The Washington herald., 1914-10-11

STANDARD INK CORP. Buffalo y. Y.
power of hearing on the astral plane
that Is to say. II caused the development
OF that sense which in the astral world
produces on our consciousness an effect
which on the physical plane we call hear
| ing.
| The development Of the sixth. that cor
responding to the center between the eye
brows, in a similar manner produced as
trail sight-the power to perceive definite
ly the shape and nature Of astral objects,
instead of vaguely sensing their presence.
The arousing OF the seventh, that cor
responding to the top of the head. round
ed OF and completed for him the astral
life, and endowed him with the perfec-
ton OF its faculties.
Thus these centers to some extent take
the place Of sense-organs for the astral
body, and yet without proper qualifca-
tion that expression would be decided
ly a misleading one, for IL must never be
forgotten that though, in order to make
ourselves intelligible. We constantly have
to speak of astral seeing or astral hear
ing. all that we really mean by those ex-
pressions is the faculty Of responding to
such vibrations as convey to the mans
consciousness, when he is functioning in
his astral body. information OF the same
character as that conveyed to him by his
eyes and ears while he is in the physical
body.
But in the entirely different astral con-
ditions specialized organs are not neces-
sary for the attainment of this result.
There Is matter in every part OF the as
tral body which Is capable OF such re-
sponse. and consequently the man func-
tioninE in that vehicle sees equally well
the objects behind him, above him, and
beneath him, without needing to turn his
head. The centers, therefore. cannot be
described as organs In the ordinary sense
0f the word, since ii Is not through them
taat the man sees or hears. as he does
here through the eyes and ears. Yet it
is upon their vivihcation that the power
OF exercising these astral senses depends,
each Of them as It Is developed giving to
the whole astral body the power OF re-
sponse to a new set of vibrations.
But even when these astral senses are
fully awakened IL by no means follows
that the man will be able to bring
through his physical brain any conscious
ness of their action.
While all this astral awakening was
taking place, the man in his physical
consciousness knew nothing whatever of
IL. The only way in which the dense body
can be brought to share all these advan-
tages Is by repeating that process Of
awakening with the etheric centers. That
is to be achieved precisely in the same
way as II was done upon the astral plane
that Is to say by the arousing OF the
serpent-fire. which exists clothed in
etheric matter on the physical plane, and
sleeps in. the corresponding etheric CEN
ter that at the base OF the spine, as will
be fully explained next Sunday.
In this case the arousing Is done by a
determined and long-continued effort OF
the wiH, and to bring that first center
into full activity is precisely to awaken
the serpent-fire. When once that Is
aroused, II is by its tremendous force that |
the other centers are vivified.
When the second of the etheric centers |
that at the navel. comes into activity the |
conscious OF all kinds Of astral influences, |
vaguely feeling that some Of them are |
friendly and others hostile, or that some |
places are pleasant and others unpleas- !
ant, without in the least knowing why.
When the third center, that at the |
spleen, Is awakened. the man Is enabled |
10 remember his vague astral journeys,
though sometimes only very partially.
The effect OF a slight and accidental !
OF this center is often to pro-
luce half-remembrance Of a blissful SEN
sation of flying through the air.
Stimulation Of the fourth, that at the
heart, makes the man instinctively aware
1f the Joys and sorrows OF others, and
sometimes even causes him 10 reproduce
in himself by sympathy their physical
aches and pains.
The arousing of the NTH, that at the
hroat, enables him to hear voices, which
sometimes makes all kinds of suggestions
70 him. Also sometimes he hears music,
Dr. other less pleasant sounds. When II
S fully working IL mates the man clair
ludient as far as the etheric and astral
planes are concerned.
When the sixth, between the eyebrows,
becomes vivified, the man begins to see
hings, to have various sorts of waking
'isions, sometimes Of places, sometimes
If people In its earlier development,
when It Is only just beginning to be
awakened, IL often means nothing more
han half-seeing landscapes and clouds OF
'olor. The full arousing Of tINI brings
bout clairvoyanca
The center between the eyebrows Is
with sight in yet another way.
I Is through II that the power Of mag
of minute physical objects Is
tiny flexible tube Of etheric1
natter Is projected from the center of
I, resembling q microscopic snake with
N eye at the end Of II. This Is the spe-
ial organ used in that form of clair
oyance. and the eye at the end OF 1t can
No to change the power Of magnincation
ccording to the size OF the object which
J being examined. This Is what is meant
n ancient books when mention Is made
Z the capacity to make oneself large or
mall at will. To examine an atom one
evelops an organ OF vision eommensu-
ate in size with the atom This little
make projecting from the center OF the
orehead was symbolized by q pendant
pom the front Of the head-dress Of the
'haraoh OF Egypt. who as the chief
riest Of his country was supposed 10