International photographer (Jan-Dec 1934)

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November. 1934 Th INTERNAT1DX A L P H () T O GRAPH E R Eleven By Geoffrey Hodson Author of "Science of Seership" , "Some Experiments in Fourth Dimensional Vision", etc. to act somewhat as an electrical rheostat, transforming the light energy reflected from the object in terms of voltage. This energy is also specialized or attuned to the vibratory rate of the individual, after which two changes it flows across the intervening space into the optic disc. From the optic disc the current is conducted along the optic nerves of each eye to meet at the optic chiasma, where a further change of "voltage" occurs. Here the two sets of nerves, one from each eye, meet and some of the fibers cross over, whilst others do not. From the chiasma they convey the transformed light ray to the visual areas in the occipital region of the head. In these areas of the brain, the electro-magnetic energies of the light ray are again transformed, their voltage being further changed, so that they can be "picked up" by the intelligence using the brain. Clairvoyance is part of the sixth sense, as yet latent in the human organism, though becoming active in certain people. In later races it may become fully developed and used as a normal means of cognition. It is capable of being brought into activity in advance of the normal period by the application of known principles. One function of the etheric double is to bridge the gap between the physical and the superphysical. In its densest state it impinges directly upon the gaseous level of the physical world and in its rarest upon the lowest level of the emotional world, the superphysical light of which is one octave of vibration above the physical spectrum in terms of frequency. The absence of the etheric double, as in anasthesia when it is extruded, produces unconsciousness, the connection between the ego or higher consciousness and the brain being temporarily severed at the etheric level. Since we have now traced the passage of light rays from the physical to the superphysical, we must next consider the superphysical processes in physical vision. This demands some knowledge of the method by which the ego is incarnated in his physical vehicle. Searching for the seat of egoic consciousness as in the brain, the author finds it to be situated within the third ventricle — a cavity in the middle of the head, filled during life with cerebrospinal fluid. Here it is seen clairvoyantly as an intensely brilliant superphysical light, the central glow of which includes the pituitary and pineal glands. This light spreads out over the whole brain, but diminishes in intensity in proportion to its distance from the third ventricle. The ego* is the true seer and knower, the brain is but an instrument. Only a fragment of egoic consciousness is incarnated in the physical body, which constitutes the ego's sole means of contact with the physical world. The ego obtains its visual contact with the physical world through the mechanism of vision and its other contacts through the other senses, each with its appropriate external organs, internal areas in the brain and connecting nerves. One important function of the ego is to synthesize the many different experiences which it gains through the physical body. It collects all these impressions from the physical world, combines them and decodes them from their vibratory state into terms of knowledge, which are then projected into the appropriate area of the brain, via the third ventricle and the pituitary and pineal glands, these latter appearing to serve somewhat as amplifiers or tubes in a radio set. In the case of vision, the ego also fuses into one the two separate visual impressions received, one through each eye. Most of this work of synthesizing, fusing and decoding is done by that aspect or fragment of egoic consciousness which, as stated above, is established in the third ventricle of the brain. A third factor must now be considered in the study of the superphysical aspect of physical vision. While making clairvoyant observations of the operation of the sense of sight, it became clear that a force ims flowing out from the seer to the object seen. This outflowing energy is an aspect of the life-force of the individual, and is the complementary spiritual energy without which vision by the physical light ray alone would apparently be impossible. It would appear that man can only see those objects to which he can respond in terms of life force. Our visual range is limited to objects which are on, or reasonably near to, the vibratory rate of the life-force manifested in earth humanity. We probably have our own sidereal system, which may be quite invisible to those dwelling in a solar system, universe or cosmos manifesting on a different fundamental note or rate of vibration ; whilst their sidereal system, and indeed their solar systems, will be invisible to us. In short, we can only see the things with which we can vibrate synchronously, as far as the inner life-essence of our being is concerned. Plotinus in his "Essay on the Beautiful" voices the same idea: "For it is here necessary that the perceiver and the thing perceived should be similar to each other before the vision can exist. Thus the sensitive eye can never be able to survey the orb of the sun, unless strongly endowed with fire, and participating largely of the vivid ray." While it seems impossible for a person to see objects to which he cannot achieve vibrational response in terms of life, there are cases where a blind person has perceived physical objects. The possibility of seeing without eyes is not entirely remote, for whilst most ants are able to see the ultra violet rays, the Anommas, i.e., "without eyes", behave as if they saw; although blind they have been known to react to the shadow of a cloud. They have very highly developed senses of smell and touch and there is evidence of a "photodermic sen^e", that is to say, a sensitiveness to light through nerve endings in the skin. It has also been found that blindfolded sensitives under hypnosis can distinguish light and shade and even objects held near the breast or abdomen. Of the two factors in physical vision, ocular response to the light ray and synchronization of life-force, the latter alone appears to be indispensable. The author himself has found it possible to see clairvoyantly physical objects, with the eyes shut, using wave lengths beyond the visible spectrum. This opens up another aspect of the subject of vision, one which demands a separate study. At this point, therefore, the subject is left, perchance to be pursued in later articles. * Vide "The Causal Bod-," by Maj. A. E. Powell. Please mention The International Photographer when corresponding with advertisers.