The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-10-07
Highest of al in Leayening Power-Laes is. Govt Report
RH:A!I! R Rskles
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and the like. imagination creates form
and thoughts are things and have form
and substance. The cloud of thought
stuff in the atmosphere reacts ON men
like great hypnotizing machine. Those
who are most sensitive fall most COM
pleteiy under its sway. This is the true
cause of Looms, panics, revivals, etc.
Mediums are persons who are soaked
through with this astral light as q sponge
is filled with water. Their individuality
and personality of others. Half their Ut
terance is the reflection Of ones own
thought, Understand the action of the
astral light on the human brain ana this
becomes quite simple. According to sci
snce forces cannot be destroyed and this
must include thoughts, emotions and ex-
periences OF our part. They are all stored
like so much electricity in the astral body
and brain and though forgotten flow
back to us through the mediums recep-
tive organism. The astral air is filled
with all sort of beings, from archangels
to demons, etc., mentals TO the spooks OF
dead Noteworthy the creation OF mems
thoughts. They live in the ether as fish
in water. These thoughts and beings
reach the medium through the vibra.
lions OF the astral light upon the astral
body and brain producing an abnormal
condition of the nervous system. A me-
dunn is ignorant of the forces controlling
control Of all nature forces.
Christian science, Divine science and
all the phases of science healing are but
modified forms of western Yoga. the
one secret of which they do not know.
BY mental distractions and control of
the mind they have learned to govern
certain vital ur pranic currents OF the
astral light of the real nature of which
they know nothing, simply knowing that
certain thought processe, produce GER
tain effects. The affirmations and denials
may be a complete juggling with the
truth, but the ooncentration governs the
vital currents and produces the desired
effect despite the falsty of the theories
and belief
''Hypnotism is another OF the partially
understood occult powers which was
gwen out by Messmsr under a commits
sion given him by the adopts at the
council OF Luxor. Between the rig hit
and the wrong use of hypnotic power
there is the greatest possible difference.
No man has the right to usurp the brains
and drive out the individuality of an
other. But to hypnotise ones lower self
into submission would be a blessing.
Breaking down the power, of the will of
another is never justifiable. save In the
case of idiots, insane or criminals. Eter-
nal justice will hold every hypnotist re.
sponsible for any harm done the patient.
To reduce the vibrations Of the brain to
the rate of the vibrations of the mineral
Kingdom by gazing at a bright object,
as in the Braid method. is to break down
the power of the will and reduce the
mind to the sub-human plane and sur
render ones intelligence. To subject
ones lower nature or to control crimi-
nal in the only iustifiable use for hyp-
notism.
Psychism is term used by theosephy
to cover the whols realm of super-phys-
ical phenomena by Whatever name it may
be known. All thess things are but
phases of the development of the new
sixth sense and forerunners of the knowl-
edge which is to be possessed IN full only
by the new sixth race now developing
in America. The enormous development
of the nervous temperament is producing
race OF people VINO will be able to reg
lister the higher vibrations OF the ether
and learn the spiritual laws of nature.
Philosophy aims to instruct men of
the coming age TO avoid the dangers of
psychism. True occultism is the study
of the universal mind and the true
occultist will never allow any astral
power to overcome his intelligence"
After the lecture questions we're asked
until 10 o'clock. The subject announced
for next Sunday night was: "If man
die, shall he live again2 or proofs of re-
birth on earth.