Not Drugs The Anatomy of Melville's Melancholy (Thoreau: "when men are prepared for it")

[Robin Landseadel]

On Nov 14, 2009, at 8:43 PM, Michael Bailey wrote:

> but how about the Ouija board episode where it's
> stipulated that he is not helped by any drug?

What he's not being helped by is the Ouija board—Sortilège tells Doc  
[or would have told Doc if he only gave her the chance] what every  
witch already knows.

But you already knew that one, eh? That there are malicious spirits  
all around, all the time? And that they always have been available to  
folks using Ouija boards? Right?