Absurd though it appeared, ectoplasm seemed to redefine the boundaries
of the next great scientific frontier. Dr. Gustave Geley, a French
physician and psychical researcher, viewed this paranormal production
as evidence of an evolutionary development of human organic capacities
and believed that this development heralded a revolution in scientific
thought. The physical attributes of ectoplasm seemed to vary as much as
those who produced it. According to psychical researcher G. C.
Barnard, Geley described ectoplasm as being “very variable in
appearance, being sometimes vaporous, sometimes a plastic paste,
sometimes a bundle of fine threads, or a membrane with swellings or
fringes, or a fine fabric-like tissue”. It was sometimes
incandescent and sometimes opaque. The color of the material varied but
was usually white. Geley believed that the material was “capable of
both evolution and involution, and is thus a living substance” but
noted that it was unlikely that it ever separated from the medium’s
body...
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