Manuscript/Mixed Material The crystal : a record of visions and conferences with the in-dwellers of the spirit world Page view volume 7

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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     150 Ex Libris Houdini THE 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     6 7 Vol 5925 2nd May 1854 to 6722 5 dec 1854 2nd May 1854 to 5 Dec 1854 5955 Transcribed and reviewed by contributors participating in the By The People project…
    • 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
    • Contributor: Hockley, Frederick - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 1853
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    Known as: Crystal mss | Crystal m.s. | Crystal manuscripts     Continuation of Contents 6002 FH My alter iden or atmospheric Spirit his reason for waiting to appear oftener his knowledge and actions as music his annoying as to orion his retort abt…
    • Contributor: Hockley, Frederick - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 1853
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    Known as: Crystal mss | Crystal m.s. | Crystal manuscripts     6192 CA his remark on my exercising him Evil spirits cannot take the human form at all as do Orion and other spirits 6195 Isaiah Jeremh Prophecy with inspiration Saint John Gospel…
    • Contributor: Hockley, Frederick - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 1853
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    Known as: Crystal mss | Crystal m.s. | Crystal manuscripts     6297 Mr Andersons Cousin Mr A in the Crimea his not being able to speak English prevent the new asked for a Spanish couplet no 6308 JH his remarks as to my…
    • Contributor: Hockley, Frederick - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 1853
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    Known as: Crystal mss | Crystal m.s. | Crystal manuscripts     6401 CA to write to women to America h his opinion of Dr Rice Instructions to let the M remained Charged till âdie Inpregnated my Seal To wear the Seal whent I…
    • Contributor: Hockley, Frederick - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 1853
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    Known as: Crystal mss | Crystal m.s. | Crystal manuscripts     6573 CA Congradulations on my birthday 6574 The vision continued from 6401 The Vision dispelled thru my inadvertence 6578 As to my letter to Louis Harm 6585 6 7980 D Prop 5…
    • Contributor: Hockley, Frederick - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 1853
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    Known as: Crystal mss | Crystal m.s. | Crystal manuscripts     6695 Anderson his fight with fatty at Marseilles Mr Powell 6703 as to some officers cowardice at Crimea 6705 CA Mr Gilkes questions 6706 Abruptly opening physical manifestation rather than Intell 6711…
    • 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     THE Crystal Vol VII 2nd May 1854 to 5th Dec 1854 A Record of Visions and Conferences with the Indwellers of the SPIRIT WORLD Croydon Fred Hockley Transcribed and reviewed by contributors…
    • 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
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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     Mars symbol die 2nd May 1854 Continued The CA Mirror Having finished the Gospel of St Matthew P and not having any more scriptural questions to propose I wish to ask why…
    • 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 should by a fit of apoplexy be stopped at the very commencement of their atrocities12 a dozen examples would doubtless suffice surely that would be better than so many thousands butchering…
    • 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 the other must suffer for it during the late War Te deums were sung by opposing Nations for the same battle â are priests are still ready willing at the bidding…
    • 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 to that but that you have given it altho ostensibly for another purpose it is only for that I again explained my intent I hoped it would not come as my…
    • 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     5 How are you getting on at Malta 5939 Quite well thank you I hope we shall not stay here much longer now nothing to do and such a lot of idle…
    • 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     6 that was his opinion if those ceremonies as performed in the Church of England x he said that none of them was necessary Now I dont think that agrees with my…
    • 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     7 Have you lost your troublesome Phantom Visitors yet 5946 Yes at present I have Will you come in next Tuesday 5947 I dont suppose you will have time then but if…
    • 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     8 594 to create in the minds of the others a desire 5950 to become the rulers entirely of the earth in this he succeeded partially with some but over the majority…
    • Contributor: Hockley, Frederick - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 1853
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    Known as: Crystal mss | Crystal m.s. | Crystal manuscripts     A Cain Dr Pye Smith in his Scripture Testimony I 231233 presents the argument in the following pointed Dr Eadie in p 80 Cyc gives this pointed but it more resembles 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     9 594 5950 Human form and so be continued planning new modes of destruction until the birth of Christ The reading has become difficult to Emma 1704 By that time many had…
    • 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     by many very good men who left the Earth and at the time of the Birth the number in the whole of the Seven Spheres was 5500 But if there the Heavenly…
    • 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 And upon requesting the C A render the response plainer The mirror appeared thus 595 drawing I cannot understand 5951 drawing why you have so much drawing difficulty in knowing drawing…
    • 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

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

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2010414646

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