The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-21
CRYSTAL READING A FAD.
EHE PopULAR NODE NOWADAYS OF
CONSULTING THE FATFa

ia popularity those other methods Of consult
ING the fates which have for years appealed to
the American public. The astrologers and
palmists and mediums and card readers. who
have multiplied at nm astounding rate in the
last ten years. must hide their diminished
heads. or buy crystals and learn to read them.
One encouraging thing about the situation
Is that almost any one can learn crystal read
ing. provided he is enough in earnest TO NOR
tify the flesh and cultivate the spirit. II isn't
necessary 10 have been born at II o'clock on
Christmas Eve under the sign Of the Ram. or
to have been a weird and uncanny baby In
order to develop into a full-fedged crystal
reader. There are retreats in India and
Japan where any intelligent student Of the
occult may go and. by earnest application.
learn the art Of crystal reading. and through
out Europe there are many adopts.
In America little was known about crys-
tai reading until the time Of the Worlds Fair.
when a tide of Eastern thought and influence
set in toward this Western world, and inter-
est in occultism received a new stimulus.
Probably there had been crystals in the pos
session Of private readers before that time. but
crystal reading as a profession was not known
here. Even now there are very few adopts
who read for the public. but the number Of
private individuals who own and consult erys-
tails has increased wonderfully. and japanese
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structors in the art. AleEdine jeweller in New
York has so many demands for crystals that
he finds 1t necessary TO employ crystal POLISH
ers in his establishment.
There's something very discouraging about
, buying an oracular crystal at an up-to-date
| jewellers. II isn't at all the appropriate way
to enter upon a quest Of the unknown. There
ought to be an atmosphere OF mystery and
| solemnity about requirement Of the magic
globe-hlue light. tremolo on the victims.
thunder and lightning. We are becoming al
together too familiar with the occult. When
We admit psychic phenomena at all. we treat
them as cold scientific facts. and don't allow
ourselves TO SILVER over them. We chuck
ghosts under the chin and talk fippantly with
the spirits Of our departed grandmothers when
they call US up through mediumistic long
distance telephone. This is a trying age for
seers. and yet. after all. there is a broad-sPread
and growing interest In the occult. and the
seers are buying bonds and real estate.
In India and Japan 9 z crystal yd liza, XTsSs Placed 3Ss fb Re;
eve We and i many 81 the adopts Obtained their
CRYSTALS from the temples. Evidently they do
these thinEs better in India. One can work
teal element isn't wanting either. for they do
saT 5 ~ he ehe erT Pgtsf' tra @eke One se q tie c%ry EeahIs
in New York is from q temple near Nigoya, in
@bioomin' idol made nv mud. wot they call the
great Eawd Budd." and it has apparently, lost
none Sfts5S prU %6.SbsI power sI = ~ b ssp soSniI tr9% n
remarkable reputation for the f9retellinG Of
startling events. which actually did come on on
there may be danger Of It's going the way Of a
SryS' thi i0FERfs Edya oS cRs. z Tfh the ot isa' e a9sRs T aS2
Quired vicious habits, and an %CEaeular crystal
& reputation in the foretelIing OF fres. and
success apparently ruined +. for Il went mad
On tbs subject Of free and dreadful disaster.
hguratively speaking. bit its thumb at qnin-
t%erestinE aPpaiGanMts who vented enf ffv6 to fFd out
couldn't take part in a fre at sea or an earth
quake TRAGEDY. you didn't stand any chance
No small boy. brought up upon a diet Of Bsa;
thirst Tor gore and sudden death than did the
deprEyed crystal: and. at least the owner.
finding Ed t lnHt il i wasn't .sSntt amsnda ID s to Etsas S0t
IEesssd # III ESE it rests, n obscure gloom,
s smH iim;p Hd'S Jap a q see crystal ssssi Which ARf b is 81 sesn lsfs
Dieting al as n the worst that can hapPe nh Is eSunalIy
willing to discuss love affairs. health, family
S 15Ss0Is sSt or sqsiesss d%eiiPpsts eI1s.al. 1t and i it 8
owner Is determined TO deal vigorously with
it at its aTst indication OF perverted taste;
now il appears unduiy Interested in a great
city fre which e to. occur somewhere in this
the adept discourages all illusions 70 this COM
ing hre. For the same reason he declines to
although nine-tenths Of the men who apply to
him want PARTICULARLY TO inquire about these
seF aT sSSiefs Sam It sb see natb th az r sPssei e1sS m more
suited often about the markets T. bssGSmes 40
doesn't know when TO stop. Il can't lose
millions. but it loses It's sensitiveness and
saEI.and adds TO the list q victims
The crystal EsadeSFs declare that there
practIoed among. the Hebrewg in earliest
times and is referred TO in the Old Tesla
sRsESn. 1t sD5 Y1 saS SIS0 R9gui a5s I = ESSx Sas As 8;
II was brought from the Orient into Italy
during the middle ages and sPrsad Rapidly
SaeiisTed that only one Who was pure at heart
and whose, hands were Undecided BY sin
tai, and a consultation Of the crystal was at
tended By tmSrsssiEe lasting ana
emily. Not every one can read the crystal,
although sometimes the persons who consult
ths tSsPt S S9R see re ias T5si0G q 6 ses@ssi Ssd
@ 1S%Si O ioT q eryst&i f re- Hie and i these f may Ss
NO SsS1 means y II ft s%Sest! Ge. 'if Il Japan rSI Si@Sss se eye ~
wealthy family owns a, erysal. which Is fept
Of the family i. usually able 70 consult.
The person who consults 2 crystal reader
ttSe as shsGpSee S y eebffiiss nd m awe as iSf he sl x6 @SHf n bbs e
went to q spirituAlistic medium. but the eI- |
perienee 10 more convincing and interesting. |
which appeals 70 ones fancy. and the reader
announces 30 calmly that the whole thing lS
q mere matter of science that ones skepu- |
eism Is not reused TO q combadVe point
A young woman who paid a visit 70 q erys- |
small table covered by = piece Of silk. In this
case the silk was yellow, but different crys:
that went wrong was susceptible only to
blue, although one would have suspected II Of a
penchant for screaming crimson. Above the
irridescent glass. and from II ran a wire. the
end OF which the visitor held in her hand. The
crystal. which he handled with a piece Of
yellow silk for IL must not be touched with
the fingers. The crystal was placed in a little
socket directly under the iridescent glass. and
the reader. going TO the piano. thrummed
upon II for q lew minutes.
It's all Il matter Of coloT and vibration. he
said airily. and the statement seemed 10 I'LL the