Literary notes about clairvoyance (AI summary)
In literature, "clairvoyance" is portrayed as an extraordinary ability that reveals hidden truths and bridges the natural with the supernatural. It is sometimes depicted as an impulsive flash of insight that allows a character to see beyond the ordinary [1], while in other instances it is described as a refined faculty that emerges under specific conditions, hinting at both latent genius and inherited mysticism [2], [3]. Authors also use clairvoyance to explore themes of fate and inner knowledge, imbuing it with a romantic quality when it foresees future prosperity or untold destinies [4], [5]. At the same time, its connection with practices like mesmerism and astral sensing raises questions about the boundaries of the human mind, underscoring its dual role as both a narrative device for character development and a symbol of the enigmatic forces at work in the world [6], [7].
- Now in a flash of clairvoyance he saw truly, and feeling the joy of life slipping from him, faltered: "Have I made a mistake?
— from The Emigrant Trail by Geraldine Bonner - The gift of clairvoyance first manifests itself when all those qualities which do not permit the development of the latent faculties are suppressed.
— from The Way of Initiation; or, How to Attain Knowledge of the Higher Worlds by Rudolf Steiner - In clairvoyance ,' say these persons, 'we observe the mind acting separate from the body, and entirely independent of it.
— from Modern Atheism under its forms of Pantheism, Materialism, Secularism, Development, and Natural Laws by James Buchanan - “The clairvoyance in this case is simply a development of the romantic side of the Indian character.
— from The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins - She comes to his rescue, and her clairvoyance enables her to see his future prosperity.
— from The Life of Sir Richard Burton by Thomas Wright - Stigma powers seem to go beyond telepathy, clairvoyance and telekinesis—they extend in some hard to define way into the aesthetic.
— from Modus Vivendi by John Berryman - Mr. Topham, a barrister and man of credit, states: "After five or six weeks' mesmerism, he began spontaneously to exhibit instances of clairvoyance.
— from The International Monthly Magazine - Volume V - No II by Various
