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212 DIVINATION & AUGURY IN A MODERN LIGHT
the Psychical Researchers and the Mesmerists or Hypnotists. The first set in England to secede from the School of Carpenter and Mental Science, and to turn their eyes to the soul of wan, were the Psychological Society founded by the late Serjeant Cox, whose views are set forth in his book-"What am I ?" The banner of this party was picked up by the Society for Psychical Research conducted at present by Mr. F. W. Myers, Professor and Mrs. Sidgwick and other recognized observers. These ad init observation of facts about dreams, and thought-transference and kisdred subjects, provided these facts are stated on evidence that would be accepted in a court of legal enquiry, or by scientific experts. By these means, they have established a vast amount of private experiences, which corroborate the practices of divination of old, but when they are asked to account for them, they are very cautious. They will only admit a further extension of the capabilities of the mind or consciousness of otbers; but they are afraid, as yet of admitting publicly the existence of beings extraneous to incarnated consciousness, whether Gods, Demons, Spirits of the departed or Elementaries. If a consciousness fancies another consciousness is acting on it from without and from the unseen, that external consciousness may be proved to be either an extraordinary manifestation of a latent sub-, or super-consciousness of our own, or the impress by telepathy of some living person's thoughts, feelings and vill.
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