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ADEPTUS MINOR INITIATION

nd third adepts rise. aspirant repeats words as directed "rise, then, my frater, in the symbol of self-renunciation and extend thine arms in the form of a cross (aspirant rises, feet together, and arms extended) 20 second "associate adeptus minor, take from the altar the dagger of penance and the cup of tribulation, that i may confirm the vow of the aspirant forever by marking him afresh with the stigmata of the cross (second adept takes dagger from the third adept and marks aspirant anew as at obligation: brow, feet, right hand, left hand and heart. gives dagger back to third adept who replaces it on altar, and then hands aspirant the rose crucifix) second "take that symbol, raise it with both hands above thy head and say 'thus, will i uphold the sign of suffering and of strength. and i h

ALEISTER CROWLEY MAGICK IN THEORY AND PRACTICE

ausing unnecessary suffering, with the object of starting afresh, clear of debt, in a life devoted to reaping the reward of the corsican's invaluable services to the race. the master therion, in fact, remembers several incarnations of almost uncompensated wretchedness, anguish and humiliation, voluntarily undertaken so that he might resume his work unhampered by spiritual creditors. these are the stigmata. memory is hall-marked by its correspondence with the facts actually observed in the present. this correspondence may be of two kinds. it is rare (and it is unimportant for the reasons stated above) that one's memory should be confirmed by what may be called, contemptuously, external evidence. it was indeed a reliable contribution to psychology to remark that an evil and adulterous genera

ALEISTER CROWLEY MAGICK WITHOUT TEARS

things, how great or hard soever, have a beginning when they are little and easy. so thus the wise man accomplisheth the greatest tasks without undertaking anything important" keynote: this footnote is obsolete. the "tao teh king" was published magic without tears get any book for free on: www.abika.com 87 as "equinox" iii- 8, 1975 e.v. by h.p.s. 49 lxxvi 2 "so then rigidity and hardness are the stigmata of death; elasticity and adaptability of life" 3 "he then who putteth forth strength is not victorious; even as a strong tree filleth the embrace" 4 "thus the hard and rigid have the inferior place, the soft and elastic the superior" enough, i think, for this part of the essay. love is the law, love under will. fraternally, 666 chapter vii the three schools of magick (2) cara soror, do wh

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s didactic, as though a counsel of despair. it is the climax of the lamentation) 81 chapter lxxvi a warning against rigidity. 1. at the birth of man, he is elastic and weak; at his death, rigid and unyielding((unable to adapt himself to his environment) this is the common law; trees also, in their youth, are tender and supple; in their decay, hard and dry. 2. so then rigidity and hardness are the stigmata of death; elasticity and adaptability, of life. 3. he then who putteth forth strength is not victorious; even as a strong tree filleth the embrace((is ready for cutting, and also, unable to grow further, decays) 4. thus the hard and rigid have the inferior place, the soft and elastic the superior. 82 chapter lxxvii the way of heaven. 1. the tao of heaven is likened to the bending of a bow

ALEISTER CROWLEY EQUINOX EQ I 3 2

all unless divine names aided it "vide" 4= 7 altar diagram, and nogah is "natural" splendour, a mere bubble "hod" which would talk and lie; its positive promise is sexual; for mercury is hermaphrodite "jesod" which is solid and sluggish, and would be idle and content with what it had done "malkuth" which needs one to point out illusory nature of matter, and tree of knowledge of good and evil "the stigmata" formulate the lvx cross "cf" ateh, malkuth, ve geburah, ve gedulah, le' olahm, amen (the stigmata being formed by touching the forehead, feet, right hand, left hand and heart) 228 thus the sephiroth are equilibrated in both directions as in the equinox ritual.22 the versicles will be seen to be very appropriate to each sephira. this application of the stigmata fixes the light, as the fla

om my present state. finally, if there arise in me any thought or suggestion seeming to emanate from the divine, i will examine it with care before acknowledging it to be so. such are the words of this my obligation, whereto i pledge myself in the presence of the divine one and of the great avenging angel hua. and if i fail herein, may my rose be disintegrated and my power in magic cease [let the stigmata be placed upon the aspirant. then let the aspirant retire; and being invested with the white robe, the blue sash and the crown and nemys of our art let him re-enter the temple and perform the supreme ritual of the pentagram68 in the four quarters; having first purified the temple with fire and water, and further equilibrated the symbols in his magical mirror of the universe by the invocat

ANALYSIS OF THE 5 6 INITIATION

rapt and looking upward to rtk. at this moment, the aspirant is no longer dead. he has re-entered the earth life. he is likened to a child with full potential of an adult. he is a person with the unconscious potential of an adept. it may be years before his/her adeptship is truly realized. themis (third adept) takes the cup and dagger, and the marks of lvx are imprinted on the aspirant. this is a stigmata on the soul. now the aspirant may demand the opening of the pastos. the altar is moved, the lid is removed, and within the pastos is osiris undivided. osiris is central and perfect. the chief adept (osiris, not yet glorified but both dead and alive evermore, addresses the candidate. here, the aspirant may come to understand for the first time that he/she is the body lying in the pastos. t

ANATHEMA OF ZOS

your self-deception, ameliorate your decaying bodies, preserve your lamentable apotheosis of self? the sword-thrust not salve-i bring! am i your swineherd, though i shepherd unto goats? my pleasure does not obtain among vermin with vain ideas-with hopes and fears of absurd significance. not yet am i over-weary of myself. not ye shall i palliate abomination, for in ye i behold your parents and the stigmata of foul feeding. in this ribald intoxication of hypocrisy, this monument of swindlers' littlenesses, where is the mystic symposium, the hierarchy of necromancers that was? honest was sodom! your theology is a slime-pit of gibberish become ethics. in your world, where ignorance and deceit constitute felicity, everything ends miserably-besmirched with fratricidal blood. seekers of salvation

BLAVATSKY H P ANTHROPOGENESIS

meanings "the hebrew-egyptian mystery" we read again "in symbol, the nails of the cross have for the shape of the heads thereof a solid pyramid, and a tapering square obeliscal shaft, or phallic emblem, for the nail. taking the position of the three nails in the man's extremities and on the cross, they form or mark a triangle in shape, one nail being at each corner of the triangle. the wounds or stigmata in the extremities are necessarily four designative of the square. the three nails with the three wounds are in number 6, which denotes the 6 faces of the cube unfolded (which make the cross or man-form, or 7, counting three horizontal and four vertical bars) on which the man is placed; and this in turn points to the circular measure transferred on to the edges of the cube. the one wound

