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counterpart of the physical head, there is a patch of matter which is dark brown in colour, and black at the edges. This mental “growth”, which closely resembles a splash of mud upon the face, consists of a type of elemental essence13 far coarser than that of which the rest of the mental body is composed. By comparison with the brilliance and rapidity of movement of the mental body, it appears almost inert. When examined closely, it is seen to possess an independent life of its own, which is completely separated from that of the rest of the body. The matter of the “growth” is vibrating at an entirely different rate from that of the mental body as a whole, and is at a stage of evolution far below that of the latter, as though it belonged to a kingdom of nature several degrees below the human. Contact with its consciousness produces a sense of repulsion, as from something foul and inimical There is a distinct sense of entityship, the instinct of which is to grasp finer matter, to eat it, to absorb it into itself, to destroy it, debase, and reduce it to its own level. It feels like the matter of a previous evolutionary age. This condition is reproduced at the emotional, etheric and physical levels. At the under-surface of the etheric double of the growth a number of tentacles penetrate the skin in a curved direction, closing upon and gripping it tightly. These tentacles are projected at irregular intervals round the edge of the growth, whilst the whole of the under-surface is seen to be in motion in a sort of Brownian movement, causing it to resemble the rough surface of a starfish. There are millions of tiny flesh-like protuberances, which are embedded in the skin of the mental, emotional and etheric doubles, and a process of absorption takes place through these.14 In terms of consciousness, such an abnormality is entirely foreign to the present state of the patient’s mind, and its presence therein is due to a karmic reaction from the past. In that past the sufferer indulged in a similar kind of parasitic absorption of life from another person by means of black magic. The disease is connected with the grosser form of vampirism and elemental magic. Investigation shows that the karma of cancer was engendered during one of the darkest periods in the history of mankind. Whole tribes, communities, and even nations, engaged in black magical practices of the most obscene and devilish character. This was at a stage of evolution when forms of elemental life