The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-01
ha,ma. Mrs, Tiprley possesses great

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aaal of occult power-I know that.
GLOW does Theosophist reach ca
state of perfection necessary to become
Mahatmag Must he live the life OF an N
celtic or do his previous incarnations n
him Tor the high officer" How does
man become a great artist-a great mt
sicianq By hard work and study. Ne
not all the labor OF a lifetime can max
artists or musicians of some persons
Mahatmas, like geniuses, are born no
made though the works and study ar
necessary to develop them"
In addition to the formation OF a nu
cleus of a Universal Brotherhood, "
have as secondary objects the study Q
ancient and modern religions, philoso
phies and sciences, and the investigation
| of the unexplained laws OF nature ant
the psycbical powers latent in mar
This latter YOU can readily understand
is a very fascinating study"
Another officer of the society is Mr.
| Ayers, who bears such a striking resen
blanco to Mr.. Wright, that he il Otter
mistaken for that gentleman.
"will you tell me-" said to the for
mer, addressing him as Mr.. Wright and
being set right, (no pun intended), what
| is the astral body?' "The astral body, y
was the reply, sis the shell or mold en-
closing a physical body. When we die,
our astral body is thrown off and our
physical body dsntegrates- falls to
pieces. Why shouldn'tit? There is moth
ing to hold it together"
What is the length OF time between in
carnations?" About thousand years"
"And where is the soul in the Interim
at is enjoying period OF rest and a.
similatng the experiences il has passed
through on earth" lis each incar-
nation a progression - never a retro.
gression?" ALWAYS progression
though il may not always seem so. For
instance in this existence you may be rich
and powerful while in your next you may
be poor and humble. 1t does not follow
that you have refrigerated. Your soul
must pass through all human expert
ences, conquer all temptations before
perfection.
"You know we believe in evolution
the soul passes through the mineral king
dom, then the vegetable, the animal and
finally reaches the highest which ia man.
In a re-incarnation the soul never goes
back to lower grade. For instance
when it reaches the kingdom OF man it
never goes back to an animal or plant,
but the evolution OF the soul goes on in
nan until it reaches perfection. No, we
ire not always OF the same sex. la your
asst incarnation you may have been a
nan or you may be one in your next.
Soul is sexless."
"Karma? karma il the law OF cause
md effect. You often hear person say,
| do not know what sins have commit
ed that should suffer So Karma is
grinding him. He no doubt sinned in a
previous existence and escaped punish
nent, but the punishment is inevitable
md he is receiving it in the present life.
We reap in one existence as we have
'owed in previous one, therefore man
s the result OF himself, II we live a wick
d or degraded life in our present incar-
nation we cannot hope to start on as
high plane in our next as we should il
his life were pure and unseltish.
Zone more question Me-. Ayers, When
Ices this incarnation end. Does it go on
"No. when a soul reaches per-
ection it enters Nirvana. What is Mir
ANA? 1t is-welI, it is the peace that
'assetb all understanding - it is our
heaven, and a soul can remain there If it
lesires. Many prefer to return here to
lelp humanity. These are called MIR
mana Kayas or helpers OF the race"
By this time my poor brain was in
Shirl, and to preserve my reason | de
'cended to mundane matters by asking
Mr.. Wright about the proposed tour,
Our Crusade" said that gentleman, ''is
20 spread knowledge Of theosophy in
all parts OF the world. We propose to
'ncircle the globe with branches OF our
society and expect to return in year.
This is no pleasure trip for we expect to
work hard, and every day and evening
we are on land we will lecture and or
ganize branches. Madam Blavatsky I'M
1ertook tour of the same kind, but
only got as far as India" LoRETTo,