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THEMY STI C TEST BOOKOF“THEHI NDU

OCCULT CHAMBERS”

THE MAGIC AND GOCULTI SM (OF INDIA.

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PART ONE.

CHAPTER I.

HINDU A ND EGYPTIAN CRYSTAL GAZING, TDGDTHDDWITH THE WONDERS DE THE HINDU MAGICMI RRORo

fl—CLAIRVOYANT VI SI ON om SPI RI T

A ND ASTRAL SIGHT.

The most pitiful and yet the most grotesquesight that meets the eye o f today is the presumptuons fool

, Who does no t stop to think that by his

own actions, conduct, and very manner o f living

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and believing he is persistently closing his innero r spiritual sight to the real possibilities of Life .These are concealed from him

,because he has

never developed his Inner or Soul Sight sufficientto realize or know that the most valuable asset inlife is to “Know Thyself

” and to see with theInner or Spiritual Sight .This book gives real instruction and

,Indian

teachings, as they are known in South India. Hewho really and truly desires knowledge, and issincere

,faithful and steadfast in his efforts to

obtain it,will learn a great deal from this work.

The half-brained,lazy

,complaining fool

,who is

always suspicious of others robbing him,will

learn nothing here nor from no other book. Hewho is eternally crying and complaining

,is he who

disbelieves ; and he who disbelieves, that is , hasno belief or confidence in himself to learn something from a book, is like the fool who complainedbecause he could not see

,while at the same time

he was standing in his own light .So be careful that you are not guilty of standing in your own light .

A s yo u delve into Hindu, Egyptian ancient

mysteries the Spirit world will open before yo u .

The more you begin to understand the language

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rI SM OF INDIA . 3

o f the Adepts the more grows your conception

o f that life and world called Spirit, not seen bythe outward sight .The Occultism

, anatomy, physio logy, and psycho logywhich they teach make of man somethingimmeasurably greater than the puny and impotent being known to modern science as a compound o f bones , muscles , and nerves . Modernscience (materialism ) attempts to prove that manis an animal ; the teachings o f the A depts showthat he may be a God . Modern science investshim with the power to lift his own weight ; ancientscience (Occult Philosophy) invests him with thepower to control the destiny of the world . Mo‘dern science allows him to live for a very limitednumber of years ; ancient science teaches that healways existed

,and will never cease to exist if he

desires to live . Modern science deals with theinstrument that the real man uses as long and asoften as he comes into relationship with the worldo f phenomena

,and she mistakes that instrument

fo r the man ; the A depts show you the true natureo f the essential man

, to whom one earthly existence is nothing more than one of the many incidents o f his eternal Spiritual career.This power of spiritual perception

,potentially.

contained in every man,but developed in few

,is

almost unknown to the guardians o f science in

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o ur Western countries of modern civilization,because learning is often separated from wisdomand the inner or Spirit Sight, and the calculatingintellect seeking for worms in the dark cavernso f the earth cannot see the genius that floatstoward the light and it cannot realize his existence. And yet this ancient science (Occultism ) ,which the modern ignore

,is as old as the world .

It was known to the ancient prophets, to theArhats and Rishis of the East ; to initiated Brahmin s, Egyptians, and Greeks and the HinduSages . Its fundamental doctrines are found inthe Hindu Vedas and the Sacred Books of theEast. Upon these secret doctrines rest the fundaments of the religions and secret orders of theworld . They formed the essence of the secretsthat were revealed only to the initiated in theinner temple

,where the ancient mysteries were

taught, and whose disclosure to the vulgar wasforbidden under the penalty of torture and death .

They were secrets known to the ancient sages andto the Hindu Adepts and Rosicrucians of theMiddle Ages

,and upon a partial understanding

o f their truths rests the system o f modernFreemasonry.

They arenot to be confounded with speculativephilosophy

,that reasons from the known to that

Which it cannot know,trying by the flickering light

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o f logi c and orthodoxy to grope i ts way into the

darkness, and to feel the objects which it cannotsee. These doctrines were taught by the seers o f

o ld who possessed spiritual power and the innersight to see. Such men were the great religiousreformers of all ages , from Confucius and Zo ro aster down to Jacob Boehme and Eckartshausen,and their teachings have beenwverified by everyo ne whose purity o f mind and whose power o f

intellect have enabled him to see and to understand the things o f the spirit (Go d) .

Some o f their doctrines refer to morals andethics

,others are of a purely scientific character ;

but both aspects o f their teachings are intimatelyconnected together, because beauty cannot beseparated from truth . They both form the twopages o f a leaf in the book o f universal Nature,whose understanding confers upon the reader notmerely opinions

,but knowledge

,and renders him

not only learned,but illuminated with wisdom

and Spirit-Sight-A t-Will .Among those who have taught the moral aspect

o f the secret doctrine there are none greater thanBuddha, Plato , and Jesus o f Nazareth ; of thosewho have taught its scientific aspect there havebeen none more profound than Hermes

,Trisme

‘gistus, Pythagoras , and Paracelsus . They o b

tained their knowledge no t merely from following


the prescribed methods of learning, or by accepting the opinions of the “ recognized authoritiesof “ their times ,

” but they studied nature by herown light

,and learned the lesson “Know Thy

self,

” and they became lights themselves,whose

rays illuminate the world of mind . What theytaught has been to a certain extent verified andamplified by the teachings of Eastern Adepts

(Y oghis ) , and Hieroyhants of the Orient.

THE LIGHT o r WISDOM .

There is an art, known only to a few, by whichthe purified and faithful soul of man may beinstructed and illuminated so as to be raised atonce from the darkness of ignorance (materialism ) to the light of wisdom and knowledge.

If the soul is perfectly purified and sanctified itbecomes free in its movements

,it sees and recog

nizes the Divine light,and instructs itself

,while it

seems to be instructed by another. In this statethe soul requires no other admonition except itsown realization, which is the head

'

and guide ofthe soul .It is then no more subject to terrestrial conditions of time

,but lives in the eternal ; and for the

human soul to desire a thing is to possess italready.

THE MAGIC A ND OCCU'LTISM OF INDIA.‘Z

Man ’s power to realize increases in proportionas this ethereal and celestial power of light penetrates his mind

,and

,developing his inner sight

o r Spirit sight, it may enable him to, see and perceive that which he interiorly thinks , just as if itwere objective and external. Spirit being uni tyand independent o f our idea s of space

,and all men

having therefore essentially the same spirit,the

soul o f men existing at places widely distant fromeach other may thus enter into communication

( telepathy) , and converse with each other exactlyin the same manner as if they had met in theirphysical bodiesIn this state man may perform a great manythings in an exceedingly short period of time

,so '

that it may seem to us as if he had required no

time at all to perform it . Such a man is able tocomprehend and understand everything by thelight of the universal power ( spirit ) o r guidingintelligence with which he is spontaneously united .

Again, that there is a certain kind o f Spiritualforce

,occult influence or energy

,based o n the

existence o f the spiritual and Astral world,placed

without,not within

,the body

,and into communica

tion with which the human soul o f man can enterby and through the law and principal of realization, has long been demonstrated as a fact . Thatthese invisible forces ( evil spirits who are earth

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bound and exist in the Astral body ) can controla man and break him do wn as easily as the fearfulhurricane sweeps all before it, striking him in athousand places at the same time, without hisbeing able to perceive the invisible fo e or beingable to protect himself, is also proven .

But that these forces may be dominated andinvoked

,so that they will obey the thoughts,

answer to the voice and understand the meaning o ftraced signs, is what many cannot realize andwhat their reason rejects ; yet this also is capableo f being demonstrated and proven . The readerand student should always bear in mind that intrying to demonstrate these things for himself heis working with unseen and powerful agents

,

which, if he is not equally powerful, pure and highminded

,loving his fellow-men

,and seeking to

benefit mankind, rather than seeking or desiringOccult powers to further his own selfish interests,he had much better be dead than to try any o f

these things for the gratification of his personalnature ; for in seeking to harm another, curses,like chickens , return home to roost, with a muchgreater force than the original impulse .

Thus , again, we should look within rather thanwithout, as the exercise of True Magic does no trequire any ceremonies or conjurations

,o r the

making of circles and signs ; it only requires a

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strong faith, gained through a knowledge o f nature ’s laws, which can accomplish anything, if itacts through a human m ind which is in harm onywith these laws, witho ut which no thing useful canbe done . True Magic also consists in true faith ;but true faith rests in spiritual knowledge

,and

without that kind of knowledge there can be nofaith ; this is o nly o btained by developing o ne

’s

own inner and m o st lo fty nature: The conjuration o f the evil spirits o f the Astral plane ( sorcery,black magic and witchcraft ) means practically afull realization o f “Faust and the Demon .

”

There are many strange things set forth in thefollowing pages , almost to o strange to believe, yetbecause o ne is ignorant o f their existence it doesnot follow that they are no t real, as the sad records o f Sorcery and Witchcraft

, o f Voodooismand The Black Art abundantly testify.

Man does not know himself,therefore he does

no t understand the things o f the invisible world.

Each man has the essence o f the Divine ( Spiritual )within himself ; he possesses one kind o f knowledge as much as another, and he who does no tfind that which is in him he cannot truly say hedoes no t possess it, only he is not as yet capableo f successfully seeking it.Therefo re, in seeking, always bear in m ind

true growth rests in the capacity o f the human

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s oul and the human will to comprehend . spiritual

truths, and n o t by basing its co nclusions upon

external appearances caused by the illusio n o f thesenses o r o f selfish purpo ses .

The writer ’s teachings are,that our soul is the

vehicle of celestial attraction,transferring celes

tial and spiritual virtue into Seals , I m ages, A mulets, Rings, Papers, Glasses , etc . Also

,he has

endeavored to give the most clear and rationalillustration o f the wonderful Occult sympathy andantipathy

,attraction and repulsion between all

things in the universe .

He has likewise proved how cures are performedby virtue of sympathetic powers and medicines,by sea ls, rings, and amulets, even at unlimiteddistances

,which he has been a witness o f

,and are

daily confirmed in the true and certain beliefo f . This same being taught in “The GreatBook of Magical, Hindu Magic and East IndianOccultism.

The writer knows how to communicate withany person

,and to give him intimation o f pur

pose, at a hundred o r a thousand miles distance ;but then a preparation is necessary

,and the par

ties should have their appointed seasons andhours for that purpose ; likewise, both should beo f the same firm constancy of mind

,and a disciple

or brother in OCCULTISM o r ADEPTSHIP.

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There is also given methods whereby a man mayreceive true and certain intimation of futurethings (by dreams ) of whatsoever his mind hasbefore meditated upon

,himself being properly

disposed .

Likewise, there is recited the various methodsused by the ancients for the invocation o f spiritsfrom the ASTRAL PLANE ; different forms o fMAGICAL EXORCISM, incantations, orations ,binding o f spirits, conjurations ; all o f which isthe knowledge taught by the Eastern ADEPTSand the most famous MAGICIANS, such asZoroaster, Hermes, Apollonius , Simon o f theTemple

,Trithemius, Agrippa, Porta ( the Neapo l

itan ) , Dr. Dee, Paracelsus, Roger Bacon, and agreat many others ; to which the au thor has subjoined notes, endeavoring to point out the difference o f the arts, so as to free the name o f Magicfrom any scandalous imputation

,seeing it is a

word originally significative not o f any evil, buto f every good and laudable science

,such as a man

might profit by, and become both WISE andhappy ; and the knowledge o f OCCULTISM is sofar from being offensive to science o r man thatthe very root or ground of all Magic takes its risefrom the Orient and British West Indies .The Hindus were the first Magicians

,for by

their high and excellent knowledge theyknew that


the Occult power which was promised was bornin all men . Therefore, let no one be offended atthe venerable and sacred title o f Magician o r

Adept—a title which every WISE m an"‘m erits

while he pursues that path which “ Jesus theMaster” himself trod

,viz .

,humility

,charity

,

mercy,fa sting, etc . ; and, again, men should

“Bewise as serpents

,and harmless as doves . ” Such

instructions as these are frequently named andgiven in many places of the ancient Mysteries .

“The Great Book o f Magical Art, Hindu Magicand East Indian Occultism, referred to elsewherein this work

,also forms a complete treatise on the

mysteries o f OCCULTISM and CEREMONIALMAGIC

,by the study o f which a man (who can

separate himself from material objects, by themodification of the sensual appetite—abstinencefrom drunkenness, gluttony, and other bestial passions

,and who lives pure and temperate

,free

from actions which degenerate a man to a brute )may become a recipient o f Divine Light and knowledge ; by which he may foresee things to come,whether to private families or kingdoms, or states,empires

,battles, victories , etc. ; and likewise be

capable o f doing much good to his fellow-creatures , such as the healing of all disorders, mentaland physical

,and assisting with the comforts o f

life the unfortunate and distressed.

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Further, the writer has spoken in that famouswork

,largely o f prophetic dreams and visions

throughout the different chapters, and has givenvaluable knowledge , fully set down fo r the info rmation of the WISE,

some few most secret thingsbeing reserved by the author for his pupils only,not to be taught by publication .

If in these writings the Author seems oracularand dogmatic, it is because he writes from thestandpoint o f the true Adept and Seer ratherthan that of the scientist or materialistic philo sopher, o r the orthodox theologian

,and depends

fo r the recognition and acceptance o f the absolutetruth more upon its clear and positive enunciationthrough the soul than upon

“

its exposition anddefense by argument .

To READ THE PAST A ND FUTURE o r MA N .

There is a true and Divine Occult Philosophy,as there is an Occult o r Thaumaturgic Power.This Thaumaturgi c Power was exercised byJesus The Master and all followers of hisschool . This Power was the legitimate fruit ofthe regenerate o r higher spiritual life to whichthey called the world

,and in the Power and in

spiration of which they lived, spake and wrought .To understand the mysterious Occult influences

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of the Celestial realm upo n the I ntellectual and

these upon the Terrestrial, and to realize how to

develop o urselves s o as to be a Master who is

capable of attracting to his own so ul the suprem e

influences of these wo rlds, whereby he m ay be

able to operate'

and do wo nderful things by theseOccult Powers— to read the past and fu ture ofm an ,

to kn ow the s ecret co unsels o f m en,to attract

wealth, to overcom e secret enem ies and anim als, to

pro cure the love and favo r of tho se aro und yo u,

to deflect o r expel disease, to pro long the days

o f yo ur life o n the earth plane, to fo retell fu tureevents

,to see clairvoyantlyand realize things hap

pening m any hundred m iles away, and such likes

as these. That this lies within the po ssibilities ofthe soul of m an m ay seem incredible, yet read the“Great B o ok o f Magical A rt

,Hindu Magic and

East I ndian Occultism ,

”a vo lum e o f alm o st 6 00

pages , as well the ensuing treatise, and yo u will

realize the above p o ssibilities, confirm ed and veri

fied by comm o n sense and reason . Fo r the cring

ing, sceptical, Material fo o l and doubter the

writer cares n o thing.

WARN I NG A NDWORDS OF ADVICE To CRYSTAL GA ZERsA ND THOSE WHO USE THE MA G I C MIRROR .

The writer will hereby inform the student thatwhatever the desires are which have prompted you


in the pursuit o f a knowledge Of OCCULTISMAND THE INVISIBLE FORCES OF NATURE ,

SO you will reap , for“LI KE A LWA Y S A T

TRA CTS LI KE .

” If you desire the knowledgeto secure revenge, it is but proper that I shouldwarn you that thou wilt, in any Of the experimentscontained in these treatises

,draw o r attract to

thyself a revengeful demon,or an accursed infer

nal furious evil spirit, serving in the principal andlaw Of wrath ; if for worldly riches and aggran

dizem ent, then shalt thou have an earthiel or fieryspirit

,which will delude thee with the riches o f

the central world ; if for fame, o r the blaze o f

glory,then you will have the evil spirits o f pride,

and they will be allotted thee,who will gratify

thy inordinate desire Of vain glory ; for all theseoffices are there evil spirits who have been allotted,and they are ever eager to merge their evil willand spirit with yours ; they will through the samelaw attract thee to their own nature, and serveall thy desires and purposes according to theextent as thy desires are , and from what principles they proceed, so shalt thou be answered ;but if thou desirest the knowledge but for thehonor and glory o f thy soul (GOD ) and to helpthy fellow-men, and, in great humility, fill thyheart with the love Of all mankind, thou shalt thenattract a good spirit, which will grant thy desires ;

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and also to assist you to overcome enemies .Therefore bear this advice : Seek for and desirethat which is good ; avoid attracting ALL Evil,either in thought, desire, word, or action ; andthen shalt thou reap the rewards Of the soul whichdesires to develop the inner o r spirit sight . Re

member, there are two ways magically set befo rethee; cho o se which thou wilt, tho u shalt be sure o fthy reward. Remember, believe in yo urself and

yo u will succeed.

STATE OF INTROSPECTION .

By and through the law Of realization, inspiration is awakened and established . Again

,by and

through the exercise of the powers Of Auto-suggestion

,self-thought, the supreme realization of

self,and the innermost desire Of life are reached

and manifested, withholding all doubt, whichopens up to us and connects us with the inwardo r latent supreme possibilities of soul (God ) .To have appreciative knowledge Of this exaltedcondition Of inspiration before it is experienced,and Of the separate and distinct planes Of conscio usness and the specific dormant forces theyinvolve

,it will be necessary to keep before the

mind the conception that we can, by constant application o f suitable Auto-suggestion, manifest

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This inspiration,realization o r psychic con

scio usness established, however, breaks foreverdominance o f embarrassment and hesitationcaused by sense impressions of self ; hence the importance Of the immediate awakening and en

thro nem ent Of this inspiration ( realization ) , andthe self-control Of this higher consciousness

,the

perfection o f which is reached and effected bygaining supreme self-control through the law o r

door o f realization.

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CHAPTER II.

ADEPTSHIP,CLAIRVOYANCY

,HINDU MAGIC

,OCCULT

INFLUENCE,MEDIUM SHIP A N D INNER SIGHT .

On the west coast of India,about one hundred

and thirty miles north of Bombay,lies the city Of

Baroda . Here the writer has seen many m iracdlous occult feats o n many different occasions, performed in precisely the same manner, and themystery to the outsider seemed only to deepenwith every repetition. The Spirit and Occult powers o f the Hindus have been the wonder of Indiafrom a time antedating, perhaps , the building Ofthe first pyramid .

The early Jesuit Fathers and other pious orthodox hair brained mortals

,startled at the sight

,

and at a total loss to account for it,very promptly

attributed it to the devil,and this ingenious ex

planation is still persisted in by the missionariesand those superstitious

,ignorant followers Of

Theology Of the present, who assert that it i s a sineven to witness these performances, and who

anathematize the,Y ohis as agents Of Satan.

