Pearls of Wisdom

Vol. 48 No. 20 - Mark L. Prophet and Elizabeth Clare Prophet - May 15, 2005

Psychic Thralldom

Part 7

Hypnosis, or mesmerism, is effective through the power of suggestion that works in the etheric body through the subconscious mind. The power to change, therefore, is not of the higher type that would be called transmutation or divine alchemy; the power of change through hypnosis comes about because we are by the power of the etheric body, the memory body, determining that we shall change conditions in our consciousness or in the physical body.

For instance, if someone has a record from many past embodiments of extreme hatred, the final manifestation of that hatred could be in the form of a cancer, and the karmic law may decree that the final working out of that karma must descend into the physical body. If by hypnosis and the power of suggestion you determine that you are not going to have this cancer, the cancer may be removed and an apparent healing may take place.

However, the record of that hatred is not transmuted, the cause is not taken, and therefore the effect must someday manifest. Unless the use of the sacred fire through the violet transmuting flame is made, this cancer is simply dissolved in the physical by the power of your lower body, your etheric body. The record remains, and at some future time, perhaps in a future embodiment, that cancer will reappear.

Therefore, the healing is never complete with hypnosis. You have achieved nothing permanent. You have turned your consciousness over to someone else and received the fruits of his lower nature; furthermore, you have postponed the hour and the day of your own salvation.

Karma should not be seen as punishment but as opportunity, and every sickness or problem or circumstance that comes to you that is not affording you happiness must be seen as a situation that can afford your victory. Our search is not so much to live in comfort and tranquility, but to live in a state of overcoming, where we have each day new victories and new fields to conquer.

It is recorded in the Bible, “Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.”1 The Lords of Karma never release to you more of your karma than you can handle at one time, so you never need fear that you will not be able to rise to the occasion. It comes as you are able to balance it.

Let us listen to the ascended masters’ views on the serious consequences of hypnotism. One whose title is the Great Divine Director spoke of this as a form of mechanical enslavement: “One of the most awesome threats to mankind today is the unfortunate use that is made of hypnotism. And I say awesome because this particular evil is cloaked with authority from a professional group highly esteemed by mankind. We do not deny that a very high percentage of embodied mankind is subject to hypnotic control to some degree through many subtle influences, but we affirm that this ought not to be; for that which binds the mind of man to the spell of mayic glitter is also a mechanical holding of the attention of the outer man upon matter and form in order to enslave the spirit of man, which originally came forth as a flame from the heart of God.”2

“Unfortunately, individuals who are not completely oriented around divine truth sometimes submit to an attempt to utilize the power of hypnosis in order to accomplish seeming miracles through the power of the subconscious. As your beloved ascended friends of light have told you so often, you ought never to submit your being to the control of any person or hypnotist, even for seemingly benign purposes. Nor should you practice so-called autohypnosis; for the energies required to perform this type of action, while seemingly innocent enough, actually diminish the power of the soul of man; and while they may seem productive of good for a time, the ultimate long-range effect is not freedom, but bondage. ‘There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.’”3

“Hypnosis in any form is a sooty business, for thereby the clean-burning flame of the soul is mingled with abominable substance so as to coat the lens of the mind with the appearance of imperfection in the guise of perfection. It is the work of the wicked who say, ‘Let us do evil, that good may come.’And, in the words of Saint Paul, their damnation is just.4

“This mechanical clouding of man’s knowing also occurs in the release of subliminal advertising through television and motion picture screens. Well, let them have their day of ‘spots’ and influence—truly they have their reward! The karmic record grows heavy with drops of retribution, and I think it shall return unto those who would mechanically enslave the minds of men.”5

Animal Magnetism

Another form of enslavement comes through what is known as animal magnetism. This term was originally used by [Dr. Franz Anton] Mesmer to describe the energy field that surrounds all living things and by which he was able to exert a hypnotic influence on others. Actually, all people carry a magnetic forcefield that is determined by the rate of vibration of their own individual thoughts and feelings and records of past lives, both being recorded in the “electronic circle” or “electronic belt” of each lifestream.

We speak of “personal magnetism” or a “magnetic personality.” This is the intangible quality made up of the combination of many complex factors of the ego. However, there is only one true magnetism that is desirable, and that is the magnetism of the Christ who is the Polestar of each man’s being. All else is the glitter and glamour of the human—the maya of imperfection that should be handled daily.

For the purposes of simplification, we have categorized four types of animal magnetism. The records of personal imperfection in each one are the open doors through which these forces enter, gathering more of their kind from the accumulation of the mass karma of the race.

