62 INTRODUCTION. after-life a possibility to the man of science, and to the materialist who must have “ proofs”; at the same time, the word “Seer” is, in my opinion, admirably adapted to distinguish be- tween a natural- born clairvoyant and a mediumistic clairvoyant, even if the latter has developed from “trance” to “normal” Clairvoyance. What I may call myself is, however, a matter of no importance, for I know that the reader will call me what he thinks best, and I prefer that it should be so. The majority of the examples which are submitted to the reader have, in the opinion of the writer, only an indirect relationship to Spiritual Seership. Perhaps it would be more correct to call them specimens of psychic, or super-normal, mental vision; for they appertain more to the realm of Occultism than to that of Mysticism. Nevertheless, the writer hopes that they may be of use, not only to the student of Spiritism, but also to the inquirer into Spiritualism. Although I have purposely refrained from touching upon the religious or philosophical side of the subject, I trust that the bare statements of fact may bring solace to some earnest soul which is seeking an answer to the question, ‘‘ Does man survive