Sept. 12, 2024
Everybody Practices Occultism, Whether They Realize It or Not
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YouTube reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Powers Within, Chapter II Power of Thought, pp. 17-18 This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2024/09/12/everybody-practices-occultism-whether-they-realize-it-or-not/
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People proudly deny occultism
with a laugh and a smirk about
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how unreal it is and how people
are taken in by the occult
3
00:00:09,400 --> 00:00:12,560
sciences.
They state their dependence on
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00:00:12,560 --> 00:00:17,200
what is real and solid and
palpable to their senses.
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00:00:18,040 --> 00:00:22,400
Seeing is believing, they say.
They frequently pound on the
6
00:00:22,400 --> 00:00:26,440
table to prove how real what
they believe in happens to be.
7
00:00:27,760 --> 00:00:31,200
Yet when given the opportunity
to objectify what they do in
8
00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:35,720
their lives, they reveal that
they too are practitioners of
9
00:00:35,720 --> 00:00:40,440
occult arts, things that are not
so palpable or solid as they
10
00:00:40,440 --> 00:00:43,600
profess.
In their attempt to minimize the
11
00:00:43,600 --> 00:00:48,080
value of occultism, they are
asked how they decide to do
12
00:00:48,080 --> 00:00:51,400
something, and they indicate
they think about it.
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00:00:52,240 --> 00:00:56,520
Thought of course, is not
something external, real and
14
00:00:56,520 --> 00:01:00,480
palpable.
It is something inward, unseen,
15
00:01:00,760 --> 00:01:04,959
a cult if you will.
They are asked how they succeed
16
00:01:04,959 --> 00:01:08,920
in their careers or anything
they do, be it sports, hobbies
17
00:01:08,920 --> 00:01:13,080
or development of their family
life and they respond that it is
18
00:01:13,080 --> 00:01:15,120
through the use of their strong
willpower.
19
00:01:15,840 --> 00:01:18,920
When asked how they came up with
some invention or creative
20
00:01:18,920 --> 00:01:22,560
solution, they will talk about
how they possess the power of
21
00:01:22,560 --> 00:01:26,960
imagination or they saw
something in their mind's eye.
22
00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:33,560
Another not so solid, palpable
or visible occult power.
23
00:01:34,800 --> 00:01:37,880
Many of these same people wind
up having a meaningful dream
24
00:01:37,880 --> 00:01:40,800
which they describe in great
detail and explain how it
25
00:01:40,800 --> 00:01:44,680
impacted their lives.
Or they wind up having a near
26
00:01:44,680 --> 00:01:48,280
death experience or having a
feeling of Deja Vu in certain
27
00:01:48,280 --> 00:01:52,400
circumstances.
Sometimes they play the lottery
28
00:01:52,440 --> 00:01:56,240
and if they win, they explain
how they suddenly felt like they
29
00:01:56,240 --> 00:02:01,440
knew what numbers to choose.
Or they had a dream they meet
30
00:02:01,440 --> 00:02:04,960
someone and it turns into a
lifetime love with their soul
31
00:02:04,960 --> 00:02:07,880
mate.
People utilize the power of
32
00:02:07,880 --> 00:02:10,520
prayer to aid them in their
lives.
33
00:02:11,400 --> 00:02:14,960
Some people come back from a
military engagement and indicate
34
00:02:14,960 --> 00:02:19,160
that their friend was killed or
injured, but somehow they were
35
00:02:19,160 --> 00:02:24,000
at that very moment called away
survivors of an unavoidable
36
00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:28,240
death, and they felt like some
higher power protected them.
37
00:02:29,120 --> 00:02:32,920
Occasionally they may feel like
they even have some kind of
38
00:02:32,920 --> 00:02:37,640
guardian Angel watching over and
protecting them, or else that
39
00:02:37,640 --> 00:02:41,480
God is managing to do that so
that he can save their souls.
40
00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:46,800
They would, of course, deny that
any of this has anything to do
41
00:02:46,800 --> 00:02:49,960
with occultism.
We get the picture.
42
00:02:51,520 --> 00:02:55,400
Those who openly acknowledge, at
least to themselves, that they
43
00:02:55,400 --> 00:02:59,720
utilize occult powers that lie
within each of us have the best
44
00:02:59,720 --> 00:03:03,680
opportunity to consciously
develop, train, and practice the
45
00:03:03,680 --> 00:03:08,520
use of these powers to optimize
them, to explore other
46
00:03:08,560 --> 00:03:13,440
underutilized or unrecognized
powers and truly realize their
47
00:03:13,440 --> 00:03:17,240
potential within the realm of
their human capacities.
