The Washington herald., 1917-04-01
.SARAK'S ASTRAL TRICKS
EXPLAINED IN Volume
Rumb6ngs of Unrest in Esoteric Center
When Skeptic Finds Expose Book.

Last night was an incomparably peace
full. dreamy. and lovable night; but
fore those rumblings of unrest?
Astronomically-All was fair and har-
monious overhead. The planets sang in
their star-studded spheres. Venus, at
tended by winged messages of love. reign
ed majestically in her perfumed shrine,
while Jupiter and the other giants of the
sky became submissive and paid homage
to her dazzling beauty. There were no
forebodngs of evil. But whyfore those
rumblings of unrest?
Observation-Disclosures deeply inhaled the
ozone tinged with the perfumes of Araby
as the astral body floated to the land
of the Lotus; but whyfore those rumb-
lings of unrest?
Climatically-AH that was material
woven with flowers of the soul. Men
dreamed of Utopia. Youths fancy
drifted to thoughts of love, enhancing
maidens. and enchanted halls. One
longed to be in that final port of many
missing men down there in the South
Sea Isles enshrined with those Yaaka
Hicka DoOla maidens: but whyfore
those rumblings of unrest?
Home of DR.. Sarak.
GcOgraphically-You were in Wash
ington, of course, but ones thoughts
again wandered. Being thus inspired.
one must have fingered for a moment
at 1881 Rhode Island avenue. the home
of "the son of a rajah of Thibet," who
hailed from the Holy City of Llassa"
IL anywhere in this city-surely in
that Rhode Island avenue residence
where the spirit of the dreamy Orient
prevailed and the breath of the dessert
blOwed, your etheral wanderings could
have found a congeniaI harbor: but
whyfOre those ramblings of unrest?
EsOterically-Ah. there's the rub. Why
fore those rumblings of unrest? No, 1t
was not the wars and rumors of wars;
but Boudh Sadou, some time hailed as
the new Messiah and Monsieur lie Doc
teur Albert De Sarak. Comte De Das,
walled long and loud last night.
Let us live in peace" the doctor pray
ed. I'VE do not want any more public
ity We want to live on undistarbed; in
peace. peace, peace"
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And the further plant OF the Oriental
Esoteric Center: "Our enemies have in
suited us. illuminated us: they would
undermine us: but we here initiate in the
Capital of the United states. in the heat
of the fire OF our enemies. our movement
Of true progress. destined to perpetuate
our work"
And truly. enemies did appear last
night. They were obdurate enemies
armed with evidence with which they
tried to prove that the Doctor Sarak and
his society are not occult. but simply
vaudeville magicians."
One skeptic went to the Congressional;
Library and here found a volume written
by Henry Ridgley Evans. entitled, "Thc
Old and the New Magic" This volume
has this to say of the Orietal Esoteric
Center:
when Nine. Blavatsky. High Priest
ess Isis, died, there followed a long in
terregnum during which magic languish-
cd. Finally there appeared in the East
a star of great magnitude-the five point
ed star of the GnOstics and the Oriental
Mahatmas. heraldinG the coming of an
other mystic.
Suspect Him of "Peeping.'
Nine. Blavatsky had set the fashion
for Thibetan adopts, and had turned the
current of modern occultism toward the
Land Of the Lamas. so It was quite natu-
raj that the new thaumaturgist should
hail from the Holy City OF Llassa. His
name was NJ. lie Docteur Albert De
Sarak. Comte De Das, who claimed to
be the son OF Rajah of Thibet and a
French Marchioness. and to have been
born in the land OF marvels."
The writer styles Doctor Sarak "A Gen.
tleman of Thibet." and in a long expose
Of his career, teachings. and practices
tells Of absurd pretensions."
Mr.. Evans explains some of the sup
posedly occult powers of the doctors and
classes them as ordinary and every day.
He hints at trickery on the part of the
supposed Divine
The author is inclined to believe that
the doctor peeps when he tries to
demonstrate his occutism by playing a
game of dominoes. Such was the belief
of the newspa perman who questioned DR..