A Course In Clairvoyance and Occult Powers-page 17

CLAIRVOYANCE and OCCULT POWERS

LESSON THREE (Page Seventeen)

PSYCHIC INFLUENCE AT A DISTANCE

So you see, in this case all the necessary elements were present. First there was the belief of the blacksmith in his own powers, this gave him self confidence and psychic power. Then there was the belief and fear on the part of the farmer, this made him an easy subject, and very susceptible to psychic induction, etc. Then there was the action of the blacksmith beating the iron, which gave force and clearness to his visualization of the idea he wished to induce in the mind of the other. And, finally, there was his will employed in every stroke, going out in the direction of the, concentrated wish and purpose of influencing the farmer. You see, then, that, every psychic element was present. It was no wonder that the old farmer was disturbed.

Among some of the of cultures in the South, in America; and among the older Hawajians; we find marked instances of this kind. The Voodoo men and women work black magic on those of their race who are supersitious and credulous, and who have a mortal fear of the Voodoo. You see the conditions obtained are much the same as in the case of the German case just cited. Travelers who have visited the countries in which Voodoo is practiced, have many interesting tales to recite of the terrible workings of these Voodoo black magicians. In some cases, sickness and even death is the result. But mark you this, it is only those who believe in, and fear, the power of Voodoo that are affected.

In Hawaii, the Kahunas or native magicians are renowned for their power to cause sickness and death in those who have offended them; or to those who have offended some client of the Kahuna, and who have hired the latter to "pray" the enemy to sickness or death. The poor Hawaiians, believing implicitly in the power of the Kahunas, and being in deadly fear of them, are very susceptible to their psychic influence, and naturally fall easy victims, unless they buy off the Kahuna, or make peace with his client. Persons who are not native, and living in Hawaii are not affected by the Kahunas, for they do not believe in them, neither do they fear them. Unconsciously, but still strongly, they deny the power, and are immune. So, you see, the principle working out here also. Once you have the master-key, you may unlock many doors of mystery which have heretofore been closed to you.

We do not have to fall back on cases of witchcraft, however, in order to illustrate this phase of the use of psychic influence for selfish ends. In Europe and America there are teachers of a low form of occultism who instruct their pupils in the art of producing induced mental states in the minds of others, for purposes of financial gain or other selfish ends. For instance, there is a western teacher who instructs his pupils to induce desired mental states in prospective customers, or others whom they may wish to influence for selfish reasons. This teacher tells his pupils to: "Imagine your prospective customer, or other person, as seated in a chair before which you are standing. Make the imagined picture as strong as possible, for upon this depends your success. Then proceed to treat this person just as if he were actually present: Concentrate your will upon him, and tell him what you expect to tell him when you do meet him in person.

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