The Unknown Guest

By: Maeterlinck, Maurice

isananalyticalessaythat delves into the phenomena of supernatural occurrences, written dur ing the late 19th century. This work explores themes surrounding the man ifestations of the unknown, such as veridical apparitions, psychic phenom ena, and the deeper connections between life and death. The author draws uponextensive research conducted by psychical societies to examine the na ture of inexplicable events and their implications for humanunderstanding. The opening of the work establishes Maeterlinck's intention to investigate the current understanding of supernatural experiences. He discusses vari ous classifications of apparitions, including hallucinations from the living and thedead, andintroduces concepts like psychometry and telepathy. The chapter outlines key ideas and evidence from scientific inquiry, with a fo cus on how intense emotions can manifest as psychic phenomena, suggest ing that there exists an unexplored realm beyond conventional science. By compiling examples and observations, Maeterlinck sets the stage for a larger discourse on the mysteries that challenge the boundaries of human comprehension.

1 This brings us without any break to the consideration of veridical appari tions and hallucinations and finally to hauntedhouses. Weallknowthatthe phantasms of the living and the dead have now a whole literature of their own, a literature which owes its birth to the numerous and conscientious enquiries conducted in England, France, Belgium and the United States at the instance of the Society for Psychical Research. In the presence of the mass of evidence collected, it would be absurd to persist in denying the re ality of the phenomena themselves. It is by this time incontestable that a violent or deep emotion can be transmitted instantaneously from one mind to another, however great the distance that separates the mind experiencing the emotion from the mind receiving the communication.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 5385308625
• ISBN13: 9785385308620
• Release Date: July 2026
• Publisher: Davids
• Length: 162 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"