Experiences with the mass-media

17 “neutral” manner. One can well do without this type of “neutrality”. An open challenge is far better, because the contrasting interpretations can then be openly negotiated. We spiritualists are not fanatics and also not superstitious exorcists, necromancers or even disguised witches or warlocks. Due to our very intensive studies and experiments we regards ourselves part of the elite of the sciences. When scientists at universities are asked about supernatural phenomena and when their opinions are served up to the world at large, the opposite side must also be allowed to speak. It is unfair that the experienced spiritualist may not give his commentary. • It does not suffice to present mutilated fragments of a séance or of other phenomena that are then interpreted by incapable and completely falsely orientated, senile wiseacres. The dangerous dilemma spiritualism has been confronted with since time immemorial is clearly revealed here. A recorded séance must be explained by the circle’s leader, because he knows the signs that promote the evidence. He knows the mystery of the contact. The circle’s leader is capable of telling the public something about it. These explanations may not be mutilated by spiritually inexperienced editors of the television station . Only after the interpretation of the séance by an expert may the other side have their say. It is then hardly likely that their elusions and attempts of twisting things around will seem credible. At least we know now who and what arrests spiritual progress. A doctor’s mortarboard may have its justification, but this hat does not fit all heads, particularly not the head of spiritualism . Spiritualism is not concerned with the terrestrial laws of nature and not with physical matter either, it pursues other LAWS that might astonish us, but that are not necessarily illogical or impossible. The opinions of wiseacres can only operate within the framework of the academically accepted natural sciences. They shy away from emerging from this solidly defined circle. To operate within such lopsidedness and such limitation would be an absurdity in the eyes of spiritualists. The spiritualist gets used to the INCOMPREHENSIBLE, because it becomes more and more comprehensible as his studying progresses. Those that are for the truth and for progress aught to be wary of so-called “experts”, because they draw their knowledge from assumptions and from theories , but certainly not from practice! * * * * * * * June 1965 The exploration of the spiritual realm (By Herbert Viktor Speer) The screening of the television film, it only included a small section of our séance, was interpreted by a scientist as follows: “It is probably better to leave the dead to rest in peace.” One could not make it any easier for oneself when dumbly confronted with a supernatural