48
00:03:18,040 --> 00:03:21,440
Not to speak of further
evolutionary opportunities that
49
00:03:21,440 --> 00:03:25,120
open to them once they have
become receptive to the occult
50
00:03:25,120 --> 00:03:27,840
forces that operate within and
around them.
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00:03:29,360 --> 00:03:34,240
The Mother notes quote everybody
practices occultism without
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00:03:34,240 --> 00:03:37,840
knowing that he does.
Everybody has this power
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00:03:37,840 --> 00:03:40,960
spontaneously but doesn't know
he has it.
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00:03:41,600 --> 00:03:44,680
It may be a very slight one,
like a pinhead.
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It may be as vast as the earth
or even the universe.
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But you cannot live without
practicing occultism, only you
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don't know it when you think I
have explained this to you, I
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00:03:59,240 --> 00:04:02,280
don't know how many times.
When you think you are
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00:04:02,280 --> 00:04:05,600
practicing occultism only, you
don't know it.
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00:04:06,400 --> 00:04:09,560
When you are thinking of
someone, some part of you is
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00:04:09,560 --> 00:04:13,880
automatically in contact with
this person, and if to your
62
00:04:13,880 --> 00:04:17,360
thought is added a will that
this person may be like this or
63
00:04:17,360 --> 00:04:22,000
like that, or understand this or
that, whatever it may be, well,
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00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:25,520
you are practicing occultism,
only you don't know it.
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00:04:26,360 --> 00:04:29,880
There are people who do this
with power, and when they have a
66
00:04:29,880 --> 00:04:32,760
strong thought, it manifests and
is realized.
67
00:04:33,400 --> 00:04:36,800
There are people in whom it is
very feeble and they do not
68
00:04:36,800 --> 00:04:40,640
obtain many results.
It depends on the power of your
69
00:04:40,640 --> 00:04:44,160
thought and also on your power
of concentration.
70
00:04:45,120 --> 00:04:49,480
But this kind of occultism
everybody practices without even
71
00:04:49,480 --> 00:04:52,560
knowing it.
So the difference from someone
72
00:04:52,560 --> 00:04:57,240
who really practices occultism
is that he knows he is doing it
73
00:04:57,840 --> 00:05:01,760
and perhaps how he does it.
End Quote.
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00:05:02,520 --> 00:05:07,720
Reference Sri Orobindo and the
Mother Powers within Chapter 2.
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00:05:07,920 --> 00:05:11,320
Power of Thought, pages 17 to
18.
00:00:01,520 --> 00:00:05,400
People proudly deny occultism
with a laugh and a smirk about
2
00:00:05,400 --> 00:00:09,400
how unreal it is and how people
are taken in by the occult
3
00:00:09,400 --> 00:00:12,560
sciences.
They state their dependence on
4
00:00:12,560 --> 00:00:17,200
what is real and solid and
palpable to their senses.
5
00:00:18,040 --> 00:00:22,400
Seeing is believing, they say.
They frequently pound on the
6
00:00:22,400 --> 00:00:26,440
table to prove how real what
they believe in happens to be.
7
00:00:27,760 --> 00:00:31,200
Yet when given the opportunity
to objectify what they do in
8
00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:35,720
their lives, they reveal that
they too are practitioners of
9
00:00:35,720 --> 00:00:40,440
occult arts, things that are not
so palpable or solid as they
10
00:00:40,440 --> 00:00:43,600
profess.
In their attempt to minimize the
11
00:00:43,600 --> 00:00:48,080
value of occultism, they are
asked how they decide to do
12
00:00:48,080 --> 00:00:51,400
something, and they indicate
they think about it.
13
00:00:52,240 --> 00:00:56,520
Thought of course, is not
something external, real and
14
00:00:56,520 --> 00:01:00,480
palpable.
It is something inward, unseen,
15
00:01:00,760 --> 00:01:04,959
a cult if you will.
They are asked how they succeed
16
00:01:04,959 --> 00:01:08,920
in their careers or anything
they do, be it sports, hobbies
17
00:01:08,920 --> 00:01:13,080
or development of their family
life and they respond that it is
18
00:01:13,080 --> 00:01:15,120
through the use of their strong
willpower.
19
00:01:15,840 --> 00:01:18,920
When asked how they came up with
some invention or creative
20
00:01:18,920 --> 00:01:22,560
solution, they will talk about
how they possess the power of
21
00:01:22,560 --> 00:01:26,960
imagination or they saw
something in their mind's eye.
22
00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:33,560
Another not so solid, palpable
or visible occult power.
23
00:01:34,800 --> 00:01:37,880
Many of these same people wind
up having a meaningful dream
24
00:01:37,880 --> 00:01:40,800
which they describe in great
detail and explain how it
25
00:01:40,800 --> 00:01:44,680
impacted their lives.
