CHAPTER XVIII 
Of CLAIRVOYANCE AND OF THE BODY OF LIGHT 
Il'S POWER AND ITS DEVELOPMENT 
A.LSO CONCERNING DIVINATION 
I 
Within ilie liuman body is another body of approximately 
the same size and sliape; L but made of a subîler and less 
iilnsory materiaL It is of course not “real” 5 but then no more 
is the other body! Before treating of clairvoyance one must discuss 
briefly this question of reality, for misapprehension on the subject 
has given rise to endless trouble. 
There is the story of the American in the train who saw another 
American carrying a basket of unusual shape. His curiosity 
mastered him, and he leant across and said: “Say, stranger, what 
you got in that bag ?” The other, lantern-jawed and taciturn, 
replied : “Mongoose”. The hrst man was rather baffled, as he 
had never heard of a mongoose. After a pause he pursued, at the 
risk of a rebuff : “But say, what is a Mongoose ?” “Mongoose 
eats snakes”, replied the other. This was another poser, but he 
pursued; “What in he.ll do you want a Mongoose for ?” “Well, 
you see”, said the second man (in a confidential whisper) “my 
brother sees snakes”. The hrst man was more puzzled than ever; 
but after a long think, he continued rather pathetically : “But say, 
them ain’t real snakes”. “Sure”, said the man with the basket, 
“but this Mongoose ain’t real either”. 
This is a perfect parable of Magick. There is no such thing 
1. i. e. as a general rule. It can be altered very greatly in these 
respects. 
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