Abstract

Attempts to refute Mrs. Brown's explanation that discarnate composers (i.e. Lizst, Beethoven) dictate musical compositions which become products of her automatism. However, it is suggested that (a) a sensitive, such as Mrs. Brown, might be able to immerse herself subliminally in some kind of psychic field in which such music continually exists; and (b) a subconscious memory of physical performances of music, in addition to the immersion, might create the music. Stating that ESP often takes forced or symbolic means to emerge through surface consciousness, it is postulated that Mrs. Brown may subconsciously create the figures herself to enable the music to emerge, making her conscious mind believe that she receives this directly from an external source.