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 EXPLORING THE

UNKNOWN "Consciousness is (he One and Only Reality"

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CONTENTS FOR MARCH

STRANGE

CLAIRVOYANCE IN THE 18th CENTURY

.J. de Benedict is 10
This fascinating psychic experience was reported by Buffon.

MEDIUMSHIP
HINTS ON MEDIUMISTIC DEVELOPMENT (part two)
.Ursula Roberts 18
This section deals with The Spirits and Trance Control.

GUIDANCE
TO: THE MAN IN THE STREET .... Elsie Worger 34
A communication from The Man in the Spheres.

THE WORLD OF REALITY.Roy Eugene Davis 78

ValuaDle hints from a well-known spiritual teacher.

REALITY
PSYCHIC PHENOMENA & EXTRA-SENSORY PERCEPTION
.Jerryl L. Keane, Ph.D. 39
What these things are, and — more important — what they
are for.
 (Contents for March — continued from page 4)

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RIGHT THINKING ABOUT ILLNESS .... Harry Edwards 56
(In the "Healing Today" department; Mr. Edwards tells
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PSYCHIC EXPERIENCES
A FORTUNE FROMTHE TELLER.Huang Fei-Chang 67

THE NURSE'S DREAM.Nellie M. Nielson 70

WONDER
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 CLAIRVOYANCE
in the; 18 th century

by J. deBENEDICTIS

A remarkable psychic experience was reported by the great

French author, Louis LeClerc de Buffon. (Front THE
SEARCHER magazine; reprinted by permission.)

COMTE GEORGE Louis ago (no dateline), we have

LeClerc de Buffon (1707-1788) found the following under spec¬
a French naturalist, one of the tres.
forerunners of Darwin, and a The man reciting this tale
member of the French Acad¬ was the celebrated German
emy, first published his Natural bookseller and author, Chris¬
History in 1749. This was, with¬ toph Friedrich Nicolai (1733-
out question, the first real at¬ 1811), who was able to sub¬
tempt by what we today call stantiate, with many witnesses,
"science", to connect the known the validity of the phenomena
facts into a readable continuity which he experienced.
for the public. Publication of this What is particularly interest¬
extended over many volumes ing is that during this period
and many years, but in one edi¬ clairvoyance, and the existence
tion put out by Hurst & Co. of other stages of existence be¬
in New York nearly 100 years yond our own, apparently was
taken for granted as being a enborg (1688-1772) was, of
natural, if not ordinarily ob- course, also of this period,
servable, phenomena. The great But on with the tale of Herr
scientist-psychic Emanuel Swed- Nicolai. . .
11
12 EXPLORING THE UNKNOWN

"In the first two months of that cause; but the violent af¬
the year 1791" (says he) "Iwas fection having put my nerves in¬
much affected in my mind to some unnatural state, from
by several incidents of a dis¬ this arose further consequences,
agreeable nature; and on the which require a more detailed
24th of February a circum¬ description.
stance occurred which irritated
me extremely. At ten o'clock in '' In the afternoon, a little af¬
the forenoon my wife and ter four o'clock, the figure which
another person came to console I had seen in the morning again
me; I was in a violent pertur¬ appeared. I was alone when this
bation of mind, owing to a happened; a circumstance
series pf incidents which had al¬ which, as may be easily con¬
together wounded my moral ceived, could not be very agree¬
feelings, and from which I able. I went, therefore, to the
saw no possibility of relief: when apartment of my wife, to whom
suddenly I observed at the dis¬ I related it. But thither also the
tance of ten paces from me a figure pursued me. Sometimes it
figure — the figure of a deceased was present, sometimes it van¬
person. I pointed at it# and ask¬ ished; but it was always the
ed my wife whether she did not same standing figure. A little
see it. She saw nothing, but, be¬ after six o'clock several stalking
figures also appeared; but they
ing much alarmed, endeavored
had no connection with the
to compose me, and sent for
standing figure. I can assign no
the physician. The figure re¬
other reason for this apparition
mained some seven or eight min¬
than that, though much more
utes, and at length I became a
composed in my mind, I had
little more calm; and, as I was
not been able so soon entirely
extremely exhausted, I soon af¬
to forget the cause of such deep
terward fell into a troubled kind and distressing vexation, and
of slumber, which lasted for half had reflected on the consequence
an hour. The vision was as¬ of it, in .order, if possible,
cribed to the great agitation of to avoid them; and that this
mind in which I had been, and happened three hours after din¬
it was supposed I should have ner, at the time when the diges¬
nothing more to apprehend from tion just begins.
 Clairvoyance In The 18th Century 13

"AT LENGTH I became figures that thus appeared and

more composed with respect to disappeared to my sight had
the disagreeable incident which either with my state of mind or
had given rise to the first appa¬ with my employment, and the
rition; but though I had used other thoughts which- engaged
very excellent medicines, and my attention. After frequent ac¬
found myself in other respects curate observations on the sub¬
perfectly well, yet the appari¬ ject, having fairly proved and
tions did not diminish, but, on maturely considered it, I could
the contrary rather increased in form no other conclusion on the
number, and were transformed cause and consequence of such
in the most extraordinary apparitions than that, when the
manner. nervous system is weak, and at
"After I had recovered from the same time too much excited,
the first impression of terror, I or rather deranged, similar fig¬
never felt myself particularly agi¬ ures may appear in such a man¬
tated by these apparitions, as I ner as if they were actually
considered them to be what they seen and heard; for these vi¬
really were, the extraordinary sions in my case were not the
consequences of indisposition; consequence of any known law
on the contrary, I endeavored of reason, of the imagination,
as much as possible to preserve or of the otherwise usual asso¬
my composure of mind, that I ciation of ideas; and such also
might remain distinctly con¬ is the case with other men, as
scious of what passed within me. far as we can reason from the
I observed these phantoms with few examples we know.
great accuracy, and very often "The origin of the individual
reflected on my previous pictures which present them¬
thoughts, with a view to discov¬ selves to us must undoubtedly
er some law in the association be sought for in the structure of
of ideas, by which exactly these that organization by which we
or other figures might present think; but this will always re¬
themselves to the imagination. main no less inexplicable to Us
Sometimes I thought I had than the origin of those powers
made a discovery, especially in by which consciousness and fan¬
the latter period of my visions; cy are made to exist.
but on the whole, I could trace "The figure of the deceased
no connection with the various person never appeared to me
14 EXPLORING THE UNKNOWN

after the first dreadful day; but with the greatest precision phan¬
several other figures showed tasms from phenomena. Indeed,
themselves afterward very dis¬ I never once erred in this, as I
tinctly; sometimes such as I was in general perfectly calm
knew;' mostly, however, of per¬ and self-collected on the oc¬
sons I did not know; and casion. I knew extremely well,
amongst those known to me when it only appeared to me
were the semblances of both liv¬ that the door was opened, and
ing and deceased persons, but a phantom entered, and when
mostly the former; and I made the door really was opened, and
the observation, that acquaint¬ any person came in.
ances with whom I daily con¬
versed, never appeared to me "IT IS ALSO to be noted,
as phantasms; it was always that these figures appeared to
such as were at a distance me at all times, under the most
"When these apparitions had different circumstances, equally
continued some weeks, and I distinct and clear. Whether 1
could regard them with the was alone or in company, by
greatest composure, I after¬ broad daylight equally as in
ward endeavored, at my own the night-time, in my own as
pleasure, to call forth phantoms well as in my neighbor's house;
of several acquantance; whom yet when I was at another per¬
I for that reason represented to son's house they were less fre¬
my imagination in the most quent, and when I walked the
lively manner, but in vain. For, public street they very seldom
however accurately I pictured appeared. When I shut my eyes,
to my mind the figures of such sometimes the figures disap¬
persons, I never once could suc¬ peared, sometimes they remain¬
ceed in my desire of seeing them ed even after I had closed my
externally; though I had some eyes. If they vanished in the
short time before seen them as former case, on opening my
phantoms, and they had per¬ eyes again the same figures ap¬
haps afterward unexpectedly peared which I had seen before.
presented externally, like the "I sometimes conversed with
phenomena in • nature, though my physician and my wife, con¬
they certainly had their origin cerning the phantasms which at
internally; and at the same time the time hovered around me;
I was £ilways able to distinguish for in general the forms appear-
 Clairvoyance In The 18th Century 15

ed oftener in motion than at increase, and the apparitions be¬

rest. They did not always con¬ came more frequent About four
tinue present; they frequently left weeks afterward I began to hear
me altogether, and again ap¬ them speak; sometimes the
peared for a short or longer phantoms spoke with one an¬
space of time, singly or more other, but for the most part they
at once,. but, in general, several addressed themselves to me:
appeared together. For the most those speeches were in general
part I saw human figures of short, and never contained any¬
both sexes; they commonly thing disagreeable. Intelligent
passed to and fro as if they and respected friends often ap¬
had no connection with each peared to me, who endeavored
other, like people at a fair, to console me in my grief, which
where all is bustle; sometimes still left deep traces in my mind.
they appeared to have business This speaking I heard most fre¬
with one another. Once or twice quently when I was alone;
I saw amongst them persons though I sometimes heard it in
on horseback, and dogs and company, intermixed with the
birds; these figures all appeared conversation of real persons;
to me in their natural size, as frequently in single phrases
distinctly as if they had existed only, but sometimes evenin con¬
in real life, with the several tints nected discourse.
on the uncovered parts of the "Though at this time I en¬
body, and with all the different joyed rather a good state of
kinds of colors of clothes. But health, both in body and mind,
I think, however, that the colors and had become so very famil¬
were somewhat paler than they iar with these phantasms, that
are in nature. at last they did not excite the
"None of the figures had any least disagreeable emotion, but
distinguishing characteristic; on the contrary afforded me fre¬
they were neither terrible, ludi¬ quent subjects for amusement
crous, nor repulsive; most of and mirth; yet as the disorder
them were ordinary appear¬ sensibly increased, and the fig¬
ances, some were even agree¬ ures appeared to me for whole
able. days together, and even during
"On the whole, the longer I the night, if I happened to
continued in this state, the more awake, I had recourse to
did the number of phantasms several medicines, and was at
16 EXPLORING THE UNKNOWN

last obliged to have recourse case. The figures did not move
to the application of leeches. off, neither did they vanish,
which also had usually happen¬
"THIS WAS performed on ed on other occasions. In this
the 20th of April, at eleven instance they dissolved immed¬
o'clock in the forenoon. I was iately into air; of some even
alone with the surgeon, but dur¬ whole pieces remained for a
ing the operation the room length of time which also by
swarmed with human forms of degrees were lost to the eye. At
every description, which crowd¬ about eight o'clock there did
ed fast one on another; this con¬ not remain a vestige of any
tinued till half past four o'clock, of them, and I never since ex¬
exactly the time when the diges¬ perienced any appearance of
tion commences. I then observed the same kind. Twice or thrice
that the figures began to move since that time I have felt a pro¬
more slowly; soon afterward pensity, if I may be so allowed
the colors became gradually to express myself, or a sensa¬
paler, and every seven minutes tion, as if I saw something
they lost more and more of their which in a moment again was
intensity, without any alteration gone. I was even surprised by
in the distinct figure of the ap¬ this sensation whilst writing the
paritions. At about half past present account, having, in
six o'clock all the figures were order to render it more accurate,
entirely white, and moved very perused the papers of 1791, and
little; yet the forms appeared recalled to my memory all the
perfectly distinct; by degrees circumstances of that time So
they became visibly less plain, little are we sometimes, even in
without decreasing in number, the greatest composure of mind,
as had often formerly been the masters of our imagination."
 7%e Ignorant l*xp loror

(Continued from page yj

both clergymen and laymen. concerned, it wasn 't being done

Ther’re trying to show that psy¬ at all. Not by anyone inside
chic phenomena and psychic the churches, except for a few
truths, including spiritual heal¬ "eccentrics" or "heretics". Sure,
ing, are not incompatible with, from the very start, Christians
not antagonistic to religion. Not who had somehow discovered
contradictions to the Christian that here was something worth
faith. This group is interdenom¬ taking a risk for have stood
inational, and many of its mem¬ up. They've said these things
bers are finding that the task is are a vital part of what Christ
interfaith, too. Jesus was telling us. But how
few had the chance to find out
I've heard the criticism of that there was anything here at
Spiritual Frontiers—"Oh, all except eccentricity and error!
they're trying to control it! They Yes, I agree that the SFF is
want to sew it all up and make doing it badly, in some ways.
it the exclusive property of the But, you know, they won't be
churches." able to control it. Some of them
In other words—they're will find this out. Better still,
doing it badly. others will benefit from their er¬
Well, that's obvious. Univer¬ rors, and be able to do the job
sal truth, the fountainhead of well precisely because it was
psychic phenomena, can't be done badly, at first.
made anyone's exclusive prop¬ I'm just ignorant enough to
erty. It can't be controlled. think that Chesterton's remark
But before SFF started to is probably the wisest thing he
work, so far as Christians were ever said.

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 9iints ©n

^Development
by URSULA ROBERTS
(author of The Spiritual Healing Teach-In)

(part two)

In this second part of a three-part essay (part one appear¬

ed in our January issue), Miss Roberts, having dealt with
the matters of practical preparation, and the aura, tells
about the Spirits and Trance Control.

Chapter III stead of "guides” because of

our spirit communicators tell us
THE SPIRITS that there are many ministering
spirits and they all fulfil a dif¬
WE CAN NOW come to ferent purpose in the develop¬
a consideration of the part play¬ ment of a medium. The "guide"
ed by the spirit operators in the is one who endeavors to influ¬
development of the mediumship. ence the whole life and destiny of
I use the word "operators" in¬ the individual, so that experi-
18
You have seen a number of Miss Roberts' booklets
recommended to you in our book review section
(three were reviewed in our February 1966 issue).
She is also the authoress of Health, Healing and You,
and is medium for the posthumous communications
of Mary Baker Eddy, foundress of Christian Science.
20 EXPLORING THE UNKNOWN

ences of daily life enrich and come active and the glandular
deepen the understanding of spir¬ centres in the physical body are
itual truth. The spirit control is stimulated, so that they will re¬
one who passes through an ardu¬ spond to the spiritual impact.
ous training until the medium's
mind, breathing and bodily THE DEVELOPING med¬
movements respond to his (or ium should always remember
her) will. The guide and controls that the development of medium-
generally remain with a medium ship involves the physical body,
throughout the whole life, and as the aura changes so the
though there are exceptions to body will feel different and will
this rule. There are many other need more care than previously.
spirits who join in the work of The body will need increased
ministering to a medium, but periods of rest to allow it to re¬
their work is usually unnoticed cuperate from the nervous stim¬
and their presence unknown. ulation it receives when the aura
Some of them remain only for is magnetized. Many people say,
a short time in the vicinity of "I feel marvellous after a circle,
the medium's aura; some of them but next day I am so tired I
remain so long that they are just don't know how to keep
mistaken for guides or controls. going." These people should try
To discuss all the ways in to store some of the increased
which spirits may be needed to vitality they feel when under the
minister to a medium would be influence of the spirit helpers,
a long and tedious task. I doubt instead of wasting it. If they
if we can ever appreciate all the went quietly home and rested,
silent support which we receive undoubtedly they would feel re¬
from the spirit helpers, for it freshed next day. The general
is impossible for us to appreciate tendency is to talk and laugh
something of which we are only excessively after a sitting. There
partially aware. The greater is no harm in this—it uses the
part of their work consists of energy safely. Loss of energy is
imparting their spiritual mag¬ generally to be found among
netism to the medium, in such a the people who feel so energetic
way that the aura of the medium after a sitting that they sit read¬
is both stimulated and strength¬ ing or talking till it is very
ened. It is through this stimula¬ late at night. If they remembered
tion that the psychic powers be¬ the bodily needs and went early
 Hints On Mediumistic Development 21
to bed, I am sure there would small indulgences of sodal life.
be no excessive tiredness next It simply means that the tend¬
day. ency is towards purity, so that
It is also a good thing to the aura is not stained with the
consider how your bodily habits impure emanations arising from
may influence the development the bodily state.
of your mediumship. The spirit
operators often have to withdraw AS THE SPIRIT force
certain impure emanations from affeds the body, so the body
the aura of a medium before affeds the aura and the force
it can be fit for the use of the imparted to it by the spirit op¬
spirit control. It is easy to see erators. The aura could be liken¬
that their work will be facilitated ed to a pool of water which is
if the medium makes an effort to be deansed by a stream of
to live in such a way that very dean water flowing into it. If
few impure emanatiops arise the pool is muddy, it will take
there. This may mean making a greater inflow of dean water
radical changes in the manner to bring purity than if the pool
of living, but it will be worth¬ were only slightly soiled. The
while to the medium who sin¬ aura of the medium has to be
cerely wishes to be a good deansed if it is to be used by
instrument. spirits of lofty charader—and
"Moderation in all things" surely that is what every med¬
should be the motto of mediums. ium wishes. "The good is not
A moderate diet of dean, whole¬ good enough; the best is what
some food; drinks which are we want" could well be written
not loaded with alcohol; dean in letters of glowing light above
air which is untainted by the every seance-room doorway.
fumes of tobacco; dean thoughts The next point to consider is
of such a kind that the aura is whether the changes in the aura
not smirched with the emana¬ can be felt in the body. The body
tions of mental filth which lie is interwoven with the aura—the
like a pall over the minds of one is part of the other. It is
many people. To live in this dear, therefore, that mediums
way need not mean that the per¬ are not being imaginative when
son must become sandimonious, they say they feel a cold shudder
nor yet that the person must as a spirit contacts their aura.
never partake of the ordinary They may also feel a sensation
22 EXPLORING THE UNKNOWN

of heat when the spirits are im¬ To go to the doctor is useless,

parting magnetism to the aura: for the doctor can only prescribe
a feeling of extreme drowsiness medicines which affect the body.
when magnetism is being with¬
drawn; sometimes they feel great THE MEDIUM must learn
discomfort in the stomach, the to react in a constructive fashion
heart or the head, if the spirit to the mediumship, trying to
operators are using rays that relax if the rays are stimulat¬
are intended to slow or quicken ing and to be active if the rays
the heart-beat, digestion, or men¬ are relaxing. I do not mean
tal processes. There may also be this to apply to the period of
changes in certain glands which development, but to the days
need, to be stimulated if the med- which follow the sitting, when
iumship is to function correctly. the medium may feel an over¬
The pineal and pituitary mastering desire to sleep the
glands are affected by medium- whole day; it is not good to
ship. The pituitary has a subtle succumb to this desire, but it
effect upon all the glands of the is good to take things more
body, and it follows, therefore, quietly and arrange the affairs
that the development of medium- of life so that extra rest may
ship may have very definite ef¬ be taken. On the other hand,
fects upon the bodily functions, the medium may be so stimu¬
possibly resulting in the med¬ lated that he (or she) just can¬
ium becoming very fat or very not rest. It is not good to give
thin. In the earlier years of way to the extra energy, which
Spiritualism it was accepted as may drive the body to exces¬
usual for mediums to be sive work. Certainly allow
extremely stout. Nowadays, I yourself to be energetic and do
notice, among the developing all your normal work, but make
mediums of my acquaintance, your body relax for a while.
that the tendency is to develop Dissipate the energy slowly,
a highly nervous state in which otherwise you will get a bad
the medium tends to become too reaction after a few days, with
thin. It is my opinion that these the feeling that you cannot do
states can be controlled if the anything at all.
medium will realize that the It is usual for a developing
cause is in the mediumship medium to pass through phases
rather than in the physical body. of intense emotional stimulation,
 Hints On Mediumistic Development 23

