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106certain erroneous spelling in a previous letter. On the outside of the envelope were the words“From Sir A. G.,” in handwriting different to the above note and also to the writing of the replyletter. The signature of the latter bore some resemblance to that of my friend in earth life, but notsufficiently so as to be quite sure that it was his.At 4.0 p.m. this letter was posted to Sir William Crookes.(71) On the same evening, January 21, 1909. I sat with May Bangs from 7.15 to 8.50 for areply to a letter I had written in the afternoon to Cleopatra. The atmospheric conditions werebad. It was raining, and the air was heavy and close. This letter also occupied an hour and a half.The psychic sat in her usual place. As before I used my own ink mixed with lithium, my ownslates and bands. The conversation of May Bangs showed some knowledge of the contents of myletter, but not of all.My letter containing a request that Cleopatra would cause her portrait to be precipitated at10.30 on the following morning, and began in this way : “Will you precipitate your portrait on thecanvas to-morrow at 10.30, and will you add such words or signs as will be recognised by anexperienced student of Egyptian history ?”The following are extracts from the reply :—My good friend of earth. You have been told that I have come into your life for particularpurposes, and it is true. A long, long time I have been on the spirit side of life. Ages it is as youcalculate time, and during that period I have passed into realms far remote from earth. All thatwas near and dear to me of your sphere have long, long since joined me, and also advanced throughnumberless spheres. Truth is ever uppermost in the soul’s ambition, and the time has come whenmortals shall come further into the light. There are many mysteries that only spirits of long time,experience, and study can impart to those of your sphere with any degree of understanding andpractical application. So it is that I have come into your life to aid in this very desirable work andI have chosen you as my subject through whom to work. I know of your earnest honest desire tofathom for yourself and the world this great momentous question. And I am bringing to you thesedifferent phenomena in evidence of my presence in introduction of my identity. I am verydesirous…………you my portrait through this influence and the good artist that is also high andproficient in his art knowledge that you may know me better. And so from that chain of harmonyand receptivity that will ensure the highest spiritual good. In brief, I desire to come to youthrough your own psychic power and receptivity that is gradually unfolding as you continue inyour research.I promise to come to you in likeness, dress, and all the characteristic emblems true to mynative land of earth here that I am sure will be recognised by experienced students in Egyptianhistory……As you open the way, for the present all these wonderful experiences are for you alone.They will bring the truth and light in such a way that shall demonstrate to others, andmake……thought.Yes, people of different spheres live together in spirit life. This truth I will explain to youagain when better conditions and space affords opportunity. It is always most wise to anyone (?)in the morning hour for spirit phenomena when the live current is at high tide as it were.……As you gain spiritual knowledge here so do you prepare yourself spiritually for a higherunderstanding in the life to come. Your chances for advancement are good in the life to come.My good friend, I have not come to you at best this evening. I shall therefore ask anotheropportunity at your pleasure and convenience. In guidance,Cleopatra.Of course I am not in a position to assert that the Cleopatra of history wrote this letter. Icannot possibly tell whether it was a personation or not ; I have no means of doing so. Theimmediate interest in the letter does not, in this case, lie in the identity of the writer, but in thenature of the ink with which it was written. The writing is not dissimilar to that in the reply fromSir A. G. It seems highly probable that all the letters are written, or precipitated, by the same

107spirit, a “writing guide” of the psychic, whom the individuals on the other side use as we do atypist. The letter was mailed to Sir William Crookes the following morning, January 22.(72) January 22, 1909. Atmospheric conditions were bad ; it was raining outside, and theair was heavy and close. Sat with the Bangs Sisters for a picture of Cleopatra. As before, twocanvases were produced, covered with blank drawing paper, laid face to face, and held up againstthe window, the bottom of the canvases, in this case, resting on the sill of the window, as they weremuch larger in size than those used for the two portraits of Iola already obtained. I sat betweenthe psychics, as on previous occasions, my eyes looking straight into the centre of the canvases froma distance of two feet to two feet six inches. We took our places at 10.55. About 11.5 the formbegan to appear, and it was roughly finished in ten minutes. We were then directed, by taps on aslate, to put the canvases on the table and sit around it. We moved the table to the centre of theroom, placed the canvases flat upon it, covered them over with the felt table-cloth, and sat aroundas directed. At 11.30 we were informed that the picture could be raised ; the canvases were nowseparated and the picture put on a sofa in a neighbouring drawing-room.In all precipitations through the mediumship of the Bangs Sisters the picture is found to beon the further side of the canvas which is next to the sitter. The stuff of which the picture iscomposed is damp, and rubs off at the slightest touch, like soot. Notwithstanding this, the paperon the canvas furthest from the sitter is unsoiled. The picture, while in progress, can be seenclearly through the back of the canvas ; but of course it presents the reverse aspect to that when itis framed—left arm for the right, and so forth.The portrait of Cleopatra is practically the same now as it was when it was lifted from thetable. Afterwards, but not while I was looking at it, the colours deepened a little, flowers wereadded to the embroidery of the dress, a ring was put on the finger of the left hand, and the pictureacquired a general appearance of greater richness and finish. It was hanging in the lecture-roomof the London Spiritualistic Alliance for four months, and it is therefore unnecessary to describe it.It cannot be called a work of high art ; the dress is stiff, and the anatomical features are deficient ;but it is undoubtedly a representation of an Egyptian Queen, and, considering the way in which itwas done, a fine example of spirit power.(73) January 22, 1909. 7.30 to 9.p.m. Sat at the Bangs Sisters’ house for a reply to a letterto Iola. Conditions bad. Raining at intervals outside. I tried sitting with the slates in my handsin the room next to the small séance room. Both Lizzie and May Bangs were in the latter. About8.30, as this seemed to be a failure, no taps being heard to denote the finishing of the letter, I wentinto the séance room and sat with May Bangs alone. A few minutes after we were seated we weretold by the percussive signals to look at the slates. We accordingly fixed our attention on themiddle of the white card which, I have before explained, covers both slates and ink. After waitingabout a quarter of an hour a bouquet of pink carnations and sweet-smelling narcissi fell from abovewith considerable force on to the card. This was in full gas-light. May Bangs started as if shehad been shot ; there was not a doubt as to her momentary fright.Soon after this phenomenon occurred I opened the slates and the letter. There was noreply ; the blank sheets which I had, as usual, enclosed with my letter remained blank ; there wasnot a word on them.(74) January 23, 1909. I wanted a smaller copy of the profile picture which had beenprecipitated on January 20. The original picture was placed vertically on the table, and the newcanvases behind it. This form commenced profile to left, and changed round during the process ofprecipitation. The dress was the colour of pale Lavender.On January 24, I left Chicago for Toledo, leaving directions with the Bangs Sisters for thedespatch of the last (small) picture to me, and the others to England.(75) I arrived at Rochester on February 6. On February 14, I received a letter from SirWilliam Crookes, dated 7 Kensington Park Gardens, February 4, 1909 :—

