me,stretchingawayasfarasI

dreallyunderstandwhatit was

etainindividuality,andIsaid tomy-

beingscanexist.Howwonderful

efore.I havebeenformlesslike

memberit all.'ButIknewthat

theformlessstatedependeduponmy

thatwhenIreturnedto thebody

e quiteunabletounderstandsucha

peak.Icannotrememberthe

esomethinglikethis:' Knowthat

ndbecauseyouhaveobeyedthe

habodywhichis materialanddull

rancetothingsyou cannowcom-

ustthegreatteachingsorincline to

incomprehensibletoyouinyour

gthe'wire' connectingmewith

sreturningtoit.I seemedtode-

ntomybody,andtheprocessof re-

ant.Ididnot wishtoreturn,any

e, asarule.Myfirst wordswhen

readfulsensation!'andI wasthink-


/ h t t p : / / w w w . h




etooth,ofwhichI hadfelt

whitelights1 saw,myimpression

eatadistancewerepermanentlyde-

.,dead),but thatIandthe bright

mporarilyso."

into acertainstageof

ofhigherconsciousness,higher

ichrendersthebodyinsensi-

rythatthebodyshouldbe-

ebodyfeelsnopainwhenthe

thesoul feelsnopainwhen

th thebody.Instancesof

gones.

daliveatthestakeat Rouen,issaid

eswhenthe flameswerefirsttouch-

themidstofthe fire,sheentered

blicdeclaration,sayingthatthe

dbelievedallherlife hadnotde-

s nowwiththesesuperiorbeings.

rtyr,wastorturedcontinuously

bytheorderof theEmperorJulian;

elvesbecamefatiguedandhadto be


/ h t t p : / / w w w . h





TH.93

allthat timeTheodorassuffered

ticvisions,andhesaid afterwards,

feltsorryaboutwas theignorance

s,for whomhehadgreatcom-

oletimeofhis torturehismind

appinessof sufferingforthesakeof

sationrestedinaspherein which

t.1

ecken,washorriblytorturedat

fsorcery.Inthemidstof thetor-

ecameentranced),spokeinseveral

earedtobedead.Afterthe torture

drememberednothingofwhathad

tary,incredibleandnever

theymightbe multipliedby

verybodyacquaintedwith

ureorwiththehistory of

m.Thereisnoremedyagainst

suchremedyneeded,forthe

henitisreadyto doso,and

destroythe bodyorrender

uringthe bodyorestablish-

eritimpossibleforthe soul

8.2 Ibid.,v,p.334.


/ h t t p : / / w w w . h




bodyofapersonin a

deathuponicebytheunder-

ctors,embalmed,crematedor

chanceforthesoultoreturn,

undercircumstances

hashavebeendescribedin

dydied atDresden.Thecity

odyandsignedthecertificateofdeath.

a coldroom,envelopedinashroud.

dy,havingrevived,enteredthe

rshroud.Sherecoveredin spiteof

le.Rachel,diedatParis,onJanu-

essof embalmingherbodyhad

efromhertrance,butdiedten hours

uriesthathad beeninflictedupon

verysuddenlyatahospitalin

as thedoctorscouldnotex-

ey resolveduponapost-mortemexam-

.70.


/ h t t p : / / w w w . h




TH.95

dethefirst cutwiththeknife,the

edupandgraspedthe doctor'sthroat.

ddiedof apoplexyonthespot,but

edfully.1

eofsimilar caseson

makeachoiceinselecting

teresting.If itisonce

body,whilethesoul isina

eitherfoodnorair, andmay-

onthsinthatstate,accounts

manydays inacoffin,or

orweeksimmersedinwater,

gor wonderful,whilewith-

eynecessarilyseemin-

and,fell intothewaterandwas

oundsometimeafterwardsand

afterthe usualceremonieswere

d.Onthe seconddaythereafterthe

atworknearthatgrave,whenhe

ndcriesandgroans.Becoming

enthome,tellinghis familyofthe

amenoisedabroad,andfinallythe

gregationwenttothegraveand had


/ h t t p : / / w w w . h




foundwithterrible woundsonthe

andfeet,givingevidenceofthe terri-

onein hisvainattemptstofree

ed.1

enumerationofcasesof

o behardlyanylimitfor

son mayremaininatrance,

etiredfromthebody,ifit

nnectionwithit,theremain-

bodyfromundergoing

tion.

atteris different.There

estitsactivityinthe body,

owingtosomehindrancein

onaccountofitsexhausted

sestheactivityoflife

eimpedimentisremovedor

cuperateditsstrength.

hadhis skullbrokenbyablock

st.He wasknockedsenselessand

nconsciousnessforthreeweeks,

sresortedtoanda pieceofbonethat

removed.Heimmediatelyreturned


/ h t t p : / / w w w . h




TH.97

overed,finishingasentenceinwhich

ythe accident.1

t themindiscomparable

c-box,whichthroughtheme-

sout thoughtsasanorgan

osuchorganisknownto

ngrinder,so behindthe

dthereis thesoulthat

esforthe purposeofthinking

pebymeansofthe brain,

ghtsthroughtheorgansof

eastoppageor paralysisof

hesoul(the self)fromform-

emotionsintoconcrete

heminwords,orthere may

nsofspeech,renderingit

xpressthethoughtsevolved

tforall thatthesoulof man,

dandthebrainfor doingthe

aybe fullyself-conscious

nterisnotdeadeverytimehe

his saw,butstillretains

awingagain.