DION FORTUNE PSYCHIC SELF DEFENSE

ct that if an occultist, functioning out of the body, meets with unpleasantness on the astral plane, or if his subtle body is seen, and struck or shot at, the physical body will show the marks. i myself have many times found curiously patterned bruises on my body after an astral skirmish. the mechanism of the production of such marks must, i think, be of the same nature as that which produces the stigmata of saints and the curious physical marks and swellings sometimes seen in hysterics- the mind, powerfully stirred, affects the etheric double, and the etheric double acts upon the physical molecules held in its meshes. i dare to prophesy the next advances in medicine will be bound up with the knowledge of the nature and function of the etheric double. the next type of psychic attack which

rch, abnormal psychology, and the baser aspects of that movement which took its rise from the inspiration of christian science and spread into a hundred uncontrolled cults, cannot fail to be struck by the fact that the old witch-finders were getting exactly the same phenomena as we meet with in all these different movements and fields of thought. 101 of 103 it has been said that since we find the stigmata of hysteria liberally distributed among those unhappy beings charged with witchcraft that the witch-cult is explained and disposed of. but we may find that a study of the real motives underlying the witch-cult would throw light on hysteria and the allied mental states. it has also been said that history moves in cycles. at the present moment we are seeing a great revival of interest in ps

DONALDTYSON MIRACLES

hands. holy men and women tend to be the focus for miraculous events- miracles are more often associated with saints than sinners, even when no prayer or action has been taken to induce them. indeed, holy men are to miracles what adolescent children are to poltergeist activity. they seem to act as facilitators of the wondrous events without conscious intention. this is most obvious in the case of stigmata, the spontaneous appearance of the wounds of christ on the bodies of devout religious believers. levitation and the appearance of glories or halos around the head or upper body are also common. the chronicle of christian miracles is overwhelming in it number and variety. only a few brief examples may be cited here. those interested in the subject should consult the 19th century text a dic

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holic order community, received a locution, a clairaudient message, concerning how she should pray. she ascribed this voice to an angel. the content of the prayer, she later discovered, was the same as that given to the three children who had seen the virgin mary at fatima. sister mary was deaf. four years later she received another locution, which happened to coincide with the development of the stigmata, a mysterious cross-shaped wound on her hand that refused to stop bleeding. the inner voice directed her to the chapel, where she saw the virgin for the first time. she also heard a series of accompanying messages from the virgin calling for prayer and sacrifice. the words seemed to come from a wooden statue of the virgin located in the chapel. she would see the virgin two more times. the

wl of dogs in anticipation of the death of their master or a member of the household is a well documented phenomenon. gustave geley recorded a personal experience of this in from the unconscious to the conscious (1920. supernormal perception may also work in a lower scale of life. sir william barrett suggested that the color changes of insect life to suit the environment might be due to causes of stigmata, i.e, suggestion unconsciously derived from the environment. that there may be latent high faculties in animals which vie with the powers of genius was demonstrated by the famous case of the elberfeld horses, although many scientists have been skeptical of the evidence. an italian horse, tripoli, showed similar talent after a course in mathematics. the dog rolf, of mannheim, learned to ca

occult perspective that combined elements of theosophy and eastern religion with more traditional spiritualism. rhinehart also claimed contact with the ascended masters identified with the theosophical society. through the 1960s rhinehart gained some fame as a materialization medium. in the 1970s his ideas began to spread across the united states and into canada. rhinehart claimed to possess the stigmata, the extraordinary appearance of the wounds of christ, which appeared on his body and were seen by many. the work of the aquarian foundation centered upon contact with the ascended masters, who constituted the great brotherhood of cosmic light (termed by some the great white brotherhood, the spiritual hierarchy that mediates divine energies to humanity. many of the sessions during which r

ht of as a thorough investigation. possibly the most spectacular modern case of a bleeding statue occurred in akita, japan, where a statue of the virgin mary wept, perspired, and bled from the right hand in what appeared to be a cross-shaped wound. this case passed a rigorous investigation by local scientists, the local diocesan authorities, and the vatican. the phenomena were associated with the stigmata and three apparitions of the virgin mary received by a deaf japanese roman catholic nun, sister agnes sasagawa. skeptics such as joe nickell have suggested that many of the bleeding statues and pictures are due to conscious hoaxing and point to two prominent early cases as evidence. in the 1850s a picture of jesus that bled belonged to rose tamisier, a french woman known in her village fo

ceived by a deaf japanese roman catholic nun, sister agnes sasagawa. skeptics such as joe nickell have suggested that many of the bleeding statues and pictures are due to conscious hoaxing and point to two prominent early cases as evidence. in the 1850s a picture of jesus that bled belonged to rose tamisier, a french woman known in her village for her miracles, apparitions of the virgin mary, and stigmata. on november 10, 1850, she reportedly caused a picture of christ to emit blood. investigators examined the picture and initially pronounced the phenomenon genuine. however, this incident lost much of its impact when the following year tamisier was charged with imposture and in a formal trial found guilty. in 1914, psychical researcher everard fielding (1867.1936) investigated a more impre

aired on programs in the united states and other countries. the series was supported by books containing additional material not in the television programs. in both books and television programs, clarke and his collaborators express a considerable skepticism, although granting a limited probability to certain claimed paranormal phenomena such as apparitions, maledictions, poltergeists, telepathy, stigmata, and fire walking. however, the great value of books and programs lay in the scrutiny of recent phenomena instead of simply a rehash of old material, and in the television programs rare early movie records of phenomena were shown together with recently filmed events. both books and television programs therefore constitute a useful record of research, and even their skepticism is a healthy

matism is seen in the movement, under the hand, of the seance table, ouija board, planchette, coin, tumbler, or pendulum inside an alphabetical circle; in the striking of the pendulum against a glass; in raps when a nervous explosion appears to explain the phenomenon; in automatic writing, and in trance speaking. a stranger manifestation of motor automatism has been reported in some rare cases of stigmata, in which messages appear in raised letters on the surface of the medium s skin. on occasion, the motor effects of the divining rod employed as a means of communication. according to professor e. garnett of the transvaal university college is quoted in stanley de brath s book the physical phenomena of spiritualism (1947, during the past few months my son has discovered that in reply to de

terpretation. sources: campbell, edward c. fingerprints& palmar dermatoglyphics. http//www.edcampbell.com/palmd-history.htm. may 16, 2000. hutchinson, beryl. your life in your hands. london: sphere, 1967. jaegers, beverly c. you and your hand. creve cour, mo: aries productions, 1974. jaquin, noel. the hand of man. london: faber, 1933. dermography the psychic phenomenon of skin writing, related to stigmata but with one essential difference.stigmatic writings last for months, years, or throughout a lifetime, whereas skin writing disappears in a few minutes or in a few hours at the most. for that very reason the possibilities of fraud in skin writing are high. given the sensitive skin of neuropsychopaths, writing may appear in a few minutes after the letters are directly traced by any blunt i

in round his waist terminating in two balls, which were ingeniously fitted into the veins at the end of the arm, whilst above the whole was written in fine character the words: a poor old slave &43 the woman servant was nearly illiterate. messages frequently appeared on her arm while she was at her household work and would disappear after having been read by the burtises. dermography differs from stigmata, where as, for example in the case of therese neumann and padre pio, actual bleeding appeared on their hands and feet, indicating identification with the suffering of christ. stigmata reproduces the wounds of christ as reported in the bible s new testament. dermot of the love-spot (dermot o dyna) a typical lover in irish legend and the hero of the myth of dermot and grania. one night derm