106certain erroneous spelling in a previous letter. On the outside of the envelope were the words“From Sir A. G.,” in handwriting different to the above note and also to the writing of the replyletter. <strong>The</strong> signature of the latter bore some resemblance to that of my friend in earth life, but notsufficiently so as to be quite sure that it was his.At 4.0 p.m. this letter was posted to Sir William Crookes.(71) On the same evening, January 21, 1909. I sat with May Bangs from 7.15 to 8.50 for areply to a letter I had written in the afternoon to Cleopatra. <strong>The</strong> atmospheric conditions werebad. It was raining, and the air was heavy and close. This letter also occupied an hour and a half.<strong>The</strong> psychic sat in her usual place. As before I used my own ink mixed with lithium, my ownslates and bands. <strong>The</strong> conversation of May Bangs showed some knowledge of the contents of myletter, but not of all.My letter containing a request that Cleopatra would cause her portrait to be precipitated at10.30 on the following morning, and began in this way : “Will you precipitate your portrait on thecanvas to-morrow at 10.30, and will you add such words or signs as will be recognised by anexperienced student of Egyptian history ?”<strong>The</strong> following are extracts from the reply :—My good friend of earth. You have been told that I have come into your life for particularpurposes, and it is true. A long, long time I have been on the spirit side of life. Ages it is as youcalculate time, and during that period I have passed into realms far remote from earth. All thatwas near and dear to me of your sphere have long, long since joined me, and also advanced throughnumberless spheres. Truth is ever uppermost in the soul’s ambition, and the time has come whenmortals shall come further into the light. <strong>The</strong>re are many mysteries that only spirits of long time,experience, and study can impart to those of your sphere with any degree of understanding andpractical application. So it is that I have come into your life to aid in this very desirable work andI have chosen you as my subject through whom to work. I know of your earnest honest desire tofathom for yourself and the world this great momentous question. And I am bringing to you thesedifferent phenomena in evidence of my presence in introduction of my identity. I am verydesirous…………you my portrait through this influence and the good artist that is also high andproficient in his art knowledge that you may know me better. And so from that chain of harmonyand receptivity that will ensure the highest spiritual good. In brief, I desire to come to youthrough your own psychic power and receptivity that is gradually unfolding as you continue inyour research.I promise to come to you in likeness, dress, and all the characteristic emblems true to mynative land of earth here that I am sure will be recognised by experienced students in Egyptianhistory……As you open the way, for the present all these wonderful experiences are for you alone.<strong>The</strong>y will bring the truth and light in such a way that shall demonstrate to others, andmake……thought.Yes, people of different spheres live together in spirit life. This truth I will explain to youagain when better conditions and space affords opportunity. It is always most wise to anyone (?)in the morning hour for spirit phenomena when the live current is at high tide as it were.……As you gain spiritual knowledge here so do you prepare yourself spiritually for a higherunderstanding in the life to come. Your chances for advancement are good in the life to come.My good friend, I have not come to you at best this evening. I shall therefore ask anotheropportunity at your pleasure and convenience. In guidance,Cleopatra.<strong>Of</strong> course I am not in a position to assert that the Cleopatra of history wrote this letter. Icannot possibly tell whether it was a personation or not ; I have no means of doing so. <strong>The</strong>immediate interest in the letter does not, in this case, lie in the identity of the writer, but in thenature of the ink with which it was written. <strong>The</strong> writing is not dissimilar to that in the reply fromSir A. G. It seems highly probable that all the letters are written, or precipitated, by the same

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