gfaculty,sensationand

e,whilethebodywastotally


/ h t t p : / / w w w . h




htsand sensations,have

above.Similarstatesmay

eans,suchastheinjectionof

ychnine,etc.Thecessation

tprovethat theprinciple

fisdead;thesun doesnot

hebecomeshiddenfromour

earsfromourviewatnight.

esarisesfromconfounding

tsandmistakingeffectsfor

tanoratorceasestoexist

uth,thatis,he ceasestobe

or allthatheremainsa

makinganoration.Inthe

allthe outwardmanifesta-

mandoesnotprovethat

ceofsuchmanifestationshas

er isina stateresembling

onlyto theall-seeingeye

ecideitbeyondthe

octorsand undertakers

divinebeings;while,asis

ftenleavesverymuchto

andoisto dependupon

hichareoftenmisleading,as

tscited above.


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ATH.99

regnantwoman,thewifeofa

arentlydied.Twootherphysi-

edicine,werecalledinand allpossi-

hepurpose ofrevivingthebody,but

tedallthe "indubitable"signsof

ourseputrefaction),andthedoctors

areanoperationforthepurposeof

d.Duringthat operationthewoman

wardsonaccountoftheinjuries re-

esephysiciansweresentencedtoa

,at Breslau,aftershehadbeen

ydeclaredundoubtedlydead,was

absenceofherhusband,a Protes-

orreturnedonthefourthday and

ned,forthe purposeofbeholding

ns.Hethendelivereda sermonto

ingbytheside oftheopencoffin,and

parentlydeadwomanrecoveredthe

heardeverythingthatwassaid in

holetimeof herstateofapparent

edinmortalfearof beingburied


/ h t t p : / / w w w . h




ndedenumerationofsuch

edinfallibilityof" medical

achimera;butanabundance

undin thebooksmentioned

isbook.

rmodesofactivityinthe

ere aremany''forces"or

suchas heat,light,electric-

affinity,etc.,allofthembeing

innature,andnevertheless

eachotherinthemodeof

gherandspirituallifein a

andinactive,whilehis in-

maybehighlydeveloped.

befullyalive,andwhile

verthelessbespirituallyan

odandgreat,insensibleto

heraspirationsofthesouland

e,forall ofwhichhehasnot

ngdeadtothesense ofspirit-

etc.,butfullyaliveto allthat

oftheexternalsenses and

speculation.Orthereverse

beingaliveon thehighest

plation,evenabovetheregion

elopedintheblissof divine

ctmaybeinactiveandhis


/ h t t p : / / w w w . h




TH.101

anothertheemotional

e,soas todominateoverall

sisthecasein emotional

lifemaybe theruler,soas

manfeelingsand causethe

intellectual,selfishandcruel

sabsorbedintheserviceof

eswhichhehascreated

nyvarietiesofconditions

ofmanno lessthanin

es,anditisimpracticableto

epurposeof thisbook

pletely,if,forfearof the

shouldomit speakingof

whichtheusualorderof

edandwherethe vegetative

eiskeptactiveby theex-

ancebythe animalsoul.

oseof so-calledvampires,

whichareactuallydead,be-

pirithasentirelydeparted

nectedwithacertain

consciousnesswhichkeeps

tionandprocuresforitthe

stence.

"Pisachas"in India,and

bodies ofthedead,from


/ h t t p : / / w w w . h




d;theyare supposedtobea

nderingaboutor cling-

omtheyextractvitalityfor

ecorpsein thegravewith

p.251andfollowing

xPerty's "Mystical

erearemanywellauthen-

ofvampires,describedin

oby physiciansandofficers

haveonlyroomto give

onof theirtype.

herediedacertainPeterPlogo-

rwardshewas buriedwiththeusual

Catholicchurch.Afewdaysafter

ssuddenlybecamesick,andwithin

atvillageninepersons,someyoung

illnesswhichexhibitedthesymp-

on.Allofthesepersonsmostposi-

dyingbed,thatthe ghostofPeter

auseoftheirdeath ;becausehehad

heshapeofavampire,placedhim-

edthemhelpless,and inthisstate

hcasesmayl>efoundin H.P.Blavat-

p.454.


/ h t t p : / / w w w . h




TH.103

ength.Uponthis,theauthorities

ofthat person;whichwasaccord-

of thewholevillage,andthebody

undwithouttheleastsign ofde-

ectlyfresh;butthehairandbeard

ehadgrowninthe grave,whilehis

tthewhole body,lookedashealthy

wasalive.Inhis mouthsomefresh

wasbelievedto bethatofthe vic-

reabstractedit.Accordingtothe

ases,theytookthebodyout ofthe

stakethroughit, whenagreatdeal

w outofthemouthand noseofthe

thecorpse.

ilar caseswouldleadus

sicsandoccultscience,toex-

e purposeofthishook;we

ovecaseasan example,for

wever,thatthe human

chhasnot yetbeensolved

knowsonlythegrossestof

ely,hismaterialvisibleform,

anymysteriesinnaturewhich

derful,butwhoseexplanation

aturalas soonasweunder-

rnsuchphenomena,while

goftheselawsanendlessarray


/ h t t p : / / w w w . h




gbuttoattracttheridicule

toincreasethesuperstition

ant.Butthosewhowish to

eries,andtowhomthese

raveseemfancifuland

toseekforthe solutionof

wnsouls,andto learnto

e allcitizensofahigher

vingtombsofmatter,where

ther,andthatour onlyhope

omingsavedbythe redeemer

ntothe trueandimmortal

ernaltruth.


