Through the Ivory Gate: Studies in Psychology and HistoryBell & Bradfute, 1889 - 311 Seiten This 19th century work examines great figures from history from a psychological perspective. The story of Louis Riel begins on page 238 of the book. |
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Through the Ivory Gate: Studies in Psychology and History (Classic Reprint) William W. Ireland Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2016 |
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
Abyssinia afterwards Alienist amongst angels appeared Arcana Celestia asked assassin asylum Bavarian believe Bernhard von Gudden Blake body brain brother called Celestia character Charles Guiteau Church clairvoyance converse correspondences Court death defence delusions Divine doctrine doubt dreams earth Emanuel Swedenborg evil Exovede eyes faith father favour Government Grashey Gudden half-breeds hallucinations hand heard Heaven and Hell Hohenschwangau idea insane inspiration Jesuits jury King King's letter live London Lord Lordy Louis Louis Riel lunatic Malagrida married Marteville medical witnesses mental mind ministers Müller Munich murder nature Neuschwanstein never observed Oneida Community persons physicians plea President Prince prisoner punishment Queen question religious Riel Riel's sane Scoville seems seen sent sometimes soul spiritual world Stockholm Swedberg Sweden Swedenborgian Tafel tells Theodore things thought tion told took trial truth views wife words world of spirits writing wrote
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 26 - In our doctrine of Representations and Correspondences, we shall treat of both these symbolical and typical resemblances, and of the astonishing things which occur, I will not say, in the living body only, but throughout nature, and which correspond so entirely to supreme and spiritual things, that one would swear that the physical world was purely symbolical of the spiritual world...
Seite 133 - My friend the Angel climb'd up from his station into the mill: I remain'd alone; & then this appearance was no more, but I found myself sitting on a pleasant bank beside a river by moonlight, hearing a harper, who sung to the harp; & his theme was: "The man who never alters his opinion is like standing water, & "breeds reptiles of the mind.
Seite 117 - The sole reason of my withdrawing from the business of that employment was, that I might be more at liberty to apply myself to that new function to which the Lord had called me.
Seite 222 - That man is cowardly base and deserveth not the name of a gentleman or Souldier that is not willinge to sacrifice his life for the honor of his God his Kinge and his Countrie.
Seite 204 - To THE WHITE HOUSE: The President's tragic death was a sad necessity, but it will unite the Republican party and save the Republic. Life is a fleeting dream, and it matters little when one goes. A human life is of small value.
Seite 118 - I have been called to a holy office by the Lord himself, who most graciously manifested himself in person to me, his servant, in the year 1743 ; when he opened my sight to the view of the spiritual world, and granted me the privilege of conversing with spirits and angels which I enjoy to this day.
Seite 180 - I am a lawyer, a theologian, and a politician. I am a stalwart of the stalwarts. I was with General Grant and the rest of our men in New York during the canvass. I...
Seite 133 - Through the mill we went, and came to a cave : down the winding cavern we groped our tedious way till a void, boundless as a nether sky, appeared beneath us, and we held by the roots of trees, and hung over this immensity. But I said, 'If you please, we will commit ourselves to this void and see whether Providence is here also ; if you will not, I will ! ' But he answered, ' Do not presume, O young man ; but as we here remain, behold thy lot, which will soon appear when the darkness passes away.
Seite 133 - An Angel came to me and said O pitiable foolish young man! O horrible! O dreadful state! consider the hot burning dungeon thou art preparing for thyself to all eternity, to which thou art going in such career. I said, perhaps you will be willing to shew me my eternal lot & we will contemplate together upon it and see whether your lot or mine is most desirable So he took me thro...
Seite 133 - ... the mill we went, and came to a cave: down the winding cavern we groped our tedious way, till a void boundless as a nether sky appear'd beneath us, & we held by the roots of trees and hung over this immensity; but I said: 'if you please, we will commit ourselves to this void, and see whether providence is here also: if you will not, I will...