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centuries and illuminating an incident which has always been obscure。 

       ��6�А  �Published   at   sixpence   by   the   Light   Publishing   Co。�察  �6�察  �Queen 

Square�察     �London�察     �W。C。     The    same     firm    supplies     Dr。   Ellis    Powell's 

convincing little book on the same subject。 

       When we translate Bible language into the terms of modern psychic 

religion     the   correspondence       becomes      evident。     It  does   not   take   much 

alteration。 Thus for ;Lo�察�a miracle� ─�we say ;This is a manifestation。; ;The 

angel of the Lord; becomes ;a high spirit。; Where we talked of ;a voice 

from heaven�察─  �we   say  ;the   direct   voice。;   ;His   eyes   were   opened   and he 

saw a vision; means ;he became clairvoyant。; It is only the occultist who 

can   possibly   understand   the   Scriptures   as   being   a   real   exact   record   of 

events。 There are many other small points which seem to bring the story of 

Christ   and   of   the   Apostles   into   very   close   touch   with   modern   psychic 

research�察  �and   greatly   support   the   close   accuracy   of   some   of   the   New 



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Testament   narrative。   One   which   appeals   to   me   greatly   is   the   action   of 

Christ when He was asked a question which called for a sudden decision�察�

namely the fate of the woman who had been taken in sin。 What did He do�拭�

The very last thing that one would have expected or invented。 He stooped 

down before answering and wrote with his finger in the sand。 This he did a 

second   time   upon   a   second   catch´question   being   addressed to   Him。   Can 

any theologian give a reason for such an action�拭�I hazard the opinion that 

among      the   many    forms    of  mediumship       which     were   possessed     in  the 

highest form by Christ�察�was the power of automatic writing�察�by which He 

summoned those great forces which were under His control to supply Him 

with the answer。 Granting�察�as I freely do�察�that Christ was preternatural�察�in 

the    sense   that  He    was   above     and   beyond     ordinary    humanity     in   His 

attributes�察  �one   may   still   inquire   how   far   these   powers   were   contained 

always within His human body�察�or how far He referred back to spiritual 

reserves beyond it。 When He spoke merely from His human body He was 

certainly   open   to   error�察  �like   the   rest   of   us�察  �for   it   is   recorded   how   He 

questioned the woman of Samaria about her husband�察�to which she replied 

that she had no husband。 In the case of the woman taken in sin�察�one can 

only   explain   His   action   by   the   supposition   that   He   opened   a     channel 

instantly   for   the   knowledge   and   wisdom   which   was   preter´human�察  �and 

which     at   once   gave   a   decision   in  favor   of   large´minded     charity。   It   is 

interesting to observe the effect which these phenomena�察�or the report of 

them�察  �produced   upon   the   orthodox   Jews   of   those   days。  The   greater   part 

obviously      discredited     them�察  �otherwise     they   could    not   have    failed   to 

become followers�察�or at the least to have regarded such a wonder´worker 

with respect and admiration。 One can well imagine how they shook their 

bearded   heads�察  �declared   that   such   occurrences   were   outside   their   own 

experience�察�and possibly pointed to the local conjuror who earned a few 

not   over´clean   denarii   by   imitating   the   phenomena。   There   were   others�察�

however�察  �who   could   not   possibly   deny�察  �because   they   either   saw   or   met 

with witnesses who had seen。 These declared roundly that the whole thing 

was of the devil�察�drawing from Christ one of those pithy�察�common´sense 

arguments in which He excelled。 The same two classes of opponents�察�the 

scoffers and the diabolists�察�face us to´day。 Verily the old world goes round 



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and so do the events upon its surface。 There is one line of thought which 

may be indicated in the hope that it will find development from the minds 

and    pens    of  those    who    have    studied    most    deeply    the   possibilities    of 

psychic   power。   It   is   at   least   possible�察  �though   I   admit   that   under   modern 

conditions it has not   been clearly proved�察�that   a medium of great   power 

can charge another with his own force�察�just as a magnet when rubbed upon 

a piece of inert steel can turn it also into a magnet。 One of the best attested 

powers of D。 D。 Home was that he could take burning coals from the fire 

with impunity and carry them in his hand。 He could thenand this comes 

nearer to the point at issueplace them  on the head of anyone who   was 

fearless   without   their   being   burned。   Spectators   have   described   how   the 

silver filigree of the hair of Mr。 Carter Hall used to be gathered over the 

glowing   ember�察  �and   Mrs。   Hall   has   mentioned   how   she   combed   out   the 

ashes afterwards。 Now�察�in this case�察�Home was clearly�察�able to convey�察�a 

power to another person�察 �just as   Christ�察�when   He was   levitated over the 

lake�察�was able to convey the same power to Peter�察�so long as Peter's faith 

held   firm。   The   question   then   arises   if   Home   concentrated   all   his   force 

upon   transferring   such   a   power   how   long   would   that   power   last�拭  �The 

experiment was never tried�察�but   it would   have borne   very�察�directly  upon 

this argument。  For�察 �granting   that   the  power can   be  transferred�察 �then  it   is 

very clear how the Christ circle was able to send forth seventy disciples 

who were   endowed with   miraculous   functions。 It is   clear also   why�察 �new 

disciples had to return to Jerusalem to be ;baptised of the spirit�察─�to use 

their phrase�察�before setting forth upon their wanderings。 And when in turn 

they�察�desired to send forth representatives would not they lay hands upon 

them�察  �make   passes   over   them   and   endeavour   to   magnetise   them   in   the 

same     wayif     that  word     may    express    the   process�拭    �Have    we    here   the 

meaning of the laying on of hands by the bishop at ordination�察�a ceremony 

to   which   vast   importance   is   still   attached�察  �but   which   may   well   be   the 

survival of something really vital�察�the bestowal of the thaumaturgic power�拭�

When�察  �at   last�察  �through   lapse   of   time   or   neglect   of   fresh   cultivation�察  �the 

power   ran   out�察  �the   empty   formula   may   have   been   carried   on�察  �without 

either the blesser or the blessed understanding what it was that the hands 

of   the   bishop�察  �and   the   force   which   streamed   from   them�察  �were   meant   to 



                   
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