Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-27
MONEY FURNISHED IN MYSTE'
RI0US WAY
Mother Of Mystic Writer'S Ananuen-
sis Declares That Mortal Did
Not Dictate "A Dweller on
Two Planets"
DWELLER ON TWO PLANETS,
OR
THE DIVIDING OF THE WAY.
BY
Phylos the Thibetan.


Such is the title page of the most
unique book ever issued from the
presses of a Los Angeles publishing
company.
published the book and she claims that
it was written by an invisible person,
with her son as amanuensis. The work
was started when Frederick oliver was
is years old and was completed two
years later In 1885. The amanuensls
died in 1899 and the manuscript was
intrusted to Mrs. oliver to be given to
the world when the author dictated and
the funds were provided.
The story of the struggle made by
her to bring the book to the notice OF
the public has much of pathos in 1t,
and the faith of the little woman who
struggled on alone after the loss Of
her husband, at one time a prominent
physician, and her only son, has at
last been rewarded.
Doctrine of Reincarnation
The book treats of theosophical SUBJ
jects and the doctrine of reincarna-
ton is foremost. The story is sup
posed to be based on the life of Phylos
and opens in Atlantis, where he is
seen as a boy. His wanderings from
one planet to another and his different
incarnations are used as means OF
introducing theories and prophesies re-
garding the different sciences.
In the preface to the book, which is
written by Frederick oliver, he ex-
plains his connection with Phylos by
saying: "I am mentally and spirit
ually but a figure beside the author Of
the great, deep-searching, far-reach-
ing and transcendent questions pre-
sented in the following pages.
Dweller on Two Planets is absolute
revelation and an adept of the arcane
and occult in the universe is the
author.
He says that for year previous to
the beginning of the work his occult
preceptor educated him by means of
mental talks, and that when the book
what time he would be called upon to
write.
Some times,' says Mrs. oliver, my
son would have to get up in the night
to write. He would do the work by
iamplight or in the dark; it did not
matter. The book was not written in
the way most stories are, for some
times page near the end of the book
would be revealed and next to it one
that should be at the beginning. When
a page was finished a number was
given to him and when the revelation
ceased, after two years, all the pages
fitted in Just as they were numbered. "
Letter From Mystic Author
Following the preface in the book is
a letter, said to be from Phylos, in
which he says: "I make no pretenses
when | say that 1.-The Christian stu
dent and occult adept-am one of q
class of men who do know and can
explain mysteries. The masses of hu-
manity on this planet are awakened
to the fact that their knowledge of life
is insufficient for the needs of the
soul l have sought to explain the
great mystery of life"
Mrs. oliver says Phyllis told her
son that the book would not be pub
lished until after the new century and
that money would come for that pur-
pose. In spite of this an attempt was
made in 1897 to publish the book and
money was secured, but the funds were
dissipated.
At the death of Mrs. divers son.
which occurred in this year, she took
upon herself the trust which she con-
sidered sacred, and since then she has
been waiting for the money.
"One day it came" she said. 81 do
not know from where. A friend of
mine told me that she had it for me-
but ] knew she could not give 1t her
self as she did not have it. 1t has cost
$11OO but now it is ready for the
world"
A portrait which is said to be of
Phylos adorns the front page, and
this, too, was created by the aman-
uensis at the instigation of the author,
who guided his hand as he made the
lines.
To the little woman with bright eyes
and resigned expression on her face
this book is the world. 1t contains all
that is left to her of her son, and her
hopes are bound up in it, She has
ceased to sigh over his death, for she
believes that he is a spirit,
The Hpaunar Peanut" lnvasIon