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| author = Bonwick, James | | author = Bonwick, James | ||
| title = Soul-ideas of the Ancient Egyptians | | title = Soul-ideas of the Ancient Egyptians* | ||
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Egyptian magicians declared themselves endowed with the spirit of some one particular celestial being; in the name of that deity they authoritatively called upon another of the heavenly powers to obey their will. All the ordinary opinions of modern Spiritualists were recognised in Egypt. Spirits hovered about the mummied body; spirits influenced, and even possessed, the living; spirits could be called or driven forth by mediums; spirits foretold events and wrought wonderful deeds. At the same time it must be observed that the Egyptians did not receive Demonology or Black {{Style S-HPB SB. Continues on|8-76}} | Egyptian magicians declared themselves endowed with the spirit of some one particular celestial being; in the name of that deity they authoritatively called upon another of the heavenly powers to obey their will. All the ordinary opinions of modern Spiritualists were recognised in Egypt. Spirits hovered about the mummied body; spirits influenced, and even possessed, the living; spirits could be called or driven forth by mediums; spirits foretold events and wrought wonderful deeds. At the same time it must be observed that the Egyptians did not receive Demonology or Black {{Style S-HPB SB. Continues on|8-76}} | ||
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<nowiki>*</nowiki> A paper read last Monday night before the British National Association of Spiritualists. | |||
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