The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-02-19
IS NOT A
FAKE.
E!:thericL Over
Papa Ita's
Rocks.
COLONEL OLCOTT
EXPLAINS MYSTERY
Talks on Theosophy and Healing
in Progress Hall Before
Large Audience.
n APA lrA Is not fake" declared

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- Colonel Olcott, the Father of
Theosophy, last evening before
large audience in Progress hall.
This statement Will be joyously received
by many people in Honolulu. and by
none more than the native Hawaiian.
who has strongly upheld the Tahitian
in his fire-walking performances
People have laughed at Papa tia and
ridiculed his feats, but 1t is nonsense to;
condemn that which you do not under
stand" continued Colonel Olcott; what
he claims to do and does | have seen
done hundreds of times in other coun-
tries. and on one occasion where the
heated rocks were SO hot that sticks or
wood thrown upon them We're immedi-
ately consumed, / saw fifty people fol-
low the fire-walker across the pit, and
after they had passed, a French doctor
removed his shoes and stockings and
walked unharmed over the furnace with
out the least sign of fear The expla-
nation of this is simple; the priest goes
into seclusion for a few days, and by his
lamentations invokes the power of the
spirits who project over the heated
stones an etheric layer which effectu-
ally preserves the believer from all in
jury.
This condensation of atmosphere acts
the same as a thin layer of asbestos
might, and to one who has the power
to control these spirits the rest is SIM
pie This power may be acquired by
any person by study, but pure mind and
body are essential"
The above statements were made dur
ing the course of his lecture on the 'D1-
vine Art of Healing" under the auspices
of the Aloha Branch OF Theosophy. In
the absence of the president of the So
ciety, the speaker was introduced by the
h h
ject, he stated that it would not be pos
sible to go into the details in the short
time allotted him, but that he would in
a simple way endeavor to give an idea
of the art of healing.
Homeopathy was explained, and though
the speaker said that he was not advo-
eating that school, yet he spoke highly
in sits favor. The curing of diseases by
the laying on of hands and by the power
of hypnotism was explained IN simple
words and great stress was laid upon
the evils resulting from the promiscuous
use of the hypnotic power In the hands
of any one except those of the purest
mind and body.
Colonel Olcott said in part: The ma
ture and the cause of a disease must
first be ascertained before cure is at
tempted. Every one knows that the dis
eases are inside and that the medicines
administered are of a selective power.
ia homeopathic Ieiflca4esS- eiS QudHlfty oI
the actual matter contained Is so IN
finitessimally small that it cannot be
seen and often it cannot be tasted
a story illustrative of the point in
question was told concerning an Indian
servant of the Colonels who had been
troubled with a severe cough in India
for several weeks. The servant was ia
the doctor gave him some medicine con-
sisting of twelve doses. to be taken at
intervals of one hour each.
| Before all of the doses were taken the
cough disappeared and the servant was
cured. The matter contained in the
medicine was small that it defied
chemical analysis, but the remedy given
acted upon the astral body, which in
/, turn acted upon the physical body. This
| the Colonel claimed was the case in all
! homeopathic remedies
VIII we treat the mere physical body.
or will we treat the being with a spirit
ual encasement and an etheric spirit
within itself?" asked Colonel Olcott.
There is such a thing as the astral body
or double, he continued land the astral
! body of a dying person can separate it.
self from the physical body while it is
yet alive and appear before friends The
astral body has been proved to exist
after death, and !. will tell you a story
as an Illustration. A certain AIsacian
was emigrating to Brazil in company
with his wife, and during the voyage
the woman became very ILL.,
She finally died at sea and was COM
mitted to the deep, but before death
most excruciating pain she remarked
that If she could only live until ehA
reached Rio de Janeiro and could get
ner friend to take care of her little girl.
| she could die in peace. She became quiet
ana remained In a passive condition SO
long that they thought her dead and
We're preparing for the burial when thew
We're much surprised to see her appar-
entity lifeless body move and heard her
say that she had seen her friend and
was ready to die.
| The first person to greet the husband
When they reached the wharf was the
lriena, and before any explanations
s sp oe oHered he remarked that he
Knew or the death Of the WIFE, The sur
/ priseo husband asked him how he had
learned or an occurrence which had han
pened in midocean and was told that he
nad peen standing in front of his shon
ole uay Wnen woman appeared to him
~ uo"n the street carrying a lit
ne chlid In her arms. He called bist on
prentice and asked him who the vorna :
WAS. Inc apprentice replied that IT was
tue frauiein. and they watched her boIG
out the child toward them in an on
treating manner and then vanish
oAiy cite THIS as q proof. for unee,
strong emotion the astral body can tea,
itself from the physical body and proiecl
itseir upon some receptive mind. If ir
attempting cure, you can affect tbf
astral body. you can react on the BODY
A doctor guesses at the disease an6
gives yon some medicine; If that fails
ne tries again and again, and eventually
hits the mark. -
| "A psychologist acts directly on the
double, as does also the hypnotist. Like
sees like, and if the operator is in GOOD
health physically and spiritually it viii
react upon his patient A hypnotist
/ suggests to patient that he has a Ger.
tain disease, and the disease shows it
self; he then suggests e.lar the disease
disappear and the patient is cured.
An example Of the cures effected IN
the French hospitals by the aid of hyn-
notlsm was related, and the Colone,
stated that by the laying on of hands
he had cured himself. at least 800 cases
or paralysis in India. 'I can do II and
have done it." he said. "and I have
done 1t in temples and public places and
my assertions are easy OF yerification.
Inc cure is simple and is as follows