with the other worlds (1919) of his experiences with the medium miss burton: the messages were written in letters of fire in the air in pitch darkness and gave cross-references with other psychics. they had to be read sometimes a letter at a time and repeated until i could be certain of them. dermography, or skin writing, may also be considered a form of direct writing, related to some aspects of stigmata. sources: cholmondely-pennell, h. bringing it to book: facts of slate- writing through mr. w. eglinton. london, 1884. holms, a. campbell. the facts of psychic science and philosophy collated and discussed. london, 1925. reprint, new hyde park, n.y: university books, 1969. olcott, henry steel. old diary leaves, first series. madras, india, 1895. owen, j. j. psychography. san francisco, 189

ed in the convent buildings, ministered to by abbe jean martin lambert (an elderly priest) and a servant girl. the three were later obliged to vacate the premises, and in 1812 the priest and emmerich were lodged in the house of a widow. here she experienced frequent and prolonged ecstatic states. they were discovered accidently by clara sontgen, who went to visit her and found her in ecstasy with stigmata, blood falling from her outstretched hands. clara at first thought she had met with an accident, but when she mentioned it to emmerich afterward, emmerich begged her to keep it secret. on december 31, 1813, emmerich s confessor, father limberg, also saw the stigmata when giving her holy communion. he discussed it with father lambert, and the two priests agreed to keep the matter secret, a

rom the blood and sweat. such sacred images came to be called veronicas (from the greek icon, image, and the latin vera, true, the most famous being the turin shroud. the visions were approved by a number of theologians and priests, and highly regarded by pope pius ix, who requested that an italian translation of them appear with the german original. emmerich continued to experience ecstasies and stigmata with severe wounds. she died february 9, 1824, after much agony caused by a wound in her side. she died murmuring the name of jesus. she was buried on february 13, and six weeks later was exhumed, after a rumor that the body had been stolen. it was found that there was no corruption. the grave was opened again 32 years later, on october 6, 1856, and the body was still intact. sources: emm

ed in 1965. charles fort was the first individual to gather and make a systematic study of many unusual physical phenomena. he studied ufos long before the modern ufo era, which began in 1947. he called attention to many unusual phenomena and the extent of their occurrence. among many topics now studied as fortean phenomena are falls of frogs, stones, blood, or ice from the sky, mysterious fires, stigmata, invisible assassins, ufos, poltergeists, ancient technologies, levitation, teleportation, monsters, fireballs, meteors, and ancient artifacts. until fort began to write, no one realized how many strange events were occurring and how weak scientific explanations of them were. in the years since, many of the mysteries he addressed have been examined and brought into the body of scientific

the baron du potet, whose deep interest in the subject of magnetism led him to publish the periodical journal du magnetisme. du potet s investigations began about 1836, and for the next decade he chronicled the production of remarkable phenomena and their attestation by scientific and eminent witnesses. the baron s magnetized subjects reportedly experienced clairvoyance, trance speaking, healing, stigmata (raised letters and figures on the subject s body, levitation, and insensibility to fire, injury, or touch. in the presence of the magnetized subjects, heavy bodies were moved without human contact and distant objects materialized through walls and closed doors (generally termed apports. sometimes the lucides (magnetized clairvoyants) described scenes in the spirit world, found lost prope

by distance from the scene of the experiments. m. deleuze frankly admits that his experience was more limited to those phases of somnambulism in which his subjects submitted to amputations and severe surgical operations without experiencing the slightest pain. in a letter dated 1831 m. billot, writing to deleuze, says, i repeat, i have seen and known all that is permitted to man. i have seen the stigmata arise on magnetized subjects; i have dispelled obsessions of evil spirits with a single word. i have seen spirits bring those material objects i told you of, and when requested, make them so light that they would float, and, again, a small boiteau de bonbons was rendered so heavy that i failed to move it an inch until the power was removed. to those who enjoyed the unspeakable privilege o

s including glossolalia, bilocation, and the apparitions of different personages. these were anchored by some 25 major messages from the virgin in 1988. in one of these apparitions, the lady requested the striking of a medal, the matrix medal, showing the virgin on her knees before the cross. through the 1990s more than a million matrix medals were distributed. in 1989 gallagher began to show the stigmata, as wounds like those traditionally believed to have been inflicted upon jesus during his last days appeared on her body. she also had visions of a number of the popular saints such as padre pio and st. therese of lisieux. the overall message of the experiences was one of warning of future disasters, a call for non-christians to convert, and a plea for roman catholics to become more pious

lohe, a dignitary of the church occured early in the nineteenth century. he was led to believe in the power of healing through the influence of a peasant named martin michel. most of these cures took place at wurzburg, the scenes of former witch-burnings, and it was reported that more than 400 people, deaf, mute, blind, and paralytic, were cured by the power of prayer. about this time the case of stigmata with catherine emerich, the nun of dulmen also rose to prominence. supposedly there was an appearance of a bloody cross encircling the head; marks of wounds on her hands, feet, and side; and crosses on her breast that frequently bled. again in germany, around 1918, a twenty-year old bavarian woman named therese neumann underwent a series of ailments following a fall while helping to fight

ed therese neumann underwent a series of ailments following a fall while helping to fight a fire. within two years she was totally blind and paralyzed. three years later in 1923, neumann believed she had a vision of st. therese of lisieux, known as the little flower and her blindness disappeared. supposedly, she took no food or drink from that time until her death in 1962. it was in 1926 that her stigmata began to appear during a weekly series of visions and trances from thursday at midnight to early friday morning. she became a worldwide celebrity. every catholic school child throughout the time until her death knew her name as well as those of the saints. in 1932 the catholic church had attempted to conduct its own investigation of her claims, but could not agree on the terms with neuman

, the installation of an image requires a ritual in which, at the high point, a mirror is held in front of the deity s eyes, so that the power may not blind observers; the mirror is said to be cracked by this force. in roman catholicism, miracles continue to be associated with statues of christ and the virgin mary. such miracles involve statues that move, weep, or shed blood. in the phenomenon of stigmata, an intensely devout individual or a saint may become, in effect, a living statue upon which the wounds of christ are physically reproduced.the marks of scourging, wounds on the shoulder and side, the bruising of wrist, and bleeding hands. apparitions of the virgin mary are a related phenomenon in which a holy figure does not require the material support of an image for manifestation but

