There is a conservation of matter and of energy, there may be a conservation of life; or if not of life, of something which transcends life.

Matter moves, but Ether is strained.

The discovery which has been pointed to by theory is always one of profound interest and importance, but it is usually the close and crown of a long and fruitful period, whereas the discovery which comes as a puzzle and surprise usually marks a fresh epoch and opens a new chapter in science.

In other cases, when the medium becomes entranced, the demonstration of a communicator's separate intelligence may become stronger and the sophistication less.

Life must be considered sui generis; it is not a form of energy, nor can it be expressed in terms of something else.

Death is not a word to fear, any more than birth is.

There is a conservation of matter and of energy, there may be a conservation of life; or if not of life, of something which transcends life.