- 19 - • A high spirit must purify and refine the medium’s od, to filter it, so to speak, whereas a low spirit can forego this, as its own od is impure and readily accommodates itself to the impurified terrestrial od. With some mediums there is still a third purpose to be achieved by development. If, namely, a medium’s entire physical od is to be used by the spirits in their work, this is possible only provided the medium’s spirit is removed from his body; hence, provision must be made for his spirit to leave his body. This is not easy to accomplish. It requires much effort and time-consuming labour on the part of the spirit world. The medium thereby goes through a process not unlike that of dying. As you know, when a person dies, death also ensues from the separation of the spirit from the body. I have already explained to you the difference between the body of a medium whose spirit has left it and a corpse. You will remember that when the spirit of a ‘deep-trance medium’ leaves his body, it still maintains connection with the body by means of a band of od, whereas in the case of a corpse, death has been caused by the severance of this band. From what I have said you will have gained a clear idea of the purpose of the development of the mediums. • Its goal is the liberation of the greatest possible amount of od, the purification of the od for the tasks undertaken by the high spirit world, and, finally, the release of the spirits of ‘deep-trance mediums’ from their bodies. The development of the faculties of ‘clairvoyance’ and ‘clairaudience’ likewise requires training. There, too, the spirit is partly released from the clairvoyant’s body, and the od that surrounds his spirit must undergo appropriate purification. The partial separation of the spirit in the case of clairvoyants differs radically, however, from the separation of the spirit of a ‘deep-trance medium’. It is true that the clairvoyant’s spirit leaves the body, but it remains bound to the body with its entire physical od and all its parts. The od merely expands, to use an earthly concept, and its expansion allows the partial leaving of the spirit. With a clairvoyant, a separation of the physical od from the spirit does not take place. • With a ‘deep-trance medium’ the entire od, except for an odic band, is separated from the spirit, which is thereby set free, being enabled to leave the body and to travel for great distances from it, thanks to the high elasticity of that band. When the medium’s spirit has left his body, its place is taken by a foreign spirit, which proceeds to deliver its messages. • This is not possible with a clairvoyant, for in his case no foreign spirit can enter, as his own spirit is still bound to the whole physical od of his body and, in consequence, no space is left available for occupation by another spirit. In the case of the clairvoyant, therefore, a very close union is maintained between his own spirit and the od of his body, and in that of a ‘deep-trance medium’ there is an almost complete liberation of the spirit from the physical od. With the clairvoyant, it is his own spirit wanting to see and hear; with the deep-trance medium, the medium’s spirit surrenders its place to another spirit, allowing that spirit to manifest itself through the medium’s body by using the physical od, which has remained behind.
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