Famous life · 16.07.1934
The Kuressaare medium who took dictation from Goethe
Kuressaare spiritist, kellele dikteeris Goethe
In July 1934 the papers reported on a spiritualist in Kuressaare who claimed to be in regular contact with the spirits of Christ and of famous writers. Goethe's spirit, he said, was dictating a drama called Death, already over 600 pages; Schiller's a play called The Madmen, a startling 7,268 pages so far; and Pushkin, still a poet in the spirit world, a novel in verse called The Hero, 720 verses so far. Christ's spirit had appeared to him twice and told him about his origins and work, some of it matching the Bible and some, he said, entirely new. He meant to publish it all in the newspapers.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
1934. aasta juulis kirjutasid ajalehed Kuressaare spiritistist, kes väitis, et suhtleb Kristuse ja kuulsate kirjanike vaimudega. Goethe vaim dikteerivat talle draamat „Surm“, millest olevat valmis üle 600 lehekülje, Schilleri vaim näidendit „Hullumeelsed“, juba koguni 7268 lehekülge, ning Puškin, kes on ka vaimudeilmas luuletajaks jäänud, värssides romaani „Kangelane“, 720 värssi. Kristuse vaim olevat talle ilmunud kaks korda ja kõnelnud oma päritolust ja tööst; osa sellest klappivat piibliga, osa olevat täiesti uus. Kõik see kavatses ta avaldada ajalehtedes.