Mesmeric Revelation eBook Edgar Allan Poe
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This early work by Edgar Allan Poe was originally published in 1849. Born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1809, Poe became an orphan at a very early age. After being taken in by a couple in Richmond, he spent a brief spell in the United Kingdom before returning to enrol at the University of Virginia. Poe struggled for many years to make a living as a writer and frequently had to move city to stay in employment as a critic. Even for his greatest success, 'The Raven', he only received $9 and, although becoming a household name, his financial position remained far from stable. Poe died in 1849, aged just 40, yet his legacy is a formidable one He is seen today as one of the greatest practitioners of Gothic and detective fiction that ever lived, and popular culture is replete with references to him. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions.
Mesmeric Revelation eBook Edgar Allan Poe
My brother has the complete collection for Edgar Allan Poe's works, when he lent me it, i couldn't help but re-reading this, "Mesmeric Revelation," To the philosopher, it is helpful to keep an open mind about where the work is coming from. From a time, before Einstein or Nikola Tesla, before the atomic age. A lot of the things Edgar says here, come from unfounded but reasonable rationale, some of the things he points out, are barely provable today, yet if taken seriously there are a great many things that makes sense, but cannot be proven. But still leaves you wondering... "What if?" This story is meant for the philosopher, one who seeks to either improve their vision, or work on their own imagination. My favorite part of the story, is how he explains that the life of a caterpillar, or "worm" is similar to ours. Whereas we eat through our experiences throughout our mortality, and when we die, we go through a painful metamorphoses, that turns us into butterflies in the afterlife. As though the shape and colors of our wings are reflected upon whatever pain or pleasure we've experienced throughout our years. Another similarly interesting story is the Colloquy of Monos and Una. I'm thinking about picking that one up too, most of these stories can be found digitally on the internet, but i am one of those readers who feel the physical copy is the better one. Either way, both stories are meant for learned philosophers, for it takes a slow but thorough comprehension to understand what each concept represents how they combine in the end, what the author is truly attempting to express. In other words, you can't read speedily through it, otherwise you'll miss a concept, and the concepts founded upon that very same concept that you've missed, cannot be understood until you've re-read it again.Product details
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Mesmeric Revelation eBook Edgar Allan Poe Reviews
If you want to be bored, go ahead and read Mesmeric Revelation, a story of a man on his deathbed, who is hypnotized and talks about nature, God, and the universe. It might sound interesting to you, but the language is quite thick and probably comprehensible to those who are familiar with physics and philosophy all rolled in one. For me, it's mostly "who cares?" All in all, skip this one.
The 19th century witnessed an explosion of imagination. After centuries dominated by church religion and the 18th century’s age of reason, men and women began exploring new ways of looking at and experiencing the world, including the world of the unseen. Esoteric psychic practices such as séances, channeling and hypnosis were used to directly contact realms beyond the material. Incidentally, nowadays we say hypnosis but mesmerism was the term used back then, coming from the Austrian physician, Franz Anton Mesmer, who employed this technique in his treatment of patients. Is it any wonder Edgar Allan Poe, master of the fantastic, wrote this tale about a doctor dialoging with his hypnotized patient?
Reading ‘Mesmeric Revelation’, what strikes me is how Mr. Vankirk, the man under hypnosis, speaks of God and the afterlife not in biblical or religious terms, but in the scientific language of his time; and using this scientific language, his experience parallels an entire range of other philosophical and spiritual traditions. To provide examples, below are several passages from the story coupled with my comments
The doctor (P.) asks the patient (V.) questions.
“P. What then is God ?
V. [Hesitating for many minutes.] I cannot tell.
P. Is not God spirit ?
V. While I was awake I knew what you meant by "spirit," but now it seems only a word — such for instance as truth, beauty — a quality, I mean.”
P. Is not God immaterial ?
V. There is no immateriality — it is a mere word. That which is not matter, is not at all — unless qualities are things.”
The patient’s inability to use language to speak of God and communicate his experience reminds us of mystics such as Meister Eckhart telling us when we experience God directly all of our language and concepts fall away.
Answering further questions, the patient shifts his explanation. Toward the end of his detailed account, we read
“P. You assert, then, that the unparticled matter, in motion, is thought?
V. In general, this motion is the universal thought of the universal mind. This thought creates. All created things are but the thoughts of God.
P. You say, "in general."
V. Yes. The universal mind is God. For new individualities, matter is necessary.
P. But you now speak of "mind" and "matter" as do the metaphysicians.”
The doctor/narrator is spot-on in citing how his patient is describing the world of the philosophers – recall how the Pre-Socratic Greek philosopher Anaxagoras said ultimate reality is ‘Mind’ (Nous) and how the Neo-Platonic philosopher Plotinus held ‘The One’ being the absolute simple first principle of all.
The patient’s explanation shifts again as he experiences a different phase in his altered state of consciousness
“There are two bodies — the rudimental and the complete ; corresponding with the two conditions of the worm and the butterfly. What we call "death," is but the painful metamorphosis. Our present incarnation is progressive, preparatory, temporary. Our future is perfected, ultimate, immortal. The ultimate life is the full design.” This section of the tale is quite remarkable. We hear echoes of the Bardo teachings from the Tibetan Buddhist tradition.
Rather than continuing with quotes, suffice to say the patient takes more shifts as he continues to answer the doctor’s questions. One might ask if there is any mention at all from the Western monotheistic tradition. Actually, the answer is ‘yes’. At the very end of the tale, the doctor makes an observation and alludes to “Azrael’s hand”, Azrael being the "Angel of Death" from Muslim and Jewish legend.
My brother has the complete collection for Edgar Allan Poe's works, when he lent me it, i couldn't help but re-reading this, "Mesmeric Revelation," To the philosopher, it is helpful to keep an open mind about where the work is coming from. From a time, before Einstein or Nikola Tesla, before the atomic age. A lot of the things Edgar says here, come from unfounded but reasonable rationale, some of the things he points out, are barely provable today, yet if taken seriously there are a great many things that makes sense, but cannot be proven. But still leaves you wondering... "What if?" This story is meant for the philosopher, one who seeks to either improve their vision, or work on their own imagination. My favorite part of the story, is how he explains that the life of a caterpillar, or "worm" is similar to ours. Whereas we eat through our experiences throughout our mortality, and when we die, we go through a painful metamorphoses, that turns us into butterflies in the afterlife. As though the shape and colors of our wings are reflected upon whatever pain or pleasure we've experienced throughout our years. Another similarly interesting story is the Colloquy of Monos and Una. I'm thinking about picking that one up too, most of these stories can be found digitally on the internet, but i am one of those readers who feel the physical copy is the better one. Either way, both stories are meant for learned philosophers, for it takes a slow but thorough comprehension to understand what each concept represents how they combine in the end, what the author is truly attempting to express. In other words, you can't read speedily through it, otherwise you'll miss a concept, and the concepts founded upon that very same concept that you've missed, cannot be understood until you've re-read it again.
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