/ h t t p : / / w w w . h




ion,prevalentespecially

rdingtowhich,eversincethe

dicalsciencehasnever

ardas itoccupiesatpresent,

owalmostuponthesummitof

Butthosewhocanseea

mitsdrawnby modernhis-

movingincycles,having

sanddowns,andthatthere

morebenightedignorance

ageinwhichweare living

eRealityhasalmostbe-

meaning;weareliving in

that wehavenorealknowl-

atwehavetojudgeevery-

and mereappearances,but

al.Envelopedinourshell

helightof thetruth,but

y meansoftheshadows

rialenvelopesandonlyrarely

howsthrougha crack.


/ h t t p : / / w w w . h




ablyneverwasanagein

pletelylostsightof and

oappearancesasatthis

ureof Manisbecoming

egardedby"science."There

ndmenandwomeninthe

intellectualanimals,whose

procurethemeansfor

ence,andprocreatingtheir

eman'sdestinywillbeto

nd woman'semploymentto

to theknowledgeofany

hisis toberegardedasa

eattentionofamanwhobe-

ntist,becauseheisunableto

tter,and dependsforhis

oofs;whileahigher thanthe

eis notabletoenter,does

hereforenotbeprovento

m.

edgeofthemeaningof

appearancesthatsomeprog-

dicalscienceduringthe last

n regardtoaknowledge

sconstitution,theancient

eventheRomansand

knownatpresent inour


/ h t t p : / / w w w . h




theEgyptiansknewofseven

onofman,whereour modern

.TheEgyptianscalled

owingnames:

scrit,Atma.")

espirit, ortheheavenly

anindividuality.

{Kamarupa.")

hepersonalityofman.

Prana.)

rganicactivity.

knownto theancients,

materialhouse,builtupof

.,whichtheycalled

physiologicalfunctions

dernmedicalscienceknows;

udedinignorance.Allthat

alonefromappearances,can

andconditionof thehouse

s stayuponthisplanet;

he houseisathomeor has

sleepor dreamingorfully

i,Americanedition.


/ h t t p : / / w w w . h




ent— ofallthis,phenomenal

nowanything;theonlycer-

asbeenabandonedperma-

andfallingto pieces.The

bodyhasbeenpermanently

henthebodybecomesputrefied.

edandourraps atthedoor

listenandpeepthroughthe

cationthat theinhabitant

vensomeofthewalls may

andfallenintoruins;never-

gnthat theownerhasgiven

notreturn;theonly certain

elling,evenits innermost

ha stateofdecayastoren-

e.

seriesofdefiniteand

ofstructureandcomposition,

individualwithoutdestroy-

science"is totallywrong;

as"life,"isnot theprinciple

estationofitsactivityinthe

iththesameright answer

at?"bysaying,"Heat isthe

gin ateakettle,"thusmis-

useand leavingoutofcon-

883.


/ h t t p : / / w w w . h




fanenergyexistingin a

tbecomesactive,manifests

nomenawhichcausethe

xplanationgivenbythe

atureofLife.Tims,for

aracelsussays:"The house

ysdead;buttheinhabitant

hilosophorum,Vol.I,p.386),

iswritten:" Atma(the

ntandindependentofany-

ntheinteriorof theheart;

ness,itisBrahma,itpene-

Asbythe lightofalamp

onedoesnotrequireanother

eingthelightof alam]),so

titselfwhichrendersthings

hthingisseen inthelight

ys,"Thecessationofthe

theinteriorlife hasbeen

knowhowsoonthat anni-

isitmay beansweredthat

tyof lifewhichiscalled

nnihilated,itis onlyitsout-

undercertaincircumstances

e neverdies.


/ h t t p : / / w w w . h




erencebetweenLifeand

ndactedaccordingly.Ser-

omanskepttheirdeadfor

watchedthemforseventeen

efactionappeared,and

certainfumigationsfor the

eturnofthe soul,whilein

llpossiblemeansaretaken

ngsucha return;byputting

mingit,withaviewofpre-

thecorpse,allof whichhas

atificationofasillyvanityof

stheonlycertainindication

dis reallydead.Thesigns

sciencepresumestojudge

ody,oras theystateit,that

!)are thefollowing:

signsisbelievedtobe the

tion.

yapparent,andthefact

bletodiscoveranysuch

hoscope,isno proofthatit

oBayer,theheartcannot

n sevensecondswithout

enasufficientnumberofcases

fthisworkthatgo toshow

.


/ h t t p : / / w w w . h




uckinto thepericar-

hanthestethoscope,for

has ceasedtobeat;butas

noftheactivityofthe heart

onappearstobe dead,but

rted.

ortsthecaseofapregnantwoman

nwhomtheclosestexamination

eatorpulse;thebodywas icecold,

alyzed,therewasnotthe faintest

kenandglazed,thecorneahazy,and

nanykind ofirritants.Afterall

eretried invain,theprofessorre-

reanoperationinorderto savethe

epurpose offetchinghisinstru-

ned,thewomanbegantobreathe

letelyrestored.1

byscience,thataheart

maynotbeginbeating again

ofthesoulfromthe bodyhas

n-Se'quard,awell-known

wingcase.


/ h t t p : / / w w w . h




gtolawat 10a.m.In fourteen

tceasedto beat.At10.25thebody

edoctors,Ellis,Clarkand Shaw,

oughtthattheydiscoveredalight

openedthethorax,exposedthe

t noonthepulsationwas40a

5 beatsaminute;at2.45the

erewasnolonger anyirritability,

ed.'

oscopethefollowingsigns

arteryof theretina.

pillaofthe opticnerve.

onlybymeansoftheoph-

goceasedtobeconsidered

,couldat bestonlygoto

nhascometoa standstill;

ted.

roidandretina.

ationinthe veinsofthe

ryvessels.Inabilityto

palenessfroma ligaturetied

e,July,1858.


/ h t t p : / / w w w . h




hingmorethan thatthe

utnotthatit cannotbegin

wingcasefromPrague.

v.Ddiedofa nervousdis-

edablood-vessel,butnobloodwas

beburied attheusualtime;but

lwasto takeplace,thecaptain's

oodon thewound.Hewipedit

appeared.Thephysicianwasin-

ebody toberubbed.Inthe mean-

easedarrivedto attendtotheburial,

wfreely,andafterawhilethe appar-

olife.He stilllives.1

.

fthehands.

ellknowntobedelusive,as

on.

arounda burninflicted

he temporaryabsenceof


/ h t t p : / / w w w . h




oralartery.

heart haslostthepower

rtery;butit isnosign that

ngth.

of thepointsofthe

lyunreliablesign.

r.

gsjign;becausethefact

o breatheoccursinallcases

dis noindicationthatthe

rinstance,ineverycase of

ntfactthatthedrownedper-

whileunder thewater,and

usandsofinstancesinwhich

edandlivedagainevenafter a

ademy,givesanaccountofa

owenttodiveinto ariver,butfailed

ce.Theplacewassearchedwith

rthesubmersionthe bodywasfound

antedto burythebodyimmedi-

onofaphysicianpresentexperiments

eofinducingartificialrespiration.


/ h t t p : / / w w w . h




afterwardsthemanbeganto breathe,

hicha maninasunkenship re-

e waternearaportfor twohours,

usnessforamoment;whichmeans

odyhadceasedtobreathe,neverthe-

e,andthushewas evenawareof

bythe peopleontheshoreforthe

ndintelligence.

cearenotthe productsof

bodymerelyan instrument

ndintelligencemaybecome

eirabsence(theabsenceofthe

anyphysicalmeanswhatso-

n possiblyindicateisthat

beingceasedtoserveas an

stationofsensationandintel-

wardStapletondiedatLondonof

ogressofhis diseasecertainsymp-

,ii,p.109.


/ h t t p : / / w w w . h




tedthecuriosityofthephysicians,

mortemexamination,towhichthe

ected.Thebodywasburiedin due

etime,but thedoctorshireda" res-

hefollowingnightdugthebodyout

secting-room.Onthefollowingday

he abdomen,andasthemuscles

omeexperimentswithastrongbattery,

herresultthantoshow thatsomeof

certainirritability.The dissection

enoneofthe studentswantedtotry

thebreastofthecorpse.He made

ndinsertedthewiresofthe battery.

e" arose,madeafewstepsforward

ehensiblewords,afterwhichhefainted.

wasbroughtto lifeagain,and

hadbeen fullyconsciousallthe

y signsoflife; andthewordswhich

effecttoletthemknowthathe was

onsofthebrain isnocer-

whichcancausethebrainto

eparted;suchalogicalde-

entific,absurdandridiculous,

hattheinhabitantof ahouse

s hewerecontinuallymaking


/ h t t p : / / w w w . h




e,sufferingfromcephalalgia,

tors,Malfatti,CapelliniandFrank,

to sciencetoassurethemselvesthat

erammonianoranyother stimu-

tuponthe corpse,andelectricity

ntractionswhatever.Nevertheless,

Mr.Pfendler,doubtingherdeath,

atives,andoneanda halfhoursafter-

veredthepowerofspeech,andshe

ringher stateofapparentdeath,

ssaid,andrepeatedsomeLatinwords

adbeenmost terriblyafraidof

ve.1

bishopofBordeaux,diedin1826.

thebodyandcertifiedtohisdeath.

e funeralceremoniesbegun.The

enthecardinalheardthe voiceof

ausedhimtomakean almostsuper-

oflife,inwhichhesucceeded,

uringallthattimehe hadnotbeen

erythingthatwassaid,andlivedin

alive.'

ner,p.77.


/ h t t p : / / w w w . h




ctersandthepupil./

essofthe cornea.

n regardtotheaction

thatapersonappearsto

tionwhateverofthefinal

the body.Whilesensation

irritability,noranydilation

elladonna,etc.

andits members.

owardsthepalm ofthe

sideredasindubitableby

wadaysnobodybelievesin

discussion.

wnto 22° Centigrade.

nimalsgotoshowthata

mperatureto22° rendersa

tyoflifeinan animalbody

guponiceof apparently

reberecommendedasameans

ingtheirreanimation.

rsofage,wasfoundfrozento

ndbroughttothe hospitalon


/ h t t p : / / w w w . h




.Therewashardlyanysignof life

nwithinthevaginawas26° C.

dancewhichshereceivedthetem-

allyroseto 36.3° until4.20p.m.

hospitalonthenextday.1

ritabilityundertheinflu-

enabovehavealready

selectricityfailedtorevive

n,andthatsucha person

fe.Thisis easilyexplainable

ectrifythehousewhichhas

dbyitsinhabitant,willnot

rn.

gormortis.)

