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Occult Science in India

50 entries · 6 sections

by Louis Jacolliot

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Part I. The Doctrine of the Pitris

Chapter I. The Initiated at the Ancient Temples Chapter II. The Brahmins Chapter III. The Brahmin—From His Birth To His Novitiate—The Ceremony of the Djita Carma Chapter IV. The Brahmin—From His Novitiate to His Reception Into the First Degree of His Initiation Chapter V. The First Degree of Initiation Chapter VI. The First Degree of Initiation.—(Continued.)Chapter VII. The Second Degree of Initiation Chapter VIII. The Third Degree of Initiation Chapter IX. The Grand Council Chapter X. The Election of the Brahmatma Chapter XI. The Yoguys

Part II. The Philosophical Tenets of the Indian Initiates

Chapter I. The Degree of Sanctity Which the Initiates Must Have Attained Before Receiving the Sacred Formula and the Fatal Secret Chapter II. The Superior Guru—The Sacred Decade Chapter III. The Guru—Evocations Chapter IV. The Frontal Sign of the Initiates According to the Agrouchada-Parikchai Chapter V. The Interpretation of the Vedas and Other Works of Sacred Scriptures Chapter VI. Psychology of the Book of the Pitris Chapter VII. Reason Chapter VIII. A Text From the Vedas Chapter IX. A Few Slocas From Manu Chapter X. Of the Supreme Being Chapter XI. Words Spoken by the Priests at Memphis Chapter XII. The Formulas of Evocation Chapter XIII. Formulas of Magical Incantation—Vulgar Magic

Part III. Compared with the Jewish Cabala, etc

Chapter I. Origin of the Cabala Chapter II. How the Sacred Books are to be Interpreted According to the Jewish Cabalists Chapter III. Initiation Among the Cabalists Chapter IV. The Divine Essence, According to the Cabalists Chapter V. The Ten Zephiroth Chapter VI. The Cabalistic Trinity Chapter VII. The Belief in Mediating and Inspiring Spirits According to the Jewish Cabalists Chapter VIII. Points of Resemblance Between the Doctrine of the Pitris and That of the Zend-Avesta of Persia, the Philosophy of Plato, the Alexandrian School, and of Christianity

Part IV. Exoteric Manifestations and Demonstrations as Shown by the Fakirs

To the Reader Chapter I. As to Who Are Initiated Into the Different Classes of Occult Power Chapter II. Agasa Chapter III. The Performing Fakirs Chapter IV. The Leaf Dance Chapter V. The Bronze Vase—Musical Accompaniments Chapter VI. The Water-Spout—The Magic Stick Chapter VII. Phenomena of Elevation and Knocking.Chapter VIII. The Bamboo Stool—Aërial Flowers—The Mysterious Punkah Chapter IX. The Stationary Table—A Shower Of Knocks—The Little Mill—Flying Feathers—The Harmoniflute Chapter X. Sand Drawing—the Metor and the Bucket of Water—Loss of Voice—Mind Reading—Reading in a Closed Book—Aërial Melody—the Flying Palm—Leaf—Elevation of the Fakir Chapter XI. Spontaneous Vegetation

Apparations

Chapter I. Mysterious Hands—the Production of Flowers, Crowns, etc.—Letters of Fire—The Spectre of a Priest of Brahma—the Phantom Musician Chapter II. The Phantom of Karli Conclusion