The lingering superstition in the mind of the questioner is the motive of these questions. The story of Jesus casting out devils, and their entering swine, has borne fruit. How difficult to escape the bondage of the ignorance of the past, and understand that the old ways of thought are obsolete! A sensitive need not fear in passing into the independent state against his wishes. Yet having entered it, his will is in partial abeyance to a dominant mind and he might find it impractical to free himself from such control.

But if what has many times been repeated on the nature and culture of mediumship be observed, there is not the slightest danger in yielding to such control. Evil or undeveloped spirits will not by their presence disturb those who are their opposites, but will be repelled, and hence if one thinks himself "obsessed" by such, his first attention should be given to himself, to find out wherein he is in error. If his own spirit is in the ways of righteousness he need have no fear. As eagles seek the mountain heights, leaving darksome caverns for noisome reptiles, bats and owls, spirit intelligences who are good seek those who reach upward to the heights, and those who have not outgrown their animal propensities attract intelligences of a lower order.