. ▁Her ▁channel ing ▁evol ved ▁from ▁the ▁usual ▁ra ps ▁and ▁table - ti pping ▁to ▁som n amb ul atory ▁tr ances , ▁of ▁which ▁she ▁remembered ▁nothing . ▁While ▁in ▁this ▁state ▁she ▁experienced ▁clear ▁images ▁of ▁far away ▁places ▁such ▁as ▁a ▁civil ization ▁on ▁Mars , ▁and ▁of ▁her ▁own ▁former ▁lives . ▁She ▁would ▁write ▁out ▁the ▁Mart ian ▁communic ations ▁on ▁paper ▁and ▁translate ▁them ▁into ▁French , ▁popular izing ▁automatic ▁writing . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁É l ise ▁Müller ▁became ▁famous ▁with ▁the ▁publication ▁of ▁Des ▁Ind es ▁à ▁la ▁Plan ete ▁Mars ▁(" From ▁India ▁to ▁the ▁Planet ▁Mars ") ▁by ▁Thé odore ▁Fl our no y , ▁Professor ▁of ▁Psych ology ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Gene va . ▁The ▁medium ▁and ▁the ▁psych ologist ▁remained ▁very ▁close ▁until ▁ 1 8 9 9 , ▁when ▁" Des ▁Ind es ▁à ▁la ▁plan ète ▁Mars " ▁was ▁first ▁published . ▁The ▁book ▁documented ▁her ▁various ▁series ▁of ▁experiences ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁rom antic ▁cycles : ▁the ▁" Mart ian " ▁cycle , ▁" U l tr am art ian " ▁cycle , ▁" H indu ", ▁" Ori ental ", ▁and ▁" ro yal " ▁cycles . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁a ▁certain ▁Mrs . ▁Jackson , ▁a ▁rich ▁American ▁spiritual ist ▁who ▁was ▁im pressed ▁by ▁Müller , ▁offered ▁her ▁a ▁sal ary ▁which ▁would ▁permit ▁her ▁to ▁quit ▁her ▁job ▁and ▁dedic ate