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The New Revelation

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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My mind was also influenced about this time by the report of the Dialectical Society, although this Report had been presented as far back as 1869. It is a very cogent paper, and though it was received with a chorus of ridicule by the ignorant and materialistic papers of those days, it was a document of great value. The Society was formed by a number of people of good standing and open mind to enquire into the physical phenomena of Spiritualism. A full account of their experiences and of their elaborate precautions against fraud are given. After reading the evidence, one fails to see how they could have come to any other conclusion than the one attained, namely, that the phenomena were undoubtedly genuine, and that they pointed to laws and forces which had not been explored by Science. It is a most singular fact that if the verdict had been against spiritualism, it would certainly have been hailed as the death blow of the movement, whereas being a. . . Read More

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Sherlock Holmesin luoja esittelee kirjassaan elämänsä vähemmän tunnettua puolta. The New Revelation, (suomennettu nimellä Haudantakainen elämä) kuvaa monia spiritistisiä istuntoja, vainajien yhteydenottoja sekä poltergeist-ilmiöitä, joista usemmat ovat kirjoittajan itsensä todistamia. Myöhäisellä iä

Interesting content but almost impossible to read. I am familiar with most of the ideas described

from other books and articles but found I could only skim quickly to get through this book. It seems to have been auto corrected beyond recognition of the original archaic style of writing.

This book is a discussion about spiritualism, religion, men, faith, and the afterlife, topics about which Doyle wanted his writing to be remembered for. It doesn’t read preachy, rather it comes off like a conversation with an open minded friend.

Doyle applies the logic that characterizes Holmes to the issue of "spiritualism"--the existence of spirit apart from matter.

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