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The Philosophy of Spiritual Intercourse: Being an Explanation of Modern Mysteries

being an explanation of modern mysteries

Also known as The philosophy of spiritual intercourse

by Andrew Jackson Davis

  • First published:
  • 19th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: Primary source

The Philosophy of Spiritual Intercourse presents a spiritualist perspective on communication between the living and the dead, drawing on trance revelations, mystical experiences, and esoteric philosophy. Davis proposes that the soul survives death and continues its moral and intellectual evolution in higher realms. He integrates Hermetic principles, Swedenborgian ideas, and early psychical research into a coherent framework of afterlife study. This rare volume bridges spiritualism, mysticism, and early metaphysical inquiry, appealing to both scholars and seekers of hidden wisdom.

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Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Afterlife, reincarnation, and near-death experiences, Alchemy and Hermeticism, Consciousness, mysticism, and metaphysics, Occultism and esotericism, Parapsychology and psychical research, and Spiritualism, mediumship, and channeling.

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  • Contributing institution: Boston Public Library
  • Contributing institution: Cornell University Library
  • Contributing institution: The Library of Congress
  • Contributing institution: Yale University, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library
  • Digitization sponsor: Boston Public Library
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  • Digitization sponsor: The Library of Congress
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