PNEUMATOLOGY II7 



with us ; the other way is by their exercising an in- 

 visible influence upon our intuition. The art of Nectro- 

 mancy 1 enables man to perceive interior things, and 

 there is no mystery concerning any human being that 

 may not be found out by that art, and the Flagas can 

 be made to reveal it either by persuasion or by the 

 strength of one's will, for the Flagae obey the will of man 

 for the same reason that a soldier obeys the will of the 

 commander, or an inferior obeys that of his superior, 

 although the latter may be physically stronger than the 

 former. The Flagse can be made to appear visibly in a 

 mirror of Beryl^ in a piece of coal or a crystal, &c. ; and 

 not only the Flagae themselves, but the persons to whom 

 they belong, may be seen, and all their secrets be known. 

 And if it is not practicable to cause them to become 

 visible, such secrets can be found out by a communica- 

 tion of thought, or by signs, allegorical visions, &c. By 

 the assistance of these Flagae hidden treasures may be 

 found and closed letters be read, and everything secret 

 be seen, no matter how much it is hidden from outward 

 sight, for the opening of the interior sight removes the 

 veil of matter. Things that have been buried will thus 

 be found, stolen goods recovered, &c.^ The Flagae reveal 

 their secrets to us in our dreams, the good as well as 

 the evil. He who obtains knowledge from the spirit 

 obtains it from his father; he who knows the Ele- 

 mentals knows himself ; he who understands the nature 

 of the elements understands how the Microcosm is con- 

 structed. The Flagae are the spirits that instructed 

 mankind in arts and sciences in ancient times, and 

 without them there would be no science or philosophy in 

 the world." * 



* Nectromancy is not to be confounded with Necromancy. 



2 The Count Saint Germain could read sealed letters, and the same was 

 repeatedly done by H. P. Blavatsky in the presence of the author. 



* The whole of the universe is an expression of consciousness, and there 

 are, therefore, innumerable states of conscious and intelligent will in the 

 world ; some in visible and others in invisible form ; some shapeless, like 



