Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-07
STORIES OF BLAVATSKY.
a Spirit Telegraph In Her Bedstead and
Other Esotcric Phenomena,
CKansas city Times)


Countess Wachmeister, the friend and
companion Of Nine. Blavatsky. delivered
the second OF mr. series Of lectures be-
fore the Kansas city Philosophical So
clety. in the Masonic Han, in the Ridge
Building, last night. The entire lecture
was filed with incidents drawn from her
personal experience while companion to
the great priostcss OF thoosophy
The Countess first met Nine Blavatsky
In Paris in 1873. and came TO know her
quite well Nine. Blavatsky then went
to Sweden, and some time afterwards the
Countess learned that she was i'll. and q
friend suggested that she visit her. She
wrote asking If she might come, and re-
ceived reply ling her not TO do so.
The Countess was about TO depart for
Rome when she received a telegram from
Nine. Blayatsky telling her 90 come at
once. She went To her and remained six
months.
Il will simply give my experiences
While under Nine. BlaVatskys roof" she
said. They are wonderful. and ! know
not whether you viii believe them or not.
"One OF the most extraordinary oc-
currences was the rdpping on madamc's
bed. Il began at 10 o'clock every night.
and continued until 6 in the morning.
At first there would be distinct rap
by her bedside. and il would be repeated
throughout the night at intervals Of every
ten minutes. ! have often lain awake all
night listening for this rap, while Nine.
Blavatsky was sound asleep. / timed
the rap. too. and it would come in ten
minutes precisely TO the second
- asked Nine. Blayatsky to explain
this phenomenon to me- ana she said
It was spiritual telegraph laid out by
the master for the accommodation of
pupils. and in order to facilitate com
munion with him.
Il slept in the sane room with Nine.
Blavatsky. She usually read the Rus
sian papers al night. and always let
the lamp burning. one night | arose
and pat out the lamp. The room was
perfectly dark, and | went back to my
couch. Suddenly the room was lighted
and the lamp was burning again. Nine.
Elavatsky was apparently sound asleep,
and had not moved. | thought that IT
was a strange lamp. and / got up and
turned il out again. 1t was lighted
again. l went back and turned it out
and Kept my hands on the lamp for a
long time. As long as my hands re-
mainod on the lamp the room was in
darkness. As / took my hands away |
distinctly saw a brown hand turn up the
lamp. and the room was light again
But the spirit Of mischief was in me
THAI night. AS / said, Mime. Elavatsky
was apparently sleeping | called to hel
loudly. There was 10 answer I calleC
again and again. Suddenly she screamed
out as II in great anguish: on. Countess
you have nearly killed mel | ran L
her bedside and found her heart palpi
| tating violently. Sto said: You have
| nearly killed me by calling me back int
| my body 50 suddenly She made ms
! promise that | would never again awake
! her suddenly, and I never dill. Nine
/ B.avatskv was weak and frail Man,
| people say il was strange that she cOul,
| h'al other persons and did not heal her
! felf. The reason for II was this: When ;
| person enters into the narrow path tho'
/ have to promise not TO use these occu
! forces over which they obtain power III
| the benefit Of self, for that would be cy
| tremely selfish. They may cure others
| but not themselves. / have seen her nca
| many persons brought TO haf in Crea
/ pam. / have seen insane persons abou
/ 10 be sent away TO asy'ums brought 1,
! her. and I have seen them cured b,
I her. | once -1W her cure q young sir
wno had nursod her. The girl was suffer
INK from tine grip. She told her 10 liz
/ down beside her ana she would cure her
/ enc Girl did SO, ara In a few minutes Oh
, arose perfectly cured