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The psychic powers are extra-sensory abilities known in India as [[Siddhi]]s. The lower ones can be active even at birth, as a result of work in that direction in a previous incarnation. However, to develop the higher one and perfect them so that they are reliable takes years of training. As [[Koot Hoomi|Master K.H.]] stated "it takes even us . . . ten or fifteen years".<ref>Vicente Hao Chin, Jr., ''The Mahatma Letters to A.P. Sinnett in chronological sequence'' No. 101 (Quezon City: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 347.</ref> | The psychic powers are extra-sensory abilities known in India as [[Siddhi]]s. The lower ones can be active even at birth, as a result of work in that direction in a previous incarnation. However, to develop the higher one and perfect them so that they are reliable takes years of training. As [[Koot Hoomi|Master K.H.]] stated "it takes even us . . . ten or fifteen years".<ref>Vicente Hao Chin, Jr., ''The Mahatma Letters to A.P. Sinnett in chronological sequence'' No. 101 (Quezon City: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 347.</ref> | ||
C. W. Leadbeater recommended that before activating the [[Chakras|etheric chakras]] that will bring the realities of the higher worlds into the waking consciousness, the aspirant should | [[C. W. Leadbeater]] recommended that before activating the [[Chakras|etheric chakras]] that will bring the realities of the higher worlds into the waking consciousness, the aspirant should follow a spiritual discipline of study and [[meditation]] that will develop the [[Astral Body|astral]] and [[Mental Body|mental bodies]] on their own planes: | ||
<blockquote>First there should be a development of the astral and mental bodies, so that they may be definite vehicles of consciousness on their own planes; then may come the awakening of the chakras in the etheric double by means of which the valuable knowledge gained through those higher bodies may be brought down to the physical plane consciousness. But all this should be done only when and as the Master advises; remember, in At the Feet of the Master the Teacher said: "Have no desire for psychic powers".<ref>Charles Webster Leadbeater, ''Talks on the Path of Occultism'' Volume 2, (Adyar, Madras: The Theosophical Publishing House, 1980), 47.</ref></blockquote> | <blockquote>First there should be a development of the astral and mental bodies, so that they may be definite vehicles of consciousness on their own planes; then may come the awakening of the chakras in the etheric double by means of which the valuable knowledge gained through those higher bodies may be brought down to the physical plane consciousness. But all this should be done only when and as the Master advises; remember, in At the Feet of the Master the Teacher said: "Have no desire for psychic powers".<ref>Charles Webster Leadbeater, ''Talks on the Path of Occultism'' Volume 2, (Adyar, Madras: The Theosophical Publishing House, 1980), 47.</ref></blockquote> | ||
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Psychic powers
The psychic powers are extra-sensory abilities known in India as Siddhis. The lower ones can be active even at birth, as a result of work in that direction in a previous incarnation. However, to develop the higher one and perfect them so that they are reliable takes years of training. As Master K.H. stated "it takes even us . . . ten or fifteen years".[1]
C. W. Leadbeater recommended that before activating the etheric chakras that will bring the realities of the higher worlds into the waking consciousness, the aspirant should follow a spiritual discipline of study and meditation that will develop the astral and mental bodies on their own planes:
First there should be a development of the astral and mental bodies, so that they may be definite vehicles of consciousness on their own planes; then may come the awakening of the chakras in the etheric double by means of which the valuable knowledge gained through those higher bodies may be brought down to the physical plane consciousness. But all this should be done only when and as the Master advises; remember, in At the Feet of the Master the Teacher said: "Have no desire for psychic powers".[2]
See also
Online resources
Articles and pamphlets
- Psychic and Spiritual Development by Annie Besant
- A Psychic Warning by H. P. Blavatsky
- Spiritual Progress by H. P. Blavatsky
- Astral Intoxication by William Q. Judge
- Of Occult Powers and their Acquirement by William Q. Judge
- Spiritual Gifts and their Attainment by William Q. Judge
- How to become psychic by Geoffrey Hodson
- Assessing Psychism by Hugh Shearman
- Questioning Reality: A Physicist's View of Psychic Abilities by Russell Targ
- Is Psychism the Same as Spirituality? by The Theosophical Society in Australia
Books
- Psychic Powers by Helen Savage
- Varieties of Psychism by J.I. Wedgewood
Video
- Experiments in Telepathy by David Bruce