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Truman Abell
Identifier
001347
Type of Spiritual Experience
Background
From an 1845 report of the physician Truman Abell who started to lose his sight in his 59th year and became totally blind by 1842.
A description of the experience
Boston Medical and Surgical Journal
In this situation I often dreamed of having my sight restored and of seeing the most beautiful landscapes. At length these beautiful landscapes began to appear in miniature when awake, small fields, a few feet square would appear clothed with green grass and other vegetables, some in bloom. These would continue 2 or 3 minutes and then disappear