The Sensitive Man and his Relation to the Odic Force, Volume II (1854) - Page 24

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Amorphous bodies, neutral and composite . . . . . . . . . 2058
Minerals, preparations, rock salt, guncotton original: "Schießbaumwolle"; an early explosive made from nitrocellulose 2058.
The Odic shadows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2060
Dark shadows on walls 2062. Light shadows on glass cases 2063.
Magnetic shadows 2072. Explanation 2073. Size of wall shadows 2074.
Distribution 2075. Lateral effects 2076. Eye shadows 2078. Dis=
tance 2079. Time 2081. Floor shadows 2082. Ceiling shadows 2084.
Crystal shadows 2088. Step shadows 2090. Explanations of ghosts
2092. Justinus Kerner A German poet and medical writer known for his interest in spiritualism and the "Seeress of Prevorst." and the protrusion of his spirit world into
ours 2092 β.
B. The Crystals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2093
1. General facts regarding crystal light . . . . . . . . . . . . 2093
2. The Od-glow original: "Odgluth"; the steady, internal luminescence Reichenbach claimed emanated from objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2096
  a) Luminous intensity of various crystals . . . . . . . . . . . . 2097
  α) According to their material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2097
  β) According to their size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2099
  b) Distribution of the glow-light over the crystals . . . . . . . 2101
  α) According to its polarity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2102
  β) According to the boundaries of the crystals . . . . . . . 2103
  c) Transparency of crystals in the dark . . . . . . . . . . . . 2106
  α) Opaque ones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2106
  β) Transparent ones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2108
  γ) Configurations in the interior of the crystals . . . . . . . 2109
  d) Colorations of the Od-glow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2111
  α) General primary color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2111
  β) The iris Refers to rainbow-like color patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2112
  e) Increases and decreases of the Od-glow . . . . . . . . . . . . 2113
  f) The crystal column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2118
3. The Od-flame, Od-smoke, and Od-sparks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2121
  a) Crystals and their interactions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2122
  α) Simple crystals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2122
  Opposite poles 2125. Like poles 2126.
  β) The crystal column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2127
  b) Crystals under the influence of magnetism . . . . . . . . . . 2128
  α) Of terrestrial magnetism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2128
  β) In the horizontal circle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2129
  γ) In the vertical circle of the meridian . . . . . . . . . . . 2136
  δ) In the vertical circle of the parallel . . . . . . . . . . . 2146
  c) Increases and decreases of the crystal Od-flame . . . . . . . 2147
  α) Through contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2147
  β) Through proximity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2148
  d) Blowing into the flame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2153
  e) Fibrous form of the crystal Od-flame . . . . . . . . . . . . 2154
4. Distance of the eye from the crystal light . . . . . . . . . 2155