veries, a communion which is purified from imagination and
fancy, an association which is sanctified from time and place. So
it is written in the Gospel that on Mount Tabor, Moses and Elias
came to Christ, and it is evident that this was not a material
meeting. It was a spiritual condition....

... [Communications such as] these are real, and produce wonderful
effects in the minds and thoughts of men, and cause their hearts
to be attracted.--Some Answered Questions, pp. 290, 291, 292.

While admitting the reality of "supernormal" psychic faculties He
deprecates attempts to force their development prematurely. These
faculties will unfold naturally when the right time comes, if we only
follow the path of spiritual progress which the Prophets have traced for
us. He says:--

To tamper with psychic forces while in this world interferes with
the condition of the soul in the world to come. These forces are
real, but, normally, are not active on this plane. The child in
the womb has its eyes, ears, hands, feet, etc., but they are not
in activity. The whole purpose of life in the material world is
the coming forth into the world of Reality, where those forces
will become active. They belong to that world. (from Miss
Buckton's notes, revised by 'Abdu'l-Baha).

Intercourse with spirits of the departed ought not to be sought for its
own sake, nor in order to gratify idle curiosity. It is both a privilege
and duty, however, for those on one side of the veil to love and help and
pray for those on the other. Prayers for the dead are enjoined on Baha'is.
'Abdu'l-Baha said to Miss E. J. Rosenberg in 1904: "The grace of effective
intercession is one of the perfections belonging to advanced souls, as
well as to the Manifestation of God. Jesus Christ had the power of
interceding for the forgiveness of His enemies when on earth, and He
certainly has this power now. 'Abdu'l-Baha never mentions the name of a
dead person without saying 'May God forgive him!' or words to that effect.
Followers of the prophets have also this power of praying for the
forgiveness of souls. Therefore we may not think that any souls are
condemned to a stationary condition of suffering or loss arising from
absolute ignorance of God. The power of effective intercession for them
always exists....

"The rich in the other world can help the poor, as the rich can help the
poor here. In every world al