Madame Blavatsky affirmed long ago that "your best, your…
““Madame Blavatsky affirmed long ago that "your best, your most powerful mediums, have all suffered in health and body and mind." Other authorities have stated that mediumship, while sometimes culminating in insanity, leads frequently to the atrophy of brain tissue, the degeneracy of mental powers and increasing egotism and emotionalism. Such testimony tallies, indirectly, with the contaminating presence of hungry ghosts. If mediumship is indeed synonymous with negativity and disintegration, only dissolute astral beings would participate in such a process.””
About This Quote
This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.
The quote suggests that mediums often suffer physically and mentally, linking this to spiritual concepts like hungry ghosts and implying a negative, degrading effect of mediumship.
In simple terms: Mediumship can harm health and mind, tied to negative spiritual forces.
Beware of the toll of deep spiritual practice.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- considering the risks of deep psychic work
- seeking balanced spiritual practices
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- Is the suffering inherent to mediumship or due to misuse?
- How can one protect mental health while exploring psychic abilities?