Clairvoyance V

Yet more from Quimby on Clairvoyance
Lecture Notes–Booklet V http://www.ppquimby.com/articles/booklet_5.htm
My subject [Lucius Burkmar] was placed in communication with a lady who directed him to her father's house, which he described with particularity, even noticing the closets and doors. And often giving a description of each member of the family, said there was an old lady sitting in the corner, with a pair of spectacles over her eyes and that she was knitting. The lady immediately wrote home and ascertained that at the time named by my subject, there was such an individual present in the room, answering to the description of my subject and that she was also knitting.

While in Bangor a lady was put in communication with my subject[Lucius Burkmar] and requested him to go with her. He complied and described a certain house and the flower-garden about it–even the shape of the flower beds. While he was going on with the description, he exclaimed at the top of his lungs, “Get out, get out.” She inquired what he saw, and he replied that there was a great dog digging up one of the beds and destroying the flowers. Also asked the lady if she did not see him–that he should think she might as the dog had made so large a hole. This house and garden was situated in Gardiner. The lady immediately wrote to G. and received an answer, that my subject was correct–that there was a dog which did actually dig into one of the beds and destroy the flowers. Sometime after this I met one of the ladies of the house at Gardiner, who related to me the same facts.

A gentleman in this village, who was given a little to skepticism towards Clairvoyance although he was confident of the power of thought reading, requested me to call at his office with my subject at such an hour. In the meantime he had been to his house and requested his wife to arrange something in a certain room, different from what it was then and not let him know what the change was to be. The gentleman returned to his office and the room was put in order. My subject was taken to the room and described all the particulars, which the gentleman found to be correct upon his return. I took him to the room myself and he asked me if I heard, what the lady said? I inquired what it was and he replied, “she says I wish he would come, if he is coming. I wonder if he is here now.” This was found to be the conversation of the lady while in the room at the time my subject was there, directed to her mother who was also present.

A lady who had been frequently thrown into the Mesmeric State by me, desired to be directed to Boston and ascertain when her son, who was residing there would be home. I mesmerized her and directed her to Boston. She visited her son and asked him when he would be in Belfast. He answered her on such a day which proved to be correct. I also on another occasion took her to Boston to see her son. She said he had left in the schooner Comet. I then directed her to find the Comet. She did and said it was just at that time coming out of a certain harbour, giving the name, and that she would arrive in Belfast on such a night, and that he would be home on the following morning after her arrival. He came according to her prediction. …These experiments are introduced to prove true clairvoyance, that the subject does actually see objects, which do not exist in the mind of the operator and of which the operator could have no knowledge–that there is something in all these facts seen independent of any other power than independent sight. Every experiment develops something, which is found to be true, and cannot be explained upon the principle of thought-reading.

In other words, that to the mind, independent of the body, there is no such impediment as time, space, distance and materiality, but that it only requires direction–and all its inherent faculties are in operation, giving its attention to the object to which it has been directed.

So in almost all the experiments we have related in thought-reading, the subject may be said to either describe the thoughts of those around him or to actually see and describe the persons and objects themselves. Where an explanation may be given in thought-reading or clairvoyance, it is difficult and perhaps impossible to tell from which the subject acts.Clairvoyance is very rare
and can be easily be tested
by blindfolding the subject
and giving him a book to read.

If he can read without seeing -
that is conclusive evidence
that he has independent sight.
Quimby's experiences with Lucius Burkmar helped formulate his philosophy. They also affirmed what he read from Thomas C. Upham and others on the mind and mesmerism.
The term clairvoyant as used in modern times is really thought-reading in the majority of cases.

Quimby would have loved Jeff and Tessa Evason

So the next time you visit your friendly neighborhood psychic,

blindfold them and see how they do.