Theos-Talk Archives (August 2004 Message tt00596)

Hi Andrew,

I challenge you (Andrew) to find even a reference by HPB to the Ouija
Board, let alone a positive one. 

HPB on hypnosis can also be seen at:
http://www.katinkahesselink.net/health/hypnosis.htm (a bit shorter
than the text Bart referred to)

Katinka
--- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, Bart Lidofsky <bartl@s...> wrote:
> Andrew Smith wrote:
> > However, I still refuse to 
> > ever use a OuiJa Board or to be hypnotised as was recommended by HPB 
> > and the early Theosophists. 
> 
> As far as Ouija boards go, I have a basic principle: Would you trust a 
> spirit that has nothing better to do than to communicate with a
bunch of 
> people playing with a Ouija board?
> 
> In terms of hypnosis, Blavatsky did not recommend avoidance as much as 
> she recommended caution. Her article, "Hypnotism, And Its Relations To 
> Other Modes Of Fascination" (which can be found on 
> http://tinyurl.com/3sfvb ) gives a more detailed explanation. 
> Essentially, what I get is that hypnosis can be useful, but a decent 
> grounding in some basic spiritual principles is necessary to avoid the 
> basic dangers involved.
> 
> Bart