Title

March 29 & April 26, 1976 Séances

Description

During the March 29 and April 26, 1976 séances, higher powers (over Ephraim) began revealing the cosmology that Merrill would document in Mirabell: Books of Number and Scripts for the Pageant. It was during this time period, after finishing "The Book of Ephraim," that Merrill realized many more revelations were yet to come. In the March 29 seance, Stephen Yenser is participating with Merrill and Jackson.

Subject

Merrill, James, 1926-1995

Creator

Merrill, James

Source

James Merrill Papers (MSS083) - Box 125, Folder 2955

Date

1976: March 29 and April 26

Relation

Series_III_Ouija_Materials

Exhibit Cases 7-8: Other World

James Merrill: Life and Art, pp. 570-1

Format

2 leaves. Recto and verso

2 jpegs. 600 dpi.

Language

English

Type

Manuscript

Identifier

Mar_29_&_April 26_1976 séances-001.jpg
Mar_29_&_April 26_1976 séances-002.jpg

Rights Holder

Washington University in St. Louis

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Title

October 8 & 10, 1979 Séances

Description

During the October 8 and 10, 1979 séances, Merrill finds out about and communicates with the recently deceased Elizabeth Bishop, an esteemed poet who influenced his own work and a close friend.

Subject

Merrill, James, 1926-1995

Creator

Merrill, James

Source

James Merrill Papers (MSS083) - Box 125, Folder 2956

Date

1979: October 8, 10

Relation

Series_III_Ouija_Materials

Exhibit cases 7-8: Other World

James Merrill: Life and Art, p. 631

See also Merrill reading "The Victor Dog" (dedicated to Bishop) and Bishop's "One Art", "Elizabeth, you should have," and October 8 & 10, 1979 Séances

Format

2 leaves, recto

2 jpegs. 600 ppi

Language

English

Type

Manuscript

Identifier

Oct._8_&_10_1979_seances-001.jpg
Oct._8_&_10_1979_seances-002.jpg

Rights Holder

Washington University in St. Louis

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/