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THE EQUINOX
Further that the Yogi theories on this experiment were:
(1) That a living object is the reflection of the Actual, the living object being
purely unreal.
(2) That from this type of meditation can be discovered the character of the
person meditated upon.
e.g. Q. Is A. pious?
A. If he grows large, yes he is very pious.
Q. Is B. a villain?
A. If he shrivels, he is a small villain, not a man to be afraid of.
Also of ordinary occult things—e.g. change of face, expressions, etc.
There are also further theories regarding the disintegration of man. Theories
concerning the danger of this process to the meditator and meditatee alike.*
The next practice was to meditate upon the image of D. A. standing.
The figure remained in the same place, but altered much like a form reflected
in glasses of various curves. The general tendency was to increase slightly, but
the most fixed idea was of a figure about 9 feet high but of normal breadth.
Next, of normal height and of about double normal breadth.
D. A.'s comment on this meditation was that the result was not good.
This practice was attempted again on the following day: and resulted in many
superposed images of various sizes and at various distances. One of the figures
had moustaches like the horns of a buffalo. The expression of the figures
became bold and fierce; especially at four feet distance, where there were two
very real images, one small and one large respectively. the comment of D. A. on
this meditation was that it was most clear, and represented complete success.
On the fifteenth of April 1901 we find P. writing in his
diary:
“I agree to project my astral to Soror F.† in Hong-Kong every Saturday
evening at nine o'clock, which should reach her at 4.6 p.m. on Sunday by Hong-
Kong time. She is to start at 10 a.m. Sunday by Hong-Kong time to reach me by
12.2 p.m. Saturday.”
These spirit journeys were to commence on the 31st of
* This danger is also experienced by such as carry out Black Magical
Operations. The current of will often returns and injures the Magician who
willed it.
† Soror F. the same as Soror S.S.D.F.