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the creations of his faith, and borne away on an induced current into a phantasmagorial world peopled with his own imaginings.” “Surely the Spiritualists who have, at least, shot leagues ahead in intelligence of the mere materialistic moles of their purblind generation,” will prefer the real knowledge of Occultism to the illusory glimpses of mediumship. | {{Style P-No indent|the creations of his faith, and borne away on an induced current into a phantasmagorial world peopled with his own imaginings.” “Surely the Spiritualists who have, at least, shot leagues ahead in intelligence of the mere materialistic moles of their purblind generation,” will prefer the real knowledge of Occultism to the illusory glimpses of mediumship.}} | ||
That is the argument and that the conclusion. It will be readily seen that the important part is the early attempt to differentiate true from false knowledge. Much of the rest is mere assumption; and even that part, excellently and instructively put as it is, is very hard to reconcile with what I must still claim as facts within personal knowledge. We are promised more Fragments dealing with, among other things, “the few exceptional cases of genuine Spirit communications.” I wait for these fragments before attempting to reconcile the exclusive possession of real knowledge on the part of the teachers of Occult Truth with such unaccountable illusions or delusions as those with which I dealt at more than sufficient length in No. 57 of this journal. In the meantime I cannot admit that any one mind has a view of absolute truth, or a monopoly of truth, or indeed any right to arrogate to its own methods of experiment and investigation a “right of way” leading to the eternal verities. And to tell me that because I am a Spiritualist I am therefore necessarily the victim of prepossessions which will lead me into error is a Carpenterian method which by no means impresses or will dispose of me. | That is the argument and that the conclusion. It will be readily seen that the important part is the early attempt to differentiate true from false knowledge. Much of the rest is mere assumption; and even that part, excellently and instructively put as it is, is very hard to reconcile with what I must still claim as facts within personal knowledge. We are promised more Fragments dealing with, among other things, “the few exceptional cases of genuine Spirit communications.” I wait for these fragments before attempting to reconcile the exclusive possession of real knowledge on the part of the teachers of Occult Truth with such unaccountable illusions or delusions as those with which I dealt at more than sufficient length in No. 57 of this journal. In the meantime I cannot admit that any one mind has a view of absolute truth, or a monopoly of truth, or indeed any right to arrogate to its own methods of experiment and investigation a “right of way” leading to the eternal verities. And to tell me that because I am a Spiritualist I am therefore necessarily the victim of prepossessions which will lead me into error is a Carpenterian method which by no means impresses or will dispose of me. | ||
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Another of the answers given is worth recording. The question put was—Would Miss X. succeed on the stage? Planchette at once wrote the Christian name of the lady spoken of, a very uncommon one derived from the Greek, and not at all such as would be likely to be guessed. It then wrote the word Rosalind, that being, no doubt, intended as an indication of the sort of character suited to her talents. Finally it wrote—Ask M.... Now M. was the initial letter of the surname of a friend, who of all others would be the best judge of the lady’s dramatic capabilities. | Another of the answers given is worth recording. The question put was—Would Miss X. succeed on the stage? Planchette at once wrote the Christian name of the lady spoken of, a very uncommon one derived from the Greek, and not at all such as would be likely to be guessed. It then wrote the word Rosalind, that being, no doubt, intended as an indication of the sort of character suited to her talents. Finally it wrote—Ask M.... Now M. was the initial letter of the surname of a friend, who of all others would be the best judge of the lady’s dramatic capabilities. | ||
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| source details = v. 2, No. 67, April 15, 1882 | | source details = v. 2, No. 67, April 15, 1882 | ||
| publication date = 1882-04-15 | | publication date = 1882-04-15 | ||
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It may interest your readers—followers of Pythagoras or otherwise—to hear the detail of a recent successful dietetic experiment. On Tuesday, the 4th inst., Dr. and Mrs. G. Wyld, of 12, Great Cumberland-place, entertained at dinner a party of eighteen vegetarians and Theosophists. The table was beautifully decorated with primroses, daffodils, and other wild flowers. The only beverages were Salutaris water (distilled water impregnated with carbonic acid gas), and sweetened lemon-juice (a slight deviation from the ideal of Shelley, who permitted distilled water ''only''). The menu is subjoined:— | It may interest your readers—followers of Pythagoras or otherwise—to hear the detail of a recent successful dietetic experiment. On Tuesday, the 4th inst., Dr. and Mrs. G. Wyld, of 12, Great Cumberland-place, entertained at dinner a party of eighteen vegetarians and Theosophists. The table was beautifully decorated with primroses, daffodils, and other wild flowers. The only beverages were Salutaris water (distilled water impregnated with carbonic acid gas), and sweetened lemon-juice (a slight deviation from the ideal of Shelley, who permitted distilled water ''only''). The menu is subjoined:— | ||
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May the precedent thus happily set be widely followed. | May the precedent thus happily set be widely followed. | ||
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| source details = v. 2, No. 67, April 15, 1882 | | source details = v. 2, No. 67, April 15, 1882 | ||
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| source details = v. 2, No. 67, April 15, 1882 | | source details = v. 2, No. 67, April 15, 1882 | ||
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