Malicious animal magnetism works through the subconscious, the etheric body. It is malice aforethought—conscious, willful and directed evil such as the many forms of hatred and jealousy that are the foundations of most criminal acts. Psychic murders occur through the projections of malicious animal magnetism; many times people are removed from the screen of life simply because someone or a group of individuals, either embodied or dwelling in the astral, is holding a death wish over that one. Even mild dislike carries the seeds of death, and those who retain even the slightest thought of irritation concerning another lifestream must bear the karmic responsibility, if only in part, for the downfall and even the demise of that one.

Criticism, condemnation and judgment are more sophisticated forms of malicious animal magnetism; but these arrows of hostility, which admittedly sometimes bear the sugar coating of “good intentions,” do manifest as serious consequences for other parts of life, and many times they are fed through the subconscious so that those who are victimized by their own error or that of another are not even aware of the fact that they have been so employed. Thus our best defense is in the giving of decrees, for the sacred fire takes care of all problems, whether or not they have been diagnosed or admitted by the outer consciousness.

Ignorant animal magnetism works through the mental body and manifests as many forms of density—slowness of mind and action, clogging and sluggishness in the functioning of the physical body, untidiness and dust in one’s surroundings, a tendency to have accidents and, in general, being out of step with life. Ignorant animal magnetism is the Antichrist—the mass effluvia of human creation that opposes the expansion of the Christ light throughout the world. Problems connected with mechanical failures and electrical mishaps can often be traced to this form of animal magnetism.

The use of copper telephone wiring renders this form of communication vulnerable to the abuses of ignorant animal magnetism since copper is an ideal conductor of astral energies. For this reason copper jewelry and accessories should not be worn and household ornaments likewise should not be of copper.

Sympathetic animal magnetism works through the emotional body and thus vibrates on the level of the astral plane. Human sympathy, personal attachments and involvements not based upon the Christ are among the manifestations of sympathetic animal magnetism. It is the most difficult form of animal magnetism to pin down and deal with because it always masquerades as some form of human concern, all the way from deep affection to neighborly kindness. One of the most insidious types of sympathetic animal magnetism is self-pity. Many people wallow in self-pity embodiment after embodiment and are thus ineffectual in adhering to any worthwhile goal.

Love for one’s fellowman, the willingness to lay down one’s life for one’s brethren, to be “my brother’s keeper,” are divinely ordained ministrations of the Christ. However, when friendships become possessive and are based on what one individual can get from another, this can never lead to the freedom of the individual and his ascension in the light.

Family mesmerism is one manifestation of animal magnetism; it involves the exertion of unwholesome control of one individual over another in the name of family ties. This name is often given to hypnotic ties whereby we allow ourselves to be open to energy of negativity coming from members of our families. We are open to them because we have karma with them, because we love them and because we have mutual responsibilities.

The key to dealing with this energy is to maintain a very strong heart tie through the Christ Self to one’s family members. You are in control of this tie and through it you can give a great deal of love to them. However, if you allow yourself to be tied at untransmuted levels of your being—the solar plexus, the emotional level, the astral body—and if you have a great deal of sympathy for family members, you do open your chakras to them and open your being to them, and they have access to you and to your light and energy at will.

Sentimentality and nostalgia are forms of sympathetic animal magnetism. Jesus’ statement, “Whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother,”6 should be remembered when choosing companions or breaking spiritually unprofitable ties.

Delicious animal magnetism works through the physical body and involves overindulgence in the gratification of one or more of the five senses. The attainment of mastery must include balance in all areas of living. Prolonged abuses to the physical body such as gluttony, sexual excesses and perversions, the use of harmful stimulants such as alcohol, psychedelic drugs, dope and other unwholesome indulgences lead to physical disease, insanity and death. In many cases, the results are carried over for several embodiments. When entire communities are involved, cataclysm is the end result.

Such manifestations of a lack of self-control not only indicate an absence of mastery, but also they are sins against the Holy Spirit, for they violate the temple of God and the sacredness of the life force. It is each one’s responsibility to maintain the purity of the lifestream that flows forth from the Presence twenty-four hours a day. To this end were the four lower bodies created, and that man might win his victory in the world of form. Mastery over the four lower bodies is mastery over the four elements (etheric—fire; mental—air; emotional—water; physical—earth).

Continued in Part 8, published in Pearls of Wisdom, vol. 48 no. 21.


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“Psychic Thralldom” is chapter 2 of Paths of Light and Darkness, Book 6 of Climb the Highest Mountain series by Mark L. Prophet and Elizabeth Clare Prophet. Parts 1-9 of “Psychic Thralldom” are published in 2005 Pearls of Wisdom Nos. 14-22. The publications listed in these notes are Summit University Press publications unless otherwise noted. For ordering information, go to The Summit Lighthouse online store.

1. Matt. 6:34.

2. Mark L. Prophet, The Soulless One, p. 155.

3. Prov. 14:12. Ibid., p. 33.

4. Rom. 3:8.

5. Mark L. Prophet, The Soulless One, p. 156.

6. Matt. 12:50.


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