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readth, and thickness; in the three heavenly virtues.faith, hope, and charity; in the three worlds of man.brain (the intellectual, heart (the celestial, and body (elemental. four signifies solidity and foundation. there are four seasons, four elements, four cardinal points, four evangelists. five, as it divides ten, the sum of all numbers, is also the number of justice. there are five senses; the stigmata, the wounds of christ, were five; the name of the deity, the pentagram, is composed of five letters; it also is a protection against beasts of prey. six is the sign of creation, because the world was completed in six days. it is the perfect number, because it alone by addition of its half, its third and its sixth reforms itself. it also represents servitude by reason of the divine injunct

servation made in the cases of kathleen goligher and eva c. which show that the plasma which is materialised, frequently issues from the genitals [given the questionable nature of the mediumship of these two women, however, the observations may have no relevance] third, the clinical observations of lombroso, morselli and others upon eusapia palladino, which brought to light many recognised sexual stigmata. fourth, the teachings and practices of the yogis of india, who have written at great length upon the connection between sexual energies and the higher, ecstatic states. many suggest and explain the way to convert the former into the latter, just as we find instances of sublimation in modern freudian psychoanalysis, and connection between sex and religion, here in the west. in his book, t

piritual progress. sources: ebon, martin, ed. miracles. new york: new american library, 1981. gopi krishna. the secret of yoga. new york: harper& row, 1972. hill, j. arthur. spiritualism: its history, phenomena, and doctrine. london: cassell, 1918. leshan, lawrence. the medium, the mystic, and the physicist. new york: viking press, 1974. nickell, joe. looking for a miracle: weeping icons, relics, stigmata, visions& healing cures. amherst, n.y: prometheus press, 1998. reginald-omez, fr. o. p. psychical phenomena. london: burns& oates, 1959. rogo, d. scott. miracles: a parascientific inquiry into wondrous phenomena. new york: dial press, 1982. stemman, roy. one hundred years of spiritualism. london: spiritualist association of great britain, 1972. thurston, herbert, s. j. the physical phenom

-5 and frater l. t. 2-9: the paris working. the equinox (nashville, tenn) 5, 4 (1981: 171.228. the confessions. new york: hill& wang, 1969. fuller, jean overton. the magical dilemma of victor neuburg. london: w. h. allen, 1965. neuburg, victor e. vickybird: a memoir by his son. london: the polytechnic of north london, 1983. neumann, therese (1898.1962) bavarian peasant girl of konnersreuth, whose stigmata, visions of the passion of christ, and other supernormal phenomena aroused worldwide attention. neumann was born on april 8, 1898. as a young girl she was educated to have a religious mentality and aspired to become a missionary sister. constitutionally she appeared robust. in march 1918, while she aided in putting out a fire that had broken out in a neighboring house, she was stricken by

with the help of a stick and a supporting arm. on september 30 she dispensed with this support and went to church alone. in december she was seized with violent intestinal pains. an urgent operation for appendicitis was recommended. she had a vision of st. therese and heard a voice that told her to go to church and thank god. during the night the pus found a natural outlet and she was cured. the stigmata appeared during lent in 1926. an abscess developed in her ear, causing violent headaches. she saw in a vision jesus in the garden of olives and felt a sudden stinging pain in the left side. a wound formed and bled abundantly. it was followed by stigmatic wounds in the hands and legs. there was no pus and no inflammation, but there was a fresh flow of blood every friday. she also shed tear

eath chamber of pope pius xii. although pilgrims presented many gifts to her, she would not use these for her own comfort and, before her death september 18, 1962, she had contributed to the church a training seminary for priests, as well as a convent. during her lifetime over 133 books or papers were written about her (see also catherine emmerich; padre pio) sources: danemarie, j. the mystery of stigmata from catherine emmerich to theresa neumann. n.p, 1934. fahsel, k. konnersreuth: le mystere des stigmatises. n.p, 1933. graef, hilda. the case of therese neumann. westminister, md: newman press, 1951. hynek, r. w. konnersreuth: a medical and psychological study of the case of teresa neumann. n.p, 1932. messmer, joseph, and sigismund waitz. a visit to the stimatized seer: therese neumann. c

been mental mediumship, paranormal metal bending, and, more particularly, regressive hypnosis to alleged previous lives. pinto the grand master of malta, who was assisted in alchemical experiments by cagliostro. pio, padre (da pietralcini (1887.1968) italian friar of the capuchin monastery of san rotundo, near foggia, with reputed powers of clairvoyance and precognition, who also demonstrated the stigmata (wounds of christ) from 1915 onward. born francesco forgione, he lived a simple life and was a sympathetic personality who did not seek public notice. among the phenomena he demonstrated that have excited some parapsychologists are instances of apparent bilocation. the most notable example occurred in 1941 when his friend monsignor damiani died in far-off urugary. on the evening of damian

d cases, barrett investigated one at derrygonnelly, in ireland, where he claimed the phenomena had intelligence. four times he got answers to numbers that he mentally asked. in 1926, eleonore zugun, a romanian peasant girl, was brought to london by psychical researcher harry price to london, and studied at the national laboratory of psychical research for more than three weeks. the girl exhibited stigmata. poltergeists stuck pins and needles into her body. objects wandered around the room when she was in it. reportedly no fraud was detected. hereward carrington investigated the windsor poltergeist case involving a haunted town. many of the windsor residents conspired to play a prank on an old judge to mock his belief in spiritualism. carrington s account of the hoax was published in his bo

an t. sanderson (1911.1973, an enthusiastic student of the research of charles h. fort into strange and anomalous phenomena and events. pursuit included reports on the wide range of fortean phenomena, i.e, bizarre events, strange anomalies, synchronicities and scientific ambiguities often ignored or explained away, such as unusual falls from the skies, mysterious disappearances and reappearances, stigmata, earthquake and tornado anomalies, invisible assassins, teleportation, ufos, levitation, monsters, inexplicable fires and explosions. the society died soon after sanderson s death in 1973 and with it went pursuit. purucker, hobart lorentz gottfried de (1874.1942) hobart lorentz gottfried de purucker, a prominent american theosophical author and leader, was the son of a pastor of the germa

ty access stations. silberhartz continues his financial counseling work and role as a teacher. sources: bridging heaven and earth. http//www.heavenonearth.com. march 23, 2000. manville, rhonda parks. local metaphysical talk show resonates with viewers. santa barbara news press (march 7, 1999. silbert, maria (d. 1936) austrian physical medium of waltendorf, near graz, mainly known for telekinesis, stigmata, apport, and trance phenomena. as a child she reportedly could predict future events, but her later physical powers were developed at the expense of her clairvoyant abilities. her apports were preceded by remarkable lights resembling lightning strokes. a deceased doctor, calling himself franciscus nell, was her chief control. one of his curious demonstrations was engraving cigarette cases

f the human body. finally, also reported in seances have been a wide variety of unusual but less evidential phenomena, such as the movement of objects without contact (telekinesis, vibratory effects, increase and decrease in weight, and spelling out of messages by typtology. reports of psychophysiological phenomena include change in stature (elongation, shrinking or puffing out of the human body; stigmata; effects of personation, transfiguration, obsession, and trance; loss of weight; nervous drain; the appearance of auras; and various emanations. thermodynamic effects include the frequently reported variations of temperature and the less common reports of increase of heat in apported objects or, in case of penetration of matter through matter, currents of air and psychic winds. explanatio

