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，他被认为是一个独立的——被那些有唯灵论信仰的所接受的导——或者被科学认为是我自己被取代的一部分。

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治疗师、催眠师和千里眼。