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First English translation of Victor Hugo& #8217; s writings on his experiments in spiritualism < br=""> < br=""> & #8226; Reveals Hugo& #8217; s conversations with renowned discarnate entities such as Shakespeare, Plato, Galileo, and Jesus < br=""> < br=""> & #8226; Examines his contacts with aliens from the planets Mercury and Jupiter and the revelation that our entire universe is a quantum hologram < br=""> < br=""> & #8226; Discusses Hugo& #8217; s possible role as a grand master of the Priory of Sion < br=""> < br=""> During Victor Hugo& #8217; s exile on the Isle of Jersey, where he and his family and friends escaped the reign of Napol& #233; on III, he conducted & #8220; table-tapping& #8221; s& #233; ances, transcribing hundreds of channeled conversations with entities from the beyond. Among his discarnate visitors were Shakespeare, Plato, Hannibal, Rousseau, Galileo, Sir Walter Scott, and Jesus. According to the transcripts, Jesus, during his three visits, condemns Druidism, faults Christianity, and suggests a new religion with Hugo as its prophet.< br=""> < br=""> To the skeptic, some of the & #8220; conversations& #8221; may seem self-serving--at best, the subconscious wishes of the na& #239; ve participants. But author John Chambers places Hugo& #8217; s experiments firmly in the tradition of visionary literature and psychic exploration, aligning those experiences with the poetry of William Blake, the table-tapping experiences of the Fox sisters, and the channeled writings of the great modern-day Pulitzer Prize-winning poet James Merrill, whose spirits& #8217; utterances uncannily resemble those ofHugo& #8217; s. Hugo& #8217; s transcriptions are the missing link between the early nineteenth century& #8217; s fascination with the kabbalistic < em=""> Zohar< m=""> , reincarnation, and the writings of the Illuminati and the rise of spiritualism and the societies for the study of psychic phenomena in the latter nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.< br=""> < br="">
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“Truly great and deserves to be in every library, both public and private.” Hans Holzer, Ph.D., parapsychologist and author of Ghosts: True Encounters with the World Beyond and Life Beyond: Compelling Evidence for Past Lives and Existence after Death
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“Remember that it was after these experiences that Hugo wrote his remarkable Les Misérables.”
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" . . . for those individuals who have an interest in either the works of Hugo, or the Spiritualism movement, this will become a valued addition to their library. It is eminently readable and very informative."
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"New Age collections will find it an intriguing addition."
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"This intriguing corner of the great novelist's life is exceptionally well documented . . . a superb contribution to literary history and to the study of the paranormal. I recommend it highly."
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"The late Martin Ebon contributes a fascinating introduction that gives a brisk overview of Hugo's life, and he also discusses the Vietnamese religion of Cao Dai, which holds Hugo to be a major saint."
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"So what was Victor Hugo, then: ascended master or madman? If it's a sign of their ultimate sanity that visionaries faithfully, coherently, and effectively practice what they preach, without harming others, and indeed often helping others, then Victor Hugo was a sane man."
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andldquo;This is a very well presented biography, focusing on the three years that Hugo spent conversing with the spirit world. There are transcripts included that make this book extremely interesting, and whatever conclusions you draw from the material presented, I assure you that you will be entertained, amused and will find yourself pondering the conversations included in this book. It is a fascinating volume of work, and one which, if you are interested in either the life of Victor Hugo or in the various forms of Spirit Contact that are documented, you will find this an important addition to your library.andrdquo;
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and#8220;Truly great and deserves to be in every library, both public and private.and#8221;
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“Remember that it was after these experiences that Hugo wrote his remarkable Les Misérables.”
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and#8220;Remember that it was after these experiences that Hugo wrote his remarkable andlt;Iandgt;Les Misand#233;rablesandlt;/Iandgt;.and#8221;
Synopsis
First English translation of Victor Hugoand#8217;s writings on his experiments in spiritualism andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;and#8226; Reveals Hugoand#8217;s conversations with renowned discarnate entities such as Shakespeare, Plato, Galileo, and Jesus andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;and#8226; Examines his contacts with aliens from the planets Mercury and Jupiter and the revelation that our entire universe is a quantum hologram andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;and#8226; Discusses Hugoand#8217;s possible role as a grand master of the Priory of Sion andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;During Victor Hugoand#8217;s exile on the Isle of Jersey, where he and his family and friends escaped the reign of Napoland#233;on III, he conducted and#8220;table-tappingand#8221; sand#233;ances, transcribing hundreds of channeled conversations with entities from the beyond. Among his discarnate visitors were Shakespeare, Plato, Hannibal, Rousseau, Galileo, Sir Walter Scott, and Jesus. According to the transcripts, Jesus, during his three visits, condemns Druidism, faults Christianity, and suggests a new religion with Hugo as its prophet.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;To the skeptic, some of the and#8220;conversationsand#8221; may seem self-serving--at best, the subconscious wishes of the naand#239;ve participants. But author John Chambers places Hugoand#8217;s experiments firmly in the tradition of visionary literature and psychic exploration, aligning those experiences with the poetry of William Blake, the table-tapping experiences of the Fox sisters, and the channeled writings of the great modern-day Pulitzer Prize-winning poet James Merrill, whose spiritsand#8217; utterances uncannily resemble those of Hugoand#8217;s. Hugoand#8217;s transcriptions are the missing link between the early nineteenth centuryand#8217;s fascination with the kabbalistic andlt;Iandgt;Zoharandlt;/Iandgt;, reincarnation, and the writings of the Illuminati and the rise of spiritualism and the societies for the study of psychic phenomena in the latter nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Synopsis
In this first English translation of Victor Hugo& #8217; s writings on his experiments in spiritualism, author John Chambers places Hugo& #8217; s experiments firmly in the tradition of visionary literature and psychic exploration. He reveals Hugo& #8217; s conversations with renowned discarnate entities such as Shakespeare, Plato, Galileo, and Jesus, and discusses Hugo& #8217; s possible role as a grand master of the Priory of Sion.
