Light and deep trance

Psychic master — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:17:47 +0000

There are all grades and degrees of trance, from the very light stage, in which there is but little difference from the ordinary waking consciousness, to that degree of deep trance where the medium is totally unconscious of everything that passes around him. Very deep trance of this character is rare, but many of the most famous mediums have got their best messages while in that condition. The famous Mrs. Piper of Boston had almost to die, to all outward appearances, before she could enter this deep trance, and at the end of two hours or so, during which the trance lasted, the only signs of life were slow respiration and heart beat. The only signs of consciousness were manifest in the right hand and arm which did the automatic-writing.
Many test-mediums and sensitives, on the other hand, pass into a stage of trance so light, that no one but an expert could detect any trance at all. Yet, in many such cases, no memory of the condition remains after the trance is finished. These light trances differ but slightly from cases of day-dreams, absent-mindedness, etc., when we say to a person, half in joke: “You are in a trance!” By shades and degrees this becomes deeper, as the state becomes more profound and lower and lower layers or strata of the subconscious mind are reached, Mrs. Piper had three distinct “layers” of this character. The first differed slightly from the waking state. In this condition she talked. The second condition was far deeper trance and in this stage spirits were seeu instead of human beings. In the third or deepest stage speech was usually absent and automatic writing occurred.

In trance, we may assume that there is a gradual and fluctuating control of the medium’s mind and body by the communicating spirit, and that, as one vacates or is driven out by the invading intelligence, the latter is able to control, more and more effectually, the medium. Just as “two solid bodies cannot be in the same place at the same time,” so two spirit intelligences cannot occupy and control the same body at the same moment.
When once the fact of spirit control is granted, the nature and character of this control remains to be solved. How does the spirit manipulate the brain and nervous mechanism of the medium, to bring about the desired results. What parts of the brain are used, and how? These and many similar questions remain to be answered; and it may take many years of scientific research before we are enabled to answer queries such as these with any degree of confidence.

Psychic powers

Psychic master — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 17:28:45 +0000

Every student of “psychics” -every one who has experienced “phenomena” of one kind or another, or who is more or less “mediumistic,” – desires to know how to develop his own powers and faculties so that the phenomena which come through him may be increased in power, in clearness and in excellence. It is quite possible to insure this since we are all more or less mediumistic or psychic, and need only to cultivate our powers in order to develop them, and bring them to maturity. Development will differ, according to the character of the phenomena that we desire. Those who desire physical phenomena must develop in one way; those who desire to obtain automatic writing must develop in another; those who wish to become clairvoyant must develop in still another, and so on.

Spontaneous phenomena

A few general hints to those who have experienced spontaneitus phenomena in their waking state, or who have experienced remarkable dreams, which they feel signify something but just what, they do not understand. These spontaneous phenomena are often the simplest types of mediumship, though as a matter of fact they are also an indication of psychic power, having but little to do with true mediumiatic messages, they are the result of remarkable powers within ourselves. All who obtain phenomena of this nature should make it a point, first of all, to maintain the physical health at the highest possible standard, so
that the energies are not drained, and the body remains healthy and the mind clear in its judgment. It is essential to reduce the amount of any stimulants which may be taken to the lowest possible quantity, or, if possible, omit them altogether.

This applies not only to alcohol in all its forms, but also to tea and coffee. These stimulants excite the nerves and the imagination, and often induce “manifestations” which are not true psychic phenomena at all, but merely the results of a disordered nervous system. The subject should not eat too much meat. On the other hand, fruits of all kinds, particularly acid fruits, such as the pear, peach, plum, orange and lemon, are especially suitable, since the juices of these fruits act upon the liver and tend to cleanse the blood.
Of course, these precautions are only for those who are serious in their study, and who are determined to obtain the best possible phenomena.

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Light and deep trance

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