Many are the wonders Of Hindu Magic. I

might go on relating a hundred or more Of wonder


ful significance,and in every respect strange,

which have been witnessed in that gorgeous lando f the East, which, even in this nineteenth centuryo f merciless Western materialism, is more Of afairyland than Arabia ever was at the time o f

Haroun al Raschid .

That earliest cradle Of o ur race and civilization,Hindustan

,still holds the key to many Occult mys

teries . In the shade of its palm groves , in the

depths of its jungles , in the wild recesses Of itsmountains

,and behind the walls Of its temples and

lamaseries there yet lurks many a secret,which

will tax the ingenuity of your best Western reasoners for ages to come.The Eastern adepts and Hierophants , throughtheir long practice Of thought and attention

,and

the art Of contemplation and ancestral practice fo rcenturies , as well as the invocation o f the spiritsof the Astral Plane, have developed an intellectualinsight

,subtlety Of thought , power Of metaphysical

analysis and philosophical reasoning which dwarfsinto insignificance the best product o f o urWesternSchools .

There is a strange fascination in solitude. Man,

that singular admixture o f the bestial and divinewho in the society o f his own species delights in


being paltry and trivial,in developing the more

ignoble and clownish side o f his nature, becomes adifferent being when by necessity o r choice he isleft to his own meditations . The silence Of theforests

,the stillness Of the desert, the vast expanse

o f the ocean, o r the unbroken quiet Of somesecluded nook

,awaken in him thoughts and feel

ings which the bustle Of every-day life Can neverengender. Then the man is apt to propound tohimself the great Old riddle, a nd to descend intothe abysmal depths Of his own consciousness .

THE LAW FOR AN ADEPT .

To one, then, who would become an Adept, and

enter in earnest upon the proce ss Of induction intothe higher states and planes of consciousness , theimportance o f recognizing and Observing the lawand adopting the habits which belong to the higherlife he is seeking, will be apparent . That law istemperance in eating and drinking

,and modera

tion in all the functions and relations of sex, avoidmg I n both those indulgences which pervertedactivities and abnormal desires demand .

THE THREE SPECIFIC OCCULT STEPS .

T here are but three steps involved in the act o fwithdrawing from the sense-plane (material


world ) and entering into communi cation with thethings of either the psychic world or the spiritualplane

,and they are so simple that the humblest

intellect can comprehend them. The first is tobring the activities Of the personal ego into absolute stillness

,by diverting Or withdrawing the

attention and thought from everything relatingto things for the sense-life, and centering themupon the specific Object chosen for i nterior f co n

templation . The second is to empty the mind alsoOf everything relating to self—interest

,and lay

down all preimpressions , prejudgments and personal predilections , that the mind may be a perfectblank

, o n which the truth, undisturbed or unob

structed by the bias Of prejudice or personaldesire

,may write its own story. The third is to

firmly hold the'

mind in this unbiased receptiveattitude upon the object in the full expectation o f

thus receiving the desired truth .

It should be remembered that on the innerpsychic plane the soul activities Of everything produce vibrations upon the psychic or etherealatmosphere

,which is SO subtile and elastic that

these vibrations extend indefinitely . When themind is emptied and still

,or passive

,and Opens

itself to the psychic plane and the spirit world,

and the attention is centered upon any given Objecto r person, the soul vibrations of that particular


Object become focused upon the psychic organism,

and awaken in the consciousness Of the listener thevery truth Of that which made the vibrations . Ifthe soul be in a p erfectly receptive attitude, andyou have attained, it can take on the condition andthus enter into such sympathetic u nity with thedominant states Of the person o r

'

thing upon whichthe attention is fixed that it will sense and knowthem as perfectly as if they were its own , SO thereal character and condition Of persons and thingsbecomes as tangible and real to the soul Of thepsychometrist as if they were his own.

CLAIRVOYANCY.

If,then, any one would enter into the secret life,

real character and true condition Of persons andthings

, SO as to know the absolute truth concerning them

,he must get mentally still

,hold his

attention steadily upon them,and keep in perfectly

receptive and,unbiased attitude toward them .

When this attitude Of mind and will is perfectlyheld, the vibrations on the psychic ether from thespontaneous activities Of the Object upon which theattention is centered, will be gathered up in thepersonal life

,and made to reproduce to and in the

personal consciousness,the original condition that

p roduced them,and thus be made to tell their own


story without dissimulation o r abating one jo t o rtittle Of the truth in the matter . The same holdstrue o f any particular or special thing which it isdesirable and legi timate to know concerning them.

When the attention is held in this receptive attitude upon such specific matter to learn the exacttruth concerning it, that particular truth will bemade clear and certain to the listening consciousnessIt will thus be seen that this necessary listeningand receptive attitude is possible only when thesoul desires the absolute truth independent Of allprejudgm ent, o r any bias Of personal consideration . We do n o t listen to an o ther

’

s co nversation

while we are talking to him ,neither can we receive

the true story Of another ’s life or character onthe psychic plane with our mind upon him, full o factive prejudgment, and the bias Of personal co nsiderations .This attitude Of des1r1ng and seeking the truthand nothing but the truth

,independent of all per

sonal consideratio n and bias,involves also the

attitude and determination to be absolutely just onthe basis Of this truth, independent Of all personalconsideration or bias Of any kind whatsoever.This attitude will prevent any misuse o f theknowledge of the truth thus gained

, and also keepthe desire to that only which is legi timate. The


mind and feelings Of every bias and standard ofself and sense ; that is, put out Of the mind everything relating to the sense-life and the desires ofself

,thus putting the soul in a

'

perfectly receptiveattitude for the unbiased and unobstructed revelation Of truth . Second : When this passive stateis fully induced

,fix and hold the attention in the

passive yet expectant attitude upon the specificObject about which the truth is desired . ThirdThese two steps having been fully taken

,stand

firmly and persistently in the receptive and listening attitude toward the Object fo r the immediaterevelation Of the truth concerning it, and in thefull expectation Of getting it, and

“acco rding to

your faith”

shall it be do ne unto yo u . Thisreceptive state

,and listening

,expectant attitude,

will certainly open the consciousness to the psychicvibrations which write unerringly their story o n

the receptive mind .

If,in this third step

,we entertain doubts and

questionings,we are not holding the receptive and

listening attitude . This was the co nstant attitudeand normal condition Of “Jesus The Master

,

” andso without study or effort he always stood in thelight Of absolute truth concerning everything withwhich he came into personal relations . He said :“I . can o f m ine own self do n o thing ; as I hear, I

judge (always in the listening attitude for the

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inner voice o r revelation ) : and my judgm ent is

just; because I seek no t m ine own will, but alwayslisten to the inner vo ice from the astral plane .

”

TO gain the mastery Of these three steps,SO as

to be able to assume this attitude at will, requiresno more qualification

,attention and persevering

application than does the mastery Of any of theordinary accomplishments

,as music

,art

,or the

mechanical handicrafts Of industry ; but, as in allthese

,the Neophyte may be greatly helped by the

personal sympathy and guidance Of those whohave had experience in overcoming

,and have

attained some degree of experimental Adeptship .

Very few,if any

,will succeed absolutely without

this . Even Jesus needed and received the sympathy and ministry Of John the Baptist . Wheretwo Of you are agreed, etc ., it Shall be done forthem.

There is one advantage in seeking the masteryOf these three steps over that

“

of the ordinaryaccomplishments Of life , and that is the immediatehelp Of divine inspiration if the seeker begin atthe center Of his being ; since this brings him atonce under the transforming chemistry Of thespiritual life

,and the awakening touch o f the

quickening . power that comes directly from theSupreme Center Of the Divine and Absolute . Thebenefit derived from the ministry Of others is the

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help they may give in bringing o ne to the trueattitude within himselfHe who gains the mastery Of these three steps

,

so as to be able to assume and hold this attitudeat will—nay, to hold it as the permanent andnormal attitude Of his life, by having applied it tothe Opening . and co -ordination Of the three planesOf activity in the personal consciousness—hasgained the psychometric key to all legitimateknowledge, wisdom , seership and o ccult m astery

o f being, and may take his place in the MightyBrotherhood Of the Illuminati

,Magi, and Hiero

phants Of the ages, the twice-born Sons of God,who is Imm anent, and Brothers of

“Jesus theMaster, who was the greatest clairvoyant thathas ever lived.

CONDITIONS FOR SPIRIT SIGHT.

Those who in the true sense deserve the appellation of “ADEPTS ” in India are vno t the speculative philosophers o r elaborations Of cosmogonies .The real adepts are Often remarkably deficient inphilosophical and even general information .

The writer has found among them individualswho would be deemed exceedingly ignorant ifjudged by our Western standard Of education ;men, for instant, who had not the haziest knowl


edge o f geography, and to whom even the historyo f their own country was in a great measure asealed book.

, Yet these men were the custodianso f Occult power and secrets for which many anintellectual giant would readily exchange twentyyears Of his life, secrets which SO far have successfully baffled the researches o f the best Westernthinkers and experimenters

,and which not only

enabled the po sseso r to suspend o r defy the ordinary “ laws Of nature

,

” but to trium ph over timeand space with an ease and readiness which theGreeks hardlydared to attribute to their Olym piangods .There are among the adepts men o f vast mentalcaliber

,philosophers in the highest sense

,men

whose society is coveted by the foremost Hinduscholars and Western scientists

,and who bear the

stamp Of genius in their countenance . But theyare rare exceptions , like everything else that isgreat and noble in this sorrowful world.

What I desire to dwell upon is the fact thatadeptship in the real esoteric science of India doesnot presuppose great learning or intellectualsuperiority on the part of the

The years of probation and the almost incredible hardshipswhich are Often infli cted upon the N eophyte before he is deemedworthy o f reception into the “ brotherhood, ” are more intendedto test his physical endurance and Observe his trustworthiness thanto increase his store o f information.

30 MYSTIC TEST ' B OOK, HINDU OCCULT CHAMBERS.

SPECIFIC METHODS OF CONCENTRATION .

The great principle which underlies the almostendless modification of Hindu Occultism may beembodied in the term “ABSTRACTION ”

namely,the attainment Of as complete a state of

introspective vision as possible,by the withdrawal

Of the senses Of sight, hearmg, touch, etc., from theexternal world .

Perhaps it will be Of advantage to the reader ifI here describe a little more fully what is meantby introspection. Suppose a mathematician inorder to master some intricate problem were toseek refuge within the solitude Of his four wallsand endeavor to concentrate his mind completelyupon the task before him. Now

,if his success

depended upon his power to reach completeabstraction, he would speedily discover that he wasfar from reaching the desired goal ; although hemight secure solitude, he would not be able toexclude sound, for various noises are bound toreach and attract part Of hl S attention, in spite ofthe most rigid application Of his will.Assuming

,however

,that all sound were ex

cluded,there are impressions of Sight which are

an equal if not a greater Obstacle in the path ofhim who would seek to attain the introspectivestate .

THE MAGIC A ND OCCULTISM o r INDI A. 31

He might resort to the simple method of shutting his eyes

,hoping thereby to g et rid Of the

external world and reach the introspective state.Futile effort ! There still would remain the conscio usness of that fact that Objects Of variouskinds were surrounding him,

which is a. disturbinginfluence .Now,

granting that the perceptions Of sound,sight

,and even touch

,could for a time at least be

completely extinguished,there still would remain

o f this o r that sorrow Of frustrated hopes,Of busi

ness troubles, o f all the petty vexations and annoyanecs of life .

Unless these also be completely annihilated,

there can be no such thing as abstraction in thesense Of the esoteric philosophy Of India . Thevari ous methods followed by the students OfOccultism in the Far East , from the fakir to thegreatest adept

,have only one sole aim—namely

,

the attainment Of a state Of complete intro spection o r interior concentration of the mind .

When this condition is reached,as all Masters

know,

“The mind is a scroll upon which naturewill write. ” In other words

,the Adept in that

state identifies himself with the Astral world o r

universal consciousness, and partakes in a measure Of the divine attribute Of omniscience as wellas omnipotence .

MYSTI C TEST B OOK, HI NDU OCCULT CHAMBERS.

CRYSTAL GAZING AMONG THE HINDU SEERS .

Among the Hindu Seers and initiates the praetice Of crystal-gazing is largely followed as ameans Of enforcing the introspective condition .

A piece o f crystal, usually polished (Japaneseballs Of rock crystal about three inches in diameter are in common use all over India ) , IS placedbefore the Observer, who will seek some solitaryspot and steadily gaze on the shining surface.The student who practices crystal-gazing

(

willObtain results which will be a surprise and arevelation to him.

The eye should be placed on a level with thecrystal and about ten Inches away from the latter ;a light must be adjusted sideways

,so that its image

is not in the line Of vision,and a piece Of black

cloth should be Suspended behind the crystal.Within less than two minutes the Adept hasattained a degree Of introspection

,and will then

behold in the Astral light which will envelop thecrystal surface whatever he wishes to ascertain ;fo r instance, what a certain person i s doing at acertain moment. Even the past and future willbecome revealed and he can read your past andfuture as easily as you are reading this page .

A little practice two o r three times a day willenable almost any o ne to reach this degree o f


Occultism, and the clearness of the images thusobtained

,coupled with the correctness of the in

formation,will be an everlasting surprise to the

Neophyte.Of course

,what he apparetly sees in the crystal

is in reality transpiring in the Astral light . Hehas reached a degree of introspective vision, butis obliged to make use of some external tangibleobject, which for the time being becomes hismedium. A plain or concave mirror

,set in a

wooden frame,and floated upon water

,will answer

the same purpose, and many Fakirs enforce theabstract condition by merely gazing into the waterwhich theyhave poured into a small earthen bowl.The breathing exercises resorted to by the socalled Hatha Y ogha school Of Occultism have noo ther purpose than to identify the consciousnesso f the individual with that of the astral plane, andfifty pages might be filled with a description Ofthe endless variety Of methods which this schoo lenj om s .

The true adept, however, who has attained tothe highest pinnacles Of esoteric wisdom

,scorns to

make use Of these external and to him childishmo des Of introspection ; he has come to recognizethat “ the truth lies within the depth of his own

consciousness, and he can place himself in theabstract state within a few seconds by mere will


power, whereas, the beginner identifies the'

Occultphenomena with the crystal

,the mirror or the

magic cup,which he correspondingly reverences

and regards Of great value in assisting him to geta start .*

MIND-READING IN INDIA.

The development of telepathy,or mind-reading

in India as a national characteristic,is amazing ;

it manifests itself in the every-day life of her peo

ple and reaches its climax in the attainment Of themasters Of occult wisdom on the high plateau ofThibet . The wonderful manner in which intelligence is communicated

,or

,rather

,the speed with

which news Of an important character travels inthe East

,i s a case in point . During the late

A fghan war it invariably happened that the newso f any success o r disaster to the British was kn own

It will be observed that a specific definition and descriptiono f “ spiritual gifts

,

” “Power or Sight ” embraces every phraseof a legitimate occult power, knowledge, insight and mastery everclaimed or sought by the Magi

,Seer

,Adept, Apostles and Hiero

phants of the world, and that the great Apostle clearly intimatesthat they are for and should be experienced by the humblest ofthe Master ’s followers.I t will be further noticed that the source of the new andhigher knowledge

,wisdom and power here recognized and specifi

cally emphasized as free to all, is ascribed to the direct enduemento f the Spirit (not spirits, o r angels ) , but the Supreme and Universal Spirit from which men as well as angels derive their life,their intelligence and their power

,and to which

,therefore

, all

alike,the humble as well as the most exalted have equal access.

THE MAGIC A ND OCCULTISM OF INDIA. 35

all over India long before the authorities at Calcutta were Officially informed . Thus

,for instance,

the details Of the battle Of Maineaud were discussed in the bazaars Of Calcutta for days beforethe news was received at headquarters

,to the utter

amazement of the vice-royal government .This , in spite Of the fact that the British hadthe advantage Of sending dispatches by couriersdown the valley of the Kabul River and throughto Khyber Pass to Peshawur, and telegraphingcypher messages from there to Calcutta . It isabsurd to try to account fo r this on the supposition that the news will travel from mouth to mouth

,

as it were,and from village to village . There are

intervening mountain ranges and great deserts,

villages and hamlets many miles apart and extensive ranges

,where scarcely any human habitation

is to be met with . Besides the Hindus are notgiven to much travel, and there is little, if any,intercommunication by means Of letters or messages of any sort . Why, the news Of the greatdisaster which befell Napoleon ’s army at Moscowtook over Six weeks to reach Paris

,and this at a

time when postal communication was already wellorganized all over Europe . In India it would havebeen known all over the land in less than twohours

,and not merely in the sense Of a vague

presentiment that something had happened,but in


the shape o f a distinct vision,which

,although not

seen by everybody, is beheld by tens o f thousands ,who are not slow to communicate it to their fellowmen .

METHOD.

The method to accomplish this-

is a very simpleo ne : LOOK INTO YOUR OWN SELF”

,and if

you do this rightly you will see everything,and

will be under no Obligations to ask further questions .

9‘ I f we compare the teachings Of the Eastern sages with thecosmology taught by the writer, and substitute the Sanscrit Of

the Tibetan terms used by the former fo r those invented by thelatter

,the two systems will be found almost

,if not wholly

,

identical. According to the Eastern sages, there is a ceaselessactivity going on during the state of Pralaya ( the night OfB rahm ) , in that incomprehensible eternal First Cause that maybe looked upon in one Of its many aspects as being Matter,Motion

,and Space

,in an absolute sense

,which is beyond the grasp

of our relative conception. I ts motion is the unconscious latentlife inherent in it. This is the Y liaster o f the writer

,the “ root

o f Matter, ” or Mula prakriti Of the Vendantins,o ut of which

Prakriti (Matter ) and Purusha ( Space ) become manifest as bodyand form. I n this

,The A bsolute, Infinite, and Unconditioned,

being the endless aggregation of everything conditioned and finite,

the germ of potentiali ties Of all things are contained. I t is theLimbus Chaos and the germs contained in it that are developed bythe action of the Universal Mind, Dyan-Chohans, and the powero f Wisdom, FO-hat—to use the Tibetan words. Thus the Universemay be said to be a product of Cosmic Ideation and CosmicEnergy, acting not at random or in an arbitrary manner, butaccording to a certain order produced by previous causes, andwhich constitute the Law. The existence o f this inevitable andunchangeable law I S frequently alluded to by the writer. A s

,for

instance “Does not holy writ say that God spoke : A m I notthe God who made the dumb and the deaf, the blind and the seeing? What else does this mean, but that he is creator o f all

THE MAGIC AND OCCULTISM OF INDIA . 37

The exercise Of THAUMATURGIC POWER bythe Christ and his Apostles has mistakenly beenregarded as a supernatural and miraculous gift

,

bestowed for an exceptional purpose , instead Ofthe working Of an OCCULT law to be practicallystudied

,mastered and applied in universal eXperi

ence.There is no t the slightest warrant for the

miracle view in the teaching Of either Jesus or hisApostles . On the contrary

,this power was spe

cifically emphasized by them as the legitimate fruitOf the regenerate or higher spiritual life to whichthey called the world and in the power and inspiration in which they lived

,spake and wrought .

