Omaha daily bee., 1896-05-09
YELLED ONE SAID The WORD
Mahatmas Reunite Two Theosophists First
Welded 5000 Years Ago.
A MYSTIC CEREMONY IN NEW YORK
Claude Falls wright md Mary c. L.
Leonard "Rcsumc" Relations MS
Man and wifc-Rccnll All
Former Incarnations.

pierre of deep mystery, was presided over by
an unknown adept, who possesses the psychic
power of the late william q. Judge, relates
The New York World. Under ordinary cir
cums.ances It isn't likely that this yelled
person would have appeared to perform the
ceremony. but the bridegroom was CLAUDE
Falls Wright. secretary of the Theosophical
society in this city, and formerly secretary
to Nine. Blavatsky, who was Mr.. Judge
closest friend during their lifetime. The
bride was Miss Mary Catherine Leoline Leon
ard.
In ordinary, prosaic life, Miss Leonard Is
the daughter Of Anna Byford Leonard, per-
haps the best known theosophist in the west,
and the granddaughter of DR.. Byford. a cele-
brated physician of Chicago. She is reason
ably rich, pretty, slight, blue-eyed and "a
years old.
Now, their marriage really took place 5000
years ago. SO declare the contracting parties,
and they ought to know. The spirits OF
these two people came together III Egypt,
and they were welded by the priests OF ISIS.
They met in the flesh of their present eX-
~istence four years ago. They itnmeuiately
recognized each other as spiritual compile
ments. Mr.. Wright says he has seen MISS
! Leonard in his dreams since he was 4 years
old, and he is % now.
REMEMBER THEIR FORMER LIVES.
Roth of these remarkable young people
say they remember their first marriage Win
nerfect distinctness. They can also remem-
her their life together in several reincarna-
items. They refuse to tell what these reincar-
nations were. That is a deeply guarded Sc
cret. ,.
marriag is not an experiment. When people
have been welded a matter OF 5,oOo years
thew can feel reasonably we'll acquainted
with each other.
Now, a Mahatma marriage Is an event
of great Importance, and Is shrouded
in mystery, as becomes that which is the
concern only of the higher forces. MORE
over, there hadn't been a Mahatma mar,
riage in modern times. All the advanced
theosophists in this city say SO. IL mus n So
be supposed from this that theosophists DO
not marry. In this respect they are no
different from other people, and they follow
the customs Of the land in which they i've
In this country they are usually married ny
a civil officer. .
Being a Mahatma marriage 1t was OF
course impossible to permit the lover :ir-
, Giles of theosophists to be present. only tne
occult body could be permitted 10 view
J about It there was a great sensation among
them. ~
The invitations to the wedding set 2 o'clock
! Sunday as the hour for the ceremony. About
200 of the occult body appeared at Aryan
hall. at l44 Madison avenue, at that hour.
i There were no invitations for ordinary news
paper men, so the account OF what iol-
lowed comes from the Theosophlcal press
bureau, which shows that the present De-
levers are essentially modern.
SCENE OF THE WEDDING.
When the guests arrived and were ushered
into the hall they saw that the three win-
dows back of the platform were covered IN
primary yellow" which Is a most sishin,
cant color to theosophists. Palms Increased
the semi-darkness. On the wall. between the
windows was a green pink, a bust about
the size of a man. About three feet below
: it was a heart about two Feet hlsh, haue
wholly Of purple violets. Between the heart
and the pink was a seven-polnted star
made up Of electric light globes, Each point
G was purple and a strong yellow light
streamed through the center OF the star
This was the only light on the stage.
On the wall were also life-slze photographs
Of Nine. Blavatsky and William Q. Judge.
At the right and in the front OF the piatlorm
G was the trunk of a tree covered WIN mos
5 and vines, surmounted by a parchment
scroll, on which were mystical characters
= This represented the tree Of life.
Directly in front of tn platform was a
brazier in which was burned sandalwoou
= incense during the entire AT the
I left of the platform sat three musicianS-tWC
+: yiolinists and a 'cellist. They looked like
: ordinary human beings, but were under a
strange and mystic influence.
Q Fourteen persons entered by a size dool
. and took seats arranged in a semi-circle on
the stage. 1t was the inner council OF the
occult body. Some of them were purple col
= lars like secret-society regallas' Inc lheo'
sophical press bureau would not tell, VINO
these men and women were, but the bride
groom was among them.
I The Unknown Adept appeared some
3 time after the inner council has seated ITSELF
When this Unknown appeared the bureau re
< fused TO tell. 1t was suggested that the un
known appeared and disappeared mysterl
! ously, and that no one saw his coming o.
4 going. The Unknown was described as look
Ing like an ordinary human being envelopet
/ In white. 1t was ike a hea'y "h''e vel
draped from the head.
, this strange figure was announced iron
" the platform as being the Unknown ADEPT G
wEcm had extended the psychic power OF TN
late Mr.. Judge.
This was the great sensation of thu
dav the important and marvellous thing
Ever since Mr.. Judges death the occult
a have been wondering upon whom would de
scend his mighty force. Mr.. Wright wa
/; locked upon as his SUCCESSOR. but here 1t wa.
moved that Mr. Wright was not to be 81
blessed. To be sure, e. 7. Hargroye ha'
3 been elected president of the Theosophica
society to succeed Mr.. Judge, put ne wa
merely the material successor.
The Unknown Adept is enveloped IN IN
- densest mystery. No one knows his identity
No one can know 1t for a year The Mahat
. mas have said so.
NJ Mr. Judge will be bottled up in him. TIL
masculine pronoun is used for convenience
ID The Unknown Adept may be a woman 10
all anybody knows 40.
The Unknown Adept sat directly benin
q the Tree of Life. He sat motionless an
q silent Turing the whole ceremony, while tn
yellow light that shone from the star mad
l. his drapery glow DULY. He was there
k; grace the ceremony by his presence, to be
Visible sign that the Mahatmas approved
the marriage.
The services were opened with weird an
mystical chants of very ancient Sanscr
origin. The psychic forces directed tn
orchestra and the musicians scraped the
IL bows with no musical sense of their own.
PHILOSOPHICAL VIEW OF
IS Now. the effect of this chanting, accordin
SO TO the Theosophical press bureau, was to Ii
y; the occult" body to a very high plane,
NJ take them far above the gross, matert
world. When they were in a rapt, ecstat
frame OF mind, President Hargrove began
talk, Mr.. Hargrove discussed marriage frol
ne n material and a theosophlcal standpoin
he He said marriage in the olden times was
"a, sacred tie, and that before the race ca
nesa on TO still higher development marrlaf
RS must be first restored to its ancient sanctit
a. and right purpose.
We Then Mrs. Alice Cleather OF London, who's
he husband is a colonel in the Royal %artiller
us smoke. She talked OF the sacredness OF ma
,rt rage and Of the many times two people m