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manity toward the same goal, it is convenient, says Leadbeater, to re-
tain physical bodies. "To be suitable for such purposes these bodies
must be of no ordinary kind. Not only must they be absolutely sound
in health, but they must also be perfect expressions of as much of the
ego as can be manifested on the physical plane.The body must be fit
for work and be capable of endurance immeasurably beyond those of
ordinary men."
Communication between the masters or adepts and their theo-
sophical pupils is described as taking place in such unusual ways as let-
ters dropping suddenly from the ceiling or manifesting out of the void,
with the result that much disbelief and discredit was showered on the
society. But some extraordinary psychic manifestations were clearly
invo1ved.A~ described by Hodson, communication from adepts was in-
variably heralded to him by an electric current sweeping down the side
of his face.Then, while Hodson resided on Belvedere Street, his atten-
tion was routinely attracted to the presence of a master ready to com-
municate with him when a series of very noticeable taps like a metallic
rattle would come from within a wooden shrine containing portraits
of the masters. With yoga exercises, Hodson would then place himself
in a mentally receptive yogic condition, "and the knowledge within
the master's mind would awaken within my mind." It was not, says
Hodson, a process of clairaudience, for no sound was heard, only inte-
riorly transferred active understanding. It was a transference from one
conscious mind to another fully conscious mind of ideas, first into rea-
soned thoughts and then into verbal statements, all instantaneously and
continuously. "During reception, ideas are caused to arise and to be-
come established within my own mind in full self-consciousness-
hyper-self-consciousness-as if it were my own knowledge."
Hodson explained that when he ventured to approach the process
it in no way resembled mediumship because he thought out every
single contribution received from the mind of the adept teacher,"fully
understanding it, being mentally Illumined by it before and during the
process of its communication."
Master Morya corroborated-as reported by Hodson in his lifelong
diary-saying that Hodson, in all his clairvoyant work and researches
and in receiving from the masters and members of the angelic hosts,