CHAPTER XIII

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REALITIES AND ILLUSION.

The rationale of talismans 462

Unexplained mysteries 466

Magical experiment in Bengal 467

Chibh Chondor’s surprising feats 471

The Indian tape-climbing trick an illusion 473

Resuscitation of buried fakirs 477

Limits of suspended animation 481

Mediumship totally antagonistic to adeptship 487

What are “materialized spirits”? 493

The _Shudâla Mâdan_ 495

Philosophy of levitation 497

The elixir and alkahest 503

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