Ghosts in Solid Form

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Title

Ghosts in Solid Form

Language

en

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Global Grey

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Gambier Bolton's early-20th-century text investigates spirit materializations through rigorous scientific experiments. Blending eyewitness accounts with investigative observation, it details specific conditions—light, heat, and musical vibrations—required for entities to manifest tangible bodies. This account appeals to readers of paranormal history and psychical research seeking solid facts over theory.

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In 'Ghosts in Solid Form,' author Gambier Bolton presents the findings of a seven-year investigation into the phenomenon of materialization, where entities from another sphere manifest in solid, tangible bodies on Earth. Bolton argues that these events are neither fraud nor hallucination but require specific environmental and physical conditions to occur. These conditions include filtered light (specifically red, orange, or yellow to reduce actinic rays), a room temperature of exactly 63 degrees, and specific musical vibrations from instruments like the harmonium or concertina. The experiments relied on 'Sensitives,' individuals capable of channeling the necessary force to build temporary bodies. These subjects underwent rigorous medical examinations, as the process could drain significant physical weight from them, with recorded losses reaching up to sixty-five pounds. The text details experiments conducted in London under scientists like Sir William Crookes and later in France and Germany under Baron von Schrenck-Notzing. These investigations utilized strict protocols, including self-registering weighing machines and multiple cameras to capture the phenomena. Bolton describes the evolution of 'teleplasma,' a substance ranging from vapour-like to dough-like, which forms the temporary bodies of the entities. This substance is drawn from the Sensitive and the sitters, forming bones, flesh, skin, and clothing. The book includes accounts of entities answering questions about their spheres and providing physical tests, such as being held, weighed, and photographed alongside their living Sensitives. Bolton emphasizes that while the origin and destination of these entities remain open questions, their existence in a sphere just outside our own is proven beyond doubt through direct appeal to facts. He recounts a pivotal moment where he broke conditions to hold a materialized entity, confirming it was a separate being with a distinct waist measurement, skin texture, and pulse from the Sensitive. Sir William Crookes similarly verified the reality of an entity named 'Katie' by examining her pulse, heart, and lungs while she stood beside the unconscious Sensitive. The book concludes that the existence of these entities is a scientific fact, supported by the evidence of master scientists, and that the 'teleplasma' possesses biological functions and powers of transformation dependent on psychic influence.

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Categories

• Psychology
• Religion
• Mystery
• Horror