which cause days of terrific hap¬ by every passing mood and per¬
piness and exaltation, together sonality of the spirit and mun¬
with other days of the most dev¬ dane worlds. The state at which
astating darkness and depres¬ you should aim is one in which
sion. The medium should realize you are able to register the pres¬
that this is just a natural re¬ ence and the messages of spirit
action to the stimulation of the friends, without becoming too
mediumistic powers. As the emotionally involved in the feel¬
power stimulates the body, so ings which they may impart to
does it also stimulate the emo¬ you.
tions. The wise medium will try
to regulate this emotional reac¬ IT IS DURING your de¬
tion and will remember during velopment that this important
the period of exaltation that it state can be cultivated, and the
will be followed by a corres¬ simplest way of bringing it into
ponding drop into depression. being is by searching for the
Remember how a pendulum realization that you are a spirit
swings: the higher the rise, the who has control of mind,
swifter the drop. When the de¬ emotion and body. The habits
pression is upon you, remember of life tend to make us identify
that as you are at the lowest the body and emotions as our¬
point of the arc, so soon will selves. Unless we have been
you begin to rise again. When strictly and correctly trained, the
you are in the heights of up- appetites control our spirit, and
liftment, think, "Now I will not often spiritual resolutions are
allow myself to drop too far to overthrown by the more animal
the opposite extreme." You must desires for comfort and self-satis¬
learn to find a central way be¬ faction. Self-control should be
tween these emotional extremes cultivated most assiduously
by exercising a little wise self- during the development of med-
control, so that, when you be¬ iumship, for upon it will later
come a practising medium, you depend the medium's ability to
will not be constantly torn by control the many wise, and the
emotional changes, with the at¬ many ignorant spirits whose in¬
tendant strain on nerves and fluence will be impinged upon
body. To be sensitive need not the aura.
mean that you are unbalanced, Many developing mediums
nor yet that you are influenced ask why they are allowed to
24 EXPLORING THE UNKNOWN

pass through these negative the excellence of their medium-

phases of depression and why ship, first started their develop¬
the spirit helpers do not impart ment while still in their teens.
rays which will prevent this re¬ In my own case, I was about
action. The question is asked, seventeen when I first became
as well: Why do the spirit entranced, and thirteen when I
workers allow the development made my first contact with the
to be so slow? If they can im¬ group of spirits who have in¬
part a spiritual magnetism of fluenced my mediumship ever
such stimulating uplifting power, since.
why do they not do it each time
the medium attends the circle and IN THE CASE of normal,
so hasten the whole develop¬ sincere, people, slow develop¬
ment? ment takes place under the wise
I think that the answer to guidance of a spirit healer, or
this question is to be found in spirit doctor, who works with
the physical body itself. Develop¬ the spirit controls of the circle.
ment has very often to be slow, If you have a healer or a doc¬
because it has to keep pace, with tor attached to a circle, do not
the changes in the glands of the get the idea that the circle is
body. for healing only. This healer-
If the glandular functions are doctor watches every member
changed too suddenly, then there of the circle and determines just
will be confusion throughout the what latent weaknesses are in
whole organism. If the develop¬ the body and how they must
ment happens to coincide with be strengthened before develop¬
normal gland changes such as ment can proceed. He will de¬
occur at puberty or the meno¬ termine, too, how the heart and
pause, then it often takes place lungs react under a trance con¬
much more quickly. There are dition. Sometimes an attempt will
many cases, too, of the natural be made to entrance a medium;
development of mediumship then abandoned when the phy¬
after an illness, or a surgical sical reaction has been noted.
operation, in which the state of The doctor-healer is a very im¬
the physical body has been dis¬ portant member of the spirit-
turbed. I think it is a fact that band and may be responsible
many of the mediums who have if development appears to be
been widely known because of excessively slow. Would we
 Hints On Mediumistic Development 25

blame an Earthly doctor for used to stimulate prized plants

telling us not to do hard manual in a garden — it brings the weeds
work when he knew our body into greater prominence as well.
was not fit for the task ? I think
we would blame him if he allow¬ JEALOUSY IS A fault
ed us to harm our bodies. In which comes into great prom¬
the same way, we should be inence among mediums, and in¬
grateful to those who guard our numerable circles have been
health and prevent us suffering forced to disband because of
from an unwise amount of jealousy which arose between the
psychic stimulation. "Slow, but developing sitters. People often
sure," should be our watchword. ask me whether I think the spirit
There is another aspect of operators make the mediums
development which has to be jealous of each other. I do not
considered during the develop¬ think spirits who are sufficiently
ment of mediumship. The mental evolved to be spirit operators
side of our nature is one which are capable of jealousy, but I
we only partly understand. We do think that the power they
must remember that when we impart causes the latent jealous¬
come into touch with the stimu¬ ies in the medium to develop.
lating rays used by the spirit All mediums should learn to
operators, the‘stimulation may study their own reaction to the
affect every part of our being. work of other mediums. If the
The aim is to develop the latent reaction is one of fault-finding,
mediumship, but the mental, criticism, and the desire to be¬
emotional and bodily states can¬ little the other medium, then be¬
not be divorced one from the ware ! The seeds of jealousy are
other, for a person is a com¬ beginning to put forth poisonous
posite being, whose inter-blended tendrils which may later choke
parts make the one whole indi¬ all your good aspirations. Your
vidual. We have latent tenden¬ reaction should be one of kind¬
cies of which we are only dimly ness and loving tolerance. Jeal¬
aware, but these tendencies may ousy should be weeded out of the
become more active during de¬ character as firmly as lascivious¬
velopment. The psychic force ness.
which is used to awaken dor¬ Many a developing medium
mant mediumship could well be has led a frustrated sex life, and
likened to the fertilizer which is it often happens that the sexual
26 EXPLORING THE UNKNOWN

desires become stimulated dur¬ control thyself', are key phrases

ing development. The wise med¬ leading to the development of
ium will endeavor to transmute the spirituality which should ac¬
theseurges on to other planes of company good mediumship and
creative activity, instead of which will help the spirit
allowing the urge to influence operators most successfully to
them to immoral acts. By im¬ fulfil their aims of transmitting
moral acts, I mean the secret, healing, truth and comfort to
solitary sex practices, as well the people of our world.
as the alliances which arise be¬
tween men and women. People
sometimes say that Spiritualism Chapter IV
seems to foster broken mar¬
riages and that men and women TRANCE CONTROL
forget their regard for the
sanctity of wedlock. I do not MANY DEVELOPING med¬
think that the spirit operators iums are troubled because they
deliberately bring these states do not become completely un¬
into being; but in many cases conscious during the time they
they have to stand aside and are entranced. "I can hear what
wait until the wave of aroused I am saying, but I cannot inter¬
passion has reached its peak fere with the flow of words,"
and died away before they can they complain. "How can I lose
proceed with their work of de¬ myself more completely ? I have
velopment. always been told that a trance
The ideal medium is the one medium becomes completely un¬
who is happily married, and the conscious." I think developing
one who understands every part mediums should understand the
of the moral nature and how to difference between a trance and
control it. Controlling the sexual a state of trance-control.
nature does not mean ignoring A person in a complete trance
it. Rather it should mean a wise becomes like a dead person. The
acceptance and transmutation so breathing and pulse become im¬
that the stimulated desire may perceptible; such a trance state
be used as a means whereby is attended by the danger that
other, more esthetic, desires are the cord or life-line by which the
stimulated and developed. spirit is attached to the body
’' Man, know thyself', and "Man may receive some injury, in
 Hints On Mediumistic Development 27

which case death would occur. ment, which passes so swiftly

In the early years of the growth that it does not impose anything
of Spiritualism, such trances approaching the severe strain
were fairly common. They were, that total trance would bring.
also, very alarming to the on¬ Surely this is more satisfactory,
looker, who was forced to wit¬ since it allows the mediumship
ness, firstly the apparent death to function at frequent intervals
of the medium, then the contor¬ without undue exhaustion of the
tions and agonized breathing medium, whereas the total
as a spirit endeavored to ani¬ trance of bygone years, if in¬
mate the lifeless body; later, the dulged in too frequently, had
spirit would depart—then the disastrous results upon the med¬
medium would endeavor with ium's health.
deep, sighing breaths, and some¬
times with groans of pain, to JUDGING FROM what I
re-animate the body, which was have heard when I have con¬
often idly cold and .exhausted. versed with the spirit operators,
The idea that mediumship is this change of technique has
bad for the health probably orig¬ been the result of their experi¬
inated with mediums such as ences in working with many med¬
these, for it is plain that such iums, as well as the result of the
trances must have imposed an change which has taken place
enormous strain on the heart in people's mentality. Nowadays
and vital organs. the spirit controls do not have
Nowadays one seldom wit¬ to break through such a hard
nesses such trance states. crust of skepticism and religious
Instead, we see the gentle fusion prejudice as they found a cen¬
of the medium's personality with tury ago. The work of pioneer
that of the controlling spirit and Spiritualists has been successful
the gradual transformation of and people are more ready to
the medium's normal voice, accept mediumship and the reve¬
mannerisms and facial expres¬ lations which are given by
sion into that of the controlling means of it. A century ago the
entity. As this takes place, there spirit world had to force its way
is often a change in the pulse through to this world; now it
and respiration, but the actual can blend its influence with the
state of complete trance is mediums and force is no longer
absent, except for a fleeting mo¬ needed.
28 EXPLORING THE UNKNOWN

A century ago the mediums ference in the degree of "con¬

scarcely understood what med- trol". To my mind, the success
iumship meant, and spirit oper¬ of a "controlled" mediumship
ators had to impose their power does not lie so much in how little
upon any suitable subject. Now¬ the medium can hear of the com¬
adays innumerable people offer munication, but in the test,
themselves as candidates, and "How much of the communi¬
the most suitable are chosen for cation was outside the normal
the fullest development by the range of the medium's knowl¬
spirit operators. This change of edge?" When mediumistic utter¬
technique has its value, too, in ances contain references to
the altered conditions under things of which the medium
which mediumship functions. knew nothing, and when these
There are too many sudden utterances are proved correct,
noises in our modern world to then the mediumship is good.
make the complete trance a very The best test of a controlled
safe thing: the sudden ringing of mediumship should simply be
telephone bells; the unexpected this: Are the communications
roar of an aeroplane over a evidential, or correct? If the
house; the hooting of motor communications are trivial, if
horns, can all cause shock to a prophesies are unfulfilled, and
deeply-entranced medium. A cen¬ no evidence is produced other
tury ago, the work was more than that which the medium knew
quiet; noises approached from a beforehand, then I would say the
distance and gradually in¬ mediumship is not functioning
creased in intensity. A home was correctly and the controlling en¬
a place of regulated order in tities should be discouraged.
which quietness could be en¬
forced. Life was lived at a more MEDIUMS WHO are de¬
restful rhythm, and mediums veloping trance control should
had a better opportunity for re¬ cultivate honesty and thus elim¬
cuperation from their trance inate the hypocrisy which leads
than is possible in the restless, many of them to foster the idea
noisy world of today. that they are unconscious of
Now that we understand what their controlling spirit is
the difference between "trance" saying—whereas they are often
and "control", we may go a aware of what is going forward.
step further and consider the dif¬ Controlled mediumship varies
 Hints On Mediumistic Development 29
very greatly, both in the degree ity to the ideas relating to events
of its intensity and in the way and people which may be of
it is brought about. I think it such meticulous correctness that
would be true to say that there they constitute first-class evi¬
is a degree of spirit control in dence of survival. In medium-
every form ofmediumship. Even ship of this kind, the medium
where a medium appears to be may not "see" in the true sense
perfectly normal, and in full pos¬ of the word, yet the mental
session of the normal faculties, images may be so vivid that
I still think a slight degree of they can be as fully described
"control" will be found, because as the things which are seen.
that is the simplest way by which
the spirits come into touch with THE OTHER FORM of
mortals. trance control comes about when
How is a spirit control ac¬ the ethereal body of the medium
complished? The answer must is detached from the physical
fall into two categories. The body and the spirit then takes
very light, almost imperceptible control. The degree of detach¬
form of spirit control is accom¬ ment which can be achieved
plished by the spirit impinging varies very greatly. There are
on to the medium's aura such some mediums who stand beside
a strong ray of thought that it their body; there are others who
will stir in the medium's con¬ move about a foot above the
sciousness though images which body during the time of spirit
reflect the ideas of the spirit. If control. Some mediums are able
the medium speaks of these to travel right away from the
thought images, they may be body, when the seance room
followed by other thoughts. The conditions are good, in which
medium may be fully conscious case they will not retain much
and yet aware that the stream remembrance of what transpires
of thought is emanating from while they were entranced.
another personality. There is a During the time of develop¬
degree of control involved here, ment, it is usual for the spirit
for the spirit is controlling the operators to gradually loosen
medium's mind. Mediumship the link between the physical
such as this can be trained so and ethereal body. This must
that the information varies from be accomplished slowly, as the
inspirational talks of high qual¬ medium has, above all things,
30 EXPLORING THE UNKNOWN

to be guarded against shock become one. To look for the

and the spirit control has to complete elimination of the med¬
learn to accommodate himself ium's personality is just fool¬
(or herself) to the various ishness. After all, the medium
sounds and emanations of which is a medium, not a nonentity.
he will become conscious as he Developing mediums should be¬
entrances the medium. Every come accustomed to this thought.
medium who experiences trance It will help them if they cease
control will notice how the senses to wait for the time when they
seem to become more acute, so are "entirely blotted out" (as
that a quiet cough sounds like they call it) and try instead to
a thunderclap and the rustling establish an intelligent co-opera¬
of clothing like a hurricane. If tion with their spirit controls.
these sounds are magnified to
the medium's consciousness, I know that this desire to be
what must their effect be upon "blotted out" arises, very often,
the spirit control, who is accus¬ from the honesty of a medium
tomed to the ordered harmony who is afraid of deceiving
and peace of the spirit world? people. Many mediums have ex¬
It is often a wise spirit who claimed: "I feel such a fraud
keeps the medium near the body, when I am speaking as if I were
for the medium's ethereal self another person, yet I feel as if
will be able to identify the sound I am myself. How can I be sure
of small disturbances and re¬ that it is a state of trance control
assure the control, who will be and not just a submerged part
contending with the difficulties of my mind which has become
of controlling the nervous re¬ active?" To answer this ques¬
flexes, the heart, lungs and brain tion, the medium must examine
of the medium's body. the results of the controlled com¬
munications. Are you able to
THE DEVELOPMENT of say things which were not pre¬
trance control is so very subtle viously in your mind ? Do you
that it is difficult to give any become aware of things about
definite advice which will apply people which you did not know
to every medium. To me, a suc¬ before? Do you "see" vivid pic¬
cessful trance control is a sym¬ tures while under control which
bol of the perfect blending of you do not cognize in the nor¬
two personalities, so that they mal state? Do you feel different ?
 Hints On Mediumistic Development 31

Does the body become hotter or between and control the physical
colder? In short, does the con¬ body.
trolled state differ from the nor¬ There may be occasions when
mal one ? the medium will feel as if the
body is completely inert, or as
HOW DOES A medium if the throat cannot speak. An¬
know when this state of trance other sensation is that of feeling
control is developing ? There are minutely small, or enormously
a few sensations which invari¬ large. All these sensations are
ably accompany the first stage in the bodily consciousness,
of this mediumship. Sometimes which becomes inert when the
mediums feel as though a power ethereal body withdraws and no
is drawing them up until they spirit control "takes over". The
feel as if they were floating above feeling of size is often related to
the circle, or as if the power a consciousness of the spirit
draws them into the center of power which is being poured in¬
the room, or to some other part to the aura until it increases to
of the room. The sensation is a tremendous size. At other times
so vivid that such people are sur¬ the spirit operators may with¬
prised to find that the body has draw power from the ethereal
not moved from the chair. In self, and then the medium will
actual fact, it is the ethereal body feel shrunken and minutely
which has been moved. This small.
experience may develop to the These sensations must not be
extent that the medium will be¬ confused with those which may
come aware of colors, light, come when the spirit controls
spirit powers and other things are actually exerting their power
which relate to the ethereal over the medium. The sensations
world, and even more: to the of size which come then are us¬
extent of seeing the circle com¬ ually related to the stature of
plete with the medium's body,* the control. Very often the med¬
as separate from the ethereal ium may feel certain physical
counterpart. All this is but part peculiarities which were common
of the loosening of the con¬ to the control whilst on Earth.
nection which ties the ethereal For instance: if the control was
and physical body, and it may a wrestler, the medium may feel
continue for some time before enormously strong; if the control
the spirit control attempts to step suffered from asthma, the med-
32 EXPLORING THE UNKNOWN

ium may breathe in a laboured in a deep, gruff voice. This med¬

fashion until the spirit control ium was learning how to co¬
learns how to control the med¬ operate with the spirit controls,
ium without remembering the but whenever she felt herself con¬
symptoms of his past life. Some trolled she tried to hurry things
spirit controls retain some of on too much, with this some¬
their characteristics throughout what ludicrous exclamation.
the whole term of their service,
together with certain tricks of Once the spirit control has
speech. begun to entrance the medium,
a very delicately-halanced state
IT IS MY opinion that of co-operation has to be built
the retention of the remnants of up, and maintained, until the
these Earthly characteristics are medium and the control learn to
brought about deliberately, often react harmoniously to each
to emphasize the difference be¬ other. It is impossible for one
tween themselves and the med¬ medium to say how other med¬
iums of their use. Sometimes it iums should develop this state;
is from vanity. (I have noticed it is such an individual matter
that spirit controls cling to man¬ that medium and control can
nerisms which have made people only learn by trial and error.
laugh, or which people have The medium can help the control
commended as being clever.) by creating a thought ray. This
We must remember that spirits is done by deliberately thinking
were once human, that they are about the spirit—not in a pos¬
still very human, though acting sessive nor yet in an inquisitive
from the spirit realms. manner, but with love. As the
Occasionally certain char¬ medium feels warmed and happy
acteristic habits are assumed by by the loving thoughts of
the medium, because the medium the other sitters, so the spirit
thinks that the habit always control can feel warmed and
applies to spirit controls of a happy by the affection directed
certain kind. I remember once from the medium.
watching a dear old grannie It is advisable for the med¬
trying to control a medium who ium to establish a firm co-oper¬
was possessed with the idea that ation with one spirit control,
every control was an Indian rather than encouraging varied
who exclaimed "Me big man! " entities in the early stages of
 Hints On Mediumistic Development 33

development. As this chief con¬ fect of the communication upon

trol becomes fully accustomed the souls of other people. A mes¬
to the medium and the medium's sage, simply and clearly deliver¬
environment, he (or she) will ed, is often more telling than a
introduce other controls from long discourse by somone
time to time, when the occasion whose name was once famous.
is suitable. I have known a few "By their fruits shall ye know
mediums who think that it is not them", is a test which the
the quantity of personalities modern medium can well use.
which matters, but the quality of The fruits of spirit control com¬
communication. Neither is it the munications could well be de¬
status of the communicator scribed as accuracy, simplicity,
which is important, but the ef¬ and upliftment.

