Basing my conclusions on experience I am absolutely convinced not only of survival but of demonstrated survival, demonstrated by occasional interaction with matter in such a way as to produce physical results. Oliver Joseph Lodge absolutelybaseconclusion share on social
Life must be considered sui generis; it is not a form of energy, nor can it be expressed in terms of something else. Oliver Joseph Lodge considerenergyexpress Change image and share on social
Death is not extinction. Neither the soul nor the body is extinguished or put out of existence. Oliver Joseph Lodge bodydeathexistence Change image and share on social
Of mediumship there are many grades, one of the simplest forms being the capacity to receive an impression or automatic writing, under peaceful conditions, in an ordinary state; but the whole subject is too large to be treated here. Oliver Joseph Lodge automaticcapacitycondition share on social
The properties which differentiate living matter from any kind of inorganic imitation may be instinctively felt, but can hardly be formulated without expert knowledge. Oliver Joseph Lodge differentiateexpertfelt Change image and share on social
Whatever life may really be, it is to us an abstraction: for the word is a generalised term to signify that which is common to all animals and plants, and which is not directly operative in the inorganic world. Oliver Joseph Lodge abstractionanimalcommon share on social
In other cases, when the medium becomes entranced, the demonstration of a communicator's separate intelligence may become stronger and the sophistication less. Oliver Joseph Lodge casecommunicatordemonstration Change image and share on social
Any person without invincible prejudice who had the same experience would come to the same broad conclusion, viz., that things hitherto held impossible do actually occur. Oliver Joseph Lodge broadconclusionexperience Change image and share on social
But although life is not energy, any more than it is matter, yet it directs energy and thereby controls arrangements of matter. Oliver Joseph Lodge arrangementcontroldirect Change image and share on social
The amount of sophistication varies according to the quality of the medium, and to the state of the same medium at different times; it must be attributed in the best cases physiologically to the medium, intellectually to the control. Oliver Joseph Lodge amountattributecase share on social
