Isis Unveiled: chapter II (A Deeper Philosophy)

"This is not our philosophy, but that of the numberless generations of theurgists and magicians, and based upon their practical experience. The testimony of antiquity is positive on this subject: Δαιμονιοιν φοναι αναρΘροι εισι.... The voices of spirits are not articulated.   The spirit-voice consists of a series of sounds which conveys the impression of [...]

Isis Unveiled: chapter II (A Deeper Philosophy)

"We are far from believing that all spirits that communicate at circles are of the classes called "Elemental", and "Elementary". Many - especially among those who control the medium subjectively to speak, write, and otherwise act in various ways - are human, disembodied spirits.   Whether the majority of such spirits are good or bad, [...]

Isis Unveiled: chapter II (A Deeper Philosophy)

"The lives of Paracelsus, Cornelius Agrippa, and Philalethes are too well known to repeat the old, sad story. If spiritualists are anxious to keep strictly dogmatic in their notions of the "spirit-world", they must not set scientists to investigate their phenomena in the true experimental spirit. The attempt would most surely result in a partial [...]