SPIRIT MESSAGES.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 6871, 15 July 1909, Page 9

SPIRIT MESSAGES.

READINGS BY A PSYCHOMETKIST. "VIBRATIONS OF THE MAGNETIC AURA!" An announcement in the press that there wa-s to bo ‘‘Psychomctry t Psychometryl” at the New century Hal; last evening under tho auspices of the Association of Spiritualists, a representative of tiie “New Zealand Times attended the meeting. There wcie to be “spirit messages from articles piacul on tho tabic.Enose messages wvre to U' given by Mrs S. E. aiorrison, a visitor to Wellington. They, apparently, wei\ to bo tiie -Psychomcny ! Psyenometry . ol the advertisement. The messages were received \Vith great seriousness »y tiie audience, 75 per cent, of whom wer*. women. Our representative states tnat candour compels mm to flay tnat what took place t-eeiued iiko something which ninety-nine per cent, ot ms anecs would regard as an insult to their intelligence. He writes as fohowb) THE INTRODUCTION. “There was a small table at the end of the hall close up to tho stage. Various people who came in placed things upon this table. There were all eon* of odds and ends —pocket-books, a watch, purses, photographs and so on. One man carefully deposited there the model of a patent. Proceedings opened by the singing of a couple of hymns, of which the sentiment was unexceptional. Airs Morrison walked on to the stage—dark and pleasant-faced, with easy manner, a ready tongue and a nasal enunciation. She strikes one as being rather smart. She offered up a short prayer, the table was hoisted up on to the platform and Mrs Morrison proceeded to business in a very 'matcer-of-fact way Indeed. She is strong on ‘magnetic vibrations’ and 'unseen forces’ and ’the

magnetic aura/ I-hadn't the Most remote idea of what slie was talking about when ske referred to these things, nor indeed do I beiiev© anyone in tne haiJ had, but they all seemed greatly impressed. Mrs Morrison spoke of the ‘aura* with an easy familiarity which betokened long acquaintance. FIRST HEADING. "Standing at the taoie she lifted a package—a photograph—from tho littered collection of keepsakes and treasures and gpi zed towards the roof. It was pathetic to watch the intensity with which her movements were followed by some of the girls and women. Then she spoke, with easy assurance: " ‘Tho firflt magnetic vibration brings me into contact with, someone who sighs, and there Is necessity for a little more care and attention. Here (undoing a paper) is the photograph of a man. Who owns this? (A woman responds: 'I do.') Now, coining into contact with the vibrations, friends, I am holding here a condition which elbows me the necessity of being more careful. You understand? (The woman:- ‘Yes.') When looking into the surroundings here 1 don t place between ns a close relation, because between you and I stand the influence of this picture. Looking into the circumstafioes again I see the person is still living. (Sensation. The woman who owns the photo says ‘Yes.') I am in contact with a man of 'very sensitive nature—one who has had much worry—(the woman nods assent)—and one who with oar© and attention ought to advance. Within the last two .years I say things have been making more progress than otherwise—('Yes' from the woman, and Mrs Morrison was feeling her feet now)—because two years back from now there have been some changes. I can see these changes, and if X had you here /addressing the owner, of the photo again) by myself I could give you details it would not be fair to give now. (Fresh flensation.) This brings me into contact with awkward conditions. lam not here to hurt feelings, but to over-? look the bad. There is room for improveand improvement ought to come. I say it will come, because I have not the power to make you do what I think. Her© is a condition of the magnetic aura which shows me things should b© better than they are. Looking into the surroundings again I see this person has for a time bean away. ('Yes 6 says woman). Across v the water. ('Yes’ again.) ;And has crossed it with other jcople, and from the surroundings oi rbo.se people he has met, the vibration's I have account for failures. It is rather heavy but still I am sure that much of it can be overcome. You (to tho woman, who was acquiescing all through) have no power to interfere, and all the talking m the world would not make it. any better. He would think you had lost I our senses. His photograph was not recently taken? (‘No.) You have had \L S p m l4 im f ? You it in a Q ° mt®’ ancl **Prc,s6ions of junazi!il eil Hi. rhe “autisms coming to me •show these things, and that you have other pictures. I should like to have the contents of that box for about a day ihere les a great deal to be re,i■ , TJl ® you want to know with be °° m Phed It iWli kT S wl /i not be week, it will be nearer Christmas. Is the person away from Wellington? (‘Yes ’) xou are getting letters] (’Yes.') If you could got me one of those Liters 1 wotiU like to get into contact with t£e persoii you are anxious about'—and the photo was put aside. A So this was ,‘P-sychometry I Pevohometry! It seemed like broad farcr. Mra Morrison may have been ■ in direct contact with the spirit world, 1 r!kmuy hay© been receiving ‘vibrations/ her observations inaj have contained a world' ot meaning, but to one oi her auditors, at any rate, there was nothing to exelude the hypothesis that she was telling the woman m cryptic phrases the tib\ious conclusions that were to be derived from her murmured 'les' at every .-pot shot made by the psychometriet. It was very clear from tne mtset that, faith in the spirits is verv unnutritious, except to people of special knowledge, 1 *

OTHER PHASES. “The remainder of the ‘readings’ were muc h sa “.® lines - Mrs Morrison would aft something from the table, ask who it belonged bo, and make various statements to and about the owner.'these being the result of contact oh, the spiritual or ‘material’ ■' plane.■ -One young man whose complexion would,have suggested the question to anyone ,■ was asked if it were true that ‘he worked in a building.’ He assented to this, xio was told that other people worked in the same place—and agreed to that also. Wonderful Mrs Morrison! She also derived from the magnetic vibrations* which oame to her the knowledge that this young man was of a sensitive nature/ ’that he was sometimes inclined to act ;on impulse, that there had been some changes where he forked, that if he ‘ ‘sifted things out ho would be successful—and so on and so on, a continuation of commonplaces which would app A y to any young man as well as to he who gave absent to her -leading questions. There is loom for dirfeivnce of opinion scout this sort of thing. I suppose, tut 1 wouid suggest mat when Mr*; Morrison takes it upon-herself to advise a woman, on the aalhoiity of ‘the spirits’ and ‘inagn-ac aura,’ to taka her 6xck huso nd tioiQ tuecoiivroi of Ue med.cal men who are utt’.vdjng. h;m , .i\e a-s tuac «.lio:oi;gh']v analysed’ by a c.airvoy nt, she i*. g.’-i-.-.g S ,.V.

iOlisiy near pmyiua the part oi a tabling.!. dhe did this laet night. She mso told a woman that a surgical operation might be suggested in the case of a dauguter who ua- ill, and that an operation was unnecessary. Now this is a matter of some public interest, If Mrs Morrison is getting reliable, advice from spirits about the treatment if disease she is a very precious possession. But it trill occur to some people that if thhre should be any hitch in the 'vibrations’ on this subject the result might be rather pernicious. By the way—Does Mrs Morrison act as a clairvoyant to ‘thoroughly, analyse' cases of illness? And does she put her skill in that questionable calling, above the teachings of medical science? it would be ifitdiosting tg kgow.'- .