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 I HAVE A message for YOU sometimes proves both dull and
and I have been a long time dreary. We on this side of the
getting it through. Now I have mist never feel dull or weary.
the right connection, a medium Sad, very often, for we look
of my own who will let me use down and see the aimlessness
her inner sight, mind, and of life as it is being led today.
hands to get it to you. When I look back to the time
We who are above you, only when I lived on your Earth,
because we have died and seen over 500 years ago, I had ab¬
what life eternal really is like, solute power over my people
feel that if you knew a few and was a man of importance.
things about our life you would Here, I am just a very ordinary
be much happier. man, neither richer nor poorer
I myself see the folly of just than my fellow Spirits, but in
drifting along in a life which some things just a little wiser,

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36 EXPLORING THE UNKNOWN

for I have learned much since tally enfold yourself with good¬
I have been here. Yes, we have ness, peace, and quietness.
to study! We learn the spirit¬ Think of the calm star-gleam¬
ual laws that govern the Uni¬ ing sky and try to realize the
verse. We learn how to put the vastness of which you are part.
healing rays through our medi¬ So make your whole body feel
ums and so dissolve and dis¬ at one with the wonderous Uni¬
perse illness and infection, for verse,- that is, Earth and the
such is the work I voluntarily space around it. Seek guidance
undertook. We study and enjoy by asking God to give you
art, music and everything (in peace and knowledge and to
fact) that we always longed for show you the pathway. Then
and did not have the chance ask for what you feel you re¬
whilst on Earth. quire, but always realize this:
And then we Pray. That is The gifts that come from prayer
another thing. Prayer is not dull are given you because you need
and difficult or a bore. It is these things for the progress of
the most uplifting and beauti¬ your soul, and not the progress
fully inspiring thing. of your material life.
When we spirit people get an Sometimes the two link up.
idea that needs further knowl¬ I myself have succeeded in
edge to help carry it through, bringing about a marriage be¬
we approach a Higher Spirit, tween two people from opposite
sometimes even the Godhead ends of Earth. I have watched
Himself. In this way the right them meet, hesitate, oh! so very
pathway is shown to us and all much, then take what God sent
our ideas then merge with those to them, Happiness and true
of the Higher Spirits. Thus are Unity. They now have a beau¬
things made dear to us, so that tiful home in the most ddightful
we in our turn may make them surroundings, and they have
their hearts desire. There is
dear to you, the people of
work for them to do, both in the
Earth.
small homes and those of the
First of all you will want wealthy. Therefore they must
to know how to approach us contad all kinds of people, and
and so reach the people of the to do such work must show
Higher Spheres yourselves. signs of material prosperity,
Very simple. Sit silently, men¬ otherwise the contacts could not
 To: The Man in the Street 37

be made. There is nothing that

the God Power cannot do.
These two people wanted to <=Heaue Ijour
work for God above all else,
one wanted to heal the sick and
suffering, the other to teach and
let people know that through
fids
Prayer complete Happiness by Joel S. Goldsmith
could be found. I emphasize the
word "complete" for unless LEAVE YOUR NETS is a
there is unity of the spirit as call to set forth on that great
well as of the body, there is adventure, the journey of the
not complete happiness. They
Spirit. This book reveals your
Self-completeness in God in
each desired a companion, one
which you dwell in the secret
who would be in complete har¬ place of the most High and
mony, for they are few in your are fed with the bread of life.
World.
This modem, mystical master-
work wiU take its place along
MY MESSAGE IS for all
with the great religious classic
of you, both great and small, THE CLOUD OF UNKNOW¬
rich and poor. I wish to make ING. Joel Goldsmith tells you,
you realize that all you desire as does THE CLOUD, not to
whether spiritual or material, fear, but that by learning about
is definitely within your grasp. your real, mystical Self you wiU
discover a greater meaning in
Be yourself; never ape your
the present moment, and achieve
"betters"—you may be better
the ability to live and work
than they, for they may be poor here and now with a sense of
in spirit. When trying to ap¬ pea«. : and with greater efficien¬
proach God be absolutely nat¬ cy. 'The scales of life can be
ural, never false in any way, balanced only in infinite terms;
for in that very naturalness you and when there is an awareness
of the Infinite, the present, the
will find the inner happiness you
past, ana the future all merge
seek.
into one unfolding Reality.
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and assistance, are sorted into ed to the Supreme Commander

various channels, and answered of a vast army of soldiers of
or "solved" as you would say, Christ, whereunder the battle of
according to their material or right over evil wages under His
spiritual nature, by enlightened direction.
Beings, and gradually filtered But there are no compelling
upwards. Then to Jesus, the Be¬ forces; the weapons are only
loved Master Himself, if neces¬ Love, and the exercise of free
sary, and in that way He will by the individual choosing
instructs the less advanced always to seek and do that
spirits in providing the answers. which is right.
Jesus personifies the perfect The humblest private may
relationship between God and rise to high rank by Love and
man, and is so loved in the Service. His ordinary needs and
Spirit World that I who send welfare are taken care of once
you this message, and who he has voluntarily enrolled his
never knew of Jesus during my heart to work for God.
Earthly life, am amongst those On earth Jesus always lived
who seek to further His work by the truths He taught. So may
helping you on the road to you also, by seeking first the
health, happiness, and upwards Kingdom of God, find the guid¬
towards the Light. ance, love, happiness and abun¬
You will understand that dance it contains. For it is
very simply Jesus may be liken¬ within your very own self.

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 PSYCHIC PHENOMENA
and Extra-Sensory Perception

by JERRYL L. KEANE, Ph.D.

(author of What is Psychic Phenomena?, Psychism vs. Med-

iumship, etc.)

The number and variety of publications today wherein the reader

may find articles dealing with these two subjects has grown
enormously. What the present article points to is the difference
between the way EXPLORING THE UNKNOWN, and a few
other publications, use this material, and the way it is generally
approached. In essence, this difference is the difference between
telling the public what something is, and what something is for.
(From THE SEARCHER magazine; reprinted by permission).

PERHAPS IT IS well to start uing state of individual aware¬

this article by defining the terms ness contingent to, and overlap¬
"psychic phenomena" and ping this one under particular
"extra-sensory perception”. To conditions; that is not what we
me, the term "psychic phe¬ have learned to consider appre¬
nomena" means various kinds hensible by our five "normal"
of happenings which have been senses. "Extra-sensory percep¬
known to occur at all times in tion" then, consists of a sensitiv¬
history, among all peoples of ity beyond the range those five
the world which indicate indu¬ senses take in.
bitably that there is a contin¬ Now I agree, before some-
39
40 EXPLORING THE UNKNOWN

body picks me up on this one, and have devised new ones

that such a definition would, which will enable us to have a
automatically include all our far wider range of capacity to
present day gadgets such as explore what we realize is still
microscopes, telescopes, and the the unknown, but, in the mean¬
incredibly wide range of elec¬ while, I don't think that any of
tronic instruments used in so us — neither our top ranking
many fields of scientific en¬ scientists nor our comparatively
deavor in our society. I consider ignorant individual selves —
this to be substantially true. consider the Universe unknow¬
They are, after all, instruments able, even though we realize that
used to extend our senses —to it is, at present, largely un¬
bring existing, but normally un¬ known. We take, rather, the at¬
observable manifestations with¬ titude that we are learning, that
in the range of those senses. there is much to learn, but that
None of us consider this*to we do have the capacity to learn,
be "magic", "occult", meta¬ to extend our knowledge, and in
physical", "mysterious", "sa¬ doing so, gain better control
cred", or any of the other terms over both ourselves and our
which we are apt to use in con¬ lives.
nection with psychic phe¬ I think we all agree that there
nomena. Of course they are not. is nothing wrong with such an
We are all well aware that there attitude. We are, unquestion¬
are still innumerable kinds of ably here for all practicable
existence in the Universe which purposes. Any information
our science still has no explan¬ which we are able to obtain,
ation for, and scientists admit which is helpful to our existence,
that they have only begun to is well worth having, most cer¬
explore the Universe, and, fur¬ tainly, in view of that existence.
ther, that sensitive as some of This may, on the surface,
our present instruments may seem to be a far cry from what
seem, they still are really in a we call psychic phenomena and
crude state of development, and extra-sensory perception . . .
only able to give bare hints ol but is it so in actual fact? I
the richness and variety of ex¬ do not think so.
istence.
One day we shall have THE FIRST stumbling block
developed better instruments, we come to in this direction con-
 Psychic Rienomena & Extra-Sensory Perception 41

sists of a definition of another tracking down of the seemingly

word, and that word is "life". few details of our existence has
We need, first of all, to consider resulted in effects comparable
this term for a bit, for we con¬ to the bursting of a five-hundred
stantly contrast it with another pound sack of mustard seed in
which we call "death". the midst of a hurricane; and,
By the term "life" we mean unfortunately, most of them feel
something which is in a constant under a very urgent necessity to
state of growth and change. By account for each and every last
the term "death" we mean some¬ seed. We can, under the circum¬
thing which has ceased to have stances, let these latter people
"life", which has ceased to exist. continue on their chase and con¬
Now here we can safely turn fine ourselves to what they have
to our scientists with the ques¬ already found on one hand,
tion "What is life?" without be¬ and the term "existence", which
ing unreasonable; after all this we received as a reply from the
is what we pay these people to top ranking group on the other.
investigate, and most of what As we realize that "existence"
we consider everyday living is has the broadest possible mean¬
based on those investigations. ing, we must therefore inquire
The answer would depend further in order to clarify their
very much upon which scien¬ meaning. If we ask those with
tist that question was put to. the broadest view, the astrono¬
The top ranking ones would mers, most of them will shrug,
probably say simply "exist¬ and point out that the Universe,
ence". The ones of lesser stat¬ in spite of the mustard seed
ure would be more inclined to chase, is obviously all of a
admit they didn't really know piece, and a controlled, orderly
because all efforts to establish one at that. To our question
a hard and fast line between regarding the nature of the
objects formed in matter which Universe, the answer, while not
are "alive" and objects formed yet unanimous, shows an agree¬
in matter which are not "alive" ment among a sufficient number
have only ended in. additional of the ones considered to be at
factors to be investigated. It is the top by their fellows, so that
to most scientists an em¬ we can only try to realize within
barrassing fact that during the ourselves, how very right it
last hundred years sill of their seems to be, and, more impor-
42 EXPLORING THE UNKNOWN

tant, how it affects us individu¬ but a series of vibrations or

ally. waves, overlapping and inter¬
That answer is simply and playing among themselves like
plainly, "mind stuff", con¬ a school of dolphins in the
sciousness, awareness . . . All ocean through what we call
these terms have been used by space. These waves or vibra¬
people of the stature of Sir tions then, plus this space, con¬
James Jeans, C. E. Broad, Sir stitute the Universe, and, there¬
Arthur Eddington, Harlow fore, must be the "mind stuff',
Shapley, Ernst Opik and a host the consciousness, the aware¬
more who have devoted their ness that the leading people
lives to the study ofthe Universe, have declared the Universe to
its operation and its nature; be. As we are, without doubt or
and,'' as I have said before, it question, part of this Universe,
seems to me to be nothing short this means us, too; and it means
of sheer stupidity on our part it individually as well as collec¬
if we persist in employing these tively, for we are no more sepa¬
people to explore the Universe, rated from the Universe than
shower honors on them for their the cells in our bodies are sepa¬
findings, and then proceed to rated from us . . . at least not
completely ignore what they at this stage of the game.
have to say. This sort of per¬
formance from the bulk of the But the Universe, we are
human race, however, has, so told, is made up of "mind
far, been standard practice from stuff, and as surely as we are
at least the beginning of history. part of the Universe, we know
It's high time we changed, and that we have minds. We don't
began to seriously consider just always use them, but we do
what these people, to whom we have them ... we are conscious
give so much lip service, are of, aware of, our own existence.
saying and how it applies. We also know it is true that
other things around us, in the
A LOOK AT past findings of sense of material things, such as
our seed-chasing group will animals and plants, as well as
clarify what the others are talk¬ each other, display a degree of
ing about in part, and what conscious awareness. It varies
they have found, and continue from kind to kind, from circum¬
to find in their chase, is nothing stance to circumstance, from in-
 Psychic Phenomena & Extra-Sensory Perception 43

dividual to individual, but it is tories today, where such things

always there. are studied and research is go¬
That range of vibration ing on, much work is being
which we know as matter, we done in studying waves which
shall also know to be a very emanate from the brain. The in¬
small part of these which com¬ strument chiefly used in this
prise our lives, for we can list study is called an encepha-
off many other "things”, such lograph, and records the vibra¬
as electricity, magnetics, emo¬ tions, in so far as it is able to
tions, thoughts, ideas and do so, as the operation of the
sounds among others, having brain gives off impulses which
no material existence them¬ bring it into action. Although
selves, which produce a pro¬ great strides forward have been
found effect upon matter; and it made in the design of this
is here that these top rank instrument, and the success
authorities point and say that achieved in locating and diag¬
these, too, are in existence and nosing injury or brain disease
consequently must be con¬ has been almost phenomenal,
sidered as a part of the the instrument is still not suffi¬
Universe. ciently sensitive to pick up the
We already know that- the emanations which those who
statement, "as a man thinketh, are studying in this area know
so is he" is perfectly true. We exist . . . the waves given off
are precisely the kind of charac¬ by the brain when it is activated
ter that our thinking produces by thought. They have tapped
. . . although we are generally it enough to know that this
not sufficiently honest in our does happen, that is all . . . or
personal evaluations of that at least, it was all according
thinking to realize the faults in to the last report I got my hands
our own characters. on. (1962)
One more point in physics. This machine is of particu¬
Einstein's formula, E=mc^ left lar interest to me, because I am
no room for doubt that, inter¬ sure that it will prove one thing,
play and transmute and sepa¬ and that thing is that it will turn
rate as these vibrations do, they out that our thinking operates
do not, and cannot cease to on the same frequency as that
exist. which is being thought about. I
In our hospitals and labora¬ realize and emphasize to you
44 EXPLORING THE UNKNOWN

that this is a prediction, yet this all learn and apply that learning
prediction (like all prediction, according to our own ability
really) is based on the fact that and, more important, to the ex¬
vibrations picked up on a spec¬ tent, and in the directions we
trum analyzer, by the color choose to apply it. There is no¬
combinations, their width and thing "supernatural" about
relocation with regard to the that, either. We get out of things
scale of the instrument, indicate what we put into them. If we
to the trained reader just exactly do something the wrong way,
what it is analyzing. This Uni¬ all the persistence in doing it
verse is too closely interrelated wrongly will not correct the re¬
within itself to get any other sult. We suffer constantly as a
kind of result. result of this, and further, as
all existence is part and parcel
IN'HIS BOOK The Universe of itself, we cause suffering to
Around Us, the noted astron¬ all existence, either directly or
omer, Sir James Jeans remarks indirectly.
that a baby cannot drop a toy One thing I am sure of, is
out of its carriage without dis¬ that this is not news to any¬
turbing the outermost stars . . . body. We say that this, that, or
that is really noting the the other is wrong, and yet we
sparrow's fall. If this Universe persist in pursuing the very di¬
is as closely interwoven in action rection that we are complaining
and reaction as' that—and I see about. We point to what some¬
no reason to believe that it is one else is doing, that we con¬
not — then the idea of extra-sen¬ sider wrong, and continue to
sory perception, the idea that do exactly the same things our¬
we can train ourselves to be¬ selves. We seem to think that
come sensitive to vibrational as long as we are doing some¬
ranges byond our so-called, thing, different results will be
"normal senses", and further obtained. We fail to understand
that some of us have done this that, regardless of who is doing
in the direction of what we term what, the results obtained will
psychic phenomena, isn't a bit be not according to the group or
more mysterious, or occult, or the individual, but according to
fantastic, or metaphysical or the direction, intensity and ex¬
any other label of that type that tent of the action. This needs
you want to apply to it. We very careful thought, for none
 Psychic Phenomena & Extra-Sensory Perception 45

of us like being wrong, regard¬ up that body. They are one in

less of the other fellow. the same way an association of
However, because our society two or more people make up a
is based on a lie, because for family or a business firm. They
literally thousands of years, we are one in the same way that
have been silly enough to, as a group of people are associ¬
Gibbon put it "laud our destroy¬ ated to make up a town or a
ers and deride our benefactors", city or a nation. They are one
today we find ourselves living in the same sense that this
in a state of terror, where we planet is associated in the unity
must, whether we like it or not, of the solar system, of the solar
review what we know from all system in this galaxy, and the
angles if this planet is going to galaxy in the Universe.
continue to exist bearing us up¬
on it. Consciousness, mind stuff, is
The lie is a simple one. The so far as our leading scientists
complications, which seem to be can make out, existence itself,
so unsurmountable at first and within this, there are, of
glance, are easily cut through necessity, many degrees, shades
by anyone who wants to make and areas of that consciousness.
the effort. The lie is this: that The answer is simply the limita¬
life has a beginning and an end, tion that consciousness places
and that the only existence, the upon itself when associating
only consciousness, begins and with what we term matter . . .
ends in matter. the degree to which the area
While it is true that the state of consciousness energizes and
of consciousness which is en¬ uses the somewhat less acutely
cased in matter has what we aware areas of matter to achieve
term a "beginning" and an end what it construes (and in this
insofar as its association with state only too often miscon¬
matter is concerned, it is a com¬ strues) to be helpful in ex¬
mencement *and a termination panding, in extending, in diffus¬
of an association of conscious¬ ing that consciousness through¬
ness and matter and, of neces¬ out the whole.
sity, what we term composite. Now, hard as this seems to
They are one in precisely the be for the average adult to
same way that all the cells in grasp, the average child has no
your physical body go to make difficulty whatever in getting the
46 EXPLORING THE UNKNOWN

idea. The chief reason is that are obviously more confused by

the child identifies himself with the experiences which they have
all existence, and is confused within themselves in relation to
with the separations and fences the experience without than the
of the adult world around him. majority. But why? If we try
There isn't a parent in the world to be honest, every one of us
who has not been faced with will find many, many points of
the fact that children have maladjustment within our¬
friends and playmates whom selves. We know that many
we, the adults, term invisible. things happen to us which we
Yet we also know that children have been told were impossible.
are far more aware of and sen¬ We all have these experiences
sitive to surrounding influences . . . and we keep our mouths
than '' we are. So we very shut because we have been told
carefully train little Johnny and that such experiences are delu¬
little Susie to consider them¬ sion, because others will con¬
selves deluded, to lie, to be sider us "mad " because others
essentially dishonest with them¬ less sensitive than ourselves
selves about such experiences, have organized and succeeded
and, as little Johnny and little in establishing control over our
Susie want nothing so much as mundane affairs and hold us
to be homogenized within the within our own fears for our
whole, they promptly follow physical safety and freedom.
this dishonesty up with experi¬ Therefore we submit to being
ments to determine the things controlled by others, and do
that it is popular to be dis¬ our best to go along with what
honest about. seems to be the tide.
The joker in this pack of
The current term for this is nonsense and blindness is that
"adjusting to society", and ac¬ we accept the exceptions under
cording to the billboards at two conditions . . . that the
least ten percent of our society exceptions are either saints of
is known to be maladjusted. lunatics, and whichever they
The sheer quantity should be may be we don't want anything
sufficient to impel us to try to to do with it. We draw a sharp
find out what is wrong with the dividing line between what we
society instead of insisting that call ideality, practicality and in¬
these people are wrong. They sanity.
 Psychic Phenomena & Extra-Sensory Perception 47

