Genuine Mediumship: or the Invisible Powers

One of the most common mistaken conceptions of the average student of the occult sciences, and of socalled "psychic phenomena" in general, is that which may be expressed by the term "supernatural." This term, as you know, is used to express the idea of "that which is outside of the realm of Nature, and of Nature's laws." As a matter of fact, as all the advanced students and teachers of the occult doctrine know full well, we have no direct knowledge whatsoever of anything that is "outside of the realm of nature, and of Nature's laws." It is true that we may, by an act of faith, profess to believe in powers and beings entirely apart from the great realm of Nature?in fact, most persons do believe in such powers and beings in connection with their formal religion?but their belief is entirely within the category of Faith, and is not even pretended to be based upon actual experience and phenomenal manifestation. Cover Image: The Fortune Teller, Elizabeth English, 1903.