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arentDeath,
mpositionistheonlyreliableproof thatthevital
anorganism."— Hufbland.
ncealathing; butthehonorofkings isto
overbs,xxv,2.
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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
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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
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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.
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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-
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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-
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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.
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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
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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-
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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.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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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,
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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-
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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.
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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,
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hilosophyandsciencegrav-
understood,weshall then
ntationandbyourown
odeathof theself,andthat
osedisonlythe garmentwe
aveidentifiedourselvesin
ngforourselvesanillusion
sothatimmortaltruthmay
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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.
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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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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-
.