There he's accepted as an independent spirit — a spirit guide by those with spiritualistic beliefs — or as some displaced portion of my own personality by the scientific community.

在那里，他被是一个独立的精神——被那些有唯灵论信仰的人所接受的精神向导——或者被是我自己人格中被取代的一部分。

The greatest practical genius of his time was a frequent attendant at spiritualistic seances; he cultivated personally the society of mediums, and in sickness he usually resorted to mental healers, mesmerists, and clairvoyants.

他那个时代最伟大的实践天才经常参加招魂术。他亲自培养灵媒社会，生病时他通常求助于精神治疗师、催眠师和千里眼。