The crystal: a record of visions and conferences with the spirit world
These 11 notebooks are volumes 4-5 and 7-15 of Hockley's manuscript records of his crystal and mirror-gazing experiments. Unable to see anything in the crystal himself, Hockley relied upon the skills of a medium, usually a young woman he referred to as the "Crowned Angel.” Beginning in about 1851, Hockley worked with Emma Louisa Leigh, his landlord’s 13 year-old daughter, until her death 7 years later. Ms. Leigh is likely the medium through which Hockley received information for the first several volumes presented here. Volume 5 has spirit writings bound in at the end. Volumes 4, 5, and 7 are indexed by spirit contacts and by subjects. Volume 13 has a few newspaper clippings mounted on the reverse sides of pages 32, 33, 49, and 50.
Jump to the start of each volume using these links: Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 7, Volume 8, Volume 9, Volume 10, Volume 11, Volume 12, Volume 13, Volume 14, Volume 15
Jump to the start of each volume using these links: Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 7, Volume 8, Volume 9, Volume 10, Volume 11, Volume 12, Volume 13, Volume 14, Volume 15