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Practical Psychomancy and Crystal Gazing by William Walker AtkinsonLesson I—The Nature of Psychomancy: Interesting, scientific principles underlying Psychomancy. Sensing objects by the Astral Senses. The three classes of Psychomancy. The phenomena of the Astral Vision. The Astral Tube. Projection of the Astral Body.Lesson II—How to Develop Yourself: The Dawn of the Psychic Faculties. Auric Colors. Visions. Development Methods. Concentration. Visualization. Psychometry. The Magic Mirror. How to use the Crystal and Mirror. General Instruction.Lesson III—Simple Psychomancy: Simple and Space Psychomancy and their differences. Sensitivity to Impressions. "Feeling" the Thought of Others. Seeing Through Solid Objects. Seeing Down Into the Earth. Telescopic and Microscopic Vision. Diagnosis of Disease by Psychomancy.Lesson IV—The Astral Tube: This most interesting study is stated clearly, so that all may readily understand this fundamental principle of Psychic Communication.Lesson V—Psychometry: Locating persons by a lock of hair, etc. Reading a person's characteristics, past history, etc. Describing distant scenes from flowers, etc. Describing mines from bits of minerals, etc. Reading the past associations of an object.Lesson VI—Crystal Gazing: Revival of a Lost Science. Various forms of Crystal Gazing. Directions of "How to Do It," etc.Lesson VII—Astral Projection: Projecting the Astral Body. Materializing one's self. Taking part in Distant Scenes, Events and Conversations. Showing one's self to Absent Friends. What the trained experimentor may do. The English Society's reports upon Psychic Phenomena along these lines. The Living Ghost within each of us. Traveling in the Astral.Lesson VIII—Space Psychomancy: What it means, and what may be accomplished by means of it. Swedenborg's, and others', wonderful experiences. Truth stranger than fiction. Scientific facts reading like a romance.Lesson IX—Past Time Psychomancy: Sensing the scenes, occurrences and objects of the Past, by Astral Vision. A most fascinating subject, and one of importance to those having or developing Psychic Power.Lesson X—Future Time Psychomancy: Reading the Future. Future events cast their shadows before. Destiny and Fate. Premonitions, Previsions and Second Sight. The wonderful prevision and prediction of Cazotte, and its amusing sequel.Lesson XI—Dream Psychomancy: Psychomancy during sleep. The Phenomena of Psychic Dreams and Visions. Traveling in the Astral while asleep. Remarkable and well authenticated cases of Psychic Dreams and Visions, true and verified. This lesson will explain many similar instances in your own experience.

The term "Psychomancy" (pronounced, "sy-ko-man-see"), is derived from two Greek words, the first "psycho," meaning "the soul; the mind; the understanding" (and generally used to indicate "psychic" or unusual powers of the soul or mind); the second word, "mancy" meaning "to divine; to foresee, or foreknow; to detect secret things,"—and in occult parlance, "to sense," or "to receive impressions by the Astral Senses." So the word, as we use it, may be said to mean "Psychic Sensing," and in this work will be so used. The word "Psychomancer" means "one practicing Psychomancy;" and the word "Psychomantic" means "relating to Psychomancy."

This book is an illustrated version of the original Practical Psychomancy and Crystal Gazing by William Walker Atkinson. “In this work, we shall regard as the true phenomena of Psychomancy, all the various phenomena known as Psychometry; Crystal Gazing; Perceiving Distant Scenes; a perception of Past Events, and Indication of Future Events; either in the full waking state; the state of reverie; or the state of dreams. And, so this work will examine, consider, and explain, the various phases of phenomena above indicated—in short, the phenomena of "sensing" objects by means of Astral Senses, omitting the phenomena of Clairvoyance, or seeing disembodied souls, etc., which we regard as belonging to a different phase of the general subject, and which require special consideration and examination.”

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 edition. Excerpt: ... LESSON IV. THE ASTRAL TUBE. HE term, "The Astral Tube," is frequently met with in the writings of Occultists, but you will find very little more than a mention of it in many of such works, the proverbial caution of the older writers having acted in the direction of preventing their entering into a fuller description or explanation, for fear of the information falling into improper hands. This will be more readily understood, when we tell you that the Astral Tube is, and may be, used for classes of phenomena other than that of Psychomancy, notably that of Mental Influencing, "treating," etc., which however forms no part of the present work, but which will be discussed in a future volume of the series to be called "Mental Influence, etc." The Astral Plane is composed of an ethereal form of matter, very much rarer and finer than the matter of the Physical Plane--but matter, nevertheless, and subject to fixed laws and conditions. And, just as it is possible to establish "lines of force" in the physical matter, so may corresponding "lines of force" be established in Astral matter. And this Astral Tube is really such a "line of force." In other words, it is possible to set up and establish a "line of force" on the Astral Plane, that will serve as a ready conductor of Astral vibrations, currents, etc., and which affords a highly efficient channel of communication between objects far removed from each other in space. And this channel is actually created and used in a variety of forms of Occult phenomena. POLARIZATION. You have heard of "Polarity," and "Polarization" in connection with electrical phenomena. "Polarity" is defined by Webster as: "That quality or condition of a body by virtue of which it exhibits opposite or contrasted properties...