Synopsis
First English translation of Victor Hugos writings on his experiments in spiritualism
• Reveals Hugos conversations with renowned discarnate entities such as Shakespeare, Plato, Galileo, and Jesus
• Examines his contacts with aliens from the planets Mercury and Jupiter and the revelation that our entire universe is a quantum hologram
• Discusses Hugos possible role as a grand master of the Priory of Sion
During Victor Hugos exile on the Isle of Jersey, where he and his family and friends escaped the reign of Napoléon III, he conducted “table-tapping” séances, transcribing hundreds of channeled conversations with entities from the beyond. Among his discarnate visitors were Shakespeare, Plato, Hannibal, Rousseau, Galileo, Sir Walter Scott, and Jesus. According to the transcripts, Jesus, during his three visits, condemns Druidism, faults Christianity, and suggests a new religion with Hugo as its prophet.
To the skeptic, some of the “conversations” may seem self-serving--at best, the subconscious wishes of the naïve participants. But author John Chambers places Hugos experiments firmly in the tradition of visionary literature and psychic exploration, aligning those experiences with the poetry of William Blake, the table-tapping experiences of the Fox sisters, and the channeled writings of the great modern-day Pulitzer Prize-winning poet James Merrill, whose spirits utterances uncannily resemble those of Hugos. Hugos transcriptions are the missing link between the early nineteenth centurys fascination with the kabbalistic Zohar, reincarnation, and the writings of the Illuminati and the rise of spiritualism and the societies for the study of psychic phenomena in the latter nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
About the Author
John Chambers has a Master of Arts in English from the University of Toronto and spent three years at the University of Paris. His previous translations include and#8220;Phase One: C. E. Q. Manifestoand#8221; in andlt;Iandgt;Quebec: Only the Beginningandlt;/Iandgt;. He has published numerous articles on subjects ranging from ocean shipping to mall sprawl to alien abduction, seven of his articles appearing in andlt;Iandgt;Forbidden Religion: Suppressed Heresies of the Westandlt;/Iandgt;. The director of New Paradigm Books publishing company (www.newpara.com), he lives in Florida.
Table of Contents
andlt;Bandgt;Acknowledgmentsandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Introduction: and#8220;Victor the Grandioseand#8221; by Martin Ebonandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Iandnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp; andlt;/Bandgt;Jersey Island: Setting for a Sand#233;anceandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;IIandlt;/Bandgt;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp; Land#233;opoldine Beckonsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;IIIandlt;/Bandgt;andnbsp;andnbsp; Channeling the Enemyandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;IVandlt;/Bandgt;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp; When the Spirits Spoke Hungarianandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Vandlt;/Bandgt;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp; The Shadow of the Sepulcherandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;VIandlt;/Bandgt;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp; Hannibal Storms the Tapping Tablesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;VIIandlt;/Bandgt;andnbsp;andnbsp; Godand#8217;s Convictandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;VIIIandlt;/Bandgt;andnbsp; Andrand#233; Chand#233;nier Loses His Head but Ends Up Keeping Itandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;IXandlt;/Bandgt;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp; William Shakespeare, Channeled and Translatedandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Xandlt;/Bandgt;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp; Metempsychosis Speaksandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;XIandnbsp;andlt;/Bandgt;andnbsp;andnbsp; Victor Hugo and the andlt;Iandgt;Zoharandlt;/Iandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;XIIandlt;/Bandgt;andnbsp;andnbsp; Martin Luther on Doubtandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;XIIIandlt;/Bandgt;andnbsp; Other Voices, Other Roomsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;XIVandlt;/Bandgt;andnbsp;andnbsp; The Secret Life of Animalsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;XVandlt;/Bandgt;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp; Roarings of Ocean and Cometandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;XVIandlt;/Bandgt;andnbsp;andnbsp; The Lady in Whiteandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;XVIIandlt;/Bandgt;andnbsp; The Lion of Androclesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;XVIIIandlt;/Bandgt; Astral Voyage to the Planet Mercuryandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;XIXandlt;/Bandgt;andnbsp;andnbsp; Planets of Punishment and Worlds of Rewardandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;XXandlt;/Bandgt;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp; and#8220;You Will Awaken Me in the Year 2000 . . .and#8221;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;XXIandlt;/Bandgt;andnbsp;andnbsp; The United States of Europeandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;XXIIandlt;/Bandgt;andnbsp; Victor Hugo, James Merrill, and William Blake: Three Visionaries, One Visionandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;XXIIIandlt;/Bandgt; Galileo Explains the Inexplicableandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;XXIVandlt;/Bandgt;andnbsp; Joshua Brings Down More Wallsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;XXVandlt;/Bandgt;andnbsp;andnbsp; Jesus Christ Revises His Thinkingandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;XXVIandlt;/Bandgt;andnbsp; The Jersey Spirits: Reality and Legacyandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Appendix: First Act of a Play Said to Be Channeled from William Shakespeareandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Notesandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Bibliographyandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Indexandlt;/Bandgt;