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Thomas Mitchell presents a nineteenth-century explanation of Spiritualist phenomena based on the powers of living minds rather than communication from the dead. Written after his public debates with Dr. Dunn, this 1872 book combines arguments about matter, electricity, perception, and mental influence with a sustained defence of Christian teaching.
Mitchell considers table movements, writing mediums, mesmerism, mind reading, and apparent hauntings. Discussions of the brain, memory, optics, and biblical accounts develop his claim that unfamiliar manifestations can be understood through natural capacities. The final chapter considers the uses he attributes to those capacities. This complete historical edition retains its preface and detailed contents. Digitized copy: Library of Congress.