produce no effect. the society for psychical research, london, and some french scientific groups attributed the movement of the needle to the action of radiating heat rather than psychic force (see also biometer of baradoc; de tromelin cylinder; emanations; exteriorization of sensitivity; magnetometer) stichomancy another term for bibliomancy (divination through random choice of words in a book. stigmata marks resembling the wounds of the crucified christ that appear inexplicably on the limbs and body of certain sensitive individuals, especially christian mystics. the most common stigmata are marks on a person s hands and feet resembling piercing with nails, sometimes accompanied by bleeding. other stigmata include the weals of scourging, wounds on the shoulder and side, the bruising of t

ometimes accompanied by bleeding. other stigmata include the weals of scourging, wounds on the shoulder and side, the bruising of the wrists (where christ was bound with cords, and marks on the mouth (paralleling the effect of the sponge soaked in vinegar. the most dangerous stigma is the ferita or heart wound, which under normal circumstances can cause death. there have been hundreds of cases of stigmata over the last two thousand years, many of them on the bodies of women. in spite of some actual or suspected frauds, most of these cases seem genuine, and some individuals bearing stigmata have been canonized or beatified by the roman catholic church. in those cases, the stigmata was one of many criteria used to determine canonization and church authorities have never used belief in stigma

f these cases seem genuine, and some individuals bearing stigmata have been canonized or beatified by the roman catholic church. in those cases, the stigmata was one of many criteria used to determine canonization and church authorities have never used belief in stigmatization as a mark of holiness. some people believe the apostle st. paul was the first stigmatic. he wrote in an epistle: ego enim stigmata domini jesus in corpore meo porto. in the first twelve centuries of the history of the church his words were taken figuratively. there were ascetics who had wounds attributed to the teeth and claws of the devil on their body, but it was st. francis of assisi (died 1226) from whom the history of stigmatic wounds really dates. he was also reported to have manifested the phenomenon of biloca

re meo porto. in the first twelve centuries of the history of the church his words were taken figuratively. there were ascetics who had wounds attributed to the teeth and claws of the devil on their body, but it was st. francis of assisi (died 1226) from whom the history of stigmatic wounds really dates. he was also reported to have manifested the phenomenon of bilocation. he carried the marks of stigmata during the final two years of his life. he fasted all through the 40-day fast of st. michael and concentrated his thoughts on the passion of christ. not only was his flesh torn and bleeding at the five places, but. his hands and feet appeared to be pierced through the middle with nails, the heads of which were in the palm of his hands and the soles of his feet; and the points came out aga

, named jeronime, who had much doubted and was incredulous concerning them. ventured, in the presence of the brethren and many seculars to move about the nails in the hands and feet. the reverend f. fielding-ould, in his book wonders of the saints (1919, conjectured that the nails were of some horny material the body is able to naturally develop. la bienheureuse lucie de narni (1476.1544) carried stigmata for seven years, from 1496 onward. reportedly, four years after her death, her body was exhumed. it was perfectly preserved and exhaled a sweet scent. the stigmatic wounds on her sides were open and blood flowed from time to time. in 1710 she was again exhumed and the body was found still intact. the stigmatic wounds of johnanna della croce, 1524, appeared every friday and vanished the fo

of stigmatists to the twentieth century. stewart, w(ilber) c(larence) encyclopedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th ed. 1494 padre pio (francesco forgione of pietrelcina) was a capucin monk in the convent of san giovanni rotondo. reportedly, in 1918 bleeding scars pierced his hands and feet and produced appoximately a glassful of blood and water daily. physicians certified the fact. in 1926 the stigmata of therese neumann, of konnersreuth, developed during lent. there was no evidence of infection or inflammation and blood flowed freely every friday from the wounds. she also shed tears of blood. in some cases the stigmata appear as simple red marks, in others as blister-like wounds oozing blood and lymph. the flow of blood, according to many testimonies, conforms to the supposed position

eveloped during lent. there was no evidence of infection or inflammation and blood flowed freely every friday from the wounds. she also shed tears of blood. in some cases the stigmata appear as simple red marks, in others as blister-like wounds oozing blood and lymph. the flow of blood, according to many testimonies, conforms to the supposed position of a body on the cross. the individual bearing stigmata may lie in bed and the blood appears to flow up the toes in defiance of gravity. in the case of dominique lazzari, of tyrol, lord shrewsbury testified to this fact. he also referred to the statement of a german physician that the stigmatic could not endure water and was never washed, yet the blood sometimes suddenly disappeared, leaving the stigmatic with clean skin on unsoiled bedding. t

ad run up the hall and grasped me firmly by the arm, and i was for the moment petrified with fear. the next day my arm was black and blue in the exact spot where i thought he had pinched me; and this mark continued for several days until it finally wore off. i told dr. carrington about this two days later when he called, and showed him the mark. louise w. kops. charles richet stated that marks of stigmata. may and do often appear on hysterical persons, bearing predetermined forms and shapes, under the influence either of a strong moral emotion, or of religious delirium. these are facts which have been thoroughly and scientifically established, and they only prove the power of the action of the brain upon the circulatory processes and upon the trophism of the skin. as a mediumistic phenomen

ization, was mentioned by richet in a footnote to his book thirty years of psychical research (1923. supposedly, count baschieri placed a handkerchief to his eyes and withdrew it stained with blood. his eyes had sweated blood. he was unable to discover any conjunctional ecchymosis. dermography (skin writing) is a phenomenon of the stigmatic class, but there is an essential difference. reportedly, stigmata last for months, years, or throughout a lifetime, whereas skin writing disappears in a few minutes or a few hours at the most. a kindred phenomenon to stigmatization is the mark of a burn or in rare cases blood left by the touch of phantom hands. reportedly, some devout christians experience stigmatization. such individuals usually exhibit wounds that bleed on good friday, sometimes accom

the cheshire home in britain, where she was interviewed by geriatrician dr. colin powell, who found no indication of depression, neurosis, or psychosis. there was also no indication of the condition known as dermatitis artifacta, when subjects scratch or otherwise harm themselves for various reasons. chapman appeared friendly, mentally stable, and far from gaining any psychological advantage from stigmata, she found it a burden. various witnesses testified to seeing wounds on chapman s hands and feet on good friday. in a bbc radio interview in 1973, chapman gave a description of her first vision and sensations in the following words: i remember saying quite plainly oh lord, please show me in some way you re there. in the early hours of the morning, i thought it was a dream. i felt myself b

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those who had the town's and the world's welfare at heart- people shun it without knowing exactly why. perhaps one reason- though it cannot apply to uninformed strangers- is that the natives are now repellently decadent, having gone far along that path of retrogression so common in many new england backwaters. they have come to form a race by themselves, with the well-defined mental and physical stigmata of degeneracy and inbreeding. the average of their intelligence is woefully low, whilst their annals reek of overt viciousness and of half-hidden murders, incests, and deeds of almost unnameable violence and perversity. the old gentry, representing the two or three armigerous families which came from salem in 1692, have kept somewhat above the general level of decay; though many branches