“Jesus the Master ” insisted upon the exerciseOf this power as a necessity to the successfulpreaching and Spread Of his gospel, which taughtthe Immanence of God, through the world .

things,of good and of evil ?” The writings of the B uddhists

teach the same doctrine,saying that there is only One Power,

Svabhavat . I t cannot act otherwise than according to the law ofcause and eff ect

,and that makes a useful tree grow as well as

useless stone in the bladder of man, according to the causes thathave been produced by previous efi ects. Each act and eachthought has a cause, and the cause of the cause is the Law.

The identity of the doctrines, Philosophy and Theosophy, bythe writer with that of the eastern sages and Adepts will provethat he was taught these things in the East. Nevertheless this isnot essential ; fo r to the opened spiritual understanding of manGo d is as near in the West as He is in the East . He who iscapable, developed to open his spiritual eyes, may see the sun himself and does not need to be informed about its existence by somebody having seen the sun in the O rient.


In choosing and preparing his disciples for thepreaching Of his gospel, we read that he firsttaught them the use o f this power as a necessarycondition Of successful preaching.

“And when he had called unto him his twelvedisciples

,he gave them power against unclean

spirits to cast them out, and to heal allmanner Of sickness , and all manner Of disease .

The Object Of the writer of this book is an analytical epitome of the Theosophy and Occultism of“Jesus the Master

,

” and to briefly Show its foundation in the nature Of things

,and the constitution

o f man as a basis Of an Intelligent and compellingfaith

, a faith which“speaks and it is

“

done, which

commands and it stands fast.

”

The Oriental Occultism and Theosophy,vener

able with age,having its origin in antiquity and

the Far East,and which has been handed down

from almost prehistoric times “ through generations and generations Of adepts ” is now, by theauthor ’s efforts

,being introduced into the Western

world.

By a growing,well-o rgam zed and tolerably

widespread propaganda,it is being popularized,

epitomized,and vigorously promulgated in both

Europe and America, .for wherever “ The Great

Book Of Magical Art,Hindu Magic a nd East

Indian Occultism” has been studied the Hindu


thought and Dogmatic Theology that the attentionOf the whole CHRISTIAN world has been divertedfrom the rational and practical study Of theOCCULT POWER exercised by the Master andhis Apostles

,and which they emphasized in their

teaching as an equally important and indeed avitally practical factor in the new and higher life,which they call the world. Starting out with thebaseless impression this “OCCULT POWER,

”

being exceptional in human experience, was necessarily supernatural and miraculous, it has neveroccurred to the theologians and students Of the“NEW TESTAMENT ”

arcanum to regard theSO -called miracles as possible

,legi timate Of an

occult law and power to be practically studied,mastered and applied in universal experience.Nevertheless

,an unbiased and careful c o nsidera f

tion Of the direct and emphatic teaching Of “Jesusthe Master” and his Apostles will convince themost hesitating and conservative mind that theycertainly regarded the possession and exercise Ofthis power, as well as Astral or inner sight, as theorderly and legitimate result Of certain specificmental and spiritual attainments possible to all,and which was the special work to urge upon all.It will be Observed that this Specific definitionand description Of “ spiritual gifts ” embracesevery phase o f a legitimate power, knowledge,


inner Sight,and mastery ever claimed o r sought

for by‘

the Magi and Hierophants Of the World,and that “Jesus the Master” clearly intimatedthat they are for and should be experienced by theMaster ’s followers.It will be further noticed that the source o f thenew and higher knowledge

,wisdom and power

here recognized and specifically emphasized as freeto all, is applied to the direct and enduement Ofthe spirit (no t spirits o r angels ) , but the SUPREME and UNIVERSAL SPIRIT , from whichmen

,as well as angels

,derive theirlife

,their intel

ligence and their power, and to which, therefore,all alike, the humblest as well as the most exalted,have equal access .Those who can read between the lines may haveObserved that far from discrediting wholesale thereported stories and wonders of Eastern Magic

,

the most advanced scientific reasoners Of the Westin their more recent utterances appear quite interested in the subject, having come to recognize thatthere may be such things as natural forces or substances o h this planet which have as yet eludedthe grasp o f the Western science forces , whichtheir chemists and their physicians can neithergauge

,weigh nor measure ; and that there is a

possibility that among a subtle race like theHINDUS

,which is immeasurably Older in civiliza


tion and experience than their own,some Of these

forces may have been discovered even thousandsof years ago, and preserved among the wisest Ofits representatives (adepts ) , who in consequenceo f such knowledge can perform feats which to oneOf limited understanding are perfectly miraculous .

Apart from the material progress or outwarddevelopment which the Hindus had already at

tained, which they are apt to call prehistoric, asevinced by the splendor of their buildings and theluxuries and -the refinement of their civilization ingeneral, it would seem as if this greatest and mostsubtle Of Aryan races had developed an inner lifeeven more strange and wonderful .Let those who are imbued with the prevalentmodern conceit that the Westerners have reachedthe highest pinnacle of intellectual culture

,or that

Orthodoxy is right,go to India . Let them go to

the land Of mystery, which was ancient when thegreat Alexander crossed the INDUS with hiswarriors

,ancient when ABRAHAM THE JEW

roamed the plains of CHALDEA with his cattle,

ancient when the first pyramid was built ; and if,after a careful s tudy Of Hindu magic, life, religion,and philosophy

,the inquirer is still o f the opinion

that the palm of intellectual advancement belongsto the westernwo rld, o r that OrthodoxChristianityis not founded on a fabulous Jewish Myth

,let him


lose no time in having his own cranium examined

*. The HINDUS , owing to their intense love

for solitary meditation,which has been one of

their pronounced characteristics from time immemorial

,have acquired mental faculties Of whi ch

the materialists have no conception.

There are in man latent powers which are susceptible Of the highest culture

,and

“

it is more thanprobable that a faculty once aroused and persistently exercised for a number Of generations maydevelop into a permanent characteristic .

It would seem as if among the HINDUS speenlative philosophy had been the ruling fancy froma very remote antiquity

,and

,moreover

,that kind

o f philosophy which does not depend upon aninterchange Of idea for its advancement , but isbased almost entirely upon intuition ; viz ., uponthe cultivation Of certain mysterious innate faculties

,which are presumed to lie dormant even in

the breast o f the savage . They have accomplished

I need no t amuse the reader with the speculations of westernChristians endeavoring to convert others to their belief in atyrant Of a G o d and a belief in the Scriptures.Indeed I might not amuse him , for it is a pitiful recitalthroughout. Indeed there is no sadder spectacle in the intellectualworld

,than that of men and women possessed

, o f really greatmental possibilities

,frittering away their time and their self

respect in trying to make a superstition appear reasonable byexplaining its absurdities in an illogical manner, and, instead ofwalking erect in the dignity o f a rational manhood

,staggering

along in a blind stupor, produced by the fumes o f mysticism,

superstition and Dogmatic Theology.


and have certainly come nearer the truth than theWestern materialist, with his endless empiricalismand experimental torture Of matter.The HINDUS in their efforts to raise the veilwhich hides the mysteries Of time and space

,dis

covered that which is apt to cause extreme surprise in the Western NEOPHYTE

,and which is

destined to play a great part in the future Of thiscountry. Their triumph in this direction was thediscovery and application Of that strangePSYCHIC FORCE known to the Western peopleas HYPNOTISM .

The American people have just begun to realize that there is such a force, and are on thethreshold

,as it were, Of a dominion which is as

bo undless as it is marvelous. But the discoverieswhich are being made today were made ages agoby the early SA SCRI TI C INDIANS and I RANI A NS, and while a knowledge Of the subject inthis country is chiefly derived from, or based upon,the experiments of a few materialistic scientistsand investigators during very recent years

,the

HINDUS have the experience of at least centuriesbehind them.


CHAPTER III .

THE HINDU ’S A ND DOGMATIC THEOLOGY.

The ancient Hindu ’s idea Of Go d differed muchfrom the modern notion that He thrusts thewicked

,and very Often the innocent also

,whom

He has predestinated to sin , and who are undoubtedly a portion Of Himself, and made in His ownimage

,into burmng lakes and pitchy gulfs , where

they are everlastingly tormented by revengefuland spiteful devils

,with no view to their amend

ment, with no pretense to their operating as anexample

,with no possibility o f their escape . And

so fond is Go d their Father o f subjecting Hischildren to this fiery tartarus that He employsthe chief o f the devils to tempt them into sinfulness (He Himself having no prescience o r foreknowledge as to how they will act when tempted ) ,so that He may reward them for their resistancewhich is generally unaccomplished—o r tormentthem for their submission

,which unhappily. is

their most usual fate . And this chief devil po ssesses eno rmous power ; is omnipresent ; is thePrince of Air o r Space ; is almost next to God in


sovereign domin1ou,and in contriving intellect,

and wages everlasting war with the Almighty andhis pure spirits ; nor can the Omnipotent Makerand Master Of the Universe reduce him to subm ission

,or repress his Wi ckedness

,but is Simply con

strained as well as he can to counteract his horrible devices . Great scholars argue for this ; greatchurchmen hold it ; the masses are taught that itis divine truth

,but somehow or other man ’s in

stinct rebels against it, and there rests at thebottom of almost every human heart an innatenotion that it is all a lie

,imagined or invented in

the days Of Jewish or monkish barbarism tofrighten the ignorant ; but wholly without any

warranty in fact .Eternal damnation orthodoxy holds to be thetrue end and punishment Of all who in their livesdeny a heaven .

The fact,however

,Of the Hindu ’s* idea of Go d,

and their knowledge Of celestial laws,being so

* The followers Of Mohammed,however, put some rather puz

zling questions to our Petro -Paulites. “Why,” said Murrane

Sing ( a Hindoo who can read English ) , “ do you not convert theJews, who live among you, know your virtues, and the excellenceof your faith

,and whose forefathers knew of the prophecies, and

saw the wonders mentioned in your Vedas ?” (meaning theEnglish B ible ) . A Protestant replied they were a stubborn race

,

and the denunciations against their race had been fulfilled ; andinstanced the occasions and times. “ That is the m ore in favoro f my argument,

” replied Murrane,“ for if

,under the sufferings

they have endured,and the accomplishment o f the curse threat

ened them,they still remain obstinate and sinful

,how are we to

43 MY a TEST BOOK, HINDU OCCULT CHAMBERS.

With all this blaze Of knowledge before us,clear

and shining as the light Of the Orient,the question

arises,How comes it to pass that the whole West

is still in darkness ; and why are Europeans andAmericans now more hopelessly ignorant of theirpast, their present, o r their future, or Of the sublime and pure nature Of the Supreme Being

,than

o ur forefathers are shown to have been in remoteages ; when Orthodox historians tell us that allwas superstition ; when philosophers hold that wewere monkeys or savages ; and priests pretendthat there was nothing but impiety

‘

l The answerseems to me to be this

,that the Church

,whether

o f Rome, or of Luther, which now sways the consciences Of men, wages an incessant war upon theacquisition of true Knowledge, and perpetually

interferes to dwarf the intellect and to destroy the

growth of educatio n . That the Popes for the firstfifteen hundred years of Christendom

,and from

thence also until this moment did, and have done,all they co uld, to keep the wo rld in a state of barbarism ,

is now a truism so universally ackn owl

edged, and so lo udly pro claim ed by Pro tes tant

writers, that n o m an wo uld condescend to argue

it; fo r to do s o wo uld imply that the m atter m ight

be disputed, o r that o ur senses had deceived us as

to the patent facts . That great scholars arose inthose dark ages proves nothing ; for those men


were not the children o f the papacy, but were thedisciples and missionaries o f knowledge, and theywere as entirely independent of that odious superstitio n as if it had no existence . The Papal church,

suprem e in Europe, was based o n igno rance, and

could o nly be m aintained while igno rance con

tinned. The whole efforts of the clergy, therefore,have been and are directed to this one end

,to keep

thewo rld in their leading strings, by crushing out

the m ind of the wo rld. That they did s o , and suc

ceeded, histo ry proves ; that they still labo r in the

awful and unho ly calling is clear to all whb take

the trouble to investigate ; and that to this o ne end

the so ldiers of that fearful fabric must necessarilyadhere o r be destroyed is the inevitable conclusion

to which tho se arrive who have fo und her to beFalseho od, and who know that Knowledge is herdeadly fo e.

The Lutheran churches pursue the sam e course.

Holding to a creed devised by a narrow-mindedand illiterate m onk, whose early training had forever incapacitated him from broad, comprehensiveo r enlightened views ; who , though a passionatethinker and a bold writer

, and a man of daringcourage

,was abso lutely igno rant o f everything

but mere monastic theology, than which it wouldbe difficult to discover more exquisite fooling

,and

Who in his later years of beer and bigotrywas so

50 MYSTIC TEST BOOK, HINDU OCCULT CHAMBERS .

imm ersed in vulgar squabbles abo ut maniacal

dogmas, that he had no time, even if he possessedthe 1ntellect, to enlarge his stock of ideas . TheProtestant sects

,dissipated into a thousand

despicable conventicles,every one of which calls

itself “Christ ’s people,” have clung with desper

ate tenacity to the smallest and most degradingnotions of the power

,majesty and wisdom of the

Supreme Being ; of the universality o f His Laws,and the unchanging grandeur of His attributesnotions that would shock a Pagan

,but which re

ceive a ready approval among the Simple savageso f the South Seas , or the dark-skinned lowlyraces of Africa . With these communities theDivine Fabricator of the Universe is a white-tiedparson

,with the wretched changing passions , and

the still more wretched wants and necessities of aparson ; now enraged, now capricious, now deceitful

,now encouraging deceit ; breathing pestilence

and death upon the very beings whose hearts hehas hardened so as to make them merit thesecalamities ; swearing many oaths ( for the Biblesays God will smite and curse the children of theearth ) , and immediately after violating thoseoaths ; the instigator to murder, the patron of incest

,the pardoner of adultery, the seducer of a

young virgin who was the aflianced wife of aho ther, so that true Christianity between Peter and

THE MAGIC A ND OCCULTISM o r INDIA. 51

Paul is like Jesus crucified between two thieves .But why pursue the dreadful theme ? o r why commit to print the fearful thoughts that naturallyarise in the mind

,as the Atheist God of Petro

Paulite,Europe and America looms up before us

,

covered with the blood of millions,whom a belief

in his dark mystery has borne into ruin .

Let tho se who desire to know m o re o n this sub

feet, and the B ible, which histo ry shows is a

fo rgery, read the autho r’

s two late bo oks ,“The

I mmanence of God, Know Thyself, 432 pages ,

and“God, The B ible, Truth, and Christian Theo l

ogy, 570 pages, and he will have his eyes opened

as theyhave never been before.

THE MAGIC AND OCCULTISM OF INDIA.

SPECIAL FEATURES—HINDU A N D EGYPTIAN CRYSTALGAZING —ASTRAL A N D SPIRIT SIGHT- INDIANCRYSTAL GA e G

,CLAIRVOYANCE A ND THE HINDU

MAGIC MIRROR.

PART TWO .

CHAPTER IV.

SPIRIT OR ASTRAL SIGHT.

Most every living person possesses the naturalgift of Clairvoyance or clear “ Spirit Sight ” to avery marked degree, and yet do not know what useto make of their gift . Many people possess thispower in an undeveloped state

,capable of develop

ment to any extent when they will use these giftsto their advantage and take proper means tounfold them.

Clairvoyance,o r Astral Sight ( state o f intro

spectio n ) , is not a sixth sense as some writers52

THE MAGIC A ND OCCULTISM OF INDI A. 53

wrongly state,it is the true development o f man ’s

ordinary inner or Spiritual Sight, which has beenstunted and injured by the materialism and ignorance which rules the world today.

Live a natural life, as did the o ld Seers , philosophers, in the by-gone ages , when the highest andbest only reigned supreme, and men and womenwere taught to introduce the state of intro spectionat will

,and you can develop all your spiritual gifts

o r inner sight.The first consideration is

,o f course, the rules

for sitting,the necessary precautions for develop

ment,and the best time and conditions which are

to be adopted by the would-be Seer in his attemptsat unfoldment . You must also study all that hasbeen said here about the interior focalization o f

the mind . That you will succeed if you follow anyone of the methods I am teaching you is certain,and you will have phenomenal success if yo u willonly persevere and cleanse your mind from allsordid material and unworthy thoughts .In a word

,unless you will attempt to live the

Life, you cannot attain more than the ordinary gifto f Crystal Gazing

,but if you will go o n and seek

higher, and believe you will succeed, you cannothave any limit to the extent of your spirit andAstral Sight in any PLA CE

,at any TIME and under

any CONDITIONS .

54'


Y ou will be able to introduce Spirit Sight at will,and read in the Astral Light the mysteries of thepast, present and future, both in your own lifeand in that of others ; all will be as an open bookto you and the amount of this knowledge youchoose to reveal to others will be entirely dependcut on your own good judgment .The conditions of health to be sought arel st. The better your health, the d em o n yourvision

,although many people in indifferent health

do see, yet they have not the greater powers . Youshould live as far as possible in the fresh air

,take

a reasonable amount o f exercise, and try to holdthe thought of health and purity ever before your

”

2nd. Cleanliness is essential,this includes body

and clothes,you should bathe all over once a week

and change your linen at least once or twice aweek o r oftener, if possible .

3rd. Diet is also a necessity and I can assureyou that you will not develop satisfactorily if youeat too much meat

,as it causes heat and inharmony

in the blood,disturbs the system

,generating an

irritating condition and causes the people who eatit to give o ff a coarse red AURA, or ASTRAL FORCE,which I will explain later

,entirely opposed to all

conditions essential to spirit Sight . At any rate,eat as little as possible, but the amount of progress

you make almost entirely depends upon your


trol,the power of concentration and the desire to

attain these gifts of the spirit, together with genuine faith.

Now,having attained the necessary qualifica

tions,decide to have confidence in yourself and

make up your mind to mean business,then set the

time o f sitting, which should be kept religiously.

I will now assume that you are ready to commence

, but befo re yo u start m ake up yo ur m ind

that, what o thers have done yo u can and will do ,

and that if you fail the fault is yo ur own . Y ou

must help yourself. No body can do for yo u what

y0u must do fo r yourself.

THE BLACK MIRROR OR CRYSTAL.

Take a comfortable chair and sit facing theNo rth

,sit at least three feet from the Crystal ; if

using the Black Mirror hold it at arm ’s lengthbefore you ( full instructions for the making of thisMirror will be given you in a later lesson ) , butwhatever you do

,do not permit another to handle

o r touch your ball or glass,and do not set it upon

a stand during your setting. Set it upon a cushiono f black velvet—let this rest on the table.

