The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1897-10-22
THE SIXTH SENSE.

theosophist and general student Of all
that is odd, now announces that he has
received by the means of automatic
writing from a very well known spirit
the information that every living per-
son has what is called the sixth sense.
In other words, we are all mediums.
contrary to the general suppositirH.
even among the advanced disciples Of
spiritualism.
The message OF communication is
given to the world through Editor
Stead, who for the time being is under
the guidance of this feminine control,
the real author Of the statements being
known as Julia. Her messages have
been coming at intervals for five years
and among the students of the occult
are regarded as absolutely true. That
is why Mr.. Stead lays so much impor-
tancc upon them. 1t is for this reason
he holds that the communication be-
tween the inhabitants of the world and
those who have passed away can be
much more free if only people will
have it that way. In the message j Julia
says:
"What | have to tell you is that all
those who reall Y wish to have the sixth
sense, or whatever you may choose to
term it, so developed that they can at
will become sensibly or to their senses
cognizant of the reality oft the existence
of the beings who encompass them
about can acquire the gift or faculty if
they will but adapt themselves to the
laws of the region into which they wish
to penetrate. 1t is potcntiality of
the universal human race. Nor is it
only human Many animals have the
open eye. They see when their own
ers are blind. But you can see if you
choose. 1t rests with yourselves.
"There is no short cut to the sixth
sense. There may be something like
it in mesmerism aud hypnotism, but
that is not at all what | mean. What
is possible is for every child or man to
become what you call normally clair
voyant-that is, for any one topossess
himself of the power of seeing and hear
ing, aa plainly as he sees and hears ma
terial things, the invisible forms and
voices that surround him.
'Thc power is one that ought to be
under control. There will be only harm
done if you do not shut at will the
clairvoyant eye. Imagine the mischief
that would happen if when life and
death hung on the absolute concentra-
tion of all faculties on the sui bject i'm
mediately before you, if at the supreme
moment you were to See the whole
phantasmagoria of borderland pass be-
tween you and the point of exclusive
interest. you cannot control your
sixth sense, you had better not acquire
it. 1t is much better to do without it
than to be controlled by it.
"You should have the sense at COM
mand when you need it, as yon have
your microscope or your telescope, but
better have neither if you are to he
coinpuisJri!y doomed at other will than
yours to interrupt the work of life by
Il spectacle of the infinitely little or the
infinitely remote Man should always
be master of his senses, especially of the
sixth sense, as it is called"
In her further statements to Mr.
Stead, Julia goes on to say that the in
vestigator must always be simple and
not to be constantly thinking of him
self In other words, self conscious
ness must be avoided, or it will play
havoc with the chances ofsucccss. All
ones mental faculties are needed
Everything must be examined and
tested without prejudice and without
parliality. Nothing can be achieved
without time and patience.
The first thing to b. l,l2 to see the
invisible ones, Julia says, is to be very
still and to wait. When quite still and
passive, close Your eyes and think of
the one whom YOU wish to see. If it
is Il friend still alive in the body. it
will help You at the same time, al
though that is not essential, he or she
being also passive and alone. When
you have two spirits iii accord, both
seeking the same thing, the difficulties
are less, but You must be agreed in
heart and soul. II YOU colld keep the
concentrated quiet attention fora long
cr period than five minutes without be
coming tired, then YOU had better do
so. At no time. however, force Your
self, for strain means failure.
If in this way, Julia declares. one
succeeds in acquiring success, it is ac-
quired forever. There will he no more
parting between the one who has gain
ell his object and the spirit world.
The great; st danger is That the sixth
sense may control the individual in
stead of being in itself controlled
N,w Iork UcruM.
Miss -Antc-lt's funny about our old
cat. We cant keep her away from the
poker table.
MIR. Age-Nothing strange about
that. Naturally she's looking after the