edin casesofcatalepsy,

fdeath.It isespecially

nus.

urvydogwhosedisgustingappear-

oalltheneighbors.Oneof these,with

fromitsmisery,poisoneditwitha

nhouror twoafterwardsthenegro

hisdog deadandstiff,threwit


/ h t t p : / / w w w . h




hill,whereit remainedmotionless

enextmorningthedogwas asmuch

ameperfectlywell.

nmonksoneofthe brotherswas

ausedby drinking.Oneofthese

erybodybelievedthemantobedead.

ninhiscell andtwoofthemonks

corpseduringthe night.They

rinkingbeer andplayingcards.

ebeer-jugbecomingempty,oneof

othe cellarforthepurposeofob-

ehe wasabsenttheothermonk

caljokeuponhim uponhisreturn.

manout ofhiscoffinandstiff ashe

sideofthetable,while hehimself

heplaceofthecorpse.Soonthe

reshly-filledjugof beerandwithout

nttofillthegoblet oftheghost.At

easedandthesupposeddeadmonk

vingmonkinthe coffin,seeingthis

ghost,diedoutof sheerfright,being

elasticityofthemuscles.

psy andotherdiseases,

n.

per.


/ h t t p : / / w w w . h




eblood.

thdrawsomebloodfrom

rgeblood-vessel,bymeansof

seof examiningwhetherthe

mescoagulated;butithas

simpracticableandunreliable,

s,suchas scurvy,theblood

edincoagulableforseveral

ye.

bythedrying ofthesclera,

suponthestateofthe atmos-

oftenfoundin livingper-

eathisaltogetherunreliable.

onabrasedsurfaces.

somehardsubstancethe

erson,anexudationofserum

earanceofsuchanexudation

enthelifebecomestempora-

ydeadbody,all theother

nd-still.

ionofthebloodto the

ebody,givingrise todis-

extravasationsofbloodare

thhypostasisandthesedo


/ h t t p : / / w w w . h




noisein theauscultation

ngerinto ourear,we

etherush ofdistantwaters.

nsteadofa livingfinger,we

se,orapieceofwood.It is

ganicactivityoflifegoing

sina stateofonlyapparent

obeentirely atastopor at

herhand itmaybeheardin

etimeaftertheyhavebeen

hissign,like therest,isnot

timportanceandoughtto

takenintoconsideration.

s nocertainsignofdeath,

gns goestoprovenotthat

or thereisnoannihilationof

flifehas ceasedtobemani-

words,thatthepersonis

appearstobedead;for all

pearancescanfurnishnothing

,butnopositivecertainty.

theexternalobservationof

withatruthwhichis not

enodirectrecognitionof

self-knowledge,butmerely


/ h t t p : / / w w w . h




eliable,but alwayssubject

eknowthatevenputrefac-

rtainsignthat theprinciple

asentirelydepartedfromthe

soul,degradedby itsin-

maystill remainwiththe

materialenvelopewhichit

nirrationalpersonmay

forsomeold,dilapidated

ceptasanobjectof dotage.

certainmysteriousoccur-

nddescribedinbooks on

m,etc.,hasgivenrisetoa

andgraveyardghosts,and

whatthepoetdescribes

smortaldust,

hdecayingcell,

oflust,

evils deepinhell,"etc.*

ubject,isnot,however,

ausetherationalexplana-

owhichsuch eventstake

ailedexpositionofthepriri-

al.


/ h t t p : / / w w w . h




stitutionofmanandtheir

cessitateanexamination

snessandlife,all ofwhich

erand therefore"occult"

modernscienceisstill ina

vancedstateofputrefac-

hebodycannotassumeagain

ereforethis signdeservesa

ththetissuesundergo

nce,etc.,bywhichtheyare

eirsimpleelements,included

refaction.Putrefaction,

lyduringlifeandgeneral

rtosomeextentbeforedeath.

enerallyapplieduntilthe

ptibleinalterationofcolor,

efirstexternalsignis a

heabdomen;internally,the

arynxandtracheaisthe first

nd consistence.Theless

rst;thefibroustissuesresist

ssuesoftheuterus resist

ftime,however,thesoft

sintegratedandtheskeleton

allsto pieces.

din airthaninwaterand


/ h t t p : / / w w w . h




ordinarycircumstances

,signsofputrefactionare

ay afterdeath,commenc-

theabdomen.

earnedrespectingputre-

laydowndogmaticrulesas

angesshallhaveadvancedat

er apparentlysimilarcondi-

rydivergencieshavebeen

iencehasstillto learnin

anindestructible,universal

organismsare madeupof

nofmanydifferentactivities

rinother words,the

hebeing,hasduring its

hesevariousactivitiesof

rorder;butwhenthe self

isunionand waroccur

vesanddecompositiontakes

rganismthesameaswitha

andorderrule, thecom-

cwhole.Whenanarchism

easestobeacommonunity,

sthereindonotceaseto

sorderanddisruptionofa

dicine,1883.


/ h t t p : / / w w w . h




e kingisdead:itmerely

ostthepowertocontrolhis

ewill beabletoresume

ontheamountof dissolution

ultscienceagreeswithphy-

nicbodiesaremadeup of

ves,"butoccultsciencegoes

the individuallifeofthe

eselowermanifestationsof

Rostack,wasonlyburiedthree

ausebeforethattimenosigns of

onthecorpse.3

t thebeginningofputre-

nofdeath;becausemany

hebodiesof personsappar-

agreatnumberof bluish

portableodor,whilesuch

andrecoveredtheirhealth.

terribleodorlikea corpsein

efaction.Neverthelessthenegro

After ?2Kempner,p.2.


