Mesmeric Revelation, by Edgar Allan Poe
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Mesmeric Revelation, by Edgar Allan Poe
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Edgar Allan Poe's psychological short story about a man referred to as "P" who convinces a dying man, Mr. Vankirk, to be hypnotized in order to see if he can find the true answers about God, the spiritual world and the universe.
Mesmeric Revelation, by Edgar Allan Poe- Amazon Sales Rank: #7920640 in Books
- Published on: 2015-06-16
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.00" h x .9" w x 6.00" l, .14 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 36 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Interesting look into 19th century Spiritualism By The Reviewer Formerly Known as Kurt Johnson In this 1844 essay, American author Edgar Allen Poe (1809-49) uses a story to explain the then current thinking among certain thinkers, particularly Spiritualists. In the story, the narrator recounts having mesmerized (hypnotized) a dying man, asking him questions about the ultimate nature of reality. The dying man explains about ether, spirit, mind and matter, and God.Overall, I found this to be an interesting read. In his fascinating book, A Briefer History of Time, Stephen Hawking explains the concept of ether, why it was embraced by some scientist and why it was ultimately rejected. At the time of this book, though, Spiritualism and the ether were on the cutting edge of thinking. So, if you are interested in 19th century Spiritualism, then this is a good book to read.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Poe's tale of a doctor dialoging with a hypnotized patient. By Glenn Russell The 19th century witnessed an explosion of imagination. After centuries dominated by church religion and the 18th century’s age of reason, men and women began exploring new ways of looking at and experiencing the world, including the world of the unseen. Esoteric psychic practices such as séances, channeling and hypnosis were used to directly contact realms beyond the material. Incidentally, nowadays we say hypnosis but mesmerism was the term used back then, coming from the Austrian physician, Franz Anton Mesmer, who employed this technique in his treatment of patients. Is it any wonder Edgar Allan Poe, master of the fantastic, wrote this tale about a doctor dialoging with his hypnotized patient?Reading ‘Mesmeric Revelation’, what strikes me is how Mr. Vankirk, the man under hypnosis, speaks of God and the afterlife not in biblical or religious terms, but in the scientific language of his time; and using this scientific language, his experience parallels an entire range of other philosophical and spiritual traditions. To provide examples, below are several passages from the story coupled with my comments:The doctor (P.) asks the patient (V.) questions.“P. What then is God ?V. [Hesitating for many minutes.] I cannot tell.P. Is not God spirit ?V. While I was awake I knew what you meant by "spirit," but now it seems only a word — such for instance as truth, beauty — a quality, I mean.”P. Is not God immaterial ?V. There is no immateriality — it is a mere word. That which is not matter, is not at all — unless qualities are things.”The patient’s inability to use language to speak of God and communicate his experience reminds us of mystics such as Meister Eckhart telling us when we experience God directly all of our language and concepts fall away.Answering further questions, the patient shifts his explanation. Toward the end of his detailed account, we read:“P. You assert, then, that the unparticled matter, in motion, is thought?V. In general, this motion is the universal thought of the universal mind. This thought creates. All created things are but the thoughts of God.P. You say, "in general."V. Yes. The universal mind is God. For new individualities, matter is necessary.P. But you now speak of "mind" and "matter" as do the metaphysicians.”The doctor/narrator is spot-on in citing how his patient is describing the world of the philosophers – recall how the Pre-Socratic Greek philosopher Anaxagoras said ultimate reality is ‘Mind’ (Nous) and how the Neo-Platonic philosopher Plotinus held ‘The One’ being the absolute simple first principle of all.The patient’s explanation shifts again as he experiences a different phase in his altered state of consciousness:“There are two bodies — the rudimental and the complete ; corresponding with the two conditions of the worm and the butterfly. What we call "death," is but the painful metamorphosis. Our present incarnation is progressive, preparatory, temporary. Our future is perfected, ultimate, immortal. The ultimate life is the full design.” This section of the tale is quite remarkable. We hear echoes of the Bardo teachings from the Tibetan Buddhist tradition.Rather than continuing with quotes, suffice to say the patient takes more shifts as he continues to answer the doctor’s questions. One might ask if there is any mention at all from the Western monotheistic tradition. Actually, the answer is ‘yes’. At the very end of the tale, the doctor makes an observation and alludes to “Azrael’s hand”, Azrael being the "Angel of Death" from Muslim and Jewish legend.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A Boring Tale of Hypnotism. By Mr. Math Expert If you want to be bored, go ahead and read Mesmeric Revelation, a story of a man on his deathbed, who is hypnotized and talks about nature, God, and the universe. It might sound interesting to you, but the language is quite thick and probably comprehensible to those who are familiar with physics and philosophy all rolled in one. For me, it's mostly "who cares?" All in all, skip this one.
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