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''Q. ''3.—Are the mediums conscious of their own separate identity while fully under the influence of spirits?

''Q. ''3.—Are the mediums conscious of their own separate identity while fully under the influence of spirits?

''A''.—The degree of consciousness when in the trance state differs with different mediums. In the case of our own medium, for instance, sometimes he is quite unconscious, sometimes only partially so, hearing his own speech as in a dream. In deep trance, the spirit of the medium occasionally leaves the body and travels in spiritual realms of which he remembers nothing on his return. But we believe that the soul is ''always ''active, and that consciousness is {{Style S-HPB SB. Continues on|7-299}}

''A''.—The degree of consciousness when in the trance state differs with different mediums. In the case of our own medium, for instance, sometimes he is quite unconscious, sometimes only partially so, hearing his own speech as in a dream. In deep trance, the spirit of the medium occasionally leaves the body and travels in spiritual realms of which he remembers nothing on his return. But we believe that the soul is ''always ''active, and that consciousness is {{Style S-HPB SB. Continues on|7-298}}

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