/ h t t p : / / w w w . h




ndwalkedabout,butdiedsuddenly

rvationwasmade.1

manatKempen,diedofcholera

nwhichsheremainedforseventy-

r.JunkerandDr.Leon,certified

ppointedfortheburialher husband

seofa blue-blackcolor.Believing

sforhislifeto handlethecorpse,he

hefollowingday.On thenext

ebodyandimaginedthathe found

orewenttothe physicianandin-

octorlaughedathiscredulity,telling

odywithvinegar.This wasaccord-

ur theladyreturnedtolife and

afewdays.'

ery numerous;butthe

howthat onlyanadvanced

onisasure signthatthe

edandbecomeagaina useful

lactivityofthesoul.

plete,ifoutof fearofthe

wereto omitmentioning

nypeopleinthe Eastjudge

n 1870.2Kempner,p.79.


/ h t t p : / / w w w . h




sdepartedfromanappar-

o theclairvoyantpower

dby theParseesforthat

criptures,thesoulofa

ntheprecinctsofthis world

eitseesbeforeit apicture

soulofapious person,it

ts deedsinthepastlife and

isthesoulof awicked

ctureofitspast deedsand

pyatthesight, andfeelsata

a dogtolookatthe dead

haviorofthedog,whether

alreadyleftthephysicalform

Itis, ofcourse,impossible

airvoyantfacultiesina dog

science,"becauseforthat

ldhavetobe himselfinpos-

therwisehecouldnotsatisfy

xistatall; butitis well

wthe trackofhismaster

dedbyanythingbut what

chis nothingelsebut

neralCeremoniesofthe Parsees,


/ h t t p : / / w w w . h




yance.Furthermore,the

exposedupontheir "towers

atenupby vultures,andit

dognoravulture,unless

ltouchthe bodyofahuman

n'ssoulhasnot departedfor-

stratedbyexperiment,

y attachmenttohismaster

ead forasufficientlengthof

ulhas departed;buthardly

teraslongasthe latteris

knownin whichadoghas

egraveof itsmasterand

andin atleastonesuch

masterwasburiedalive.

ein Moravia"died"in afitof

reedaysafterwardsin dueform.He

showedgreataffectiontowardshim

gremainedupontheman'sgrave

ouldnotbe drivenaway.Several

omeforcibly,butwheneverit could

urned.Thislastedforaweekand

ge.Abouta yearafterwardsthat

o beremovedowingtoanenlarge-


/ h t t p : / / w w w . h




hand consequentlythegraveofthe

ndthebodywasfoundin suchastate

odoubtthathehad beenburied

usnessanddiedinthe grave.The

thecertificateofdeathwentinsane

thediscoverywasmade.1

thatthosewhoknownoth-

theysochoose,bringin

utin thesamesenseasmen

olsoflivingpowersand qual-

kewisefactsareofnoconse-

onsoftheactionofnatural

onshavebeentakento

chcasesasappeartobe

eimportantquestionisnot

ntis exactlydescribedasit

ut whetheritsoccurrenceis

ofnatural lawsoropposed

tswhichcannotbeeasily

areknownto everybody,it

ka littledeeperintothe

ymoreattentionto whatis

harecalled"occult,"but

ssoonas theybecomeclearto

shto knowthehigher

to therealmsofcauses,we

aper.


/ h t t p : / / w w w . h




gherandenter thatrealm.

wledgewherethereisnoper-

fectoftheworkingofa law,

beseenandits actionunder-

ctionofalawbe trulyknown,

mysterytoourignorance?

quicklyrisesto heightsto

prehension,basedupon

lvedfromdeductionsmade

ternalfactsandphenomena,

ardclimbing;whilematerial

centuriesaftercenturies

y deductionsandinfer-

hasa spirit,thespirititself

sees thatitexists.Phenom-

gonhertwocrutches,called

ogic;shealwayserrsunless

sonarisingfromthespiritual

esoul havingawakenedtoa

reknowsitselfandall that

orethetrue waytostudy

deathis tolearnbyone's

alobservationandmeditation

ofthesoul,whichwill be

nneverbeextinguished,and

producewhatiscalledthe

calform.Ifthisfact,


/ h t t p : / / w w w . h




hilosophyandsciencegrav-

understood,weshall then

ntationandbyourown

odeathof theself,andthat

osedisonlythe garmentwe

aveidentifiedourselvesin

ngforourselvesanillusion

sothatimmortaltruthmay


/ h t t p : / / w w w . h




NGBURIED

scribingthe horrorsof

whoisconsciousofbeing

,thehelplessnessofthe

hecoffin,whichrenders

mpossible,theknowledgeof

d,shutout foreverfrom

tedbyone'sfriends,rendeied

ledgethatthesefriendsare

whois livingandwhom

norancehavecondemnedto

n beimagined;whileatthe

sand"services"performedin

dappearas acruelfarce,asa

tyandmedicalignorance;all

aintythattherewill come

ybe, andthatthereis no

cation,rendersthesituation

ateofbeingburnedalive

e.


