Manuscript/Mixed Material The crystal : a record of visions and conferences with the in-dwellers of the spirit world Page view volume 13

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    Known as: Crystal mss | Crystal m.s. | Crystal manuscripts
    • Contributor: Hockley, Frederick - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 1853
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    Known as: Crystal mss | Crystal m.s. | Crystal manuscripts     156 Ex Libris Houdini Library of Congress 1800 Class_______ Book _______ THE BEQUEST OF HARRY HOUDINI 1927 Transcribed and reviewed by contributors participating in the By The People project at crowdlocgov
    • Contributor: Hockley, Frederick - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 1853
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    Known as: Crystal mss | Crystal m.s. | Crystal manuscripts
    • Contributor: Hockley, Frederick - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 1853
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    Known as: Crystal mss | Crystal m.s. | Crystal manuscripts     Vol 13 Answers 10275 to 10988 10 Nov 1857 to 21 Feb 1859 Transcribed and reviewed by contributors participating in the By The People project at crowdlocgov
    • Contributor: Hockley, Frederick - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 1853
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    Known as: Crystal mss | Crystal m.s. | Crystal manuscripts
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    Known as: Crystal mss | Crystal m.s. | Crystal manuscripts
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    Known as: Crystal mss | Crystal m.s. | Crystal manuscripts
    • Contributor: Hockley, Frederick - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
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    Known as: Crystal mss | Crystal m.s. | Crystal manuscripts
    • Contributor: Hockley, Frederick - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 1853
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    Known as: Crystal mss | Crystal m.s. | Crystal manuscripts     Crystal Vol XIII 10 Nov 1857 to 21 Feb 1859 A Record of Visions and Conferences with the Indwellers of the SPIRIT WORLD Croydon Fred Hockley Transcribed and reviewed by contributors participating…
    • Contributor: Hockley, Frederick - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 1853
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    Known as: Crystal mss | Crystal m.s. | Crystal manuscripts     Bequest of Harry Houdini April 1927 Transcribed and reviewed by contributors participating in the By The People project at crowdlocgov
    • Contributor: Hockley, Frederick - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 1853
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    Known as: Crystal mss | Crystal m.s. | Crystal manuscripts
    • Contributor: Hockley, Frederick - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 1853
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    • Contributor: Hockley, Frederick - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 1853
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    Known as: Crystal mss | Crystal m.s. | Crystal manuscripts     1 Croydon 10th Mars symbol Nov 1857 10275 8 PM Invoked the CA The CA his here in white with black border Crown Wings May I ask if we can be favored…
    • Contributor: Hockley, Frederick - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 1853
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    Known as: Crystal mss | Crystal m.s. | Crystal manuscripts
    • Contributor: Hockley, Frederick - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 1853
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    Known as: Crystal mss | Crystal m.s. | Crystal manuscripts     2 They are not the same buildings its a larger space not so many buildings but more people theres a great many people together in 3 or 4 places it looks further…
    • Contributor: Hockley, Frederick - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 1853
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    Known as: Crystal mss | Crystal m.s. | Crystal manuscripts
    • Contributor: Hockley, Frederick - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 1853
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    Known as: Crystal mss | Crystal m.s. | Crystal manuscripts     3 on the Table like a plate just before him â the Table is Covered with things and theres a goblet on the side of the plate chased with hand on Each…
    • Contributor: Hockley, Frederick - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 1853
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    Known as: Crystal mss | Crystal m.s. | Crystal manuscripts
    • Contributor: Hockley, Frederick - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 1853
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    Known as: Crystal mss | Crystal m.s. | Crystal manuscripts     4 with the sword in his hand he has put one hand on the point of the blade one on the handle now hes put the middle across his knee broke it…
    • Contributor: Hockley, Frederick - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 1853
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    Known as: Crystal mss | Crystal m.s. | Crystal manuscripts
    • Contributor: Hockley, Frederick - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 1853
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    Known as: Crystal mss | Crystal m.s. | Crystal manuscripts     things but I cannot look at both the Soldier himself is getting more shadowy sometimes he seems to change and then to be coarser again and then lighter and goes on quicker…
    • Contributor: Hockley, Frederick - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 1853
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    Known as: Crystal mss | Crystal m.s. | Crystal manuscripts     no 1 began on the beak Transcribed and reviewed by contributors participating in the By The People project at crowdlocgov
    • Contributor: Hockley, Frederick - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 1853
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    Known as: Crystal mss | Crystal m.s. | Crystal manuscripts     6 he looks back with his face over his shoulder and theres a little reading under him 3000 10282 The last hour with the Associations of life is past and now to…
    • Contributor: Hockley, Frederick - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 1853
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    Known as: Crystal mss | Crystal m.s. | Crystal manuscripts
    • Contributor: Hockley, Frederick - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 1853
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    Known as: Crystal mss | Crystal m.s. | Crystal manuscripts     theres no feather on the legs and one to 30 on each wing and a number on each eye 100 on each eye _ The passage which goes down on each side…
    • Contributor: Hockley, Frederick - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 1853
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    Known as: Crystal mss | Crystal m.s. | Crystal manuscripts
    • Contributor: Hockley, Frederick - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 1853
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    Known as: Crystal mss | Crystal m.s. | Crystal manuscripts     8 hand out hes turned ond a little â If I could see as well as at first I could lead it Requested â the vision to be Contd another Evening 10…
    • Contributor: Hockley, Frederick - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 1853
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    Known as: Crystal mss | Crystal m.s. | Crystal manuscripts     The W The Waterloo Tragedy X see 33 Transcribed and reviewed by contributors participating in the By The People project at crowdlocgov
    • Contributor: Hockley, Frederick - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 1853
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    Known as: Crystal mss | Crystal m.s. | Crystal manuscripts     9 10287 3004 ask for any Simple Appearance had I better request a Vision of the Spirit of the Crystal or Solicit Ada to Show the Vision 3005 You had better ask…
    • Contributor: Hockley, Frederick - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 1853
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    Known as: Crystal mss | Crystal m.s. | Crystal manuscripts
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    • Date: 1853
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    Known as: Crystal mss | Crystal m.s. | Crystal manuscripts     10 objection when you have an assurance from his indistinct appearance he could not be distinguished from a being who had died under different circumstances I was as careful that he should…
    • Contributor: Hockley, Frederick - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 1853
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    Known as: Crystal mss | Crystal m.s. | Crystal manuscripts
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    • Date: 1853
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    Known as: Crystal mss | Crystal m.s. | Crystal manuscripts     11 does take place every day in the progress of others who are like him true to their faith May I ask your view of the best mode of dealing with the…
    • Contributor: Hockley, Frederick - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 1853
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    Known as: Crystal mss | Crystal m.s. | Crystal manuscripts
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    • Date: 1853
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    Known as: Crystal mss | Crystal m.s. | Crystal manuscripts     12 Therefore when I say use over them strong Military discipline guard their Cities with Soldiers not of their own race but with men Supplied by Europe and govern them in the…
    • Contributor: Hockley, Frederick - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 1853
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    Known as: Crystal mss | Crystal m.s. | Crystal manuscripts
    • Contributor: Hockley, Frederick - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 1853
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    Known as: Crystal mss | Crystal m.s. | Crystal manuscripts     13 their might no matter by what means upon unbelievers should consider themselves for a moment placed in their opponents position I see nothing contemptible in the adherence by them to a…
    • Contributor: Hockley, Frederick - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 1853
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    • Date: 1853
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    Known as: Crystal mss | Crystal m.s. | Crystal manuscripts     14 May I inquire if you are aware how Mr Anderson is when we may expect him in our Mirror 3008 10301 he is travelling towards India and is well Ended 10…
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    • Date: 1853
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    • Contributor: Hockley, Frederick - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 1853

