He Witnessed Flashes Of Electricity Shoot Forth From The Mediums Body
| A séance with medium Eusapia Palladino |
It seems that mediums usually cause controversy. Though some will praise them and their powers, others will call them fraudulent and say they prey on the vulnerable. I was reminded about this while doing some research on Eusapia Palladino, who was investigated by several European, English and American researchers and scientists.
The first real mention of Eusapia was by the Neapolitan Professor Dr Ercole Chiaia. He was so impressed with her powers that he sent an open letter to the psychiatrist Cesare Lombroso challenging him to test her prowess. On 9 August 1888 he wrote:
| Eusapia Palladino |
Either bound to her seat, or firmly held by the hands of the curious, she attracts articles of furniture which surround her, lifts them up, holds them suspended in the air like Mahomet’s coffin, and makes them come down again with undulatory movements, as if they were obeying her will. She increases their height or lessens it according to her pleasure.
She raps or taps upon walls, the ceiling, the floor, with fine rhythm and cadence. In response to the requests of the spectators something like flashes of electricity shoot forth from her body, and envelop her or enwrap the spectators of these marvellous scenes,
She draws upon cards that you hold out, everything that you want – figures, signatures, numbers, and sentences – by just stretching out her hand towards the indicated place.
This woman rises in the air, no matter what bands tie her down. She seems to lie upon the empty air, as on a couch, contrary to all the laws of gravity; she plays on musical instruments – organs, bells, tambourines – as if they had been touched by her hands or moved by the breath of invisible gnomes. This woman can at times increase her stature by more than four inches.”
Obviously the guy was impressed! Lombroso was also impressed when he visited Eusapia. He wrote:
Lambroso also wrote of his convictions of what he had witnessed in the Annales des Sciences Pschiques in 1882.
All well and good but then came claims of trickery by other investigators. They said Eusapia cheated if not properly controlled – but could still produce some incredible effects.
One sceptic, Everard Fielding, said:
As with most cases it’s the disbelievers that appear to have the final verdict. Wikipedia, for example writes: “Magicians and skeptics who evaluated her claims concluded that none of her phenomena was genuine and she was a clever trickster.”
As to whether she was genuine, I don’t know. In all honesty I have to say that, as yet, I have never witnessed a medium that I can say is definitely 100% convincing. It’s the same with clairvoyants. I wrote a post back in 2010 stating Clairvoyants Just Can’t Read Me. And yet, despite this, I don’t rule out such powers. Like with the upcoming UK elections, I’m an ‘undecided’ but I probably do know where I will put my ‘X’ when pushed to decide.
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