The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-28
TO TEACH MYSTERIES.
Modern College of Old Occultism on
Ancient Ruins.
New Temple OF Theosophy TO BE
Erected In California.

Now that the crusade Of tho theosophists
h about TO como 20 an end by their return
% America In the near future, the fnct
that the College OF Occult Science 10 to be
erected In California on the site OF an an
cient temple has been announced, and it 10
expected that work ON the odiflce will be-
gin within few weeks. The building
will at first be an unpretentious tower, In
which light will be kept continually
burning, but around this will soon cluster
On imposing group of fine structures, which
will be befltting the dignity Of the creed TO
which they are dedicated. 1t will be with
out doubt tho most interesting and unique
spot on the American continent.
Amid tho balmy groves of the Golden
State, in the vine clad hills which listen
alike to tho soft wash Of the waves of the
Pacific and the shrill whistle Of the loco
motive, there will be taught science
which Is not on the catalogue of our mod.
ern colleges, but which was learned by
men before the days Of Confucius, before
Christ came on earth or the earth had
dreamed of the new creeds which distract
our globo today.
The students at this school for the re-
vival of ancient mysteries will he instruct
ed In the wisdom religion of old, initiated
In the secrets which have come down
through countless ages locked In the breasts
Of sages who were loath TO impart their
knowledge to an unappreciative world. The
students minds vii pe trained in the hid
den wonders Of the inner consciousness
and In the psychic force with which ev-
cry being IA endowed The knowledge OF
the occult truths of nature which were
known to the priests in the ancient tenn
pies will be brought before their minds,
and they will become acquainted with the
science of the Magi Of old with the white
magic OF the Egyptians, while the gor-
geous ceremonials which delighted the peo-
pie of the Nile in the time of the beautiful
Cleopatra, In which the Greeks reveled in
the time Of the imperial Pericles, will DO
performed before their eyes.
The secrets which the learned Brahmans
have kept, which have been hidden In the
secret caves of mountainous Tibet, which
are but family outlined to material minds,
will be but tho A b @ Of their alphabet.
for they will progress into an infnite field
of psychic phenomena which will lift the
soul into another plane of existence.
In theosophy there are two circles, or
what we may term grades, OF knowledge,
the largest class being formed Of those who
are merely believers In the tenets, while the
inner circle is composed of those who desire
to dive deeply into mysteries Of truth and
to become adopts or wielders OF psychic
forces. 1t IL the latter which will be
trained at the new occult school. There
will bo no expense attendant on studying
at this institution, and all who desire
honestly to perfect themselves in the study
of theosophy will be welcomed. But tho
initiates, or thoss who have entered the
college, are bound by the strictest VOW Of
secrecy. and one violating this solemn
pledge would likely meet with some un-
comfortable experiences The reason for
this Is that an adept In occult knowledge
possesses SO r9uy wonderful powers which
may be used for Ill that these powers arc
restricted to those only whose rectitude Of
character renders them worthy to be trust
cd with such secrets.
Among the many powers which will be
developed In these occult students will be
that of thought transference, or the art Of
projecting the minds ideas through space
into the mind Of another. Between the
mind Of man and his body there must be
a connecting link, and this link Ia solved
by theosophy as tho astral body, which is
the seat of most of the power of the soul.
As the mind acts on body through the
intervention of the electricity Of the astral
body, SO 1t can act on another mind in the
same manner. With this power one may
send messages to friends at any distance,
for space Is annihilated, and two minds
can communicate in any part Of the world
with perfect ease.
Another remarkable attribute Of the
psyohologically developed soul will be the
art of acquiring knowledge by what might
be termed interior penetration-thati is, the
nature Of the thing resolves itself into
ones inner consciousness without any ap-
parent effort Of the mind. Thus letter
may be held unopened in tho hand or laid
on the breast and yet read with perfect
clearness by tho mental vision of an adept
Even more strange Is the art Of trans.
ferring tho body, yet it is asserted that
those who have delved deeply into the se-
| crets of nature can and do project their
astral bodies to any point they wish. A
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