Your Psychic Powers and How to Develop Them by Hereward Carrington

Author:Hereward Carrington [Carrington, Hereward]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
ISBN: 978-1-4463-5820-7
Publisher: F+W Media
Published: 2012-09-14T16:00:00+00:00

THE BEST WAY TO ENTER TRANCE

Many persons cannot enter trance spontaneously but have to be mesmerized by another person before this condition is brought about. Even Andrew Jackson Davis was mesmerized for years before he could develop spontaneous trance,—so that he could enter it at will.

This may be one of the best ways for the beginner to begin his trance-mediumship, but you should take care that the person who mesmerizes you is of a suitable temperament and in every way fitted and qualified to do so. If he is not, you are liable to attract to yourself spirits of a lower order, and then you will bring to yourself lying and malevolent spirits and you may induce a case of so-called “obsession.” However if the operator is harmonious and qualified for his task, he will not only prevent this, but would see you through more safely than if you entered this condition spontaneously and by yourself.

Trance is very closely akin to some cases of suspended animation, to certain Yoga trance conditions and even death itself, which has been called its “twin brother.” As we have seen, however, it differs from all these very widely. Spontaneous trance is doubtless the most commonly experienced and is the one which you should endeavour to cultivate in yourself,—other things being equal.

During these conditions—as you develop—many odd and striking phenomena will doubtless become manifest to you. If your hand writes automatically, you will probably note that it becomes more or less sensitive or anæsthetic, as explained in the chapter on Automatic-Writing. If speech is induced, as the result of trance, this may be striking and coherent, or quite possibly mere nonsense and “gibberish.” If the latter develops you may be sure that something is wrong, and you should strive to ascertain what this condition is, and correct it if possible. Here, as elsewhere, you must be careful and exercise your own judgment and discretion on the messages received, and not to accept all these as absolute truth, for if you do, you are likely to be greatly deceived—especially at the beginning of your mediumship, where everything is faulty and difficult. The clearer the communications, generally speaking, the surer the messages, but those coming through what might be called “Amateur-Mediums” are to be trusted only when they have been verified!

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