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to a very broad rule. Just so is it with crystal and mirror seeing, there being ten false to every single true one in the land. The thing itself is older than any civilization now on the globe, yet nevertheless, like genuine mediumship, is constantly being counterfeited. Indeed, turn whichever way you will, a great and deep-seated discontent prevails in the household of the spiritual faith. It is not so among Rosicrucians, albeit their belief in spirits is as strong as strong can be; not fanatical — but strong. The people are getting tired of modern spiritualism, for they accept, as I do, its real facts, but discard its jargon and crudities. Interested parties try to hide its blotches, but they wil/ show themselves. The reason is that there’s too much theorizing and too little religion; too much head, and a great sparseness of heart. Carlyle wrote to a friend of mine that a certain given form of modern spiritualism was the “liturgy of Dead Sea apes.” Much of itis; but out of what is good and true in it will, I hope, spring glorious things of heart and hope in the good time coming.
Madame George Sand gives an account of the famous Count St. Germain, one of the most remarkable magic-mirrorists that ever lived this side the hills of India, and of whom it was claimed that he had lived for centuries, despite the wear and tear of time, and the surging revolutions of decaying empires : —
‘What makes this Count de St. Germain an interesting and remarkable personage, to say the least, in my opinion is the number of new and ingenious claims by which he unravels the doubtful points of the obscurer history of States. Question him about any subject or epoch of history, and you will be surprised to hear him unfold or invent an infinity of probable and interesting things, which throw a new light on what has been doubtful and mysterious. Mere erudition does not suffice to explain history. This man must have a mighty mind and great knowlege of humanity.
It is with great difficulty that he can be made to talk of the wonderful things. . . . Heis aware that he is treated as a charlatan and dreamer, and this seems to trouble him much. . . . He refuses to explain his supernatural power. . . He has filled Europe with countless strange tales.” . . Of Count Cagliostro: ‘It is well known, when Frederick the Great ordered him to quit Berlin, that he left it, in his carriage, in propria persona, at twelve exactly, passing aé the same time through each of the gates; at least twenty thousand people will swear to that. The guards at every gate saw the same hat, wig, carriage and horses, and you cannot convince them that on that day there were not at least six Cagliostros in the field.” That same Cagliostro fashioned and owned a magic mirror, now in Florence, Italy, in which whosoever he permitted to gaze, could, and did, see any three things or persons they desired to, no matter whether living or dead! And thousands as sacredly believe this as they do that two and two make four. Nor is this belief any part or parcel of spiritism, so-called; nor superstition; but it is per-
to a very broad rule. Just so is it with crystal and mirror seeing, there being ten false to every single true one in the land. The thing itself is older than any civilization now on the globe, yet nevertheless, like genuine mediumship, is constantly being counterfeited. Indeed, turn whichever way you will, a great and deep-seated discontent prevails in the household of the spiritual faith. It is not so among Rosicrucians, albeit their belief in spirits is as strong as strong can be; not fanatical — but strong. The people are getting tired of modern spiritualism, for they accept, as I do, its real facts, but discard its jargon and crudities. Interested parties try to hide its blotches, but they wil/ show themselves. The reason is that there’s too much theorizing and too little religion; too much head, and a great sparseness of heart. Carlyle wrote to a friend of mine that a certain given form of modern spiritualism was the “liturgy of Dead Sea apes.” Much of itis; but out of what is good and true in it will, I hope, spring glorious things of heart and hope in the good time coming.
Madame George Sand gives an account of the famous Count St. Germain, one of the most remarkable magic-mirrorists that ever lived this side the hills of India, and of whom it was claimed that he had lived for centuries, despite the wear and tear of time, and the surging revolutions of decaying empires : —
‘What makes this Count de St. Germain an interesting and remarkable personage, to say the least, in my opinion is the number of new and ingenious claims by which he unravels the doubtful points of the obscurer history of States. Question him about any subject or epoch of history, and you will be surprised to hear him unfold or invent an infinity of probable and interesting things, which throw a new light on what has been doubtful and mysterious. Mere erudition does not suffice to explain history. This man must have a mighty mind and great knowlege of humanity.
It is with great difficulty that he can be made to talk of the wonderful things. . . . Heis aware that he is treated as a charlatan and dreamer, and this seems to trouble him much. . . . He refuses to explain his supernatural power. . . He has filled Europe with countless strange tales.” . . Of Count Cagliostro: ‘It is well known, when Frederick the Great ordered him to quit Berlin, that he left it, in his carriage, in propria persona, at twelve exactly, passing aé the same time through each of the gates; at least twenty thousand people will swear to that. The guards at every gate saw the same hat, wig, carriage and horses, and you cannot convince them that on that day there were not at least six Cagliostros in the field.” That same Cagliostro fashioned and owned a magic mirror, now in Florence, Italy, in which whosoever he permitted to gaze, could, and did, see any three things or persons they desired to, no matter whether living or dead! And thousands as sacredly believe this as they do that two and two make four. Nor is this belief any part or parcel of spiritism, so-called; nor superstition; but it is per-
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