When not using the Crystal learn to“Think

without watching,

” that is to say,learn to with

draw your attention from things around you and


center it inwardly. It then you will be thinking,but not watching things around you in the materialworld.

Try to take your exercise the same hour dailyand sit for at least fifteen minutes

,increasing it

to half an hour, as yo u feel able, but as soon asyour eyes grow tired stop and rest them.

Fix your eyes upon the glass,but without eHo rt,

just watch it naturally, and without taking themaway at all fix your m ind upon the glass .

“Watch quietly without thinking.

”

Can you understand what I mean by that—Iwant you to make your mind quite blank

,ready

to receive the pictures and impressions that willcome to you from the mirror, simply watch and

breathe—breuthe and watch—have belief and faithand get as quiet as possible .

Now, after a time, I do not say at the first sitting

, yo u will see scenes o r faces form in the glass,sometimes a cloud forms all over it and soft milkyclouds float around it , and after these clear o ff

faces, symbols and scenes appear clearly in theglass . But more often you will see by your astralo r Spirit sight a face or some scene, now dim,

now

bright,then this will fade away and other faces

appear, o r perhaps symbols , figures o r even letters . So as far as this go es , of course, the Seercan work by himself, but when it comes to further

58 MYSTIC TEST BOOK, HINDU OCCULT CHAMBERS;

development and the interpretation of symbols,the question of seeing without any means of concentration, such as the Crystal, then you haveneed of further instruction .

SPIRIT SIGHT .

The phase of Astral or Spirit Sight, just citedabove

,is easily produced and should be arrived at

after a week or so of practice, if the conditionsare fulfilled and you have had absolute confidenceand faith in yourself. You must not forget thenecessity of mental purityg fo r a soul which isimpregnated with love for hum anity, and freefrom jealousy

,hatred and evil of any kind IS

necessary if you want good results in any business .It is well to make notes of the symbols , facesand scenes which appear in the Crystal and tokeep them for further reference

,for you must

learn to interpretate them.

Mr. C. W. Leadbeater, in his vo lum e, The

Other Side o f Death,”says

CLAIRVOYANCE IN SPIRITUALISM .

Many of the phenomena commonly displayedat a spiritualistic gathering are simply the manifestation of the ordinary powers and faculties


natural to the astral plane, such as are possessedby every dead man .

“ I have already explainedin my little work on Clairvoyance what thesepowers are

,and any one who will take the trouble

to read that will see how clearly the possession ofsuch sense accounts for the faculty so often exhibited by the dead Of reading a closed book o r

a sealed letter,or describing the contents of a

locked box .

” I have had repeated evidencethrough many different mediums o f the possession of this power ; sometimes the knowledge obtained by its means was given out through themedium ’s body in trance-speaking

,and at other

times it was expressed directly by the dead man,

either in his own voice or by slate-writing.

”

These astral faculties sometimes include a certain amount of provision

,though this is possessed

in very varying degrees ; and they also frequentlygive the power of psychometry and of lookingback to some extent into events of the past.”“The way in which this is sometimes done isshown in the following story

,given to us by Dr.

Lee, in his Glimpses o f the Supernatural, vo l. ii,p .

THE MISSING PAPERS .

A commercial firm at Bolton,in Lancashire

,

had found that a considerable sum of money which


had been sent to their bank by a confidential clerkhad not been placed to their credit . ” “The clerkremembered the fact of taking the money

,though

not the particulars,but at the bank nothing was

known of it . The clerk,feeling that he was liable

to suspicion in the matter, and anxious to eluci

date it,sought the help of a Spirit-medium . The

medium promised to do her best . Having heardthe story, she presently passed into a kind o f

trance . Shortly after,She said : ‘I see yo u go to

the bank— I see you go to such and such a part o fthe bank— I see you hand some papers to a clerkI see him put them in such and such a place undersome. other papers—and I see them there now.

’

“The clerk went to the bank, directed thecashier where to look for the money

,and it was

found ; the cashier afterwards remembering thatin the hurry of business he had there depositedit . A relation of mine saw this story in a newspaper at the time , and wrote to the firm in question

,the name of which was given, asking whether

the facts were as stated . He was told in replythat they were . The gentleman who was appliedto

,having corrected one or two unimportant de

tails in the above narration,wrote on November

9,1874 :

‘Your account is a co rrect one . I havethe answer of the firm to my enquiry at homenow.

’

THE MAGIC AND OCCULTISM OF INDIA. 6 1

The description given does not make it abso

lutelyclear whether this was a case of clairvoyance on the part o f the medium

,or of the use of

ordinary faculty by a dead man ; but since themedium passed into a trance-condition the lattersupposition seems the more probable. The deadman could easily gather from the clerk ’s mindthe earlier part of his story

,and thus put himself

on rappo rt with the scene ; and then by followingit to its close he was able to supply the information required . Here is the authenticated recordo f another good example of such a case

,in which

the power of thought-reading is much more prominently exhibited, since all the questions were mental . It is extracted from the Repo rt o n Spiritualism

,published by Longman

,London

,in 1871

,and

is to be found 1n the Exam inatio n of the Master

of Lindsay, p . 215.

A LOST WILL .

A friend o f mine was very “

anxious to find thewill o f his grandmother, who had been dead fortyyears

,but could not even find the certificate o f

her death . I went with him to the Marshalls,and

we had a s!ance ; we sat at a table, and soon theraps came ; my friend then asked his questions

mentally ; he went over the alphabet himself, o r

62 MY STI C TEST BOOK, HINDU OCCULT CHAMBERS.

sometimes I did so,not knowing the question .

We were told ( that ) the will had been drawn by aman named William Walter, who lived at Whitechapel ; the name of the street and the number ofthe house were given . We went to Whitechapel

,

found the man,and subsequently

,through his aid

,

obtained a copy of the draft ; he was quite un

known to us,and had not always lived in that

locality,for he had once seen better days . The

medium could not possibly have known anythingabout the matter

,and even if she had

,her knowl

edge would have been of no avail, as all the questions were mental ones .

CLAIRVOYANT READINGS .

This power of clairvoyance is also frequentlydisplayed in a minor way at the weekly meetingso f which I have spoken . After the trance addressis over

,the medium usually expresses her readi

ness to give descriptions,or “ readings ,

” as theyare often called

,of the surroundings of various

members Of the audience . Where the circle is asmall one

,something will be said to each of its

members in turn ; if there be a large number gathered together

,individuals will be selected and

called up for special attention .

I have heard striking fragments of private


a girl ;’an

’som e young chap he was

,too !no t more

than five-and-twenty, and to be drownded likethat !”

Medium . Um !yes—yes—ah ! I see him moreclearly now—yes , you

’re right . It ’s not a whitebeard—it ’s the white undershirt what sailorswears— that ’s what it is !”

Cho rus .

“How lovely !how wonderful ! Ain ’tit beautiful to think they can come back like this !’

I have heard just about that sort of conversationa score of times ; and it is naturally not calculatedto produce a very robust faith in that particularmedium. Yet perhaps through the very sameilli terate woman there would come on another o ccasion some message about a matter of which shecould by no possibility have known anything—a

message which she could never have evolved fromher sordid consciousness by any amount of clumsyguess-work .

A PRI VATE TEST.

I remember on one such occasion applying alittle private test of my own to a medium in apoor London suburb . She was a coarse-lookingwoman

,whom I had never seen before

,but she

seemed earnest enough,though far from cultured .

She went on from one member o f the circle to an


other, monotonously describing behind each o f

them spirits with flowing robes and smiling faces ;she varied the story a little in my own case bygiving me a dark-looking foreign gentleman

,

with something white round his head,

” which mayvery possibly have been true enough

,or may have

been merely a coincidence.It occurred to me to try whether she could see athought-form, so as a change from all these reverond white-haired sp I rits with flowing robes

,I

set myself to project as strong a mental image asI could construct Of two chubby boys in Etons

,

standing behind the chair o f the member of thecircle who was next in order for examination .

Sure enough, when that person’s turn came

,the

medium ( o r the man speaking through her, if therewas one

"

) described my imaginary boys with tolerable accuracy

,and represented them as sons o f

the lady behind whom they stood. The latter denied this

,explaining that her sons "were grown

men ,and the medium then suggested grandchil

dren,which was also repudiated

,so the mystery

remained unsolved“ But from the incident I deduced two conclusions : First, that either the medium was genuinely clairvoyant or there reallywas a dead person speaking through her ; and secl

o ndly, that whoever was concerned had not yetsufficient discernment to distinguish a thought

6 6 MYSTIC TEST BOOK, HINDU OCCULT CHAMBERS.

form materialized on the astral plane from a livingastral body.

” The Other Side ofDeath, byC. W.

Leadbeater.

So far I have only been dealing with Spirit Sightfo r yourself, and for development only, but whenthe more important question arises of seeing forother people

,much the same conditions are re

quired ; let the person who seeks a seance orreading sit in front of you and take o ff his glove,touch his hand quite lightly with one o f yourfingers to establish communication between you,o r what is called “

rappo rt,” then you must look

earnestly and quietly into the glass and tell exactly what you see or what is given to you ; remember that o u no account must you reason ; to dos o is fatal ; simply make your mind blank and say

What comes into your head ; do not think that itmay be improbable and so refrain from voicing it

,

the things which come to you in this way will becorrect ; you do no t know why, you cannot knowwhat reference they will have to the affairs ofyour client but will find them true .

Unless the Crystal Vision is very true and clearyou will find that many things half formed in theglass will come to your mind as quite vivid pictures, since it is not the virtue of the glass butyour own Spirit Sight which can read the AURAo r see in the Astra] light o f those who “consult yo u.

THE MAGIC A ND OCCULTISM OF INDIA. 6 7

ROCK CRYSTAL OR HINDU BERYL.

The real Rock Crystal or Beryl is very expen

sive,quite a small one costing $50, but you can get

an excellent Crystal or imported Sphere for $3that will do equally as well, or the Magic o r BlackMirror

,the materials for making which will cost

yo u about

AURA OR ASTRAL LIGHT .

To return to the AURA or Astral Light,this is a

very important consideration, since as soon as youare able to perceive this about a person you canread meanings in the play o f its color as it surrounds every man

,woman and child .

The AURA or Astral Light is a mist-like emanation which arises from every animate and inanimate object .The AURA or Astral Light thrown o ff by peopleis composed of tiny atoms of so minute a characterit is entirely imperceptible to the naked eye

,but is

clearly visible to those who have succeeded in socontrolling themselves that they can obtain thestate of introspection and see spiritually at will.This is referred to Often in Europe and Americaas Clairvoyant Sight. The AURA is of the natureo f a cloud which entirely surrounds the person sitting, and it is through reading this either know

6 8 MYSTIC TEST BOOK, HINDU OCCULT CHAMBERS.

ingly o r unconsciously that the Clairvoyant is ableto deduce the events in the lives of those aroundhim.

The ability to see this AURA or read in theAstral Light

,is only acquired after long practice

and psychic training, which means that you haveto sit regularly, to eat temperately, to have com

plete control over temper, your feelings, true faithand belief in yo urself to get results ; and also itmeans sexual purity and continence

,yet without

doubt the results more than repay one for theeffort required to obtain them.

It is best when the clairvoyant faculty or yourSpirit Sight has been developed to the necessarydegree

,to sit lOOking quietly at the subject, with

o ut winking the eyes at all, m ake the mind blankand gaze very steadily for at least ten or fifteenminutes in silence ; at the end o f that time you willperceive by your Spirit Sight the health AURA o r

Astral Light, which is a kind of bluish grey mistarising from the body ; when you see this youare getting on and other developments may beexpected to follow.

Mr. C . W. Leadbeater in speaking of A stralTho ught-fo rm s in his wo rk,

“The Other Side o f

Death, says

“Every thought o f the man which is connected

THE MAGIC AND OCCULTISM O I' INDIA. 69

with self o r tainted by any desire for his own gaininstantly draws round itself matter o f the astralplane as well as of the mental, and remains hovering round him . If any man yields frequently tothoughts of this type

,he makes for himself exceed

ingly strong thought-forms , which are constantlyfed and rendered more and more powerful by eachrecurrence of the feeling. During physical lifethese are invisible to him

,although their influence

is constantly reacting upon him and tending toreproduce in him the thought which created them ;but after death they become visible and hauntingforms from which he cannot escape

,because their

attraction to him is of the very essence of theirnature . In many cases it is in this way that menfirst come to realize how ugly and hateful some oftheir thoughts may be

,and so they learn to exo r

cise more rigid supervision over them.

A man may sometimes find himself surrounded

by thoughts which are not his own, for if any oneelse is directing towards him any strong feeling,whether it be of love or hate, o f joy or sorrow,

he will certainly find the thought-form which expresses it hovering about him

,and will feel within

himself the effect of its vibrations . It is in thisway that the strong thoughts . of love and thefriendly wish which should accompany a remembrance o f the dead produce so beneficent a result


upon them. We may, if we will, surround thefriend whom we have “ lost ” with a rosy cloud ofaffectionate thought

,through which he will see

everything co uleur de ro se, so that it may be averitable shield for him from unpleasant influences ; and its own action upon him will alsotend to stir up within him sympathetic feelingso f affection, and to calm all disturbances. A reference to Plate 1x I n Man Visible and I nvisible

will Show how the thought-form of affection isshaped within the astral body of the thinker

,and

in the illustrations to Mrs . Besant ’s article upon“Thought Forms ” in Lucifer, September, 1896the thought-form will be seen rushing on its waytowards its object .Other thought-forms are less pleasant than this ;and sometimes it is no small part of the retribution which overtakes the man who during earthlife has treated others harshly to see after deaththe thought-forms of those whom he has injured

,

and to feel the vibrations which radiate fromthem . On the contrary, one who has been widelyloved is very much helped and uplifted by the currents of thought directed to him. A very noticeable example Of this was seen in the case of HerMajesty the late !ueen Victoria, whose rapidpassage into the heaven-world was undoubtedlydue to the millions Of loving and grateful thought


ated by many persons to co alese into one giganticphantom

,and if this be o f an unpleasant nature

,

the result may be very terrible—The Other Sideof Death, byLeadbeater.

The m eaning attached to Tho ught-fo rms and

HUMAN AURA will be given in a later lesson

CLAIRVOYANT OR ASTRAL SIGHT .

Now so far as the different kinds o f Clairvoyance o r degrees Of Astral or Spirit Sight are concerned

,I shall place normal Spirit Sight first .

The only natural and n o rmal Spirit Sight o r

vision is o btained by so contro lling yourself that

you can by yo ur own faith and will bring abo ut

the interio r fo calization o f the m ind at will.

Clairvoyance in a trance condition,when the

subject is at the mercy o f chance Spirits,is no t

always reliable and seldom as clear as the normalvision

,which is the result Of self-induction .

C lairvoyance under Hypnotism,which is prao

ticed to a great extent by the Hindus , thoughcapable o f great development, is open to the samecharge as the Neophyte, who, not having full andclear Spirit Sight himself, does not ever know thatspirits may assume command o f his subject ’smentality

,what personalities they assume o r what

mischief they may bring about, so that if you

THE MAGI o A ND 0 0011a o r INDIA. 73

really want the best be content with the methodsgiven here

,which yo u are receiving for only a few

dollars, until such time as you may be able toreceive private and personal instruction from amaster.Remember that the hum an AURA o r AstralThought Forms imprint themselves and their history on everything they come in contact with, andby these means you can develop the power o f

Psychom etry, which is so closely allied to Clairvoyance that it is difficult to say which is whichwhen a “ sensitive” begins to work.

Given a letetr o r an article belonging to anyperson you can in this manner learn the historyby simply holding the same lightly in your hando r against the right side o f your head, never to theforehead, as some surface writers advise .

If you will follow the instruction I have given

yo u will make a splendid Seer,-and I say this to

all, who will have true faith and absolute beliefin themselves

,since the gift o f the Spirit Sight

is free for all who fulfil the conditions and believe .

Does not Jesus,the Greatest Master and Clair

voyant that ever lived,say A cco rding to yo ur

belief be it unto yo u .

” To you,then

,who believe,

and listen for the inner voice of revelation,and

the oncoming o f the Spirit or Astral Sight, allnature and all the hidden doings and secrets o f


mankind will be as an open book ; nothing will behidden from you when you choose to use yourinn er or Astral Sight .

PRACTICE.

Sit daily for half an hour in perfect silence,and

at a time most suitable to yourself,and gaze into

the Crystal, glass bowl or mirror ; record all thatpasses ; you must not reject things on the pleathat they may be fancy ; very little is fancy thatcomes to you in this way, but is mostly real, evenif it appears shadowy. Do not forget the breathing exercises

,as these have a very great potent

effect upon the inner sight and will help yougreatly. Do n o t fo rget, friend, whether you be a

bro ther o r sis ter in this wo rk, to rem ember every

thing I have said to you in the fo repart of thisbo ok under the heading

“ IMPORTANT WORDS . I

suppo se yo u understand that a hair-brained fo o ln o r a lazy, brainless individual canno t get results .

I f yo u want results, get down to go o d hard wo rk;keep at it all the tim e and do n

’t was te your tim e

trying to find fault o r complaining about your no t

being able to do anything, fo r if you fail it is yourown fault.

Apparitions are referred to as follows by C . W.

Leadbeater in his book,“The Other Side o f

Death”


There was a time not many years ago when itwas fashionable to ridicule anyone who had hadthe good fortune to meet face to face an inhabitant o f the world usually unseen

,and though such

experiences were presumably no less common thenthan now, those who encountered them naturallykept them to themselves if they valued their reputatio n as sane members of a materialistlc society.

”

Within the last few years,however

,a salutary

change has come over public opinion in this respect . To sneer at psychic phenomena is now

recognized as showing not intellectual vigour butignorance and assumption . When there exists aSociety for Psychical Re search which numbersamong its members well-known scientists like SirWilliam Crookes and Sir Oliver Lodge

,and public

men like Mr. Arthur Balfour,and when that so

ciety issues huge volumes of learned reports uponsuch phenomena and considers them worthy o f

careful and prolonged investigation,it is no longer

safe for anyone who wishes to be in the fashionto raise the silly and antiquated parrot-cry o f

superstition .

’

“ Impartial enquiry into the subject o f apparitions shows us that from all countries o f the worldthere come well-attested accounts of the occasionalreturn of the dead . Such visitors have rarely

given much information with regard to the world


from which they came,though a good deal may be

inferred from collation and comparison of thevarious stories . But at any rate the mere factthat man does survive the process called death isproved for any fai r-minded investigator by theseaccounts alone .