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re much less sleep and our energy levels are much higher. q: how does it affect life expectancy? is it a fountain of youth or does it age one? how does it affect physical beauty? i cannot speak for all pranic nourishers, only of my personal journey, where in my reality physical immortality can go hand in hand with the pranic nourishment issue. giri bala of india, and therese neumann (who bore the stigmata of christ, were both pranic nourishers who aged gracefully and died. being a pranic nourisher does not guarantee physical immortality unless one reprograms the pineal and pituitary glands to only produce life-sustaining hormones. in order to be physically immortal one needs to let go of the belief system that one has to die, and release from the energy fields of the bodies all toxicity of

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pler methods for entering into a state of pain gnosis on your own, involving just a small sewing needle and a little knowledge of anatomy. the jesuits taught me this trick; it fs called gstigmata h (after the spontaneous bleeding from the ankles, wrists and side experienced by the extremely religious in imitation of a crucified jewish rebel, and they use it to form a sympathetic link with christ. stigmata are done by locating the main nerve entering either hand at the wrist. the magician places a needle into this bundle of nerves. the pain will be instantaneous and overwhelming. this connection is responsible for the wonderful dexterity and mobility of the human thumb. during an actual crucifixion, this nerve is severed. dancing this method could also be termed gexhaustion gnosis. h the ma

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triangle. upon his head is the crown of the north and his forehead is adorned wit the coiled ur us. the fifth numbered major trump is called le pape, the pope, and represents the high priest of a pagan or christian mystery school. in this card the hierophant wears the tiara and carries in his left hand the triple cross surmounting the globe of the world. his right hand, bearing upon its back the stigmata, makes "the ecclesiastic sign of esotericism" and before him kneel two suppliants or acolytes. the back of the papal throne is in the form of a celestial and a terrestrial column. this card signifies the initiate or master of the mystery of life and according to the pythagoreans, the spiritual physician. the illusionary universe in the form of the two figures (polarity) kneels before the

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adepts rise. aspirant repeats words as directed. second rise, then, my frater, in the symbol of self-renunciation and extend thine arms in the form of a cross. aspirant rises, feet together, and arms extended. second associate adeptus minor, take from the altar the dagger of penance and the cup of tribulation, that i may confirm the vow of the <226> aspirant forever by marking him afresh with the stigmata of the cross. seco dta kes dagger from third and marks aspirant anew as at obligation: brgw, feet, right hand, left hand, and heart. gives dagger back to third who replaces it on altar, and then hands aspirant the rose crucifix. second take that symbol, raise it with both hands above thy head and say "thus will i uphold the sign of suffering and of strength" and i heard the voice of the k

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and his mistress were obsessed by their mutual chimeras, and the brain of the one reflected the nightmares of the other. was not the marquis de sade himself infectious for certain depleted and diseased natures? the scandalous trial of father girard is a fresh proof of the deliriums of mysticism and the singular nervous affections which it may entail. the trances of la cadiere, her ecstasies, her stigmata, were all as real as the insensate and perhaps involuntary debauchery of her director. she accused him when he wished to withdraw from her, and the conversion of this young woman was a revenge, for there is nothing more cruel than depraved passions. an influential society, which intervened in the trial of grandier for the destruction of the possible heretic, in this case rescued father gi

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hat impels the man of logic towards his very explanations. obviously, the man of science is motivated to discovery by his very sense of wonder. and yet, how sad that this man who calls himself logical is often the last to recognize the essence of ritual magic. if religious faith can make bleeding wounds appear on the body in approximation to the wounds supposedly inflicted on christ, it is called stigmata. these wounds appear as a result of compassion driven to an emotionally violent extreme. why, then, should there be any doubt as to the destructive extremes of fear and terror. the so-called demons have the power to destroy in a flesh rending manner, theoretically, as much as a handful of nails, long rusted away, can create blood-dripping ecstasy in a person convinced he is hooked upon th

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i is an eternal skeptic who will never convert, no matter what evidence confronts him, so it is unlikely. sources: barrett, greg. usa today, 20 june 2001. can the living talk to the dead? human heads, hands, and even complete bodies from a cloudy substance, known as ectoplasm, which somehow appears to issue from the medium s physical body. mediums have been seen to levitate into the air, manifest stigmata on their bodies, and cause mysterious apports (arrivals) of flowers, medallions, and items of jewelry. some of the world s best minds have been vitally concerned with the mystery of survival, life after death, and whether or not it is possible to speak with the dead. the british statesman william e. gladstone (1809 1898, who most of his life was an avowed skeptic of spirit contact and all

itual realms. spirit control the guide that mediums contact to receive messages from deceased spirits, or another name for spirit guide as used in mediumship. spirit guide a nonphysical being or entity which possibly can be an angel, the higher self, the spirit of a deceased person, a higher group mind, or a highly evolved being whose purpose is to help, guide, direct, and protect the individual. stigmata marks on a person s body resembling the crucifixion wounds suffered by jesus christ (c. 6 b.c.e. c. 30 c.e) during his crucifixion on the cross. telepathy communication from one person s mind to another without the use of speech, writing, or any other signs or symbols, but through extrasensory means. t h e g a l e e n c y c l o p e d i a o f t h e u n u s u a l a n d u n e x p l a i n e d

d objects to the expectation of miracles, from the power of prayer to heal to the judgment of ecclesiastical tribunals to cause suffering. 177 antichrist apocalypse apparitions of holy figures armaggedon cosmic consciousness demons devil s mark ecstasy exorcism faith healing guardian angels illumination inquisition miracles possession power of prayer the rapture shroud of turin 666 snake handling stigmata virgin of guadalupe visions weeping statues and icons introduction in recent years there has been a tremendous surge of interest in both organized religion and expressions of individual spirituality. people speak freely of their guardian angels, their belief in life after death, their efforts to elevate their consciousness, and the power of prayer. others are concerned about being under p

in lost souls (2000, a devout teacher played by winona ryder must convince an unsuspecting young journalist that he is the antichrist before the fated hour when his newly awakened demonic awareness will seize control of his consciousness. arnold schwarzenegger is challenged by the almost impossible mission of preventing satan (gabriel byrne) from fathering the antichrist in end of days (2000. in stigmata (2000, byrne switches sides and plays a priest who fights to thwart satanic interference toward a young stigmatist, a woman who bears the bleeding wounds of christ s crucifixion. bless the child (2000) portrays a desperate mother (kim basinger) who must somehow prevent her specially gifted and blessed child from becoming the human sacrifice that would grant the antichrist his full-powered