PERSONALLY, I cannot see in a person expanding his phy¬

anything impractical about sical vision in studying paint¬
everyone having enough to eat, ing, for instance; and we know
for instance. And yet, we have that if he is going to become
arranged our affairs so that any kind of a painter, he must
three quarters of us never have also expand a sort of inner
enough to eat. The idea of vision in order to understand
everybody having enough and interpret the life which he
seems to be classified with wishes to paint. He must see
ideality. things that he wishes to paint
Personally, I cannot see far more clearly than the
anything impractical about average person sees. This is
knowing that life is continuous, clairvoyance, clear-seeing, and
that we are all part and parcel differs from the medium or psy¬
of the eternal now, that con¬ chic's clairvoyance not in
sciousness, regardless of the process but only in that which
particular details involved, is is seen.
impractical, impossible, divine We fine nothing occult in a
or insane. person expanding his physical
To me, such communication hearing in studying music and
makes perfectly good sense, is musical composition; and we
eminently practical, and no know that if he is going to be¬
more insane than going to come any kind of a musician
school, or talking to people who or a composer, he must also
are expert in a particular sub¬ expand a sort of inner hearing,
ject that I want to know more in order to understand and in¬
about, or reading a book by terpret the music He must hear
an authority on electricity, mag¬ things far more clearly than the
netism, or astronomy. All average persons hear. This is
it means is that I am expanding clairaudience not in process, but
my own consciousness through in that which is heard. And this
association which assists in that is a good place to point out
expansion, and it is up to me that for most of his working
to assimilate all I can, apply life, Beethoven was stone deaf;
what I can, and keep the filing but he could sit and listen to an
system of my own area as con¬ orchestra play his work and
tinuous as possible. detect the slightest alterations
We find nothing mysterious between his intention in the com-
48 EXPLORING THE UNKNOWN

position and the manner in pure energy, it is extremely rare

which it was performed. that energy slows its vibrational
We find nothing sacred in the ranges to coagulate into matter.
idea that a person may be more Matter is, after all, the slowest
sensitive to influences around of the frequendes that we are
him, or have a heightened sense able to deted.
of touch, such as a person Sdentists admit that they
whose physical vision has failed need a "new frame of reference",
is apt to develop. We know that that the old one —the one which
that person has developed a sort has been used for thousands of
of inner sensitivity to his sur¬ years—is far too limited and
roundings as well. This is dair- narrow. What is limited about
sentience, and differs from the the idea that the words "exist¬
medium or psychic's dairsenti- ence" and "life" are synony¬
ence or dear feeling not in pro¬ mous? What is narrow about
cess, but only in that which is the idea that light, the fastest
sensed or felt. vibrational frequency they are
able to deted, is synonymous
THAT EXISTENCE is, with the term "enlightenment"
none of us can deny. If it were or "understanding?" They al¬
not, we, ourselves could not be. ready know that matter is the
It seems to me that the existence only range that creates opaque¬
of the Universe is reasonably ness, and that the vibrations of
well established. It seems to me light are capable of penetrating
that existence is reasonably well even the densest accumulations
ordered and must have basic, of it; for even in the deepest
immutable laws by which to mines and on the floor of the
operate. It seems to me that sea, they have discovered the
Darwin and Russel Wallace radiations of light energizing
must have been right in the matter, and quickening its
broad sense of evolution any¬ slower frequendes.
way, and that Einstein's equa¬ Like everything else that
tion of E=mca was additional puzzles us, that we call "myster¬
proof of this truth, for many ious" or "unknown" or "oc¬
sdentists are puzzled by the fad cult," it is not so much a ques¬
that while matter can be ener¬ tion of what exists as it is of
gized to such a vibrational fre¬ our interpretation, or under¬
quency that it escapes off into standing of its existence — a
 Psychic Phenomena & Extra-Sensory Perception 49
"framework of reference", as
scientists put it. My own wish is
that they themselves would be¬ THE
lieve the results of their own
findings. The top-ranking ones, CONTEMPLATIVE
those, who from their elevated
positions are able to see, do LIFE
know and believe what I’ve been
trying to tell you about. It is by Joel S. Goldsmith
the lesser ranks who have been
standing in the light these ad¬
vanced ones are radiating who A New Text for Personal
create our shadows . . . they Growth and Extended
and our own refusal to see that
Awareness
"a hole in the head" does, after
all, let in a little fresh air and
sunshine, and if we reconsider THE CONTEMPLATIVE LIFE is
a guide-book to attainment of inner
some of those whom we have peace and joy for those who are
hitherto considered crackpots, seeking a way to live a full and com¬
plete life here and now. Joel Gold¬
lunatics, and deluded in the smith explains how to bridge the gap
direction of seeing things that between the distractions of the outer
are "out of this world", we will world and the silence of the inner
world through God-contact.
have to admit that some of
them, at least, are not out of How the mind can transcend its
apparent limitations and become
it at all, but very much in it.
what it is intended to be, an instru¬
On the morning of Thursday, ment for the free flowing of the
17th of February, 1400, a man Spirit, is specifically explained by
the author in his description of the
was led naked through the resources available in meditation.
streets of Rome to a place called
Goldsmith, author of The Infinite
"Campo dei Fiore" — The Field
Way and The Thunder of Silence, in
of Flowers — and burned at the his latest volume brings fresh insight
stake for heresy. When he had to the practice of contemplation and
meditation in everyday living.
been sentenced by the Inquisition
for heresy, he made only one
THE CONTEMPLATIVE LIFE
remark. He said to those who
condemned him, "You are more is priced at $4.50
frightened by this than I am."
In a letter to a friend before
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that he said, "It does not matter The following quotation is

what they do to my body. I am from a partial translation of
too caught up in the Absolute his De la Causa Principio et
for it to make any difference." Uno contained in a book called
This man had one of the Skeptics of the Italian Renais¬
greatest and most penetrating sance by John Owen.
minds of all time, and it was "There is only one absolute
because of this, and because — possibility, one only reality, one
in order to reach the common only activity. Whether it be form
people of his day — he began to or soul, matter or body, it is
write and to publish his writings but one — one only Being, one
in his native Italian, as well as sole existence. Unity is therefore
in Latin, that the authorities of perfection, its character is im¬
his day became badly frighten¬ possibility of being comprehend¬
ed of him and kept him in ed, in other words, to possess
prison for eight years before neither limit, bound nor defini¬
the sentence was passed, trying tive definition. The One is in¬
by every means they knew to finite and immense . . . and
muffle a voice which shouted therefore immovable; it cannot
truth and freedom from the change its place, because out¬
housetops. Even today the ec¬ side of it there is no space; it
clesiastical authorities are afraid is not engendered, because all
of his work ... or some of existence is only its own exist¬
them are. While a statue has ence; it cannot perish, because
been erected of his memory on it can neither pass into nor
the spot where he was martyred, transform itself into anything
finding copies of his works is else. It cannot increase or
difficult, even in the country of diminish, because the Infinite is
his birth. The English speaking susceptible neither of augmenta¬
section of society in Europe has tion nor diminuation. It is liable
buried him under a mantle of to alteration neither from with¬
what they term "scholarly", and out, because nothing exists out¬
the American section ignore him side of it, nor from within, be¬
almost entirely . . . and yet cause it is at once and the same
modem scientific research is time everything it can become.
proving out the complete valid¬ Its harmony is an eternal
ity of everything he had to say. harmony since it is unity
His name was Giordano Bruno. itself. Because it is self-
 Psychic Phenomena & Extra-Sensory Perception 51

identical, it cannot form two of the world, is the center of

beings; it has not two kinds every being, one in the whole
of existence, because it has not and by whom all is one. Indi¬
two modes of being; it has not viduals who continually change
different parts, for it is not com¬ do not assume a new existence,
posite. It is in the same manner, but only another mode of being;
the whole and the parts — all they are all they can be, but not
and one, limited and unlimited, all in reality or at one time. The
formal and informal, matter and disposition of matter, for ex¬
void, animate and inanimate ample, which determines the
... In the universe, solid body form of a horse cannot deter¬
does not differ from a mathe¬ mine at the same time the form
matical point, nor the center of a man or a plant. But all
from the circumference, nor the individuals, though in different
finite from the infinite, nor the ways, participate in one and
infinitely great from the in¬ the same being. The Universe
finitely little. The Universe is on the other hand, comprises
only a center, or rather its not only all beings, but all
center is everywhere, its circum¬ modes of being; it is, it compre¬
ference nowhere. We therefore hends all modification of sub¬
do well to say that God fills stance, which in itself, remains
all things, remains in each part always the same."
 IN OUR concentration upon "I have been reading your
the benefits which hundreds of articles in the EXPLORING
thousands have received from THE UNKNOWN magazines
Spiritual Healing, there is al- and I would like to know why
ways a danger of losing sight of you are always talking about
something very important— spiritual healers only in Eng-
something which the Healers land—and not any in the United
themselves and their Guides States ?
stress constantly: that a com- '7s God that stupid as to
plete cure does not occur in each only have healers in England,
and every case; that some do and not in the United States?
not respond at all to Spiritual "If there are any in the
Healing. United States — why in the hell
A letter which was addressed don't you say so. People here
to Dr. Keane expresses the sit- need help too.
uation far more vividly than "I have written to Harry Ed-
our discourse could do. We pre- wards for help, and even sent
sent it forthwith, with Dr. $5.00 in my first letter to him
Keane's reply. for medical help and I got no
52
benefits from him—for my sinus ual condition is a vital factor
condition. You claimed that he . . . and neither Harry Edwards
contacts a spirit doctor, which nor anybody else can heal any¬
is not ture, as he would have one who is not ready to be heal¬
come over and aided me, some¬ ed. There are no miracles . . .
what. Edwards and the others can only
"If there is any in the Los make contact with those 'up¬
Angeles area—or nearby— stairs' who are working through
please let me know. them to channel healing forces
"Expecting to hear from you, through. Very rarely is it a 'one
Sincerely Yours,- shot' performance. Usually what
happens is that slowly but surely
(The letter was, of course, the conditions reverse themselves
signed, giving the writer's full and the trouble disappears . . .
address. Dr. Keane replied as but it is not medical healing.
follows.) Sinuses, incidentally, usually
give way before this treatment.
"Dear-: I know, because I had a condi¬
"I received your letter today. tion stemming from birth which
It is man . . . and particularly resulted in a sinus condition
the Americans, not God, who which specialists in four coun¬
display the stupidity. The only tries said was 'incurable', and it
genuine Spiritual Healers I was an extremely severe one.
know of in this country are the The English healers cleared it
Worrals of Baltimore, Mary¬ for me ten years ago ... no
land. I dare say that there are trouble since. However, I was
others also, but I have not heard in England and had contact
of them so far . . . and I get rather than 'absent' treatment.
far too many letters like yours, Stay in touch with Edwards,
and not one that tells me of writing to him at least once every
others in this country who are two or three weeks. That will
doing healing. Don't blame God keep you on his list. You don't
. . . the power is there, and most have to send him any money
people have the innate ability if you do not feel that he is
. . . but God can't make them helping, but at least give him
use it. If we were as busy heal¬ the chance over a period of a
ing people as we are chasing few months to help you.
a buck (or passing one) we I do not know any healers
would have healers here also. in your area, but I do know that
"Healing is not the process Hal Styles of the Church of the
you think it is. Your own spirit¬ Good Shepherd somewhere in
53
54 EXPLORING THE UNKNOWN

Los Angeles knows Edwards' azine, (1) through the kind per¬
work and he may have a heal¬ mission of Editor Maurice Bar-
ing group or healers in his banell. The over-all subject of
group who can help you. I know the article is "Psychic surgery —
nothing about him except the as a Guide sees it", but Silver
above, so cannot vouch for any¬ Birch's answers to a couple of
thing else, but you could try and questions bear directly upon
see what happens. what we have been looking at
Meanwhile, I'll place you on above.
our absent list, and please keep Mr. Bannister asks: ”The
in mind that God places the purer the instrument the more
heeding forces there and they healing power can flow through
are there all the time . . . whether him or her. Does that apply
or not they are used depends also in psychic surgery? "
strictly on our own efforts . . . Silver Birch answers: "The
both as healers and as those question is not correctly stated.
who'' seek healing. Don't blame It is not true that the purer the
God for our failures and stupid¬ instrument the more power can
ity. Thanks for writing. I hope flow through him. Power can
this helps you and that we can flow through an instrument that
get some healing through to you. is not so pure. The quality of
Best wishes. Jerryl L. Keane. the power is affected by the pur¬
ity of the instrument. Spirit
We have run Dr. Keane's power is infinite, like the Cre¬
letter exactly as it was written, ator, the Great Spirit. Because
so the ellipses (. . .) do not it is infinite it has an infinite
indicate deletions, as they do number of gradations, vari¬
in The Eyrie. ations, combinations.
To stretch Dr. Keane's reply "The individual tunes in to
a little, let us look at what Silver that stage for which he is spir¬
Birch told a well known Spirit¬ itually ready. He cannot get any
ualist and healer, who came higher spiritually because he
from Mexico to see him. These could not receive it and natur¬
are from the questions asked by ally he would not want to go
Kenneth Bannister who, after a lower. No, it is the quality of
successful commercial career the power that is affected by the
now devotes his time to utilizing development, the attainment, the
his gift of healing and to spread¬ stage that the instrument has
ing psychic knowledge. They are reached, not the quantity."
reprinted from the August 1966 And, later on, Mr. Bannister
issue of TWO WORLDS mag¬ asks: "What would healers need
 Healing Today 55

that they haven't got now to be "I have said it before that to
able to treat patients by psychic remove a growth is not the ob¬
surgery? " jective, it is to touch the soul.
Silver Birch replies: "You You can have cancer of the spirit
must not think in terms only of in that sense. Selfishness and all
achieving demonstratable phy¬ the wrong growths persist within,
sical results with healing. Heal¬ and until these are eradicated
ing is primarily a spiritual hap¬ there can be no true spiritual
pening. The object of healing progress. It is the spirit that
is to touch the soul of the patient. must be paramount in all life.
If the patient's soul is ripe, the Until the spirit rules there will
mind will be right and the body never be harmony. There will
will be right. True healing leads never be health, there will never
to a correct alignment of spirit, be happiness or the fulness of
mind and body so that they living."
function in harmony. That is
what health means, wholeness This from Silver Birch, world-
and harmony. known spirit guide. But now let
"If the primary motive power us see what Harry Edwards
of the spirit is right, then the writes about the same subject.
mind will be right and health This, and the questions and
will continue. You must not re¬ answers, and the testimonies of
gard healing as merely an at¬ healing, which you will see
tempt to cure physical disease. farther on this time, is from
The worst elements that afflict THE SPIRITUAL HEALER
mankind begin in his spirit and (2), reprinted through the kind
mind. Therefore it is the mind permission of Mr. Edwards and
and spirit which must be touched Editor F. Terry Newman. Mr.
for the healing to be truly effec¬ Edwards' article appeared in the
tive. December 1965 issue.

IN OUR NEXT ISSUE

7k& /Vcuo Of /Btyi£etf

A Classic Case of Haunting

by F. Terry Newman

(editor of THE SPIRITUAL HEALER)

56 EXPLORING THE UNKNOWN

RIGHT THINKING ABOUT ILLNESS

by Harry Edwards

WHEN COUE started his the act of healing we are making

healing campaign by asking use of this intelligence to assist
people to say "Every day, in in making ourselves better.
every way, I am getting better If we are constantly living
and better," he was on the right with our aches and symptoms,
lines, even though he may not dwelling on them with depressing
have realized the full reason for thoughts, we put a wet blanket
his good motives. over the healing endeavor. Our
No one will deny that the imagination builds up our fears
mipd can greatlv influence our about our illnesses, exaggerat¬
wellbeing and our health. When ing their importance, creating
the mind is sick we are sick. a doleful, negative and pessi-
When the mind is optimistic and misitc outlook.
cheerful we are all the better for If we give correct directions to
it. our subconscious minds it aids
We have what is called "nat¬ the natural recuperative bodily
ural recuperative power" in our intelligence to get busy and over¬
bodies. If we contract an infec¬ come the trouble.
tion the bodily resources are or¬ If we imagine and look for¬
ganized to combat it The white ward to the mastery over the
cells in the blood concentrate to sickness it will have a definite
devour the invading germs. result in minimizing and then
More and more white cells are removing the cause and symp¬
manufactured and directed to toms of stress, whatever they
the site of the infection to over¬ may be.
come it. In doing so, "anti¬ If we apply the power of
bodies" are built up to defend thought directive to promote
and fortify the body to resist strength and vitality to build
any further invasion of the par¬ up the bodily resistance and a
ticular germ. Behind this pro¬ good health tone, and remain
tective operation is an intelli¬ fiathful to the mind vision you
gence to carry it out. This have created for yourself, a heal¬
intelligence is very closely as¬ ing will follow.
sociated with the mind and the Remember that the cause of
brain. Therefore, if we purpose¬ almost all disease originates in
fully use our mind to encourage mental upset. By putting your
 Healing Today 57

mind and outlook right you re¬ sicknesses, imaginary or real,

move the cause and then the and he is always unwell. On the
symptoms. contrary, if one lives for radi¬
This is what spiritual heal¬ ant health then it will be so.
ing does. It directs those calm¬ In my latest book, The Heal¬
ing and happier influences into ing Intelligence, this theme is
the subconscious mind, and if explained in full detail. It tells
the patient can adopt a similar with evidential proof of the ex¬
attitude, full co-operation is es¬ istence of a bodily intelligence
tablished, and the recovery will that functions independently of
be quick. the mind and brain, and yet is
I know it is easy to talk most intimately allied with them.
and tell people what to do. It The purpose of spiritual heal¬
is not so easy when one suffers ing today is not only the healing
from aches, pains and discom¬ of sickness but to show how we
fort, to adopt this superior men¬ can retain and possess good
tal condition. It is much easier health, thus resisting the en¬
to surrender to suffering and croachment of disease. Preven¬
to live with it. tion is often far easier than
At the same time, we should curing when trouble has come.
remember that it is a natural My book shows how spiritual
function of the body to work healing and the natural bodily
to remove trouble and to heal, intelligences co-operate one with
and for this a helpful mental the other, and the means by
outlook is worth more than gal¬ which the patient can become
lons of medicine and is indeed a co-operative agent with the
beyond price. healing purpose.
When we hear of a patient It may well be that in the
getting over a serious illness, days to come this "science" will
sometimes it is said that this establish itself as the greatest
has resulted from the patient's and most advanced therapy of
will-power and determination to aU.
get well. This exercise of "will¬
power" is simply another way IN THEIR different ways,
of harnessing the mental equip¬ both Silver Birch and Harry
ment to the healing purpose and Edwards are saying the same
so speeding up the way of get¬ thing, and what they are saying
ting better. is hard to accept — your editor
True, it takes an effort to do knows this, because he could not
this, but it is well worth while. accept it a few years ago.
A hypochondriac lives in his Yet, consider modern psycho-
58 EXPLORING THE UNKNOWN

therapy. The best present-day

psychotherapists are not
"Freudians" or any other kind
HEAVEN KNOWS
of "ians" in a strict, narrow
sense, so far as schools of psy¬ WHAT
chology, eta, go. They have
by Grant Lewi
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that many illnesses and The Geatest HOROSCOPE
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or injuries, eta, and not neces¬ This is the do-it-yourself astrology
book that enables you — without any
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rather from sick and disordered tions — to look up actual horoscopes
minds. The root of the illness for any birthday from 1890 to 1964.
is efnotional (the patient's ideas Read about your family, mate,
and how he feels about his business associates, sweetheart. Check
ideas), and this produces phy¬ on die inner psychology of the peo¬
ple you meet. What you learn will
sical symptoms. Sometimes these give you the positive approach to
disorders reduce resistance to today’s problems and may save you
germs, viruses, eta, which pro¬ from becoming involved in a situa¬
tion you may later regret.
duce such things as the "com¬
mon cold", eta Sometimes no A simple set of tables in the back
of this 'book gives you the actual po¬
physical cause for symptoms can
sitions of the Sun and Moon, and all-
be found — yet, the patient is not important PLANETARY ASPECTS
pretending to be sick; he really for any birthdate, and refers you to
feels sick. specific numbered paragraphs
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 Healing Today 59

cherished notions are not only some instances, the two may
producing but maintaining his work hand-in-hand. It is just as
distress (both mental and superstitious to decide that psy¬
physical), the patient gradually chotherapy is absolutely worth¬
attains a condition where it is less as it is to decide that spirit¬
possible for him to be more ual heading is absolutely
healthy; and at this level many worthless; but the main point
seemingly "incurable" discom¬ to be made here is that, in its
forts disappear. But if the patient limited way, psychotherapy con¬
is unwilling to look and learn, firms the fundamental things
he cannot be helped. that Silver Birch and Harry Ed¬
Certainly spiritual healing, wards are talking about—even
which must include spiritual de¬ if most psychotherapists and
velopment if the "healing" is their patients would deny this.
going to do anything more than
produce a change of symptoms, Now let us look at some of
is better than materialist-based the questions that Mr. Edwards
psychotherapy. But for many has received and amswered.
people, this may be a very neces¬ These are taken from the October
sary preliminary step; it may 1965, December 1965, and Jan¬
be the only thing to which they uary 1966 issues of THE
can respond at present. Or, in SPIRITUAL HEALER

QUESTIONS TO MR. EDWARDS

THE HEALING LAW healed and another not healed
an unexplained mystery ? I can¬
In The Spiritual Healer men¬ not see that it can be explained
tion is often made of healing away by asserting that in one
being subject to the "Spiritual case spiritual laws were respon¬
and physical laws that govern sible for a cure and in another
life. " I can understand that old were not.
age must limit the ability to — Lady L.
bring back the kind of health
enjoyed by a young person. But It is not the spirituad laws
is not the reason why one is that are responsible for a cure:
 EXPLORING THE UNKNOWN

these are the framework within God's way of punishing me for

which healing forces operate. In my past life? I have been told
many cases it is a mystery why that if I pray for forgiveness
one is healed and another is not. my sins will be forgiven and I
There may be subsidiary causes shall get well again. — D. McM.
for this, the circumstances of
I am quite sure that God does
which we do not know. Just
not punish people in this way.
as our medical science is based
Let the past belong to the past,
upon the physical laws, so spir¬
and make up for this by being
itual healing must take place
kind and helpful to others. Look
within the total laws of spirit
for happiness in life, and in this
and physical control.
way you will help the healing to
bring about a more contented
outlook and build up your
WHERE DO WE GO FROM health tone, and so make you
HERE? well.