As Mr . W. T . Stead remarks in the introductionto his “Real Ghost Stories ”

Of all the vulgar superstitions o f the halfeducated, none dies harder than the absurd delusion that there are no such things as ghosts . Allthe experts

,whether spiritual

,poetical

,or seien

tific, and all the others, non-experts, who havebestowed any serious attention upon the subject,know that they do exist . There is endless varietyof opinion as to what a ghost may be. But as tothe fact of its existence

,whatever it may be

,there

is no longer any serious dispute among honestInvestigators . If anyone questions this

,let him

investigate for himself. In six months,possibly

in six weeks,or even in six days

,he will find it

impossible to deny the reality of the existence ofthe phenomena popularly entitled ghostly. Hemay have a hundred ingenious explanations of theorigin and nature of the ghost, but as to the existence of the entity itself there will no longer beany doubt . ”

THE MAGIC AND OCCULTISM OF INDIA.

SPIRITUALISM .

Another way in which many travelers haveretu rned is through the use of the means providedby modern spiritualism. I am well aware thatthere has been much fraud and deception in thisconnection

,but I also know from personal investi

gatio n that there is truth to be found along theselines by the patient and indefatigable seeker .Unless specially trained in the higher clairvoy

ance, however, the enquirer is very much at themercy o f various masquerading entities

,and this

line of research is surrounded by pitfalls intowhich the unwary may very readily stumble . I

hope later to devote some pages to a careful analysis o f some o f the phenomena o f spi ritualism,

butfor the present my point is that here I s ano thersource from which information as to the life afterdeath i s to be obtained by those who are willingto take some trouble in lo oking fo r it.

”

It may be said that any value which spiritualistic testimony may possess is largely discountedby the fact that it is not always consistent— thatthe accounts given by spirits at various times andplaces have differed considerably. This is quitetrue

,and I am by no means suggesting that all

spirit evidence is equally worthy o f acceptance .

But I do say that in verym any cases the com


municating entity is telling the truth as far as heknows it

,and that the difference between the state

ments made by two such entities is often due to thefact that both of their views are partial

,and not to

any wilful deception practised by either of them .

”

“For example, most of those who speak throughmediums in England and America describe theafter-death state as a progressive life in a ‘summ erland,

’ which is in fact only a glorified reproduction o f the earth, and so far as they give anyreligious teaching it is always a kind of Chris

“

tianity-and-water—certainly wider and less rigidthan the orthodox idea

,though usually very much

vaguer,but still distinctly Christian in tone . One

gets so used to this that I remember it was quitea surprise to me when I attended my first s!ancein Ceylon to find that all the communicating entities

'

were Buddhists,and that beyond the grave

they also had found their religious preconceptionsconfirmed

,exactly as had the members o f various

Christian sects over here . But differences suchas these become easily comprehensible when weunderstand that after death

,as before

,like

attracts like,and that people o f the same race,

religion or caste will keep together and remainapart from the rest of humanity in that world asin this . ”—The Other Side of Death, Leadbeater.


and wait ; this repeat five or six times,keeping

the eyes still closed, and'

great waves of color willpass before you in sweeping

,rolling lengths

,which

will pass from one side to the other. This methodis followed by the Hindus , Sitting or lying, whenthey want certain information about you .

When the Astral Auras become clear and vividyou will place the full meaning given upon them ;when cloudy then wi ll the reading be averse .

The same can be done with the Crystal,but the

Aura will not always be so vivid,and for the

ability to see the AURA I much prefer the methodgiven here

,as names and faces will float in the

clouds of Astral Light.

ASTRAL AURAS A ND THEIR COLORS.

The different AURAS shown in the Astral Lightare ten in number and they have a fixed meaning,but they are seldom seen pure as in the prism.

The meanings which follow are of great use to theSeer, no matter whether the colors appear in theCrystal or with the high phases of Spirit Sight .

ASTRAL COLORS A ND THEIR MEANING.

Orange,material success

,very good .

Green,joy

,pleasure

,light hearted .

Yellow,a surprise—if cloudy

,unpleasant news .

Blue,intellectual

,a good brain.

THE MAGIC AND OCCULTISM OF I NDIA. 81

Violet,spirituality

,Spirit Sight possible.

White,is of good omen .

Black,trouble

,danger

,a bad omen .

Crimson,love

,sympathy, and good will.

Red, passion, very sensual

So much fo r the general readings ; now fo r theenlarged .

If the Astral colors should happen to comewithin the mental vision with any planet, zodiacalSign

,letters, numbers , etc . ; attached it will alter

the meaning, but at first be content to wf'ite down

the nature of any vision carefully and interpret atleisure.

ASTRAL AURAS IN THE CRYSTAL .

Always get at this before you attempt furtherdevelopment o f your Spirit or Astral Sight .Bear in mind also that many of these conditionschange and alter from day to day even—un lessthe Astral Aura is very dense and dark

, o r allvery light and pure

,when the uniform condition

will indicate a certain “ set condition” in themental and spiritual conditions .You will always find that the fine and pure

AURAS rise ; they will be highest in the Crystal,above the head in the AURA. The denser colorsalways sink

,the purer rise .

Y ou will see from this how to read the colors ,


but yo u should always balance one against theother ; never jump to a conclusion, and never tell

people to o much. They are not intended to liftthe veil altogether .

When the Astral Light or AURAS appear in theCrystal you can give them the same meanings aswhen they appear around the head of an individual, but remember that often faces , figures

,sym

bols,etc .

,come into the Crystal surrounded by

waves or clouds o f AURA,when the colors will

indicate the condition the person whose faceappears is in, and you must give your readingaccordingly.

THE MEANING OF THE AURAS .

PALE VIOLET signifies love,passion

,suffering

and great endurance.

GREEN shows the person will attain victo ry andsuccess , a bright and cheerful character, full oflife, of good purpose, and ever ready to see thehopeful side of things .A dark sickly green signifies a deceitful

,evasive

nature,a double-tongued person whom you should

place no confidence or import in ; SHUN THEMwhateveryo u do , fo r ifyo u don

’t you will regret it .

BROWN signifies greed,avarice

,disappointment

and dishonor.

THE MAGIC AND OCCULTISM OF INDI A. 83

These colors will appear clearly to you , if yourinner Sight is developed in the AURA or AstralCloud which envelopes mankind and all livingbodies ; they will also be observed in your Crystalo r Magic Mirror.Y o u will seldom see them alone ; they will nearlyalways appear with symbols

,letters or some indi

cation o f form which will give you the real Keytotheir meaning.

These different colors o f the Auras indicateclearly the mental and spiritual condition

,as well

as the traits '

an

'

d characteristics o f the people whoconsult o r whom you are diagnosing.

Y ou can tell at once what condition your clientis in

,as your Spirit Sight grows and yo u learn

to interpret the Astral Colors .The gross

,material and mentally unorganized

people will be surrounded with darker shades o fred

,of black

,

~

o f brown, o f blue, o f green ; meanand treacherous people will have clouds of brown

around them,those who are deceitful and jealous

will have clouds o f mustardy yellow or dirty green,whilst the hypocrite will be surrounded with abrowny blue mixture . The bad tempered, irritableperson will have much scarlet ; the sensual personsclouds o f red. It is thus the hypocrite and thedeceitful will be made known to you alone .Now in this way you strike the very key-note o f


the person you are dealing with and find at oncethe true reason for their actions

,their troubles

,

and often the symbols and visions which relate tofuturity appearing in the Aura or Crystal.

WHITE is a token o r emblem o f innocence, faithand purity. This 1s but seldom seen in the Aurao f ordinary people, but comes to those of specialspiritual training who have learned the great lessons ,

“Contro l Thys elf,” “Know THYSELF.

”

RED,o f a pale shade or tint signifies love, cre

ative power, a character full of warmth, inventivegenius

,vitality and true worth .

SCARLET signifies lust,passion and a low,

degenerated, sensual nature .

BLOOD RED means war, hatred, punishment.

SCARLET A ND BLACK combined in the Astral AURAindicates a diabolical outburst o f passion

,possibly

bloodshed and poor control over the will o r reasoning powers .

BLACK prominent in the AURA will show materiality, affliction, gross earthly thoughts and amercenary nature .

GREY means frequent mourning, trouble andcontinued so rrow ' and disappointment .

PALE BLUE shows an intellectual nature, o ne

THE MAGI C A ND OCCULTISM o r INDIA. 85

who is in an advanced state o f development andunderstanding of self-hood .

DEEPER SHADE OF BLUE shows religious fervour,but if there is a mixture o f brown or grey with itthere will be a good deal of selfishness and piousdeceit with the religion, and a good deal of narrowbigotry in the nature o f those who show thisAstral Color.

YELLOW o f a muddy,mustardy color will belong

to a person envious , jealous, whose disposition isunsatisfactory in his dealings , inconstant, oftendeceitful and a liar .

CLEAR PURE YELLOW indicates the highest ordero f intellectuality

,intuitional and generally spirit

uallydisposed .

ORANGE indicates a somewhat lower order o f intellectuality and a good deal o f success in comm ercial life .

A DEEP VIOLET BLUE a very high state of spirituality

—it is seldom seen, however, I regret tostate .

A CLEAR BRIGHT BLUE will indicate a conditiono f religious fervour

,and where there is much of

this it might quite possibly be unbearable to thosesurrounding the person, who will wait neither time


nor opportunity to thrust his pious opinions uponthem.

Where considerable pale blue Astral Aura is inevidence yo u get the man who is coldly intellectual,often scientific, generally piety and free from lustof passion. These people have a refining influenceon others and frequent places of art and culture

,

and refined music.

DARK YELLOW AURAS are always best avoided,

people with these arealways very jealous , enviousunscrupulous and deceitful . Bad for businessdealings

,and bad associates .

The CLEAR SHADES OF YELLOW indicate a veryhigh order of intellectuality

,and these people will

be o ut o f the common run, not at all frequentamongst your client

'

s .

So with the VIOLET BLUE AURA,the man o r

woman who carries this has intense aspiration forspiritual things

,will never mix up with anything

degrading, gross or mean . Will be trustworthy,truthful and genuine . Good people to associateand do business with .

THE INFLUENCE OF THE ASTRAL COLORS ONOTHERS .

The influence upon others of the varying shadeso f the RED ASTRAL AURA thrown o ff by certainpeople is widely different .


BLUE and PALER VIOLET, with perhaps some muddyyellow o r green combined in it—here you have passion

,a certain degree o f intellectuality

,a desire

fo r spiritual things,but an underlying strata o f

deceit, selfishness and jealousy which will keep thesubject from any great advancement—a weakcharacter clearly.

Warn him of this if you feel it wise.Now there comes into your vision another faceand surrounding it you get clouds of red and black,o f brown even and flashes o f scarlet .You will see at once that it is necessary to warnyour client o f this man, who can be no friend tohim and only a bad influence .

THE BLACK AURA.

The influence of the BLACKAURA is lowering andbrings a depressing influence upon other people,and affects all those who may come in contactwith it .Its influence upon the person who creates it isvery bad

,it brings his life into chaos

,it keeps him

o n a low level,it creates gross imperfect conditions

which are difficult to overcome. Such people arealways in trouble, too , and seem to attract evil anddisaster.


CHAPTER VI .

SYMB OLS AND PLANETS .

I n your last lesson I stated that in addition tothe actual vision o f color perceived by your SpiritSight, there are times when the planets would beseen in connection with these colors .It must be borne in mind that to be a successful

Seer and Medium the world o f symbols must befully grasped

,and that for o ne person who can

see things as they actually occur in the AstralLight there are twenty who s ee the same thing insymbols . The exact vision is rare

,and even when

it is frequent, as in the instance I shall give youlater

,when the help of what are called elementals

are called forth—a practice I do no t for o ne instant advocate, and o ne which is seldom reliedupon—there are times when the revelation is no to f a nature to help o r elevate .

WHITE A ND BLACK MAGIC .

In the symbolic world, on the contrary, there isvery little of this , but the earnest student must

90 MYSTIC TEST BOOK. HINDU OCCULT CHAMBERS.

learn to distinguish between white and black

magic,and to remember that the subject of Spirit

and Astral Sight and Occult Powers covers a verywide area, and can be put to all sorts of uses, good,bad and indifferent .As in all else the planets must play an important part in our being

,and when the symbols

appear. in the vision, they carry with them a distinct and very important meaning.

SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC.

The signs o f the Zodiac are divided into fourgroups

,and these groups are known as triplicities,

earth, air, fire and water .And the atmospheric spirits , those namelessbeings which throng the very air we breathe, called“ elementals

,are also divided into four groups

governing the same elements .Clairvoyants

,Mediums and sensatives are in

particular open to the inroads of these m ischievous influences

,and must be warned against them .

The Earthy Triplicity is Taurus , Virgo andCapricorn.

The Triplicity is Aries , Leo and Saggittarins .The Water Triplicity is Cancer, Scorpio andPisces .When people come

’ to you clad in certain colors,


o r yo u find these colors predominating in theirhome, dress , etc .

, then you can place them underthe Triplicities to which they belong

,and you can

tell them what elementals they must avoid .

Those people who belong mostly to the airytriplicity will have a love for blue

,red and black.

The fiery triplicity gives off White,red

,yellow and

green . The watery gives brown,green

,white ; and

the earthy gives black,brown

,white and yellow.

I do not say that these colors will be found tobe by themselves

,but they will surely predominate .

It is taught by Hindu Seers that Where the fourelementals , earth, air, fire and water, prevail therewill be found certain corresponding spheres governed by spirits o f the planets and these elem entals bear names according to the substanceover which they rule

,and the elementals which

they obey their dictates .

In the Sanscrit they are known as followsThus Akasha is inspired by the good I ndra andsignifies the mother ether . Fire by A gni—air byPavano —water by Varuna— earth by Kshiti .

It is taught that under each of these exalted intelligences there are seven orders , and under them

yet again seven orders and so o n ad infinitumthrough the cosmos into chaos .The ancient Initiated o r Cabbalists divide theelementals thus :


Fire,Salamanders .

Air,Sylphs .

Water,Undines .

Earth,Gnomes .

They Simply swarm in the elemental they represent, and they attend each individual accordingto their ofi ce, and strength in that individual

’S

psychic,other than material, composition.

A man or woman is spiritual o r material, not somuch according to their fleshy standard, as thestandard of their soul . When these elementalsare in a peaceable frame of mind they do very littleharm

,or indeed none

,and often good . But when

they are disturbed o r in a malevolent frame ofmind

,they are like swiftly moving flames o r atoms

swishing through their elemental under immensedynamic pressure .

These infuriated elementals when they come incontact with human beings work havoc with theirvictims

,causing disease, disaster and all sorts of

trouble, so that when I ask my pupils no t to sitlate at night gazing at their Crystals or a BlackMirror, I am really warning them against theundue influences likely to attack them in the formof malevolent elementals .

These spirits of the sub-human kingdom aregoverned by natural law and also by human will

,

they can be controlled by those who are their


to communicate with some dear ones who havepassed out of the body. To do this they either trycrystal gazing or go to a Spiritualistic medium

,

yet half the time the results are but the pranksand games on the part of the elementals whichswarm in the atmosphere . Hence the Clairvoyantor Medium must not sit for development at a timewhen these spirits have most power

,viz .

,at late

hours in the evening and in the very earlyhours ofthe morning. The best time to sit fo r developmentis certainly from eight to nine o ’clock in the evening. Sit in a dark room and concentrate all yourthought upon the person youwant to see

,at first

you will obtain little result beyond clouds of color,

and perhaps many varying forms,not the one you

seek,all the room will seem to be full of light and

people,then take ful l deep breaths as directed in

the last chapter and at last the desired form willappear .

The great thing is to avoid promiscuous influences , and another thing is to sit alone if possible,and certainly not with more than o ne person in theroom—remember that law and will power areexpressions of the universal spirit, and that will,law,

and the perfect self-balance taught by the lesson “Control Thyself” all tend to establish a po sitive mental attitude which is quite able to avoidthe troubles threatened by elementals . When the


Seer is in a weak and negative state of mind, theylay themselves open to be obsessed by elementals

,

and for this reason a trance Clairvoyant is oftenthe victim of promiscuous control and misleadingresults—and this also very o ften leads to insanityand death.

I do not advocate trance Clairvoyance,it is dan

gerons and seldom reliable,but as these chapters

would not be complete without a few words o n

the subject of self-hypnotism I will proceed todescribe what I have found to be the best method .

Hindu Masters and Seers are able to induce thestate of introspection with a slight effort o f theirwill

,but the neopyte will find this an impossibility

until he learns to have faith .

Let the pupil sit facing the East,in a chair o f

wood,with a comfortable footstool. Then fix the

gaze steadily upon a Magic Mirror and draw thirtylong deep breaths . After a short time the eyeswill grow weary, close , and the Seer falls into astate of coma

,or Self-induced trance

,and is then

able to exercise the inner or Spiritual Sight . Theremust always be somebody in the room to take downall that is said

,of course the person for whom

you are in a trance will do very well,it is not nec

essary to have a third person . Give strict ordersthat no one is to arouse you , but make a suggestionto yourself as you enter the trance

,that you will

96 MYSTIC TEST BOOK, HI NDUDCCULT CHAMBERS.

awake after a certain length o f time. The processI have described above is a genuine trance, butthree-parts of the so -called trance mediums arenot in a trance at all but merely induce a state ofgreat excitement by deep breathing

,etc .

,and in

that state they are often less reliable than when incomplete hypnosis .I can only repeat do not attempt trancemediumship unless yo u are an adept and absolutemaster o f yourself, otherwise you will only layyourself open to trouble.

To revert again to the planetry symbols whenthey appear in the crystal, no matter what thecolors attending them

MARS always means action,war

,quarrels, a

martial spirit.

VENUS means love, marriage .

JUPITER,success

,often social

‘

position.

SATURN, at times trouble, more often melancho ly and great troubles .

The SUN means victory, joy, triumph .

MERCURY,financial matters, writing, literature,

science, etc .


Scorpio means passion, lust, red hot anger.Sagittarius , all things connected with ho rses ,racing

,animals , etc.

Capricorn, business matters , but of a heaviernature than those indicated by Virgo

,and also of

material pleasures .

Aquarius, matters of any nature to do with electrical engineering, the Occult and all things dealing with the hidden laws of the Universe

,one of

the most difficult signs to master and full o f allsorts of contradictions .

Pisces indicates sea journeys,travel

,water

fatalities and kindred matters according to thenature of the color clouds . And to each of these‘

signs according to the triplicity to which theybelong may be attached the warning necessaryagainst the elemental familiar to the sign . Whenattended by favorable colors the elementals willbe friendly, thus Aries, Leo or S agittarius at

tended with victorious colors means that the elem entals are friendly and that fire will help nothinder . And so with the others . The subject matter o f this chapter must be committed to memory.


CHAPTER VII.

