65

Communications from persons having suffered
in their mental faculties--Unexpected communications
from unknown persons--The respect due
to the communicators--Predictions--Communications
from children.

Chapter IX 77

Further consideration of the difficulties of the
problem--George Pelham--Development of the
automatic writing.

Chapter X 87

How George Pelham has proved his identity--He
recognises his friends and alludes to their opinions--He
recognises objects which have belonged to
him--Asks that certain things should be done for
him--Very rarely makes an erroneous statement.

Chapter XI 99

George Pelham's philosophy--The nature of the
soul--The first moments after death--Life in the
next world--George Pelham contradicts Stainton
Moses--Space and time in the next world--How
spirits see us--Means of communication.

Chapter XII 117

William Stainton Moses--What George Pelham
thinks of him--How Imperator and his assistants
have replaced Phinuit.

Chapter XIII 126

Professor Hyslop and the journalists--The so-called
"confession" of Mrs Piper--Precautions taken by Professor
Hyslop during his experiments--Impressions of the sittings.

Chapter XIV 134

The communications of Mr Robert Hyslop--Peculiar
expressions--Incidents.

Chapter XV 147

The "influence" again--Other incidents--Statistics.

Chapter XVI 154

Examination of the telepathic hypothesis--Some
arguments which render its acceptance difficult.

Chapter XVII 161

Some considerations which strongly support the
spiritualistic hypothesis--Consciousness and
character remain unchanged--Dramatic play--Errors
and confusions.

Chapter XVIII 169

Difficulties and objections--The identity of
Imperator--Vision at a distance--Triviality of the
messages--Spiritualist philosophy--Life in the
other world.

Chapter XIX