I am now better than I have WHAT IS HARMONY?

been for a long, long time.
Where do I go from this ? Must Will you please explain what
I continue to write to you? I you mean by "harmony being
should be sorry to miss your with me, ” for my life is a very
letters. happy one, and I am not at
cross-purposes with my family
I am glad you are better
or anyone else ? — H.P.
and therefore there is now no
need for the healing to continue. When we speak of harmony
If there should be any further we do not necessarily mean har¬
need for our help do not hesi¬ mony in human relationships —
tate to contact us again; but you though these, of course, are of
can, if you wish, write now and prime importance—but rather
again to tell me how you are. harmony with the body system,
I shall always be pleased to for perfect health must mean
answer your letters — but please there is balance and harmony
keep them brief—for I have with all the bodily functions,
many others to answer, too. and, of course, the mind, too.

GOD DOES NOT PUNISH SICKNESS THROUGH

WITH ILLNESS DISAPPOINTMENT

Do you think my illness is Since my son's girl-friend left

 Healing Today 61

him he has been morose and un¬ from flaking skin which falls
happy. I cannot get him to take off in a shower each night when
any interest in life; he will not I retire. There is at times intol¬
eat, and seems to have lost the erable irritation. Can you heal
will to live. Should I appeal to this, and is there any way I can
the girl to come back to him? help ? — R.S.
— M.S.
Invariably we find that all
We will help him, and through kinds of skin disease readily
the good influencing his outlook yield to healing. The primary
will become normal. If his friend cause lies in some form of in¬
had any deep affection she ner mind disharmony or frus¬
would have made the effort for tration. As the healing influences
a reconciliation. It would not soothe this then the symptoms
be advisable to force this. Time disappear. The best way for you
will heal his disappointment, and to co-operate is to try to keep
with the healing effort this should your mind as contented as pos¬
soon take place. sible. Try not to hold on to
any anxiety.

QUESTION OF MASSAGE

My doctor says I should not HEALING FINGERS

receive massage for my rheuma¬
tism and arthritis. You advise I can soothe away the most
it. Whose advice must I follow ? obstinate headache with my
— T.N. fingers. Does this indicate I may
This must be your decision. possess the gift of healing, and
Most doctors advise it and phy¬ if so, how can I develop —
siotherapy practices it for these it? — M.J.
complaints. Unless there is.some
My answer is "Yes! " Doubt¬
other condition such as a cir¬
less you have the inner yearning
culatory one, I suggest you try
to heal the sick; if so, it is highly
it. The massage need not be
probable you have the latent
professional, but can be carried
gift, which only needs encourag¬
out at home, using any oil,
ing. As to the "How," this is
cream or powder.
a longer story. I suggest you
read my book, A Guide to Spirit
SKIN TROUBLE Healing, which was specially
written to assist those who desire
All my life I have suffered to develop the healing gift
62 EXPLORING THE UNKNOWN

BACKACHE RETURNS mility and ask if they will co¬

— WHY? operate by seeing if benefit can
come to them. You may get a
Two years ago you healed rebuff, but for every one of these
the backache from which I had there wifi be those who will be
suffered agony for years. Last willing for you to try. You can,
week it returned in full force. of course, seek absent healing
Does this mean that the heal¬ for them.
ing was not permanent or that
your healing has stopped?
— H.G.M.
That the healing removed
your trouble for two years is a In every issue of THE
testimony to the healing. Its re¬ SPIRITUAL HEALER you will
turn may be due to a number find a page or so devoted to
of causes; the most common one testimonies of healing. The con¬
is that your back has been tinuing blurb for this department
strained in some way. Our inter¬ reads: "There is no known sick¬
cession for you ceased when you ness which has failed to respond
reported no trouble. We shall to spiritual healing. Every
again be glad to help you, and month we present a selection of
as you were helped so much unsolicited testimonies of heed¬
before, you can be again. ing not in any sense of self-
aedaim, but as open testimony
of results achieved. The originals
of all letters are open to exam¬
THE DEVELOPING POWER ination by genuine inquirers."
There is no known sickness
Since I have followed the ad¬ which has failed to respond to
vice in your book, A Guide to spiritual healing. There are
Spiritual Healing, I feel within known persons who have failed
me the increased desire to heal to respond. "Response" does not
those who are in pain. How can necessarily mean a complete cure
I do this, how can I start ? — J.M. in every instance; it does, how¬
ever, mean benefit.
No one can prove their gift Let us repeat that the pages
except by putting it into effect. of EXPLORING THE UN¬
Are there not some members KNOWN are open to any
of your family, your neighbors, American Healer, or any Healer
friends or work-people who are anywhere in the world, who
in need ? Approach them in hu¬ would like to send us testimonies
 Healing Today

on the same basis as the testi- here are this issue's selections,
monies presented in THE taken from the January 1966
SPIRITUAL HEALER. Now, issue.

TESTIMONIES OF HEALING

"A few days before Christ¬ discomfort is a great blessing,

mas, 'S.M.' was seen by a doc¬ and I thank God for directing
tor, who thought she might have me to you, and to know you
rheumatic fever. He did not like will help in time of trouble. To
the noise of her heart. So a watch you at work in the Sanc¬
specialist was called in who diag¬ tuary was a wonderful experi¬
nosed a tiny hole in her heart ence."— J. Me. A. —623.
which must have been there from
birth! Next a famous Dutch
heart specialist was sent for,
though before he came i had "The children are all pictures
telephoned you, for I desperately of health. Denise would not have
wanted your help. The Dutch¬ been here at all if you had not
man could hear no noises! Then helped. Even the specialist could
'S.M.' was sent to Bart's Hos¬ do nothing, and we had quite
pital for further observation. The given up. It was my sister who
heart specialist there could hear told me to write to you, and after
no noise! Susan has now come my first letter she began to mend.
home. She has been asked to She was five years old then. Now
return to hospital in a year's she is eleven, and a fine girl,
time, for verification. So ends and we have to thank you for
what I feel is an epic of spirit¬ what you have done." — F.C.
ual healing.C. R. — 627. —B228.

"After visiting the Sanctuary "This afternoon I went to

and coming home free of pain, see 'Dr. E. F.' He is the special¬
I felt that I must write to tell you ist I mentioned to you earlier,
that my work in my home has and has been Ernest's doctor
been a great pleasure. To be for the past six years. He has
able to use my hands without seen him every four or five
64 EXPLORING THE UNKNOWN

months and is thoroughly fam¬ a very serious operation on his

iliar with him. I showed him lung, which had been injured in
each of my letters to you, and his car accident. The lung was
your replies. He read them all. one-third of its normal size, and
When he had finished he shook the empty space was full of water
his head and said, "I know of and blood. They wished to oper¬
nothing that could have done ate at once, but my daughter
this to your son medically. I flew to America and brought
have no choice but to accept the him back to Norway, where they
fact that the aid was spiritual." are 'the top' re lungs. Doctors
— Y.M. -6232. here said 'Wait and do nothing.'
I wrote to you for absent heal¬
ing for him. Now, after two
"We are most grateful for months, all is well. The lung is
your absent healing for my son- O.K. again, and he flew back to
in-law. As you know, the doctors Los Angeles yesterday.—
in America wanted to undertake D.R.S. —6245.

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THE OTHER DAY I picked gestion that people will be per¬

up a book because the title in¬ mitted to protest.
trigued me, and took it to my The blurbs for it read,
favorite cogitatin’ place to cogi¬ "Would you like to live
tate upon. forever?" "Survive all presently
Seems this guy Ettinger is incurable diseases ?'' Meet your
all hepped up on the idea of own descendants a thousand
freezing people for 1000 years years from now?" . . . and,
or so and then thawing them out as far as he goes, he's got it
for repairs. According to him, all figured out.
this is his idea of "immortality". The next of kin and the pro¬
In fact, according to him, in posed "icecube's" wishes are to
the "postscript" to the paper¬ be carefully carried out. Funds
back edition, the response to are put aside to accrue interest
the first edition has been over¬ so that when thawed, the "ice
whelming, ". . . with only a cube" will not only be able to
small percentage of hostile or pay the medical expenses to
crackpot letters.” patch him back together, but live
Sure 'nuff, he has things care¬ comfortably on the accrual of
fully thought out. Not only is the funds.
this a practical idea scientifically, Such details as the idea that
but he is certain that "the law" we will have to freeze the incom¬
will see the great advantages in petents of society, eta, are care¬
this, and waves aside any sug¬ fully considered; and so is the
 EXPLORING THE UNKNOWN

reaction of the "theologians" that idea isn't remote as a pos¬

and the "religionists"; and sibility either.
there is a long discussion on the Cogitatin' a bit further, sup¬
elusive nature of the soul. posing he can guarantee that the
Now this really is something planet and people will both be
to cogitate upon; and leaving here, what is his guarantee that
aside the carefully ignored (by the people will be so technically
him) fact that every major re¬ advanced? Maybe the survivors
ligion promises eternal life . . . of the race will have deteriorated
and at the risk of being consider¬ back to the cave stage tech¬
ed a hostile crackpot . . . our nically — could even be deliber¬
cogitatin' on his information ate—just for safety's sake.
produced some very pertinent But of course the real cogitate
questions that a careful reading to consider is, granted that the
of the book fails to answer. planet is still here and mankind
has advanced technically to the
It does occur, in the course degree he imagines, what guar¬
of cogitatin’, that he makes no antee do we have that our de¬
indication of how he is going scendants 1000 years from now
to guarantee that there will be will have the least interest in
a planet here to be unfrozen thawing us out and patching
on in a thousand years. At the us up so that we can continue
rate things are going, the pos¬ to function ?
sibility that the Solar System While we'll go along that all
will be minus one member, is that he says is scientifically
anything but remote. feasible, until such time as he can
The second question arising guarantee these cogitations, it
after cogitatin’ this idea is that seems to cogitate out to the
even if he can guarantee the silliest piece of "scientific" idiocy
planet's being here, can he guar¬ to date—which, after all, does
antee it'll still have people ? And set some sort of record.
 67

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fortune ^Jrorn VL DJL

by HUANG FEI-CHANG

WHEN A CHILD, I used terested in and surprised at it.

to hear things about fortune- But I believe in fortunetelling
telling from my mother. Each not only for the sake of my
time when my mother told me mother's words, but of some
such a story, I was much in- experiences I had later.
 EXPLORING THE UNKNOWN

My native place was a little in the streams and rivulets with

village in the southeast of China. much pleasure.
It was surrounded with many Swimming gave boys a great
hills. Transportation to and deal of joy, but brought mothers
from this village was very dif¬ a lot of worries simultaneously.
ficult. Most people there lived No matter how our mothers per¬
on at the plough. They lacked suaded, nothing could prevent
scientific training because they our going to play in the water.
did not have higher education. Sometimes we would rather en¬
Consequently, it was easy for dure any punishment from our
them to take all kinds of super¬ mothers than miss the good op¬
stitions and strange things as portunity for swimming.
true. Before going to do any¬ At noon of that day, having
thing,'' they usually asked the had my lunch I was on the quiet
idol or the fortuneteller about preparing to go to swim. How¬
it; the latter was in a sense re¬ ever, no sooner had I stood
garded as a prophet in my up from my chair than my
village. grandfather said to me, "You
Here is a true case of telling have to stay at home with your
one's fortune. Though I have mother from one o'clock to four
left the rural place where I was this afternoon. Don't walk out¬
born, and lived in urban re¬ doors a step without my per¬
gions for more than sixteen mission! "
years, and now arrived at man¬ My grandfather’s words
hood, I can not yet make certain seemed to be like a pail of cold
of whether it was only a co¬ water falling over my head. I
incidence, or the fortuneteller's could not say any more before
marvelous power. my august grandfather. And im¬
This happened in a very hot mediately I was shut in my bed¬
summer day. In my village room as a prisoner by my
there were no movies to see, no mother. She locked the door and
ice cream to eat, and no favor¬ went away.
able place to play. Swimming You can imagine how wrath¬
naturally provided all boys ful I was that moment! A boy
with the best amusement and was being seriously deprived of
exercise. Early from the begin¬ his fundamental freedom of
ning of the summer-time, you playing; and on the contrary,
could catch sight of the boys the other happy boys were now
 A Fortune From The Teller 69
playing outside. The more I and the leaves of the books were
thought of my present status, flying to the air . . .
the more I felt like grumbling. Little by little, all my strength
Nevertheless, I could do no¬ was almost exhausted; I felt
thing, but still be locked alone very tired. While I was about
in the room. to go to bed for a rest, a fam¬
iliar voice said outside the door,
I could be patient for a while "Chen's son was drowned while
at the beginning. But I was after swimming!"
all not Mr. Job in the Holy The door was opened sub¬
Bible; I did not, of course, have sequently. My grandparents and
the great ability to be patient my mother were coming in to¬
as he. Therefore I lost all my gether.
patience before long! Then I "A boy was drowned a few
began to shout and cry aloud. minutes ago," said my grand¬
But no one answered me; what father. "Now you are free. But
I could hear were only waves never go near the river after."
of Homeric laughter from some I was quite stricken dumb
boys who were just passing and by such an unexpected and ter¬
talking together in the street out¬ rible news.
side my window. My mother looked around,
When a person loses his tem¬ and sighed; "Do you still want
per; he dares to do what he to swim now ?"
dared not. I began to destroy What should I say ?
everything in my room desper¬ "Thank Heaven!And thank
ately, after my shouting and the fortuneteller^ for his effective
crying had been both in vain. prediction and warning!" At
Cups were dashed down, that time, as my kind old grand¬
clothes were torn away, chairs mother was going out, I heard
and tables were tumbled over, her say so to herself.

jOIGJIDJOnDJGJXDJOJtDJDJOJOJOJOJOIOIOJOKDIIDJDltD
 iurde 6 ’ream

by NELLIE M. NIELSON

A GENERAL ALARM was asked her to become his wife.

sounded in a London bank dur¬ The more she cried, the harder
ing the 1880's when one of the she found it to believe her sweet¬
teller's was missing _ together heart capable of doing such a
with a thousand pounds in cash. thing; yet, after many days, no
It was difficult to believe other evidence had presented it¬
Arthur Porter guilty of such a self. She tried to face a bare,
crime, especially since he had horrible fact, Arthur had made
worked for the same bank for no attempt to get into touch
nearly five years and his char¬ with her at all, and so sus¬
acter record was excellent. picion pointed strongly at Ar¬
The manager joined with the thur whether she liked it or not.
rest of the staff in testifying to Soon the tender Polly, her
the teller's good qualities, but pillow soaked with tears, and
the fact remained that missing still under a heavy strain from
money still presented a problem questioning police, fell asleep.
to be solved along with the mys¬ During the night Polly had
tery of the disappearance of the a dream in which she saw her
man accused of taking it. beloved lock up the bank and
Polly Kerr, a children's head for home. (When the man¬
nurse, wept quietly in the silence ager was required to leave
of her room when the news of early, he trusted Arthur Porter
the theft reached her, vividly re¬ to perform this task, as second
calling that happy day —only in command.) He was wont to
last week — when Arthur had pass through an alley close by
as a shortcut, a place known There wasn't a trace of foul
well by both Polly and her play at all!
sweetheart. It seemed to the girl Now the haunting question
that, as soon as she reached the came to her again: Where was
alley, she saw a man spring Arthur and the money? Why
from out of a doorway and hit did she dream such a dream?
her Arthur on the head. Arthur Had the whole thing been only
collapsed at the first blow. The a figment of her troubled mind ?
man kicked his body a few The girl reported for duty
times; then, when he was sat¬ once again, still no closer to a
isfied Arthur was still, he solution and still keeping her
searched his pocket for the dream a secret, conscious all
bunch of keys on his person. the while of the fact that the
Polly recoiled in double horror authorities were looking for
when the assailant turned to her Arthur.
and she recognized the face of Polly tossed and turned, her
the bank manager. head in a whirl, until sleep took
The nurse was so troubled over in mercy. Again Polly
over her dream she felt impelled dreamed, but this time there was
to tell somebody about it, yet a slight difference. The previous
her mistress was the last person scene was repeated; but in ad¬
she dared to trust, owing to the dition she saw the bank man¬
fact that it might cost her the ager bring a couple of ruffians
job she held for about two years. with a handcart and a trunk,
Mr. and Mrs. David Binns, her into which they placed Arthur's
master and mistress, were "quite limp body. Polly then saw them
visiting friends" of the bank wheel the handcart away. Soon
manager, William Ma r t i n, they came to a cellar of a
whom she had heard the couple wealthy home and the trunk was
address as "Bill". She shud¬ lowered into it. Polly, to her
dered; it would never do to tell horror, again saw unmistak¬
the dream, and yet it was so ably the face of the manager,
vivid. William Martin, as he received
Next day, Polly asked for a the trunk.
few hours of leave in order to The experience shook Polly
visit a relative; but instead of into consciousness at dawn. By
seeing anyone, she went to the this time, it seemed that her job
spot she had seen in her dream. wasn't so important any longer
72 EXPLORING THE UNKNOWN

since the reality of all this had What are

taken precedence. However,
prior to relating the story to THE
her mistress Polly was seized
by the idea of going to the bank SECRETS
manager first of all. Fortun¬
ately, the next day was the OF
nurse's day off and so she went
to the bank, ostensibly to en¬ DR. TAVERNER
quire about her sweetheart; yet
she was determined to tell him
?
of her dream in order to see
his reaction. compelled to nourish his vampirish master
by himself seeking fresh blood from animals

"I feel sorry for you indeed,"

the manager told her as he bade
her to take a seat in his office.
"I do hope something turns up
soon. It worries those of us who
worked with him, as well."
"I have a feeling Arthur
might have been murdered," the
girl said, looking him straight
in the face. "I don't believe he
has run away with the money.
He was probably murdered That one cannot put aside the destiny already
while trying to protect it." chosen in one life time without bringing in¬
jury to those whose lives have been joined
"Young woman," came the
reply, "you had better be careful That these secrets, and more, are yours when
that you do not suggest this to you read Dion Fortune's collection of stoges
based on true super normal happenings known
anyone else but me."
"I've had a strange dream
or two involving you, and ..."
The girl poured out the story
of her visions and she reported
later that William Martin's face
"turned ashen gray". The Secrets of Dr. Taverner S4 95
 The Nurse's Dream 73

She left the office, satisfied wouldn't go along with the

that he knew more than he ad¬ scheme of sharing the spoils and
mitted, and told him that she so he had to die. Polly was as¬
was going to inform the police tonished that the details were
and her mistress and "break as she had seen them in her
it wide open". dream when the confession came
The police went to Martin's to light—even to the trunk con¬
home in order to question him, taining the body of her sweet¬
at the behest of the poor girl heart, which Martin intended to
who said "she suspected him", dispose of when the search had
and since they had no other died down.
clues. Martin told the bank em¬
Neighbors told the policethat ployees about his heavy gam¬
Mr. Martin had left in a hurry bling debts and to steal the
without saying where he was money from the bank was the
going. only way out to him.
The sequel to it all is this:
A day or two later, the em¬ the body of William Martin was
ployees of the bank received a found on the Thames embank¬
letter from William Martin, con¬ ment as he had directed in the
fessing to the murder and theft letter, with an empty Prussic
of the money. Arthur Porter Acid bottle beside it.
 HwWufoYmA'w!
by Dr. LEO LOUIS MARTELLO

(author of Heaven And Hell In Your Handwriting, Your

Future— It's In The Cards, etc.)