How To MAKE, PREPARE A ND USE A MAGIC OR'

HI NDU

BLACK MIRROR.

The disciple who prefers to use a Magic Mirrorto the Crystal can

, o f course, do so , and many getfine results

,since the Mirror will be made with his

own hands, magnetised with his own magnetism,

and to most people will prove a much more valuable medium for clear seeing than the ordinaryCrystal

,and moreover it is not so tiring to the

eyes . However, using the Crystal occasionally isgood fo r continuous development of Spirit Sight .The first requisites are the necessary materials

fo r the Mirror,these can be obtained from places

I will name,but are not obtainable from the o r

dinary run o f artists , colormen or chemists .Write Messrs . de Laurence

,Scott 85 Co .,

1514

Masonic Temple,Chicago , Ill ., U. S . A . ,

for theglass which you must have to make the MagicMirror.These glasses are imported by de Laurence

,

Scott Co .,and are full concave . They are called

by de Laurence, Scott Co . The Hindu Black


Magics,as they know full well what they are used

for. Price of one glass , prepaid, packed againstbreakage,Next you must have a tube of bismuth and

o ne camel hair brush, which they will also supplyfo r 50 cents . Just send them andthey will send the glass for Hindu Black MagicMirror, the bismuth and brush prepaid . Nowprocure a pint of ordinary turpentine

,a yard o f

clean white linen,muslin or nainsook, for cleaning

the glasses,etc . , two saucers , which must be new,

and a sheet o f stiff cardboard or paper to rest yourglass on during the coating process .In addition to this you need a box which isdustproof to hold the Maglc Mirror while it isdrying and another box to contain it when fin

ished. This last may be obtained from any goodconfectioner.The Magic o r Hindu B lack Mirro r, after it is

finished, must be kept well wrapped in a black

velvet clo th when n o t in use.

Everything you use in the work must be cleanand new.

You must not tell anyone o f your project, butkeep it a secret.Y ou must do the work in a clean room, if possible the room yo u have prepared and made ready,as described in Chapter III .

102 MYSTIC TEST BOOK,HINDU OCCULT CHAMBERS.

cold during the process . The magnetising Shouldtake about twenty minutes and your thoughtsshould be lifted in pure aspiration the whole time .

You must not fail to mark the poles of the Mirrorso that you can always keep them right and leftand this is a most important matter as they mustnot be mistaken . The right pole will be the end ofthe glass nearest the right hand. When you havemagnetised the Mirror you will place it in thedryingbox and leave it for seven days, when theprocess must be again repeated as on the first o ccasion

,in fact , it is repeated three times, an in

terval of one week lapsing between each operation

,thus it takes three weeks to complete .

On each occasion you must carefully wash thebrushes and the saucers

,and place the Mirror

where there will be no prying eyes to see it and nounholy hands to touch it .This Mirror is the same as those ! used by theancient magicians and the Hindu Seers and is amuch more powerful instrument than you can buyready made . There is only your own magnetismin the work and this is a most important point

,

moreover you Should never allow any person totouch your Mirror

,nor to enter the room yo u use,

unless you receive clients,when you should cer

tainlyhave a different chamber to that of the ceremony

,for the eyes of the curious are not for your


secrets,nor their comments for the things you

hold sacred .

When you have finished the Mirror you mayuse it as you would a Crystal with the exceptionthat you hold it in your lap and place yourthumbs

,one on each of the poles

,the right thumb

o n the right pole and the left thumb on the leftpole . If yo u prefer, however, you may sit in thedark

,then you must gaze earnestly into the depths.

o f the Mirror and wait with all patience fo r whatmay appear.

“WITHOUT HASTE,WITHOUT REST

,

”

you cannot force these gifts o f the spirit .


CHAPTER VIII .

THE ASTRAL FLAME .

B efo re the disciple can obtain Spirit or AstralSight he must be absolute master of himself. Youcannot master the forces of nature until you canmaster those of your own body

,and before the

true initiation can take place,it will be necessary

to overcome the forces of the sense nature andhave absolute belief and faith in yourself.To the true initiate the physical senses andpleasures have no attraction

,they are in the world

but not of the world .

Then again,the fact that the ancient adepts

were celibate meant that they had complete control of their sensual and physical nature o r excesses .When the passions are not controlled

,the result

is terrible,and the birth of countless m o nstro si

ties,which literally throng the atmosphere and

continually impede the spiritual and earthy progress of the offenders

,is one of the sad trials o f


harm you,an even temper

,untiring perseverance,

pure living,freedom from animal desires —these

must be yours if you would lift the veil whichhides the Past and the Future .

If you desire to develop you Spirit o r Soul Sightso you can look into the future

,and also unfold

the past for others,you must fix your Mind upon

one single point at a time and believe that you willsucceed. Gaze into your Crystal and concentrateupon the knowledge you need— avoid speculationand make your Mind receptive . At the same timeyou must Will with all your might to know thecorrect solution of that which is to be unravelled.

Remember that the normal Clairvoyant is a powerin himself and is not of this world only

,but has

connection with the unseen .

The doors of Spirit Sight can only be openedto the man who has patience

,and these words

,Will

and Power, Belief and Faith, are the keys to theirunfoldment .

THE MAGIC o r MAGNETISM .

It has been held for many ages,more in the East

than in prosaic England and half-cultivatedAmerica, that Hoodooism o r Voodooism

,The

Black Art and Diabolical Magic, as it is calledthe Magic o f Magnetism—is all humbug.

THE MA G I C A ND OCCULTISM OF INDIA. 107

This is no t true as the sad records o f Witchcraft and Black Magic Show, and if the person whois thus cursed, by having an evil spell thrown over

them , has a weak and receptive mind and is wil ling by means o f auto-suggestion and that craveno f all cravens

,Fear, to aid and carry out the will

o f the sorcerer, o r the evil eye the results, aresometimes terrible indeed .

By means of various proceedings the personthus to be cursed is impregnated with the thoughto f the operator whether he be in or out o f thebody, and where this is very concentrated, it willbear seeds in weak and unorganized soil .Sometimes the ancient Black magicians wouldmould a wax image o f the victim and stick pinsinto it and curse it daily

,the object of this amiable

performance really being to concentrate the mindto the fullest extent upon the victim- it is simplya case o f concentrated venom. The man o r womanwho holds a positive mind

,who has learnt to rec ~

o gnize the principle“

o f eternal good, cannot behurt o r harmed in any way by these proceedingsno matter how powerful the operator.

A 1.

The magnetism in the crystal, which is focussedthere by the flow o f astral light from the eye o f theMedium o r Seer, enables you to see, and it is the


magnetism in your person which causes you toattract o r repel those you come in contact with indaily life .

The rules to acquire this magnetism to suchpurpose that it can be utilized by the disciple, soforming that perfect mastery which will enableyou to penetrate the secrets of nature

,are as fol

lows

The first Law is persistence, fixityof purpose .

The second Law is ‘ attention, concentrated at

tention about the person or thing enquired about.

The third Law is calmness . Y o u can learn nothing by hurry Or excitement, these things destroytheflow o f magnet

i

c currents .

The fourth Law is will, the“I wi ll have what

I want” power o f the Soul. This is the pivot uponwhich the others rotate and without it nothing canbe done .

The fif th Law is that o f intensity.

The sixth is that o f polarity. The positive andnegative prin ciple of nature, it represents thelight and darkness

,male and female, the positive

and negative side of things— I have explained thispositive and negative in my other chapters , so Iwill not repeat them.

The seventh Law is attraction,magnetism o r

desire .


Charity opposed to Luxury by Venus,that is

to say love o f mankind to love of self.Strength and Anger by Mars .Prudence and Industry in opposition to Idlenessby Mercury.

Temperance Opposed to Gluttony by Saturn.

Justice opposed to Envy by Jupiter.The seven attributes to the seven planets

,more

often known as the seven magical works—workso f light and wealth under the Sun.

Of mystery and the occult under the Moon. Ofskill and science, and of speech under Mercury.

Of wrath,chastisement

,and of war under Mars .

Of love,music and art under Venus . Of death and

malediction under Saturn. Of ambition and policyunder Jupiter .

These must be considered when invoking theSpirits

,for unless the work suits the planet o r

genii of the hour,the invocation will not be much

use .

The metals are Gold,Silver

,Iron

,Copper

,Fixed

Mercury,Brass and Lead.

The precious stones, Diamonds, Crystals , Emeralds, Agates, Sapphires, Carbuncles and Onyx.

Pentagrams or talismans are dedicated to someSpecial planet and as such must have the mark o fthe planet upon them.

A circle for the Sun,a scythe for Saturn, a


crown fo r J-upiter, a sword fo r Mars , a capital Gfo r Venus, caduceus for Mercury and a crescentfo r the Moon .

A medallion o f purest marble,white

,the size o f

a half crown piece may have the pentagram eu

graved in gold .

If the student cares to go to the expense andtrouble, the seven metals may be employed in themaking of this pentagram and also the sevenjewels

,but virgin marble and gold will suffice .

This pentagram is a powerful talisman fo r goodapart from its uses in ceremonies

, o r ordinarytalisman ’s upon parchment are equally as powerful

,and these can be prepared to order at the cost

o f 5 cents each.


CHAPTER IX.

ORIENTAL MAGIC .

The method o f influence used to large extentby Oriental women is , if no t quite so potent asa magnetised charm, very much easier to carryinto execution.

If any apology is needed for giving such instructio ns, I m ay say that all my sympathies arewith true love all the world over, and that to thosewho love legitimately and who fail, by reason o fthe interference of some other person or for somereason to get on with the subject of their love

,I

consider that any means are right to bring aboutsuch an end as may be desired, and to this purposethe teachings of the Rosicrucians

,the Old Magi

cians o f Germany, and others , are applied . Whatis the cause of half the misery between husbandand wife in this twentieth century ? Why justwhat it has been since the world began—m isunderstanding—and two temperaments unsuited to o ne

another . But supposing these two temperamentscan be adjusted so as to supply that which is


they may not have so much power as the Orientals ,for the former are brought up in an atmosphereo f mystery and occultism, and the latter aremostly prosaic and material . But the true Clairvoyant is very seldom Saxon

,there is generally a

strain of either .Celtic or Latin blood to accountfor

"

the Seer ’s power, albeit it is said that a purevirgin or a spotless boy can always see clearlywhen they are tested, but of this I have my doubts ,for ‘this is a power that must be cultivated anddeveloped .

But o ne thing is very sure, and that is that themagnetic Clairvoyance can be more easily and assurely utilized as the more expensive and costlyprocesses in use amongst Orientalists . To ascendto more ethereal and spiritual uses for clear visionwe come to the all important question of theesoteric meanings of color and numbers

,and

here be it understood that I am not in any wayreferring to the meanings

,etc., already given,

but to a very much higher sense,which is possible

to the adepts comprehension,and far above that

of the neophyte . There is ever thus an inner andouter meaning

,the one for the ignorant and the

other for those who know.

The consideration of the inner sense o f coloras supplied to the Divine man, and o f numbers as


applied to the same,will answer to the fo llowing

scale of colors , etc., etc .We will begin at the fountain head

,Divinity,

that which is, and which governs all .Divinity o r the Divine Being.

Number 1 Color—White .

First,The Hindu Sign—Aja .

The Spirit,the Entity

,the Individuality.

God the Father,the -Creator.

Number 2 Color—Deep Violet .Second Hindu Sign—Beth .

The Positive o r Sense Consciousness .The male and female expression Will Personality. The active generative principle . The division o f the Soul into male and female forms .Mind Sensory Organisms .The Mystic Interpretation o f man and woman.

Number 3 Color—Pale Yellow. (The dividingline between the gross and the ethereal . )Third Hindu Sign—Gimel .The Universal Life

,Generation

, etc.

Po stive o r Electrical.Man .

Will .Intelligence .

Power .Action .

Negative o r Magnetic.


Woman

Understanding.

Intuition .

The Human Hand and Woman .

Number 4 Color—Rose.Fourth Hindu Sign- Daleth .

Man or Woman on the Earth Plane . The o re

ative principle in the material form . God ’s workmade manifest. Human Love.

The Divine Man and Woman .

Number 5 Color—Purple .

Fifth Hindu Sign—He .

Man.

Woman .

Love .

Will.Wisdom.

Divinity.

Here we see the qualities reversed and merged,bearing out the statement made in a previouschapter

,that man and woman were one, parts o f a

perfect whole.

The Universe.

Number 6 Color—Green.

Sixth Hindu Sign —Vau.

Intelligence.Understanding.

Power .

Intuition .

Action.


CHAPTER X.

OCCULT SYMBOLS A ND THEIR TRUE MEANING.

In this chapter it is necessary to bear in mindthat a great many people see clairvoyantly notin actual vision, but by means of symbols , andthat these symbols again are often Shrouded incolor which adds a new meaning to them, I amgiving these meanings also .

Trees . When bright and green signi fy growth, “

development—when dark and dreary' lo oking

'

they

often signify deception.

A Ship in full sail means a water journey, whenit is sailing away

,but when it is sailing to the

subject it means coming news, if the ship IS eu

veloped in grey, the news is sad o r worrying, butif bright colors enshroud it

,the news is good . If

black clouds or a skull and cross bones appear onthe sails

,then is the person you are gazing fo r

about to cross the border .

A woman naked,standing under a bright light

,

signifies maternity,but an empty cradle would

signify that hopes in this line are doomed to bedisappointed .

The rising sun indicates marriage for a woman


and fo r a man success , but if it is clouded, it meansmoney troubles, and if eclipsed, it means oftenbankruptcy o r ruin .

The symbol of pigs means always human beingswho will work mischief

,if they are white then it

means they are white people, if black then itmeans that they are colored people .The moon when full signifies success but when

half a moon appears with clouds it indi cates thatall plans will be very unsettled and much worrywill befall the person SittingA long white road full of pebbles and stones

means trials and difficulties overcome .

A long dark passage or entrance with a brightlight at the end means that the person will havesudden knowledge and enlightm ent

‘ into hiddenand secret things .A key also means knowledge and a serpent withlight blue clouds or color rmgs means sensationand sometimes lust, with yellow clouds o r colorrings, love of hidden sciences , with light red itmeans reproduction o f species

,with bright green

it means cautiousness,sometimes secrecy

,and

without any color rings it means wisdom .

A crown means victory and a crown and swordmeans the same thing . However, a bird sittingon the crown means power o f growth and ob

stinacy.


To see a large drinking cup with light redcolors around it means love and often suddennews . With light blue it signifies a desire fo rknowledge, with grey it sign ifies helplessness, withdark red it signifies sensuality

,often the drink or

the drug habit and with great flashes of red andblack it signifies vices , bad thoughts, sometimesinsanity and e ven death . The play o f dark redround this symbol -is never good.

A padlock and key with bright light ( clear )around and behind it signifies Truth

,and often

spiritual illumination,with dark blI

'

I e it meansegotism

,selfishness

,with black or dark red or

reddish brown,particularly the last

,it means mi

serliness, greed and often hate, but if the symbolappears in the left co rner of the crystal attendedby clouds and flashes of black and scarlet it meansmurder

,imprisonment

,and very intense

,execu

tion,if the flashes are followed by pure pale colors

the meaning is aquittal.To see bottles With light red color, hospitalityand feasting, often an invitation, if attended bydark red it means sensuality

,often drunken feast

ing and always unfaithfulness . With a brightscarlet red it means adultery and attended byscarlet and dark green it may sometimes meandivorce .

A picture of a man or woman holding a bottle in


with large and prominent clouds of light blue itmeans a valuable document, possibly a bank noteo r money order, but with brown coloring, still onthe left side

,it means an overdraft

,with black,

deep disappointment .A sleeping child means motherhood

,but if there

is much yellow round it it means discovery, appearing in the centre of the crystal with violetshades it means pregnancy.

The symbol of a pen means authorship,but with

a pen much grey and black means trouble throughthe Signing of a name.To see a bird means aspiration—if the bird is

flying,hasty news . The symbol of a railway

train means the same thing .

A large bird to the left of the crystal with blackand red clouds means vampirism.

A large human eye means protection, intuition,the gift of prophecy and an anchor means rest .A viper means treachery and a spider meansentanglement .A triangle means psychic power . A bat flyingmeans great treachery. Hands without armsmeans a warning from across the border. A peacock flitting through glass also means a warning

,

often o f coming danger.

Horses are always good, but the gallows will

THE MAGI C AND OCCULTISM OF INDIA. 123

mean dn race, not necessarily death upon thesame.

Much money means riches,but when it is fol

lowed by a cloud of black which sweeps down overthe money and covers it, then you can predict aloss of money

,instead of gain .

The numbers also have an occult significanceand do not always , indeed very seldom,

meandates . 1 means with a pure white light Unity,God

,the Universe, with any other color it means

the beginning of a new enterprise, changes . 2

with pure light means force,with pale colors it

means intuitive knowledge o f unseen things . 3

means a birth,creation. 4 with light colors means

a new and successful enterprise but with dark redit means the same with loss . 5 means aspiration .

6 Human love. 7 is the mystic number and alsomeans victory

,it is always good . 8 is the

‘

m o ther

principle,it means also trouble which hanging in

the balance will be decided after long waiting . 9

means warfare. 10 is the symbol of a perfectsphere

,it signifies magnetic force, magic power.

When dates come into the crystal o r the mentalvision do not pay much attention unless you getthe whole date

,say May 22nd, then if a similar

date appears at the left hand side it is this year,if

on the right it is distant, maybe a year o r two , but


anything which comes right in the centre of thecrystal and appears to be clearly out will happenvery shortly. If it appears dim and way back itwill be distant.


can feel it, thinking is not any use, you must besure, if you make your mind blank and don

’t arguewith yourself the results will flash into your mindand as convictions they will be true .

‘

In the question of inspirational writing it isvery much the s ame thing

,do not mix inspiration

with spirit control,they are quite different things

make your mind blank as in the case of abovepractice, and then take a pencil in your hand andsit down quietly and wait

,write anything that

comes to you—do not mind what drivel it is,but

just persevere and in the course of a few dayspossibly

,or weeks at any rate

,you will find that

you are no longer writing drivel, but things whichwill surprise yourself and which you may havebeen unaware of knowing even dimly.

In the development of Clair-audience,you will

find the same methods apply. Sit down alone andin silence

,still your mind and thoughts and listen

with all your attention and you will in time hearthat which mortal ears hear not as a rule .

For Telepathy,however

,I have small patience

with the usual card reading methods of to-day.

The first essential is a partner who is in sympathywith you and to whom yo u can turn for experi

ments . You can either arrange with him to sit atcertain times in a receptive state of mind o r youneed make no appointment with him, but make


him catch your thought without previous notice,

sit down and make a strong mental picture ofyour friend, hold it in your mind clearly, nowpicture him coming towards you

,watch him

,men

tally, covering the journey between his house andyour own , now call him aloud by name two or threetimes, say

“John Smith,” or whatever his name

is ,“ I want you

,come to me .

