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1It has seemed necessary to the writer to re-impress all of the above facts upon the mind of the reader, notwithstanding the fact, that they have been very fully elaborated upon in the previous chapters, because they constitute the very fundamental verities,—the actual principles, which underlie the realities of mediumship, and therefore, are of primary importance here. Mediumship is a well-known term to the present generation. It is applied to that state of sensibility which, though found pure and natural in some individuals, has been artificially developed in others. In this state they are enabled to come en rapport with invisible intelligences, and other powers, both physical and mental, because their odylic sphere (magnetic aura) has received a degree of sensitive¬ ness compatible with their becoming mediums of communication for said forces. A medium, properly speaking, is a person or object in whom the capacity of reception and transmission is so fully evolved as to become of practical value in eliciting phenomena. After what has been stated, it should appear perfectly plain, that all human beings iy Google 74 THE LIGHT OF EGYPT
2in their natural state are mediumistic; some in excess of others. This is especially so when we comprehend the different types of men and the relation of humanity to Deity. In a similar manner all material substances are “mediumistic” in this sense of being capable of receiving and transmitting force. Therefore, when considering the various forms and phases of mediumship, instead of viewing them in the light of “spiritual gifts,” they must be viewed as the natural attributes of our internal nature, as the positive potentialities of the human soul. The various forms and degrees of mediumship are not spiritual gifts in any sense whatever. They are, when viewed from the interior plane, the awakened and active senses of the soul, and hold the same relation to the spirit as our five external senses do to the physical body. Just as our objective organism is governed and controlled by absolute and eternal laws, strictly applicable to its external nature, so is the internal, imponderable constitution under the government of correspondingly transcendental laws equally in harmony with its purely subjective nature. These laws constitute the “Science of the soul,” and it is only by a thorough knowledge of this science that we can see the true realities of mediumship, understand them, guard ourselves from its terrible dangers and enjoy without fear its countless and unlimited blessings. By the aid of this glorious knowledge we are enabled to perceive the action and interaction of the two great planes of existence, and each coming day, observe with renewed delight the marvelous transformations of mediumistic adapta¬ bility. The flower that blooms in beauty, breathing forth to the air its fragrance which is at once grateful to the higher senses, and stimulating to the nerves, is a perfect emblem of Nature’s faultless mediumship.
3The flower is a medium for the transmission of those finer essences, to the human body, and of their spiritual portion to the soul; for the aroma of the flower is spiritualized to such a degree as to act upon the life currents of the human system, imparting to the spiritual body a nutriment of the finest quality that physical substance can afford. Herein may be seen some of the mysteries of incense, and the great value of its use, especially in religious ceremonies. In this study of mediumship it must ever be remembered that spirit inheres in every grade of matter as the instigator of life, force and motion. It is attendant upon the ethereal currents that permeate rv v k \f> Original from MEDIUMSHIP—ITS NATURE AND MYSTERIES 75
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.
1It has seemed necessary to the writer to re-impress all of the above facts upon the mind of the reader, notwithstanding the fact, that they have been very fully elaborated upon in the previous chapters, because they constitute the very fundamental verities,—the actual principles, which underlie the realities of mediumship, and therefore, are of primary importance here. Mediumship is a well-known term to the present generation. It is applied to that state of sensibility which, though found pure and natural in some individuals, has been artificially developed in others. In this state they are enabled to come en rapport with invisible intelligences, and other powers, both physical and mental, because their odylic sphere (magnetic aura) has received a degree of sensitive¬ ness compatible with their becoming mediums of communication for said forces. A medium, properly speaking, is a person or object in whom the capacity of reception and transmission is so fully evolved as to become of practical value in eliciting phenomena. After what has been stated, it should appear perfectly plain, that all human beings iy Google 74 THE LIGHT OF EGYPT
2in their natural state are mediumistic; some in excess of others. This is especially so when we comprehend the different types of men and the relation of humanity to Deity. In a similar manner all material substances are “mediumistic” in this sense of being capable of receiving and transmitting force. Therefore, when considering the various forms and phases of mediumship, instead of viewing them in the light of “spiritual gifts,” they must be viewed as the natural attributes of our internal nature, as the positive potentialities of the human soul. The various forms and degrees of mediumship are not spiritual gifts in any sense whatever. They are, when viewed from the interior plane, the awakened and active senses of the soul, and hold the same relation to the spirit as our five external senses do to the physical body. Just as our objective organism is governed and controlled by absolute and eternal laws, strictly applicable to its external nature, so is the internal, imponderable constitution under the government of correspondingly transcendental laws equally in harmony with its purely subjective nature. These laws constitute the “Science of the soul,” and it is only by a thorough knowledge of this science that we can see the true realities of mediumship, understand them, guard ourselves from its terrible dangers and enjoy without fear its countless and unlimited blessings. By the aid of this glorious knowledge we are enabled to perceive the action and interaction of the two great planes of existence, and each coming day, observe with renewed delight the marvelous transformations of mediumistic adapta¬ bility. The flower that blooms in beauty, breathing forth to the air its fragrance which is at once grateful to the higher senses, and stimulating to the nerves, is a perfect emblem of Nature’s faultless mediumship.
3The flower is a medium for the transmission of those finer essences, to the human body, and of their spiritual portion to the soul; for the aroma of the flower is spiritualized to such a degree as to act upon the life currents of the human system, imparting to the spiritual body a nutriment of the finest quality that physical substance can afford. Herein may be seen some of the mysteries of incense, and the great value of its use, especially in religious ceremonies. In this study of mediumship it must ever be remembered that spirit inheres in every grade of matter as the instigator of life, force and motion. It is attendant upon the ethereal currents that permeate rv v k \f> Original from MEDIUMSHIP—ITS NATURE AND MYSTERIES 75
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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