- 193 - circle were dominated by the low spirit world, even if now and then better spirits, like that of the “Assyrian priest”, made an appearance there. These are as a rule the medium’s guardian spirits, which endeavour to mitigate the influences of evil, as far as this lies within their power. They cannot, however, accomplish much in that direction unless the medium and the observers of their own accord seek connection with what is good and lofty only, and reject everything low and mean. The greatest harm from the connection with the low spirit world is to the medium himself, and not just spiritually but physically as well. • In the teachings I received it was pointed out that the odic force taken from the medium by the evil ones is not restored. Hence, as Prof. Pawlowski says, the medium Kluski is completely exhausted after every séance, and often has to be put to bed before he recovers consciousness, which sometimes isn’t until several hours later. For this reason, Kluski prefers to hold séances only every two weeks, as they are too strenuous for him. • Evil, once it has gained admittance to such a gathering, through the shortcomings and the inner attitude of the medium and the other participants, and has found its activities appreciated and welcomed by them, will not budge from there. It does as it pleases, not what the participants want, and not infrequently perpetrates unmitigated mischief, at times creating frightening scenes that can be terminated only by closing the séance. The situation is well described by the words of the poet: “The spirits that I summoned up I now can’t rid myself of.” (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice) • Worst of all, the medium’s health is undermined little by little. This is why a great many strong mediums fail completely after a time, since so much of their odic power is taken from them during their séances by the low and evil spirit world and is not replaced. • Once a medium’s odic power is gone, the phenomena cease. Such mediums are then exposed to a new danger, to which many of them fall victim. Accustomed as they are to being highly regarded as important mediums, they do not have the humility and love of truth to openly admit the loss of their mediumistic powers, and so they try to conceal this loss by resorting to trickery and deceit until they are exposed. Exposures of this kind are then seized upon by the ignorant to brand the whole issue of spirit communication as a fraud and a swindle. • On this score a heavy responsibility rests on all those who, when attending spiritistic meetings, do not see to it that from the outset everything is done in the name of God, and that all evil is barred. If a séance is regarded and conducted as a meeting for Divine worship, those who attend it have nothing to fear from demonic influences. The forces of good are in control and only that which is in accordance with God’s will is admitted. • One cannot, therefore, be too emphatic in warning against spiritistic séances that are held merely out of sensationalism or scientific curiosity and not in an endeavour to come closer to God through communication with the good spirit world.
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