"And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not." — John 1:5 According to E.W. (who sent the following letter to Dr. John Elliotson in March, 1849; published in The Zoist in Apr. 1849) ... "December, 1848. "It is now more than three years since one of the members ... Read More

At-OM's X-Phials #18 ("Common sense is a flower that doesn't grow in everyone's garden.") [1] I notified 2 of my 6 Facebook Friends ... Humor of the Universe — FB has judged me a spam bot since I post more than 3 times a day (including comments), so you're 1 of my 6 Friends. I can't Friend anyo... Read More

George Sandby (Mesmerism and Its Opponents, Second Edition, 1848) wrote ... "Miss Wallace, a most benevolent lady in Cheltenham, whose exertions are unremitting in everything that can be of service to the cause of humanity, can give the strongest attestation to the truth of the Mesmeric power. Sh... Read More

At-OM's X-Phials #17 ("When I have to fill out a form asking who to call in case of an emergency, I always write an ambulance, because no one in my family is going to answer a call from an unknown number.") "Learn to walk the wind. Go out with the breath and come in with the breath. It has nothin... Read More

Mainstream doctors have been bashing "double consciousness" and alternative views of reality since ancient times, not just since Franz Anton Mesmer's arrival on the world stage. According to a book review of Thomas Mayo's Clinical Facts and Reflections (The Medico-Chirurgical Review and Journal o... Read More