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ego, in consequence, withdraws his attention from the now almost useless vehicle, as he finds himself unable to check the ravages caused by the disease in the etheric brain. A cure would have to begin with the elimination of The emanations from the poisonous matter these poisons, which, combining as described above, form a product whose etheric emanations cause the damage. The disease will be progressive. The etheric poison seems to be connected with the blood, though the mechanism which controls and maintains the amount of force coming through the chemical atoms which compose the blood is functioning improperly. Karma, acting directly from the inner worlds, on to the etheric double, is the cause of the disturbance in the rhythm of the life force playing through the atoms of the blood. The disease, in this case, arose spontaneously in the blood, as a result of the direct action of A similar effect may no doubt be produced physically by the introduction of poison into the blood stream. This case is the karmic result of cruelty of a bloodletting character, in which there has been a mental refinement of cruelty. The suffering penetrates deeply into the inner consciousness, and the ego cannot completely detach or dissociate himself from the brain. The diseased condition of the etheric double of the brain prevents the ego from completely withdrawing himself during sleep, and so limits his emotional and mental, as well as his physical life. He is only likely to be released from his body by death. The suffering is particularly great, because the sleep-consciousness is limited by this fact. When out of the body, his actions and consciousness, as well as the range of his movements, are severely limited by his inability to get away from the physical brain. The diseased etheric.double of the brain acts almost like an adhesive, with a corresponding effect at the emotional and mental levels. No news has been received of this case since the above examination. Case E. Dipsomania. Male, aged 40. Diagnosis by means of clairvoyant sight shows that the physical body is saturated with alcohol; tile emotional body is seriously tainted with it, and with the effects of continual indulgence in sensual gratification. In addition, the patient is surrounded with alcohol elementals, which are associated with the vice