Project Gutenberg 2020-08-31 Public domain in the USA. 217 Flournoy, Théodore 1854 1920 Flournoy, Theodore Vermilye, Daniel B. 00004703 Des Indes à la planète Mars. English From India to the planet Mars: A study of a case of somnambulism with glossolalia Produced by MFR, Les Galloway and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "From India to the Planet Mars" by Th. Flournoy is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The work examines the phenomena surrounding a medium named Hélène Smith, who demonstrates remarkable psychic abilities, including automatic writing and visions. The author, a professor of psychology, seeks to analyze her experiences and the implications they may have for our understanding of consciousness and the paranormal. The opening of the text introduces the author’s initial encounter with Hélène Smith during a series of seances conducted to explore her psychic talents. Flournoy describes Smith as a vibrant and healthy woman who experiences extraordinary events during the gatherings, such as clairvoyant visions and communications from a spirit named Leopold. Throughout the introduction, Flournoy expresses his curiosity and skepticism, detailing the background and history of the medium in an effort to frame the scientific investigation that will follow. The narrative sets a tone of both fascination and critical inquiry into the nature of Smith's abilities and the broader impacts of psychical research, suggesting a complex interplay between conscious and subconscious experiences. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 53.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Spiritualism Parapsychology -- Investigation Sleepwalking Smith, Hélène, -1929 Mediums -- Switzerland -- Geneva -- Case studies Glossolalia BF Text Category: Psychiatry/Psychology 832838 2025-07-25T06:22:26.272753 text/html 804045 2024-10-18T05:37:19 text/html 5150654 2025-07-25T06:22:38.852690 application/epub+zip 5159775 2025-07-25T06:22:28.947753 application/epub+zip 567718 2025-07-25T06:22:27.540725 application/epub+zip 6234821 2025-07-25T06:22:45.622690 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 6169568 2025-07-25T06:22:37.295684 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1574534 2022-09-28T12:38:54.621311 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 743162 2025-07-25T06:22:24.822744 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 722965 2024-10-18T05:37:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17717 2025-07-25T06:22:45.776657 application/rdf+xml 18754 2025-07-25T06:22:27.757768 image/jpeg 2955 2025-07-25T06:22:27.648728 image/jpeg 5575764 2025-07-25T06:22:26.455776 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia