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==Career as a medium== | ==Career as a medium== | ||
[[File:Martian-Writing.jpg|350px|thumb|Sample of "Martian" automatic writing by medium Hélène Smith]] | [[File:Martian-Writing.jpg|350px|thumb|Sample of "Martian" automatic writing by medium Hélène Smith]] | ||
She became well known in Geneva, and it was there that Flournoy made her acquaintance. Her [[channeling]] evolved from the usual raps and table-tipping to somnambulatory trances, of which she remembered nothing. While in this state she experienced clear images of faraway places such as a civilization on [[Mars]], and of her own former lives. She would write out the Martian communications on paper and translate them into French, popularizing | She became well known in Geneva, and it was there that Flournoy made her acquaintance. Her [[channeling]] evolved from the usual raps and table-tipping to somnambulatory trances, of which she remembered nothing. While in this state she experienced clear images of faraway places such as a civilization on [[Mars]], and of her own former lives. She would write out the Martian communications on paper and translate them into French, popularizing automatic writing. | ||
In 1900, Élise Müller became famous with the publication of Des Indes à la Planete Mars ("From India to the Planet Mars") by Théodore Flournoy, Professor of Psychology at the University of Geneva. The medium and the psychologist remained very close until 1899, when "Des Indes à la planète Mars" was first published. The book documented her various series of experiences in terms of romantic cycles: the "Martian" cycle, "Ultramartian" cycle, "Hindu", "Oriental", and "royal" cycles. | In 1900, Élise Müller became famous with the publication of ''Des Indes à la Planete Mars'' ("From India to the Planet Mars") by Théodore Flournoy, Professor of Psychology at the University of Geneva. The medium and the psychologist remained very close until 1899, when "Des Indes à la planète Mars" was first published. The book documented her various series of experiences in terms of romantic cycles: the "Martian" cycle, "Ultramartian" cycle, "Hindu", "Oriental", and "royal" cycles. | ||
In 1900, Mrs. Jackson, a rich American spiritualist who was impressed by Müller, offered her a salary which would permit her to quit her job and dedicate herself to pursuing and documenting her experiences. Müller accepted and was able to continue with further cycles. She also began to paint her visions and particular religious images of [[Jesus Christ|Christ]]. Smith is mentioned by André Breton in his book Nadja where he compares her to the eponymous character. | In 1900, Mrs. Jackson, a rich American spiritualist who was impressed by Müller, offered her a salary which would permit her to quit her job and dedicate herself to pursuing and documenting her experiences. Müller accepted and was able to continue with further cycles. She also began to paint her visions and particular religious images of [[Jesus Christ|Christ]]. Smith is mentioned by André Breton in his book Nadja where he compares her to the eponymous character. | ||