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wondered as they worked and asked each other “What manner of man is
this, whom even the winds and the waters obey?” And Jesus, looking sadly
at them, voiced that cry of the mystic who knows of the inherent and latent
powers of man over material conditions, awaiting the exercise of the Will
that may be exercised only in response to a great Faith. He answered them,
saying, “Oh, ye of little Faith. What had you to fear?”
To the mystic it seems strange that people are able to read the Gospel
accounts of the above and similar events and yet see no more in them than
a mere recital of miracles wrought by some supernatural power. To the
reader who has learned the fundamental truths, the New Testament record
of the wonder-working of Jesus, even as imperfect as that record is, is full
of advanced occult instructions stated so plainly that it seems as if even the
casual reader must recognize it. But no, the old rule is still in force—each
reads only that for which he is ready—each must bring something to a book,
before he may expect to take anything away from it—to him that hath shall
be given. Ever the same old mystic truth, manifest ever and ever, at all times
and in all places. It is a fundamental law of the mind.
The journey across the lake was attended by another manifestation of
occult power which is often passed over by the church teachers without
comment, or at least with a labored endeavor to “explain” the evident
meaning of the narrative. The modern materialistic trend of thought has
invaded even the churches and has caused the preachers and teachers
to endeavor to escape the accusation of “believing in spirits” and similar
phenomena of the Astral World.
When the company reached the coast of Gergesa, on the opposite side
of the lake, it disembarked and Jesus and His disciples pressed in toward the
coast towns. As they passed among the cliffs lining the shore, they perceived
two uncanny wandering figures which, gibbering, followed them along. The
two maniacs, for such they were, approached the party, and one of them
began to address the Master in a strange manner, beseeching Him to relieve
the two of the devils possessing them. He called aloud, “O Master, thou Son