The Mentalist's Handbook: An Explorer's Guide to Astral, Spirit, and Psychic Worlds

220 Pages·2008·6.05 MB·English

by  Clint Marsh

THE
MENTALIST'S
HANDBOOK

"The Human Soulpossesses, from the fact of its being of the same essence as all
creation, a marvellous power. One who possesses the secret is enabled to rise as
high as his imagination will carry him; but he does that only on the condition of
becoming closely united to this universal force. "
-HEINRICH CORNELIUS AGRIPPA,
de Occulta Philosophia
(trans. H. P. Blavatsky, Isis Unveiled)
CONTENTS
Illustrations ..................................... xi
Foreword by Jeff Hoke ........................... xiii
Introduction .................................... xvii
The Camelopard ................................ xxi
Instructions for Recording Experiments ............. xxiii
Lesson One. The Nature of Aether .................. 3
The Basics of Meditation and Visualization-The Basics of Meditation-An Initial
MeditationThe Basics of VisualizationA Simple Visualization-The Importance
oflmagination-A Description of the Aetheric Plane-Imagining the Aetheric
PlaneThe Location ofThis Place-"What Good Is theAetheric Plane?"The Nature
ofAetherAether as a Substance-The Scu ptor's Studio-Some Questions about the
Sculptor 's StudioAether and the Supernatural World-Two Bodies in One Person-
Visualizing the Aetheric Body-Visualization and Memory-Observation and
Memory-Memory of the Commonplace-The Mentalism Connection-
PsychismsAstral Projection-Spiritism-Mind Is Matter, Matter Is Mind-Letters
from Aspirants
Lesson Two. Aetheric Beings ...................... 33
The Aetheric Plane, Its Worlds and Vibrations-The Astral WorldThe Elemental
WorldThe Elysian World, or Elysium-An Introduction to Vibrational Theory All
Is Aether-Below and above the Material-Elemental Vibration-Perception and
Reality in the Aether-Inky Flares-An Aetheric Bestiary-Animal Spirits-Astral
Hounds-Departed Spirits-Devas-The Dweller on the Threshold Elementals
(Nature Spirits-Elementals ThoughtForms-False Gods-Gestalts-Ghosts-Ghost
Stars-Lost Souls-Manfested Spirits-Phantoms (Plant and Object Doubles-
PoltergeistsProjected Astral Bodies ofMentalists-Revenants-Secret MastersStar