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#1) Emily Dickinson wrote with a "spirit pen," a planchette.
#2) Dickinson quote: "There's a noiseless noise in the Orchard--that I let other persons hear."
#3) Her last written words were "called back."
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#2) Dickinson quote: "There's a noiseless noise in the Orchard--that I let other persons hear."
#3) Her last written words were "called back."
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#4) Quote from a friend: "I never was with any one who drained my nerve power so much. Without touching her, she drew from me. I am glad not to live near her."
(#5) seances and table-rappings took place in the Lincoln White House--but everyone but me knew that, right?)
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(#5) seances and table-rappings took place in the Lincoln White House--but everyone but me knew that, right?)
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#6) Dickinson wrote poems about the sacred aspect of alchemy
#7) Dickinson regularly dropped words in her poems & letters which demonstrated a strong interest in & knowledge of the occult, including Rosicrucians
#8) Dickinson prob'ly read Bulwer Lytton's occult novel Zanoni
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#7) Dickinson regularly dropped words in her poems & letters which demonstrated a strong interest in & knowledge of the occult, including Rosicrucians
#8) Dickinson prob'ly read Bulwer Lytton's occult novel Zanoni
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In conclusion, when writing a Victorian story or rpg, feel free to make Emily Dickinson as mystic, spooky or vampiric as you like. There's sound textual and historical basis for such a characterization.
