ords and reports on such cases. Dangers of
uninstructed persons going out on the astral, except in dream state.
"Fools rush in where angels fear to tread." A timely warning. A most
important and interesting subject.

LESSON XV
STRANGE ASTRAL PHENOMENA
Additional phases of Astral Phenomena. Projection of Thought-Forms.
Something between ordinary Clairvoyance and Astral-Body perception. What a
Thought-Form is. How it is created. What it does. Where it goes. How a
portion of one's consciousness is projected in a Thought-Form. Using a
Thought-Form as at cut-post, or observation point. How things appear when
viewed from a Thought-Form. A wonderful phase of occult phenomena.
Advantages and disadvantages of this form of clairvoyant visioning. Hindu
Psychic Magic, and how it is performed. Remarkable illusory effects
produced by Hindu Magicians. All is explained when the principle of the
creation and projection of Thought-Forms is understood. Why the Hindus
excel in this phase of occultism. An interesting description of Hindu
Magic feats. The power of concentrated "visualization." The phenomena of
Levitation, or the moving of articles at a distance. The occult
explanation of this phenomenon. Natural explanation for so-called
"super-natural" occurrence.

LESSON XVI
PSYCHIC INFLUENCE: ITS LAWS AND PRINCIPLES
The laws and principles underlying the power of one mind to influence and
affect another mind. More than ordinary telepathy. The inductive power of
mental vibrations. Everything is in vibration. Mental vibrations are much
higher in the scale than are physical vibrations. What "induction" is. How
a mental state, or an emotional feeling, tends to induce a similar state
in another mind. Many instances cited. The different degrees of vibratory
influence, and what causes the difference. The contagious effect of a
"strong feeling." Why a strong desire hag a dynamic effect in certain
cases. The power of visualization in Psychic Influence. The Attractive
Power of Thought. The effect of Mental Concentration. Focusing your
Forces. Holding the mind to a state of "one-pointedness." Why the
occultist controls his imagination. Suggestions as to practice, and rules
of development. A few easily-mastered principles which give you the key to
the whole of this wonderful subject.

LESSON XVII
PERSONAL PSYCHIC INFLUENCE OVER OTHERS
Psychic Influence exerted over others, when in their presence. Different
degrees of the influence. Posses