About this Item

Title

  • The crystal : a record of visions and conferences with the in-dwellers of the spirit world

Other Title

  • Known as: Crystal mss
  • Crystal m.s.
  • Crystal manuscripts

Summary

  • These volumes are Hockley's manuscript records of his crystal and mirror gazing experiments, v. 4-5, 7-15. He was unable to see anything in the glass himself and reported experiences using as his seer "Crowned Angel" (among others, Emma Louisa Leigh, ca. 1838-1858.) Some passages correspond to those recorded by F.G. Irwin in Hockley's lifetime, including the "Burton episode" (v. 4, leaves 124-5). Cf. The Rosicrucian seer: magical writings of Frederick Hockley, Aquarian Press, 1986, p. 28-29, ff. Vol. 5 has spirit writings bound in at end. Vols. 4, 5, and 7 are indexed by spirit contacts and by subjects. Vol. 13 has a few newspaper clippings mounted on the versos of leaves 32, 33, 49, and 50.

Names

  • Hockley, Frederick, 1808-1885.
  • Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)

Headings

  • -  Hockley, Frederick,--1808-1885--Notebooks, sketchbooks, etc
  • -  Crystal gazing--History--Sources
  • -  Magic mirrors--History--Sources
  • -  Clairvoyance--History--Sources
  • -  Occultism--History--Sources
  • -  Spirit writings

Notes

  • -  Original volume numbering retained; each v. has t.p. with dates of visions and conferences covering the period from 2 Jan. 1853 to sometime after 9 Mar. 1862 (end date not specified in v. 15). Vol. 14 has no title page, and the vol. numbering appears only on the spine. Each session is numbered; the numbering of contacts begins a new series in v. 15.
  • -  Accountant, copyist, and crystal gazer, Hockley was a significant figure in the 19th century occult revival. Worked for John Denley as a copyist of occult manuscripts, and with 2 partners practiced as an accountant. Became involved in spiritualism in the 1850s.
  • -  Bequest: Estate of Harry Houdini, April 1927.

Medium

  • 11 v. (v. 4-5, 7-15) : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • BF1335 .H63 1853

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2010414646

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