The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-28
Officers Chosen and Proclamation Is
sued Declaring sympathy with
All Good Doctrines.
MAN MIGHT LIVE 800 YEARS
If HE KNEW HOW TO CARE FOR HIS
BODY, DIR. HIATT SAYS.
Explains what Is Meant by the
astral Body'-SOIutiOn of Com
mon Mysteries Sought.

As a juggler manipulates the toys of his
stock in trade, keeping them flying through
the air with speed and dexterity amazing
TO other people, so the speakers at the
meeting of the TheOsophical Society in
America last night at Persons Hall
handled such topics as astral Bodies,
First Principles "Telepathy" and Men
tai Impressions" in a manner bewildering
to persons not versed in the subtleues OF
the cult. However most of those In the
large audience drank it all in with avidity
and leaned forward, anxious for more. DIR.
A 2. Buchanan, of Fort Wayne, presided.
The principal speaker was DR.. Thaddeus T.
Hiatt, of Brooklyn. w p Atkinson, of the
Indianapolis Theosophists' Society, gave a
short talk. One of the pleasant features Of
the programme was a contralto solo by
Miss Rhea Hall Behymer who sang Love
Divine" Miss Ethel Brannon played
piano solo
In presenting DR.. Hiatt, DR.. Buchanan
said that people are beginning TO realize
more and more that theosophy stands for
something, and that its tenets are worthy
the acceptance of careful thinkers The
realization is also becoming strong that
theosophy is above all things else unselfish,
eliminating self and looking to the better
ment of humanity. Its so-called mysteries,
he said, are merely the mysteries of COM
mon life. THE greatest mystery in the
world" he said. sis how and by what
process i can hold my up so; how
can see things and then describe them in
intelligent language, how l can talk, hear,
think, do any and all of the things that we
do every day and accept as fact. Theosophy
seeks TO inquire into these things phllO-
sophically and sanely for the good of the
race
Dr. Hiatt said: "One of the first princi-
plies in theosophy is the principle of the
astral body. All of you know that the
atoms Of things material are not i'll con-
tact. They do not touch each other. They
are separated by substance called ether.
In the same way the atoms composing the
human body are not in contact. They are
separated by this ether, which receives
sensations to which the clay would be alb
this ether the astral body, transmits SEN
sations to other intelligences. Have you
ever been walking down the street with
friend who would make suddenly an OBJ
ServatiOn which would bring from you
the remark that it was queer. but you had
been thinking about the matter at that
very moment? 1t was the ether, the astral
body, that received from him the telepathic
impression that your physical brain could
not secure.
"Theosophy believes that it is a mans
thoughts that make him for better or
worse: that whatever he thinks will make
or mar his face, and Will show out, no mat
Ter uOW lie lTleS 10 conceal lneul. by our
astral bodies the lives we lead and the
thoughts we think write indeliby upon our
faces the lines of hate. greed and despair,
or, on the other hand, love charity and
hope. This influence of the astral body is
but glance at a page of the book of
theOsOphy TheosOphy teaches many other
things. 1t teaches us something about our
physical bodies How little science really
knows about these bodies of ours Less
than about the piece of paper hold in my
hand. Our bodies are so shaped and formed
that there is no man who could not live 800
years If he knew how to take the proper
care of his body. Theosophy endeavors to
teach men how to live without dehling the
wonderful machines that have been given
them"
w. p. Atkinson ended the meeting with
praise of theosophy. He said that the
science of medicine has progressed very
little and that 1t would never be able TO do
much good for man until it accepted the
physiology and anatomy OF theosophy
Other sciences were equally undeveloped
he SAID, and only needed the influence of
theosophy TO bring them to efficiency.