INFLUENCE OF INTOXICANTS

 

It is possible for a sensitive to become thoroughly under the influence of a magnetism which flows from those partially intoxicated, and thereby impart to a spirit en-rapport the sensations he receives. This is in strict conformity with the laws of hypnotic influence.

 

It is possible for a sensitive to take on fully the intoxication of those coming in such close contact as members of a circle. The medium always takes on the conditions, mental, spiritual and physical, of the circle, and hence it is that the circle becomes an important factor in spirit communion, often the most important of the three; the medium, the spirit, the circle. In a circle of sordid, selfish or intoxicated persons, the medium would be more directly under their control than of spiritual beings, and the more sensitive the more would he fall into their power. And again, such a circle would attract spirits like its members, and thus intensify their influence.