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Show THE OPEN FORUM If your concept of Theosophy Implies Im-plies acceptance of the theory of transmigration of souls, or even of re-embodlmenCin successive earthly earth-ly lives, no. j, We are firm in tne conviction that ''Spirit hath neither beginning nor ending;" that while manifesting aa an earthly entity, It weara a human garment, or boffy, of flesh with which it becomes idea-j tified. Yet it may, aa a spirit, while ' still la the earthly existence, leave that body and visit celestial realms' where lt(tnay attend eouaclls, read the record of etralty, er evea visit 'fellow human beings at great distances dis-tances and correctly report events transpiring thousands of miles away in the material world. The ability to leave the body at will is claimed by adepts. We are quite aure that a higher power regulates this function func-tion and that we are permitted to make these excursions into space for good purposes only. ' There may be certain ecadltlons arrived at through auto suggestion, or conscious agreement agree-ment with another, whereby telepathic tele-pathic experiences can be exchanged but thore must be mutaal will to accomplish thla result. We therefore there-fore deny the power of any evil or adverse influence to deceive, or impinge, im-pinge, upon the highly attuned consciousness con-sciousness If faith In the power of the Creator for all good is at all times m&lntalnodr Our actions, our thoughts and motives require the closest till examination; our dedication dedica-tion to the highest service must be constantly renewed, la dally consciousness, con-sciousness, to maintain the parity of life and 'thought that shaH fit 'us to become the messengers sad ministers minis-ters of the infinite. In asking for .Light the editor receives these words: . -. While recognisable entitles do oft-times oft-times oo closely' enten the vibrations of a sensitive aa to apparently apeak within the consciousness, sad to fill the emotional self with a sense of interior in-terior being, or even of what Is termed control, this serves as atrong est proof of the Individuality of the entity so striving for recognition and expression. Tho fact that the entity "speaks" with distinct, tho soundless, sound-less, utterance, from the very center cen-ter of consciousness, saying perhaps, "Hear me, I am John the Revelator, or Joan of Arc, or perhaps aoldler but recently passed away on tne fields of France cannot be consloV ered as indicating than' TftujJfV re-embodlment of BuehawC,'ut rather chat you are inj milliaBijpnd spiritual harmontc vibration with them and that they seek to express thru your Instrumentality, or per-1 haps to inspire you to tak up jupong ' mortals the work they loved In feu-man feu-man existence. f WHAT ARE THE IN VISIBLE HELPERS e When a public servant strives with sincerity to do a mighty work for unselfish purposes, a host of inspiring inspir-ing intellgences of past ages and rs cent decades will throng to Inspire him. The clear seer recognizes this aid and uccepts It gladly, Just as he would tccept human aid, and, per- haps In the same way submitting the advice of all to the laser court of Wisdom, where in the silence of the soul he asks the All-Wise Father Fath-er to decide for blm, or to direct his j Judgment Surely, It In doubt, one ' ? should turn to the Creator, the In- Jg splrer et all lnsplrers. ' $j 1 Just as we intrust the lessons of ..i infants to young teachers, gradually y advancing the students to higher '" grades tnd wiser teachers, so the Masters of Wisdom teach us by la-- ." '-splratloa, '-splratloa, or thru guiding Intelligence, Intelligen-ce, until at least we come iato dl- A . j rect communion with, the Father. . ,; JT J !a ''Greater works than mine shall ye ' do, because t go to the Father." ' v This was definite counsel to seek ,the Father for guidance rather than ? to merely follow la the footsteps I of Jesus. Jesus taught the Guldanet I of the Most High. Moses did l.'ker ' wise. Zarathustra, the Persian light V j ibrlnger, sought In like measure that v I man should seek the All-Highest ,, ? Light This was equivalent to saying: say-ing: "Hear all teachers, but use-only use-only that part of their teaching that coincides with what your own soul can accipt after ' submitting the i '' whole to the Great Father, for guid- ?. ance." Thea as now7 mistaken or heedless man Jumped to conclusions 4 ' and misinterpreted the light bring- :. er's words, fancying he alluded to jre the physical sun. . , $ , -" ? |