"New Thought" adherents at the turn of the 20th century vehemently believed they could tap into latent and mysterious mental powers, and one of the most influential thinkers of this early "New Age" philosophy offers here, in this delightfully weird 1908 work, a crash course in this benign and useful magic. You'll discover. . how to see through solid objects . how to diagnose hidden disease . how to peek into a person's secret history . how to travel by astral projection . how to see into the past . and more. American writer WILLIAM WALKER ATKINSON (1862-1932) was editor of the popular magazine New Thought from 1901 to 1905, and editor of the journal Advanced Thought from 1916 to 1919. He authored dozens of New Thought books under numerous pseudonyms, some of which are likely still unknown today, including "Yogi Ramacharaka" and "Theron Q. Dumont."

Practical Psychomancy and Crystal GazingWilliam Walker Atkinson, attorney, merchant, publisher, and author (1862-1932)This ebook presents «Practical Psychomancy and Crystal Gazing», from William Walker Atkinson. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected.Table of Contents-01- About this book-02- THE NATURE OF PSYCHOMANCY-03- HOW TO DEVELOP YOURSELF-04- SIMPLE PSYCHOMANCY-05- THE ASTRAL TUBE-06- PSYCHOMETRY-07- CRYSTAL GAZING-08- ASTRAL PROJECTION-09- SPACE PSYCHOMANCY-10- PAST TIME PSYCHOMANCY-11- FUTURE TIME PSYCHOMANCY-12- DREAM PSYCHOMANCY

The term “Psychomancy” (pronounced, “sy-ko-man-see”), is derived from two Greek words, the first “psycho,” meaning “the soul; the mind; the understanding” (and generally used to indicate “psychic” or unusual powers of the soul or mind); the second word, “mancy” meaning “to divine; to foresee, or foreknow; to detect secret things,”—and in occult parlance, “to sense,” or “to receive impressions by the Astral Senses.” So the word, as we use it, may be said to mean “Psychic Sensing,” and in this work will be so used. The word “Psychomancer” means “one practicing Psychomancy;” and the word “Psychomantic” means “relating to Psychomancy.”

The term “Psychomancy” (pronounced, “sy‑ko‑man‑see”),is derived from two Greek words, the first “psycho,”meaning “the soul; the mind; the understanding” (andgenerally used to indicate “psychic” or unusual powers of thesoul or mind); the second word, “mancy” meaning “to divine;to foresee, or foreknow; to detect secret tbings,”—and inoccult parlance, “to sense,” or “to receive impressions by theAstral Senses.” So the word, as we use it, may be said to mean“Psychic Sensing,” and in this work will be so used. The word“Psychomancer” means “one practicing Psychomancy;” and theword “Psychomantic” means “relating to Psychomancy.”The word “Clairvoyance” is frequently used by people todesignate some of the phases of Psychomancy, but strictlyspeaking this term is incorrect when used in this sense, thetrue occult meaning of the word “Clairvoyance,” being“transcendental vision, or the perception of beings on anotherplane of existence—the seeing of disembodied souls, elementals,etc.” And so, in this work, we shall consider the true phenomenaof Clairvoyance, as distinct from that of Psychomancy.

Lesson I—The Nature of Psychomancy 5 Interesting, scientific principles underlying Psychomancy. Sensing objects by the Astral Senses. The three classes of Psychomancy. The phenomena of the Astral Vision. The Astral Tube. Projection of the Astral Body. Lesson II—How to Develop Yourself 12 The Dawn of the Psychic Faculties. Auric Colors. Visions. Development Methods. Concentration. Visualization. Psychometry. The Magic Mirror. How to use the Crystal and Mirror. General Instruction. Lesson III—Simple Psychomancy 20 Simple and Space Psychomancy and their differences. Sensitivity to Impressions. “Feeling” the Thought of Others. Seeing Through Solid Objects. Seeing Down Into the Earth. Telescopic and Microscopic Vision. Diagnosis of Disease by Psychomancy. Lesson IV—The Astral Tube 27 This most interesting study is stated clearly, so that all may readily understand this fundamental principle of Psychic Communication. Lesson V—Psychometry 31 Locating persons by a lock of hair, etc. Reading a person’s characteristics, past history, etc. Describing distant scenes from flowers, etc. Describing mines from bits of minerals, etc. Reading the past associations of an object. Lesson VI—Crystal Gazing 34 Revival of a Lost Science. Various forms of Crystal Gazing. Directions of “How to Do It,” etc. Lesson VII—Astral Projection 38 Projecting the Astral Body. Materializing one’s self. Taking part in Distant Scenes, Events and Conversations. Showing one’s self to Absent Friends. What the trained experimentor may do. The English Society’s reports upon Psychic Phenomena along these lines. The Living Ghost within each of us. Traveling in the Astral. Lesson VIII—Space Psychomancy 44 What it means, and what may be accomplished by means of it. Swedenborg’s, and others’, wonderful experiences. Truth stranger than fiction. Scientific facts reading like a romance. Lesson IX—Past Time Psychomancy 50 Sensing the scenes, occurrences and objects of the Past, by Astral Vision. A most fascinating subject, and one of importance to those having or developing Psychic Power. Lesson X—Future Time Psychomancy 56 Reading the Future. Future events cast their shadows before. Destiny and Fate. Premonitions, Previsions and Second Sight. The wonderful prevision and prediction of Cazotte, and its amusing sequel. Lesson XI—Dream Psychomancy 62 Psychomancy during sleep. The Phenomena of Psychic Dreams and Visions. Traveling in the Astral while asleep. Remarkable and well authenticated cases of Psychic Dreams and Visions, true and verified. This lesson will explain many similar instances in your own experience.

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