TRANSMIGRATION.
[TO THE EDITOR. OF THE " SPECTATOR."] SIR,—I used the word " evolution " somewhat loosely, as im- plying development through many processes, and I acknow- ledge that in its strictly scientific sense it does not apply to my argument, though it is difficult to find another word which does. But I do not think you quite grasp my meaning as to "experienced" souls. I referred to experience in spiritual and inward, not human and outward life, such as Wordsworth describes as dimming the inner vision : the sort of inner experience which years bring to most of those who both believe in their spiritual nature, and are observant enough to register its phenomena in their memory. And (pace Words- worth) I cannot help thinking that it is very few people who begin with spiritual visions in childhood ; the greater number of children are pure materialists, from the exigencies of their small bodies and the vividness of their sense-impressions, through which the spiritual consciousness has to force its way as the child develops. It is the experience which the spiritual consciousness has acquired at death which I conceive of as handed on to its next incarnation.—I am, Sir, &c.,
TRANSMIGRATIONIST.
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