traditional religious belief of a group of american christians which should be respected for what it is. m delving deeper burton, thomas. serpent-handling believers. knoxville, tenn: university of tennessee press, 1993. crim, keith, gen. ed. the perennial dictionary of world religions. san francisco: harpersanfrancisco, 1989. farnell, kathie. snakes and salvation. fate, december 1996, pp. 28 32. stigmata stigmata are spontaneous bleeding wounds which appear in various places on the body, such as the hands, the feet, the back, the forehead, and the side, and, in the christian context, are considered to be manifestations of the suffering endured prior to, and during, jesus (c. 6 b.c.e. c. 30 c.e) crucifixion. while theologians debate whether or not st. paul himself may have been a stigmatic

arks of jesus, st. francis of assisi (1181 1226) suddenly bore the wounds of christ while praying outside a cave after a 40- day retreat in 1224, thereby becoming the first stigmatic recorded in the annals of church history. st. francis is also the only stigmatic on whom the wounds in the feet and the hands actually bore representations of nails. in 1275, a cistercian nun named elizabeth received stigmata on her forehead, representing christ s crown of thorns, after she witnessed a vision of the crucifixion. church tradition has it that st. catherine of siena (1347 1380) was visited with the marks of christ s suffering, but through her great humility she prayed that they might become invisible, and, though the pain of the wounds remained, her entreaty was granted and the blood no longer fl

church tradition has it that st. catherine of siena (1347 1380) was visited with the marks of christ s suffering, but through her great humility she prayed that they might become invisible, and, though the pain of the wounds remained, her entreaty was granted and the blood no longer flowed. the catholic encyclopedia states that the suffering that stigmatics endure is the essential part of visible stigmata; the substance of this grace consists of pity for christ, participation in his sufferings, sorrows, and for the same end the expiation of the sins unceasingly committed in the world. if the stigmatics did not suffer, the wounds would be but an empty symbol, theatrical representation, conducing to pride. and if the stigmata truly issue from god, it would be unworthy of his wisdom to partic

y of his wisdom to participate in such futility, and to do so by a miracle. while not yet blessed with sainthood, padre pio (1887 1968, one of the most wellknown stigmatics of the twentieth century, saw a vision of a mysterious person whose hands, feet, and side were dripping blood on august 20, 1918. after padre pio was delivered from such a terrifying sight, the priest suffered the first of the stigmata which would cause his wounds to bleed daily for 50 years. therese neumann (1898 1962) was also a stigmatic who became familiar to the general public. born between good friday and easter at konnersreuth, bavaria, neumann suffered a series of serious accidents that brought blindness, convulsions, and paralysis. her eyesight was restored on the day of the beatification of st. therese of lisi

en good friday and easter at konnersreuth, bavaria, neumann suffered a series of serious accidents that brought blindness, convulsions, and paralysis. her eyesight was restored on the day of the beatification of st. therese of lisieux (1873 1897, april 29, 1923, and on the day of st. therese s canonization on may 17, 1925, her mobility returned. then, after a vision of jesus on march 4, 1926, the stigmata began, and she would suffer bleeding from all the wounds, including shoulders and knees, on fridays, especially during the church season of lent. it is claimed that from christmas 1926 until her death in 1962, neumann didn t eat or drink anything except daily communion. for those saints who were also stigmatics or for those stigmatics who may be authentic, the church has issued three qual

nce journal 1994, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 429 438. is there a hidden code in the bible? 1. physicians could not succeed in curing the wounds with their remedies. 2. unlike long-lasting wounds in others, those of stigmatics give off no foul or fetid odor. 3. sometimes the wounds of the stigmatics emit the odor of perfumes. in april 1998, various media carried the story of a priest who began to manifest stigmata in his side, hands, and feet while serving a parish in antigua, west indies. reverend gerard critch was flown to new york to be treated by medical specialists. dr. joseph john was quoted as saying that no treatment he had given critch had worked or been effective. according to critch s parishioners, they were thrown to the floor by an invisible force or felt their injuries healed when he

n to the floor by an invisible force or felt their injuries healed when he blessed them. r. allen stanford, a banker from the united states who flew critch to new york city on his private jet, said that oil was oozing from the marks on the priest s feet, as it did from jesus. the wounds were real, stanford said (evening telegram, april 11, 1998. the roman catholic church does not see the onset of stigmata as bringing with it any increase of holiness, so its clergy recognizes the real possibility of conscious or unconscious fraud in some of the cases of stigmata reported almost annually. the church also acknowledges the role that psychosomatic medicine might play in explaining many instances of the spontaneous wounds that mimic those of christ s crucifixion. some people who suffer from stig

volved with the passion of christ that their imagination could somehow manifest the physiological phenomena of the bleeding wounds. perhaps those who enter deep states of trance or religious ecstasy might trigger a mind-body link capable of t h e g a l e e n c y c l o p e d i a o f t h e u n u s u a l a n d u n e x p l a i n e d religious phenomena 243 gabriel byrne portrays a priest in the movie stigmata (kevork djansezian/ ap/wide world photos) producing stigmata. and the phenomenon is not exclusively a christian one. cases are also known of muslim stigmatics who bear wounds that correspond to those known to have been suffered by muhammed (c. 570 c.e. 632 c.e) while doing battle. m delving deeper carty, rev. charles m. padre pio the stigmatist. dublin: clonmore and reynolds, 1955. crim

unds that correspond to those known to have been suffered by muhammed (c. 570 c.e. 632 c.e) while doing battle. m delving deeper carty, rev. charles m. padre pio the stigmatist. dublin: clonmore and reynolds, 1955. crim, keith, gen. ed. the perennial dictionary of world religions. san francisco: harpersanfrancisco, 1989. steiner, johannes. therese neumann. new york: alba house, 1967. wilson, ian. stigmata. new york: harper& row, 1989. virgin of guadalupe in mexico, december 12, virgin of guadalupe day, is a national holiday, and often as many as five million mexicans many crawling on bloodied knees make their annual pilgrimage to the country s most venerated shrine, a basilica for the virgin mary in mexico city. in 1996, eight people were killed and 15 were injured in the press of pilgrims

being or entity which possibly can be an angel, the higher self, the spirit of a deceased person, a higher group mind, or a highly evolved being whose purpose is to help, guide, direct, and protect the individual. spittle something that looks like or is saliva, which is secreted from the mouth. t h e g a l e e n c y c l o p e d i a o f t h e u n u s u a l a n d u n e x p l a i n e d 332 glossary stigmata marks on a person s body resembling the wounds inflicted on jesus christ (c. 6 b.c.e. c. 30 c.e) during his crucifixion on the cross. subversive to cause the ruin or downfall of something or to undermine or overthrow principles, an institution, or a government. supernatural relating to or pertaining to god or the characteristics of god; a deity or magic of something that is above and beyo

