Oahspe, A New Bible in the Words of Jehovih
Anyone read Oahspe, A New Bible in the Words of Jehovih? What did you think
by truthseeker 14 Replies latest jw friends
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Junction-Guy
I have never heard of this before.
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nvrgnbk
The style and information remind me of Seola, "written" around the same time.
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Merry Magdalene
Oahspe is a book written in 1880 by an American dentist named John Ballou Newbrough [1828-1891]. He claimed that it was the result of automatic writing, dictated to him by spirits in a trance. http://www.sacred-texts.com/oah/index.htm
~Merry McGoogle
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nvrgnbk
automatic writing (trance writing)
Automatic writing is writing allegedly directed by a spirit or by the unconscious mind. It is sometimes called "trance" writing because it is done quickly and without judgment, writing whatever comes to mind, "without consciousness," as if in a trance. It is believed that this allows one to tap into the subconscious mind, where "the true self" dwells. Uninhibited by the conscious mind, deep and mystical thoughts can be accessed. Trance writing is also used by some psychotherapists who think it is a quick way to release repressed memories. There is no scientific evidence that trance writing has any therapeutic value.
Advocates of automatic writing claim that the process allows them to access other intelligences and entities for information and guidance. They further claim that it permits them to recall previously irretrievable data from the subconscious mind and to unleash spiritual energy for personal growth and revelation. According to psychicEllie Crystal, entities from beyond are constantly trying to communicate with us. Apparently, we all have the potential to be as clairaudient as James Van Praagh and John Edward.
One 19th century medium, Hélène Smith (Catherine Müller), specialized in automatic writing and even invented a Martian alphabet to convey messages from Mars to her clients in the Martian language. Martian has a strong resemblance to Ms. Smith's native language, French, according to Théodore Flournoy, a psychology professor who investigated her claim ( Randi 1995, 22 ).
Flournoy concluded that Helen Smith's revelations were merely 'romances of the subliminal imagination', derived largely from forgotten sources (for example, books read as a child). He subsequently coined the term cryptomnesia to describe the phenomenon. Flournoy also concluded that Helen Smith's spirit guide, Leopold, was merely an unconscious sub-personality.*
Skeptics consider automatic writing to be little more than a parlor game, although sometimes useful for self-discovery and for getting started on a writing project. While it is likely that many unconscious desires and ideas are expressed in automatic writing, it is unlikely that they are any more profound than one's conscious notions. There is no more evidence that the true self is in the unconscious than there is that the true self is revealed while drunk or in a psychotic break. Automatic writing may enhance personal growth if it is evaluated reflectively and with intelligence. By itself, automatic writing is no more likely to produce self-growth or worthwhile revelation than any other human activity. In fact, some people have had such bad experiences doing automatic writing that they are convinced that Satan is behind it. For some minds, apparently it is better not to know what's lurking in the cellar. Others may be disappointed to find that the cellar is empty.
See alsochanneling, medium, Ouija board, repressed memory therapy, and spiritualism.
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Leolaia
There is a great chapter in American Apocrypha on how Joseph Smith's Book of Mormon is a classic example of automatic writing.
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nvrgnbk
Was the automatic writing of the late 19th century kinda like the text-messaging of the early 21st century?
Seems like it was all the rage.
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Merry Magdalene
Joseph Smith's Book of Mormon is a classic example of automatic writing.
Really? Interesting. I had always heard that he had plagarized it from someone else's unpublished novel.
LOL @ nvr! =
~Merry
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Beta Male
not to mention the whole "here are some more words of the prophet Isaiah" bit over and over again.
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drew sagan
And thus Jehovah said: "put my words upon an angelfire webpage, for it is free"