| We use our eyes more than we do any of our other | | | | see through it perfectly. Turn this tube in the direction |
| physical senses. We usually feel that our active | | | | of the house of a friend of yours; mentally go into a |
| consciousness is more connected with visual sight than | | | | room and see if you can discover in it anyone |
| with anything else. The sight-centers in the brain are | | | | present,and if so, who they are and what they look |
| used more than any of the others, and this fact is | | | | like. Note what you see carefully... including clothing or |
| proven by our own dreams, in which we "see" figures, | | | | colors, or anything that stands out for you. You will be |
| but very seldom hear any spoken words. Again our | | | | able to verify the next day how far your vision is |
| memory consists mostly of visual symbols and stimuli. | | | | correct. And remember to be playfull with this |
| When we think of a person, we call up their image | | | | exercise, the more playful and open minded you are, |
| before our minds eye, this being a "memory image." | | | | the less stress will interfere with your progress. |
| Now, as these parts of the mind and brain are so | | | | 2. Next, Construct the tube as before. At the other |
| active, it is only an extension of this natural faculty of | | | | end of this tube, which you can imagine to be about |
| inducing memory-images, which enables us to see | | | | one hundred yards long, you must endeavour to see |
| objects and figures in our practice of clairvoyance. | | | | clairvoyantly the face of a friend. Try to distinguish the |
| We only have to encourage this mental ability a little | | | | features of their face, making them clearer and |
| more than usual to carry it beyond the limitations of the | | | | clearer. When you have done this, gradually pull it |
| physical senses; whereas, with the other senses, much | | | | toward you by an effort of will, until it is only about two |
| less used, we might have to do a great deal more of | | | | or three feet from you. It should then be perfectly clear |
| this cultivation or forcing-process, in order to develop | | | | and every feature distinguishable. When you have |
| the corresponding spiritual abilities. Clairvoyance and | | | | succeeded in visualizing this face so clearly that you |
| similar faculties usually depend on the partial liberation | | | | see it as distinctly as you would as if that individual |
| or freeing of the spirit from the body, and the | | | | stood before you in life, your progress as a clairvoyant |
| stimulation of the corresponding psychic sense-organs | | | | will have made great advances and you may then |
| into a higher degree of activity, to permit their use. The | | | | begin experiments in influencing this person at a |
| following are a few exercises which will be helpful in | | | | distance, or sending messages back and forth while |
| developing this faculty of clairvoyance. | | | | seeing his face before you, as explained. Use your |
| DEVELOPMENT EXERCISES | | | | power of WILL - so that he should do a certain thing, |
| 1. Sit in a comfortable chair in a semi-darkened room. | | | | to think of you at a certain time or see your face float |
| Mentally construct (i.e., visualize) before you a tube, | | | | before him as he is busy with his daily activities. If you |
| open at both ends. One end of this tube fits over your | | | | practice this persistently, you will ultimately achieve |
| eyes, and the other end extends indefinitely out into | | | | success, being able to communicate and influence |
| space. Imagine that this tube is hollow and that you can | | | | persons without doubt. |