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Russell, George William - On being possessed
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016265
Type of Spiritual Experience
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A description of the experience
George Russell – AE
Once when I was young I had evoked the divine powers supplicating their help in some work I was doing. I said to them “I am trying to bring back your ancient reign” and I was answered, as I think, for as I was speaking later that night, I, who was normally stuttering and stammering suddenly felt as if I was thrust aside in my own body and it was entered by some being who filled me with light, and I heard a voice speak through me to those about me, a voice like the voice Yeats spoke about
The burning, live, unshaken voice
Of those who it may be can never die
And I could see the amazed faces of those accustomed to my stumbling talk