I'M INVITING you to a bar indicates just the opposite:

T-party. Take a piece of paper A weak will.
and write the following: "Take 3) When the t-bar is shaped
these pretty tomatoes to town." like a saucer, this reveals a
Also write about three or four shallow-thinking person. Super¬
more sentences. How do you ficial, retains very little intellec-
cross your f's ? Follow the il¬ ual depth, fickle. People who
lustrated stroke chart* to dis¬ make their t-bars this way rarely
cover just how much your t have original thoughts, never
tattles on you. challenge the status quo, pass
1) This t-bar is short, even, off as their own ideas those
not heavy. Usually accom¬ borrowed from others.
panied by an i closely dotted. 4) To fully appreciate the sig¬
This indicates a careful, some¬ nificance of this t-bar just think
times cautious, precise disposi¬ of a strongman bending an iron
tion. You. pay attention to bar over his knee. It is always
details. bent downwards. When a per¬
2) A heavy t-bar indicates will son is exercising self-control,
power and purpose. You will when he is deliberately disci¬
apply yourself to a task or goal plined; he is doing the same
until completed. A very light thing on an intellectual level.
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 Your “T” crossings Tell

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Resistance
CtnfBlotn Will Power FICKLENESS Will-power

7.
Malice Anger Violence
Procrastination ^temper.

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Persistency Snbmissiveness: Sensitiveness Obstinacy

14.^ 15. 16.

Imagination Tenacity A.pimtioo E*tio,U“

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Perseverance
obstinacy

This encompasses will power, tomorrow what you could have

self-control, and the power to done today. Just as the t-bar
resist temptations. stops before it reaches the stem
5) T-bars and i-dots which pre¬ its makers also stop and hesi¬
cede the stem reveal the habit of tate before they reach their
procrastination: putting off for goals, unfulfilled ambitions.

•From book YOUR PEN PERSONALITY by Dr. MarteUo,

$1.25 direct from author.

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76 EXPLORING THE UNKNOWN

6) Temper is indicated when ways indicate a sensitive nature.

the t-bar is short and comes This trait keeps its possessors
after the stem. See the illustra¬ in a constant state of inner tur¬
tion! It literally "flies off the moil. Their feelings are always
handle!" being hurt. The bigger the loop,
7) Downpointed, heavy t-bars the greater the sensitiveness.
reveals a most unpleasant trait: 12) Just visualize a donkey
the domineering, angry, hostile bracing himself. He stands still,
person who is always trying to legs firmly implanted in the
impose his opinions on others. ground. He refuses to budge.
Such people are basically weak The t and d formed like a tent
and try to substitute malice for with a last downstroke bluntly
merit. made indicates stubbornness.
8) A heavy t-bar that termin¬ "Set" people are usually unsure
ates in a sharp end is made of themselves. Obstinacy is a
by violent people. The t-bar it¬ defense against self-doubt.
self symbolically resembles a 13) T-bars that are formed
lance, a sword, a long knife. way above the stem indicate
9) Persistence, the "never say imagination, flights of fancy, the
die" attitude, the refusal to give daydreamer. Unless there are
up one's goals, is demonstrated other signs in the writing indi¬
in t-bars that are tied into a loop. cating strength of will or deter¬
This t-bar knot when found mination these people build
often in a handwriting shows a "castles in the air", live in
trait that can pull one through the future. They do NOT have
all sorts of adversities. Like the their "feet on the ground".
lasso it resembles, this stroke 14) A t-bar that ends in a
is made by those who hold on hook reveals tenacity. Just as
tight to their ideas, goals, be¬ a hook clings so does such a
liefs. writer. He doesn't let go, re¬
10) If you make your t-bar fuses to give up, whether
way down low on the stem it's material things or ideas.
a sign of submissiveness. You 15) A long upward-pointed
need to set yourself higher, but t-bar reveals aspiration, ambi¬
achievable goals. This indicates tion, looking to the future. This
"setting your sights too low". is a positive, optimistic sign,
11) The looped t and d are written by goal-directed persons
usually found together and al¬ who "set their sights high".
 How Write You Are I 77

16) Enthusiasm is shown by mental energies. In this case it

a long sweeping t-bar. The is turned upon self.
length reveals this. When 20) This formation indicates
coupled with No. 15, pointing two traits: perseverance in the
upwards, you know that such tied-type crossing and obstinacy
a person is enthusiastic about in the blunt downstroke of the
his aspirations. t-stem. Since the crossing sways
17) A very wavy t-bar re¬ to the left it also indicates strong
veals levity, humor, a light¬ introversive tendendes.
hearted approach to life. Such One handwriting may have
people are fun loving, gay a combination of many t-bars.
rather carefree. They have the These have to be evaluated one
capacity to enjoy themselves but against the other, in conjunction
lack the necessary drive to with all the other strokes, in
really achieve great things. order to arrive at an acurate
analysis. What have you
18) A t-bar formed like a learned about yourself from
dub in a modern-day writing is your t-bars? Are you careful,
a throwback to the caveman fickle, sensitive, imaginative,
mentality. This is a danger possessing strong will power?
sign. Be on your guard. Such Are you enthusiastic, submis¬
people are primitive, cruel, sad¬ sive or superfidal in your think¬
istic. They are capable of ing? These signs and their traits
violence, even murder, if they cannot be separated from all the
lose control of themselves. other fadors found in your
19) When the t-bar crosses handwriting, but they do give
the stem from right to left, the you a due to your charader.
t-crossing turning back towards All of these t-bars are made
(instead of away from) the stem unconsdously. It's predsely be¬
this indicates strong introversive cause they are that they reveal
tendendes. Here the stem repre¬ so much about your real at¬
sents you, the self. The t-bar titudes. What does your T tell
represents the direction of your about you ?

(See page 91 for information on Analysis)

 the world of
REALITY
by ROY EUGENE DAVIS

Roy Eugene Davis is a spiritual teacher with an ever-increqs-

ing global following. He is the author of several inspirational
books, the latest of which are Time, Space, and Circumstance
and Secrets of Inner Power. Both have been translated into
Japanese and enjoy a wide sale in this country in the original
English. Frederick Fell, Inc., of New York City, is the publisher.

WITHOUT A DOUBT, one periences will definitely conform

of the most subtle points with to our inner perception,
which we must contend on our The Mystics declare that
spiritual quest, is the existence when creation came into mani-
of the World of Reality. We are festation (it would be incorrect
informed by enlightened tea- to say it came into being be-
chers that if we can but become cause it always exists, in a seed
aware of the fact that we are state, when the universes are ab-
now perfected beings, living in sent) it did so because of a dual
this Real World, our outer ex- flow of force. The positive as-

78
pect resulted in the production the sleep of mortality and is free
of the perfect realm, the exact forever.
out-picturing of the seed ideas, This was the experience of
and the negative outward flow the Buddha, the enlightened
resulted in the production of one. This was the experience,
nature. to a degree, of all true sages
and prophets who have inspired
Still further, because of the and vitalized the human race.
modification of consciousness, They spoke the same Language.
necessary in the extemalization They all said, "Realize the
of these seed ideas, souls thrown Truth and be free."
into it were deluded. They lost
the ability to perceive the per¬ Note, they did not say,
fect realm which came into man¬ "Learn metaphysical prindples
ifestation at the same time. and control your environment
These deluded souls followed the and the people in it." They did
outward flowing creative current not say, "Learn the laws of
and became fully involved or mind and get what you want
embodied on the physical plane. from life and gratify all your
Being unable to grasp, through sdfish desires." We can con-
intuition, the truth about crea¬ dude that the spiritual life is
tion, they could only infer the not the metaphysical life, nor is
truth through a clouded mind. it the psychic life. The realm
This, then, is an explanation of metaphysics, or the realm
of illusion. Creation is not an of mind, like the psychic realms,
illusion; it is actually discern- is only a shading, a modifica¬
able. But our wrong ideas about tion, a part, of the outer mani¬
it, due to our lack of ability to festation of nature. And, Truth
see it fully as it is, constitutes is not to be found at one or a
the sense of illusion. number of levels of nature;
This is the key to solving the Truth is found beyond nature.
riddle of life. Man's supreme Though the Supreme is adive
task is to learn to perceive through and as nature, It is be¬
dearly the nature of Spirit as yond nature, Self-complete,
nature. Perceiving this dearly serene, stable, ever the same.
he knows the answers for which One who knows this is like¬
he has been seeking for incar¬ wise self-complete, serene, stable
nations. He is awakened from and ever the same.

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80 EXPLORING THE UNKNOWN

A WHILE BACK it was my her uterus. She is taught, "As a

pleasure to speak for one of the child of God, essentially sinless
largest Truth movements in Ja and perfect, you cannot have
pah. This movement, Seicho-No- this condition. Love your hus¬
Ie, or "The Home of Infinite band. Serve him. Respect him.
Life, Wisdom and Abundance" Rejoice in living. Be your true
teaches that man is, in truth, a self." The result? She goes to
perfected being and need not the same clinic where she was
know anything of limitation, diagnosed and is pronounced
sickness, frustration or fear. cured of cancer.
Now this is not a new theme;
but what impressed me was the A child is bom with a defec¬
fact that it was taught to such a tive heart valve; unless silrgery
large segment of humanity. Ten is performed she cannot live two
million follow this teaching to more years. Her parents are
the best of their ability; and, taught, "Clear your minds. Do
naturally, miracles are reported. not believe this. Radiate serenity
A man is penniless; out of and joy in your home. The
work; no hope for relief. He world is the shadow of your
turns his attention from this be¬ mind. A perfected being can
lief and affirms in the deep si¬ know nothing of a defective
lence, "I am a child of God. I heart valve." In a few weeks
am perfect from the beginning. I the medical doctors pronounce
cannot know lack or limita¬ the baby well, though they can¬
tion." And, he gets an idea and not understand what happened.
goes into business in a small A bandit, famous throughout
way, selling vegetables on the part of the country kills a man
street. Then he expands and in a drunken brawl outside a
moves into a shop; then he adds tavern. He is sentenced to many
new merchandise and operates years in prison. While there he
a department store; then follows reads some Truth literature and
a frozen food plant and a new writes the publishing house. A
eight story building to house his minister visits with him and
store so that he can offer qual¬ gives him instruction. He says,
ity merchandise at low cost to "Man is a child of God. He
the masses. is already perfect and has been
A woman is told she needs from the beginning. You have
an operation for the removal of no sin. You are now the bright
 The World Of Reality 81

and shining soul you have al¬ have forced others to conform
ways been but now you know to a set of beliefs — the world
it." In due time the "bandit", will enjoy it.
now a transformed human be¬ But until that time comes,
ing, is paroled and is being the individuals can know it. A
trained for the ministry. well known spiritual leader in
A communist leader sincerely our country, who is no longer
believes he is working for a physically embodied, used to
new social order. He hears a say, "I see God for myself and
lecture about letting the Real not for anyone else."
Man govern the personal life. This is the idea. When we
In short order he gives up his can see God or perfection, really
party affiliation and becomes see it, there will be nothing to
an active organizer of lectures heal, nothing to change, nothing
and classes where this liberat¬ to overcome in our world.
ing Truth is taught. So many times we are beset
by difficulties. We have to try
YOU SEE, the important to overcome evil with good; we
thing in every instance is that have to reverse lack by estab¬
people were able to grasp the lishing plenty; we have to over¬
basic truth about themselves come sickness by concentrating
and let it come into expression. on health. But the master
Here there is no sorcery, no teachers say, "Rise above the
mental formulas. Just the idea of duality; above the con¬
simple challenge to meet, "Wilt cepts of sickness or health,
thou be made whole ?" poverty or riches, success or
Jesus taught it. He said to failure. Just be yourself. Your
one, "Thou art very near to the true self. Live in the kingdom.
kingdom of heaven." The In the World of Reality where
Kingdom of Heaven is always everything is already provided.
here and now. Jesus also said, Where there is no distortion or
"The Kingdom of Heaven is darkness or limitation."
at hand." Emmet Fox stressed this in
The Kingdom of Heaven is his little booklet. The Golden
established for every man when Key. The theme was, as many
he moves into the realization of of you know. Regardless of
it. In time, when enough people your seeming difficulty, relax
have realized it — not when they the conscious mind and go with-
82 EXPLORING THE UNKNOWN

in and know your true nature this world but rather shall we
as a child of God, as a perfected "be transformed by the renew¬
being, now in possession of all ing of our minds". This renewal
that the Father has. Then, stand comes from the center of our
and see the transformation in being. A feed-down, so it seems,
your world. of light and power will trans¬
form our character, our con¬
Every setback, every failure, duct, our life experience. Since
every rejection, ought to remind it is what we must eventually
us to turn to the Source, to the perceive, it seems only right that
truth about ourselves. In due we set about perceiving it from
time we will learn not to fight this moment on.

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We are very pleased to note the numbers of you who have rated
the material we have been using from British psychics, healers,
and mediums as "outstanding". Some of you have expressed dislike of
some of this material, but the chorus of appreciation has been both
louder and fuller. Here is how you rated the contents of our November
issue.
(1)1 Believe ... I Know, by Laurie Worger; (2) The Spiritual Heal¬
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by the late C. V. Tench; (5) a tie between The Cogitator's Corner and
the editorial, Infallibility; (6) Books; (7) Witness To Witchcraft, by Brad
Steiger; (8) Question and Answer On Reincarnation, by<M. H. Tester;
(9) The Eyrie; (10) The Ignorant Explorer; (II) How Write You Are I,
by Dr. Leo Louis Martello; (12) The Elusive Tower of Babel, by Luise
Putcamp Jr.; and (13) Off-Beat Medicine, by David E. Starry.
 "The fear of the Lord is the have to exert an erg of energy,
beginning of wisdom . . . " or risk an uncomfortable flash
"Perfect love casteth out of light, by thinking.
fear ..." The hard way is to ask your¬
If you look at this, there are self; Could both the Psalmist
two principal ways in which you and Christ be telling us some¬
can take it. The easy way is to thing real and important ?
decide well, just another example Are they both talking about
of the contradictions in the Bible the same thing when they use
— or perhaps, just another ex¬ a word that comes across into
ample of how the New Testa¬ English as "fear" ?
ment corrects the Old Testament Well, has that word "fear”
(and why didn't the early Chris¬ more than one meaning ?
tians throw out all this primitive Of course it has! Usually, it
rubbish). I say it's easy, be¬ refers to anxiety, terror, presenti¬
cause you can just jump right ment of danger, etc But it can
into that conclusion. You don't also mean "to have respect for",

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in a very positive, healthy, and ing, when you have reaper/ for
loving sense. When we really the Lord, then you have a
love someone, we have respect chance to find out Who and
for this person as a person. In What God is. Not perfectly, not
man-woman relationships, this completely — if that were pos¬
makes the crucial difference be¬ sible, then you would be equal
tween "love" and "lust"; where or superior to God; but you can
there is no respect for persons, learn the vital things about this
bodies are quite interchangeable. universe in which you live eter¬
Now try it again. "The fear nally, and respect for the Lord
(respect) of the Lord is the be¬ will gradually become love.
ginning of wisdom." "Perfect
love casteth out fear (anxiety, The Power of God, the im¬
terror)." mensity of God and His creation
— theses things are frightening,
If you have respect for fire, at first. I find that I care less
then there's a chance that you and less these days whether any¬
won't injure yourself and others one looks at God as a person
in using it. If you look upon or not, but I think more and
fire with anxiety or terror, there's more that it is misleading to
a very good, chance that either look at God as less than a per¬
you won't be able to get any son. And we are persons our¬
worthwhile use out of it at all, or selves; our personship is so
you'll injure yourself and per¬ much a part of us that some¬
haps others when you try to use how anything which cannot be
it. looked at as a person becomes
Anxiety and terror makes one in some way inferior to us.
stupid. Not ignorant, stupid. The We can only love persons.
ignorant person is lacking in Even our animal pets — when we
information; give him access to have a great fondness for them,
the facts and he can learn. The we imbue them with personal
stupid person is incapable of aspects. We talk about a loved
learning, even when he has ac¬ dog or cat or horse, etc., as if
cess to the facts. Anxiety and it were some sort of person;
terror freeze the brain and the and we recognize that this cat,
nervous system, to speak in a this dog, this horse, etc. very
metaphorical way. definitely has a personality.
And so the Psalmist was say¬ There is something there that
 Fear 85

makes this one different from a relationship that he had begun

all the other cats, dogs, and to cherish, and you can sense
horses, etc we have seen. love in the way he will tell the
While to the one who doesn't story over and over.
like cats or dogs or horses, Is God less than this ?
they're all pretty much alike. All Start with respect, says the
are lumped together in imper¬ Psalmist. That's all you can start
sonal dislike. with; that's as far as you can get
at the start. But that is the be¬
But have you noticed that ginning of wisdom; and of hap¬
someone who doesn't like a cer¬
piness.
tain class and has a lot of Happy (blessed) is the man
trouble with, say particular cat, whose delight is in the law of
dog, etc, sooner or later begins the Lord.
to invest it with personality. For wisdom is the gradual
Even while he's cussing the crea¬ understanding of the law of the
ture out, he's beginning to have Lord, the gradual transforma¬
some respect for it. tion of the unknown (terrifying)
The hunter who finally to the known (involving the pos¬
"bags" some wild creature sifter sibility of love).
a long hard chase or struggle — And then, as wisdom opens
say he's been trying to "get" us to an awareness of the
a particular mountain lion for presence of this Being, which
a long time — usually learns a transcends all possible descrip¬
good deal of respect for his prey tion in words, we begin to feel
before the finale. He knows that something to which we can re¬
this animal isn't just any moun¬ spond as we would respond to
tain lion. There's respect and a loved person.
tinges of love. If you probed And as love increases, it ap¬
deeply enough, you might find proaches perfection; as it be¬
that the hunter was a little sorry comes ever more nearly perfect,
when it was all over. There was fear (terror) is cast out.

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 HEAVY STUFF
by GASTON III RRIDGE

(author of A Butterfly on His Tongue, Fort's Forte, etc.)

The editor can remember when a discussion of this nature could

only have appeared within the text of a story published in one
of those "crazy science fiction magazines".

