there were occasions when several voices were heard around Indriði while he was visiting his fiancée on a farm, including one outdoors in broad daylight when multiple different voices spoke to him and each other, in immediate succession and even simultaneously. Proponents say that an observer who suspected him of ventriloquism reported that he once heard a male and female voice singing simultaneously in a skillful and trained manner, a supposedly impossible feat for Indriði, who was described as an untrained singer who used to sing in the cathedral choir. This voice was heard many times and was even heard singing a duet, in French, with a male voice.Įven the pseudoskeptics at Wikipedia have to admit that anomalous voices were heard around Indridason, though they try hard to cast doubt on the reports: One very beautiful and seemingly well-trained voice was thought to be that of a woman who the investigators believed was Maria Malibran, a famous opera singer of that era who had died young. A few spoke in languages foreign to Indridi and some sang. They answered questions from sitters and seemed to provide details of their lives. Among them were many voices of different types-male, female, clear, rough, shouted, whispered, etc.–that were heard around him and at his séances.
This young Icelander displayed extraordinary mediumistic abilities. There were much more complex and dramatic direct voices in Indridi Indridason’s séances. MANY PHANTOM VOICES HEARD AT INDRIDASON’S SEANCES How are you? Sorry you couldn’t be here.” The megaphone floated up and was placed at Ellie’s ear. A little later there was further mentioning of sitters names: “Larry Leonard Howard Gilbert Murray.”Īt about a quarter to midnight, Ellie, Gil’s aunt who had not been present at the séance, arrived and they sat down again in order that Ellie might hear “the doctor” speak.
Larry felt the end of it being placed against his ear and heard clearly pronounced whispers of “Larry, Leonard, do you hear me?” Larry asked, “Will you improve your talking with practice?” and was answered, “Maybe.” A lot of handling and manipulation of the megaphone accompanied all this. Maria Malibran (1808-1836), one of the most famous opera singers of the 19th century, whose voice was thought to be heard singing at Indridason’s séancesThey continued later that evening with a larger megaphone. The mouth of the megaphone was found to be moist and somewhat creased.” It is worth noting the fact that during the entire extent of this experiment the megaphone underwent much handling by the doctor. The minutes of the session noted: “Short draughts of air, sometimes sharply interrupted, thus making a sound similar to the explosive ‘p,’ were clearly discernible. The megaphone floated around, touching several sitters. Bindelof” to speak through it, since they had read of voices being heard at séances. The sitters were disappointed that they got “only” blowing sounds from this primitive device but it was surprising that they got sounds at all.Īt one of their last séances the boys made a simple megaphone out of heavy paper or cardboard and asked for “Dr. Bindelof” drew a diagram of a “speaking trumpet ,” which they then constructed from rubber tubing, a funnel, and other odds and ends.
Bindelof, I wrote of how the boys tried to hear their mentor’s voice. The term “Direct Voice” in séances was applied to voices that were heard, sometimes coming from various places, in the room but did not seem to come from the medium’s vocal cords.Ī simple cardboard megaphone for spirits to speak throughIn The Spirit of Dr.
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