/ h t t p : / / w w w . h




gborn uponthisearth,

eath,andthissentencewill

rorlater.Eachof uswill

ertaintimethebodywhich

hisbirth,andthe morehe

atbodyanditsmental

esthat belongtothemortal

diewiththatbody.It

truistic concerntoseekfor

atureburial,butthemotive

epossibilityofhaving to

ghttobe sufficienttoinduce

tegotisticperson,togiveto

efulconsideration.Weoften

exceptionalfearofbeing

e rationallyexplainedonly

y,eitherfromaspiritualpre-

dingfate,orfrom aspiritual

suchanexperienceinsome

epimpressionscausedby

resseduponthememoryof

y-formedpersonalityina

apartakerofthe memory

emberthedetailsofsuchan

sbookhavebeen written

becomeclear,thatall


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erscientificitmaybe,isbased

sandreferstonothingmore

fullyconsideringallthe

eath,wemayarriveat a

ersonappearstobedead,

eofcertainty,believe

;butwecantrulysaythat

thecorpsehasentered

animationbythesoulhas

possibility,andtheonlyreliable

takenplaceisanadvanced

eputrefactionofvitalorgans,

ns.Alltheothersigns are

takensingly canberelied

gmentofjurorsto bede-

emostexperiencedphysicians

arances.Whetheradoctor

suchacase,willdepend

uponhispossessionofgood

pontheassertionof public

softenled tothemostde-

wingtohumancarelessness

nyajuror,calledto certify

ytakesit forgrantedthatthe

sehe wouldnothavebeen

sit asamerematterof


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ninEnglanddiedaftera longill-

tocertifytohisdeath.They

hecorpsewaslyingandseeingthat

red,theygavetheirverdictthatthe

apoplexy.Atthismomentthefather

andseeing thejurythusoccupied,

"This ismyotherson,"he said,

ttheonewhodied isinthe other

placewhenapersondies?

sonmayhavebeenbeloved

asheisbelievedto be

nuisancethatoughttobe

sible.Theapparentlydead

tateoffullconsciousness,but

from hiswarmbedorroom

uponaboardorstraw; per-

rhis jaw,hisheadtiedup,he

aldedwithhotwateri fhe

poniceifhe happensto

voringthe decomposition

enfor preventingtheappear-

ofdeath.Fromanobject

turnedintooneofdisgust;

veownedandperhapsstill


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nyshelteragainstbeing

wishtohavehimremoved;a

entdeath,ifconsidereddead,

stayamongtheliving;

somedoctororundertaker

nwithhiminto thegrave.

s hardlydrawnwhatis

ath,whenthemedicalfrater-

esfallupontheapparently

piecesforthenobleobjectof

uriosity.Thisisespecially

entdeathfromaccident,

ethemedicalfraternityknow-

elawof life,donotknow

sremainsverylongwiththe

esireforlife,and thatsen-

henit hasceasedtomanifest

tralsoulexperiencesthe

uponthebody.

arefromtheauthor's

erofClearCreekCo.,Col.,and

doctoratIdahoSprings poisoned

e.Whentheattendantsbelieved

ecoroner.WhenI arrivedbytrain


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rds,thebodyhad alreadybeendis-

hownthatthe doctorhaddiedof

dalreadybeenknownanyhow.

eans,La.,Ireceivedthe

hatclaimedtocomefroma

ofEmmaMelvinaFranklin,

din Chicagoin1866.As

fterwards,thereisnoreason

ngiveninthatcommunica-

ue.

etawayfrommyself,but I

scendedwithmybodyintothe

hebodyuntil thesecondday,when

tothe police.Thedoctorsdis-

issectingknifetentimesworsethan

.Isaw thewholetransaction,saw

eardthemtestifying,"etc.1

sewe mightcomparemanywell-known

havefeltpainsintheir limbsthathadbeen

emanhadanarmamputatedunderchloro-

unconscious,hisfriendsburiedthearm.

hepatientcomplainedthatsomethinghard

enamputatedhand,andgiving himgreat

thoutinformingthe patientaboutit,dug

taheavystonehadbeen restinguponthe

thepatientexpressedhimselffullyand


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nameofScherer,diedata farm-

nham,Texas.Theattendants

dpillow,crossedhishandsover his

derhischin,closedhis eyesandput

heyelid,tokeepthemdown.It

fter doingthese"services"to the

erroomforsupper.While they

eyheardsomebodyapproachon

utethesupposeddeadmanwalked

seatatthetable,and afterawhile,

obbledbacktohisroom,wherehe

chanopiniononceformed

mindrefusestobelievein

lof abodyafterit hasonce

ead,andapersonreturningto

fhorror.Manyapersonhas

or havinghadthemisfortune

donenightintoa smallchurch

positedin anopencoffinupona

edcorpserevived,andarisingfrom

theCount.Thelatter,being


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inedtobe aghost,drewhissword

yoftheman,whothus diedin

deathisthe appearanceof

efaction,itfollowslogically

ventinga personfrombeing

heappearanceofsucha

foreburyingthebodyoutof

tendifficultandgenerally

thebodyofa personsupposed

mewithinahouseoccupied

cultyis,generallyspeaking,

wherevertherehasbeen

wassick,thereisalsoroom

bedead.

mbersforkeepingthe

bedfor burialhavebeen

esinallcivilizedcountries

s putuponacouchwith

s,and thesestringscom-

uardian'sroom,so thatif

weretomove,his movement

andattracttheattentionof

ometohis aid.Thisarrange-

deservesto beintroduced

otyetbeenadopted;but


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mefortheappearanceof

meoughttobeset downfor

bodymayremaininthat

ughttobeallowedto remain

trefactionappears.

