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1otherwise, by examination of the article. Remember, that, many ef¬ forts may be required to arouse the dormant sense into action; there¬ fore, do not be discouraged at repeated failures. The sense of spir¬ itual hearing or dairaudience will follow the senses of sight and touch as a natural sequence. When these senses are evolved the primary difficulties are over and that one who will thenceforward act as master and teacher will make himself known- How, when or where we cannot say, but, there will be no mistake; no fear of deception by the Black magi; the truth will be realized within; it will not require one single shadow of external phenomena to convince that soul which is fully prepared for the master’s reception; neither will the student have long to wait in expectation. “At the very hour when the soul is ready, behold its guide will appear/’
2The student should fully realize by this time, that, the soul powders mentioned above, possess nothing in common with the socalled spiritual gifts, evolved during the development of spirit mediumship. The medium is under the partial or absolute control of some foreign mind, but the neophyte, in the course of his develop¬ ment, evolves pow r ers which are the free, clear, conscious outcome of his own divine nature. Consequently, in self protection, when training our spiritual nature, we should isolate ourselves from contact with the discordant world as much as possible. A life among the wild mountain solitudes is especially potent in this respect, as it brings us at once in direct contact with Nature as she really Is. In these sur¬ roundings, the senses of the soul become stimulated and quickened, the physical organism is removed from the contaminating pollution of city life, and is thus protected from the unseen snares and tempta¬ tions of the world. And as the external mind, w'hen alone, soon begins to explore the craggy mountain sides and examine their fauna and Bora; so the soul, when removed from the chaining magnetism of large masses of men, soon begins to soar upwards towards its source on high, returning from each spiritual flight with some occult treas¬ ure for its owner, though he at first may not fully realize the precious jewels which he is accumulating.
3As there may be many roads which will ultimately lead us to the same mountain top, so there are many systems of occult training. But the one best suited for the Western Races has been presented. The end in view of every system is the same, viz.; first to evolve conTHE TRIUMPH OF THE SOUL—ADEPTSHIP 171 scious lucidity, then the rest will follow. When once the aspirant becomes the accepted neophyte, whether he personally sees the master or internally realizes him, makes no difference, his future progress depends upon his strict obedience to the commands received, unselfish motives, and a pure life. To persons of negative temperaments, Yoga training will pro¬ duce the desired results. But this system is more suitable for eastern organisms than Western. There is, however, a mine of Occult lore in “Yoga Philosophy.”
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
1otherwise, by examination of the article. Remember, that, many ef¬ forts may be required to arouse the dormant sense into action; there¬ fore, do not be discouraged at repeated failures. The sense of spir¬ itual hearing or dairaudience will follow the senses of sight and touch as a natural sequence. When these senses are evolved the primary difficulties are over and that one who will thenceforward act as master and teacher will make himself known- How, when or where we cannot say, but, there will be no mistake; no fear of deception by the Black magi; the truth will be realized within; it will not require one single shadow of external phenomena to convince that soul which is fully prepared for the master’s reception; neither will the student have long to wait in expectation. “At the very hour when the soul is ready, behold its guide will appear/’
2The student should fully realize by this time, that, the soul powders mentioned above, possess nothing in common with the socalled spiritual gifts, evolved during the development of spirit mediumship. The medium is under the partial or absolute control of some foreign mind, but the neophyte, in the course of his develop¬ ment, evolves pow r ers which are the free, clear, conscious outcome of his own divine nature. Consequently, in self protection, when training our spiritual nature, we should isolate ourselves from contact with the discordant world as much as possible. A life among the wild mountain solitudes is especially potent in this respect, as it brings us at once in direct contact with Nature as she really Is. In these sur¬ roundings, the senses of the soul become stimulated and quickened, the physical organism is removed from the contaminating pollution of city life, and is thus protected from the unseen snares and tempta¬ tions of the world. And as the external mind, w'hen alone, soon begins to explore the craggy mountain sides and examine their fauna and Bora; so the soul, when removed from the chaining magnetism of large masses of men, soon begins to soar upwards towards its source on high, returning from each spiritual flight with some occult treas¬ ure for its owner, though he at first may not fully realize the precious jewels which he is accumulating.
3As there may be many roads which will ultimately lead us to the same mountain top, so there are many systems of occult training. But the one best suited for the Western Races has been presented. The end in view of every system is the same, viz.; first to evolve conTHE TRIUMPH OF THE SOUL—ADEPTSHIP 171 scious lucidity, then the rest will follow. When once the aspirant becomes the accepted neophyte, whether he personally sees the master or internally realizes him, makes no difference, his future progress depends upon his strict obedience to the commands received, unselfish motives, and a pure life. To persons of negative temperaments, Yoga training will pro¬ duce the desired results. But this system is more suitable for eastern organisms than Western. There is, however, a mine of Occult lore in “Yoga Philosophy.”
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
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