Or they wind up having a near
26
00:01:44,680 --> 00:01:48,280
death experience or having a
feeling of Deja Vu in certain
27
00:01:48,280 --> 00:01:52,400
circumstances.
Sometimes they play the lottery
28
00:01:52,440 --> 00:01:56,240
and if they win, they explain
how they suddenly felt like they
29
00:01:56,240 --> 00:02:01,440
knew what numbers to choose.
Or they had a dream they meet
30
00:02:01,440 --> 00:02:04,960
someone and it turns into a
lifetime love with their soul
31
00:02:04,960 --> 00:02:07,880
mate.
People utilize the power of
32
00:02:07,880 --> 00:02:10,520
prayer to aid them in their
lives.
33
00:02:11,400 --> 00:02:14,960
Some people come back from a
military engagement and indicate
34
00:02:14,960 --> 00:02:19,160
that their friend was killed or
injured, but somehow they were
35
00:02:19,160 --> 00:02:24,000
at that very moment called away
survivors of an unavoidable
36
00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:28,240
death, and they felt like some
higher power protected them.
37
00:02:29,120 --> 00:02:32,920
Occasionally they may feel like
they even have some kind of
38
00:02:32,920 --> 00:02:37,640
guardian Angel watching over and
protecting them, or else that
39
00:02:37,640 --> 00:02:41,480
God is managing to do that so
that he can save their souls.
40
00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:46,800
They would, of course, deny that
any of this has anything to do
41
00:02:46,800 --> 00:02:49,960
with occultism.
We get the picture.
42
00:02:51,520 --> 00:02:55,400
Those who openly acknowledge, at
least to themselves, that they
43
00:02:55,400 --> 00:02:59,720
utilize occult powers that lie
within each of us have the best
44
00:02:59,720 --> 00:03:03,680
opportunity to consciously
develop, train, and practice the
45
00:03:03,680 --> 00:03:08,520
use of these powers to optimize
them, to explore other
46
00:03:08,560 --> 00:03:13,440
underutilized or unrecognized
powers and truly realize their
47
00:03:13,440 --> 00:03:17,240
potential within the realm of
their human capacities.
48
00:03:18,040 --> 00:03:21,440
Not to speak of further
evolutionary opportunities that
49
00:03:21,440 --> 00:03:25,120
open to them once they have
become receptive to the occult
50
00:03:25,120 --> 00:03:27,840
forces that operate within and
around them.
51
00:03:29,360 --> 00:03:34,240
The Mother notes quote everybody
practices occultism without
52
00:03:34,240 --> 00:03:37,840
knowing that he does.
Everybody has this power
53
00:03:37,840 --> 00:03:40,960
spontaneously but doesn't know
he has it.
54
00:03:41,600 --> 00:03:44,680
It may be a very slight one,
like a pinhead.
55
00:03:45,360 --> 00:03:49,400
It may be as vast as the earth
or even the universe.
56
00:03:50,040 --> 00:03:54,160
But you cannot live without
practicing occultism, only you
57
00:03:54,160 --> 00:03:59,240
don't know it when you think I
have explained this to you, I
58
00:03:59,240 --> 00:04:02,280
don't know how many times.
When you think you are
59
00:04:02,280 --> 00:04:05,600
practicing occultism only, you
don't know it.
60
00:04:06,400 --> 00:04:09,560
When you are thinking of
someone, some part of you is
61
00:04:09,560 --> 00:04:13,880
automatically in contact with
this person, and if to your
62
00:04:13,880 --> 00:04:17,360
thought is added a will that
this person may be like this or
63
00:04:17,360 --> 00:04:22,000
like that, or understand this or
that, whatever it may be, well,
64
00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:25,520
you are practicing occultism,
only you don't know it.
65
00:04:26,360 --> 00:04:29,880
There are people who do this
with power, and when they have a
66
00:04:29,880 --> 00:04:32,760
strong thought, it manifests and
is realized.
67
00:04:33,400 --> 00:04:36,800
There are people in whom it is
very feeble and they do not
68
00:04:36,800 --> 00:04:40,640
obtain many results.
It depends on the power of your
69
00:04:40,640 --> 00:04:44,160
thought and also on your power
of concentration.
70
00:04:45,120 --> 00:04:49,480
But this kind of occultism
everybody practices without even
71
00:04:49,480 --> 00:04:52,560
knowing it.
So the difference from someone
72
00:04:52,560 --> 00:04:57,240
who really practices occultism
is that he knows he is doing it
73
00:04:57,840 --> 00:05:01,760
and perhaps how he does it.
End Quote.
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00:05:02,520 --> 00:05:07,720
Reference Sri Orobindo and the
Mother Powers within Chapter 2.
75
00:05:07,920 --> 00:05:11,320
Power of Thought, pages 17 to
18.