” Y o u will find thatin a very short time he will come to you .

Then yo u can proceed to send him more distinctive messages , make him bring you some artiele you want, some book o r paper

,after a time

he will do this easily too,then yo u can try sending

him short sentences and arrange with him that hewill take them down, it is astonishing in how shorta time you can communicate and that over any distance

,with those who are away from you . I do

not know o f any authenticated instance of thisbeing done where there was a lack o f sympathy between the experimenters .I have made some wonderful experiments alongthese lines myself

,and had most interesting re

sults , no t with any one person but many. I dobest wi th my true Chela ’

s (Disciples ) , possibly because the sympathy between us is always perfect.

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The Astral Lights hold the images o f the ele

mentals as I have explained in other lessons , when


yo u see these VI SI OnS clairvoyantly you can makethem of use to you, but as a rule those whichwill be of most use to yo u are those in your ownparticular sphere

,for instance if you are bOrn

under a fire sign,then you can use the elementals

o f that realm and so on .

‘

When you see the elemental

,you have then but to tell them the work

you want carried out and it;

will be performed .

You can send them forth upon your errand, certain that it will be done. The good commandsrelate to adeptship

,the evil to sorcery and Black

Magic pure and simple . The spirit thus invoked,

by either black or white magic,although only visi

ble to the clairvoyant eye,is distinctly felt by

those who are no t in any way clairvoyant, and

very often to their discomfort and fear . BlackMagic should be left alone

,but it is necessary for

the would-be adept to know all about it,not for

use at all but for avoidance .

When you command an elemental you can sendthem as I have said upon any errand yo u desire,but you can only make them do i t in their ownSphere .

In the more difficult matter of making other people not gifted clairvoyantly to see the vision clearto you, I do not at all advise my pupils to try thisfrequently, since it is very trying to their nerves .When yo u have the image clearly upon yo u, place

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CHAPTER XII .

OCCULT MEANING OF SPIRIT LIGHTS,VISIONS

,

DREAM S,SIGNS A ND WARNINGS .

OCCULT LIGHTS .—I will now explain to you the

correct meaning of the different colored occultlights

,which will appear to you from time to time

during and after your development in Clairvoyance or Spirit Sight .Should you be sitting at the table

,or in the

presence of anyone,or should you be holding a

private or public entertainment,better known to

all Mediums as a spiritual seance,and the differ

ent lights appear,the meaning is as follows

RED OCCULT LIGHT.

SHOULD THE RED LIGHT APPEAR, it denotes thatthe spirit is an Indian who is trying to revealsomething to you. If the light changes from a

deep red to a light red it denotes that this Indianis your guide . If it appears over a person towhom you are addressing

,tell them there is money

buried or hidden near where they reside,and the


spirit is trying to reveal it to them,o r tell them,

if you are impressed to do so,there is a secret

surrounding them, o r some o ne they are interested

in,and this secret will soon be discovered . If the

light raises toward the ceiling and falls quickly totheflo o r, we then advise you to follow the lightwith the mind ’s eye

,as it will lead you to the

place of location,matters not if it is money, or

something else of importance . The spirit'

I ndian

always makes hi s first appearance,by showing yo u

a red light .

GREEN LIGHT .—I f a green light appears to yo u

while you are alone it denotes that Some personis using you with deceit, this will be given to youby your guide for your own individual self. Butif the light appears over a person to whom youare addressing tell them that some one is usingthem with deceit and for them to be careful o ffalse friends

,and new acquaintances .

BLUE LIGHT—The blue light means the presenceo f a high and fully developed spirit

,and only ap

pears when there are great blessings and agreeable surprises coming. The moment you see this

light you will feel most happy,and you should al

ways act upon your first impressions after thisVI SI OI I appears .


YELLOW LIGHT .

-Should you be sitting with aperson and a yellow light appears at their feet

,

tell them to be careful of a near future illness

(Fever ) . If it appears over their head, tell themthere is some one in their family who is sufferingand there are grave hopes for their recovery.

LAMP LIGHT .— I n case you are Sitting talking to

a person,and you see a lamp appear before yo u ,

burning, and it suddenly goes o ut, it denotes thata member of

”

the family will pass away within ayear. If the lamp remains burning and the second lamp appears also burning it denotes a marriage in the immediate family. This vision is alsoused when persons ask you a question pertainingto marriage ; for instance, if some one asks you ifa marriage will take place

,wait for a minute

,and

if the vision appears according to the explanationo f the two lamps you can tell them positively yes .

PURPLE LIGHT .

—Signifies the presence of theethereal forces which is the highest and most powerful spirits , who only appear at certain times ,but whenever it appears it denotes brightness

,ele

vation,happiness and prosperity

,especially for

yourself and the one to whom you are addressing.

It matters not what you see, every object has agreat significance

,and your spirit guides will ex

plain much more to yo u as you grow stronger.


and lead you in the light of many wonderfulthings . I want yo u to continue in this manneruntil you can master these instructions I have sofar given you . Always allow yourself to firmlybelieve every thought or impression passingthrough your mind whilst sitting (for either yourself or some one who has employed you ) , is thespirit talking to you . Never forget your dutytoward those souls out of the body, called spirits,as they assist yo u many times .

VISION OF FLOWERS .

THE VISION o r FLOWERS—When reading for aperson

,or if for yourself, and the vision of flowers

appear,their meaning is as follows : Fennel

Flower,worthy o f all praise ; White Rose, ele

gance ; Balm,sympathy ; B endal Rose, happy love ;

Buttercup,ingratitude ; Deep Red Carnation, true

love ; Chrysanthemum,cheerfulness ; China Aster,

sentiment ; Red Clover, industry ; Citron, weakness

,easily led

,also lack of will power ; Holly,

patience ; Ragged Robin, wit ; Pineapple, perfect ;Pinks

,boldness ; Narcissus , egotism ; Oak Leaves,

bravery ; Oak Tree, power and hospitality ; Lilac,confidence ; Violet, faithfulness ; Tree of Life, oldage ; Apple Blossoms (white ) , deceitful (pink ) , affection ; Lettuce, cold heartedness ; Willow,

fo r

THE MAGIC AND OCCULTISM OF INDIA 135

saken ; Tree Foil, revengeful ; Yellow Lily, deceitand falsehood ; Heliotrope , faithful , honest, frankness

,determination and generosity.

If strict attention is paid to this lesson it willenable the Disciple to read the full and true disposition o f persons by the vision of flowers .In this lesson I have given you the true spiritomen of flowers .

WHEN READING CLAIRVOYANTLY,do not say to a

person,“I see a flower

,and it is a rose ;

”o r do

no t say,“I see a bird,

”o r an object of any kind,

as it would sound entirely o ut of place to thoseno t familiar with the laws o f Clairvoyance . A l

ways speak o f the meaning. For instance , you arereading the life of a lady or a gentleman

,and you

Should see the Fennel Flower appear ; or, youshould see also the Yellow Lily

,the Willow and

the Lilac,speak thusly “You are worthy o f all

praise,but at times yo u feel forsaken ; you place

to o much confidence in those who are only using

yo u with deceit, and also telling falsehoods about

yo u , etc .

No doubt yo u will think these visions very Simple

,but I will say even so , they are direct from

the spirit guides , and they are showing you thesewonderful visions , and are attempting to have yo uunderstand their meaning.

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You will have from time to time many visions,

and I could speak of many more ; but for the wanto f space I am obliged to omit many of them ; butI have given you what I think is most needed foryour future development. The spirits will Showyou many things as you grow stronger, and at thesame time they will impress you as to the meaningo f what they do show you .

THE VISION OF BIRDS,BEASTS A ND OB JECTS .

SPIRITUAL MEANING OF BIRDS,BEASTS

,FORMS ,

ETC .

—Should you be sitting, and see a white doveappear at the table, or otherwise, it denotes a goodmessage from afar o ff. Should the dove seemingly go away, and then appear with o ne wingblack, it denotes a message of illness from a nearfriend . If the wing is tipped with a white edge,it denotes illness of a near relative . In case thedove dematerializes, and then quick returns withboth wings black, it denotes a death o f a nearconnection.

THE BIRD o r WISDOM .-The Owl -is known as the

spirit bird of wisdom, and when it appears beforeyou holding in its mouth a letter, the message isas follows : The one to whom you are addressingis involved in business matters , and is seriouslycontemplating a change . Then tell them they willmake a change in business which will prove for


PEACOCK.

—Should you be sitting,or otherwise

,

and Chance to see a peacock appear behind a person, it denotes that person is full of vanity, andif you will only try you can flatter them to such anextent that they will worship you . This is a visionI seldom care to see, for when it appears it generally leads to you discovering many unpleasantthings pertaining to the person to whom it appears . They are not only full of vanity

,but they

are generally deceitful and dishonest ; but you canread for them as you are impressed .

THE VISION OF A RAINB OW .—Sl10uld you be sit

ting with a person,and you see the vision o f a

rainbow appear over them,read as follows “My

dear friend,I see that you are terribly worried

over domestic troubles,but you can cheer up ; all

troubles will soon vanish,and your heart will be

changed from sadness to perfect happiness,and

opportunities will soon present themselves favorably for you to gain that which you are now

grasping for ; go o u— all will be well .”

A VISION OF A SEA GULL .

—When you see a seagull appear

,seemingly in the far distance, it de

notes that the person to whom you are addressinghas a dear friend across the ocean, and that thereis a message of brightness coming to them . This

is a most beautiful vision, and to watch the gull


yo u will see that it performs all kinds of movements as it comes nearer to the person .

PRISON BARS—When appearing directly in backo f a person it denotes legal confinement. Whenappearing directly in front of a person it denotesanticipated crime . When appearing to the left o fa person it denotes a male relative will be confinedin prison ; if to the right, it will be that of a female .

VISION o r FIRE—This has two distinct meanings . First

,anger ; second, destruction ; but we

advise the Medium to speak of this according toimpressions , as you will find

,as yo u grow

stronger,that when fire appears many other vis

ions are bound to follow.

While writing the last paragraph we are advised by our guide to inform you that the visiono f fire also denotes buried money

,valuable papers ,

etc.,but only I n such cases where it appears be

fore you o ut in the open air (wood, fields o r plain ) .Many times an Occult ball of fire will appear be

fore you,and continue to follow you like a shadow .

Whenever this occurs I would advise you to paystrict attention to this

,as many times it will lead

yo u to the very spot where the spirit wishes youto go . I have seen a ball of fire appear about thesize of an ordinary apple

,and lower itself down to

the earth, and remain for several minutes . When

140 MYSTIC TEST BOOK, HINDU OCCULT CHAMBERS,

such occurs it is then positive evidence of valuables being at the exact spot or that a crime hasbeen committed there.

VISION o r SNAKES—The vision of snakes in allcases and upon all occasions positively denotesevil and meanness of every description . Whenappearing around yourself beware of all personsfor some time to come ; that is to say, of those ofwhom you think are not your friends and alsowatch those who pretend to be your friends . Whenappearing in the lap

,around the neck or waist o f

those you are addressing,do not trust them out of

your sight,for they are o f -evil and will do evil

to their best friend. Should the snake appearupon the floor

,or seemingly creeping toward the

person,tell them to be aware of all enemies and

evil-doers , but rem ember the persons to whom a

snake appears are generally o f evil character.

But when you are reading,and see a snake ap

pear near the person,do not tell them they are

evil,as I do not approve of telling people of the1r

evil ; always tell them of the good that they possess

,if any

,and I advise you to read as follows

“ I see there are evil influences around yo u , and itis advisable for you to change from such as soonas you possibly can

,o r it will prove greatly to

your disadvantage .

” By reading in this manner

142 MYSTIC TEST BOOK,HINDU OCCULT CHAM BERS.

denotes that which is hoped for will be lost,and

you should tell the person that they will be disappointed in whatever they have on their mind

,at

the time when calling to see you.

THE VISION o r A SWORD denotes that the personis halting between two opm i o ns ; they do not knowwhat course to pursue . Then

,if you see the sword

wave in the air and point north,it denotes success

fo r the person, and they Should act upon theirfirst proposition . If the sword appears in twoparts it denotes law suit and losses . To get morelight upon this subject

,kindly request your spirit

guide to give you further impressions . Thenspeak accordingly.

THE VISION OF AN EAR OF CORN .—Should you be

sitting with a person and you Should see an ear ofcorn appear before them, and the ear is full o fwell-formed, healthy corn, tell them they will soonmeet with wonderful success, and the comingevents of their life will be absolutely successful .It positively signifies full and plenty. In order toascertain if a person has money, ask your Spiritguide the ques tion, and you will see them bring

you an ear of full corn. If the ear appears to bescant

,tell the person they are surrounded with

poverty,and those who are poverty-stricken will

continue to meet with the same for some time to


come . If two ears of corn appear, it denotes poverty at present, but success will soon follow,

andthe person will gain greater wealth and happiness .Again

,I will say to you, pay strict attention to

all visions that appear before yo u and all dreamsand all impressions that are given to you

,even

though you may think this very simple ; but allowme to state that spirits do Show these things andgive secret information and warnings in dreamsand visions

,which you will do well to study and

try and understand . You might think to yourself,o r ask,

“Why do the Spirits not show or tell usjust what all these things mean

,without showing

so many strange visions ?” Well, it is their ways ,and we must abide by their laws . If yo u remember reading when “Jesus , the Master,

” appearedto His disciples , He spoke to them in parables .We might say,

“Why did Jesus speak parabolically to His followers ?

” But we know such wasthe case with Jesus

,and such is the case with

spirits . You have no right to question thesethings

,and it is utterly impossible to be misled

if yo u will study and attempt to properly interpretand understand those signs that are given fromspirit life.


TELEPATHY.

CHAPTER XIII .

PROJECTION OF ASTRAL MESSAGES .

In dealing with the question of Telepathic communication , I am not only giving you the best Iknow and practical development, but I am alsogiving yo u knowledge concerning my greatesthobby—a hobby I have no t taught others before,and in which I have conducted some very remarkable experiments .

Telepathy is the central factor in every phaseo f Psychical Research . In common with all physicdevelopment the faculty of thought reading andthought communication requires certain conditions

,and a degree of patient experiment .

It is more easilydeveloped in its simplest formsthan Clairvoyance o r any other method of research

,and in its more intricate and advanced

stages it can be brought to such a pitch of perfection that communication can be established be


o ff their material tendencies , will also be able totransmit and receive

,and can develop very fine

powers .So far as mutual understanding is concerned

,

the people who will work best together are asfollowsThose born in April with people born in Juneand February.

Those born in May with people born in July andMarch .

Those born in June with people born in Apriland A ugust .Those born in July with people born in May and

September.Those born in August with people born in Juneand October.Those born in September with people born in

November and July.

Those born in October with those born inAugust and December.

Those born in November with people born inSeptember and January.

Those born in December with people born inOctober and February.

Those born in January with people born inNovember and March .

Those born in February Wi th people born inApril and May.

THE MA GIC AND OCCULTISM OF INDIA. 147

Those born in March with people born inJanuary and May.

Also it will frequently be found that successfulexperiments may be made between people bornin March , August and December, those born inJanuary

,December and May

,those born in Feb

ruary, June and October,those born in July

,

November and March .

These rules are arbitrary ; so much dependsupon the instruments used

,and those who wish

to develop the faculty Should choose their partners according to the scale—this is

,however

,only

fo r continuous experiment, for by following myinstructions you can accurately read the tho ughtsof any perso n upo n whom yo u cho o se to co ncen

trate yo ur attention . Of this,however

,more in a

later chapter .

The Law which enables a man ’s tho ught, themost delicate and subtle factor in operation upono ur present plane (next to spirit ) to be transmitted from one mind and to be received and comprehended by another.Thought forms take the nature of pictures as arule- you think of a rose

,for instance, not as a

word,but as an image o f the flower . You send

your thought in a method I will explain,not as the

word rose,but as the mental picture . This pic

ture impresses itself with more or less force on


the mind of the receiver. He may be conscious o fthe picture, for these thought (pictures ) flashescome swifter than lightning, but he at once graspsthe meaning and thinks o f “ the rose .

” The message has been accurately transmitted . How ?The student asks naturally enough .

If my friend is in Chicago and I am in Madras,

India,what makes the journey of a single thought

over that vast distance possible ? The samemedium which enables Light and Sound to travelthe Ether.People who are not given to thinking do nottrouble themselves with any conjecture as to whatexists beyond the atmosphere which circles theearth. In Simple words , the Ether is a substancewhich fills all space—I nfinity. Science has provedto us that every conceivable object, from thought,the physical body of man, the air we breathe, thewater we drink, down to the grains of sand uponthe seashore

,are composed of billions and billions

o f tiny atoms .The Ether is not composed of atoms—it is asmooth substance

,filling all space ; it does not

cause any friction to bodies or particles movingthrough it

,and it is not subject to the laws of

gravitation. It has been described as a “ jellylike substance

,and to put the matter in plain but

unscientific terms it has the property of carrying


those trivial experiments,the purer your body and

mind,the better your results . A clean body, i . e .

,

a bath either once or twice a day,so far as exter

nals go ; spotless linen, clean inside ; no Spirits oralcohol, little or no meat- better not any— andgive no room to impure thoughts

,learn to control

anger,envy and all uncharitableness . All these

things cloud your mental or spiritual atmosphere,

and prevent the sending or receiving of telepathicmessages .So far as ordinaryMind

-reading is concernedtwo people are needed to carry out the experi

ments . The Mind Reader must belong to one ofthe less positive groups . The man or woman borninAugust

,April or December, will have too strong

an individuality to become receptive (without alengthy training ) to other people ’s thoughts, andthose born in June

,July (up to the 21st) , Novem

ber,February and March

,will be the best readers .

Theyneed a second person as operator, one bornin August

,April

,December

,January

,May or Sep

tember,to help them carry out the proceedings .

The Mind Reader is then blindfolded,and taken

out of hearing—better still out of the room ; thepeople remaining decide upon a test—many o f thetests are well known

,but may be used by begin

ners . Place a pin in any position, in any part o fthe house

,or even out of the house ; let everyper

THE MAGIC AND OCCULTI SM OF INDIA. 151

son who wishes to test the Mind Reader knowwhere

‘

the pin is ; the operator mentioned abovemust also knowThe Mind Reader o r Telepathist is then broughtin

,and the positive person

,who acts as operator,

stands behind the Telepathist and curves thefingers round so that both hands are poised overthe temples

,but not touching the head of the

Telepathist . Every person present thinks of thepin and its hiding place, and the operator co ncentrates his whole thought and will upon the Telepa

thist ’s brain, trying to impress the picture there,and willing steadily all the time that he shall gostraight after the pin—not a word must be Spoken

by anybody . After a few seconds the Telepathistwill sway from side to side

,as if uncertain where

to go,then will suddenly make a start and go

straight o fi towards the pin— the Operator willno t touch the Telepathist but simply guard againstfalls .After a week or two of practice

,a sensitive per

son wi ll be able to find any object at any distancein this way .

