The morning call., 1893-01-02

marked in twins. where there is the parental
as well as the heredity principle set aside.
ut is that the souls of different egos have
entered the bodies of the children that
makes this marked difference.
I'VE see Shakespeare spring from
ignorant and vulgar parents. The law of
heredIty Is completely sbrogated here.
Then there are the recurrence of the
cycles In history. Here the law Of reiDcar-
nation may be studied to better advantage
than IN the individual Compare the Rome
Of Augustus with the England of Elizabeth,
or the fourth century after Christ with the
present.
1.-THE similarity Of these periods argues
that the same egos were embodied in both
ages. There. are many such Instances in
history.
where does the child get its character
fromp 1t is born with marked indiyidl-
ality of its own. We regard the evil or
good disposition of the child as but the re-
suit of the previous existence Of its own
soul.
us ii not logical?
mo, we do not believe In an arbitrary
being that rules the universe at will. We
believe in: an eternal self of which the whole
universe is but one of its expressions.
Through reiucarnation mans soul be-
comes purified until it finally unites wit b
the spirit from which it springs.
Yes, there are many who can remem-
in other emb0diments.
Have you never met person you had
never seen before, yet for whom you felt a
certain attraction or repulsion, though you
could not tell why? l think that is. one Of
the instances which go to prove that we
have had previous existences. We have
met that ego in former embodiment.
And some great spirits who have become
purified and are ready to units with the
eternal have chosen to remain on earth till
the evolution of all mankind Is accom-
plished.
II think Christ was one Of these"
From reincarnation to thought trans
ferences or mental telepathy was but a short
step. Mrs. BeSant is equally at home here.
1T is only matter of concentr ating the
will power" she said. THE molecules OF the
brain are immersed In the all-pervading
ether. When the braIn's molecules are set
in motion by thought they vibrate and set in
motion, like the ripples Of water the mole
cues of ether.
Now it only requires concentration of
thought and the exercise of will power to
give those ripples the desired direction.
And when, properly directed. they strike
the brain molecules Of another person the
thought trans eFence is compete. There Is
nothing supernatural about that"
Are Theos0phsts vegetaraus?"
They SD ouid De- Most of them are" re-
sponded Mrs. Besant. "And for two rea-
sons. The first is that 1t is wrong to take
life for any purpose. The second is that
the highest development Of the intellect and
spiritual being can only be accomplished by
the elimination of all animal instincts and
desires from the body. and these. you know.
are fed by animal foods.
Yes; we believe that all animal life is
sacred. We believe with Tolsto that force
is wrong. But hardly think 1t right to go
as far as TOlsto does. We believe that one
force can only be counteracted by another,
war by peace, hate by love, violence by
submission. 1t is 80 not only in ethics. but
In all things. You cannot SUCCESSFULLY COM
bat one force with the same force.
but suppose we see a man beating a
boy? | think we should interfere, not
violently, perhaps. yet with love and with
cut anger we should save the boy II we