The Washington herald., 1914-10-04
OCCULT DEVELOPMENT.
CIaIrvoyaH-e and CIRirRudiancee.
CIaIryoyAnce md CIairaudicnce.
By DIR. w. w. BARKER.

In each Of our bodies Cthe physical
astral and mentaD there are certain
force centers which in Sanskirt are called
chakrams-a word which signifies z
wheel or revolving disc. These are points
Of connection at which force flows from
one body TO another. They may be seer
force centers which in sansgrit are called
the etheric double. where they show
themselves as saucer-like depressions OF
worthless in its surface. They are often
spoken Of as corresponding TO certain
physical organs: but it must be remem.
bered that the etheric force center is not
in the interior Of the body, but on the
surface of the etheric double which pro-
jects a quarter of an inch beyond the
outline of the denser' matter.
The centers which are usually en-
-ployed In occult development are seven,
and they are situated in the following
parts Of the body: a. The base of the
spine: ~ the navel; 90 the spleen; "a
the heart: Cl the throat: 20 the space
between the eyebrows, and "a the top OF
the head. There are other force centers in
the body besides these, but they are not
employed by students Of the white magic.
These seven are often described as cor
responding to the seven colors and TO
the notes Of the musical soul; and in the
Indian books certain letters Of the alpha
bet until certain forms Of vitality are men
toned as attached TO each OF them. They
are also POLITICALLY described as resem-
bling flowers. and 70 each of them q Ger
tain number Of petals is assigned.
II must be remembered that they are
vortices Of etheric matter, and that they
are all in rapid rotation. Into each Of
these open mouths, at right angles TO the
plane Of the whirling disc or saucer,
rushes a force from the astral world
(which we will call the primary force)-
one of the forces Of the Logos. That
force is sevenfold in its nature, and an
its forms operate in all the centers,
though in each Of them one of the forms
is always greatly predominant
This thrush Of force brings the divine
life into the physical body. and without
It that body could not exist These CEN
tiers through which the force can enter
are therefore actually necessary to the
existence of the vehicle. and so are in ap-
Grafton in every one, but they may be
whirling with every degree Of activity.
Their particles may be in comparatively
sluEEish motion. just forming the neces-
sary vortex for the force and no more
or they may be glowing and pulsatinE
with living light so that an enormously
greater amount Of force passes through
them, with the result that various addi-
tionaI faculties and possibilities are
open to them.
The forces rush round in the vortex,
and the undulations are Of different
sizes, crossing one another in a basket
work pattern, producing an appearance
which is not inaptly described in the
Hindu books as resembling the petals of
a flower; or it is still more like certain
Eaucers or shallow VASES of wavy iri-
descent glass.
In the ordinary man, in whom these
centefs are Just active enough to bee chan
nels for sufticient force TO keep his body
alive. these colors glow with a COMPARE
lively dun light. but in those in whom
the centers have been aroused and are an