Although this experiment is trivial and not new,

it is excellent training for those who desire toopen up these channels o f silent communication,sharpens their senses and teaches their mindconcentration .

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In telepathic experiments with cards you canpass over the simple tests common with ordinaryMind Readers . For instance

,the audience may

select a single card, impress it on their mind, andthence to the mind of the Telepathist .A much more difficult feat is one which I haveconducted with great success . The Telepathist istaken out of the room

,the operator remaining as

before . To begin with, the entire pack of cardsmay be shuffled thoroughly, and then the feat ofremoving the Court Cards of every suit be decidedupon . The Telepathist is brought blindfoldedas before

,led to a table, given the cards . The

operator curves his hands round the brow as before

,without touching

,and all present fix their

thought upon the Court Cards . I have seldom hada failure in this experiment

,but all must give

entire thought and attention, o r the Telepathist

may fail .To read a name

,number of a bank note

,etc . ,

fastened securely in an envelope,the same process

is gone through,but in this more delicate and

difiicult feat the Operator may place his fingerslightly on the Telepathist ’s temples, to assist theflow of thought .One of my best mediums has

,with as many as

Sixteen or more pocket handkerchiefs taken froma roomful of people

,the handkerchiefs being tied

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CHAPTER XIV;

TELEPATHIC COMMUNICATIONS .

In the previous chapter I Showed you a Simplemethod of demonstration in the most common andconventional forms of Tho ught Transference,methods and experim ents which are to me uninteresting but which go a long way to convincesceptics .For all experiments passing those cited in thelast chapter certain conditions must be fulfilled.

Remember,first of all

,that the mental receiver

,

the brain,is a very sensitive instrument. Science

boasts of the delicacy of instruments which canmeasure light waves , sound waves, color waves,which can investigate the nature, size and atmos

phere of planets billions of mi les distant . Sciencehas yet to invent the instrument which can recordtho ught, but Nature herself has provided the instrument in the brain of another. Except inunusual circumstances

,this brain receiver will

only record thought with accuracy when the nervous system of the person is tranqui l, and so recep


tive,when it is not engaged actively in any mental

work of an opposite nature and when the surroundings are not of a character to distract themind . Therefore, repose and quiet are essential.Of course

,there are instances

,startling instances ,

too,o f a telepathic communication having been

received in the midst of turmoil,but I am dealing

with the question of experiment, o f pre-arrangedsittings

,not of sudden warnings

,etc .

It is best to commence at close quarters .Two kindred souls

,the one positive, the other

negative, may sit in the same room, later on inthe . same house but different rooms , finally indifferent rooms in different parts of the sametown, and gradually increasing the distance astime goes and easy communication is possible . Tomake these experiments a real success

,the mode

o f life and diet must be of the most simple nature.As little excitement as possible

,absolute cleanli

ness,and a clean room . Let the person who acts

as receiver sit down in a comfortable chair andfree his mind from thought . This is no t easy

,but

if the student will for a few days before startingexperiments sit down quietly for an hour daily,and let his mind run down

,i . e. ,

let it run downuntil he has thought up all his thoughts

,then

gradually it will be less difficult to think o f

nothing.

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.I n fact, many o f my students have found that

theb est way to m ake the m ind blank o r to co neen

trate it upon any single po int is to sit down withthe idea that the mind is free to think upon anysubject it pleases—and this very permission seemsto stop any desire for mind wandering.

This little rule will apply both to operator andreceiver .

Both students can sit, but, whilst'

the receivermakes his brain blank

,thinking of nothing

,ready

to take any impression which may be sent to him,

the operato r fixes his whole mind upon the message he wants to convey. It is best to begin withaction .

Think steadily that the receiver will get up ,walk to the window

,and pull down the blind

,or

anything else that may occur to you . The secreto f doing this successfully i s n o t to think—“youwill get up

,walk to the window and pull down the

blind”— in fact,you may go on thinking that for

quite a while and have no result at all . Closeyour eyes

,call up a mental vision of yo ur

'

friend,

see him sitting in the chair Opposite you, thensee his limbs move

,watch him put his hands on

the arm s'

o f the chair, hesitate a second, get up ,stand a second

,then walk to the window

,watch

him (mentally with your eyes closed all the time )step by step—watch the movement o f his legs ,


your receiver catch your thought as regards actiOnfrom any part of the house . Sit down quietly asbefore

,and close your eyes . Choose simple nouns

to begin with—your receiver must make his mindblank as before . Think intently of a book—not aword

,but the picture of it— ask your receiver to

give the impression he receives . He may hesitatea moment, then he says ,

“It is something oblong-it is—it is a book.

” Go on thinking clearly ofo ne object at a time , making the picture as sharpand vivid as possible . You will need to do thisat close quarters to commence with if you like

,you

may even hold the receiver ’s hand,though I do

not recommend this . One thing I must urgecarry your hobby into everything you do, try itseffect upon everything and everybody

,whatever

you think of,even in the sma ll duties of life ; get

into the habit of making these mental pictures ofall you do and of all you see or have seen . Comingto the questions of long distances and communications

,slightly different methods are called for.

It is best for beginners to arrange a sitting at afew streets distance . The operator will then , asbefore, close his eyes and call forth a vivid mentalpicture o f the receiver . Then, still holding thepicture before him,

he must call aloud the nameof the receiver—“John Smith , John Smith , do

you hear me - I am going to write you a letter. ”


Repeat the sentence two or three times,making

the voice clear and distinct . Of course yo u canuse any Simple sentences

,but let there be only one

idea .

Naturally as you grow proficient you can leavethe A B C . and learn to transmit and receive wholesentences as easily as possible . But you mustbecome perfect by degrees . Before you can playthe piano you must learn your notes .The idea of calling the name and sentence aloudis to help co ncentra te the will, and to increasethe power of the vibrations by this additionalconcentration .

The methods given in this lesson may be the’

royal ro ad, if there is such a thing as a royal roadto any matter of psychic import ; at any rate, bypracticing them carefully you will gain a practicalinsight into the wonderful power of Thought

,and

realize that the o ld theories are dead and thatThought is very far from being confined to eachindividual brain-pan

,like the chained bulldog

,but“

that it can travel the world round,and over a

distance o f thousands of miles find the object o fits search .


CHAPTER XV.

To CONTROL THE MENTAL VISION .

We have been concerned in the transmission o fsimple words and impressions so far

,but now it

comes to the question o f transmitting Whole sentenoes, which is more difficult, but worked o n

exactly the same principles . First,analyze your

sentence, let it be as direct as possible I n your ownmind ; let it have some definite point .Sit quietly as before, close your eyes, and as apreliminary

,call up the face and figure o f your

comrade ; have it very clearly before yo u ,and

then, when fixed,speak loud to the image you have

called up . Not only speak the words,but have a

clear and concentrated conception of their meaning. Take a simple sentence at first with adefinite object . It is just as well

,to o , to take a

sentence that will not be anticipated by thereceiver.Try this experiment

,if you like, for instance

I am holding a red or white flower in my hand.

Say this aloud,and

,having arranged with your

co -worker as to time, etc . , be sure that he is waiting for your message to come through . Now drop


When I say this I mean it is not easy to impresssimulated feelings upon the receiver ; when thefeelings are real, it is easy enough . All the same

,

try to transmit feelings o f joy,love

,fear and

anger ; it will help you to concentrate your Willand increase its power . In this instance you arenot trying to send a sentence to your receiver

,

being unprepared, may be a little startled . So,

during the experiments,it is as well to warn him

not to be astonished at any feeling or impressionthat may come to him .

These experiments come under the heading o f

pre—arranged messages , that is to say, both of theexperimenters sitting at a pre-arranged time anddevoting their thoughts to the transference ofThought .Words

,sentences

,figures , etc . , may be sent in

this way from any distance as experiments o r

tests,but of course the time when perfect com

munication is fully established is much more interesting than mere tests or experiments . A thingI have done successfully with any number o f

people is to make them come to me by telepathiccommand if I have wanted them for anything.

This without pre-arrangement at all .Cover your eyes

,call forth the image o f the

say aloud,

“John Smith (or whatever his nameperson you wish for, then looking into his eyes


may be I want you —come to me ; do' you hear ?

Say it over three o r four times and picture yourfriend leaving his house o r office, boarding bus ortrain

,walking o r riding to your house . Follow

him out every step o f the journey,and in the

shortest possible time he will turn up,impelled by

what force he may no t know, yet be unable toresist it .A certain amount o f sympathy between theoperator and the person thus conjured up is necessary

,but not by any means the same sympathetic

relationship which is needed fo r the experimentspreviously cited.

The difficulty o f calling up the m ental imageis one that practice will render perfect . Somepeople can do this naturally, others find it difficult.To help you

,take a look at a face

,any face

,

close your eyes and still try to see it ; rememberhow the eyes

,nose and mouth are formed

,the

contour o f the face,coloring. Take another peep

at the person,close your eyes and go over it

again.

In the same way with scenery,houses

,animals

,

you will be astonished how soon you gain controlover this mental vision , and by closing your eyesat any time

,you can see accurately any thing or

person you want to . Y ou will notice that in the


above experiment it is unnecessary to know whatyour receiver is doing or where he is .You want him, you send your message ; it fliesstraight to its destination, and, drawn by the forceof your thought, he comes to you . You will findwith a little practice that quite 50 per cent of thepeople you know will obey the mental commandand a possible 75 per cent will feel it whether theyobey or not .As a more striking experiment you may command the “ receiver” to bring you some specifiedobject

,say a daily paper

,a certain book

,some

flowers .Call his name

,call up his mental image ; tell him,

I want you to bring me the Tim es,

” or any otherpaper you fix on . Repetitions of this experimentwill soon prove its remarkable truth . You willfind as a rule

,however

,that the people who will

bring any specified object ordered will be more insympathy with you than those who come but donot answer to the command to bring something.

I have had the most striking instances of thetruth of these experiments . Of course they are

carried o ut b etter where the people are in thesame town . For naturally with a train journeybetween

,people think twice before obeying the

thought message they receive bidding them takethe journey

,unless it came in the form of a dis

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CHAPTER XVI.

PROJECTING THE ASTRAL .

The question of projecting the “ astral” is asubject o f the greatest fascinatI On to most people.Many people openly

‘

s tigmatize it as ro t” ;

others allow that there may be something in it ;others , yet again, know that it is a possibility. Nopre-arrangement is necessary at all with the persons you are going to send your “ astral self” tovisit

,unless that person is of very nervous tem

peram ent, when a hint may be given of what iscoming. A clear understanding of what constitutes

“ the astral self” may help my students .I am not trying to put this description intotechnical language

,but only to make it as Simple

and plain as can be.The physical body o f each person is composed

o f gross matter vibrating at a very low rate.I have previously explained that all things innature are in a state o f constant movement, knownby scientists as “vibration.

”

Within this physical body dwells the Soul bodycall this Soul o r Spiritual body

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Spirit ” of a departed person ( irrelevant peoplecall it a spook” ) it is really the finer vibrationso f the body, the Soul itself.These finer and purer vibrations of the humanform take on the exact representation of the physical body ; to all appearance it is the physical body,but greatly etheralized.

When an ordinary person goes to sleep thisastral form floats lightly above his body

,never

leaving it for long, no r for any great distance, andin the undeveloped person this form takes butlittle shape. When the Mind and Spirit are developed, the senses conquered, thought and bodypure, this astral form takes o n a definite shape,can leave the body entirely for hours

,travel in the

astral or physical world, as he pleases , to any landor any distance .

This cannot be done successfully until man hasmastered the animal side o f his nature .

It is possible to send this astral form to visitpeople or places at Will. It is very fatiguing andan experiment not to be attempted by the undeveloped person .

To commence with , try experiments in yournatural Sleep— suggest strongly to yourself, asyou fall o ff to sleep , that yo u will remember when

you wake .

When yo u can obey this suggestion and when

168 MY STI C TEST BOOK, HINDU OCCULT CHAMBERS.

yo u can rem ember, then, and not till then, haveyou arrived at a condition suitable fo r projectingthe “ astral. ”

Choose a very qu1et place where you cannotbe disturbed . Sit o r lie down , close your eyelids

,and roll the balls up as if you were trymg to

look between the eyebrows ; in a very few minutesyour eyes will grow tired and Sleep steal upon you .

Do not trouble to think of the sleep .

Remember the who le effo rt of yo ur will is to bedirected upo n yo ur astral self—you desire thisSelf to visit a certain place or person—as you fallo ff to sleep all yo ur fo rce directs the

“ astral” toits destination . I can assure yo u that it will do so .

Your friend will look up and see you standingbeside him looking perfectly natural .The “ astral self” will in advanced stages speaktouch him

,remain with him for some time even .

All this sounds like a fairy story to the unitiated

,but it I s often done . The only drawback is

the fact that the person who projects the astral inthis fashion suffers from terrible fatigue

,and the

student who is content to work and travel duringSleep does not feel such fatigue .

The sensation of leaving the body is curious ;one rises slowly in the atmosphere

,feeling

strangely light and free, and the sight of the heavySleeping body, lying unconscious beneath o ne

, is


ing a patient telepathically it is best to proceedas follows : Sit down and call up the mental imageo f your patient . See him lying down and mentallytake your seat beside him. Now commence treatment by saying aloud, if it helps you,

“Y o u arequite well

,you are in perfect health; life and

health perm eate yo ur body. You are gettingstronger, you grow tired and weary, you are goingto sleep , sound sleep ; you will awake feeling perfectlywell and quite refreshed.

”

Do not picture the‘

person as sick and in pain,

but in perfect health, able to m ove with ease,bright, cheery, full of vitalityYou must absolutely force yourself to ignore hisreal condition, for he will not take up your thoughtat all if there is any hesitation or doubt in yourmind when you send it . The patient is susceptibleto every feeling and thought you allow yourself tomanifest, so be careful to avoid anything whichmay harm him .

We all know that health is often restored bysudden joy

,caused by sudden trouble ; a great

many o f the diseases man is liable to are o f mentalorigin

,nervous troubles , and are curable by simi

lar treatment . The positive thought of healthtelepathed to the patient takes root

,and his mind

grasps it firmly ; wi th the vital mental stimulant

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the nerves grow calm, the functions o f the body

resume their normal action, and health is restored .

Headache,toothache

,indigestion, stomach

troubles, colds, etc. , etc . and sometimes chronicdiseases of long standing may be cured by thetelepathist. So may melancholia and even hysteria .


CHAPTER XVII .

TELEPATHIC APPARATUS .

In concluding these chapters in Telepathy I amgoing to give you an apparatus which I have foundsingularly helpful in some cases where extremesensitiveness was not the strong point of the “ receiver” and only blurred and imperfect messagescould be got through . Any worker in metals couldmake the apparatus and the cost is only a fewShillings . A very thin band of copper

,about half

an inch in width, should be made to fit round thehead . At the two Sides of the band let two copperwires be fixed in such a position that they canjoin the band on either Side of the temples ; theband itself should reach just above the eyebrowsand fit tightly.

The wires may each be o f two o r even threeyards long or more .

Many people find the contact of pure coppervery disagreeable, even producing a taste in themouth ; to neutralize this a roll of silver wireshould be procured and wound, not too tightly o r

closely,round the copper wire but not round the

band,this must always be of plain copper, unless


the trained receiver, who , taking the Copper endsin his hand will, after a moment o r so, be able toread accurately the message sent by the operator.The explanation is simple enough

,the man who

is untrained receives the messages as clearly asthe trained sensitive ; that is to say, they areclearly impressed upon his sub-conscious mind

,but

he does not comprehend them at all. A telegraphist can read the Morse message with ease, the manin the street only hears the tiresome tick— tickingo f the instrument. So the messages impressedupon the brain of the non-sensitive is as clear asdaylight to the sensitive.Remember that it is not o ur eyes that see, no rphysical ears that hear ; it is the delicate mechanism o f the brain behind them which

,illuminated

by the living spirit,

'

receives the impressions o f

sight and sound,and through which the receiving

instrument of the m ind transmits its messages tothe organs . The dead have eyes and ears

,yet

they neither see nor hear ; the organs are there,but the living spirit of the brain

,the s oul of the

man,has gone.

The consideration of telepathy under hypnosisis o ne which many students will be glad toinvestigate .

There is not any difficulty about it,but expe

ricuce will co nvince many sceptics . Put the “re


ceiver into a fairly deep condition of hypnosisby any of the methods I have explained in “Prac

tical Hypnotism,

” then let your sceptic approachthe receiver and start his experiment .Of course it is necessary that the person underhypnosis should be trained sensitive ; some peoplecan never do

‘

much in telepathy because they are ofthe earth, earthy, and incapable o f receiving anyother vibration at all .The sceptic may then either give the receiveran article, such as his watch, a letter or glove tohold, or he may seal a paper containing words o rnumbers in an envelope

,the contents known only

to him self and not to the operator. The operatorafter placing the sceptic in touch with receiverfor a moment, says ,

“This gentleman has writtena letter, or number, and has enclosed it in thisenvelope .

” Without hesitation the receiver willdeclare aloud the contents o f the envelope o r fromholding the watch o r glove give a very accuratedescription of his surroundings , mental conditions ,troubles , etc . , etc . The subject may, still underhypnosis, be blindfolded tightly, and any objecttaken up haphazard be placed between his brows

,

when he will be able to state the nature o f theobject . Playing cards

,any small ornament

,may

be used . Of course,onlookers must all think hard

o f the article during the experiment .

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These chapters I n Thought Transference arevery valuable in everyday life . When as an operator, for Instance, you have learnt how to impressthe mental vision upon your “ receiver” you willfind it very easy to impress your will upon ordin ary people who have no idea at all of what isgoing on . Get first of all people in a receptivecondition and do not antagonize them ; talk aboutsomething they feel a deep interest in

,but of which

they can hold forth in a friendly and quiet spirit ;then let them talk and begin to form the mentalimage o f the thing you wish them to do ; stoplistening to what they are saying

,but look them

quietly in the face, not staring, and fix the imageon their brain. After a time you can start theconversation in the direction you Wl sll , still keeping the mind fixed on the same subject: Y o u willhave very few failures . This method of telepathic magnetism in business is invaluable, but itis not only the operator but the receiver who hasthe pull in his particular realm.

Very few people do their most brilliant workwith Thought Transference when undergoingtests

,yet they can acquire the habit of reading

the mind o f all tho se they come in contact with.

There are few people who come to me whom Icannot read as a book, without any cfi o rt o n mypart . This is simply accomplished by practice,

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