Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-23

Knowing then, that humility is The first
| condition Of occult practices, I knew, too,
no service of humanity we'll calculated
| to develop this divine quality tailoring
| for women. Moreover. between discussions
| as to whether street was not a
| bit shorter on one side than the other, this
| tailor had frequently puzzled me with re-
| marks that sounded like paragraphs from
| the ancient Vedas, that it seemed alto
gether in line with the survival Of the fit
| test that he should have passed from tail
| oring to mysticism as profession.
| Some Practical Results.
| When 1 entered, an all-around nice wo-
| man was sincerely thanking the astrologer
| for the help her horoscope had been to her.
and she then went on to arrange to take
| private lessons in astrology.
How do you teach astrology?' 1 asked.
LAS any other science is taught-by
| means of text books
| But" l said, "a person studies any
other science for some practical purpose;
| what is the use of astroiogy?'
| 'This-that knowing the limitations of
your life. you will not waste your energy
and destroy your peace of mind kicking
against the pricks 1t is very valuable,
too. in guiding you in the selection Of your
| associates. For instance, 1t is suicide to
| marry a person whose birthday Is six
| months from yours. Your suns then are
| in opposition, and eternal, hopeless an
| tagonism must exist between you. IL per-
| sons with opposing suns become united
| them to separate for time frequently.
| Otherwise one or both may go crazy. 1t
sometimes happens that similar antago-
| nisms exist between parents and child or
| between brother and brother. Where and
| whenever they do exist, separation is the
| only way to peace. Then, according to
| aStrOlogy, persons are one of four differ
| ent natureS-fery, airy. earthly or watery,
| and certain combinations of these natures
| are fatal. For instance, to seek to unite
| fire and water is no more impossible than
| to render happy the union of a person born
| under control of the fiery trplicity with
one born under control of the watery triple
! ity. There will be much spluttering be-
| tween them, until finally one is sacrificed
| the water puts out the fire or the fire con-
| sumes the water, as either one is the
| stronger A knowledge of these inevitable
| relations consequent upon certain we'll
| established conditions enables person to
| direct every act of his life intelligently.
Napoleon recognized this truth, as you
| know, and there today many persons
| who retain an astrologer, as others do an
| attorney, by the year
STILL" urged, Il don't see how you are
sure OF all these things You say 1t Is SO.
| How do you know it?
Practical Application Wanted.
by acquiring a knowledge of planetary
influence upon life in general, and learn
ing how to reckon what this influence will
| be upon the life of an individual born at
| any given time. The last is purely
mathematical calculation, and like demon
strating a theorem in geometry it is pro-
cess to be understood only by following
| prescribed course of study"
| YES, but in geometry one knows that
lines have certain well-established rela-
tons to one another. How do you know that
| there is any relation existing between as
| Economical and human bodleS?
| Because experience has proved it to be
| So l dare say you know that the geometry
| taught in schools is based on experience,
y-hi oh in he nrOceeded
knowledge of sacred members divinely
manifested to an illuminated human un-
| derst anding?'
AS it happened, 1 did know this, having
only the night before been wrestling with
| BalZacs ''Seraphita." But there was SO
much headache in the knowledge. 1 didn't
care to extend the parallel between the
science of numbers and astrology any
! further. Besides, it occurred to me that l
| was missing a good thing In not having
this man of the heavens train his powers
| on my own private, particular difficulties,
| which, up to date, had baf1ed the genius
of my uniIluminated understanding, SO 1
| said quite honestly: Y sometimes believe
| I am possessed OF something. Now the
| past three days. / nave been giving brisk
| imitation of the Wandering Jew. No rest
| for me anywhere. Something within SEEM
| ed to be driving me to destruction, al
ways and forever just ahead. couldn't
| think, couldn't work, couldn't sit stu, and
| I've walked miles and miles trying to get
easy. What do you suppose 1t is-a devil
| or my liver?'
The Fourth Measure.
You ask that partly In jest I will an
| swer YOU wholly in earnest. Everything in
| the universe to the most infinitesimal atom
| is an individuality. animated by will of
| its own. A point in space is the universe
| in ovo. Therefore. If you care to use the
word, devils, personal devils, are every
where at work Gods will harmoniZes
| them and peace abounds. Mans will re-
| sists Them and so long as mans will is
! not subordinated to Gods will there Is IN
| man perpetual or constantly recurring dis
| cord Enduring rest is only to be attained
| by complete humiliation Of self-denial of
| desires; denial of thought as ruthless as of
| action of appetite. You may, however,
| gain temporary peace thus:
Take saucer filled with alcohol. Set fire
| to it and throw salt into the flame, utter
| ing as you do pious prayer and saying:
| command you, depart in peace Salt
stains an evil spirit, and you will find that
| troublesome spirits thus exercised will de-
part and leave black spots on the salt
| which brand them as the stripes of his
clothe.; brand a convict.
1t goes without saying that have ached
| to try this cure, but, as luck will have 1t, l
| haven't been able to attract single blue
| devil since have learned what to do with
| him. So much for the preventive power Of
| knowledge in dealing with wickedness
This promise Of a taste Of the experience
Of Faust had advanced my mind SO glori-
ously in the realms of the mysterious that
boldly asked: Can you give me a meas
| rre of the fourth dimension?
"Certainly,' the astrologer answered. and
| placed on the table compass Then un-
| derneath the board Of the table he placed
| a magnet, and directly the needle of the
| compass wobbed. That" said he, lis
| the measure of the fourth dimension, which
| is the dimension of the astral sphere and
| nheres in all substance. Scientists inform
US that matter is made up of atoms. and
| that the form Of the atom is a sphere.
Now, if you pile up cannon balls in any
shape, you have always interstices Of space
| among them. Likewise among the atoms
| that enter into every material shape, there
| are infinitesimal spaces, of which the
| fourth dimension is the measure"
Progressive Stages.
| "And what is the sixth sense?"
"It is the first sense Of the soul, and re-
sides in the solar picks, which is the point
| of contact between the soul and body. 1t is
| this sense, the solar pleXis-the king brain
that above the plane of our undeveloped
consciousness directs the operations Of
| those functions are wont to regard as