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EOSICKUGIAN PHILOSOPHY
to let him have possession of our most valuable house, our
body, many at once comply, flattered in the bel;ef that
"a dear Angel" has visited them. But "dear Angels" and
philanthropists do not grow on every bush in the Desire,
World any more than here. It cannot be too often reit-
erated that there is no transforming power in death; that
an ignorant Indian does not suddenly become all wise by
the mere fact of having passed out at death. As it is
necessary to study in order to gain knowledge
in this
world, so must the departed spirits apply themselves if
desiring to learn about conditions in that world, and until
they have had the requisite amount of experience,
the de-
parted are no more fit to guide us from there than they
were while here. The safest plan is to leave all negative
phenomena alone, concentrating all our energies on living
the life, and doing exercises which foster in us the faculty
of entering that world at will, either traveling in our finer
vehicles or clairvoyantly observing it while still within
our dense body. That is progress; when we have that
ability we can see the disembodied entities face to face
and judge for ourselves whether it is advisable to listen
to their counsel or not. Until we can do that we are
at a disadvantage, and caution should teach us to keep
on the safe side.