106 OCCULT PRINCIPLES OF HEALTH & HEALING
an unbroken link between him and the Elder Brothers.
Each group of healers usually consists of twelve
Probationers besides their instructor and they are
generally taken from the same locality because the
night is the same for them all. It would not be feasible
to group one living in Australia with one living in
Alaska for one would be going about his daily work
while the other is taking his nightly rest. But people
taken from almost anywhere in North or South
America spend about the identical hours in rest and
recuperation and these Probationers are then grouped
according to their rising signs so that they may form a
complete circle.
Regarding the system used to find those who have
written to Headquarters for help, the same method is
followed as in finding the Probationers. That is to say,
applicants for relief are required to write the letter of
request with pen and ink. Thus the paper is
impregnated with a part of their vital body and this is
taken from the letter by the Elder Brothers. It contains
an accurate gauge of the condition of the individual
from whom it came and it also acts as an “open
sesame” to the Helpers who are given charge of this
case. Through that they have free access to his body,
and a considerable number of patients who come for
healing write that they have both seen and felt the
Helpers working both inside and outside their bodies.
As the condition of the patient changes so does the
record. Therefore the patients are required to write
with pen and ink a few words every week and mail it
to Headquarters. Thus the Elder Brothers are in
constant touch with their condition and are able to
direct intelligently the work of restoration to health.