SPIRITUALISM DANGER.

Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 72, 24 March 1923, Page 26

SPIRITUALISM DANGER.

RISK OF LUNACY. An earnest warning to aerroue persons to avoid spiritualism Is stven by Or. \v. stokel, the Viennese neurologist and psychotherapist, lie says:—"Every normal person knows that t!'ere are questions about n-hU-h otic cannot think: Indeed, must no* think. I Tinve often heard vnry wise anrl ■ritloal people say thnt they Jure not mediate on the questions of 'in'tlnity - or on time' ant] 'space': otherwise something In ! he head threatens to go wrong. Therefore ! ill neurotics and all enthusiasts Hkely to >c carried away liy idle Xuncie?, all who ire by heredily disposer] to p'/chosls, must ie restrained from meddling with spiritual-1 sm and especially with spirit-writing. Itj s a very venturesome thing unless one's | nner being is established with absolute irmness to plunge deep'y Into spiritualism. Especially people who are divlJed within hould be restrained from this dangerous iport. There may arise transitory sympoms of hysterical lunacy." Several cases are given which came under j ~>r. Stekel's observance, in which hysteria | if "loss of balance" resulted. In one in-1 stance .1 patient was "Terrified by her ex-i leriences with the spirits." and twp daya | liter she had been placed under medicai { reatment "she had a terrible weakness of 1 he heart and a feeling that she most 41c." I