Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-10-28
OCCULT FORCE.
THE STRANGE RELATION OF
MIND UPON MIND.

How True 1t Is, That There Arc Moro Things
in Heaven and Earth. Horatio. Than Are
Dreampt of in Your Philosophy! e.
feet Of Mind Upon Bodily IlIs-Science. With
All Its Rapid Strides. Fails to Account for
What Has Become Common Phenomena
Forced to the Belief That Some Common
Laws Of Nature Are Still Sealed Book.
DY BYRON MILLETT.
There is an oriental tradition that
once upon time, in a far-away coun.
try, the people became very wicked.
It came to pass that, one night after
the monarch had retired, the Angel of
Death appeared 10 him in the recesses
Of his chamber, who informed the
monarch that the Lord was displeased
and would send the cholera upon his
country, which would cause the death
OF twenty-five thousand OF his subjects,
and then disappeared. The scourge
came, and one hundred and twenty
five thousand OF the kings subjects
perished. The ruler felt that he had
been sorely afflicted, and prayed fer
vently for mercy. The angel reap
peared; the monarch said to him, you
threatened TO take only twenty-five
thousand of my subjects by sending
the cholera into my kingdom, and you
have taken one hundred and twenty
five thousand by the epidemic. Where.
upon the angel said: "Your majesty
is mistaken; twenty-five thousand per-
ished by the disease and one hundred
thousand died from fright"
This story is narrated for the pur-
pose OF showing the power of mind
over the bodily functions of human
beings. How frequently have we OBJ
served that we happen suddenly to
think about person, whom we have
not seen or even heard about for long
time, and he would all at once cross our
vision! This leads us to conclude that
there must be some invisible commu-
nication between mind and mind
which is difficult of explanation.
These occult forces are always at
work throughout the universe. Their
effects can be seen and felt, like the
manifestations of electricity, but as
yet with our finite capabilities, we are
only on the bOrderland of this un-
known world. 1t is fair to venture
the assertion that, there are more and
greater wonders in the unseen world
than were ever dreamed of in heaven
or on earth. Science if no longer con-
tent to crawl At a snail's pace. She is
making strides with the pace OF giant.
She flashes her rays of light into the
dark corners of bigotry and supersti.
ton, regardless of the hootings OF owls
and the screaming of the bats that in
habit them. The mystery attending
the operations of this psychic force
has been felt and manifested through
out the ages. The priests OF Egypt
and Chaldea doubtless possessed great
er knowledge and skill in this particu.
lar than modern historians would have
us believe.
We read in Holy Writ, that the rods
of Moses and Aaron became serpents,
after they had come in contact with
the earth. The Hindoo adopts perform
greater wonders by using their occult
powers to subdue wild animals. They
60 into the jungles Of India without
any weapons where tigers have their
abodee and the animals have found
themselves powerless in presence OF
those adopts. They knew, of course,
what they were doing, before they un-
dertook such hazardous adventures.
1t is recorded that, at the geological
gardens, there are men employed who
are able to hypnotic lions and ele.
plants. The Austrian govern ment
employs horse-tamers, who use this
power successfully to break in fractious
steeds for the army. Some wonderful,
but not very we'll authenticated, &C.
counts, have recently come from India,
about men going into frances, and
permitting their mouths and ears,
while in that state, TO be filled with
wax, who were then placed in iron
boxes, hermetrically sealed, remaining
buried under ground for the period Of
six weeks; then resurrected, and again
appearing in the flesh. A great many
persons in this day and age have NOR.
bid fears about being buried alive.
Such fears are doubtless engendered
because we read accounts in the daily
press of suspended animation, where
persons who we're supposed to have
died. having been placed in cofiins
ready for interment. showed signs OF
life and unexpectedly came to their
senses. There are numerous such in-
stances on record, which have baliled
the best medical talent in the land. A
few years ago, the press reported that
an Indiana woman, while in a catylep-
tic State, WAS twice prepared for bur-
ial; that the first time this spell came
upon her, she remained in this state
for three days. The mourners were
about to take last fond look at the
supposed corpse. One of the mourn
ers present discovered a movement Of
the eyelids OF the subject. The cere-
monies were thereupon suddenly
brought to q standstill. and the SUBJ
ject revived. At the latest accounts
this woman was alive and enjoying
good health.
Socrates, the great Grecian philoso-
pher, was continually tormented by an
inner voice speaking from his subcon-
scious TO his conscious self. Undoubt-
edly. the condition Of that great and
good man was similar to those unfor-
tunate men and women, of whom we
read in biblical times as being pos
sessed with devils. We may find in
stances in our daily walks through
life, if we but take Q little pains to
watch the workings of this mysterious
force. Let US suppose there is assem-
bled crowd of happy.golucky indi-
viduals. indulging in fun and merri-
ment at a particular place and time !;
a stranger with morbid feelings ap.
proaches this group, but who never