CALIFORNIA’S Mt. Pal- that a cubic inch of them would

omar lifts a grassy and pine- weigh 100,000,000 tons on
spiked head against an indigo Earth!
sky. That peak also holds the As of now this makes the
world's largest reflecting tele¬ weightiest material believed ex¬
scope—the 200-inch Hale. A isting in the universe. However,
bright-eyed man, Dr. Fritz it is not the only superheavy
Zwicky, is one astronomer who stuff reckoned present in space.
star-gazes the 200-inch. Recently Astronomers have another type
Dr. Zwicky discovered a radiant of star they call a "white
sky-spot. He calls this a "neu¬ dwarf". Star men think white
tron star”. A neutron star, he dwarfs are made from other
says, is composed mostly of atomic particles called protons.
basic atomic particles called The proton collection of white
neutrons. The neutrons are so dwarf stars calculate to weigh
tightly packed in neutron stars but twenty tons, pint jar size.
Nothing on Earth faintly ap¬ as nuclear reactions go. Neu¬
proaches this density. White trons are the bees which make
dwarf stuff comes fantastic exploding stars still more ex¬
but neutron star material makes plosive. One neutron sets
us gasp. several others free. There are
Man would find extreme dif¬ billions and billions upon
ficulty in providing any means billions of neutrons released
of holding even small amounts each second in such a star ex¬
of neutron star stuff here. This plosion. After the big fireworks
essence creates a pressure of dies down the unused neutrons
two hundred billion pounds per — billions to the hundreth power
square inch! Man has no sub¬ billions of them are the "left
stance which can stand against overs". These neutrons make
such pressure. Our toughest steel Dr. Zwicky's neutron stars.
would quickly flatten into a hole
under it. Containing white dwarf WHAT ARE neutrons ? Neu¬
material presents much smaller trons exist as a principal part
difficulties. of all atoms except hydrogen.
But how do Dr. Zwicky's neu¬ The neutron was discovered by
tron stars become ? Through James Chadwick, an English
disaster! First, a star. One physicist, in 1932. Many men
much like our own sun, and have contributed knowledge to¬
about the same size. This star ward understanding this basic
is atomic-bombing peacefully atom part, among them Enrico
along in an ordinary star's way. Fermi, the Italian physicist who
Then, all of a sudden something helped perfect our first atom
happens. Its rhythm of existence bomb. Neutrons can move
changes. Perhaps the star gets freely through solid substances;
an accute appendicitis. Anyway, however, they get easily scat¬
temperature rises higher and tered on impact with other atom
higher. Finally the fever shoots particles. They are also ab¬
so high the star bursts —blows sorbed by many atom nuclei.
up. The force of the explosion This absorption makes a new
becomes great enough until the product called an "isotope".
very atoms are split asunder There is no substance known
and the neutrons set free. which will act like a wall
Once free, a neutron becomes against neutrons; nothing stops
a great little "eggeroner" as far them dead in their tracks or

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bounces them back. If such a novae. He also writes on the

substance were, it would be philosophy of science and is con¬
highly useful. Such material sulting physicist to a large jet
could assist us greatly in con¬ propulsion laboratory.
trolling atomic reactions in How do astronomers like Dr.
atomic reactors. Some materials Zwicky know such things as ex¬
are almost "transparent" to neu¬ ploding stars happen ? Obvious¬
tron flow, others quite ly, if those stars were near
"opaque", but nothing stops enough to watch we would be
neutrons. consumed by their great heat.
Dr. Zwicky came to the The answer lies in that — as face¬
United States in 1925 from tious as it sounds — Dr. Zwicky
Switzerland. He retains his Swiss took a picture! He found what
citizenship. On arriving in Pasa¬ had happened on his negative.
dena, he asked Dr. Robert A. "All right", you say, "but how
Millikan about some mountains did Zwicky know where to point
to climb. Dr. Millikan pointed the 200-inch to get the picture" ?
to Mt. Wilson, 5700 feet high. The answer, he didn't! It all
Replied Zwicky, "-Jo, I see the just happened; good fortune
foothills." This is his attitude smiled upon him. Zwicky has
toward the impossible in science. discovered many novae and
Fritz Zwicky stands a half supernovae this way.
inch over six feet tall. His hazel He had been studying that
eyes are bright and dancing, certain sky area a good while.
his brown hair receeding. He There were several negatives of
teaches physics and astronomy the region in the Observatory
at California Institute of Tech¬ library; his own files contained
nology, Pasadena, and is on the others. As he studied his dis¬
staff of the Mt. Wilson and Mt. covery negative he noticed a
Palomar Observatories there. much brighter spot among the
Zwicky was born in Varna, others. Somehow, he didn't re¬
Bulgaria, February 14, 1898, call such a bright star in that
is married, and has three location before, so he got out
daughters. He received his PhD., the "family album" to refresh
from the Zurich Institute of Tech¬ his memory. Careful com¬
nology in Switzerland, 1920. parison with his new negative
Dr. Zwicky specializes in cos¬ showed no such bright spot on
mology, novae, and super¬ them. After much checking Dr.
 Heavy Stuff 89

Zwicky concluded that his latest — maybe 300 years, perhaps

negative spotted a new nova. A 3000, could be only a few
nova, an exploding star! months.
Aleu- Nova? That's right—
so far as Dr. Zwicky and our DR. ZWICKY works in big
science of astronomy may be figures. These figures say that
concerned, but wrong so far as light from this nova took
the nova itself was concerned. 800,000,000 years to reach
Was? Likely that star's re¬ Earth from where the event hap¬
mains are now dead —black — pened. Light travels about
and have been so for countless 186,300 miles per second.
years! But the light made by the A large nova is called a
birth of that nova, just now supernova. Some supernovae,
reaches Earth! Dr. Zwicky Zwicky says, give as much as
doesn't know how long this 100,000,000 times the light of
nova will last, (or, really, lasted)

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Also required are big figures each of the electrons and

to get an idea of how small a their proton-neutron cores in
neutron is. These figures- say each atom. So much space in
1, 739, 100,000,000,000,000, fact that if a cubic inch of lead
000,000 neutrons must be were compressed to a point
gathered to weigh an ounce! where the eye could no longer
Electrons, protons, neutrons see it, not all the atomic par¬
— what are all these? Science ticles in the cubic inch of lead
calls them "parts" of an atom, would be touching one another
components of matter, items of in the compressed form! But it
essence. All matter we know is would be minus most of the
composed of them. They, and space occupied by the electron's
jthe forces which bind them to¬ orbits.
gether, make up all physical Dr. Zwicky's neutron stars
material, animal, vegetable or have little or none of this kind of
mineral here. How does it hap¬ space in their makeup. They are
pen then, that stars made only believed to be made of closely
from part of atoms can be so packed core material only.
much heavier, so much more
dense, than material made from WILL MAN EVER be able
the complete atom ? to make proton or neutron
Electrons form an "outer stuff? Presently, scientists are
cage" or shell-like armor skeptical. If man becomes so
around the proton-neutron core able, probably he will have to
or nucleus of all atoms. Elec¬ use an opposite technique than
trons are extremely tiny too, nature uses in making hers.
requiring 32,970,000,000,000, What do we mean an "opposite
000,000,000,000,000 to weigh technique" ? Neutron stars are
an ounce. They spin or vibrate produced by fantastically intense
around the core. Their speed heat and Herculean explosive
is incomprehensible—scientists pressure. If man learns how to
estimate on quadrillion revolu¬ remove electrons from atoms he
tions per second! Their paths will likely have to do it in the
around the core particles are absence of heat — in intense cold.
many times larger than the core Some scientists believe as all
particles themselves, or the en¬ matter approaches "absolute
tire eore itself . Hence, this makes zero" (a minus 273.1° Centi¬
a great deal of "space” between grade or minus 459.6° Fahren-
 Heavy Stuff 91

heit) its inner atomic movements surmise. Being very dense, the
slow considerably. At present, material would make an excel¬
science does not think all atomic lent "shield" against atomic
motion suspends when absolute radiation — much better than
zero is reached. However, anything now at hand. This
should electrons, being negative would be a boon to the atomic
in potential, become "lazy” reactor building business.
enough at near absolute zero, As man’s mind delves more
perhaps they might be "sucked" and more deeply into secrets
away from their proton cores of nature, that which seemed
by a powerful enough positive fantastically impossible yester¬
electrical potential. If so, would day does not seem so unreason¬
the proton cores explode? Or able today. Tomorrow it may
would their "nuclear glue" bind be the talk of teenagers. Dr.
them even tighter together? If Zwicky's neutron stars of space
the nuclear glue bound them today may give neutron strips
more closely, man would still to laCe some Earthman's work
not have neutron star material, tomorrow.
but he might be on his way Ideas are such fragile entities
toward it. — unfrozen. So century-lasting
Suppose man does develop when wound together—like the
something like a neutron-pro¬ neutron stars themselves. So,
ton material, what good will who should judge them sep¬
that do him ? Scientists can only arately ?

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THE MASTER SPEAKS that people who cannot understand

by Joel Goldsmith this ought not to talk about the Bible.
One might as well imagine that when
The Julian Press, Inc; 119 Fifth Jesus urged his followers to be like
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1962; 333 pp; $3.95. lay eggs.
Yet, obviously, there are certain
In a very fine book, Merc Chris¬ sayings of The Master that were
tianity. C. S. Lewis notes that the meant quite literally, and the body
Bible was written for grown-ups, not of Goldsmith's teaching, which is
for children who imagine that every¬ known as the "Infinite Way" is root¬
thing is to be taken literally, and ed in certain sayings of Jesus the

92
 repeat the word of God through the
lips it is only a quotation. Let us
remember that. If you can hear within
your own silent being those promises
that are in Scripture, they will be
a law unto your being, as they were
to Elijah, and Elisha, and Paul, and
all the other spiritual leaders.
"You cannot find God in the in¬
tellect. God is found in the still small
voice. And so, let the still small voice
utter Itself to you, and then you will
find that you have all the Power and
all the Presence that any saint or
seer has ever had. It is not your
power; it is the power of God. We
want to be glorified with God's glory.
What we need is the power of God,
expressing Itself through us and in

In other words, it seems to me

that Goldsmith is saying that there
Joel Goldsmith is no magic in words, that memor¬
izing and repeating them will do no¬
thing whatsoever for anyone —
Christ which Joel Goldsmith, among nothing of any genuine worth, that is.
innumerable others, are satisfied Such practice is indeed an example
mean exactly what they say. of just what the Christ spoke of when
Here are some of these expressions. Jesus told his friends not to pray
I cmd my Father are One. the way the "heathen" did, imagin¬
The things that I do. ye shad ing that using a lot of words, and
do also. repeating phrases over and over and
The kingdom of God is within over, would have some sort of mar¬
vellous effect.
Of my own self, lean do nothing.
Lo. Jam with you always. The Master Speaks is not an easy
And speaking of these words, and book. It is not a book for skimming.
others, Goldsmith says: "For a min¬ You won't find a lot of unfamiliar
ister to preach these words or for a words that you have to look up;
practitioner to tell them to you does you won't find long sentences that you
not make them true. It is when the have to plow through, wondering
Word is with you and within youthat what is the subject and what the predi¬
it has power. Those who recorded the cate. You won’t find that, before you
Word in Scripture received it within can make any sense of this at all,
their own being, and that is why you have to undergo a long course
it became living water; but when we of study. No —so far as reading sen-
94 EXPLORING THE UNKNOWN

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tences and making English sense out might be saying at any particular
of them goes, Mr. Goldsmith is very point. (This process will continue as
easy indeed. But to get the meaning 1 re-read.)
of these sentences will require your
The experience of learning a little
full concentration.
patience, of learning how, when in
If you are of an argumentative doubt, to continue and suspend judg¬
temperament, as this reviewer is, then ment, has alone made this book worth
Goldsmith's books (and this one more the work involved — and reading it is
so than any of the others I have work. If that were all, my recom¬
read) will be full of temptations — mendation would have to be much
temptations to jump to a conclusion more limited than it is: but it is
about what the author is saying, or not all.
what he means, and indulge in mental The foundation, the unwobbling
refutation. The one thing I can tell pivot, of the Truth we need to do our
you (and this is the sort of thing job of living is simple, and can be
which can make a review or criticism expressed simply, as Jesus expressed
of some use to you) is that I have it. We do need, of course, to know
always found that if I just put the Who the Master was when He ex¬
objections that sprang to my mind pressed God through the living body
aside for the moment, and kept read¬ of a man called Jesus. We do need
ing, than later on what seemed ob¬ to know what He did, as well as
scure or objectionable often fell into what He said. Without the illustra¬
place, and I found that my initial tion of a human life before us, such
assumptions were not correct. He was words as those given above are float¬
not saying what he seemed to be ing somewhere between heaven and
saying then. But it took more than earth, like Mohammad's coffin, as
one reading. legend has it. It is the life that brings
the words down to Earth for us; we
Which does not mean that I neces¬ need to' know what He did before
sarily agreed, when I discovered what we can either believe that it is pos¬
the author was saying, or that you sible for us to do likewise — or even
will; but rather I did find that there to decide whether we want to do
is a reasonable progression of pre¬ such things. We have to see, through
sentation here; and when I applied the descriptions (incomplete as they
myself to the book I knew why I may be) that are available to us in
agreed or disagreed. It became pos¬ the Gospels (the canonical Gospels
sible for me to agree or disagree with in the New Testament, the Aquarian
what the author actually said —not Gospel, etc.) what a human being
my own preconceptions of what he who is one with God is like. We

IN OUR NEXT ISSUE

The Remarkable Annalee Skarin

by Martha Baker
 EXPLORING THE UNKNOWN
have to know this man as a person, The Infinite Way is one of many,
in order to be assured that He was many ways through which you may
not some sort of super-being, pos¬ come to realize the actuality of God
sessed of powers and talents which within you. There are no gimmicks,
no -ordinary mortals ever had, or no magic formulas, no instant spirit¬
could have. He cannot be The Savior uality. The author does not attack
unless He is truly our Brother; one any other way, any religion, any
of us; feeling the same joys and sor¬ church, any teacher, nor does he
rows; tempted in the same ways we seek to "convert" you; and this is
are; limited —so far as infallibility something that most persuades me
goes — as we are. that Joel Goldsmith has found the
Then, when we have seen, it is Power of the Living God within him¬
possible to understand and to accept, self. I feel very doubtful about the
though we are still free to reject. But person who, in talking about the
it is not easy. A child can grasp these way he follows, finds it necessary to
simple truths much more easily than condemn others who teach differently
you or I, and that is what The Master — even if he differs with them about
meant when He said that until we the difference between light and dark¬
became as little children, we just ness.
couldn't make it. In this corrupt and Highly Recommended. RAWL
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selves and of ourselves alone. cated. )
But not impossible. We are not In addition to the absence of any
alone. The Master is with us, and price on the jacket or elsewhere, the
a host of friends, who also love Him, jacket proclaims this book as The
are with us; by accepting their help, Light of the Universe Volume 1. no
we can realize the Power of the Living author's name mentioned; while the
God in us, and become in actual binding and contents page proclaims
function, One with The Father. "Maryona" to be the author, say
The Muster Speaks clarified, for nothing about "volume 1", and list
me, some points which seemed ob¬ the source of the book as "The Light
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in the other books. I have painfully ona, who promises to answer "all
begun to learn, in the past few years, letters from those who wish to go on
that sometimes what looks like a with these teachings." It would seem,
difficulty in a book is a difficulty then, that this is the first of a series
in me. of books issuing from "The Light of
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is available through DeVorss & Co., reaching to light the Crystal Star in
Publishers, and you should write to each seeking soul.
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In the very brief introduction, the in order to bring these teachings to
author says: "You will know me as you. 1 know that 1 shall have to make
Maryona, one who has been privileg¬ even greater sacrifices. But I know
ed to receive Teachings of Light from also that the only things I really keep
a Higher Source. are those I gove to others.
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because I have seen many people Stewart Edward White, Laurie Wor-
attracted by such manner of claims, ger, Joel Goldsmith, and various
and I have myself been repelled by others, the fact remains that she is
them. Today I thank God, Who has dealing with the same One-ness, the
enabled me to get beyond this and same Truth that they are. Like these
look at what is being said, rather than three above, she does not condemn
who has said it, and where who said others, however mistaken they may
it thought he got it. be in the light she has — and by "con¬
demn" I do not mean only not passing
What is being said here is valu¬ harsh judgment; I mean not wasting
able; and the way it is being said the time alloted to her in finding fault
may be exactly the way that is need¬ at all. Surely Maryona is aware, as
ed for many who have not been able White, Worger, and Goldsmith are
to "hear" it proclaimed in other aware, of the evils that have been
words, other accents, or credited to and still are perpetrated in the name
other sources. Maryona draws upon of God and True Religion by vari¬
and credits the Aquarian Gospel of ous human organizations, past and
Jesus the Christ (which, for me, sup¬ present. She is also aware that none
plements but does not replace or ne¬ of the "conventional" vehicles are
gate the canonical gospels). She af¬ utterly without value to anyone.
firms the reality, actuality, and —for And the wisdom of such an ap¬
us here and now—primacy of Jesus proach is this: when a person has
in His life and teachings (which, as we received light, he both sees and feels
noted in the review above, cannot be the "evils" that persons who consider
separated); the validity of reincarna¬ themselves appointed to be sledge-
tion as taught by Jesus, both in the hammers are constantly agitating
canonical and Aquarian gospels — about He is then truly free to agree
although not so explicitly in the or disagree with criticism; but until
former as in the latter. And the op¬ light has been received, the sledge¬
portunities that are open to all of us hammer approach is at best danger¬
here and today —today, not in some ous, for it is as likely to confirm the
misty future or "life to come”, though less enlightened in his errors as to
opportunities will be present there draw him out of it.
also—to realize that our One-ness
with the Father is something we al¬ Sometimes, it is very true, that
ready have, not something we some¬ the "sledgehammer" approach is
how have to get. (What we have to the only one that a particular person
"get" is simply to "get it into our is able to use at a particular time.
minds, "heart, and being" that we Having had an opportunity to read
already have it, and do not have to "The Ignorant Explorer's" depart¬
go chasing after it; we only need to ment this time before writing these
accept it.) reviews, I'll buy the proposition that
he stresses: what is worth doing is
While I cannot say that I find worth doing badly, rather than not
Maryona's style and manner as at all. But it is important to realize
much to my own taste as that of that nonetheless something is being
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done badly. The great temptation, Have You Missed These Issues?
when the lesser evil has to be chosen
because there is no alternative ex¬ The staggered dates show that we
cept greater evil, is to decide that the have not always been able to main¬
lesser evil is good. It isn't; but a large tain bi-monthly publication, but all
part of the time, it’s the best that issues are here.
one can do. Jan. 1960: FDR Speaks From The
But . . . remember the story about Next World by David Harpe; The
the contest between the Wind and the Prophecy of the Popes by Sean O'
Sun to see which could induce a man Casey; Premonitions Can Save Your
to take off his overcoat ? Life, by Stewart Robb.
Recommended for Content: RAWL March 1960: The' Prophecies of
Nostradamus by Stewart Robb; Fan¬
THE UNOBSTRUCTED tastic Creatures by C. L. Gibson;
UNIVERSE The Cosmic Mission of the United
by Stewart Edward White Stales by Jeanne de Mare.
June 1960: Mary Baker Eddy, The
E. P. Dutton & Company; 300 Woman Clothed With The Sun by
Park Avenue South; New York, New Stewart Robb; The Brain Is Not The
York 10010; Copyright 1940 by Mind by Herman Stowell King. The
Stewart Edward White; 25th print¬ Return of Mark Twain, by James
ing, 1965; 320 pp, including glossary H. Hyslop.
and appendices. Aug. 1960: F(ying Saucers Are No
Hoax by Stewart Rob V How Psychics
Although this is still available in Solve Crimes by Dems Brian; Why
soft covers, (D42, A Dutton Every¬ Not Life After Death?- "by Geraldine
Pease.
man Paperback, $1.45), there must
be many like myself who welcome a Oct 1960: Memory and Survival
hardcover copy for the bookshelves. by Geraldine Cummins; Inventions
Even so well made a paperback as Prophesied by Nostradamus by
Dutton's just doesn't seem to be as Steward Robb; The Strange and Won¬
durable. derful Gift of Florence by C. L. Gib¬
son.
This is the book which Dr. Keane Order From Page 129
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A MARRIAGE
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not be summarized in a paragraph; IN HEAVEN
nor, would I add, in an EXTU-
length review. I shall let Mr. White
describe it, as he does on page 14 by Laurie W orger
of the later book: "For the present in our next issue
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Hava You Missed These Issues? basically, it deals with the hereness
of immortality. In the establishment
of her thesis Betty explores the nature
- Jan. 1961: The Devil You Say!
by The Rev. Stephan A. Hoeller, of time, space and motion; the struc¬
D. D.; The Enemy Debt Case by ture of matter; the fallacy — and in¬
Geraldine Cummins; Past Present by deed the uselessness — of the 'ether of
Gertrude Tubby. space' hypothesis; the nature of con¬
sciousness; life after death — in short,
April 1961: Witchcraft and The
Cat by Wilfrid D. Hambly, D.Sc.; the make-up of our 'one and only uni¬
The Next World by Geraldine Cum¬ verse' in its two phases of the Ob¬
mins; The Rain Dance by Lt Harry structed and the Unobstructed, the
E. Riesberg. former being life as we know it here
on earth, and the latter life as she
June 1961: Edward the Uncon¬
scious Astist by James W. McLean; knows it beyond earth. There is, ac¬
Other Bridey Murphys by Dean Lip- tually, only one universe, says Betty,
ton; Can We Walk Out of Our Bodies? and death is but the throwing off of
by C. V. Tench. the earth's obstructions ..."
For those who do not know
Aug. 1961: The Amazing Dorothy White's work. The Betty Bool: and
Spence Lauer by Vance L. Milligan;
Occultism Through the Eyes of Across the Unknown (Dutton 1965;
Religion (first appearance of this de¬ each book $4.95) deal with the ex¬
partment) by The Rev. Stephan A. periments and training ofthe author's
Hoeller, D.D.; Was It George Ber¬ wife, Betty, from persons in the Un¬
nard Shaw ? by Geraldine Cummins. obstructed Universe (although it is
Oct. 1961: The Mystery of Kaspar not so referred to in these first vol¬
Hauser by Dean Lipton; Occult Self- umes), identified as ''Invisibles”.
Defense by Vance L. Milligan; Cat's Across the Unknown ends with the
S.O.S. Across the Atlantic bv Dr. bodily death of Betty, and the
Nandor Fodor. author's first evidence that she was
Dec. 1961: Creatures and People still alive, conscious, and able to
Out of This World by Harold T. communicate from the "other side".
Wilkins: How Valid is Psychic Phe¬ The Unobstructed Universe shows
nomena? by Jerryl L. Keane; The step-by-step how White was convinced
Haunter Is A Tree by Dr. Nandor that the person communicating with
Fodor.
him and claiming to be Betty was
Feb. 1962: Beware! Witches At indeed Betty. It relates how the "re¬
Work! by The Rev. Stephan A. ceiving stations” (the persons here in
Hoeller, D.D.; Herne the Hunter by this side) were prepared to undertake
C. F. Sanders; Psychic Development
by Dorothy Spence Lauer. the long training course, the content
of which is this book. Betty predicted
April 1962: The Man They Could that it would appeal to scientists, and
Not Hang by C. V. Tench; The Spirit this has proven to be true in many
Dog • That Brought My Spirit Guide instances.
by Vance L. Milligan; The Power of
It is a closely-reasoned work that
Thought by Jerryl L. Keane.
requires close attention, and more
Order From Page 129 than one reading. (The sub-head
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the first one to say it.) Supersensible hv Jeanne de Mare;
Can Witches Kill? by Dean Lipton;
I was pleasantly astonished to find, Reincarnated 'Spirits Within Me by
on the inside back jacket blurb, a Retha M. Sales.
letter from Dr. Daniel A. Poling (ed¬
itor of The Christian Herald and Aug. 1962: What is Radiesthesia ?
by Mary Elsnau; The Sampford Ap¬
The Christian Endeavor World, and parition by H. R. Dreyer; Spiritual
Pastor of the Baptist Temple, Phila¬ Speaking by Robert A. W. Lowndes.
delphia—at the time the letter was
written) to Mr. Stewart Edward OcL 1962: The Somerville Com¬
White, c/o "Betty”, written when Dr. munication by Geraldine Cummins;
Infinity Equals Evolution by Jerry!
Poling heard of White's death. In L. Keane; Limitations by Robert A.
his last two paragraphs, this min¬ W. Lowndes.
ister whom I had always found quite
conventional in his theology says: Dec. 1962: More Worlds Than One
"Your book The Unobstructed Uni¬ by Jerryl L. Keane; Bougon's Per¬
verse is the greatest of its kind and manent Magnetic Motion by Gaston
Burridge; Something in the Snow by
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all modern expositions on prayer. C. P.; Houdini and the Spirits by
Lydia Emery Astrology As A Sci¬
"You and Betty are having awon- ence by Robert A. W. Lowndes.
derul time I know. My letter will not
disturb your glad reunion but I write Apr. 1963: Diagnosis by ESP, by
with appreciation and gratitude." R. C. Connell, M.D., F. R. C. P;
Which strikes me as a good enough Something In The Smoke, by Eld-
reply to those who may wonder how ward D. Hoch; The Uses of Astrol¬
White can be squared with "conven¬ ogy, by Robert A. W. Lowndes.
tional" Christian theology. A leading June 1963: The Great Satanist Plot,
minister, never charged with heresy to by L. Sprague de Camp; The Lost
my knowledge and good enough for King Of France by Barber & Hoeller;
so "fundamentalist" a publication as Who Wants Reincarnation? by Rob¬
Christianity Today finds nothing ert A. W. Lowndes.
heretical or disturbing to his faith in Aug. 1963: The Healers Of Eng¬
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Positively recommended RAWL. Of Ghosts and Witches, by the Rev.
And may we recommend to the pub¬ Stephan A. Hoeller, D. D.; Haunted
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THE VOLUME of mail from less regularly, and you see their com¬
you, the readers, fluctuates a great ments rather frequently here. They
deal, and at one time it will nearly are welcome; but if my space is short¬
all consist of preference coupons, with er than the amount of material I
or without comments written on them have on hand for a particular issue,
in addition to your rating of the sometimes I will postpone a good
articles, while at another there will letter from a "regular" in order to
be many letters. Sometimes there are give a newcomer the chance to be
too many good letters to fit in to heard.
one issue of EXTU; when that hap¬ I used to write frequent and some¬
pens, a particular group of letters times long letters to editors myself,
will be held for a subsequent issue — in years back, when my favorite sci¬
for I cannot tell whether the mail ence fiction magazines had good-
in the next month or so will be heavy sized letter departments, and many of
or light with material for The Eyrie. them were published. But sometimes
Some readers write in more or it would be a long wait, and I re-

