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Symbolism and mystical philosophy

The Unknown Guest

Maurice Maeterlinck1914
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A collection of essays by the Nobel-winning Symbolist writer exploring psychical phenomena and the boundaries of the human mind. Maeterlinck investigates the 'unknown guest'—a term for the subconscious or cryptopsychic self that exhibits powers beyond ordinary explanation, such as precognition, psychometry, and mental telepathy. It represents a poetic attempt to reconcile modern psychology with mystical experience.

Also known asMaeterlinck on Psychics
This edition1914
EditionMethuen & Co., London
SpiritualismPsychical ResearchOmens & PreconditionsDream symbolismMysticismSupernatural OccurrencesPractical occultismVictorian SpiritualismAstral projection and visionHaunted Housesspiritual teachingsModern Psychology / Psychical Researchangelic communication

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Contents9 chapters

  1. 01THE UNKNOWN GUEST
  2. 02INTRODUCTION
  3. 03THE UNKNOWN GUEST
  4. 04CHAPTER II. PSYCHOMETRY
  5. 05CHAPTER III. THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE FUTURE
  6. 06CHAPTER IV. THE ELBERFELD HORSES
  7. 07CHAPTER V. THE UNKNOWN GUEST
  8. 08THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE
  9. 09"Cover"

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Alexander Teixeira de Mattostranslator

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