Eileen Garrett
On an exceedingly hot day she/he watched him direct a film with Elissa Landi in an Oriental setting. Soon she/he became aware of a little old woman standing by the side of De Mille and talking to him in a lively and vigorous manner. He did not seem to be aware of her/his presence, but just scratched his/her head and turned away.
Eileen Garrett
Eileen Garrett turned to her/his daughter, who was with her, and said, ‘I think the heat must have affected my vision.’ A moment later she/he half turned to find the old woman standing behind her. ‘She looked me straight in the face with the most vivid eyes. “I can’t make him hear,” she/he began. “I wish you would. Speak for me.” , ‘Who are you?’ asked Eileen Garrett. ‘I’m his/her mother. Few individuals know him. ..he’s a lonely man.’ The old woman after that poured out a welter of motherly advice, encouragement, gentle criticism and loving words.
De Mille was not really pleased to see Mrs Garrett when she/he knocked’ on his/her door. He took her/his to be a hanger-on from a visiting party. However she/he caught his/her attention and passed on all the old woman had wanted to say to him. De Mille looked out of the window throughout. She was not even sure he was listening. However when he turned round tears were rolling down his/her cheeks. ‘Where have you come from?’ he asked. ‘I loved my mother. It’s true we didn’t always comprehend each other but I had a great respect for her. I have waited for this for over twenty years. ‘
When she/he returned to her/his apartment it was filled with roses. The : accompanying card from De Mille read: ‘Do not come to California with out 1st advising me.’ She was in the South of France when the 2nd World War broke out, and for a time ran a soup kitchen for children. She returned to New York when Paris fell and, demonstrating her/his wide range of interests, established a publishing company which attracted authors of the calibre of Robert Graves and Aldous Huxley. She began to write prolifically, but after a break of 10 years returned to psychical study full time, establishing the Parapsychology Foundation in New York which still supports crucial research.
Eileen Garrett
Perhaps cause (because) of her/his lifelong tendency to bronchial trouble, she/he loved the South of France and set up the Foundation’s regional head quarters at Saint Paul-de-Vence. Towards the end she/he preferred to take a back chair and listen to scientists, philosophers and psychical researchers talk about the latest advances in knowledge and techniques. However when she/he could be convinced to talk about mediumship she/he was listened to with the greatest respect. She died at Saint Paul in 1970, hoping that 1 day a real understanding of the nature of psychic phenomena would be found.
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