14
member writing to one of the editors gram Inina we might open that Big Door
asking about a letter that I thought into the unknown at last.
was not only good and worth print¬ - Evelyn M.Kicvn. 642 J ones Street,
ing, but was in answer to something San Francisco, Calif.
some other reader had said about a
previous letter of mine that had been
published. The editor's reply was to The philosophers of the Enlight¬
say substantially the same thing that enment (18th century) had great
you have just read above, and to hopes and dreams for science: once
add: be patient, your letter will ap¬ free scientific research from the chains
pear. If what you have to say is of dubious theology — the chains
worth printing, and I think it is, it being supplied through an alliance
will be just as good a month or so of the churches as temporal powers
from now. and the various monarchial states,
So if you have written a reply not the theology which otherwise
to some reader, and it has not ap¬ would collapse by itself— and give the
peared in our pages, do not give up public free education, then we'll see
hope. It may be that I could not get the old evils, such as war, ignorance,
it in to the very next issue, or even, superstition, greed, etc., speedily con¬
at times, the issue after that. But if quered.
it seems suitable for publication here, By the end of the 19th century,
it'll appear sooner or latter. thoughtful writers like Leo Tolstoy
were saying that when society is cor¬
rupt, as ours is (he was writing speci¬
CORRECTION fically of his own Russia, but not
confining himself to it), then every
Dear Sir:*:
scientific advance and discovery will
I wish to thank you lor publishing my be used against the best interests of
letter on holograms. In the last paragraph the people. And by "the people" he
I slipped up and said "two lenses" when, didn't mean any particular class or
of course, I should have said "two beams", group, but all.
and so I correct myself for the benefit of The 20th century has proven, if
those who may have been confused by this it needed to be proven, which of
the two viewpoints was more real¬
Imagine if you will', the use of sound istic
combined with a hologram image. Then
we could have, say, a live, or nearly live, Yet, the fact remains, that we still
performance of actors, singers and have free will; every scientific dis¬
speakers. Teachers in classrooms could be covery is an opportunity for good
as well as for evil. And so far as
hitting upon something that we canlt
If the hologram could also be hooked handle goes — well, the comedian
up to receive visual and audio impressions, Henry Morgan had the answer to
we would have the nearest thing to a human that when the issue was raised about
being you can get for those prices. The the then still-forthcoming hydrogen
"spying" that could go on would make bomb. Human beings found they had
| antes llond look like Huckleberry Finn, something they couldn't handle when
just to look at it from the dismal side. the spear and the bow and arrow
But more than the excitement of its com¬ was invented, whichever came first.
mercial uses is the possibility that in the I view holograms with mixed
very act of trying to construct such a holo¬ emotions.

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116 EXPLORING THE UNKNOWN

ON DIRECT PROJECTION side the human consciousness in other

Soul only uses various bodies for tile-

Dear Mr. Lowndes: various planes to protea itself from tile-
Since die printing of my article, On! vibrations of those planes on which it must
n/Iior/y Pn>j<,n,m Suvtil .Ur /.,/<. in the live for any length of time. Therefore it
Julv issue of EXPLORING THE UN¬ needs a physical body for this plane, an
KNOWN. I have had a lot of mail from astral body for the astral, a mental body
people who have inquired about how it for the mind plane; a casual body for the
casual plane and an etheric body for the
Rut one point has come up about out- subconscious plane. Soul itself can move
of-body projection by what I termed Direct anywhere in any plane, be it ill the- higher
Projection method, which has created a planes or the lower worlds. It doesn't need
confusion in the minds of most people w ho a body to travel on any of these lower
have made these inquiries. That is, they planes, except its own, but it can if it so
are mistaking it for astral traveling. The wishes use the different forms on the differ¬
method, which I spoke about in this a'rticle, ent planes: the astral, mental, casual
■has nothing to do with Astral traveling. and etheric bodies for any of these respea-
It is a point which I would like to rectify. ive planes.
I have nothing to do with traveling on There is nothing complicated about Eck-
this plane in the astral body, but always ankar. All it needs is application and one
work outside the body in the <th,m wm/i. can be doing out of the body travel within
or soul from. There is a vast difference. a short time, via the soul body, or it/mti
Because we have had so many books Mini/). In my various workshops over the
and articles on astral travel, people tire country it's found that the time that one
always getting astral travel conscious. can start traveling in the soul form de¬
Therefore it is hard to break down the pends on the person; some take only a
barrier of this type thinking. Even those short time, others long.
who have studied with me for a long time The one last point that 1 wish to make
will come up with the idea that they must is that trying to use the various bodies
use the astral body; but once anyone ex¬ to get out of the physical for traveling in
periences any movement in the soul form, the other worlds is extremely hard. Some¬
they will drop any idea of traveling out¬ times the splitting olf of these bodies to

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Have You Missed These Issues? travel in them causes a hardship on the
physical, but traveling in the alum sump
is neither hard nor does it cause any hard¬
Oct 1963: The Poltergeist Of Slaw- ship on the physical self at all.
ensik, by Pauline Saltsman; The Way When one learns Kckankar, and has
Of Dreams, by Jack Willis; Thirteen a proficiency about movement in and out
Witnesses, by Jerryl L. Keane. of the body, his health becomes better; lie
can expect to have a good longevity; and
Jan. 1964: People Who Disappear, he can control his economic state fairly
by Brad Steiger; The Law of Eternal well. Most of his problems will be round¬
Progress by Jerryl L. Keane, Phd.D.;
ed up and taken care of by his ability to
The Greater Reality by Robert A. W.
stand away and look at them with
Lowndes. objectivity.
Apr. 1966: What 'Voodoo' Really -Paul Tun,twII
Is, by. Madam Arbob; The Inner
Realm, by Joel S. Goldsmith; Why KEANE LEADING
I Became A Healer, by The Rev.
Florian Magiera. Dear Eidtor;
Due to illness, I have not got around
to writing to you until now about the
June 1964: Thoughts In Orbit, by "opinion poll" on the J uly issue.
Vincent H. Gaddis; The Last Druid? However, as far as I am concerned, I
by Paul Johnstone; The True Art Of place Parapsychology — The Great Evas ion,
Magick by Margaret Bruce. by Jerryl I.. Keane, 1’h.D., as the leading
Oct. 1964: Louisa: The Story of article of the month. 1 was happy to see
A Hex, by E. Linder Nalesnyk, An
Introduction To Astrology, by Bea¬ the names of Harry Edwards and Lord
trice Epstein; Something in Salem, Dowding gracing the pages of "Our" mag¬
by Edward D. Hoch. azine, and take great pride in saying that
during my years of living in England I
was fortunate to hear both men lecture,
Dec. 1964: The Man Who Could although Mr. Edwards did more healing
See The Future, by Dean Lipton; than lecturing. It was interesting to hear
Grandfather's Ghost, by E. Linder the bones "crack" in one case where the
Nalesnyk; Tapping The Mind's Pow¬ woman had a twisted leg and was made
er, by James C. Rogers. whole by Mr. Edwards. Lord Dowding
had, to me, a drawing personality and
spoke sincerely and intelligently on the sub¬
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Let us have more articles on this sub¬ Have You Missed These Issues?
ject, for I feel it is the kind of thing people,
in general, are seeking.
In passing, may I thank you for pub¬
lishing my articles now and then, in the Feb. 1965: Are Human Vampires
Real? by Joachim Heinrich Woos;
Psychic Ex/iciicncis section; many of these Body Rhythms and Present Knowl¬
have been my own experiences. 1 am one of edge, by Jerryl L. Keane, Ph.D.;
those gifted with KS1’ and in this respect Houses Thai Harbor Hatred, by
do not share with the poet, "The Crave Brad Steiger.
dread thing, men shudder when thou art
named."
I enjoy writing this type of article and May 1965: The Howl of Death,
hope to write considerably better before by E. Linder Nalesnyk; X)f Dura
I am "called home;" when 1 read of these tion and Sequence, by Jerryl L.
Keane, Fh.D.; Frank Robinson, by
experiences claimed by others, 1 do not Robert A. W. Lowndes.
hesitate to believe in them because of my
own beautiful psychic gift. Locally, 1LWVL, July 1965: You are An Esper, by
I have astonished many with my way of Jerryl L. Keane, Ph.D.; The Great
helping them to prove survival — a thing Breath, by Jack Willis; The Call
which gives them, o so much, in comfort, Comes Clearly, by RAWL
during bereavement; and it brings to those
I help a peace nothing else can give, and. Sept. 1965: The Stately Ghosts of
to me, the sort of divine satisfaction ol England, by Pauline Saltzman; The
using my God-given gift to those who seek Evidence for Immortality, by Jerryl
sudi knowledge. I do not make a business L. Keane Ph.D.; It Happens Every
of this sort of thing, in the belief that once Day, by James C. Rogers.
I did, God would remove the blessing of KS1’

Thanks again for publishing such a Dec 1965: The Pen That Foretold
Disaster, by Richard Devon; Basic
lovely magazine and of helping me to share
Astrology, by Louise K. Landry;
in it with my articles. The Graveyard Mists of North Ber¬
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120 EXPLORING THE UNKNOWN

Feb. 1966: West German Witch- • REPEAT REQUEST

craft. 1963, by C. V. Tench; Mys¬
tery of the Dancing Cross, by Vin¬ Gentlemen:
cent H. Gaddis; Psychic Blocks, by Thank you so much for priming my
Jerry 1 L. Keane, Ph.D. last appeal for "pen pals" in ihe September
EXIT!. I am hoping that you will pub¬
lish this letter in the very near future. I
Apr. 1966: Spiritual Healing: Facts
& Cases, by Jerryl L. Keane, Ph.D.; have quite it lew correspondents now but
Children's Fingers and Color, by since 1 enjoy writing long long letters so
Samuel Silverstein; The 'Little much 1 can always "use" a few more.
Known' Psychic Reader, by Carolyn 1 am deeply interested in good books in
B. Bauman. the field (1 have a large library of psy¬
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July 1966: The-Bewildered Man's ity, telepathy, clairvoyance, the retrocog-
Guide to Death, by M. H. Tester; nitive experience, paranormal dreams, etc.
The Gift of Healing by Harry
Edwards; Parapsychology — The You have a fine magazine that l look
Great Evasion, by Jerrvl L. Keane, forward to every two months. I wish it
Ph.D. came out more often. 1 have been study¬
ing all phases of psychic phenomena for
Sept. 1966: TV. Test for Automa¬ 8 or 9 years and would welcome some
tism; Fort's Forte, by Gaston Bur- more psychic "pen pals". Thunk vouagain.
ridge; Psychism vs. Mediumship, by -fa\ lUnish. 2 Pole Plain KcL, Sharon,
Jerryl L. Kean, Ph.D.

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Development, by Ursula Roberts; receive letters from till fields represented
The Great Exile, by Jack Willis; in your magazine.
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122 EXPLORING THE UNKNOWN
reincarnation is voluntary or involuntary
REINCARNATION REQUIRED
depends on our level of soul development.
There are some people who, upon physical
Dear RAW L: expiration and subsequent appraisal of the
This letter is not intended for publica¬ Earthly life just finished, are not capable of
tion, but I do not object if you so desire. voluntarily deciding if they should be re¬
Just a comment on a "belief' of yours incarnated or not! We have souls better
(not knowledge): you said in your Nov¬ developed than we to help us evaluate our
ember issue (#37) that you believe no one previous life. If it is decided that we have
is reincarnated against his (or her) will. some unfinished lesson or lessons, or that
It is my belief (not knowledge) that this we have a wrong to right, we may not have
is sometimes the case. Rut let me try to a choice in reincarnating.
justify my belief. Then, too, there is the law of Katina to
I feel that we are in a process of pro¬ consider. It is my opinion that this is what
gressive evolution, involving birth, experi¬ Jesus meant by "reaping what you sow".
ence, physical death, rebirth, "etc". I feel It is my explanation for present stations in
that true knowledge of anything comes only life, physical deformities, "etc.", not for¬
thr'ough a first-hand experience, and that we getting, of course, that free-will is still the
are reincarnated for the purpose of gaining dominant factor of our Earthly life. Rut
the knowledge we require for our soul de¬ it does explain certain disadvantages. For
velopment. example, I have a physical deformity in
I feel that we are on the Earthly level of my right hand caused by polio at an early
existence to make certain lessons in com¬ age (5). I feel this is reaping something
passion, love, understanding, humility, and which I may have sown in a previous life.
others, a part of our true knowledge. Rut in a previous life only because of the
early age (not necessarily, in other words,
But back to the original comment, it for every wrong).
seems that the question of whether or not You do, you must, compensate whether
 The Eyrie 123
in this life or the next. But remember, too,
that there are two sides to the law of Karma, Headliners In Our
and that many people are now creating
cause for another reincarnation to "clear May Issue
their books".
1 sometimes wonder about why this THE NUN OF BORLEY
present life and its many problems to solve, by F. Terry Newman
but I Liimr I have free will and ample
opportunity to act in the best possible ways.
And I remember, too, that 1, along with THE REMARKABLE
whomever is there to help me, have chosen ANNALEE SKARIN
this particular existence for the opportun¬ by Martha Baker
ities slip past — because it is up to my free
OPEN LETTER
You'll notice I said 1 chose this existence.
This does not contradict the original theme by Jerryl L. Keane, PH.D.
of this letter, because I feel 1 have developed
to the point where I can choose. These and others will be
1 think 1 have a pretty good idea about featured in the May
some things, but of course I, like you, am
constantly open to revisions and/or com¬ EXPLORING THE UNKNOWN
pletely changing a belief for something in on sale early in March
my limited scope that I can accept in re¬
placement. Am also open to new (to me)
ideas.
Consider, if you will, these things con¬
cerning mandatory reincarnatibn. That is,
if you can find them, in all the rambling! YOUR HOROSCOPE
-Dowth* T. Sthtsnn We were all bom with certain
innate talents and abilities . . .
But could not a given soul's re¬ WHAT ARE YOURS AND HOW
incarnation be both mandatory—in MAY YOU BEST DEVELOP THEM?
the sense that this is the only means We are all affected by the tran¬
through which this soul can continue sits in space . . .
to develop — ami voluntary —in the JUST HOW WILL THESE
sense that the soul is not required TRANSITS AFFECT YOU IN THE
to take on another Earthly life until NEXT YEAR?
this individual has seen the need for An evaluation and interpretation
it and accepted the situation ? of your chart can help you to see
It seems to me that the difference the right moves for you to make
between what Mr. Tester and others . . . and when the trends are tak¬
who speak of reincarnation as al¬ en into consideration . . . help you
ways voluntary, and those who be¬ to know when to make them. Send
lieve it to be involuntary is simply a self-addressed, stamped envelope
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