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being or entity which possibly can be an angel, the higher self, the spirit of a deceased person, a higher group mind, or a highly evolved being whose purpose is to help, guide, direct, and protect the individual. spittle something that looks like or is saliva, which is secreted from the mouth. t h e g a l e e n c y c l o p e d i a o f t h e u n u s u a l a n d u n e x p l a i n e d 312 glossary stigmata marks on a person s body resembling the wounds inflicted on jesus christ (c. 6 b.c.e. c. 30 c.e) during his crucifixion on the cross. subversive to cause the ruin or downfall of something or to undermine or overthrow principles, an institution, or a government. supernatural relating to or pertaining to god or the characteristics of god; a deity or magic of something that is above and beyo

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being or entity which possibly can be an angel, the higher self, the spirit of a deceased person, a higher group mind, or a highly evolved being whose purpose is to help, guide, direct, and protect the individual. spittle something that looks like or is saliva, which is secreted from the mouth. t h e g a l e e n c y c l o p e d i a o f t h e u n u s u a l a n d u n e x p l a i n e d 290 glossary stigmata marks on a person fs body resembling the wounds inflicted on jesus christ (c. 6 b.c.e..c. 30 c.e) during his crucifixion on the cross. subversive to cause the ruin or downfall of something or to undermine or overthrow principles, an institution, or a government. supernatural relating to or pertaining to god or the characteristics of god; a deity or magic of something that is above and bey

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hen it has abandoned itself to the giddiness caused by passion. it is only wisdom which is free; disordered passions are the kingdom of folly, and folly is fatality. what we have said of love may equally well be said of religion, which is the most powerful, but also the most intoxicating, of all loves. religious passion has also its excesses 115 and its fatal reactions. one may have ecstasies and stigmata like st. francis of assisi, and fall afterwards into abysses of debauch and impiety. passionate natures are highly charged magnets; they attract or repel with violence. it is possible to magnetize in two ways: first, in acting by will upon the plastic medium of another person, whose will and whose acts are, in consequence, subordinated to that action. secondly, in acting through the will

passive nature (the horizontal line. to double the vertical line is to affirm that nature has two fathers; it is to put adultery in the place of the divine motherhood, it is to affirm, instead of the principle of intelligence, blind fatality, which has for result the eternal conflict of appearances in nothingness; it is, then, the most ancient, the most authentic, and the most terrible of all the stigmata of hell. it signifies the "atheistic god; it is the signature of satan "this first signature is hieratical, and bears reference to the occult characters of the divine world "the second pertains to philosophical hieroglyphs, it represents the graduated extent of idea, and the progressive extension of form "it is a triple tau upside down; it is human thought affirming the absolute in the th

that all might see it; then the prophet dipped his lips into it, and all, one after the other, tasted the miraculous wine. it is in 146 vain to search memory for any delicious taste which would gave an idea of it. and what shall i tell you" added the abbe charvoz "of those miracles of blood which astonish us every day? thousands of wounded and bleeding hosts are found upon our altars. the sacred stigmata appear to all who wish to see them. the hosts, at first white, slowly become marked with characters and hearts in blood. must one believe that god abandons the holiest objects to the false miracles of the devil? should not one rather adore, and believe that the hour of the supreme and final revelation has arrived" abbe charvoz, as he thus spoke, had in his voice that sort of nervous tremb

beginning to express astral vertigo, and remain in a state of mirage in the reflections of the divulged light. nature also has its recollections, and sends to us the same signs to correspond to the same ideas. in all this, there is nothing either supernatural or infernal "how! do you want me to admit" said to us the cure charvoz, the first vicar of vintras "that satan dares to impress his hideous stigmata upon consecrated materials, which have become the actual body of jesus christ" we declared immediately, that it was equally impossible for us to pronounce in favour of such a blasphemy; and yet, as we demonstrated in our articles in the "estafette" the signs printed in bleeding characters upon the hosts of vintras, regularly consecrated by charvoz, were those which, in 229 black magic, ar

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and thigh to thigh, we look, and strain, and laugh, and die. i see the head hovering above to swoop for cruelty or love; i feel the swollen veins below the knotted throat, the ebb and flow of blood, not milk, in breasts of fire; of deaths, not fluctuants, of desire; of molten lava that abides deep in the vast volcanic sides; deep scars where kisses once bit in below young mountains that be twin, stigmata cruciform of sin, the diary of messaline *1. in the second edition, the first edition began with white poppy *2. alice, an adultery, vol. ii, p. 63. a little further on. before the sonnets commence. another poem greets our gaze and charms our senses, it is called gmargaret h: the moon spans heaven fs architrave; stars in the deep are set; written in gold on the day fs grave, gto love, and

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wn witching away of warts, which are in fact colonies of viruses. the wise woman uses her will and the uncon- scious will of the afflicted person to send the soul of the wart away, after which the body of the wart soon dissolves into nothingness. the reverse of this is the uncon- scious creation of the soul of a disease, such as hysterical pregnancy in women who want children, or the formation of stigmata in the fanatically religious. all modern medicine is a treatment of symptoms. the disease is burned or cut out or poisoned, but always the effort is directed against the physical body of the disease, never at its soul. even inoculation merely prepares the human body to resist the body of the microorganism. perhaps the closest science has come to attacking the soul of a disease is its batt

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y they assume that the astral events are physically happening. they believe the evidence of their senses, even though their senses are lying to them. it is even possible that repercussion may occur in some cases, causing those who have alien abduction trauma to suffer some corresponding physical injury. the connection between mind and body is still a mysterious zone largely unexplored by science. stigmata, the wounds of christ, sometimes spontaneously appear on the bodies of christians. if the mind can cause this degree of injury to the body, it is not difficult to accept that it can also open a lesion in the neck where an individual who suffers an abduction event believes an alien device was inserted. 184. swedenborg, 625-6. 182 soul flight soul flight and the moon it is important to unde

die. neither is true. dangers of repercussion in rare cases, repercussion can produce minor injuries on the body such as bruises, welts, and scratches. these are not generated by spirits on the astral level, but rather by the traveler's own belief that injury has been inflicted upon him during soul flight. strong belief can show itself in physical manifestations, the most famous of which are the stigmata, or holy wounds of christ, which sometimes occur spontaneously to the hands, feet, forehead, and chest. they may simply appear, or they may follow an astral event such as an encounter with an angel. stigmata wounds to the palms of the hands are the most common, and they happen most often to devout christians. sometimes they are found in those who protest that they have no religious faith

percussion in her 1930 book psychic self-defence "it is a well-known fact that if an occultist, functioning out of the body, meets with unpleasantness on the astral plane, or if his subtle body is seen, and struck or shot at, the physical body will show the marks."240 she described the patterned bruising found on her own body after an "astral skirmish" and quite wisely compared the bruises to the stigmata of saints and the swelling or bruising sometimes seen on hysterics. she wrote that "the mind, powerfully stirred, affects the etheric double, and the etheric double acts upon the physical molecules held in its meshes."241i t is evident from this that she did not believe such injuries were caused by the direct actions of astral beings, but rather were generated reflexively by the mind of t

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