Cosmic symbolism : $b Being a discussion and exposition of some recondite and obscure points in the art of the Kabalists, the mysteries of sound, form and number, and the basic principles of cosmic symbolismSepharial
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Cosmic symbolism : $b Being a discussion and exposition of some recondite and obscure points in the art of the Kabalists, the mysteries of sound, form and number, and the basic principles of cosmic symbolism
Sepharial
Cabala; Occultism; Symbolism; Symbolism of numbers
call for information and aid. The purpose of Occultism is to put us in
the way of doing this when and as we please. From the point of view of
the world-soul, the future and the past are coexistent. Every race is
already run, every event is historical. This gives a new and a higher
meaning to the old saying: The future is only the past unfolded. As the
old Philosopher says: Tsae yin jo fang—all truth is paradoxical.
Another interesting feature of the psychic principle in us is that of
the projection of the ethereal double or wraith. It is recorded of
Goethe that he had a vision of himself, or rather of his double, on more
than one occasion. It is well known that he had the faculty of
exteriorization of thought, the projecting of visible thought-forms, in
a remarkable degree. This faculty of _Kriyas’akti_ is cultivated by the
yogis of India, and forms an important feature in all occult training.
The poet Shelley frequently effected “exteriorization” and was seen by
Byron and Trelawney and by his wife on more than one occasion to be
visibly present when it was certain that he was some distance away from
the scene. Many such cases are on record and will be found included in
_Real Ghost Stories_, and _More Ghost Stories_, published by the late
William T. Stead. I know a yogi in India who has been certified to be
visibly present in four places at the same time. Even allowing for
slight errors of observation in regard to time, the fact is remarkable,
especially as there had been no suggestion of pre-arrangement. The
theory of “expectancy” would not therefore cover the ground.
A correspondent sends me the following certified experiences of psychic
self-projection—
“I intended visiting a great friend (who is psychic _when_ I am with
her), twenty-five miles away, from Saturday to Monday. On the previous
Tuesday night I could not sleep at all; still wide awake at 3 a.m. I
suddenly thought of Miss H——, and instantly was in her dining-room, in
thought, saw vividly furniture, etc., and felt beside me her dear dead
mother (my friend). I thought we both went upstairs together to the
‘spare room’ I usually occupy when visiting. We went into the room, and
I walked straight to the window, held the curtains back with my hands
and looked out, then, turned and looked at the bed, surprised to find
Miss H—— in it, instead of her own room; turned to the door and came out
of my ‘brown study’ to find myself in my own bed at home.
“When I visited her on Saturday she said: ‘About 3 a.m. last Tuesday I
wished you in your own home; I slept in the spare room that night for a
change, and could not sleep; I felt you and my mother were downstairs,
and distinctly saw you both come into the room. You went straight to the
window, parted the curtains with your hands, and looked out, then turned
your head and looked surprised to see me in the bed and walked out of
the room.’”
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