eenproposedforthepur-

akeningandconsequentdeath

ninthecoffinor tomb,and

eand certainremedywould

dyin afurnaceconstructed

eansofintensely-heatedgas.

ofcatalepsyweretobe put

thwouldbe instantaneous

slowdeath inagrave.But

sresortedto, itwouldbe

omeirrespirablegas,such,

acidgas,andclosethecoffin

bodyonlybeginswhenthe

dthelungs havingonce

gain unlessunderthe

eoxygenoftheair.J

ejudiceswhichexist

uchanirrationalnaturethat

tentiononthe partofany

rcomeanoldcustom,wewouldpropose

earthwithoutanycoffinatall, ortofillthe

thebodywithalayer ofit,soas toprevent

eitsdecompositionandreturntoitsown


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alreasoner.Notonlyis

ombustion,thesameascre-

slowerandundercircum-

anddisgustingtocontem-

nwhichthefirst Christians

is describedintheBiblein

emiahxxxiv,5;I Samuel

ndxxi,19; Amosvi,

whetherthereisnowa-

astoseriously imaginethat

bodyofaman wouldhave

rposeofbeingresurrected

wnthatthereis acorruptible

iCorinth,xv,53), and

perish,yet theinwardman

Corinth,v,16).The

withspiritualrealitiesand

illusions,anditsallegories

hinformsthat likeallother

tiousandsymbolical;eachof

eaning,whichbecomesplain

htenedbythelight ofdivine

"occult"tothose whocan

n whichthefruitiscon-

ofthedoctrineof theresur-

manremainsinhis ignorance

leepandentombedinhis


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emainsfor"threedays"

untilthe angelofreason

s sepulchre,formedofhis

andsuperstitions;whenthe

hewallsofhis dungeon

thestateoftruefreedom,

ofthesoul's ownimmor-

nce.

gnizethisfact,theChrist,

stocarryuponhis shoulders

e MountCalvary,which

elf-abnegation,self-crucifixion

lusionofself;nor isone

ficienttoteachany human

mesJesus fallsdownon

erand overagainhasthe

cendintothebondsofper-

untilbyexperiencinggood

eandsufferingpain,hebe-

nessofmateriallife,and

owninnernature,helets

masteryoverhisouter

isillusiveself.

ligionis baseduponthe

he soul'sre-incarnation,and

w,lifewithallits joys,or

smerelyanillusionand lie.


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affectsour trueimmortal

ttofancythatlifeand death

eis anillusion,aslongas

s illusionandrealizedour

notaproductof ourimagi-

ognitionisattainedonlyby

ortalspiritin us.Whilewe

stateand arestillidentifying

alnature,itis ofimportance

ourterrestrialexistenceshould

sesofits sufferingsovercome.

onceptionscoveringman's

cialreasoning;andasthe

e soul,istobe entombedin

eisimpenetrabletospiritual

tfatethat canbefalltheper-

veinastate ofapparent

o thestudyofthathigher

oweitherofthesetwomis-

hasbeenthepurposeof this


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REVENTIONOF

ALIVE.

operlawsrelativeto thedisposal

s;tohastinessof burialsduringepi-

yinthe signsofdeath;as wellasto

atesthatcounterfeittheappearances

heundersigned,believethatthereis

ancesbeingtakenforreal death,and

ve,thanis usuallysupposed.This,

entificdemonstrationswhichshow

he beatingoftheheartandbreath-

ewithall theotherappearancesof

ction,donotmakeitcertain,thataper-

uspendedactivityoflifemaynotre-

eninterred.Therefore,wehave

etherformutualprotectionagainstsuch

hisobjecti nview,weearnestly

xercisetheclosestvigilance(particu-

ren)withregardto theresultof

conditions,sinceitis knownthat

useofa stateofseemingdeath,that

erienced;audweherebymutually


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lming,autopsy,burialorcremationiu

ssiblesourceofdoubtis removed,

y;syncope;hysteria;strokebylight-

iafromchloroform,etc.;comain

afromvariousgases,vaporsand

piumandotheragents; convulsive

ousshockfromgunshot;electricity

ringunder snow,earth,grain,orin

sy;hemorrhages;suspendedanima-

on,ashorror,intenseexcitement,

so-calledheartfailures;and allother

atdonot showampleevidenceof

easeofsufficientdurationandseverity

oquestioncasesof allegedsudden

beengreatlymutilated,or where

njured ;andinthe uncertaintythat

pleteddeath,wewillrefusetoaccept

exceptdecompositionitself.

thmaybeadmittedbyallconcerned

ecidedupon,yet,ifdecompositionhas

ymanifest,werequestasafinalfavor

asnotbeen performed,thatthere

nabottleofchloroformwitha leaky

ththevaporssufficientto lastalong

llotherprovisionsin thisagreement,

hofus.We wouldalsorecommend

concessiontoanaturalandpreva-

erments.


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SOCIATIONS.147

ntionofprematureburialsare

mongrelativesandfriends,orcanbe

rotherorganization.Publicopinion

eformsin burialswillfollow.

orpreventingprematureburialswaspre-

.Vollum,MedicalDepartmentU.S.Army

yhiminmost ofthecitiesinthe civilized

tedStates.Afterlongattentionto thesub-

ncedthatowingtothereasonsexpressedin

oportionofthe humanracehadalwaysbeen

sterswereoccurringfrequentlyatthe pres-

uldcontinuetotakeplace,untilputrefaction

gn ofdeath,unlessanautopsyor embalm-

.

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