- 35 - This tragedy of love, hate and jealousy had apparently not found an end when they physically died. Not being conscious of their changed state, the three deceased got caught up in the mental atmosphere of the patient and continued their battle and fight there. As the power of resistance of the patient’s nerves was extraordinarily low, the spirits had taken possession of her body one after the other. This is how these severe disturbances had come about, something her doctors and nurses could not explain.” Four of Dr. Wickland’s cases will be rendered here word for word. He reports (23, P. 87): “Ignorant spirits often wander aimlessly within the Earth’s sphere. They know nothing about a higher world of spirit that can only be entered by those whose senses are open in regards to its existence. Their ignorance therefore keeps them in a state of confusion and dull monotony and makes them suffer. Many remain attached to the scene of their terrestrial life and continue with what they were doing, whilst others fall into a deep sleep from which they cannot be easily awakened from. A spirit who had not been aware at all of his crossing over, and still pursued his past activities, took control of my wife during one of our meetings in Chicago. He asked ‘Why are you sitting in darkness?’ (We experimented at that time with working in darkness). He said ‘I am Hesselroth from the chemist shop’. Mr. Hesselroth, that Swedish proprietor of a chemist shop in Chicago had died in hospital the year before. But we knew nothing about this man, neither about his death nor anything about his other circumstances. One of his friends, a Mr. Eckholm was part of our circle on this particular evening. The spirit was unaware of his own demise and asserted that he still ran the chemist shop. His friend in our circle told us that he had heard that the chemist shop had been sold to the manager of the shop. He also told the deceased the same story. But the deceased animatedly contradicted him and asserted that: ‘Abrahamson administers the shop for me’. The spirit told us about a breakin that had happened at his house and described the three burglars. He said that he was initially afraid when they broke in, but had then plucked up his courage and wanted to get his revolver, but had been unable to grasp it. He had then started to hit one of the intruders but his hand had ‘gone right through the blighter’ and it was incomprehensible to him that he could do nothing at all. After his situation had been explained to him, he saw many spirit friends who made him welcome in his new home in the world of spirit. Later inquiries established the correctness of the statement made by this spirit, namely that the chemist shop had not been sold and that a break-in at the house had actually taken place. The assumption that the subconscious of the medium might have played a role in this case is no more valid than an explanation that is was auto-suggestion, because Mr. Hesselroth was, apart from his friend Mr. Eckholm, completely unknown to the others present there and this friend was falsely informed about the sale of the business. Many years later, when we lived in California, this spirit came to us and once again and talked through my wife. Meeting: 29th of September 1920 Spirit: Mr. Hesselroth Spirit : I have only come to say a few words, because I have been helped out of the darkness here in the past and I have become a helper within the Covenant of Mercy. Doctor : Who are you my friend? Spirit : I am one of your helpers. I sometimes come close to you, but I have come this evening to say a few words to you. I once found myself in a very confused state, but I am now a member of your covenant. I thought that it would please you to hear this. Without your help I would probably still be in darkness. Many years have passed in the meantime. I now have a complete understanding of the true life through you and this small circle of the Covenant of Mercy! I wasn’t here, it was in Chicago where I received my help. It is
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