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Lights of Guidance

A Bahá’í Reference File

Compiled by Helen Bassett Hornby

Copyright © National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Ecuador

Reproduced with the kind permission of the
National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Ecuador

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XLII. Psychic Phenomena

1730. Source of Evil Thoughts

1731. Evil Spirits

1732. Influence of Evil Spirits

1733. Evil Spirits Refer to Lower Nature of Man

1734. Evil Exists

1735. Psychic Powers in Children—Dangerous to Cultivate

1736. The Fourth Dimension

1737. Avoid Psychic Phenomena

1738. Possession

1739. Should Strive to Have Pure Thoughts and Dreams

1740. Difficult to Distinguish Truth from Imagination

1741. Difference Between Divine Revelation and Personal Experience

1742. True Mystical Experiences Rare

1743. No Need for Individual Revelations

1744. Let the Future Take Care of Itself

1745. Development of Psychic Faculties Weakens Spiritual Capacities

1746. Astronomy is a Science, Astrology is Not

1747. Non-Sensical Pseudo-Science

1748. Horoscopes

1749. Fruitless sciences

1750. Influence of the Stars and Planets

1751. Numerology

1752. Neither Numerology nor Astrology Needed by the Believers

1753. Automatic Writing

1754. World’s Greatest Writers and Painters Have not Been Under Psychic Influence

1755. Table Writing

1756. Spiritualism and Psychic Phenomena

1757. Numerology, Physiognomy—Too Much Exaggerated

1758. Telepathy

1759. Be Not Afraid Anyone Can Affect Your Mind

1760. Spiritualists

1761. Mesmerism or Trumpet Communications

1762. Materialization of Spirits Through Mediums

1763. “Masters” Behind the Scenes

1765. Pyramid of Cheops

1766. Protection of the Holy Spirit

1767. Heaven and Hell Conditions Within Our Own Beings—The Prophets Know God…

1768. Psychic Arts—The Influence of Such Arts is Dependent on Conviction of the Person Affected

1769. Bahá’ís Recognize that Evil is Negative and Can Take Control of Our Life But we Have the Power to Become Free of Such Forces

1770. Evil Souls who Have Passed Away Can Exercise no Power Over the People

1771. The Solution to Such Beliefs and Problems Involves a Process of Educating the Friends In the Teachings

1772. What is Commonly Called Evil spirits is Normally an Imaginary Creation but Evil Influences Both in This World and the Next

1773. Occult Practices of Certain Hindus Introduced in The States Are Completely Contrary to the Teachings and Should be Avoided by The Friends

1774. Spiritual Experiences can Have Great Influence On Us but the Call Today is to Try to Save the Human Race—This is the Duty of Every Soul

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